Fred Astaire Chords & Tabs
Artist: Lucky Boys Confusion
Song: Fred Astaire
Album: Growing Out Of It
Tabbed by: Ryan Sanders (ryan@ricknyephotography.com)
Date: March 25, 2001
This is an awesome new song... these guys are just so cool. Enjoy.
Standard Tuning
. = palm mute
INTRO (clean, no distortion)
e|-4--------------------------1----|
B|-4--------------------------1----|
G|-5--------------------------1----|
D|-6--------------------------3----|
A|-6--------------------------3----|
E|-4--------------------------1----|
"you've so many opportunities i never had..."
(DISTORTION!)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-3-3-6-|
D|------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-3-3-6-|
A|------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-1-1-4-|
E|------------------------------------|
"don't push so hard..."
VERSE
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----6-----6-----6-----6-----3-----3-----3-----3-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-3-3-6-|
D|------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-3-3-6-|
A|------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-1-1-4-|
E|------------------------------------|
"don't pass it up..."
PRE-CHORUS
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------6-6-5--------6-6-6--------6-6-6-8-8-8-8-|
D|-x-3---6-6-5--x-3---6-6-6--x-3---6-6-6-8-8-8-8-|
A|-x-3---4-4-3--x-3---4-4-4--x-3---4-4-4-6-6-6-6-|
E|-x-1----------x-1----------x-1-----------------|
CHORUS
e|---------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------
G|-6-6-6---------------------10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-
D|-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-
A|-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6--8--8--8--8-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-
E|-------1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------|
---------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
-1-1-1-4-4-4-4---------------4-4-4-----------------------|
play verse & part after (2x)
play pre-chorus
play chorus
INTERLUDE
e|-------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------
G|-6--6--------5--8--8--------8-6--6--------5--8--8--------8-6-
D|-6--6--3--6--5--8--8--5--6--8-6--6--3--6--5--8--8--5--6--8-6-
A|-4--4--3--6--3--6--6--5--6--6-4--4--3--6--3--6--6--5--6--6-4-
E|-------1--4-----------3--4----------1--4-----------3--4------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/lucky_boys_confusion/fred_astaire_tab_ver_2.html ]
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-6--------5--8--8--------8-6--6--------5--8-8-8-8-|
-6--3--6--5--8--8--5--6--8-6--6--3--6--5--8-8-8-8-|
-4--3--6--3--6--6--5--6--6-4--4--3--6--3--6-6-6-6-|
----1--4-----------3--4----------1--4-------------|
BRIDGE
e|-----------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------
G|----------------------6-6----------------------
D|-----5-5-6-----5-5-6--6-6--6-6-5-5-6-6-6-5-5-6-
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------
(clean) (dist) (clean)
----------------------|----------------------------------
----------------------|----------------------------------
------------6-6-6-6-6-|o-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
-6-6--------6-6-6-6-6-|o-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
-6-6--------4-4-4-4-4-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
-4-4------------------|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------
(distortion) "suffocate..."
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-------------3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-o|
-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-o|
-6-6-6-6-6-6-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------|
see the repeat sign? that means play that part twice..
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------6---------6-----------------------------6-6-6-6-6-|
D|-6--5-5-6--6--5-5-6--6--5-5-6--6--5-5-6--6--5-5-6--6--5-5-6--6-6-6-6-6-|
A|-6---------6---------4---------4---------6---------6---------4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-4---------4-----------------------------4---------4-------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------8---6-----------8---10-----------12---13---12-|
D|-3---6---8---6---3---6---8---10---3---6---12---13---12-|
A|-3---6---6---4---3---6---6----8---3---6---10---11---10-|
E|-1---4-----------1---4------------1---4----------------|
END (acoustic)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|--4---------------4--------------------------4--------4------4--
G|----------------------5-----6---5----------------------------6--
D|-----6----3----6---------6---------6----3--6---6----6---6-------
A|--4-----------------------------------------------6-------4-----
E|----------------------4-----4-----------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------|
--4---------------4----------------------------4-|
----------------------5-----6---5----------0---5-|
-----6----3----6---------6---------6-------5---6-|
--4------------------------------------6---5---4-|
----------------------4-----4----------4---3-----|Not sure about those last two chords... if someone wants to fix that, it'd be great.
There's the whole song, though! Kinda took a while, but oh well.. it's a good song.
Email me with any corrections or comments.
Ryan Sanders
ryan@ricknyephotography.com
