Damned - The Black Album

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The Black Album (1980)
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By Barry Hutchinson (barry_sta@hotmail.com)

All Guitars are tuned as follows: E A D G B E  (from low to high)


'Wait For The Blackout'
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(Transcribed by Barry Hutchinson 1/97)

Guitar intro

E------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D----(11)-(12)--(14)-(12)^-(11)^-----|--------------------------------------------|
A---0~~----------------------0~------|----(11)-(12)--(14)-(12)^-(11)^-------------|
E------------------------------------|--0~~-----------------------0~--------------|


E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G--(12)-(11)^~-(11)-(12)(12)-(11)---|
D---0-----0-----0-----0---0----0----|
A-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|

verse
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   D                                        D
E----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G----(11)-(12)(12)~~--(12)(12)-(11)(11)--|----(11)-(12)(12)~~--(12)(12)-(11)(11)--------|
D--0~~-----------------------------------|--0~~-----------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
   Don't you ask me  to come out....        When the sun        does shine____


Acoustic Pre-solo
-----------------

E-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G-----5-----7-----5--------5----------------|------5------7------5--------(11)h(12)-(11)-|
D---------------------7^-------7-6-5----5h7-|------------------------------0----------0--|
A--5-----5-----5---------------------8------|--5------5------5---------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|

Electric Guitar solo
--------------------

E--------(14)~-------------------(14)~--(14)-(12)-(11)-(12)-(11)~------------------------|
B--(12)~--------(12)^-------(12)^-----------------------------------(12)-----------------|
G--------------------(11)^----------------------------------------------(11)--9-8--------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------(11)---|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9---|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D G chords to end...

'Lively Arts'
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'Silly Kids Games'
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'Drinking About My Baby'
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(Transcribed by Barry Hutchinson 1/97)

Verse
-----
B A     B A     B A D.....

Chorus
------
A B D E

'Hit Or Miss'
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(Transcribed by Barry Hutchinson 1/97)

Verse
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(C      F A#)x3         G

    C                                      F             A#
E--------------------------------1-----------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------1-----------------------------------------------------|
G---5----------------------------2---------3-------------------------------------------|
D---5----------------------------3---------3-------------------------------------------|
A---3----------------------------3---------1-------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------1-----------------------------------------------------|
  Met on the dance floor of the palais de dance

'Twisted Nerve'
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'Dr Jeckyll And Mr Hyde'
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(Transcribed by Barry Hutchinson 2/98)

Acoustic guitar intro(without bass guitar)

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------0---------0---------0-------0-------3------0-------0-----0------3------0--0--|
G-------7---------6---------5-------4-------0------2-------2-----2------0------0----7--|
D-----5---------4---------3-------2-------2------1-------2-----1------2------4------6--|
A---7---------6---------5-------4-------3------2-------0-----2------3------5--------7--|
E------------------------~~------------------------------------------------------------|

(with bass)

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------0---------0---------0--------0--------3--------0-------0-----0------3------0--0----|
G-------7--7-------6--6------5--5-----4--4-----0--0-----2-------2-----2------0------0----7---|
D-----5-----5----4-----4----3----3---2----2---2----2---1-------2-----1------2------4------6--|
A---7---------7-6-------6--5------5-4------4-3------3-2-------0-----2------3------5--------7-|
E------------------------~~------------------------------------------------------------------|

'Sick Of This And That'
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(Transcribed by Barry Hutchinson 1/97)

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------2-2------2--4~------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------2-2------2--4~------------------------------------------------|
A--2-2-----2--2-2-----2--0-0------0--2~------------------------------------------------|
E--0-0-----0--4-4-----4--------~~------------------------------------------------------|

'History Of The World Pt1'
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(Transcribed by Barry Hutchinson 1/97)

'13th Floor Vendetta'
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'Therapy'
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'Curtain Call'
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(Transcribed by Barry Hutchinson 2/97)

Intro
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   A         A#        C        A#    A
E-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B---------2~--------3~--------5~---3~----2~-|---------2--2~------3~--3------5~---3~----2~--2--|
G-------------------------------------------|----------2---------------------------------2--2-|
D--1-/-2-----2-/-3-----3-/-5----3-----2-----|--1/2------2---2/3---3-----3/5----3-----2----2---|
A--0~--------0~-----------------------------|--0~---------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

E---------9--------9^^-----------(10)^---(10)^------------(12)---(12)----(10)---9-------------|
B-----------(10)------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----/-9---------9------9-/-(10)------(10)-----(10)-/-(12)----(12)----(10)---9----------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Guitar Chord TAB Stave (Guitar1)
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The stave below shows the TAB for the rhythm chords which are played
by Guitar1. They are included as TAB here, only, as they're standard
chords.
                  B   A   E   D A   G
                E-7---5---------------3----|
                B-7---5-----------2---3----|
                G-8---6---9---7---2---6----|
                D-9---7---9---7---2---5----|
                A-9---7---7---5---0---5----|
                E-7---5---------------3----|

TAB Key
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        b  - bend a semitone (1 fret)
       YbZ - bend the note at fret Y to the same pitch
             as the note found at fret Z
        r  - release previous bend
        Y[Z]- Play the note at fret Y which has been previously bent
             to the same pitch as that found on fret Z.
        h  - hammer on
        p  - pulloff
        /  - slide up
          - slide down
        tr - tremolo picking
        ~  - hold note
        ^  - emphasise note
        () - incidental note
        rake - exagerate the strumming of the chord
              (but not enough for it to be an arpeggio)