Girlschool - "Screaming Blue Murder" Guitar Tab
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SCREAMING BLUE MURDER - Girlschool
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Written by: K.Johnson/K.McAuliffe/G.Weston
CD: "Screaming Blue Murder" (1982, Bronze Records) (original version)
"The Collection" (1991, Castle Comm.) (re-recorded version)
Tabbed by: zerofret
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: July 3, 2006
All of the guitar parts for both versions of "SBM" are included here. The
main tab is of the re-recorded version (available on some compilation CDs,
such as "The Collection" - it's also the version that was on the
"Screaming Blue Murder" LP in North America). At the end of the tab
I've included all the guitar parts from the original recording of the
song that are different from the re-recorded version (guitar solo, outro).
INTRO:
E5
E ------------|-----------------|--------------------------|
B ------------|-----------------|--------------------------|
G ------------|-----------------|--------------------------|
D -12-13-14-14|=---14---x-14--x-|-14---x--14---12-13-14-14=|
A -12-13-14-14|=---14---x-14--x-|-14---x--14---12-13-14-14=|
E -10-11-12-12|=---12---x-12--x-|-12---x--12---10-11-12-12=|
E5
E ------------------|--------------------------|
B ------------------|--------------------------|
G ------------------|--------------------------|
D =----14---x-14--x-|-14---x--14---12-13-14-12=|
A =----14---x-14--x-|-14---x--14---12-13-14-12=|
E =----12---x-12--x-|-12---x--12---10-11-12-10=|
D5
E ------------------|--------------------------|
B ------------------|--------------------------|
G ------------------|--------------------------|
D =----12---x-12--x-|-12---x--12---12-13-14-12=|
A =----12---x-12--x-|-12---x--12---12-13-14-12=|
E =----10---x-10--x-|-10---x--10---10-11-12-10=|
D5
E ------------------|--------------------------|
B ------------------|--------------------------|
G ------------------|---------------7--8--9--9=|
D =----12---x-12--x-|-12---x--12----7--8--9--9=|
A =----12---x-12--x-|-12---x--12----5--6--7--7=|
E =----10---x-10--x-|-10---x--10---------------|
1ST VERSE:
E5 D5
E ------------------|--------------------------|
B ------------------|----------------------<7>-|
G =-----9---x--9--x-|--9---x--9-------<7>------|
D =-----9---x--9--x-|--9---x--9--<7>-----------|
A =-----7---x--7--x-|--7---x--7----------------|
E ------------------|--------------------------|
Action...
E5 D5
E -<7>--------------|--------------------------|
B ------------------|----------------------<7>-|
G ------9---x--9--x-|--9---x--9-------<7>------| Play
D ------9---x--9--x-|--9---x--9--<7>-----------| 2x
A ------7---x--7--x-|--7---x--7----------------|
E ------------------|--------------------------|
Action...
Action...
E5
E -<7>--------------|--------------------------|
B ------------------|--------------------------|
G ------9---x--9--x-|--9---x--9=---------------|
D ------9---x--9--x-|--9---x--9=---------------|
A ------7---x--7--x-|--7---x--7=---------------|
E ------------------|--------------------------|
Action...
C5 B5 A5 E5
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G -5~/(7)--7~/(9)-|-9~~------------|-----9---x--9--x-|-9---x--9=-------|
D ----------------|----------------|-----9---x--9--x-|-9---x--9=-------|
A ----------------|----------------|-----7---x--7--x-|-7---x--7=-------|
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
When...
C5 B5 A5 F#5
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G -5~/(7)--7~/(9)-|-9~~------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A ----------------|----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E ----------------|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Come on...
CHORUS:
E5 D5
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B -----7---8=-----|-7---7-8=-------|-----7---8=------|-7---7-8=--------|
G -----7---9=-----|-7---7-9=-------|-----7---9=------|-7---7-9=--------|
D ----------------|---9------------|-----------------|---9-------------|
A ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Screaming...
E5 C5 D5
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B -----7---8=-----|-7---7-8=-------|-----7-8-----8-7=|=---7-(7)/12--10-|
G -----7---9=-----|-7---7-9=-------|-----7-9-----9-7=|=---7-(7)/12--11-|
D ----------------|---9------------|-----------------|--9--------------|
A ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Screaming...
2ND VERSE: (played same as 1st Verse, except final line)
C5 B5 A5 F#5
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G -5~/(7)--7~/(9)-|-9~~------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|-4-3-4-3---------|-----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|---------4-3-4-3-|-4---------------|
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
If you...
