The Jam – Start (Guitar Tab)
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As recorded by The Jam
(From the 1980 Album SOUND AFFECTS)
Words by Paul Weller
Transcribed by Travis (twistoftrav)
Bm C Dsus4 D
x 2 4 4 3 2 x 3 5 5 5 3 x x 0 2 3 3 x x 0 2 3 2
G7 DVII D7
x x x 12 12 13 x x x 7 7 10 x x x 7 7 8
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Paul Weller (clean)'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Paul Weller (acoustic)'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Paul Weller (lead)'
Intro Q=140 4/4 Gtr I W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| |----------|----------|----------|------|| Verse Bm C Bm D W W W W |-----------|-^-8--------|-----------|-^10----| |-^7--------|-^-8--------|-^7--------|-^10----| |-^7--------|-^-9--------|-^7--------|-^11----| |-^9--------|-^10--------|-^9--------|-^12----| |-^9--------|------------|-^9--------|--------| |-----------|------------|-----------|--------| Bm C Bm E E W W W Q H E E Q H E E |-----------|-^-8--------|-----------|----12----12---|----12----12---|| |-^7--------|-^-8--------|-^7--------|-----9-----9---|-----9-----9---|| |-^7--------|-^-9--------|-^7--------|-----9-----9---|-----9-----9---|| |-^9--------|-^10--------|-^9--------|---------------|---------------|| |-^9--------|------------|-^9--------|---------------|---------------|| |-----------|------------|-----------|---------------|---------------|| Chorus Am D Am D H. e E H. e E H. e E H. e E |-^5-------5---|-^2-------2---|-^5-------5---|-^2-------2---| |-^5-------5---|-^3-------3---|-^5-------5---|-^3-------3---| |-^5-------5---|-^2-------2---|-^5-------5---|-^2-------2---| |-^7-------7---|-^0-------0---|-^7-------7---|-^0-------0---| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| G7 G7 DVII DVII Q H E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H E E |----13----13---|----13----13---|----10----10---|----10----10---|| |----12----12---|----12----12---|-----7-----7---|-----7-----7---|| |----12----12---|----12----12---|-----7-----7---|-----7-----7---|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|| Verse Bm C Bm D Gtrs I, II W W W W |-----------|-!-8--------|-----------|-!10----| |-!7--------|-!-8--------|-!7--------|-!10----| |-!7--------|-!-9--------|-!7--------|-!11----| |-!9--------|-!10--------|-!9--------|-!12----| |-!9--------|------------|-!9--------|--------| |-----------|------------|-----------|--------| Bm C Bm E Gtr I W W W Q H E E Q H E E |-----------|-!-8--------|-----------|----12----12---|----12----12---|| |-!7--------|-!-8--------|-!7--------|-----9-----9---|-----9-----9---|| |-!7--------|-!-9--------|-!7--------|-----9-----9---|-----9-----9---|| |-!9--------|-!10--------|-!9--------|---------------|---------------|| |-!9--------|------------|-!9--------|---------------|---------------|| |-----------|------------|-----------|---------------|---------------|| Chorus Am D Am D H. e E H. e E H. e E H. e E |-^5-------5---|-^2-------2---|-^5-------5---|-^2-------2---| |-^5-------5---|-^3-------3---|-^5-------5---|-^3-------3---| |-^5-------5---|-^2-------2---|-^5-------5---|-^2-------2---| |-^7-------7---|-^0-------0---|-^7-------7---|-^0-------0---| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| G7 G7 DVII DVII Q H E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H E E |----13----13---|----13----13---|----10----10---|----10----10---| |----12----12---|----12----12---|-----7-----7---|-----7-----7---| |----12----12---|----12----12---|-----7-----7---|-----7-----7---| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Interlude
1.
Bm C Bm C
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------2-------2---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----3-------3-----||
||o-------3-------3-|-------5-------5-|-------3-------3-|-------5-------5--o||
||----4-------4-----|---5-------5-----|---4-------4-----|---5-------5-------||
||--4-------4-------|-5-------5-------|-4-------4-------|-5-------5---------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||2.
Dsus4 D
W H H
| |
/ /
E E E E E E E E H H |-----3-------3---|-^2------------------|| |-------3-------3-|-^3------------------|| |---2-------2-----|-^2------------------|| |-0-------0-------|-^0------------------|| |-----------------|---------------------|| |-----------------|---------------------||
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| Gtr III | W H E Q. |-----------------|---------------------|| |-----------------|---------13pb14.5r===|| |-----------------|---------------------|| |-----------------|---------------------|| |-----------------|---------------------|| |-----------------|---------------------||
"Guitar Solo"
G7 G7
Gtr I
Q H E E Q H E E
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/ / / /
Gtr III
~~
S S E E E Q. E E E Q H
|----------------------|------------------|
|-11h13p11-0-----------|------------------|
|----------0---------x-|-12-11-10--0------|
|--------------------x-|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|G7 G7
Q H E E Q H E E
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/ / / /
\0.75
~~
E S S S E S +E +E E. S S S S H +S Q
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------0----------|
|-------------------------------------------------|------------------0----------|
|------------10-11b12.5r(11)b12.5r(11)-12b13---10-|-9-10-9-10---(10)-0----------|
|---12p10-12--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|DVII DVII D7DVII
Q H E E Q Q. E E E
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/ / / / /
\0.5
~~~ ~~ ~~~~
E E Q. +E E E +H Q Q
|---------------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------15----|-----------------------||
|-13b14-10---------------14-|-(14)------12---0------||
|----------12----(12)-------|----------------0------||
|---------------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------------|-----------------------||Interlude
1.
Bm C Bm C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------2-------2---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|-----3-------3-----||
||o-------3-------3-|-------5-------5-|-------3-------3-|-------5-------5--o||
||----4-------4-----|---5-------5-----|---4-------4-----|---5-------5-------||
||--4-------4-------|-5-------5-------|-4-------4-------|-5-------5---------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||2.
Dsus4 D
E E E E E E E E W
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/ / / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E W |-----3-------3---|-^2----|| |-------3-------3-|-^3----|| |---2-------2-----|-^2----|| |-0-------0-------|-^0----|| |-----------------|-------|| |-----------------|-------|| Out-Chorus G7 G7 DVII D7DVII DVII Gtr I Q H E E Q H E E Q Q. E E E Q H E E ||-----13----13---|----13----13---|----10----8-10---|----10----10----| ||o----12----12---|----12----12---|-----7----7--7---|-----7-----7----| ||-----12----12---|----12----12---|-----7----7--7---|-----7-----7----| ||----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------| ||o---------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------| ||----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------| G7 G6 G7 G7 G6 G7 DVII DVII Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q H E E Q H E E 3x |----13-------12--13---|----13----12-13---|----10----10---|----10----10----|| |----12-------12--12---|----12----12-12---|-----7-----7---|-----7-----7---o|| |----12-------12--12---|----12----12-12---|-----7-----7---|-----7-----7----|| |----------------------|------------------|---------------|----------------|| |----------------------|------------------|---------------|---------------o|| |----------------------|------------------|---------------|----------------|| W W |----------|------*| |----------|------*| |----------|------*| |----------|------*| |----------|------*| |----------|------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths