The Jam – Billy Hunt (Guitar Solo Tab)

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"Billy Hunt" off The Jam's 1978 album All Mod Cons. Note: Riff 1 isn't played the same way each time. The tab written below is really just the intro, but from C5 to Dsus4 (roughly 2 bars), the pattern is generally the same with slight alterations in note length or doubling up power chords awnd adding pull-offs. The descending part of the riff is also played in the verses in the transition from C down to G. I didn't write out the chords in between (messy), but they are the same. [Chords] C5 = x35xxx C = 8-10-10-9-8-8 Dm7 = xx0211 B5 = x24xxx G = 355433 G7 = 353433 Asus4 = x00xxx D = 10-12-12-11-10-10 D5* = x57xxx G5 = 35xxxx E = 12-14-14-13-12-12 F5 = 13xxxx D5 = xx02xx Eadd11 = 12-12-14-13-12-12 Gsus4 = 355533 Dsus4 = xx00xx Am = x0221x Fm = 133111 A5 = x022xx Dm = xx0231 *At the end of pre-chorus 1, pull-off/hammer-on E and Eadd11 with your little finger.
[Riff 1]
   C5        B5 Asus4 G5           D5      Dsus4 C5           B5 Asus4 G5             D5      Dsus4 G5
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------2--2--4p2-0-------|------------------------|-------2--2--4p2-0-------|
D|-5--5--5--5--4--0--------|-------0--0--0---0--5----|-5--5--5--4--0----------|-------0--0--0---0--5----|
A|-3--3--3--3--2--0--5~----|-5--0---------------3----|-3--3--3--2--0--5~------|-5------------------3----|
E|-------------------3~----|-3--0--------------------|----------------3~------|-3-----------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3   +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3   +  4  +

   C5     B5 Asus4 G5              A5    B5    C5             B5 Asus4 G5             D5        Dsus4
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------2--2--4--2--------|------------------------|-------2--2--4p2-0-------|
D|-5--5--5--4--0-----------|-5--5--2--2--4--4--5--5--|-5--5--5--4--0----------|-------0--0--0---0-------|
A|-3--3--3--2--0--5~-------|-5--5--0--0--2--2--3--3--|-3--3--3--2--0--5~------|-5--5--------------------|
E|----------------3~-------|-3--3--------------------|----------------3~------|-3--3--------------------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3   +  4  +

[Riff 2]                                                     *The tabs for the bridge, solo, and break
   D                                                          are with the lyrics below.
e|-----------------|-----------------|                         
B|-----------------|-----------------| *Played during          
G|-----7-----5-----|-4-----2~--------|  last line of
D|-0-------0-----0-|-----0-----------|  pre-chorus.
A|-----------------|-----------------|                        
E|-----------------|-----------------| 
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
============================================================================================================== [Intro] (riff 1) C5 B5 Asus4 G5 D5 Dsus4 C5 B5 Asus4 G5 D5 Dsus4 C5 B5 Asus4 G5 A5 B5 C5 B5 Asus4 G5 D5 Dsus4 [Verse 1]
C                 G                           C
  If it's not you moaning, then it's someone else

               G                        C
Jumping down my throat every chance you get

                G                          C
If it's not you crying, then it's probably me

                 G                  A
You're the little dog messing up my tree
[Pre-Chorus 1] Billy Hunt is a magical world
D
  Full of strippers and long-legged girls

A
  Clark Kent's got nothing on me

     D                       E                  Eadd11 E Eadd11
I'll spy like James Bond and die like King Kong
[Chorus]
      Am
Billy Hunt, Billy Hunt, Billy, Billy, Billy

      Dm
Billy Hunt, Billy Hunt, Billy, Billy, Billy

      Dm7
Billy Hunt, Billy Hunt, Billy, Billy, Billy

      G    G7  G
Billy Hunt
[Verse 2]
C                G               C
  I remember the first day at my job

