Artist: The Smithereens
Song: Blood and Roses
Corrected tab: Jules Bohanon
Tuning: D# G# C# F#
I rarely correct tabs, but the original was incomplete and incorrect. None of Matt
Palmieri's original tab was used, but it did get me started.
Pattern A: Same pattern, different fingering
F#|----------------|----------------| F#|----------------|------------O---|
C#|------------O---|------------5-O-| C#|------------O---|--------------O-|
G#|------2-------2-|------2---2-----| G#|------2-------2-|------2---2-----|
D#|O---3---3-------|O---3---3-------| D#|O---3---3-------|O---3---3-------|
Pattern B:
Repeat 1x
F#|----------------|-----------------|| |----------------|----------------|
C#|----------------|O-O-O-O-2-2-O-O-.|| |----------------|----------------|
G#|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------.|| |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|O-O-O---------2-|
D#|----------------|-----------------|| |----------------|------O-3-2-3---|
Pattern C: Pattern C (alternate):
F#|----------------|----------------| F#|----------------|----------------|
C#|2-2-2-4-5-5-5-4-|2-2-2-4-5---O---| C#|2---2-4-5---5-4-|2---2-4-5---O---|
G#|----------------|----------------| G#|--2-------5-----|--2-------------|
D#|----------------|----------------| D#|----------------|----------------|
How it's played:
Intro: pattern A, 4 times (bass alone 1st 2 times)
Verse 1: pattern A, 4 times
Chorus ("I want to love..."): pattern B
Pattern A, 2 times
Verse 2: pattern A, 4 times
Chorus: pattern B
Pattern A, 2 times
Bass solo: pattern A, 2 times
Guitar solo: pattern C, 10 times
Pattern A, 2 times
Verse 3: pattern A, 4 times
Chorus: pattern B
Pattern A, until you decide to end
Questions/comments, e-mail jules@coconutgroove.cc
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