The Jam – News Of The World (Guitar Solo)
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One of the rare Jam songs not written by Paul Weller. Released in single format in 1978. There are quite a
few riffs in this song. Scroll down a bit if you're not interested in the tabs and just want the chords
and lyrics.
[Chords]
G = 355433 D5 = x577xx E* = 022100
Bm/F# = 224432 Em/A = x-12-14-12-12-12 D5* = 057700
G5 = 355xxx E = 12-12-14-13-12-12 E5* = 079900
A5 = 577xxx C = 8-10-10-9-8-8 A = 577655
E5 = 022xxx D = 10-10-12-11-10-10
[Riff 1] G Bm/F# G5 A5 E5 e|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| B|-------------3---|-------------3---| |-----------------|-----------------| *The second time the riff is G|-------4---------|-------4---------| |-----------------|-----------------| played, the first notes of D|-5---------------|-4---------------| x2 |-5-7---2-----2-2-|-5-7-7-2---------| the G and Bm/F# arpeggios A|-----------------|-----------------| |-5-7---2-----2-2-|-5-7-7-2---------| are played as 3 eigth notes. E|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-5---0-----0-0-|-3-5-5-0---------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + [Riff 2] Em/A e|-------------------12----|-------------------12----| B|-------------------12----|-------------------12----| *Lightly palm-muted. This riff is is played anywhere G|-------12----------12----|-------12----------12----| you see Em/A. The 12th fret on the A string can be a D|-x--x--12h14-x--x--x--14-|-x--x--12h14-x--x--x--14-| bit difficult, so you could opt not to play it. A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + [Riff 3a] E e|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-10b12b10-8--------8--10-|-10b12b10-8--------------| G|-------------9~----------|-------------9~----------| *This little lick is slightly varied throughout, so D|-------------------------|-------------------------| I've tabbed the differences if you scroll to A|-------------------------|-------------------------| the bottom. E|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + [Riff 4] E D C e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|----------13~------------|----------11~------------|----------9~-------------| *Played in the second chorus D|-14-14-14---------14-----|-12-12-12---------12-----|-10-10-10---------10-----| (right after the solo). E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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[Intro]
(riff 1)
| G | Bm/F# | G | Bm/F# | G5 A5 E5 | G5 A5 E5 |
| G | Bm/F# | G | Bm/F# | G5 A5 E5 | G5 A5 E5 |
D5 (Hot punk rock!) A5 (Power pop!)
Em/A x8 (riff 2)
[Verse 1]
E C D E C D A-read about the things that happen throughout the world E C D E C D Don't believe in everything you see or hear C / D E (riff 3a) E \ The neighbours talk day in and day out about the goings on C D E (riff 3a) They tell us what they want — they don't give an inch
| E* | E* | E* | E* |
[Verse 2]
E C D E C D Look at the pictures taken by the cameras, they cannot lie E C D E C D The truth is in what you see, not what you read C / D E (riff 3a) E \ Little men tapping things out, points of view C D E (riff 3b) Remember their views are not the gospel truth
| E* | E* | D5* / E5* | E5 |
| D5* / E5* | E5 | D5* / E5* | E5 |
[Chorus 1]
G A E* G A E* Don't be-lieve it all, and find out for yourself G A E* Check be-fore you spread G A Em/A G A Em/A Ne - ws of the world, ne - ws of the world! [Solo] E C D E e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|----10b12--12--12--12--12--12--12-|-11--11--11--11-10b12b10-8------|--------------------------------| G|-----9b11--11--11--11--11--11--11-|-10--10--10--10--------------9--|-------------------------4---7--| D|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------5---6h7--------| A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------7---7------------------| E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + *slowly release bend 1/2 step to next bar. E C D E e|--------------------------------|-------------10--10----------10-|-10----------10--10----------10-| B|-------------8b9b8-------8---10-|-10b12-----------12b11----------|-12b11-------11--11----------11-| G|-----9---9-----------9----------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + *bend 10 to 12 and release to 11, then pre-bend to 12 and hold at 11. E C D e|-10-----------------------------|--------------------------------|-12------12--12--12----------12-| G|-----------------12b13----------|-12b13-------12-b13--12--11--12-|-12b13---12--12--12b13---15-----| G|-----------------12b13----------|-12b13-------12-b13--12--12--12-|-12b13---12--12-----------------| D|-------------------------14--14-|---------14---------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + *the bends here go from 12 to 13 back to 12. E E e|-15----15----15h17-17b19-------------15----15----|-15-----------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------|-----17-\13--12--15b17---12-----| G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------12--12-| D|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------14-| A|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + *same thing with the bend here (and the next bar)... C D E e|---------12---------------------|-----12--12--12------12--12-----|-12--12------12--12-------------| B|---------12--15--15b17---12-----|-----12--12--10b12-------10b12--|-----10b12-------11b10---12-----| G|-------------------------12--12-|--------------------------------|-------------------------12--12-| D|-----------------------------14-|--------------------------------|-----------------------------14-| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E E e|--------------------------------|-----------------12------12-----| B|-12------12--12--15b17---12-----|-----12--12--12--12--12--12--12-| G|-12--12--12--12----------12--12-|-----12--12--12--12--12--12--12-| D|-----14----------------------14-|-----12--12--14------14------14-| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + *...and here.
(or just play these chords:)
| E | C D | E | E |
| E | C D | E | E |
| C | D | E | E |
| C | D | E | E |
| E |
[Chorus 2]
E D C C /D Never doubt, never ask, never moan E D C Never search, never find, never know D E G A Em/A The news of the world, ne - ws of the world!
[Verse 3]
E C D E C D Each morning our piece of the world comes through the door E C D E C D More than often it's just a comic, not much more C / D E (riff 3c) Don't take it too serious, not many do C D E (riff 3d) Read between the lines and you'll find the truth
[Chorus 3]
(riff 1)
G Bm/F# G Bm/F# Read all a-bout it, read all a-bout it G A E G A E News of the world, news of the world! G Bm/F# G Bm/F# Read all a-bout it, read all a-bout it G A E G A E News of the world, news of the world!
[Outro]
E5 D5 B5 A5 G5 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-9--7--------------------| D|-9--7--9--7--x--5-----5--| x3 A|-7--5--9--7--x--5-----5--| E|-------7--5--x--3-----3--| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E5
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[Alternate Riffs]
[Riff 3b]
e|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|10pb12-------------pbr10-8--------------8-----10---|10pb12-------------pbr10-8-------------------------|
G|----------------------------9~---------------------|----------------------------9~---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
[Riff 3c]
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-10h12p10-8--------8--10b|-12-12-12b10-------------|
G|-------------9~----------|-------------9~----------| *Bend from 10 to 12 into the second bar, and hold the
D|-------------------------|-------------------------| 12 until releasing to 10 on the "and" of 2.
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Riff 3d]
e|-10b12b10-7--------12-12-|-10b12b10-7--------------|
B|----------8--------------|----------8--------------|
G|-------------9~----------|-------------9~----------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +************************************
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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