Artist: Elemeno P
Song: Fast Times in Tahoe
Album: Love and Disrespect
Tabbed by Tim Burke (timburkenz@hotmail.com)
This is how I play Fast Times in Tahoe. We've played this song heaps of times and it
always gets the biggest applause so it must sound pretty good.
Chords used:
Dbsus2 Ab Bb F F#
e|------4------4------6------1------2-------|
B|------4------4------6------1------2-------|
G|------6------5------7------2------3-------|
D|------6------6------8------3------4-------|
A|------4------6------8------3------5-------|
E|-------------4------6------1------6-------|
Intro:
Guitar 1, electric with low gain, lightly distorted:
I've tried to transcribe the strum pattern I think is used but you just have to play
it by ear.
d d ududdd d dududdd d dududd du
e|---4-4-444444-46-6661111-12-222444-44---| Continue to use this strum pattern
B|---4-4-444444-46-6661111-12-222444-44---| throughout the intro and the first
G|o--6-6-665555-57-7772222-23-333555-56--o| few verses etc. A 'd' indicates a down
D|o--6-6--6-666-68-8-8-333-34-4-4-66-6---o| strum and a 'u' indicates an up strum.
A|---4-4--4-666-68-8-8-333-34-4-4-66-6----|
E|----------444-46-6-6-111-12-2-2-44-4----|
Lyrics:
Guitar 1 only:
Dbsus2 Ab Bb F F# Ab Dbsus2
They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder but I doubt it, I really doubt it.
Ab Bb F F# Ab Dbsus2
Playing ping-pong over oceans, messing with emotions, messing with my head.
Ab Bb F F# Ab
Messing with my head.
Dbsus2 Ab Bb F F# Ab Dbsus2
Thirteen hours ago I'm no longer at home fast times in Tahoe!
Ab Bb F F# Ab Dbsus2
Three thousand miles away, what can I say? Fast times, fast times too fast for me-
Ab Bb F F# Ab
And I don't care what you say, to get me out of the way, I've got to get my message...
Now hit the foot pedal to crank up the distortion and play as power chords with four
down strums per chord. Drums and bass come in.
Guitar 1:
e|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------
B|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------
G|----6---6---6---6-----------------|-------------------------------|----------------
D|----6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|-8---8---8---8---3---3---3---3-|-4---4---4---4--
A|----4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6-|-8---8---8---8---3---3---3---3-|-4---4---4---4--
E|--------------------4---4---4---4-|-6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1-|-2---2---2---2--
...Through to you ba by, ba by, ba by, ba by, ba by, ba by, ba by!
e|---------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|-
B|---------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|-
G|---------------|-6---6---6---6-------------------|-------------------------------|-
D|-6---6---6---6-|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6-----6-|-8---8---8---8---3---3---3---3-|-
A|-6---6---6---6-|-4---4---4---4---6---6---6-----6-|-8---8---8---8---3---3---3---3-|-
E|-4---4---4---4-|-----------------4---4---4-----4-|-6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1-|-
They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder but I
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------
G|-------------------------------|-6---6---6---6-----------------|-------------------
D|-4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6-|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|-8---8---8---8---3-
A|-4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6-|-4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6-|-8---8---8---8---3-
E|-2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4-|-----------------4---4---4---4-|-6---6---6---6---1-
doubt it, I really doubt it!Playing pingpong o ver o ceans mes
u u
e|-----------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-----------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-3---3---3-|-4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-666----------------|
A|-3---3---3-|-4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-444-6-6-6-6-6-6-666|
E|-1---1---1-|-2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4-|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-444|
sing with e mo tions messing with my head And I don't...whatyou say
^Half mute the strings here and play
fast, chopping between the chords.
u u
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Then revert to
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| the simple one
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| beat downstrum
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-888-3-3-3-3-3-3-333-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-444-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| on each chord.
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-666-1-1-1-1-1-1-111-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-222-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
to get me out of the way I've got to get my message...
e|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------
B|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------
G|----6---6---6---6-----------------|-------------------------------|----------------
D|----6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|-8---8---8---8---3---3---3---3-|-4---4---4---4--
A|----4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6-|-8---8---8---8---3---3---3---3-|-4---4---4---4--
E|--------------------4---4---4---4-|-6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1-|-2---2---2---2--
...Through to you ba by, ba by, ba by, ba by, ba by, ba by, ba by!
d u d u
e|---------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---
B|---------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---
G|---------------|-6---6---6---6-----------------|-------------------------------|---
D|-6---6-x-x-x-x-|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|-8---8---8---8---3---3---3---3-|-4-
A|-6---6-x-x-x-x-|-4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6-|-8---8---8---8---3---3---3---3-|-4-
E|-4---4-x-x-x-x-|-----------------4---4---4---4-|-6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1-|-2-
Fast times in Tahoe! Play in' in the
d u d u
e|----------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------
B|----------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------
G|----------------------------|-6---6---6---6-----------------|--------------------
D|--4---4---4---6---6-x-x-x-x-|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|-8---8---8---8---3--
A|--4---4---4---6---6-x-x-x-x-|-4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6-|-8---8---8---8---3--
E|--2---2---2---4---4-x-x-x-x-|-----------------4---4---4---4-|-6---6---6---6---1--
snow Whoa oh oo oh Fast times in Tahoe! Play
e|-----------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-----------|-------------------------------|-----------------Guitar one continues-|
G|-----------|-------------------------------|-6---6---6---6---to play chords under-|
D|-3---3---3-|-4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6-|-6---6---6---6---the following solo.--|
A|-3---3---3-|-4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6-|-4---4---4---4------------------------|
E|-1---1---1-|-2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4-|--------------------------------------|
in' in the snow Whoa oh oo oh
^(feedback)
Solo:
Guitar 2, electric with high gain and heavy distortion:
e|---------------------6-------------------------------8-9---11-9-8-9-9------8-9----|
B|-------6-6h7p6---------9-6h9-6-6-7p6-7-8-9-9-11-9-11-----9------------9-11--------|
G|---6-6---------8-6-6--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Final lyrics:
Guitar 1 playing the single strum four beat power chords:
Ab Bb F F# Ab Dbsus2
They say! Makes the! Grow! But I! I really!
Ab Bb F F# Ab Dbsus2
Playing! Over! Messing with! Messing with!
Ab Bb F F# Ab Dbsus2
Fast times in Tahoe! Playing in the snow! Whoa-oh oo-oh
Ab Bb F F# Ab Dbsus2
Fast times in Tahoe! Playing in the snow! Whoa-oh oo-oh
Ab Bb F F# Ab Dbsus2
Fast times in Tahoe! Playing in the snow! Whoa-oh oo-oh
Ab Bb F F# Ab Dbsus2
Fast times in Tahoe! Playing in the snow! Whoa-oh oo-oh
Be sure to mute the strings for the choppy chord change after the Ab and finish on a
single Dbsus2 strum. Have fun.
