John Mellencamp – Play Guitar (Guitar Solo Tab)
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[Intro]
A A A G D A e|-5-5-5-3-2-3--| RIFF 1 b|-5-5-5-3-3-3--| g|-6-6-6-4-2-4--| d|-7-7-7-5-4-5--| a|-7-7-7-5-5-5--| E|-5-5-5-3---3--| A A D A A G D e|-5----5-5--------5----5-3-2--------------| RIFF 2 b|-5----5-7--------5----5-3-3--------------| g|-6----6-7--------6----6-4-2--------------| d|-7----7-7--------7----7-5-4--------------| a|-7----7-5--------7----7-5-5--------------| E|-5----5----------5----5-3----------------| 2x A A A D A A A G D e|-5--5--5-5--------5--5--5-3-2------------| RIFF 3 b|-5--5--5-7--------5--5--5-3-3------------| g|-6--6--6-7--------6--6--6-4-2------------| d|-7--7--7-7--------7--7--7-5-4------------| a|-7--7--7-5--------7--7--7-5-5------------| E|-5--5--5----------5--5--5-3--------------| 2x
[Verse 1]
You may drive around in your town in a brand new shiny car e|-5---5------5---5--------------------5-------5----5--3--2------------| RIFF 3 b|-5---5------5---7--------------------5-------5----5--3--3------------| g|-6---6------6---7--------------------6-------6----6--4--2------------| d|-7---7------7---7---------------- ---7-------7----7--5--4------------| a|-7---7------7---5--------------------7-------7----7--5--5------------| E|-5---5------5------------------------5-------5----5--3---------------| Your face in the wind, your haircut's in and your friends think you're bizzare e|-5-------5---------5-----5----------------------5--5----------------5--3---2------------| RIFF 3 b|-5-------5---------5-----7----------------------5--5----------------5--3---3------------| g|-6-------6---------6-----7----------------------6--6----------------6--4---2------------| d|-7-------7---------7-----7----------------------7--7----------------7--5---4------------| a|-7-------7---------7-----5----------------------7--7----------------7--5---5------------| E|-5-------5---------5----------------------------5--5----------------5--3----------------| You may find a cushy job and I hope that you go far e|-5---5-----5-5---------------5--------5----5--3---2------------| RIFF 3 b|-5---5-----5-7---------------5--------5----5--3---3------------| g|-6---6-----6-7---------------6--------6----6--4---2------------| d|-7---7-----7-7---------------7--------7----7--5---4------------| a|-7---7-----7-5---------------7--------7----7--5---5------------| E|-5---5-----5-----------------5--------5----5--3----------------|
N.C.
But if you really want to taste some cool success, you'd better learn to play guitar
[Chorus]
Play guitar (play guitar) Play guitar (play guitar) Play guitar (play guitar) e|------5---5-5-5-----5--5----5-3--2-------5--5-5-5--5--5----5-3--2------5----5-5-5--5--5----5-3-| e|------5---5-5-7-----5--5----5-3--2-------5--5-5-5--5--5----5-3--2------5----5-5-7--5--5----5-3-| g|------6---6-6-7-----6--6----6-4--2-------6--6-6-7--6--6----6-4--2------6----6-6-7--6--6----6-4-| g|------6---6-6-7-----6--6----6-4--2-------6--6-6-7--6--6----6-4--2------6----6-6-7--6--6----6-4-| a|------7---7-7-5-----7--7----7-5--5-------7--7-7-5--7--7----7-5--5------7----7-7-5--7--7----7-5-| E|------5---5-5-------5--5----5-3----------5--5-5----5--5----5-3---------5----5-5----5--5----5-3-| Play guitar oh yeah... e|-2-------5---5-5-5-------5--5----5-3--2-| b|-3-------5---5-5-7-------5--5----5-3--3-| g|-2-------6---6-6-7-------6--6----6-4--2-| d|-4-------6---6-6-7-------7--7----7-5--4-| a|-5-------7---7-7-5-------7--7----7-5--5-| E|---------5---5-5---------5--5----5-3----|
[Verse 2] *Same as verse 1; repeat RIFF 3 throughout.
