Axe Victim - Be Bop Deluxe
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Tabbed by: axe victim
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Tuning: EADGBe
Title track from the album of the same name.
I have tabbed a few lead parts as well as chords, placing
them below the appropriate bar.
Please listen to the song to get the timing right.
I have tried to synchronise the tab, chord names
and lyrics. Apologies for any errors. Corrections welcome.
(*missing lyric now added*)
Intro: "You..
___D_____________Dmaj7__________D7____________________________
"..came to.......watch the band............................to.."
e|----5---------------5--------------5------------------------|
B|-------7----------------7--------------7--------------------|
G|-----------7---------------6--------------5-----------------|
D|-0-------------0---------------0--------------0-------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
(Lead guitar)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-------7-h9p7--7~~~~~~~~~~|
A|-5-7/9-------9------------|
E|--------------------------|
__D______________Dmaj7___________D7___________________________
"..see us ..........play our parts. ......................we.."
.
e|----5---------------5--------------5------------------------|
B|-------7----------------7--------------7--------------------|
G|-----------7---------------6--------------5-----------------|
D|-0-------------0---------------0--------------0-------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
(Lead guitar)
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-------7-h9p7----------|
A|-5-7/9-------5b7b5~~~~~|
E|-----------------------|
___G______________________Cadd9____________________
"..hoped you'd lend an ear......................you..."
e|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|
B|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|
G|-0-----------------------0-----------------------|
D|-0-----------------------x-----------------------|
A|-x-----------------------3-----------------------|
E|-3-----------------------x-----------------------|
___G_______________________Bm______________________
"..hoped we'd dress like tarts. ...............Well.."
e|-3-----------------------2-----------------------|
B|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|
G|-0-----------------------4-----------------------|
D|-0-----------------------4-----------------------|
A|-x-----------------------2-----------------------|
E|-3-----------------------x-----------------------|
(Lead guitar, 1st time)
e|-7h10p7-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------10--7h10p7--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------9--7h9p7-----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------9--7h9p7--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------9--5----7----5--------5~~~~~~~~|
E|-------------------------------------------------------7------------|
(Lead guitar 2nd time)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------10-12b15b12-7h8p7h8p7h8p7h8p-------------------|
G|-------7-9/11-----------------------------9-7-9b11b9-7~~~~~-|
D|----7-9-----------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
___D_____________Dmaj7__________D7_______________
"..backstage.....we stand.......naked..................all the.."
e|----5---------------5--------------5-------------------------|
B|-------7----------------7--------------7---------------------|
G|-----------7---------------6--------------5------------------|
D|-0-------------0---------------0--------------0--------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
(Lead guitar)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-------7-h9p7--7~~~~~~~~~~|
A|-5-7/9-------9------------|
E|--------------------------|
___D_____________Dmaj7__________D7_______________
"..make-up cleaned away. ...................................My.."
e|----5---------------5--------------5-------------------------|
B|-------7----------------7--------------7---------------------|
G|-----------7---------------6--------------5------------------|
D|-0-------------0---------------0--------------0--------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
(Lead guitar)
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-------7h9p7----------|
A|-5-7/9------5b7b5~~~~~|
E|----------------------|
___G______________________Cadd9____________________
"..poet sheds his..........pretty skin.........and.."
e|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|
B|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|
G|-0-----------------------0-----------------------|
D|-0-----------------------x-----------------------|
A|-x-----------------------3-----------------------|
E|-3-----------------------x-----------------------|
___G_______________________Bm______________________
"..turns to face the day. ..............And there's.."
e|-3-----------------------2-----------------------|
B|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|
G|-0-----------------------4-----------------------|
D|-0-----------------------4-----------------------|
A|-x-----------------------2-----------------------|
E|-3-----------------------x-----------------------|
(Lead guitar, first time)
e|-------7-------7------10--12b-12b14b12-----------------------------------|
B|-----7---10b12-------------------------15p12p10--12--15---12----10~~~~~~~|
G|-9b11--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Lead guitar, second time)
e|-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-----12----10------------------------------|
B|------------------------------12/14---12----10--14--12b14b12-10~~--------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------11----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
__A___________________________
"..nothing...to be......done."
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2---------------------------4b6b4p2--4b6b4p2-----------|
D|-2--------------------------------------------4p2-------|
A|-0------------------------------------------------4p2p0-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
__A________________________
"..nothing...to be......said.......................Last..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------2--5b7b5-----5-----------------|
G|-2--------------------------------5b6---4^-2------------|
D|-2-------------------------------------------4--2--4~~~~|
A|-0------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
___F#m________________________
".night I...felt immortal...."
e|----------2----------------2----|
B|----------2----------------2----|
G|----------2----------------2----|
D|-4---4----4-------4---4----4----|
A|-4---4----4-------4---4----4----|
E|-2---2----2-------2---2----2----|
_____D_________________E________________________
"This mor..ning I feel dead."
e|---2----2----2-------0------------------12\-|
B|---3----3----3-------0----------------------|
G|---2----2----2-------1----------------------|
D|---0----0----0-------2----------------------|
A|---------------------2----------------------|
E|---------------------0----------------------|
________F#m____________________________________
"And the love.........ah, that gave its blaze.......to my.."