                    G                      C
I didn't get on too well with the foreman, Bob

           G                            C
Do this, do that, don't even stop for a cough

               G                    A
He used to be a sergeant in the R.A.F.
[Pre-Chorus 2] No one pushes Billy Hunt around
D
  Well, they do, but not for long

A
  When I get fit and grow bionic arms,

D (riff 2)
The whole world's gonna wish it weren't born
[Chorus]
      Am
Billy Hunt, Billy Hunt, Billy, Billy, Billy

      Dm
Billy Hunt, Billy Hunt, Billy, Billy, Billy

      Dm7
Billy Hunt, Billy Hunt, Billy, Billy, Billy

      G    G7  G
Billy Hunt
[Bridge]
D5*            G5
  I could be a Superman,

C5            F5          G5
  Satisfy any whim that I wanted to

D5*            G5
  I could be a human machine

C5                   F5                Gsus4   G
  I could show Steve Austin a thing or two

  D5*                G5                C5                F5        G5
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| *Play this during
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|  during the lyrics
D|---7---7---7---7-|-----------------|---5---5---5---5-|-3-----3-3/5-5---|  above.
A|-5---5---5---5---|---5---5---5---5-|-3---3---3---3---|-3-----3-3/5-5---|
E|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-1-----1-1/3-3---|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

  D5*                G5                C5                F5
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---7---7---7---7-|-----------------|---5---5---5---5-|-----------------|
A|-5---5---5---5---|---5---5---5---5-|-3---3---3---3---|---3---3---3---3-|
E|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-1---1---1---1---|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

[Solo]
          Am                        E                         D
e|------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------8h10-|
B|------|----------------------11-|-10~---------------------|-------10-9~---------------|
G|------|-------10-9~-------------|------------------10-9---|-8-------------------------|
D|-10-9-|-7~----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
   4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

   Fm                        C                         G                         C
e|-8~----------------8--7--|-5-----------------------|-------------------------|---------|
B|----------------5--------|----------8--------5-----|-5h6------5--------------|---------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------7-----|-5~------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +    1 2 3 4
(or just play these chords:) Am E D Fm C G C
[Break]
   C5      B5 Asus4 G5       A5  B5
e|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-4-----|---------2-2-4-4-o| x4
D|-5-5-5-5-5-4-0-5-|-----5-5-2-2-4-4-o|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-5-|-----5-5-0-0-2-2--|
E|---------------3-|-----3-3----------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Verse 3]
C                 G                           C
  If it's not you moaning, then it's someone else

               G                        C
Jumping down my throat every chance you get

                G                          C
If it's not you crying, then it's probably me

                 G                  A
You're the little dog messing up my tree
[Pre-Chorus 3] No one pushes Billy Hunt around
D
  Well, they do, but not for long

A
  When I get fit and grow bionic arms,

D (riff 2)
The whole world's gonna wish it weren't born
[Chorus]
      Am
Billy Hunt, Billy Hunt, Billy, Billy, Billy

      Dm
Billy Hunt, Billy Hunt, Billy, Billy, Billy

      Dm7
Billy Hunt, Billy Hunt, Billy, Billy, Billy

      G    G7  G
Billy Hunt

      Am
Billy Hunt, Billy Hunt, Billy, Billy, Billy

      Dm
Billy Hunt, Billy Hunt, Billy, Billy, Billy

      Dm7
Billy Hunt, Billy Hunt, Billy, Billy, Billy

      G    G7  G
Billy Hunt
Look out! [Outro] (riff 1) C5 B5 Asus4 G5 D5 Dsus4 C5 B5 Asus4 G5 D5 Dsus4
C5             G5   D5  Dsus4
  Billy, Billy Hunt

C5             G5   D5  Dsus4
  Billy, Billy Hunt

C5             G5   D5  Dsus4
  Billy, Billy Hunt

C5             G5   D5  Dsus4
  Billy, Billy Hunt

C5             G5   D5  Dsus4
  Billy, Billy Hunt

C5             G5   D5  Dsus4
  Billy, Billy Hunt
C5 ************************************ | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato ************************************