You got your eyes on the cheerleader queen
And you're walkin' her home from school
You know that she's only seventeen
But you know that your a fool
You know you can't touch this stuff
Without money or a brand new car
Let me give you some good advice young man
You better learn to play guitar
[Chorus]
Play guitar (play guitar) Play guitar (play guitar) Play guitar (play guitar) e|------5---5-5-5-----5--5----5-3--2-------5--5-5-5--5--5----5-3--2------5----5-5-5--5--5----5-3-| e|------5---5-5-7-----5--5----5-3--2-------5--5-5-5--5--5----5-3--2------5----5-5-7--5--5----5-3-| g|------6---6-6-7-----6--6----6-4--2-------6--6-6-7--6--6----6-4--2------6----6-6-7--6--6----6-4-| g|------6---6-6-7-----6--6----6-4--2-------6--6-6-7--6--6----6-4--2------6----6-6-7--6--6----6-4-| a|------7---7-7-5-----7--7----7-5--5-------7--7-7-5--7--7----7-5--5------7----7-7-5--7--7----7-5-| E|------5---5-5-------5--5----5-3----------5--5-5----5--5----5-3---------5----5-5----5--5----5-3-| Play guitar oh yeah... e|-2-------5---5-5-5-------5--5----5-3--2-| b|-3-------5---5-5-7-------5--5----5-3--3-| g|-2-------6---6-6-7-------6--6----6-4--2-| d|-4-------6---6-6-7-------7--7----7-5--4-| a|-5-------7---7-7-5-------7--7----7-5--5-| E|---------5---5-5---------5--5----5-3----| All the women around the world want a phony rock star.... who plays guitar e|-5---5----5--5--3------3----3----3-----2--2--2--2-<0>-----------------------| d|-7---7----7--7--5------5----5----5-----4--4--4--4-<2>-----------------------| g|-6---6----6--6--4------4----4----4-----2--2--2--2-<1>-----------------------| d|-7---7----7--7--5------5----5----5-----4--4--4--4-<2>-----------------------| a|-7---7----7--7--5------5----5----5-----5--5--5--5-<2>-----------------------| E|-5---5----5--5--3------3----3----3----------------<0>-----------------------|
[Solo]
e|--------------------------------------------| b|-/8-8---8-8-8-8-8----8-8----/8-8-7-5---12~--| g|---------------------------------------11~--| d|--------------------------------------------| a|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| x2 e|------------------------------------5------5------5------5--------------3-2----| b|-----7b-------------------------3h5----3h5----3h5----3h5----7b----------3-3----| g|-9~--7b---4pm-4pm-4pm-4pm-4pm-------------------------------7b----------4-2----| d|----------5pm-5pm-5pm-5pm-5pm-------------------------------------------5-4----| a|------------------------------------------------------------------------5-5----| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------3------| e|-17-17-17-15-14-15--| b|-17-17-17-15-14-15--| g|--------------------| d|--------------------| a|--------------------| E|--------------------|x3 e|-8---| b|-10--| g|-----| d|-----| a|-----| E|-----| A5 A5 D5 A5 A5 G5 D5 e|-----------------------------------| RIFF 4 b|-----------------------------------| g|-----------------------------------| d|------7----------------------------| a|-7--7-5-----7---7--5--5------------| E|-5--5-------5---5--3--2------------| x4
[Verse 3]
You can pump your iron and shine your shoes and wear your hair just right e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| RIFF 4 b|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| g|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------7-------------------------------------------------| a|------7--------------7---5--------------------7--------------7----5-----5--| E|------5--------------5------------------------5--------------5----3-----2--| You go down out on cruising street 'cause you wanna score tonight e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| RIFF 4 b|-------------------------------------------------------------------| g|-------------------------------------------------------------------| d|------------------7------------------------------------------------| a|--7------------7--5-------------------------7-----------7-5-----5--| E|--5------------5----------------------------5-----------5-3-----2--| We all want to strut and stuff and you really wanna show your scars e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| RIFF 4 b|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| g|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| d|----------------7---------------------------------------------------------| a|-7---------7----5----------------------7-----------------7----5-----5-----| E|-5---------5---------------------------5-----------------5----3-----2-----|
N.C.
Forget all about that macho stuff and learn how to play guitar
[Chorus]
Play guitar (play guitar) Play guitar (play guitar) Play guitar (play guitar) e|------5---5-5-5-----5--5----5-3--2-------5--5-5-5--5--5----5-3--2------5----5-5-5--5--5----5-3-| e|------5---5-5-7-----5--5----5-3--2-------5--5-5-5--5--5----5-3--2------5----5-5-7--5--5----5-3-| g|------6---6-6-7-----6--6----6-4--2-------6--6-6-7--6--6----6-4--2------6----6-6-7--6--6----6-4-| g|------6---6-6-7-----6--6----6-4--2-------6--6-6-7--6--6----6-4--2------6----6-6-7--6--6----6-4-| a|------7---7-7-5-----7--7----7-5--5-------7--7-7-5--7--7----7-5--5------7----7-7-5--7--7----7-5-| E|------5---5-5-------5--5----5-3----------5--5-5----5--5----5-3---------5----5-5----5--5----5-3-| Play guitar oh yeah... e|-2-------5---5-5-5-------5--5----5-3--2-| b|-3-------5---5-5-7-------5--5----5-3--3-| g|-2-------6---6-6-7-------6--6----6-4--2-| d|-4-------6---6-6-7-------7--7----7-5--4-| a|-5-------7---7-7-5-------7--7----7-5--5-| E|---------5---5-5---------5--5----5-3----|
*To end the song, play improvised variations of RIFF 1, RIFF 2 and RIFF 3 for about eight measures.
```LEGEND```
/ - slide in
pm - palm mute
h - hammer on
b - bend
~ - vibrato
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| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
| h Hammer-on
| b Bend
| pm palm mute
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