Tabbed By: Belavista Man E-mail: [email protected] Tuning: Standard Status Quo's Heavy Traffic from the album of the same name. Intro/Main Riff: F#(repeat throughout the introduction) e|---9----------------------------9------------------------------------| B|-9^--^9r-9-7-7----7-7-7^r---7-9^--^9r-9-7-7---7---7---7--------------| G|----------------9---------9-----------------9---9---8---6------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat this again with a B power chord at the end B everybody's been a long time talking ain't nobody said a word that's true A ain't it time to stop this crap type talking E won't you tell us what you're gonna do B tell you what why don't we break this pattern tell you what why don't we do some do A all together we can make it happen E untogether and we won't get through B E wanna drive yeh drive B E i wanna drive but i can't get no-where B F# B F# heavy traffic all over this town B E i wanna drive yeh drive B E i wanna drive i gotta get somewhere B F# B heavy traffic is bringing me down {Main Riff} every time i see the red light burning don't it always make the air turn blue but until we see the red light turning there ain't nothing anyone can do we all dream about an open highway making dreams is all that we can do we'd be moving on if i had my way nothing can stop me getting back to you wanna drive yeh drive i wanna drive but i can't get no-where heavy traffic all over this town i wanna drive yeh drive i wanna drive i gotta get somewhere heavy traffic coming into this town Solo: e|-----------------------------------------4-5-4---------------------------| B|-7-5----------------------7-5----------7-------7-5---7-5-----------------| G|-----7-4-4-4~-4-4-----4-4-----7-4-4-4~-------------7-----7-4-------------| D|------------------7-4----------------------------------------7-7~-7-7-6h-| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-| B|---------7-5------------5-7-7-7-7-7-| G|-------------7-4-4-4~-7-------------| Play the solo all D|-7-7-7-7----------------------------| the way through twice A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| i wanna drive yeh drive i wanna drive but i can't get no-where heavy traffic all over this town i wanna drive yeh drive i wanna drive i gotta get somewhere heavy traffic is bringing me down heavy traffic all over this town heavy traffic all over this town heavy traffic coming into this town heavy traffic | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | ^ Bend \ r Release Bend