e|-----------------2---------------------------2-----------|
B|-----------------2---------------------------2-----------|
G|-----------------2---------------------------2----4b6b4--|
D|-------4---------4------------4--------------4-----------|
A|-------4---------4------------4--------------4-----------|
E|-------2---------2------------2--------------2-----------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/be_bop_deluxe/axe_victim_tab.html ]
___A____________________A____________
"..heart............now brings a haze. Do be.."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-2--------2-----------2--------------------------|
G|-2--------2-----------2--------------------------|
D|-2--------2-----------2--------------------------|
A|-0--------0-----------0--------------0---2---4---|
E|------------------3b4----------------------------|
___D___________Dsus________D___________Dsus_____
".careful.......................'cause I'm an axe victim."
e|-------------3-----------2-----------3-----------------|
B|-----3-----------3-----------3-----------3-------------|
G|---------2-----------2-----------2-----------2---------|
D|-0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
___Bm______________________________
....( guitar solo )................
e|-2-------2-------------2--------2------------|
B|-3-------3-------------3--------3------------|
G|-4-------4-------------4--------4------------|
D|-4-------4-------------4--------4------------|
A|-2-------2----------0--2--------2------------|
E|---------------------------------------0--2--|
(Lead guitar, first time)
e|----------------------10-12(pb14)-|
B|-----------------10-12------------|
G|-----------7-9-/11----------------|
D|--------7-9-----------------------|
A|---5-7-9--------------------------|
E|-/7-------------------------------|
e|-pb14b12-10-12p10p7-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------10h12p10p7---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------9h11p9p7h9-7-9b11b9-7-9~~~~~~~---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------9\-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
(Lead guitar, second time)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-7--------9--------10-------12-------------|
G|-9b11~~~~-11b13~~~-12b14~~~-14b16~~~~------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------0--2--|
___________G_______________________________G__________
"...........hung up on these silver strings..........Like.."
e|----------3-------------------------------3----------------|
B|----------3-------------------------------3----------------|
G|----------0-------------------------------0----------------|
D|----------0-------------------------------0----------------|
A|----------x-------------------------------------0---2------|
E|-3--------3------------------------2--3--------------------|
___Cadd9____________________________G_________________________
".wings........................like time machines."
e|---------3------3------3-------------------3-----3-----3-------|
B|-----------3------3------3-------------------3-----3-----3-----|
G|-------------0------0------0-------------------0-----0-----0---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3--------------------------------2----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
___A_______________D/A_____________A______________D/A_____________
"............................................Like voices on the.."
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------2---2-----------3---3-----------2---2-----------3---3----|
G|-------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2----|
D|-------2---2-----------4---4-----------2---2-----------4---4----|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___A_____________________D/A_______A
"..wind."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------2---2-----------3---3-----2-------------------------------------|
G|-------2---2-----------2---2-----2-------------------------------------|
D|-------2---2-----------4---4-----2-7\----------------------------------|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat music with these lyrics:
"We hit the road to Hull
Sad amps and smashed guitars
Played badly at 'The Duke'
To almost no applause.
But someone made it worthwhile
When smiling with bright eyes
They gave me full attention
And they took me by surprise.
But today the feeling's gone.
No, faded like a ghost.
Last night I saw the future
This morning there's no hope.
And the words
Ah, that I sung so clear
Are now clouded
By my tears
Please be careful
'cause I'm an axe victim.
Hung up on these silver strings
Like sails
Like seagulls cries
Like church bells in the night."
"..night"(last lyric, to guitar solo)
___A
............(Lead guitar)
e|----------12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14b12-|
B|-2---------------------------------------------|
G|-2---------------------------------------------|
D|-2---------------------------------------------|
A|-0---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
___D_
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-10--------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Then comes the guitar solo.
The guitar in the background during the beginning of
the guitar solo is doing something like this:
___D_______________Dmaj7___________D7_______________Dmaj7____________
(rhythm guitar)
e|------5---------------5----------------5---------------5-----------|
B|----------7---------------7----------------7--------------7--------|
G|--------------7--6------------6--5-------------5--6----------6--7\-|
D|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Twice,and then:
_________________G________________G_____
e|------|--------3----------------3----------|
B|------|--------3----------------3----------|
G|------|--------0----------------0----------|
D|------|--------0----------------0----------|
A|------|--------x---------------------0--2--|
E|-0--2-|-3------3------2--3-----------------|
___Cadd9____________________________G____________________________
e|---------3------3------3-------------------3-----3-----3-------|
B|-----------3------3------3-------------------3-----3-----3-----|
G|-------------0------0------0-------------------0-----0-----0---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3--------------------------------2----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
___A_______________D/A_____________A_______________D/A____________
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------2---2-----------3---3-----------2---2-----------3---3----|
G|-------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2----|
D|-------2---2-----------4---4-----------2---2-----------4---4----|
A|-0------0--------0------0--------0------0--------0------0-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___A
e|----------12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14b12-|
B|-2---------------------------------------------|
G|-2---------------------------------------------|
D|-2---------------------------------------------|
A|-0---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
___D_
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-10--------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Repeat guitar solo section once more, then finish
on a D major chord as below.
___A
e|----------12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14b12-----------|
B|-2----------------------------------------------10-------|
G|-2-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
___D_(let ring to fade)
e|-2--------------------------------------------|
B|-3--------------------------------------------|
G|-2--------------------------------------------|
D|-0--------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
| b bend up/down
| ^ quarter note bend up
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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