10cc – Rubber Bullets (Guitar Tab)
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Tabbed by: axe victim
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Tuning: EADGBe
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| s slur - very rapid slide, sounds like one note
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato or sustain
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| PM palm mute
|(13) ghost note
| < pick scrape
| b bend
| r relax bend
| pb pre-bend
| ^ quarter tone bend
|(x7678x) chord shape
|(02:10) time marker
Another favourite by 10cc, from the album 10cc.
Intro:
Four bars of G5 (355xxx)
Four bars of A5 (577xxx)
Four bars of C5 (x355xx)
five bars of D5 (x577xx)
Verse: Boogie/shuffle triplet feel throughout...
___D5_______D6____D5__________D6____D5___________D6____D5__________D6______ "I went to a party at the lo - cal coun - ty... " e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| A|-12----12-14----12-12----12-14----12--12----12-14----12-12----12-14------| E|-10----10-10----10-10----10-10----10--10----10-10----10-10----10-10------|
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___G5_______G6____G5__________G6____G5___________G6____G5__________G6______ " jail... all the..." e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| A|-5-----5--7-----5--5-----5--7-----5-|-5-----5--7-----5--5-----5--7-------| E|-3-----3--3-----3--3-----3--3-----3-|-3-----3--3-----3--3-----3--3-------| ___D5_______D6____D5__________D6____D5___________D6____D5__________D6______ "cons were dancing and the band be - gan to..." e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| A|-12----12-14----12-12----12-14----12--12----12-14----12-12----12-14------| E|-10----10-10----10-10----10-10----10--10----10-10----10-10----10-10------| ___G5_______G6____G5__________G6____G5___________G6____G5__________G6______ " wail... but the..." e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| A|-5-----5--7-----5--5-----5--7-----5-|-5-----5--7-----5--5-----5--7-------| E|-3-----3--3-----3--3-----3--3-----3-|-3-----3--3-----3--3-----3--3-------| ___A5_______A6____A5__________A6____A5___________A6____A5__________A6______ "guys were in - dis - creet... They were..." e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| A|-7-----7--9-----7--7-----7--9-----7-|-7-----7--9-----7--7-----7--9-------| E|-5-----5--5-----5--5-----5--5-----5-|-5-----5--5-----5--5-----5--5-------| ___G5_______G6____G5__________G6____G5___________G6____G5__________G6______ "brawl ing in the street... At the..." e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| A|-5-----5--7-----5--5-----5--7-----5-|-5-----5--7-----5--5-----5--7-------| E|-3-----3--3-----3--3-----3--3-----3-|-3-----3--3-----3--3-----3--3-------| ___D________D6____D5__________D6________A5_______A6____A5__________A6______ "lo - cal dance at the lo - cal coun ty..." e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| A|-12----12-14----12-12----12-14------|-7-----7--9-----7--7-----7--9-------| E|-10----10-10----10-10----10-10------|-5-----5--5-----5--5-----5--5-------| ___D5_______D6____D5__________D6______________A5___________________________ "jail..." e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------|-------7--7-----7--7-----7--7-------| A|-12----12-14----12-12----12-14----12--------7--7-----7--7-----7--7-------| E|-10----10-10----10-10----10-10----10--------5--5-----5--5-----5--5-------|
Repeat verse.
Chorus:
"Load..."
___Bm______________________________________________________________A_______ "up load up, load up with Rubber..." e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-3-----3--3-----3--3-----3--3-----3-|-3-----3--3-----3--3-----3----------| G|-4-----4--4-----4--4-----4--4-----4-|-4-----4--4-----4--4-----4----------| D|-4-----4--4-----4--4-----4--4-----4-|-4-----4--4-----4--4-----4----------| A|-2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--2-----2-|-2-----2--2-----2--2-----2--0-------| E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - | 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - |
___G5______________________________________________________________________ "bullets... I love to..." e|-------3--3-----3--3-----3--3-----3-|-3-----3--3-----3--3-----3--3-------| B|-------3--3-----3--3-----3--3-----3-|-3-----3--3-----3--3-----3--3-------| G|-------4--4-----4--4-----4--4-----4-|-4-----4--4-----4--4-----4--4-------| D|-------5--5-----5--5-----5--5-----5-|-5-----5--5-----5--5-----5--5-------| A|-------5--5-----5--5-----5--5-----5-|-5-----5--5-----5--5-----5--5-------| E|-3-----3--3-----3--3-----3--3-----3-|-3-----3--3-----3--3-----3--3-------|
| 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - | 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - |
___Em___________________________________A__________________________________ "hear those con victs squeal It's a..." "shame these slugs ain't real But we..." e|-------0--0-----0--0-----0--0-------|------------------------------------| B|-------0--0-----0--0-----0--0-------|-------2--2-----2--2-----2--2-------| G|-------0--0-----0--0-----0--0-------|-------2--2-----2--2-----2--2-------| D|-------2--2-----2--2-----2--2-------|-------2--2-----2--2-----2--2-------| A|-------2--2-----2--2-----2--2-------|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-------| E|-0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-------|------------------------------------| ___D5_______D6____D5__________D6________A5_______A6____A5__________A6______ "can't have dancin' at the lo - cal coun ty..." e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| D|-7-----7--9-----7--7-----7--9-------|------------------------------------| A|-5-----5--5-----5--5-----5--5-------|-7-----7--9-----7--7-----7--9-------| E|------------------------------------|-5-----5--5-----5--5-----5--5-------| ___D5_______D6____D5__________D6______________A5___________________________ "jail..." e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| D|-7-----7--9-----7--7-----7--9-----7---7-----7--7-----7--7-----7--7-------| A|-5-----5--5-----5--5-----5--5-----5---5-----7--7-----7--7-----7--7-------| E|------------------------------------|-------5--5-----5--5-----5--5-------|
| 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - | 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - |
Repeat verse.
