Warren Zevon – Johnny Strikes Up The Band (Guitar Solo)

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FROM THE ALBUM "Excitable Boy" (1978) [Intro]

  Asus4         A* Asus4         A* Asus4         A* Asus4         A* 
e|----5-----5-----|----5-----5-----|----5-----5-----|----5-----5-----|
B|--------3---3p2-|--------3---3p2-|--------3---3p2-|--------3---3p2-|
G|------2---------|------2---------|------2---------|------2---------|
D|--2-------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|
A|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

[Verse 1]

E        A              D      A    
Dry your eyes my little friend

E      A                 D   A  
Let me take you by the hand

E               A     D     A
Freddie gettin' ready, rock steady

[Chorus]

     F#m*   E*      D*   A/C#  D    A/C# D
When Johnny strikes up   the   band

[Verse 2]

E          A                  D Dsus2 D A
They'll be rocking in the projects

E       A              D Dsus2 D A
Walking down along the Strand

E               A     D     A
Freddie gettin' ready, rock steady

[Chorus]

     F#m*   E*      D*   A/C#  D    A/C# D
When Johnny strikes up   the   band

F#m*   E*      D*     A/C#  Bsus4 B
Johnny strikes up the band

E           A              D            D       A      D            
When Johnny strikes up the wind, Johnny strikes up the wind

E                     A
Johnny strikes up the band

[Solo 1]

e|-----------------------5-7b9r7b9~~~~|
B|-----------------5b7r5--------------|
G|-----------2-4/6--------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-0-2b4r2-0--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

E|-5-7-7b9-7b9r7-5-7-------7b9r7-7b9~~~~(r7)\-|
B|-------------------7~~~~--------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|-5-----------------------------|
B|---5b7r5---5-7-----------------|
G|---------6-----6\4~~-2-4b6r4~~-|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

E|---------5---------2-------------|
B|-5-5/7~~---5b7~~-5---------------|
G|---------------------4b6~~-4\2~~-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|---------2---5---5----------5~~~~--5----|
B|-----5---------------5------5~~~~--5----|
G|---2---2---2---2---2---4~b6~~~6r4--4b6--|
D|-0--------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

[Bridge] N.C. And Johnny is my main man

                       F#m
He's the keeper of the keys

                       D
He'll put your mind at ease

                   Bm
He's guaranteed to please

                E
Back by popular demand

[Verse 3]

E       A              D Dsus2 D  A
Look around, my little friend

E     A            D Dsus2 D A
Jubilation in the land

E               A     D     A
Freddie gettin' ready, rock steady

[Chorus]

     F#m*   E*      D*   A/C#  D    A/C# D
When Johnny strikes up   the   band

F#m*   E*      D*     A/C#  Bsus4 B
Johnny strikes up the band

E           A              D            D       A      D            
When Johnny strikes up the wind, Johnny strikes up the wind

E A [LICK 1] Johnny strikes up the band (yeah!) [Chorus]

     F#m*   E*      D*   A/C#  D    A/C# D     [LICK 2]
When Johnny strikes up   the   band 

F#m*   E*      D*     A/C#  Bsus4 B            [LICK 3]    
Johnny strikes up the band                   

E           A              D            D       A      D     [PICKUP TO SOLO 2]        
When Johnny strikes up the wind, Johnny strikes up the wind  

E                     A
Johnny strikes up the band (GET 'EM!) (C'mon!)                          

[LICKS]
  [1]                                          [2]                          [3]                
e|-------------------------/9-----------------|----------12b14-12-12b14~~~~|--------------------|
B|---------------------5h7--------9-10-/14~~~~|~14\12-10-------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------2--6h7---------11-------------|----------------------------|-6p4-2-4-4b6-4------|
D|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------2~~~~|
A|-2b4r2-0-2-0~~------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|

[PICKUP TO SOLO 2]

e|----------------------------|-------------5-|
B|----------------------------|----------/5---|
G|-----------------2----2-----|-4b6--4p2------|
D|--------------------------2-|---------------|
A|-2b4r2-0~~-----0----0---0---|---------------|
E|-----------0~~--------------|---------------|

[Solo 2]

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-12b14~~~~|
G|----------11----------11----------11-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10-10----10-10-10----10h12-12b14-12-10-12--------|
G|----------11----------11----------------------11~~-9-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------12b14--12-12b14r12--12~~~~|
B|-------------12b14--12-10---------------------------|
G|-11b13--11-9----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|-10p9-9b10~-9-----------------------|
B|------------------12b14r12-10-10~~~~|
G|--------------9~~-------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

[Outro]
  Asus4         A* Asus4         A* Asus4         A* Asus4         A*  (REPEAT UNTIL FADE OUT)
e|----5-----5-----|----5-----5-----|----5-----5-----|----5-----5-----|
B|--------3---3p2-|--------3---3p2-|--------3---3p2-|--------3---3p2-|
G|------2---------|------2---------|------2---------|------2---------|
D|--2-------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|--2-------------|
A|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

                                                    |[LICK 4]
                                                   E|-------------------17~~~~~~|
                                                   B|-------------15p14---------|
                                                   G|----------14---------------|
                                                   D|-------16------------------|
                                                   A|-16/17---------------------|
                                                   E|---------------------------|

[CHORDS] Asus4 X02235 A* X02225 E 022100 A X0222X D XX0232

Dsus2   XX0230
                          ALTERNATE VOICINGS (If you feel the Chorus is too cluttered.)

F#m* X9(11)(11)(11)X F#5 X9(11)(11)XX E* X7999X E5 X799XX

D*      X5777X            D5   X577XX 
A/C#    X4222X            C#5+ X476XX