Status Quo – Making Waves (Guitar Tab)

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Transcribed by Max Olsson h - hammer on p - pull off b - bend string up r - release bend INTRO

Guitar I                        
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D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----| 
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|-0h2-2-0h2-2-0h2-2-0h2-2-0h2-2-| 3
|-0---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
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Guitar II                               
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B||------------------------------------|
G||-11-11-9------9---11--9--12-12-11---| 2
D||----------12------------------------|
A||------------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------|

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|-11h12-12-11h12-12-11h12-12-11h12-12-11h12-12-|
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These are played in the following order: 1-1-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-3 VERSE

    When I was a young boy...
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G||-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4---------|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
A||---------------------------------------|
E||---------------------------------------|

   You were a girl...
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B||---------------------------------------------------|
G||---------------------------------------------------|
D||-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2---|
A||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
E||---------------------------------------------------|

   We got together...
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B||---------------------------------------------------|
G||-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2---|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
A||---------------------------------------------------|
E||---------------------------------------------------|

   Well I tried...
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B||---------------------------------------------------|
G||---------------------------------------------------|
D||-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2---|
A||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
E||---------------------------------------------------|

   back in the blue...
E||----------------------------------------|
B||----------------------------------------|
G||-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2--------|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
A||----------------------------------------|
E||----------------------------------------|

CHORUS
                If your gonna run...
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B||---------------------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----|
G||-5h7-7-7-7--5h7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----|
D||-0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0-0--0-0-----------------------|
A||------------------------------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------------------------|

                                 You never had...
E||-------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-------------------------------------------------------------|
G||-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4--5-5-7-5-5-5-7----------------|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-5-5-5-7--|
A||----------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E||-------------------------------------------------------------|

   had it anyway...        more more more...  making waves...
E||------------------------------------------------|
B||---------------------------------------------8--|
G||-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2---4-2-------7--|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---2-0-------5--|
A||---------------------------------5------------ -|
E||---------------------------------3--------------|

VERSE

    I was always right...
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G||-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4---------|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
A||---------------------------------------|
E||---------------------------------------|

   you were living...
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G||---------------------------------------------------|
D||-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2---|
A||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
E||---------------------------------------------------|

   And I never found...
E||---------------------------------------------------|
B||---------------------------------------------------|
G||-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2---|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
A||---------------------------------------------------|
E||---------------------------------------------------|

   Oh I tried, and I tried...
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B||---------------------------------------------------|
G||---------------------------------------------------|
D||-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2---|
A||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
E||---------------------------------------------------|

   back in the blue...
E||----------------------------------------|
B||----------------------------------------|
G||-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2--------|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
A||----------------------------------------|
E||----------------------------------------|

CHORUS
                If your gonna run...
E||------------------------------------------------------|
B||---------------------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----|
G||-5h7-7-7-7--5h7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----|
D||-0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0-0--0-0-----------------------|
A||------------------------------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------------------------|

E||-------------------------|
B||-13/15-15-15-------------|
G||------------16-16--------|
D||-------------------------|
A||-------------------------|
E||-------------------------|
   Guitar II

                                               You never had...
E||-------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-------------------------------------------------------------|
G||-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4--5-5-7-5-5-5-7----------------|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-5-5-5-7--|
A||----------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E||-------------------------------------------------------------|

   had it anyway...        more more more...  making waves...
E||------------------------------------------------|
B||---------------------------------------------8--|
G||-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2---4-2-------7--|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---2-0-------5--|
A||---------------------------------5------------ -|
E||---------------------------------3--------------|

SOLO I

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E||-3-5-3-6--5-3-1-3-5-3-------|-3-3-5-3-6-6--5-3-1-1-3-5-3----|
      repeat 2x                       repeat 2x

E||------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||------------------------------------------------------------------|
G||------------------------------------------------------------------|
D||---------------------------------------5-7-9-10p9-10p9-10p9--7-7--|
A||-0-3-5-5br-3-0--0-3-5-5br-3-0--0-3-5/7----------------------------|
E||------------------------------------------------------------------|
      repeat 2x

After this the melody from the intro is repeated:

    1                                    2                                   
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B||------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G||--11-11-9------9---11--9--12-12-11--|------------------------------------|
D||-----------12-----------------------|--11-11-9------9---11--9--12-12-11--|
A||------------------------------------|-----------12-----------------------|
E||------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

 3
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These are played in the following order: 1-2-2-1-1-2-2-3

VERSE

    What you gonna do...
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B||---------------------------------------|
G||-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4---------|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
A||---------------------------------------|
E||---------------------------------------|

   Well I must have...
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B||---------------------------------------------------|
G||---------------------------------------------------|
D||-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2---|
A||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
E||---------------------------------------------------|

   When I tried to find...
E||---------------------------------------------------|
B||---------------------------------------------------|
G||-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2---|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
A||---------------------------------------------------|
E||---------------------------------------------------|

   You threw it all in...
E||---------------------------------------------------|
B||---------------------------------------------------|
G||---------------------------------------------------|
D||-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2---|
A||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
E||---------------------------------------------------|

   back in the blue...
E||----------------------------------------|
B||----------------------------------------|
G||-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2--------|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
A||----------------------------------------|
E||----------------------------------------|

CHORUS (this is repeated 3x, then the song ends)

                If your gonna run...
E||------------------------------------------------------|
B||---------------------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----|
G||-5h7-7-7-7--5h7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-----|
D||-0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0-0--0-0-----------------------|
A||------------------------------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------------------------|

E||-------------------------|
B||-13/15-15-15-------------|
G||------------16-16--------|
D||-------------------------|
A||-------------------------|
E||-------------------------|

   Guitar II
                                               You never had...
E||-------------------------------------------------------------|
B||-------------------------------------------------------------|
G||-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4--5-5-7-5-5-5-7----------------|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-5-5-5-7--|
A||----------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E||-------------------------------------------------------------|

   had it anyway...        more more more...  making waves...
E||------------------------------------------------|
B||---------------------------------------------3--|
G||-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2---4-2--2-2--2--|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---2-0--0-0--0--|
A||---------------------------------5------------ -|
E||---------------------------------3--------------|

This is the whole song...