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Fair Exchange - Be Bop Deluxe
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here and I’ll get back to you.
It's about time I did a tidy and more accurate tab for this old favourite
from the Sunburst Finish album. As usual, I have plundered both the
live and studio versions for this tab. The guitar solo is from the
studio version. I think all the info you need is there.
Tuning: EADGBe
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato or sustain
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
|D/A chord/bass note
|<<< pick scrape
| b bend
| ^ quarter tone bend
|(xx0232) chord shape
Intro: Feedback from big E5 chord (0799xx) fades in, then:
( Main riff: )
___E_______________A____________________A_______B_______D__________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9----------------------|---------------------7----------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-------7-7-7-7-7------|-----7-------9-------7----------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-7------|-----7-------9-------5----------|
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5------|-----5-------7------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
___B_______________F#___________________F#______E__________________
( pick scrape... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4----------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-------4-4-4-4-4------|-----4-------2------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4------|-----4-------2------------------|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2------|-----2-------0-------<<<<<<<<<<-|
___E_______________A____________________A_______B_______D__________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9----------------------|---------------------7----------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-------7-7-7-7-7------|-----7-------9-------7----------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-7------|-----7-------9-------5----------|
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5------|-----5-------7------------------|
___B_______________F#___________________F#______E__________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4----------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-------4-4-4-4-4------|-----4-------2------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4------|-----4-------2------------------|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2------|-----2-------0------------------|
( Riff 2... )
___E_______________________________________________________________
e|-----12----------12-------------|-----12----------12-------------|
B|-----12----------12------14--12-|-----12----------12------14--12-|
G|/13----------------------14--12--h13----------------------14--12-|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___E______________________________
e|-----12----------12-------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----12----------12------14\----|--------------------------------|
G|h13----------------------14\----|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-0---2---3---4---0---2---3---4--|
___A______________________________
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-2------------------------------|
D|-2------------------------------|
A|-0------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Verse:
___A________________________________D/A____________________________
" Here we come in a cloud, stars in our eyes,
stan - ding up proud it's a perfect disguise,
so much to give, so much to gain... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------------2------------------|-------------3------------------|
G|---------2-----------2-------2--|---------2-----------2-------2--|
D|-----2-------------------2------|-----4-------------------4------|
A|-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___A________________________________D/A____________________________
" just give me your money and I'll give you my pain it's a... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------------2------------------|-------------3------------------|
G|---------2-----------2-------2--|---------2----------------------|
D|-----2-------------------2------|-----4--------------------------|
A|-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chorus:
___D_______A______
" fair ex - "
e|----------------|
B|-3--------------|
G|-2-------2------|
D|-0-------2------|
A|---------0------|
E|----------------|
___E_(022100)_______________________________________D_______A______
" change... fair ex - "
e|-----0-----------0--------------|-----0--------------------------|
B|-----0-----------0-------2---0--|-----0-----------3--------------|
G|-------------------------2---0---h1---------------2-------2------|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------0-------2------|
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------0------|
E|-0-------0----------------------|---------0----------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
___E_(022100)______________________________________________________
" change... "
e|-----0-----------0--------------|-----0-----------0--------------|
B|-----0-----------0-------2---0--|-----0-----------0--------------|
G|-------------------------2---0---h1---------------1--------------|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------2--------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------2--------------|
E|-0-------0----------------------|---------0-------0--------------|
( Lead guitar during chorus... )
___E_______________________________________________________________
e|-----12----------12-------------|-----12----------12\------------|
B|-----12----------12------14--12-|-----12----------12\------------|
G|/13----------------------14--12--h13-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Repeat verse.
Repeat chorus.