Play CHORUS
GUITAR BREAK:
E5
E -----------------|---------------------|
B -----------------|---------------------|
G -----9-9-9-9-9-9-|/9-9-9-9--/9-9-9-7h9-|
D -----------------|---------------------|
A -----------------|---------------------|
E -----------------|---------------------|
D5
E ------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B ------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G -9^(11)-(11)-(11)---11^s-12^w-|-14^wr^wr^wr^wr^w--14^w-14^w-|
D ------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A ------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E ------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E5
E ---------------------|------------------------|
B -15------------11-10-|-8~----------8--7-8p7---|
G -------14^(16)-------|----------------------9-|
D ---------------------|------------------------|
A ---------------------|------------------------|
E ---------------------|------------------------|
D5
E ---------------------|------------------------|
B -7-8-7h8p7---7-8---8^|(10)--8-7-8-7h8p7h8-8p7-|
G -----------9---------|------------------------|
D ---------------------|------------------------|
A ---------------------|------------------------|
E ---------------------|------------------------|
E5
E ---------------------|------------------------|
B ---------------------|------------------------|
G -9-------------------|--------0-0=------0h2p0-|
D -------------------0-|-2p0-----------2--------|
A ---------------------|-----2------------------|
E -----3^----0---------|------------------------|
D5
E ---------------------|------------------------|
B ---------------------|------------------------|
G ---2^w--<2>^w---2^(4)|r2--0-2p0---0-2---------|
D ---------------------|----------2--------/9-9-|
A ---------------------|------------------------|
E ---------------------|------------------------|
C5
E ---------------------|------------------------|
B ---------------------|-8-8-8p7-----8p7---8--8^|
G -7~~-------9~~-------|---------9-------9------|
D ---------9---------9-|------------------------|
A ---------------------|------------------------|
E ---------------------|------------------------|
D5
E --------------------------|-------------------|---
B (10)--8=^(10)r8-7-8-7-----|-------------------|---
G ----------------------7---|-------------------|---
D ------------------------7-|-7-5-4-5p4---------|---
A --------------------------|-----------5-6-7---|---
E --------------------------|-------------------|-0-
3RD VERSE: (played same as 1st Verse)
Play CHORUS 2x
OUTRO:
(play the Intro guitar part as accompaniment to the guitar solo here)
-the first several measures of the Outro are mostly a controlled
feedback type part
E ----|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
B ----|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
G /16\|-<4>~~--=--=--|--=--=--=--=--|--=--=--=--=--|--=--=--=--^(5)-|
D ----|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
A ----|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
E ----|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
E -------------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
B -------------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
G -r<4>~~---=--=--=--|--=--=--=--=--|--=--=--^w----|--=--=--=---=---|
D -------------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
A -------------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
E -------------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
(bend up gradually)
E -------------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------|
B -------------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------|
G -9^(11)~~-=--=--=--|--=--=--=--=--|--=--=--=--=--|-=-9^(11)--9-7h9p7---|
D -------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------9-|
A -------------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------|
E -------------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------|
E -----------------------|----------------------|
B -----------------------|----------------------|
G -7--9^(11)--9^(11)-----|-----9^(11)r9-7-9p7---|
D -----------------------|--------------------9-|
A -----------------------|----------------------|
E -----------------------|----------------------|
E -------------------|--------------------------|
B -------------------|--------------------------|
G -7-9-7----9-7-9-10-|-11-11------14--16^(17)===|
D -------------------|--------/16---------------|
A -------------------|--------------------------|
E -------------------|--------------------------|
E --------------|---------------|---------------|-----------17-----14----|
B --------------|---------------|---------------|-17^(19)-------17----17-|
G -r16~~--------|------16^(17)--|-16~~----------|------------------------|
D --------------|---------------|---------------|------------------------|
A --------------|---------------|---------------|------------------------|
E --------------|---------------|---------------|------------------------|
E -------------------|--------------------------|
B -------------------|------------------15------|
G -14~~--------------|---------14^(16)-hb---(16)|
D -------------------|--------------------------|
A -------------------|--------------------------|
E -------------------|--------------------------|
E -------------------|----------------------------------------|
B -------------------|----------------------------------------|
G -r14--14^-[14-14-14|-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)]-14--12h14p12-|
D -------------------|----------------------------------------|
A -------------------|----------------------------------------|
E -------------------|----------------------------------------|
(continue striking note while bending up gradually)
E --------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------|
B --------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------|
G -11~~---------|--------11^(12)-(12)-|-(12)r11---------|----------------|
D --------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------|
A --------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------|
E --------------|---------------------|---------11^s----|----------------|
(fade)
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SCREAMING BLUE MURDER - guitar parts from the original version of the song
on the Bronze Records "SBM" album
VERSES:
-measures 9-10 and 13-14 of the verses are a bit different - the ascending
guitar line is played on the A string rather than the G
C5 B5 A5 E5
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G ----------------|----------------|-----9---x--9--x-|-9---x--9=-------|
D ----------------|----------------|-----9---x--9--x-|-9---x--9=-------|
A -3~/(5)--5~/(7)-|-7~-------------|-----7---x--7--x-|-7---x--7=-------|
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
When you're...
