Richard Thompson – Shoot Out The Lights tab

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From phillip@flagstaff.Princeton.EDU Thu May  5 19:49:45 1994
Date: Tue, 3 May 1994 02:20:05 GMT
Subject: TAB: Shoot Out the Lights, Richard Thompson (w/solos)


I got inspired to type in the solos.  This will be part of the Shoot Out
the Lights Album tab at nevada.edu, IF I can get it added to the
archive.  Enjoy!


SHOOT OUT THE LIGHTS
(partly derived from Summer 1991 Guitar Extra)

Intro D/A E5 D/F# E5 D/F# E5 D/AE5-|-----|-----|----------|------------|-----------|-----------|--------------|-|-3---|-0---|-(0)--3---|------------|-----------|-----------|--------------|-|-2---|-----|------2---|------------|-----------|-------7-7-|-6-7-7\-2-----|-|-0---|-2---|-(2)--0---|------------|-----------|-----------|--------------|-|-0---|-2---|-(2)--0---|-2----------|-----------|---2/7-7-7-|-6-7-7\-0---2-|-|-----|-0---|-(0)--2---|-0--2b4-2b4-|-2b4r2-2-0-|-0---------|----------0---|
Intro D/F# E (4 times) E D/F# E In the Dark who can see his face? E D/F# E In the Dark, who can reach him? E D/F# E He hides like a child E A B He hides like a child B A B Keeps his finger on the trigger B/F# C#m He can't stand the day E E E/G# D/F# E Shoot out the lights E E E/G# D/F# E Shoot out the lights Keep the blind down on the window Keep the pain on the inside Just watching the dark Just watching the dark And he might laugh but you won't see him As he thunders through the night Shoot out the Lights Shoot out the Lights
Gtr solo 1 E5 D/A E-|----------------|---------------------------H9.6-|-7\----------|-|----------------|--------------------------------|-------------|-|----------------|----7-------7--9--9b11vvv-------|-------------|-|----------------|--------------------------------|-------------|-|-2--------------|-7-----7h9----------------------|-------------|-|-0--0*2-0*1-0*0-|--------------------------------|-----0*2-0*0-|
D/A E5 D/A-|----------------------------|-----7-7---7--------|-----------------------|-|----------------------------|-----8-8---8--------|-----------------12vvv-|-|--------7-----7--9--9b11vvv-|--9/-----9---9-9vvv-|------9----11-11-------|-|----------------------------|--------------------|-9s11---11-------------|-|----7h9----9----------------|--------------------|-----------------------|-|-0--------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
E5 A-|-------15------15-------15-------15b17-|-15--15--15--15-----15--------15-15-|-|-12s14---------------------------------|------------------------------------|-|----------12vv----12-12----12-12-------|---12--12--12--12v12v--12v12v-------|-|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B A-|-15s14-14-14-14vv-14vv-14vv-14\-----------|---------------------------------|-|------------------------------------------|---------------5---5-5-5-5---5---|-|-12s11-11-11-11vv-11vv-11vv-11\-----------|-------------4-4---4-4-4-4b6-4b6-|-|--------------------------------------2-4-|-4b6r4p2-4s6-----6---------------|-|--------------------------------0-2-4-----|---------------------------------|-|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B C#m-|----------------------------0-------|-------12-12-12vv-h14-14b16-14b16r14p12-------|-|-5----/--12-11-11b12r11-----0-12-12-|-12s14----------------------------------15-15-|-|-4b6r4/--11-11-11b13r11-11/---------|----------------------------------------------|-|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E5 D E5-|-12--------------------|-------------------------------------|-|-12---------12---------|-------------------------------------|-|-12---------12---------|-12----------------------------------|-|----14-14vv----14-14vv-|-12----------------------------------|-|-----------------------|----12-12-11-12p11-12p11-12p11-12b13-|-|-----------------------|-------------------------------------|
E5 E/G# D/F# E5-|--------------------------------|----------------|-|--------------------------------|----------------|-|--------------------------------|----4--2--2-----|-|----------------------------12\-|----------------|-|-12b13r12-11---------7-5----12\-|----------------|-|-------------12-12s7-----7/-----|-0--4--2--2--0--|
In the darkness the shadows move In the darkness the game is real Real as a gun Real as a gun As he watches the streets of the city And he moves through the night Shoot out the lights Shoot out the lights Shoot out the lights
Outro Gtr Solos E5 D/A-|-----------12-------------|-12------------12------------12-------------|-|---0----12----15vv-----12-|----15vv----12----15vv-12-12----X-----------|-|-----12------------12-----|---------12------------12---------14-14vv---|-|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-|-0------------------------|--------------------------------------------| [semi-harmonics--------------------------------------|
E5 D/A-|------------------------12--------|----------------------------------------|-|----12------------12-12----15vv---|-------------------------12--12------15-|-|----12b13-------0-12--------------|----------------AH14---12--12--14-14----|-|-14-----------------------------0-|------AH12---AH14----12-----------------|-|----------14-14-------------------|---AH12---14----------------------------|-|----------------------------------|-14-------------------------------------|
[semi-harmonics ]
E5-|---------------12------------------------12-12-14----|-|---------15-------12-------------15---------------0--|-|-14b16vv----14-------------14b16----AH14----------0--|-|---------------------14-14---------------------------|-|-----------------------------------------------------|-|-----------------------------------------------------|
D/A-|--AH14-17-17-17-14-17-17-17-17-17b19-17b19vv-|-|---------------------------------------------|-|---------------------------------------------|-|---------------------------------------------|-|---------------------------------------------|-|---------------------------------------------| [vv=heavy vibrato]