( Riff 3: )
___C_(x32010)_______________________G_(320003)_____________________
" But I expect you expect a lot from... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------------0----------|--------------------------------|
D|-----------------2--------------|---------------------0----------|
A|-3-----------3------------------|-----------------2--------------|
E|--------------------------------|-3-----------3------------------|
___D_(xx0232)_____________________
" me I can feel your burning need... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------------2----------|--------------------------------|
D|-----------------4--------------|--------------------------------|
A|-5-----------5------------------|-0------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----4~~~~~~~~---4---2~~~~~~~~--|
___C_(x32010)_______________________G_(320003)_____________________
" your greedy, seedy fantasies are... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------------0----------|--------------------------------|
D|-----------------2--------------|---------------------0----------|
A|-3-----------3------------------|-----------------2--------------|
E|--------------------------------|-3-----------3------------------|
___D_(xx0232)_______________________A_(x022xx)_____________________
" guaranteed to make my young heart bleed for... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------------2----------|---------2-----------2----------|
D|-----------------4--------------|-----2-----------2--------------|
A|-5-----------5------------------|-0-----------------------0------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------4------------------|
( Riff 4: )
___Bm_______________________________D______________________________
" you and your pubescent blues yes,
you and your dancing shoes yes,
you and your sad glad news... "
e|-------------7------------------|-------------10-----------------|
B|---------7-----------7----------|---------10----------10---------|
G|-------7-----------------7------|-------11----------------11-----|
D|-----9-----------------------9--|-----12----------------------12-|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-7------------------------------|-10-----------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
Final section:
___C_______________G____________________D__________________________
" about your boyfriend Stan,
he's a dirty flirty man... "
e|-x---------------x--------------|--------------------------------|
B|-1---------------0--------------|-----3-----------3--------------|
G|-0---------------0--------------|-----2-----------2--------------|
D|-x---------------0--------------|-----0-----------0--------------|
A|-3---------------x--------------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------3--------------|--------------------------------|
___C_______________________________________________________________
" and he'll get you if he can oh, look out! "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-1------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-x------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Repeat main riff.
Keyboard solo:
___Eb__E___________Eb__E________________A_______B_______D__________
( guitar during keyboard solo... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-8--/9---9---9---8--/9---9---9--|---------------------7----------|
A|-6--/7---7---7---6--/7---7---7--|-----7-------9-------5----------|
E|--------------------------------|-----5-------7------------------|
___Bb__B___________Bb__B________________F#______E__________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-3--/4---4---4---3--/4---4---4--|--------------------------------|
A|-1--/2---2---2---1--/2---2---2--|-----4-------2------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----2-------0------------------|
___Eb__E___________Eb__E________________A_______B_______D__________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-8--/9---9---9---8--/9---9---9--|---------------------7----------|
A|-6--/7---7---7---6--/7---7---7--|-----7-------9-------5----------|
E|--------------------------------|-----5-------7------------------|
___Bb__B___________Bb__B________________F#______E_______
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-3--/4---4---4---3--/4---4---4--|--------------------------------|
A|-1--/2---2---2---1--/2---2---2--|-----4--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----2-------0-------2---3---4--|
__________________
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|-0---2---3---4--|
E|----------------|
Instrumental section:
Part one:
___D_______________G________________D___________________A__________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------2-------0---2---4------|-0h2p0-------0---2--------------|
D|-0------------------------------|---------4----------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------0---0------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___D_______________G________________D_______________C______________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------2-------0---2---4------|-0h2p0--------------------------|
D|-0------------------------------|---------4---2------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___D_______________G________________D___________________A__________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------2-------0---2---4------|-0h2p0-------0---2--------------|
D|-0------------------------------|---------4----------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------0---0------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___D_______________G________________D_______________C______________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------2-------0---2---4------|-0h2p0-------------------0------|
D|-0------------------------------|---------4---2------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___G______________________________
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---------0----------------------|
D|-------------------------0------|
A|-2------------------------------|
E|-----------------3--------------|
Part two:
___A_______________D________________A___________________E__________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------2-------0---2---4------|-0h2p0-------0---2--------------|
A|-0------------------------------|---------4----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------0---0------|
___A_______________D________________A_______________G______________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------2-------0---2---4------|-0h2p0--------------------------|
A|-0------------------------------|---------4---2------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------|
___A_______________D________________A___________________E__________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------2-------0---2---4------|-0h2p0-------0---2--------------|
A|-0------------------------------|---------4----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------0---0------|
___A_______________D________________A_______________G______________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------2-------0---2---4------|-0h2p0-------------------0------|
A|-0------------------------------|---------4---2------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------|
___D_______________E5______D5_____
e|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------3------|
G|-------------------------2------|
D|---------0-------2-------0------|
A|-----------------2--------------|
E|-2---------------0--------------|
Repeat verse and chorus sections.
