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|Britney Spears - Toxic |
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|Written by C. Dennis/C. Karlsson/P. Winnberg/H. Jonback |
|Backing Vocals by Britney Spears, Cathy Dennis, Emma Holmgren & BlackCell |
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|Transcribed in tablature by Manuel Gutierrez Rojas (le_mystique_1@hotmail.com)|
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So, Britney's Toxic. The first time I heard it, I was quite amazed by the catchyness of the song.
The lyrics are very interesting too!
I wanted to show the rhythm in such a way that you understand how to play it. The song consists
mostly strummed chords in a rhythmic way. I have arranged the string melody, along with the
part what I would call the Bridge (where Britney screams).
|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- > quarter notes
1 2 3 4
|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- > eigth notes
1 e 2 e 3 e 4 e
|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- > sixteenth notes
1e1e2e2e3e3e4e4e
3
/|\
/ | \
|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- > an eigth triplet
1 a a 2 3 4
3
/|\
|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- > a sixteenth triplet
1aa 2 3 4
d = downstroke
u = upstroke
Pay attention to the downstroke and upstrokes. You would most definitely hear the difference
when you don't hit the rhythms in the correct strokes. It doesn't sound 'correct'.
[ C H O R d S ]
Cm Eb G
[3] (third position) [6] (sixth position) [7] (seventh position)
v v v
|1|-|-|-| |1|-|-|-| |1|-|-|-|
|1|2|-|-| |1|-|4|-| |1|2|-|-|
|1|-|4|-| |1|-|3|-| |1|-|-|-|
|1|-|3|-| |1|-|2|-| |1|-|3|-|
|1|-|-|-| |1|-|-|-| |1|-|-|4|
|x|x|x|x| |x|x|x|x| |x|x|x|x|
d Db Ab
[5] (fifth position) [4] (fourth position) [4] (fourth position)
v v v
|1|-|-|-| |1|-|-|-| |1|-|-|-|
|1|-|4|-| |1|-|4|-| |1|-|-|-|
|1|-|3|-| |1|-|3|-| |1|2|-|-|
|1|-|2|-| |1|-|2|-| |1|-|3|-|
|1|-|-|-| |1|-|-|-| |1|-|4|-|
|x|x|x|x| |x|x|x|x| |1|-|-|-|
G* (alternative)
[3] (third position)
v
|1|-|-|-|
|1|-|-|-|
|1|2|-|-|
|1|-|3|-|
|1|-|4|-|
|1|-|-|-|
C5
[3] (third position)
v
|x|x|x|x|
|x|x|x|x|
|-|-|4|-|
|-|-|3|-|
|1|-|-|-|
|x|x|x|x|
[ T A B L A T U R E ]
String Intro
E|---------------------10-11-10-09---|14--10--11p10------|
B|-----------------------------------|--------------13---|
G|5---5---8-7-5-7-8------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-------------------| x2
A|-----------------------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Then:
d ud u \
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- | play 4 times (4 bars)
1 2 3 4 /
[1]------------------------------------------
(Britney starts singing)
Baby can't you see
u d ud u
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
d ud u \
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- | play 2 times (2 bars)
1 2 3 4 /
d ud u d d dud u
Eb |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- G |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
d ud u d
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
[2]----------------------------------------
d ud u \
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- | play 4 times (4 bars)
1 2 3 4 /
d ud u d d dud u
Eb |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- G |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
d ud u d
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
[A]-----------------------------------------
d ud u \
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- | play 4 times (4 bars)
1 2 3 4 /
d ud u d d dud u
Eb |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- G |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
d ud u d
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
[SOLO]
E|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|V-----V-----V---|V-----V-----V---| v= accentuate the note
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
[C H O R U S]
d u u u d u d u u u d u d u u u d u d u u u d u
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- Eb |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- D |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- Db |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
d u u u d u d u u u d u d u u u d u d u u u d u
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- Eb |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- Ab |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- G* |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
REPEAT [CHORUS] TIME 1:10
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/britney_spears/toxic_tab_ver_2.html ]
[3]----------------------------------------
d ud u \
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- | play 4 times (4 bars)
1 2 3 4 /
d ud u d d dud u
Eb |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- G |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
d ud u
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- |8-----10-11-10///14------| (Slide up to F sharp (fourteenth fret)
1 2 3 4 |-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
1 2 a 3 4
[A]-----------------------------------------
d ud u \
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- | play 4 times (4 bars)
1 2 3 4 /
d ud u d d dud u
Eb |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- G |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
d ud u d
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
[SOLO]
[CHORUS]
[CHORUS] TIME 2:07
[BRIDGE] (Muse anyone?)
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|------------5-5-|------------5-5-|------------5-5-|------------5-5-|
D|V-----V---------|V-----V---------|V-----V---------|V-----V---------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-----|6-6-6-6-6-6-----|5-5-5-5-5-5-----|4-4-4-4-4-4-----|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------5-5-5-|----------5-5-5-|----------5-5-5-|----------------|
D|V-----V---------|V-----V---------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|3-3-3-3-3-------|6-6-6-6-6-------|V-----V---------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-------|----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
d u d u
C5 |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
[CHORUS] Play 2 times
[ENDING] TIME 3:04
u d u u d u u d u u d u
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- Eb |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- D |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- Db |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
u d u u d u u d u u d u
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- Eb |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- Ab |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- G* |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
[The James Bond like clean guitar]-----------------------------------|
TIME 1:10
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|------------0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|1---------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--3---1-3-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------343-4-|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--------1-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|------------0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|1---------------|----------------|----------------|
A|3---------------|----------------|----------------|--------3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|3---3-----------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|3\\\------------| (lower the tremolo bar or slide down)
E|----------------|
1 2 3 4
TIME 2:07
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|------------0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|1---------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--3---1-3-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------343-4-|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
TIME 3:04
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|------------0---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|1---------------|0---------------|----------------|
A|3---------------|----------------|----------------|4---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------343-4-|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E|----------------|----------------|
B|--------1-------|----------------|
G|------------0---|----------------|
D|----------------|1---------------|
A|3---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bass sounding guitar
TIME 2:40 and 3:01
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------6(3)6-|
E|----------------|
1 2 3 4
TIME 2:44
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------3---1-|
E|------------3---|
1 2 3 4
TIME 2:54 (Effect, probably)
E|-----------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|----------------|
G|-----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|7\\\\\----------| (lower the tremolo bar or slide down)
A|----------356----|----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Mystery:
If you listen closely, you hear (What I think is) a guitar playing something, which I think sounds like
this (every second and fourth beat when the strings play):
E|----5-------5---| (C diminished)
B|--4---4---4---4-|
G|5-------5-------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
1 2 3 4
