The Specials – Gangsters (Guitar Solo Tab)

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Song: Gangsters Artist: The Specials Composer: Gerry Dammers Tabbed by DJ 29th April 2019
[Riff]
   A5   G5   E5   G5     A      G      Em   G
e|--------------------|------------------------|
B|--------------------|------------------------|
G|--------------------|--6-6--6-4--4---0-0--4--| [x2]
D|-(7)--(5)--(2)--(5)-|--7-7--7-5--5---2-2--5--|
A|-(7---(5)--(2)--(5)-|------------------------|
E|--5----3----0----3--|------------------------|
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website displays, they are generated automatically from a generic database and often don't show the best options for a particular chord progression. I would suggest using the voicings in the text column numbers below. A5 = 577xxx D = x57775 E * = xx2100 G5 = 355xxx C = x35553 E7/D = xx0100 E5 = 022xxx E = 022100 E7/C = x30100 Am = 577555 G = 355433 E7/B = x20100 G# = 466544 Em = 022000 ^ = Emphasise the beats N.C. = No chords Please take a second to swipe down to the bottom of the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks ===================================================== [Intro] N.C. (Bernie Rhodes knows! Don't argue!) [Riff]
   A5 G5 E5 G5    A5     G5   E5    G5
|  /  /  /  /  |  /_/__/ /__/ /__/  /  |

   A5 G5 E5 G5    A5     G5   E5    G5
|  /  /  /  /  |  /_/__/ /__/ /__/  /  |
[Verse 1]
Am           G#        Am
Why must you record my phone calls?

        Am         G#         Am
Are you planning a bootleg L. P.?

Am               G#            Am
Said you've been threatened by gangsters,

         D          C           E       E * E7/D E7/C E7/B
Now it's you that's threatening me   |  /    /    /    /  |
[Verse 2]
Am                G#           Am
Can't fight cor - ruption with con tricks,

     Am          G#        Am
They use the law to commit crime,

      Am                G#              Am
And I dread... dread to think, what the future'll bring,

           C         G        E 
When we're living in gangster time

 E *   E7/D     E7/C   E7/B
(Don't call me 'Scar - face'!)
[Riff]
   A5 G5 E5 G5     A      G     Em    G
|  /  /  /  /  |  /_/__/  /__/  /__/  /  |

   A5 G5 E5 G5     A      G     Em    G
|  /  /  /  /  |  /_/__/  /__/  /__/  /  |
[Bridge - See bottom of page for tablature of solo]
  Am    G#     Am           Am    G#     Am
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

  Am    G#     Am           D            C
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

  E             E * E7/D E7/C E7/B
| /  /  /  / |  /    /    /    /   |
[Verse 3]
Am            G#             Am
Don't inter - rupt while I'm talking,

           Am         G#             Am
Or they'll confiscate all your gui - tars,

     Am     G#          Am
And 'Catch 22' says, if I sing the truth,

           C          G         E  E * E7/D E7/C E7/B
They won't make me an overnight star
[Verse 4]
      Am       G#          Am
Don't offer us legal pro - tection,
^ ^ ^
     Am          G#        Am
They use the law to commit crimes,
^ ^ ^
      Am       G#             Am
And I dread to think what the future'll bring,
^ ^ ^
            C            G             E
When we're living  ...in real gangster time

 E *           E7/D          E7/C  E7/B
(Bernie Rhodes knows!  Don't ar -  gue!)
[Riff]
   A5 G5 E5 G5    A5     G5   E5    G5
|  /  /  /  /  |  /_/__/ /__/ /__/  /  |

   A5 G5 E5 G5    A5     G5   E5    G5
|  /  /  /  /  |  /_/__/ /__/ /__/  /  |
[Coda]
  A                 (Em)(G) A                (Em)(G)
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |

   A                 (Em)(G)
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | 

   A                       G        A
|  /  /  /  /  | /_/  /_/  /  /  |  /  ||
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ===================================================== [Bridge - Guitar solo] h = hammer-on ~ = Vibrato
   Am   G#        Am
e|-------------|----------------------|
B|-~5---4---4--|--5-h6-5----5---------|
G|--------5----|----------7---7-5-4---| [x3]
D|-------------|----------------------|
A|-------------|----------------------|
E|-------------|----------------------|

    D                     C
e|--------------------|--------------------|
B|-~10--~10---~10-----|--~13---~13---~13---|
G|----12---12---------|-----15----15-------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|

    E                    E   E7/D E7/C E7/B
e|-~12-10-~12-10-~12--|-~12---~12----------|
B|--------------------|-----10-------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|