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Telecommunication

A Flock of Seagulls
Tab
4.2(3)

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Song

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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #

#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #

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A Flock of Seagulls

Telecommunication

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Transcribed by Enrique Zamudio

(by ear)

(Muted string - add light distorsion, chorus and delay)

E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Ultraviolet

video light

to your solar system

on a three mile flight

(Figure 2)

(still muting the strings)

thinking telecommunication, telecommunication

telecommunication, telecommunication

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------9-9-7-6---------9-9-7-6---------9-9-7-6---------9-9-7-6-|
|-7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

(Same as figure 1, but play D instead of A)

(string 5, step 5 instead of string 4, step 7)

(keep muting the string)

laser beam

coming through the night

to my TV screen

tune my color right

(Same As figure 2, but let ring)

thinking

telecommunication, telecommunication

telecommunication, telecommunication

(Same as figure 1, playing D instead of A)

(muting the string again)

video dream

silver pane

with a new calibration

for the nuclear age

repeat chorus (no more muting!)

Solo:

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------7--7-7--8--7-8--7-8-7----------7-7-7-7-8-8-7-8-8-7-8-7-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9--9-9------------------------9-9-9-9-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat chorus, then play this twice:

|-------------12-12-10-9-------------12-12-10-9-|
|-10-10-10-10------------10-10-10-10------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

telecommunication, telecommunication

Repeat solo, chorus, and at the end of the song mute the string again

playing D (string 5, fret 5).

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