The B-52's – Downtown (Guitar Tab)
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The B-52's - "Downtown" (Petula Clark cover) - Track 9 from their 1979 self-title "The B-52's" album.
Frankly, although this tab gets the gist of the song through I may have misinterpreted a few subtle things;
I keep thinking Ricky's playing variations here and there and maybe I'm just mishearing a few things.
0:00 - 2:02: No Guitar.
2:02 - 2:04: B|--------| B|--------| |--------| D|-3h5----| A|--------| D|--------| 2:06 ...... 2:09 .... 2:12 .. 2:15 B|-----------|-----------|-------| B|-----------|-----------|-------| |-----------|-----------|-------| D|-5-*-3h5---|-3h5--(5)*-|-3h5---| A|-----------|-----------|-------| D|-----------|-----------|-------| 2:17 ..................... 2:21 ......................... 2:24 B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-5---5-5---0-3---3---3-3-0---|-----5-5---x-3---3---3-3-0---| A|-5---5-5---0-3---3---3-3-0---|-5---5-5---x-3---3---3-3-0---| D|-5---5-5---0-3---3---3-3-0---|-5---5-5---x-3---3---3-3-0---| ^ V ^ V ^ ^ V ^ V ^ V 2:24 ...................... 2:28 ........................ 2:31 B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-------5---5-3---3---3-3-3---|-5---5-5---x-3---3---0-3-0---| A|-5---5-5---5-3---3---3-3-3---|-5---5-5---x-3---3---0-3-0---| D|-5---5-5---5-3---3---3-3-3---|-5---5-5---x-3---3-----------| 2:31 ....................... 2:35 ....................... 2:38 B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-5---5-5---5-3---3---0-3-3---|-5---5-5---x-3---3---0-3-0---| A|-5---5-5---5-3---3---0-3-3---|-5---5-5---x-3---3---0-3-0---| D|-5---5-5---5-3---3---0-3-3---|-5---5-5---x-3---3---0-3-0---| ^ V ^ V ^ ^ V ^ V ^ ^ V V ^ ^ V ^ V
2:38 - End:
B|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| D|-----5-5---x-3---3---0(x)--10---| A|-5---5-5---x-3---3---0(x)--10---| D|-5---5-5---x-3---3---0(x)--10---| ^ ^ V V ^ ^ V ^ ^
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[Legend:]
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x: Play Muted String.
* = Mute string.
(): Surrounds ghost notes (may be there or may not be there at all.)
h: Hammer on.
Beneath Tab - Strum Pattern:
^: Downstrum.
V: Upstrum.
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[Guitar Tone:]
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Guitar:
1971 - 1974 Mosrite V-I (24.50 scale length, shorter than a Gibson)
(1970s version of the Ventures / Mark I model, but with a wider neck
and slightly different pickups.)
Guitar Strings:
.054 or .056, .044, .034, empty, .018p, .018p.
Guitar Amp:
Unknown.
Guitar Amp Settings:
Unknown.
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[Links to my other B-52s Tabs:]
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The B-52s [1979 debut:]
3 - Dance This Mess Around:
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the-b-52s/dance-this-mess-around-tabs-2337143
4 - Rock Lobster:
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the-b-52s/rock-lobster-tabs-2321243
6 - There's A Moon In the Sky [Called the Moon:]
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the-b-52s/theres-a-moon-in-the-sky-called-the-moon-tabs-2368419
8 - 6060-842:
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the-b-52s/6060-842-tabs-2327763
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Wild Planet [1980:]
4 - Give Me Back My Man:
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the-b-52s/give-me-back-my-man-tabs-5593509
5 - Private Idaho:
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the-b-52s/private-idaho-tabs-848343
7 - Quiche Lorraine:
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the-b-52s/quiche-lorraine-tabs-2427755
9 - 53 Miles West of Venus:
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the-b-52s/53-miles-west-of-venus-tabs-2360071
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- Gargoyle2500