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September Gurls

Big Star
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Song

CAPO ALL GUITARS UP 2 FRETS

G/D A/D G/D D

(guitar 1)

e|---7-7-(0)-|-5-5-(0)-3-3-(0)-|-2---2-2-------2-|-2-2---2---2-|
B|---8-8-(0)-|-5-5-(0)-3-3-(0)-|-3---3-3-------3-|-3-3---3---3-|
G|---7-7-(0)-|-6-6-(0)-4-4-(0)-|-2---2-2-------2-|-2-2---2---2-|
D|---0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0---0-0-------0-|-0-0---0---0-|
A|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
E|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|

H q e (e) q e (e) q e (e) q q q q q q q q

(guitar 2)

e|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
B|-----------|-----------------|---------------3-|-3-------------|
G|-----------|-----------------|---------2-(2)h4-|-2-------------|
D|-----------|-----------------|---(2)h4---------|---(4)\2-0-----|
A|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------2-0-|
E|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|

W W H e e q h e e e e

(guitar 2 out)

D A

September girls do so much

G Em

I was your butch until we touched

D A

I loved you, well, never mind

G Em

(guitar 2)

e|--------------|---------------|
B|-x------------|---------------|
G|-0------------|---------------|
D|-0------------|-------------2-|
A|-x------------|---------------|
E|--------------|---------------|

w H. E e

I've been crying all the time

D A G

(guitar 2)

e|-------------------------|------------|
B|----------3------3-3-(3)-|---(3)------|
G|-----2-2-(2)-(2)-2-2--4--|----4---0---|
D|-(2)h4--------2-------5--|----5---0-2-|
A|-------------------------|------------|
E|-------------------------|------------|

e e e q e e e E e E q e

December boys got it bad

D A G

(guitar 2)

e|-------------------------|------------|
B|----------3------3-3-(3)-|---(3)------|
G|-----2-2-(2)-(2)-2-2--4--|----4---0---|
D|-(2)h4--------2-------5--|----5---0-2-|
A|-------------------------|------------|
E|-------------------------|------------|

e e e q e e e E e E q e

December boys got it bad

(guitar 1)

D G

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

(guitar 2) (reverse rake)

e|-----------|---------|---------|-5---------------|
B|-------(3)-|---3-2---|---------|-5---------------|
G|---2-2--2--|---4-2-2-|-(2)-2---|-0---------------|
D|---2h4-----|-------4-|-(4)-2---|-0---------------|
A|-----------|---------|---------|-----------------|
E|-----------|---------|---------|-----------------|

Q e q q. E q h e (e) q.^h w

(guitar 2 out)

D A

September girls, I don't know why

G Em

How can I deny what's inside?

D A

Even though I keep away

G Em

(guitar 2)

e|------------|---------------|
B|-x----------|---------------|
G|-0----------|---------------|
D|-0----------|-------------2-|
A|-x----------|---------------|
E|------------|---------------|

w H. E e

They will love all our days

D A G

(guitar 2)

e|-------------------------|------------|
B|----------3------3-3-(3)-|---(3)------|
G|-----2-2-(2)-(2)-2-2--4--|----4---0---|
D|-(2)h4--------2-------5--|----5---0-2-|
A|-------------------------|------------|
E|-------------------------|------------|

e e e q e e e E e E q e

December boys got it bad

D A G

(guitar 2)

e|-------------------------|------------|
B|----------3------3-3-(3)-|---(3)------|
G|-----2-2-(2)-(2)-2-2--4--|----4---0---|
D|-(2)h4--------2-------5--|----5---0-2-|
A|-------------------------|------------|
E|-------------------------|------------|

e e e q e e e E e E q e

December boys got it bad

D

(guitar 2)

e|--------------|-----------|
B|-----(h3)-----|---(h3)----|
G|-2-(2)------2-|-(2)-2-----|
D|-2-(2)h4----2-|-(2)h4-----|
A|---------0----|-------2---|
E|--------------|-----------|

q q q. e e q.^h

A A7sus4 A A7sus4

(guitar 1)

e|----0-----0----------|--0---3----3--|
B|----2-----3----------|--2---3----3--|
G|----2-----0----------|--2---0----0--|
D|----2-----2----------|--2---2----2--|
A|----0-----0----------|--0---0----0--|
E|---------------------|--------------|

q. e^h q. e^q q

(guitar 2 - palm muted during chords only)

e|---------------------|-----------------|
B|---------------------|-----------------|
G|----2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|----2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|----0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------|-----------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

When I get to bed late at night

A A7sus4 A A7sus4

(guitar 1)

e|-0-0--------3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0---3--3-3-|
B|-2-2--------3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2---3--3-3-|
G|-2-2--------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2---0--0-0-|
D|-2-2--------2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2---2--2-2-|
A|-0-0--------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0---0--0-0-|
E|------------------------|--------------|

e e E q s s s s e e e E q. e e

(guitar 2 - palm muted during chords only)

e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|-2-2-2------------------|-2-2-2------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-4b5-(b)5(r4)-2-|-2-2-2-2-4b5-(b)5(r4)-2-|
A|-0-0-0------------------|-0-0-0------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

