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Song Title: Contagious
Artist: Y&T
Recording: Contagious
Tabber: daddy (tilted29@prodigy.net)
tab symbols @ bottom
Standard tuning
Opening Lick, Verses, And After Solo
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--7--7---------------7------9--------9----------9------9----7-----4-----
--7--7---------------7------9--------9----------9------9----7-----4-----
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--7--7--(7--7--7--7)----(7)------(7)----(7)--(7)----(7)-----------------
2nd guitar mutes and rides a "B" chord behind opening lick
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-(4)----------
-(4)----------
-(2)--/--/--/-
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Lead In to Verse's (guitar part over keyboards)-ALL NOTES MUTED!!! (x4)
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-0--2----------------0--2-----------------|------------------------------
-------0--2--0----2--------0--2--0----2---|------------------------------
Pre-Chorus
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---------------7-8-x-7-----------------------7-8-x-7------------------
--5--(5)-------7---x-7-x-x-7----5--(5)-------7---x-7-x-x-7-----5------
--5--(5)-x6------------x-x-7----5--(5)-x6------------x-x-7-----5------
--3--(3)------------------------3--(3)-------------------------3------
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Chorus x2
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--6-|-8---------------8-------------------------------------------------
--4-|-6---9---9--11---6----9--9---11--11--------------------------------
----|-----7---7---9--------7--7----9---9--------------------------------
Solo---start with unison bends
-11--------13--------14-------16--------18-------18-------------------
-14<16>----16<18>----17<19>---19<21>----21<23>---21<23>---------------
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-18--19--18----------18--19--18-----------18--19--18---------------
-------------19-------------------19-------------------19----------
----------------20-------------------20-------------------20-v-----
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--18---19----18-b-19-r-18-------------21-b-23----21-b-23---21-v-------
-----------------------------18(ah)-v--------------------------------=
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-------16---------14--12----------------------------------------------
-s/13----------------------15--13---------------13--11--10------------
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--13--11--10-------------11--9--8-------------------------------------
---------------13--------------------11--9--8-v-----------------------
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-s/21///////////-----------21/////------------21//////----------
-----------------18--19-----------18--19-------------18--19-----
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Symbols:
b =bend
/ =amount picked OR fast speed picking...you will know
v =vibrato (dave has that trademark "quick-fast" vibrato...used here)
s/ =slide up to
<> =note bent to on unisons
() =muted
x =strings muted on beat
ah =artificial harmonic