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FUNKY TOWN
As recorded by Lipps, Inc.
(From the 1980 Album MOUTH TO MOUTH)
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
$
N.C. (C)
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8 Wx4 E E E q q E E E E E H
|------------|------------||----------------------|----13-12----------||
|------------|------------||o-13-13-11-13---------|-13-------13------o||
|------------|------------||---------------12--12-|-------------------||
|------------|------------||----------------------|-------------------||
|------------|------------||o---------------------|------------------o||
|------------|------------||----------------------|-------------------||
Verse
(C)
W W E E E q q E E E E E H
||-----------|----------|---------------------|----13-12----------||
||o----------|----------|-13-13-11-13---------|-13-------13------o||
||-----------|----------|--------------12--12-|-------------------||
||-----------|----------|---------------------|-------------------||
||o----------|----------|---------------------|------------------o||
||-----------|----------|---------------------|-------------------||
(G)
W W E E E q q E E E E E H
|----------|----------|---------------------|------------------|
|----------|----------|---------------------|----13-12---------|
|----------|----------|-12-12-10-12---------|-12-------12------|
|----------|----------|--------------12--12-|------------------|
|----------|----------|---------------------|------------------|
|----------|----------|---------------------|------------------|
N.C. (C)
W W E E E q q E E E E E Q E E
|----------|----------|---------------------|----13-12-------------|
|----------|----------|-13-13-11-13---------|-13-------13----------|
|----------|----------|--------------12--12-|------------------12--|
|----------|----------|---------------------|----------------------|
|----------|----------|---------------------|----------------------|
|----------|----------|---------------------|----------------------|
(C)
E E E q q E E E E E Q E E
||----------------------|----13-12-------------||
||o-13-13-11-13---------|-13-------13---------o||
||---------------12--12-|------------------12--||
||----------------------|----------------------||
||o---------------------|---------------------o||
||----------------------|----------------------||
Breakdown
N.C.
E E E q q E E E E E H Wx10
|---------------------|----13-12---------|---------|
|-13-13-11-13---------|-13-------13------|---------|
|--------------12--12-|------------------|---------|
|---------------------|------------------|---------|
|---------------------|------------------|---------|
|---------------------|------------------|---------|
Chorus
Cm7
Gtr II
E. S E. S H E. S E. S H E. S E. S H E. S E. S H
||--3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3----------||
||o-4--4-4---------|-4--4-4---------|-4--4-4---------|-4--4-4---------o||
||--3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3----------||
||--5--5-5---------|-5--5-5---------|-5--5-5---------|-5--5-5----------||
||o-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------o||
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
Cm7
E. S E. S H E. S E. S H
||--3--3-3--------------|-3--3-3-----------------|
||o-4--4-4--------------|-4--4-4-----------------|
||--3--3-3--------------|-3--3-3-----------------|
||--5--5-5--------------|-5--5-5-----------------|
||o-3--3-3--------------|-3--3-3-----------------|
||----------------------|------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E q
||--------------6---6---|--------------------11--|
||o---------8-----8---8-|---------11---13-11-----|
||----------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|------------------------|
||o---------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|------------------------|
To Coda
E. S E. S H E. S E. S H
|-3--3-3--------------|-3--3-3---------------||
|-4--4-4--------------|-4--4-4--------------o||
|-3--3-3--------------|-3--3-3---------------||
|-5--5-5--------------|-5--5-5---------------||
|-3--3-3--------------|-3--3-3--------------o||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|
| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E q
|-------------6---6-8-|---------6---8-8------||
|---------8-----8-----|---------------------o||
|---------------------|-----------------8----||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------o||
|---------------------|----------------------||
Chorus Breakdown
F
S e e e S q Q W
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10\--------|-----------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10\--------|-----------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10\--------|-----------------------------------------|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8\--------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| H E E E E E E E E S +S +S S +E +E
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------10b11==(10)r(10)-9-(9)-(9)b10-|
|--------------------8-10-8-|-10-8-10-8-------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
S e e e S q Q W
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10\-------|---------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10\-------|---------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10\-------|---------------------------|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8\-------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| H E E E E E E E E E. S +Q
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------6---|-9s8-----------------------|
|--------------------8---8-|-----10-8-8--8b10==(8)r----|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
F
S e e e S q Q W
