Britney Spears – Toxic (Guitar Tab)
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|Britney Spears - Toxic | | | |Written by C. Dennis/C. Karlsson/P. Winnberg/H. Jonback | |Backing Vocals by Britney Spears, Cathy Dennis, Emma Holmgren & BlackCell | | | |Transcribed in tablature by Manolito Mystiq \------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
So, Britney's Toxic. The first time I heard it, I was quite amazed by the catchyness of the song.
The lyrics are very interesting too!
I wanted to show the rhythm in such a way that you understand how to play it. The song consists
mostly strummed chords in a rhythmic way. I have arranged the string melody, along with the
part what I would call the Bridge (where Britney screams).
|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- > quarter notes
1 2 3 4
|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- > eigth notes
1 e 2 e 3 e 4 e
|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- > sixteenth notes
1e1e2e2e3e3e4e4e
3
/|\
/ | \
|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- > an eigth triplet
1 a a 2 3 4
3
/|\
|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- > a sixteenth triplet
1aa 2 3 4
d = downstroke
u = upstroke
Pay attention to the downstroke and upstrokes. You would most definitely hear the difference
when you don't hit the rhythms in the correct strokes. It doesn't sound 'correct'.
[ C H O R D S ]
Cm Eb G [3] (third position) [6] (sixth position) [7] (seventh position) v v v |1|-|-|-| |1|-|-|-| |1|-|-|-| |1|2|-|-| |1|-|4|-| |1|2|-|-| |1|-|4|-| |1|-|3|-| |1|-|-|-| |1|-|3|-| |1|-|2|-| |1|-|3|-| |1|-|-|-| |1|-|-|-| |1|-|-|4| |x|x|x|x| |x|x|x|x| |x|x|x|x| D Db Ab [5] (fifth position) [4] (fourth position) [4] (fourth position) v v v |1|-|-|-| |1|-|-|-| |1|-|-|-| |1|-|4|-| |1|-|4|-| |1|-|-|-| |1|-|3|-| |1|-|3|-| |1|2|-|-| |1|-|2|-| |1|-|2|-| |1|-|3|-| |1|-|-|-| |1|-|-|-| |1|-|4|-| |x|x|x|x| |x|x|x|x| |1|-|-|-| G* (alternative) [3] (third position) v |1|-|-|-| |1|-|-|-| |1|2|-|-| |1|-|3|-| |1|-|4|-| |1|-|-|-| C5 [3] (third position) v |x|x|x|x| |x|x|x|x| |-|-|4|-| |-|-|3|-| |1|-|-|-| |x|x|x|x|
[ T A B L A T U R E ]
String Intro E|---------------------10-11-10-09---|14--10--11p10------| B|-----------------------------------|--------------13---| G|5---5---8-7-5-7-8------------------|-------------------| D|-----------------------------------|-------------------| x2 A|-----------------------------------|-------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Then:
d ud u \
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- | play 4 times (4 bars)
1 2 3 4 /
[1]------------------------------------------
(Britney starts singing)
Baby can't you see
u d ud u
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
d ud u \
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- | play 2 times (2 bars)
1 2 3 4 /
d ud u d d dud u
Eb |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- G |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
d ud u d
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
[2]----------------------------------------
d ud u \ Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- | play 4 times (4 bars) 1 2 3 4 /
d ud u d d dud u
Eb |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- G |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
d ud u d
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
[A]-----------------------------------------
d ud u \ Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- | play 4 times (4 bars) 1 2 3 4 /
d ud u d d dud u
Eb |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- G |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
d ud u d
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
[SOLO] E|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------| D|V-----V-----V---|V-----V-----V---| v= accentuate the note A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|----------------|----------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
[C H O R U S]
d u u u d u d u u u d u d u u u d u d u u u d u
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- Eb |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- D |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- Db |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
d u u u d u d u u u d u d u u u d u d u u u d u
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- Eb |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- Ab |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- G* |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
REPEAT [CHORUS] TIME 1:10
[3]----------------------------------------
d ud u \ Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- | play 4 times (4 bars) 1 2 3 4 /
d ud u d d dud u
Eb |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- G |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
d ud u
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- |8-----10-11-10///14------| (Slide up to F sharp (fourteenth fret)
1 2 3 4 |-------------------------|
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1 2 a 3 4 [A]-----------------------------------------
d ud u \ Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- | play 4 times (4 bars) 1 2 3 4 /
d ud u d d dud u
Eb |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- G |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
d ud u d
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
[SOLO]
[CHORUS]
[CHORUS] TIME 2:07
[BRIDGE] (Muse anyone?) E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|------------5-5-|------------5-5-|------------5-5-|------------5-5-| D|V-----V---------|V-----V---------|V-----V---------|V-----V---------| A|3-3-3-3-3-3-----|6-6-6-6-6-6-----|5-5-5-5-5-5-----|4-4-4-4-4-4-----| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------5-5-5-|----------5-5-5-|----------5-5-5-|----------------| D|V-----V---------|V-----V---------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|3-3-3-3-3-------|6-6-6-6-6-------|V-----V---------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-------|----------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
d u d u
C5 |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- |-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
[CHORUS] Play 2 times
[ENDING] TIME 3:04
u d u u d u u d u u d u
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- Eb |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- D |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- Db |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
u d u u d u u d u u d u
Cm |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- Eb |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- Ab |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|- G* |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
[The James Bond like clean guitar]-----------------------------------|
TIME 1:10 E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|------------0---|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|1---------------|----------------|----------------| A|--3---1-3-------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------343-4-| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|--------1-------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|------------0---|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|1---------------|----------------|----------------| A|3---------------|----------------|----------------|--------3-3-3-3-| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|3---3-----------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|3\\\------------| (lower the tremolo bar or slide down) E|----------------| 1 2 3 4 TIME 2:07 E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|------------0---|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|1---------------|----------------|----------------| A|--3---1-3-------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------343-4-| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 TIME 3:04 E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|------------0---|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|1---------------|0---------------|----------------| A|3---------------|----------------|----------------|4---------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------343-4-| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 E|----------------|----------------| B|--------1-------|----------------| G|------------0---|----------------| D|----------------|1---------------| A|3---------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bass sounding guitar
TIME 2:40 and 3:01 E|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|----------6(3)6-| E|----------------| 1 2 3 4 TIME 2:44 E|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|----------3---1-| E|------------3---| 1 2 3 4 TIME 2:54 (Effect, probably) E|-----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|----------------| G|-----------------|----------------| D|-----------------|7\\\\\----------| (lower the tremolo bar or slide down) A|----------356----|----------------| E|-----------------|----------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Mystery:
If you listen closely, you hear (What I think is) a guitar playing something, which I think sounds like
this (every second and fourth beat when the strings play):
E|----5-------5---| (C diminished) B|--4---4---4---4-| G|5-------5-------| D|----------------| A|----------------| E|----------------| 1 2 3 4