Midnight Oil – Surfing With A Spoon (Guitar Solo Tab)
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[Intro] e|-12-----12--------|---11-------11-----|--------9----------| B|----9-------9-----|------9--------9---|------------10-----| G|------9-------9---|-------------------|------9-------9----| D|----------9-----9-|-9------9--------9-|---11-----------11-| A|------------------|-------------------|-9-----------------| E|------------------|-------------------|-------------------| e|------------------|--------12---------|-11-----11---------| B|------------------|-------9-----9-----|----9--------9-----| G|------9-----9-----|------9--------9---|------9--------9---|etc.. D|----11----9-----9-|-----9-----------9-|-----------------9-| A|-12-----11----9---|-------------------|-------------------| E|------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------| intro repeats eight times until it finishes on chords E D C Bb played like: e|------------------------| B|----9-9---7-7---5-5---3-| G|----9-9---7-7---5-5---3-| D|----9-9---7-7---5-5---3-| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| [Verse 1] e|------------------------| B|---12--12--12--12--12---| G|----11--11--11--11--11--| D|-----12--12--12--12--12-| A|-10---------------------| E|------------------------| Between lines is this riff (Played by Bear): e|-----------------|-------------------| B|-----------------|-------------------| G|-----------------|-------------------| D|------2---0------|-------------------| A|-----------------|-2-1-0-------------| E|--0--------------|--------4-3-0------|
While this bass riff is played I think Martin plays harmonic slashes but it could be Jim on Keys
e|----12-----------|-------------------| B|----12-----------|-------------------| G|----12-----------|-------------------| D|----12-----------|-------------------| A|----12-----------|-------------------| E|----12-----------|-------------------| e|-----7-----------|-------------------| B|-----7-----------|-------------------| G|-----7-----------|-------------------| D|-----7-----------|-------------------| A|-----7-----------|-------------------| E|-----7-----------|-------------------|
The chorus may be incorrect but it sounds alright
Em
Working in the city from nine to five
D G
Traffic on the highway gonna blow my mind
D C
Surfing with a spoon all the rest of the time
D Bm D(5th Fret) E(7th Fret)
Oh yeah, all the rest of the time
Post Chorus Fill (Bass riff played through 4 times while harmonics played on top) e|-----------------|-------------------| B|-----------------|-------------------| G|-----------------|-------------------| D|------2---0------|-------------------| A|-----------------|-2-1-0-------------| E|--0--------------|--------4-3-0------| Martin (Harmonics): e|----12-----------|-------------------| B|----12-----------|-------------------| G|----12-----------|-------------------| D|----12-----------|-------------------| A|----12-----------|-------------------| E|----12-----------|-------------------| e|-----7-----------|-------------------| B|-----7-----------|-------------------| G|-----7-----------|-------------------| D|-----7-----------|-------------------| A|-----7-----------|-------------------| E|-----7-----------|-------------------| e|-----5-----------|-------------------| B|-----5-----------|-------------------| G|-----5-----------|-------------------| D|-----5-----------|-------------------| A|-----5-----------|-------------------| E|-----5-----------|-------------------| e|-----7-----------|-------------------| B|-----7-----------|-------------------| G|-----7-----------|-------------------| D|-----7-----------|-------------------| A|-----7-----------|-------------------| E|-----7-----------|-------------------| [Verse 2] e|------------------------| B|---12--12--12--12--12---| G|----11--11--11--11--11--| D|-----12--12--12--12--12-| A|-10---------------------| E|------------------------| Bass Riff (Between Lines) e|-----------------|-------------------| B|-----------------|-------------------| G|-----------------|-------------------| D|------2---0------|-------------------| A|-----------------|-2-1-0-------------| E|--0--------------|--------4-3-0------| Martin (Harmonics) e|----12-----------|-------------------| B|----12-----------|-------------------| G|----12-----------|-------------------| D|----12-----------|-------------------| A|----12-----------|-------------------| E|----12-----------|-------------------| e|-----7-----------|-------------------| B|-----7-----------|-------------------| G|-----7-----------|-------------------| D|-----7-----------|-------------------| A|-----7-----------|-------------------| E|-----7-----------|-------------------|
[Chorus 2]
Em
Working in the city from nine to five
D G
Traffic on the highway gonna blow my mind
D C
Surfing with a spoon all the rest of the time
D Bm D(5th Fret) E(7th Fret)
Oh yeah, all the rest of the time
The Bass riff is then played on guitar like this four times e|-----------------|-------------------| B|-----------------|-------------------| G|-----------------|-------------------| D|------2---0------|----------5-2------| A|-----------------|-2-1-0-------------| E|--0--------------|--------3----------|
First Guitar Solo is all Harmonics (b indicates bend behind nut)
e|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------| B|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------| G|--12-----------12--|--7------------7--|--5-----------5--|--7b~~~~~~~----| D|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------| A|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------| E|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------| e|--12---------------|--7---------------|------------------| B|------12-----------|-----7------------|------------------| G|----------12-------|--------7---------|--5b~~~-~~~5~--7--| D|-------------------|------------------|------------------| A|-------------------|------------------|------------------| E|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
Then Martin plays harmonic slashes across the 12th, 7th, 5th and 9th
frets - I haven't worked in exactly what order!