E5-|-b19vv-b19vv-b19vv-17b19vv-b19vv-17b19r17p15-17b19-b19----|-|----------------------------------------------------------|-|----------------------------------------------------------|-|----------------------------------------------------------|-|----------------------------------------------------------|-|----------------------------------------------------------| [vv=heavy vibrato----------------------------------------|
E5 A-|-19r17p15-17b19vv-b19vv-b19vv-b19vv-b19vv-b19vv-----|-|----------------------------------------------------|-|----------------------------------------------------|-|----------------------------------------------------|-|----------------------------------------------------|-|----------------------------------------------------| [vv=heavy vibrato------------------------|
B-|--b19vv-b19vv-b19vv-b19vv-b19vv-17v19r17p15-17b19---|-|----------------------------------------------------|-|----------------------------------------------------|-|----------------------------------------------------|-|----------------------------------------------------|-|----------------------------------------------------| [vv=heavy vibrato---------------------------------|
A-|-17b19vv-b19vv-b19--r17---------------------------------|-|---------------17b19r17-0-15-15-15-14s15-15-15-14s15-15-|-|------------------------0-16-16-16-15s16-16-16-15s16-16-|-|--------------------------------------------------------|-|--------------------------------------------------------|-|--------------------------------------------------------|
B C#m-|---------------------------------12----|-12-------12--------------------12-12-12-12-|-|-15b16-15b16-15b16-15b16-15\-----12-12-|-12-15b17-----------------------12-12-12----|-|-16b17-16b17-16b17-16b17-16\--4/-------|-----------------12h14-14b16r14-------------|-|---------------------------------------|-------------14vv---------------------------|-|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E D E5E5 E D E5-|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------|-|---------12b15-------|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------|-|---------12b14-12b15-|-9b12--------------|-------------------------|-----------0-|-|-14vv-14-------------|------9b12-7b9-6b7-|-------------------------|-----4-2-2---|-|---------------------|-------------------|-5b7-4b5r4.5-5b6-5b6r5s3-|-----2-0-0-0-|-|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|-2b4-4-2-2-0-|
E5 D/A E5-|----------------|----------------------|---------------------------|-|-7--7-------7---|-/7-----7-----7-----7-|-9--10--10----10-----10----|-|-7--7-------7---|-/7-----7-----7-----7-|-9--11--11b12-11-----11----|-|-9--9--6s9--9s6-|-/9--6-/9--6-/9--6-/9-|-9--9---9---------0--------|-|----------------|----------------------|---------------------------|-|----------------|----------------------|---------------------------| [tremelo picking--------------------------------------------------|
E5 D/A E5-|------------------------------|----------------------------|-|-10b12-10b12-10b12-10b12r10---|------------------12--12vvv-|-|-11b13-11b13-11b13-11b13r11---|----------------------------|-|----------------------------0-|-0h14-14vv-0h14p0-----------|-|------------------------------|----------------------------|-|------------------------------|----------------------------|
E5 D/A E5-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|-|----------12vvv------------------|-12vvv--------12vvv--------12-----|-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|-|---0h14p0-------0h14p0h14-0h14p0-|-------0h14p0-------0h14p0----0---|-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E5 A-|----16----16--16--16----16--12----16----15----|-|-12-15b17-b17-b17-15b17-b17-12-12-16----15----|-|-0-----------------------------------16----15-|-|----------------------------------------------|-|----------------------------------------------|-|----------------------------------------------|
B A-|-14-------14-14-------14-14-------------14-14-14-|--------------------------------|-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14\----------------------------|-|----14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----------|-14\----------------------------|-|-------------------------------------------------|---------2-4b6-4-2--------------|-|-------------------------------------------------|-----2-4-----------4-2----------|-|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------2-2-2-2/-|
B-|-X\-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14p12----|-|-X\-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14p12-12-|-|-X\-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14p12-12-|-|-------------------------------------------|-|-------------------------------------------|-|-------------------------------------------|
C#m-|-15-------15-------15-------15-12-------12------------|-|-14-12-14-14-14-12-14-14-12-14-12-12-14-12-12---------|-|-------------14-12----14-12----12-12-------12---------|-|----------------------------------------------12h14---|-|------------------------------------------------------|-|------------------------------------------------------| [palm mute-------------------|
E5 D E5-|-----------------------------0-|-17b19--17b19\----19b21b19--19-|-|--------------10-------------0-|-------------------------------|-|----------14--11b13r11--11/----|---------------0---------------|-|-14vvv-14-x--------------------|-------------------------------|-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E5 E5 E D E5-|----------------------------------|-------------|--------|15-----------------------|-|-17b19-17----17-17----15----------|-------------|--------|------15-----------------|-|----------18-------16----------14-|-----4-2-2---|--------|---14-------H12-11-------|-|----------------------------12----|-----2-0-0---|-----14s|12-------H12-------12-12-|-|-------------------------12-------|-------------|--------|-------------------------|-|----------------------------------|-12--4-2-2-0-|-0tt----|-------------------------|
Notation: H = harmonic AH = artificial harmonic b17 = pre-bend (bend or hold note at 17th fret before picking) tt = tremolo picking vv = vibrato 4.6 = artificial harmonic (4th fret + .6th fret)
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