The opening lick of this spiffy guitar classic is played within the F chord
Guitar is standard tuning, but the bass guitar is tuned down to Eb.
I've included a finger guide beneath each tab bar.
1=index, 2=bird, 3=ring, 4=pinky
H=hammer on
P=pull off
/=slide up to this position
GUITAR INTRO (play once, then play behind vocal)
1---1-------------------------------------------------------------------
1---1-1-1-1--------------1-1-1---/4-4-----------------------------------
--3---3-2-0-----0h2p0----0-2-3---/3-3--3-3--------3---3---3-------------
--------------3-------3----------------3-3----0h1---0---------3---------
--------------------------------------------------------3---1-----------
----------------------------------------------------------------1-------
1 3 1 3 2 3 1 2 3 1&2 1 1 1 4 4 3 4 1 3 1
"Might as well go for a soda, ...
Might as well go for a soda, ...
First Chorus ends with an F power chord in the high position that slides
down to an Eb
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-10------8--------------------------------------------------------------
-10------8--------------------------------------------------------------
-8-------6--------------------------------------------------------------
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1 3&4
The verse is pounded out on bass guitar, F and Eb notes (remember, bass
guitar is tuned down ONE, so the bass notes alternate between first string,
second fret and open bottom string.)
"So we're in one of our ...
After the vocal line, the lead guitar lick is as follows:
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--------3-------1------1p0-1--------------------------------------------
------------1-3----1-3-------3p1----------------------------------------
-1--1-1--------------------------4-1------------------------------------
The power chords for the Chorus riff are as follows:
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-------0-3-5-5--5-0-5--8-8--3-3--------3---3---3------------------------
3-3--3-0-3-5-5--5-0-5--8-8--3-3----0h1---0---------3--------------------
3-3--3-0-1-3-3--3-0-3--6-6--1-1--------------3---1----------------------
1-1--1-----------------------------------------------1------------------
Chorus lyric:
"MIGHT AS WELLLLLLLLLLL....
Next verse:
"Life seems to be a bomb ...
Chorus:
"MIGHT AS WELLLLLLLLLLL....
Lead solo.
Any one care to transcribe?
Might as well go for a soda, ....
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You found it at E-Chords
Submitted By: David Campbell
Ontario Canada