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Banal - Bill Nelson
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here and I’ll get back to you.
From Bill Nelsons solo output, the first track from the
Quit Dreaming And Get On The Beam album. One of his most popular
guitar solos too, so I have attempted to tab it.
Here's a link to his myspace page.
Tuning: EADGBe
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato/sustain
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
Intro and main riff...
___B________________________________G7_____________________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------3---3--|
A|-2---2-----------2---2----------|---------2---2---5---5----------|
E|---------4---2-----------4---2--|-3---3--------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
___B________________________________G7_____________________________
( lead guitar during intro... )
e|--------------------------------|/19~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
B|----------------/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~|--------------------------------|
G|-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Verse: ( palm mute chords slightly... )
___A________________________________B_______________D______________
" Every sound I hear
Seems to sound the same
Every face I see
Seems the same to me "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------3---3---3---3--|
G|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|-4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2--|
D|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|-4---4---4---4---0---0---0---0--|
A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|-2---2---2---2------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Repeat chord sequence until...
Chorus:
___B________________________________G7_____________________________
" Banal... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------3---3--|
A|-2---2-----------2---2----------|---------2---2---5---5----------|
E|---------4---2-----------4---2--|-3---3--------------------------|
Repeat chorus part four times.
Repeat verse.
Repeat chorus, then...
Middle part:
___E________________________________A______________________________
" I know you... "
e|---------0---0-----------0------|---------0---0-----------0------|
B|---------0---0-----------0------|---------2---2-----------2------|
G|---------1---1-----------1------|---------2---2-----------2------|
D|---------2---2-----------2------|---------2---2-----------2------|
A|---------2---2-----------2------|-0------------------------------|
E|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
___B_______________________________________________________________
" you know me... "
e|---------2---2-----------2------|---------2---2-----------2------|
B|---------4---4-----------4------|---------4---4-----------4------|
G|---------4---4-----------4------|---------4---4-----------4------|
D|---------4---4-----------4------|---------4---4-----------4------|
A|-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___E________________________________A______________________________
" talk about it... "
e|---------0---0-----------0------|---------0---0-----------0------|
B|---------0---0-----------0------|---------2---2-----------2------|
G|---------1---1-----------1------|---------2---2-----------2------|
D|---------2---2-----------2------|---------2---2-----------2------|
A|---------2---2-----------2------|-0------------------------------|
E|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___B_______________________________________________________________
" con - stant - ly... "
e|---------2---2-----------2------|---------2---2-----------2------|
B|---------4---4-----------4------|---------4---4-----------4------|
G|---------4---4-----------4------|---------4---4-----------4------|
D|---------4---4-----------4------|---------4---4-----------4------|
A|-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Repeat middle part,then...
___B________________________________G7_____________________________
( sax solo... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------3---3--|
A|-2---2-----------2---2----------|---------2---2---5---5----------|
E|---------4---2-----------4---2--|-3---3--------------------------|
Repeat sax solo/main riff four times.
Repeat verse.
Repeat chorus.
Guitar solo first half...
___E_(022100)_____________________________________________________
( same rhythm chords as middle part... )
e|-------------------------7--------------------------------------|
B|-10b12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------10b12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___A_(x02220)_____________________________________________________
e|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------10----------9-------7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-9-h10--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___B_(x24442)_____________________________________________________
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------/8------------------------------|
D|-------------9-------9-----------------------9-------9----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___B_(x24442)_____________________________________________________
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|/7-------------------------------10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------9-------9------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___E______________________________________________________________
e|-16-p14----------14---------------------------------------------|
B|---------17-p16------17-p16-p14---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------16-p14-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------18-p16-p14-h16-h18--14-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
___A______________________________________________________________
e|-----------------------------------------14----------14--16-----|
B|-----------------------------14-h16-h17------16-h17-------------|
G|---------14-h16-h18--14-h16-------------------------------------|
D|-16-h18---------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___B______________________________________________________________
e|-17----------16----------17------17b19~~~~~~~17~~~~~~~~~-16h17p16
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___B______________________________________________________________
e|-14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar solo second half.
There are two guitars in harmony at the beginning of this part. I have
tabbed both so you can choose which one to play.
___E______________________________________________________________
( guitar one... )
e|-------------------------7---7----------------------------------|
B|-10b12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------10b12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
___A______________________________________________________________
( guitar one... )
e|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------10----------9-------7-----------------------9h10---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___B______________________________________________________________
( guitar one... )
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-----------------------------/7------------------------------|
G|-------------8-------8-----------------------8-------8----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
___B______________________________________________________________
( guitar one... )
e|---------------------------------9\-----------------------------|
B|/10-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------8-------8------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Alternatively play the harmony lead line below...
__________________________________________________________________
( guitar two... )
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------9---9----------------------------------|
G|-11b13~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------11b13~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
__________________________________________________________________
( guitar two... )
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------11----------9-------8-----------------------9h11---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
__________________________________________________________________
( guitar two... )
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------/8------------------------------|
D|-------------9-------9-----------------------9-------9----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
__________________________________________________________________
( guitar two... )
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|/7-------------------------------10\----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------9-------9------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
( Now back to one guitar... )
___E______________________________________________________________
e|---------------------------------12--h14--h16----14--h16--/17---|
B|---------------------------12-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------13----------------------------------------|
D|-------------9---14---------------------------------------------|
A|-------11-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-12-------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
___A______________________________________________________________
e|-16--h17--h19----17--p16--p14----14--h16--h17----19b21~~~~~~~~~-|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___B______________________________________________________________
e|-19~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------17-p16-p14-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------17-p16-p14-----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------16-p14-p13-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------16-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___B______________________________________________________________
e|-19~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat chorus until...
Final chord:
___Bsus4___________________________________________________________
( let ring... )
e|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-4------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-4------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-2------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Lyrics:
Every sound I hear
Seems to sound the same
Every face I see
Seems the same to me
Banal...
Every book I've read
Says the same old thing
Everything I've said
Has that same old ring
Banal...
I know you, you know me
Talk about it constantly
Sky of blue, sea of green
Only fools harbour dreams
Everyone I meet
Hands me the same old line
Buildings in the street
Display familiar signs
Programmes on TV
Employ the same device
Their warm humanity
Just leaves me cold as ice
Banal...
Words and music by Bill Nelson.