Repeat riff 3.
Repeat riff 4.
Repeat final section.
Repeat main riff.
Then comes the guitar solo. Rhythym guitar is the same as for the
keyboard solo:
___Eb__E___________Eb__E________________A_______B_______D__________
( rhythym guitar during solo... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-8--/9---9---9---8--/9---9---9--|---------------------7----------|
A|-6--/7---7---7---6--/7---7---7--|-----7-------9-------5----------|
E|--------------------------------|-----5-------7------------------|
___Bb__B___________Bb__B________________F#______E__________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-3--/4---4---4---3--/4---4---4--|--------------------------------|
A|-1--/2---2---2---1--/2---2---2--|-----4-------2------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----2-------0------------------|
With this variation after eight bars:
___Eb__E___________Eb__E________________F#______G_______G#_________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-8--/9---9---9---8--/9---9---9--|--------------------------------|
A|-6--/7---7---7---6--/7---7---7--|-----4-------5-------6----------|
E|--------------------------------|-----2-------3-------4----------|
___Bb__B___________Bb__B________________C#______D_______Eb_________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-----6-------7-------8----------|
A|-8--/9---9---9---8--/9---9---9--|-----4-------5-------6----------|
E|-6--/7---7---7---6--/7---7---7--|--------------------------------|
Ending:
___Eb__E___________Eb__E________________A_______B_______D__________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-8--/9---9---9---8--/9---9---9--|---------------------7----------|
A|-6--/7---7---7---6--/7---7---7--|-----7-------9-------5----------|
E|--------------------------------|-----5-------7------------------|
___B_______________F#___________________F#______E__________________
e|--------------------------------|---------------------x-x-x------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------x-x-x------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4----------------------|---------------------x-x-x------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-------4-4-4-4-4------|-----4-------2-------x-x-x------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4------|-----4-------2-------x-x-x------|
E|-----------------2-2-2-2-2------|-----2-------0-------x-x-x------|
Guitar solo:
___Eb__E___________Eb__E________________A_______B_______D__________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----------------5~~~~~~~~~~-3~~~~~~~~0--------------------------|
G|-7b9~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------5b7~~~~~-------2h3p2-0---2---0h1----|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------2------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___Bb__B___________Bb__B________________F#______E__________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------9~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
G|--------------------------------|-----------0-----9~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
D|-2~~~~~~~~~~~~---2p0-0----------|-----0h1h2-0-----9~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
A|--------------------2---2p1p0---|0h1h2---------------------------|
E|------------------------------3-|-------------0------------------|
( for the double stop in this next bar, bend G|-12^- string
down towards high 'e' string with first finger, try not to
bend B|-12- string... )
___Eb__E___________Eb__E________________A_______B_______D__________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-12------14--12------14--12-----|-14--12------14--12------14-----|
G|-12^-----14--12^-----14--12^----|-14--12^-----14--12^-----14--12-14b
D|-----------------14----------14-|---------14----------14---------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
I have had to stretch the bars here...
