The Jam – Down In The Tube Station At Midnight (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
INTRO: played with tremolo arm
e |5----------------------------------------------------------------| B |5-------------------------------5--------------h7----------------| G |5---------------5---------------5--------------------------------| D |7-------------------------------7--------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE:
bass plays 4 bars (chords could be: Am|D7|Am|D7)
then:
e |--------------------------------| B |--------------------------------| G |4-----4---------4-----4---------| D |5-----4---------5-----4---------| A |x-----x---------x-----x---------| E |3-----3---------3-----3---------|
bass plays 4 bars again (chords could be: Am|D7|Am|D7)
then:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e |------3---------------------------------------------------------| B |3-----3-------------------------5---------------7---------------| G |4-----4---------4-----4----/12\-----------------5---------------| D |5-----5---------5-----4-------------------------7-------------9\| A |5-----5---------x-----x---------------------------------------9\| E |3-----3---------3-----3---------------------------------------7\|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e |----------------5-----------------------------------------------| B |----------------7---------------3---------------3---------------| G |----------------5---------------4-----4---------4-----4--/12--x-| D |7---------------7---------------5-----4---------5-----4-------x-| A |7-------------------------------x-----x---------x-----x-------x-| E |5-------------------------------3-----3---------3-----3---------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e |5-----------------------------------------------5---------------| B |5---------------7-------------------------------7---------------| G |5---------------5-------------------------------5---------------| D |----------------7-------------4-7---------------7---------------| A |------------------------------4-7-------------------------------| E |------------------------------2-5-------------------------------|
CHORUS:
Do quick up-strums before most chords as shown in the tab
let all the chords ring except for the D power chord in the 2nd line
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e |------3---------2---------------8---------------------5---------| B |0---------3----33-------------8-8-------------------------------| G |0--------------44-------------9-9-----9--------77---------------| D |0--------------44-------------1010-------------77---------------| A |2---------------2-------------1010-------------55---------------| E |3-------------------------------8-------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e |----------------2---------------8-------------------5-----------| B |0-----3--------33-----3-------8-8---------------------------0-0-| G |0--------------44-------------9-9-----9--------77-----------0-0-| D |0--------------44-------------1010-------------77-----------0-0-| A |2---------------2-------------1010-------------55---------------| E |3-------------------------------8-------------------------------| e |---------------------------------8---------------5---------------| B |3--------------3---------------8-8--------------77---------------| G |0--------------4---------------9-9--------------77---------------| D |0--------------4---------------1010-------------77---------------| A |2--------------2---------------1010--------------5---------------| E |3--------------------------------8-------------------------------|
^^ Down in... midnight...
BREAK:
played with tremolo arm
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------| B |5-------------------------------5--------------h7----------------| G |5---------------5---------------5-----------------------5--------| D |7-------------------------------7--------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSES:
minimal changes to verse 1
CHORUSES:
in the 2nd and 3rd chorus two other guitars are playing:
(no rhythm guitar anymore)
guitar 2:
B |12--------------12---------------13--------------15--------------|
guitar 3:
G |12--------------11---------------9---------------7---------------|
guitar 2 has more distortion.
The 2 guitars can easily be played on one if the notes are moved around on the fretboard.
BREAK 2:
played after 2nd Chorus and with tremolo arm
e |--------------------------------5--------------------------------| B |5-------------------------------5--------------------------------| G |5---------------5---------------5---------------5----------------| D |7-------------------------------7--------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
OUTRO:
guitar 1:
first line played at start of outro, second line is repeated
e |----------------------------------------------------------------| B |----------------x-x-3---x-3---x-x-x-5---x-5---x-----------------| G |4-x-4-x-x-4---x-x-x-4---x-4---x-x-x-5---x-5---x-x-x-7-x-x-7---x-| D |5-x-5-x-x-5---x-x-x-4---x-4---x-x-x-5---x-5---x-x-x-7-x-x-7---x-| A |5-x-5-x-x-5---x-x-x-2---x-2---x-x-x-3---x-3---x-x-x-5-x-x-5---x-| E |3-x-3-x-x-3---x---------------------------------x-x-5-x-x-5---x-| e |----------------------------------------------------------------| B |----------------x-x-3---x-3---x-x-x-5---x-5---x-----------------| G |x-x-4---x-4---x-x-x-4---x-4---x-x-x-5---x-5---x-x-x-7-x-x-7---x-| D |x-x-5---x-5---x-x-x-4---x-4---x-x-x-5---x-5---x-x-x-7-x-x-7---x-| A |x-x-5---x-5---x-x-x-2---x-2---x-x-x-3---x-3---x-x-x-5-x-x-5---x-| E |x-x-3---x-3---x---------------------------------x-x-5-x-x-5---x-|
guitar 2:
leaves out at every 2nd line
played at start, not played, played, not played,...
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e |----------------------------------------------------------------| B |--------------------7-------------------------------------------| G |------------------------7---------------------------------------| D |----------------------------9--/14----------12------------------| A |----------------------------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 3:
repeated with little changes until the end of the song
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e |15--------------14--------------12--------------10------10/12\10--| B |------------------------------------------------------------------| G |------------------------------------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------------------------------------| E |------------------------------------------------------------------|
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h ........ hammer-on
x ........ mute string
/ ........ slide up
\ ........ slide down