Randy Newman – I Love La (Guitar Solo)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Randy Newman From: “Trouble in Paradise” (1983) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Key: A (after interlude: key change to C) Shot: https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/shot/maguri/562378331 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
                                                          Eaug(#9)
  Cadd9   A6(b9)   Dm9   G7(b9b13)  Em7     Am7(11) Eaug Fm6     Ddim
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--------6-------|5-------4-------|3-------3-------|0-------3---1---|
B|5-------7-------|5-------4-------|3-------3-------|1---3---1---3---|
G|7-------6-------|5-------4-------|0-------5-------|1---1---1---1---|
D|5-------8-------|3-------3-------|2-------5-------|2---3---2---0---|
A|--------0-------|5---------------|2-------0-------|----------------|
E|8---------------|--------3-------|0---------------|----------------|

                        [C Cdim C9sus4]
  Em7     Am7(11)  C7/E              E/F#    B7(13)  Bm7/F#     E7
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3  +  4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|3-------3-------|--------12-11-10--|7-------7-------|7---------------|
B|3-------3-------|1-----------------|9-------9-------|7-------5-------|
G|0-------5-------|3-------12-11-10--|9-------8-------|7-------7-------|
D|2-------5-------|2-----------------(9)------7-------|7-------6-------|
A|--------0-------|------------------|9-------9-------|9-------7-------|
E|----------------|------------------|--------7-------|----------------|

[Intro 2]
 [D                F#m              C#m              E]
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|0---------------|--------4-2-----|----------------|------2---2---0-|
A|------0---------|----0-4-----4-4-|----------------|---/4---4---4---|
E|----2---------2-|----------------|----0-4-------0-|--0-------------|

 [D                F#m              C#m              E             A]
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--------4-2-----|----------------|------2---2---2-|
A|------0---------|----0-4-----4-4-|----------------|---/4---4---4-0-|
E|----2---------2-|----------------|----0-4-------0-|--0-------------|

[Riff 1]                                   [Riff 2]
  A                F#m     E               F#m                               D
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +         1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|      |----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|      |----------------|----------------|
G|----2-----------|----------------|      |----------------|----------------|
D|------4-2---2-4-|----4-2---------|      |--------2-4-----|--------2-4-2---|0
A|--0-------4-----|--4-------4-2-0-|      |----0-4---------|----0-4-------4-|
E|----------------|----------------|      |--2-----------2-|--2-------------|

[Middle 8]                                [Riff 3]
  Am               F                       C                Am      G7
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +         1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|      |----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|      |----------------|----------------|
G|----------2-----|----------------|      |----5-2-------2-|----2-----------|
D|------2-5-----3-|----3-----------|      |--------5-2-5---|--2---5---2-----|
A|--0-3-----------|------5-3-5-3-0-|      |--3-------------|------------5-2-|
E|----------------|----------------|      |----------------|----------------|

[Solo] backing
  C                Ab/C             Bb/C             G/C
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|0-----3---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|1-----1---------|1---4-----------|3-----6---------|0-----3---------|
G|0-----0---------|1---1-----------|3-----3---------|0-----0---------|
D|2---------------|1---1-----------|3-----3---------|0-----0---------|
A|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro]
Cadd9          A6-9 Dm9                 Fm7-5/G
 Hate New York City, ‘t’s cold and it's damp

Em7          Am11               E+ Fm6  G#maj7/E Ddim
 And all the people dressed like monkeys

Em7             Am11       C7/E      [ C Cdim C9sus4 ]
 Let's leave Chicago to the Eskimos

E/F#        B13                 Bm7                   E7
 That town's a little too rugged, for you and me, bad girl ...
[Intro 2]
| D | F#m | C#m | E |
(see above)

| D | F#m | C#m | E |
(see above)
[Verse 1]
A
 Rollin' down

D
 Imperial Highway

A                 E7
 With a big nasty redhead at my side

A                        D                 F#m
 Santa Ana winds blowing hot from the north

           A           | F#m  E |
And we was born to ride (= Riff)
[Verse 2]
A
 Roll down the windows

E7
 Put down the top

A
 Crank up the Beach Boys, baby

D              F#m
 Don't let the music stop

A
 We're gonna ride it till we

E7                    | F#m | % |
 Just can't ride it no more (= Riff 2)
[Bridge]
D                  F#m
 From the South Bay to the Valley

C#m               E       E7
 From the Westside to the Eastside

D           F#m
 Everybody's very happy

C#m                       E           E7
 Cause the sun is shinin' all the time

            G
Looks like another perfect day
[Chorus]
         | A | F#m E7 |       A | F#m E7 |
I love L.A.      (We love it!)
(= Riff 1) (= Riff 1)
         | A | F#m E7 |       A | F#m E7 |
I love L.A.      (We love it!)    (We love it!)
(= Riff 1) (= Riff 1) [Interlude] | F F/C | Am Am/E | Bb Bb/F | F F/C | | Fm Fm/C | Eb Eb/Bb |
 |  G  |  %  |  %  |  %  |
 (Aaah, aaah, aaah, aaah ...)
[Verse 3]
C
 Look at that mountain

G7
 Look at those trees

C
 Look at that bum over there

      F                Am
 Man, he's down on his knees

C
 Look at these women

G                         [ Am ]
 Ain't nothin' like them nowhere
[Middle 8]
| Am | F |
(instrumental)

Am            F
 Century Blvd  (We love it!)

Am            F
 Victory Blvd  (We love it!)

Am                 F
 Santa Monica Blvd  (We love it!)

G
6th Street  (We love it! We love it! We love it!)
We love L.A.! [Solo]
| C | Ab/C | Bb/C | G/C |
(instrumental)

| C | Ab/C | Bb/C | G/C |
(solo)

| C | Ab/C | Bb/C | G/C |
(solo)

| C | Ab/C | Bb/C | G/C |
(solo)
[Chorus]
         | C | Am G7 |       C | Am G7 |
I love L.A.      (We love it!)
(= Riff 3) (= Riff 3)
         | C | Am G7 |       C | Am G7 |
I love L.A.      (We love it!)
(= Riff 3) (= Riff 3)
         | C | Am G7 |       C
I love L.A.      (We love it!)
(= Riff 3)