___Bb______B_______________________Bb______B______________________
e|-------------12-------------------------------------------------|
B|---------12------15-p12------12---------------------------------|
G|-b16---------------------14------15-p14-p12-\11--12-p11------11-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------14-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
___F#______________________E______________________________________
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------12-h14-|
G|-----------------------------12-h13-p12~~~~~~~~-/13-h15---------|
D|-14--12--11------11-h12-h14--------------14~~~~-----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___Eb______E_______________________Eb______E______________________
e|-----12-h14h16---------------12h14h16---------------12h14h16----|
B|-16--------------12h14h16----------------12h14h16---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___________F#______________G_______________G#_____________________
e|-----12-h14h16---------------12h14h16------------14------12-----|
B|-16--------------12h14h16----------------12---------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___Bb______B_______________________Bb______B______________________
e|-16p12--------14p12---------16p12---------14p12---------16b17~~~~
B|---------12-----------12------------12------------12------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___________C#______________D_______________Eb_____________________
e|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-15^~~~~~~~~~~~~-12-h15-p12------12-------------|
B|---------------------------------------------15------15-p12-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------14-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___Eb______E_______________________Eb______E______________________
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----15p14p12-\11-12-p11------11---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------14------14--12--11------11-h12-p11-----|
A|---------------------------------------------14--------------14-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___________F#______________G_______________G#_____________________
e|---------------------------------------------------------19~~~~-|
B|-------------------------------------14---17----19b21~~~~~~~~~~-|
G|---------------------------------16-----------------------------|
D|-11--------------14--16b18--------------------------------------|
A|-----14b16------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___Bb______B_______________________Bb______B______________________
e|---------19--19--19--19----------19--19--19--19-----------19--19-
B|-19b21~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--19b21~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--19b21~~~~~~~~~~~
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___________C#______________D_______________Eb_____________________
e|-19--19----------19--19--19--19----------19--19----------19--19-|
B|~~~~~~~--19b21~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--19b21~~~~~~~~~--19b21~~~~~~~~~-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___Eb______E_______________________Eb______E______________________
e|---------19--19----------19--19---------------------------------|
B|-19b21~~~~~~~~~--19b21~~~~~~~~~--21-p17-p14-h17--19-p17-p14-h17-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
___________F#______________G_______________G#_____________________
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-21-p17-p14-h17--19-p17-p14-h17--21-p17-p14-h17--19-p17-p14-h17-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___B_______________________________F#_____________________________
e|-19b21~~~~~~~~~~-19------17-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------19~~~~~~~~~~~~~-19------17-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
___________F#______________E_______
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-18-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------16/18--\16------14\------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Lyrics:
Here we come in a cloud, stars in our eyes,
Standing up proud it's a perfect disguise,
So much to give, so much to gain
Just give me your money and I'll give you my pain
It's a fair exchange ( fair exchange )
Now Tia Maria, she leans on the wall
Looks in the mirror and pukes on the floor
Tries to remember the cause of it all...
He just gave her a drink and she gave him a ball
It's a fair exchange ( fair exchange )
But I expect you expect a lot from me
I can feel your burning need
Your greedy, seedy fantasies are guaranteed
To make my young heart bleed
For you and your pubescent blues
Yes, you and your dancing shoes
You and your sad glad news
About your boyfriend Stan,
He's a dirty flirty man
And he'll get you if he can
Oh, look out!
Here I stand in a daze, axe in my hand
Another fool on the stage with a travelling band
There's a space in my heart, a permanent flame
Just give me your body and I'll give you my brain
It's a fair exchange ( fair exchange )
Now Venus De Milo, a statue of note
She lays in the gutter with a knife at her throat
Naked as sin, no not even a coat
She gave you a thrill so you gave her a grope
It's a fair exchange ( fair exchange )
Still I expect you expect a lot from me
I know you all...
The show goes on despite the wrong
The strong still rise and the weak still fall
This song is up to you,
All along, You never knew
This song is coming on through
To take you for a ride
It's tested, true and tried
Even though it almost lied...
Words & music by Bill Nelson.