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10\--------|-----------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10\--------|-----------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10\--------|-----------------------------------------|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8\--------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
| H E E E E E E E E S +S +S S +E +E
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------10b11==(10)r(10)-9-(9)-(9)b10-|
|--------------------8-10-8-|-10-8-10-8-------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/lipps_inc/funkytown_tab_ver_2.html ]
S e e e S q Q W
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10\-------|--------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10\-------|--------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10\-------|--------------------------|
|--8--8--8--8--8--8\-------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| H E E E E E E E E E. S +Q
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------6---|-9s8----------------------|
|--------------------8---8-|-----10-8-8--8b10==(8)----|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Chorus Pt. 2
Cm7
E. S E. S H E. S E. S H E. S E. S H E. S E. S H
|--3---3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|
|--4---4-4---------|-4--4-4---------|-4--4-4---------|-4--4-4---------|
|--3---3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|
|--5---5-5---------|-5--5-5---------|-5--5-5---------|-5--5-5---------|
|--3---3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|
|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|
| +W W W W
|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-(8)r-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Cm7
E. S E. S H E. S E. S H E. S E. S H E. S E. S H
|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|
|-4--4-4---------|-4--4-4---------|-4--4-4---------|-4--4-4---------|
|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|
|-5--5-5---------|-5--5-5---------|-5--5-5---------|-5--5-5---------|
|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Cm7
E. S E. S H E. S E. S H
||--3--3-3--------------|-3--3-3-----------------|
||o-4--4-4--------------|-4--4-4-----------------|
||--3--3-3--------------|-3--3-3-----------------|
||--5--5-5--------------|-5--5-5-----------------|
||o-3--3-3--------------|-3--3-3-----------------|
||----------------------|------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E q
||--------------6---6---|--------------------11--|
||o---------8-----8---8-|---------11---13-11-----|
||----------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|------------------------|
||o---------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
E. S E. S H E. S E. S H
|-3--3-3--------------|-3--3-3---------------||
|-4--4-4--------------|-4--4-4--------------o||
|-3--3-3--------------|-3--3-3---------------||
|-5--5-5--------------|-5--5-5---------------||
|-3--3-3--------------|-3--3-3--------------o||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|
| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E q
|-------------6---6-8-|---------6---8-8------||
|---------8-----8-----|---------------------o||
|---------------------|-----------------8----||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------o||
|---------------------|----------------------||
Won't you take me DOWN
&
Cm7
E. S E. S H E. S E. S H E. S E. S H E. S E. S H
||--3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3----------||
||o-4--4-4---------|-4--4-4---------|-4--4-4---------|-4--4-4---------o||
||--3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3----------||
||--5--5-5---------|-5--5-5---------|-5--5-5---------|-5--5-5----------||
||o-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------o||
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
Funky Robot
Cm7
E. S E. S H E. S E. S H E. S E. S H E. S E. S H
||--3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3----------||
||o-4--4-4---------|-4--4-4---------|-4--4-4---------|-4--4-4---------o||
||--3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3----------||
||--5--5-5---------|-5--5-5---------|-5--5-5---------|-5--5-5----------||
||o-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------o||
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
Cm7
E. S E. S H E. S E. S H E. S E. S H E. S E. S H
|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|
|-4--4-4---------|-4--4-4---------|-4--4-4---------|-4--4-4---------|
|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|
|-5--5-5---------|-5--5-5---------|-5--5-5---------|-5--5-5---------|
|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Take Me!
Cm7
E. S E. S H E. S E. S H E. S E. S H E. S E. S H
||--3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3----------||
||o-4--4-4---------|-4--4-4---------|-4--4-4---------|-4--4-4---------o||
||--3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3----------||
||--5--5-5---------|-5--5-5---------|-5--5-5---------|-5--5-5----------||
||o-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------o||
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
I Wanna Go!/Outro
Cm7
E. S E. S H E. S E. S H 3x E. S E. S H
||--3--3-3---------|-3--3-3----------||-3--3-3---------|
||o-4--4-4---------|-4--4-4---------o||-4--4-4---------|
||--3--3-3---------|-3--3-3----------||-3--3-3---------|
||--5--5-5---------|-5--5-5----------||-5--5-5---------|
||o-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------o||-3--3-3---------|
||-----------------|-----------------||----------------|
Cm7
E. S E. S H E. S E. S H E. S E. S H E. S E. S H
||--3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3----------||
||o-4--4-4---------|-4--4-4---------|-4--4-4---------|-4--4-4---------o||
||--3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3----------||
||--5--5-5---------|-5--5-5---------|-5--5-5---------|-5--5-5----------||
||o-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------|-3--3-3---------o||
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