Then we get to the "Merry Go Round" keyboard bit
Second Solo e|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------| B|-------------------|--------2---2-3-2-|-3/5-5-3-5---5-3-|-5------7-5-7--| G|0-0h2--------------|--4-2-4---4-------|-----------------|---~~~~~~~-----| D|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------| A|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------| E|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------| e|-------------------|------------------|--------------12-| B|-8-7-8----10-8-10--|-10-8-10/12--10-12|10-10-12-10-12b--| G|-------------------|------------------|----~~~-~~~-~----| The next bit is some insane shredding I couldn't D|-------------------|------------------|-----------------| figure out for the life of me. A|-------------------|------------------|-----------------| E|-------------------|------------------|-----------------| After shredding it goes (x3) e|-------------------|------------------| B|-------------------|------------------| G|--2h4-2------------|---------2--------| D|--------4-2--------|-----2-4---4-2----| A|-------------------|-2h4--------------| E|-------------------|------------------| Then (x1) e|-------------------|------------/-12--| B|-------------------|------------------| G|-4-2-4-6-4-6-7-6-7-|-7/9-7-9----------| D|-------------------|------------------| A|-------------------|------------------| E|-------------------|------------------| Then back to the last verse and chorus, and finishes on the E D C Bb chords like in the intro. Guitar Riff (x4) e|-----------------|-------------------| B|-----------------|-------------------| G|-----------------|-------------------| D|------2---0------|----------5-2------| A|-----------------|-2-1-0-------------| E|--0--------------|--------3----------| [Verse 3] e|-----7---7---7---7---7---| B|------8---8---8---8---8--| G|-------9---9---9---9---9-| D|-------------------------| A|---10--------------------| E|-------------------------| Bass Riff (Between Lines) e|-----------------|-------------------| B|-----------------|-------------------| G|-----------------|-------------------| D|------2---0------|-------------------| A|-----------------|-2-1-0-------------| E|--0--------------|--------4-3-0------| Martin (Harmonics) e|----12-----------|-------------------| B|----12-----------|-------------------| G|----12-----------|-------------------| D|----12-----------|-------------------| A|----12-----------|-------------------| E|----12-----------|-------------------| e|-----7-----------|-------------------| B|-----7-----------|-------------------| G|-----7-----------|-------------------| D|-----7-----------|-------------------| A|-----7-----------|-------------------| E|-----7-----------|-------------------|
[Chorus 3]
Em
Working in the city from nine to five
D G
Traffic on the highway gonna blow my mind
D C
Surfing with a spoon all the rest of the time
D Bm D(5th Fret) E(7th Fret)
Oh yeah, all the rest of the time
Guitar Riff (x3) e|-----------------|-------------------| B|-----------------|-------------------| G|-----------------|-------------------| D|------2---0------|----------5-2------| A|-----------------|-2-1-0-------------| E|--0--------------|--------3----------| Closing e|------------------------| B|----9-9---7-7---5-5---3-| G|----9-9---7-7---5-5---3-| D|----9-9---7-7---5-5---3-| A|------------------------| E|------------------------|
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| ~ Vibrato
| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| b Bend
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