Repeat chorus.
___D5_______D6____D5__________D6____D5___________D6____D5_______Eb5________ "What-cha gon - na do a - bout it what-cha gon - na do..." e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| A|-12----12-14----12-12----12-14----12--12----12-14----12-12----13---------| E|-10----10-10----10-10----10-10----10--10----10-10----10-10----11---------| ___E5_______E6____E5__________E6____E5___________E6_____E5_________________ "What-cha gon - na do a - bout it what-cha gon - na do..." e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| A|-14----14-16----14-14----14-16----14--14----14-16----14-14---------------| E|-12----12-12----12-12----12-12----12--12----12-12----12-12---------------|
Guitar solo, same chord progression as intro.
___G5_(355xxx)_____________________________________________________________ 02:15 e|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------|------------------------------------| B|----------------------------12----10-----------------10-14p10----12----10- G|------------------------------------|-11~~~~~~~11-------------11---------| D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
___G5_(355xxx)_____________________________________________________________
e|-------12-------12-------12---------|------------------------------------| B|-12b14~~~~12b14~~~~12b14~~~~12p10---|----10-12b14r12p10------------------| G|----------------------------------11--11----------------11~~~~~~~--------| D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ___A5_(577xxx)_____________________________________________________________ 02:21 e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-----9-------|----------------------------------9-| D|-------------------------11----11-9-|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--9--11---| A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - | 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - |
___A5_(577xxx)_____________________________________________________________
e|----------------------------10-12-10-------------------------------------| B|-------------------10-12-14---------|-12-10------------------------------| G|-11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------------|-------11-11----11-------11~/\------| D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ___C5_(x355xx)_____________________________________________________________ 02:28 e|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-17b19~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------| B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
___C5_(x355xx)_____________________________________________________________
e|pb19~~r17-14------------------------|----------14-17-14------------------| B|----------------15----15----15----15-----15-17----------17-15------------| G|-------------------16~~~~16~~~~16~~~~~16----------------------16-16------| D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ___D5_(x577xx)_____________________________________________________________ 02:34 e|-17-14----14----14------------------|------------------------------------| B|-------17----17----17-15----15----15-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------16----16---|-16-14----14----14------------------| D|------------------------------------|-------16----------16-14----16-14---| A|------------------------------------|-------------------------17-------17p14- E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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___D5_(x577xx)_____________________________________________________________
e|------------------------------------|----------------------------------14-
B|------------------------------------|-------------------------15-15h17---|
G|------------------------------------|----------------14-14h16------------|
D|------------------------------------|-------14-14h16---------------------|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----14-14------|-14h17------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
___D5_(x577xx)________________________
"Sergeant..."
e|-14h17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|| 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - |
Interlude:
___D_(xx0232)______________________________________________________________
"Baker started talkin' With a bullhorn in his hand... He was..."
___Dm_(xx0231)_____________________________________________________________
"Cool, he was clear He was always in command... He said..."
___Gmaj7_(3x4432)____G_(355433)_________Em_(022000)_F#m _(244222)__________
"Blood will flow; Here Padre..."
___Em_(022000)_______F#m_(244222)_______G_(355433)_________________________
"Padre you talk to your boys...
___G_(355433)___________________________A_(577655)_________________________
"Trust in me..."
___D_(x577xx)________A_(577xxx)_________D_(x577xx)_____D#_(x677xx)_________
"God will come to..."
___E_(x799xx)________B_(x244xx)_________C_(x355xx)_________________________
"set you free..."
___F5_______F#5______G5_______G#5_______A5_______A#5______B5_______________
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| A|-3--------4--------5--------6-------|-7--------8--------9----------------| E|-1--------2--------3--------4-------|-5--------6--------7----------------|
Repeat verse.
Repeat chorus:
Repeat guitar solo section.
Outro vamp on D5 - D6, big D chord to finish.
Words and music by 10cc
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| s slur - very rapid slide, sounds like one note
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato or sustain
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| PM palm mute
|(13) ghost note
| < pick scrape
| b bend
| r relax bend
| pb pre-bend
| ^ quarter tone bend
|(x7678x) chord shape
|(02:10) time marker