Electric Light Orchestra – Starlight (Guitar)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Jeff Lynne From: "Out of the Blue" (1977) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Riff] The piano plays a little pattern in the | F | Caug | part. Include it in [Intro], [Interlude], [Verse] where you feel it's necessary.
                      Caug9    Caug9
  F   F6  F   F6  Caug     Caug
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|1-1-3-3-1-1-3-3-|1-1-3-3-1-1-3-3-|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------|----------------|
The same pattern is used in the outro over different chords.
                                      Ebmaj7   Ebmaj7
  F   F6  F   F6  Eaug E7 Eaug E7   Eb6     Eb6      D7  D   D7  D
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|1-1-3-3-1-1-3-3-|1-1-3-3-1-1-3-3-|1-1-3-3-1-1-3-3-|1-1-3-3-1-1-3-3-|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
SYNTH-LICKS (notes in brackes: Outro only)
 Lick 1                        
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|--------------10|9---------------|
G|----------7-10--|---(9)----------|
D|--------10------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|

Lick2 
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|8---------------|
B|--------------10|----10----------|
G|----------7-10--|----------------|
D|--------10------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
Caug      x-3-2-1-1(0)
Eaug      0-3-2-1-1(0)
C6        x-3-2-2-1(0)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro]
| F | Caug | F | Caug |
  (Lick 1)   (Lick 1)
[Verse]
F         Caug                     | F  | Caug |
Starlight, I hear you callin' out to me.

F         Caug                     | F  | D7 |
Sweet love  rollin' across my mind again (Lick 2)
[Bridge]
       Gm7                    Am7
I want you, yes, I do, I need you, yes, I do.

             Bbm7           Am
And then you run. You gotta stop 
[break] [Chorus]
         Dm               Am7
Foolin' around, keep your feet 

       Gm7                   Gm7 Abm7 Am7 Bbm7   Am7
On the ground, little girl,

    Dm             Am        Gm7                   Gm7 Abm7 Am7 Bbm7   C6
And starlight will shine all around, little girl.
[Interlude]
| F | Caug | 
  (Lick 1)
[Verse]
F         Caug                            F        | Caug |
Starlight,   your eyes are lookin' out so far away.

       F                Caug                       F                |  D7  |
Constellation in the sky  is smiling down on me, I wonder, wonder why. (Lick 2)
[Bridge]
      Gm7                        Am7
I can feel you're so real, I can see you're so near

             Bbm7           Am 
And then you run. You gotta stop 
[break] [Chorus]
         Dm               Am7
Foolin' around, keep your feet 

       Gm7                   Gm7 Abm7 Am7 Bbm7   Am7
On the ground, little girl,

    Dm             Am        Gm7                   Gm7 Abm7 Am7 Bbm7   Am7
And starlight will shine all around, little girl.

Dm         Am             Gm7                   Gm7 Abm7 Am7 Bbm7   C6
You had me all the summer long, little girl.
[Verse]
F         Caug                           | F  | Caug |
Moonglow,    come light the way up to my window.

       F                    Caug                         F          |  D7  |
As you roll across the night    don't tell nobody that I told you so. (Lick 2)
[Bridge]
       Gm7                    Am7
I need you, yes, I do, I need you, yes, I do.

             Bbm7           Am
And then you run. You gotta stop 
[break] [Chorus]
         Dm               Am
Foolin' around, keep your feet 

       Gm7                   Gm7 Abm7 Am7 Bbm7   Am7
On the ground, little girl,

    Dm             Am        Gm7                   Gm7 Abm7 Am7 Bbm7   Am7
And starlight will shine all around, little girl.

Dm         Am             Gm7                   Gm7 Abm7 Am7 Bbm7   C6
You had me all the summer long, little girl.
[Outro]
| F | Eaug | Eb6 | D7 |
  (Lick 1)   (Lick 2)

F               Eaug                         Eb6      D7
Starlight, your eyes are lookin' down on me   so far away.
(Lick 1) (Lick 2) (repeat & fade)