That's the time she makes things right

A A7sus4 A A7sus4

(guitar 1)

e|----0-----0-------------|--0---3-----x-3--|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|----2-----3-------------|--2---3-----x-3--|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|----2-----0-------------|--2---0-----x-0--|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|----2-----2-------------|--2---2-----x-2--|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|----0-----0-------------|--0---0-----x-0--|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|------------------------|-----------------|---------------|

q. e^h q E h s s (e) e q q e e

(guitar 2 - palm muted during chords only)

e|------------------------|---------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-|
B|------------------------|---------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-|
G|-2-2-2------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-|
D|-2-2-2-2-4b5-(b)5(r4)-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-|
A|-0-0-0------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-|
E|------------------------|---------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e (e) e q h

Ooh, when she makes love to me Oooh...

D A G D A G

(guitar 2)

e|-----------------|------------|--------5----|------5---------|
B|-8h10-10-8h10-10-|-8h10-7-5-3-|-(3)-3-(3)-3-|-(3)-(3)-3----8-|
G|-----------------|------------|-------------|-----------0----|
D|-----------------|------------|-------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|------------|-------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|------------|-------------|----------------|

e e q e e q e e q q q (q.) q q e (e) e q q. e

D A G D A G (guitar 1 plays G

(guitar 2) once and lets ring)

e|------------------|--------------|---------|-0-|-(0)-|
B|-h10-10-8h10-10-8-|-(8)h10-7-5-3-|-2-3-3---|-3-|-(3)-|
G|------------------|--------------|---------|-0-|-(0)-|
D|------------------|--------------|---------|-0-|-(0)-|
A|------------------|--------------|---------|---|-----|
E|------------------|--------------|---------|---|-----|

e q e e q e (e) e q q q e q e^h w (w)

D

(guitar 2)

e|----------|-----------------|
B|-3-3------|--------3--3-3---|
G|-0h2----2-|----(2)-2--4-2-2-|
D|-0-0----2-|-(2)h4---------4-|
A|----------|-----------------|
E|----------|-----------------|

q q^q. e e q. s s q.

D

(guitar 2)

e|---|

B|-3-|

G|-2-|

D|-0-|

A|---|
E|---|

w A

September girls do so much

G

(guitar 2)

E|---|

B|-x-|

G|-0-|

D|-0-|

A|-x-|

E|---|              Em

I was your butch until we touched

(guitar 2 out)

D A

I loved you, well, never mind

G Em

(guitar 2)

e|--------------|---------------|
B|-3------------|---------------|
G|-0------------|---------------|
D|-0------------|-------------2-|
A|-x------------|---------------|
E|--------------|---------------|

w H. E e

I've been crying all the time

D A G

(guitar 2)

e|-------------------------|------------|
B|----------3------3-3-(3)-|---(3)------|
G|-----2-2-(2)-(2)-2-2--4--|----4---0---|
D|-(2)h4--------2-------5--|----5---0-2-|
A|-------------------------|------------|
E|-------------------------|------------|

e e e q e e e E e E q e

December boys got it bad

D A G

(guitar 2)

e|-------------------------|------------|
B|----------3------3-3-(3)-|---(3)------|
G|-----2-2-(2)-(2)-2-2--4--|----4---0---|
D|-(2)h4--------2-------5--|----5---0-2-|
A|-------------------------|------------|
E|-------------------------|------------|

e e e q e e e E e E q e

December boys got it bad

D A G

(guitar 2)

e|-------------------------|------------|
B|----------3------3-3-(3)-|---(3)------|
G|-----2-2-(2)-(2)-2-2--4--|----4---0---|
D|-(2)h4--------2-------5--|----5---0-2-|
A|-------------------------|------------|
E|-------------------------|------------|

e e e q e e e E e E q e

December boys got it bad

D A G D A G

(guitar 2)

e|-----------------|------------|----5---5----|------5------|
B|-8h10-10-8h10-10-|-8h10-7-5-3-|-3-(3)-(3)-3-|-(3)-(3)-3---|
G|-----------------|------------|-------------|-----------0-|
D|-----------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-----------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-----------------|------------|-------------|-------------|

e e q e e q e e q q q q. q q e (e) e q h

D A G D A G

(guitar 2)

e|-------------|----------|-----------|------------|
B|-3-2-------3-|-(3)-2-3--|-3-2-------|-----3------|
G|-2-2---2-0-2-|-(2)-2-2--|-2-2---2-0-|-(0)-0----0-|
D|-------4-0---|----------|-------4-0-|-(0)-0----0-|
A|-------------|----------|-----------|------------|
E|-------------|----------|-----------|------------|

e e E q q e (e) h q. e e E q q. (e) q.^q q

D A G D

(guitar 2)

e|-----------------|------------------|-----10-----|
B|-8h10-10-8h10-10-|-(10)-10-10-10-10-|-(x)--------|
G|-----------------|------------------|------------|
D|-----------------|------------------|------------|
A|-----------------|------------------|------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|------------|

e e q. e e e (e) q q e q (s) s^q.^h

************************************

| (n) Ghost note

| x Dead note

| h Hammer-on

| s Slap

| b Bend

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