GUITAR SOLO:
E5
E -----------------|---------------------|
B -----------------|---------------------|
G ----9-9-/9-9-9-9-|/9-9-9-9--/9-9-9-(9)-|
D -----------------|---------------------|
A -----------------|---------------------|
E -----------------|---------------------|
D5
E -------------------------|-------------------------|
B -------------------------|-------------------------|
G -/11-11-11---/12---/14---|-/16~----------14^w-14^w-|
D -------------------------|-------------------------|
A -------------------------|-------------------------|
E -------------------------|-------------------------|
E5
E -------------------------|-------------------------|
B -15-15-15-15-15----------|-------------------------|
G -----------------14^w-14-|-12~----11-12p11--11-/14=|
D -------------------------|----------------14-------|
A -------------------------|-------------------------|
E -------------------------|-------------------------|
D5
E --------------------------|------------------------|
B --------------------------|------------------------|
G =-12--11--11h12p11-9h11p9-|-7=-^w-r-^w-r-^w-r-^w---|
D --------------------------|------------------------|
A --------------------------|------------------------|
E --------------------------|------------------------|
E5
E -----------------------|---------------------------|
B -5---------------------|---------------------------|
G -----------------------|----------0=---------4--2--|
D -----------------2--0--|----0--2-------2-----------|
A -----------------------|-2-------------------------|
E -----3^----0-----------|---------------------------|
D5
E -------------3---------|---------------------------|
B -----------------------|---------------------------|
G --4--2--4--------4-----|-4=\2-2---0h2p0------0--2=/|
D -----------------------|-----------------2---------|
A -----------------------|---------------------------|
E -----------------------|---------------------------|
C5
E -----------------------|---------------------------|
B -----------------------|------------------------12-|
G /4~~-----4=/7~~------7=|/9~~-----9=/12~~-----------|
D -----------------------|---------------------------|
A -----------------------|---------------------------|
E -----------------------|---------------------------|
D5
E ------------------------|--------------------|-----|
B ------------------------|--------------------|-----|
G -12-0-9p7p0-/9--0-0-7-0-|-6/7\6--------------|-----|
D ------------------------|--------7--5/7\5----|-----|
A ------------------------|--------------------|-----|
E ------------------------|--------------------|-0---|
OUTRO:
-the first 8 measures are the same as in the main tab - the tab below
starts from measure 9 of the Outro
-play the Intro guitar part as accompaniment to the guitar solo here
E -------------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
B -------------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
G -9^(11)~~---=--=---|--=--=-11^(12)|r11~~--=--=---|--=--=--=---=---|
D -------------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
A -------------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
E -------------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
E -------------|------------|--------------------|------------------|
B -------------|------------|--------------------|------------------|
G -=--=--=--=--|-=--=--=--=-|-=------------------|-14-16-16^(17)----|
D -------------|------------|---14=/16--16-14-16-|------------------|
A -------------|------------|--------------------|------------------|
E -------------|------------|--------------------|------------------|
E ---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------------|
B ---------------|--------------|--------------|-17^(19)------------|
G -16~~---=--=---|-=--=-^(17)---|-16~~---------|----------16^(18)---|
D ---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------------|
A ---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------------|
E ---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------------|
E -----------|------15---|-15---------------|-----------------------|
B -----------|--------15=|=--15-------------|-----------------------|
G -14~~------|-----------|------14^(16)-(16)|r14-14=-12-14p12-11-11-|
D -----------|-----------|------------------|-----------------------|
A -----------|-----------|------------------|-----------------------|
E -----------|-----------|------------------|-----------------------|
E ------------------|---------------------|---------------|---------|
B ------------------|---------------------|---------------|---------|
G -11^(12)r11~~--=--|^(12)----11^(12)-(12)|(12)r11--------|---------|
D ------------------|---------------------|---------------|---------|
A ------------------|---------------------|---------------|---------|
E ------------------|---------------------|-------11^(12)-|---------|
E -------------------------|---------------------------|
B -------------------------|---------------------------|
G -------------------------|----12-11------------------|
D -------------------------|-12-------12---------------|
A --------------------9----|---------------------------|
E -10--10--10----10--------|---------------------------|
E -------------------------|---------------------------|
B -------------------------|---------------------15-15-|
G -------14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14^w-r-^w-r-^w-r----------|
D -12/16-------------------|---------------------------|
A -------------------------|---------------------------|
E -------------------------|---------------------------|
E -------------------------|---------------------------|
B -17=^w-r-^w-r--17p15-----|-15--17=^w-r-^w-r-^w-r-----|
G ---------------------16--|---------------------------|
D -------------------------|---------------------------|
A -------------------------|---------------------------|
E -------------------------|---------------------------|
E -------------------------|---------------------------|
B -17^wr^(19)-(19)r17------|-17------------------------|
G --------------------16---|-------16=^(17)r16---------|
D -------------------------|---------------------------|
A -------------------------|---------------------------|
E -------------------------|---------------------------|
(fade)
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Notes:
-4/4 time - bar lines do indicate timing
-guitar solos are in E minor
-the harmonics in the verses are natural harmonics played at the 7th fret,
all other harmonics are pinch harmonics
^...bend (w=whole tone,s=semi) x...muted note
r...release bend hb..hold bend
h...hammer on =...hold note
p...pull off ~...vibrato
/...slide up <>..harmonic
\...slide down
(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song.)
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