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Girls on Film

Duran Duran
Bass Tab
★4.7(23)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

A D (p) (p)

G|--------------------------------5---5------------------------|
D|--------------4---5------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------5-55--5-5------------------------------|
E|-5-55--5-0--2---3--------------------------------------------|

A D

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------4---5------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------5-55--5-5------------------------------|
E|-5-55--5-0--2---3--------------2-3-r-4-----------------------|

Verse

See them walking hand in hand across the bridge...

A D (p) (p)

G|--------------------------------5---5------------------------|
D|--------------4---5------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------5-55--5-5------------------------------|
E|-5-55--5-0--2---3--------------------------------------------|

A D

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------4---5------------2-3-r-5-----------------------|
A|----------------------5-55--5-5------------------------------|
E|-5-55--5-0--2---3--------------------------------------------|

Heads turn as the lights flash...

A D

G|---------------------------------5/--7-----------------------|
D|--------------4---5------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------5-55-5-0--3/--5-------------------------|
E|-5-55--5-0--2---3--------------------------------------------|

A D

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------4---5------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------5-55-5-5-------------------------------|
E|-5-55--5-0--2---3--------------1-2-3-4-----------------------|

And walk right out to the...

A D

G|---------------------------------5---7-----------------------|
D|--------------4---5------------5---7-------------------------|
A|----------------------5-55-5-5-------------------------------|
E|-5-55--5-0--2---3--------------------------------------------|

A D

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------4---5------------2-3-r-5-----------------------|
A|----------------------5-55--5-5------------------------------|
E|-5-55--5-0--2---3--------------------------------------------|

And I sense the...

A D

G|----------------------------------5/--7------------------------|
D|--------------4---5--------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------5-55-5-5--3/--5--------------------------|
E|-5-55--5-0--2---3----------------------------------------------|

A D

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------4---5------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------5-55--5-5------------------------------|
E|-5-55--5-0--2---3---------------1-2-3-4----------------------|

Chorus 1

Girls on film...

A E D

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-77----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------77-----5-55-5-5--22--33--5-55-5-5--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Girls on film....

E C A

G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-22-----------------------4---5-------------------------------|
A|--------33----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------5-55-5-0--2---3-----5-55--5-5-------------------|

Girls on film...

A E D

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-77----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------77-----5-55-5-5--22--33--5-55-5-5--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Girls on film....

E C A

G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-22-----------------------4---5-------------------------------|
A|--------33----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------5-55-5-0--2---3-----5---------------------------|

Verse 2

A D (p) (p)

G|--------------------------------5---5------------------------|
D|--------------4---5------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------5-55--5-5------------------------------|
E|-5-55--5-0--2---3--------------------------------------------|

A D

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------4---5------------2-3-r-5-----------------------|
A|----------------------5-55--5-5------------------------------|
E|-5-55--5-0--2---3--------------------------------------------|

Heads turn as the lights flash...

A D

G|---------------------------------5/--7-----------------------|
D|--------------4---5------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------5-55-5-0--3/--5-------------------------|
E|-5-55--5-0--2---3--------------------------------------------|

A D

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------4---5------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------5-55-5-5-------------------------------|
E|-5-55--5-0--2---3--------------1-2-3-4-----------------------|

And walk right out to the...

A D

G|---------------------------------5---7-----------------------|
D|--------------4---5------------5---7-------------------------|
A|----------------------5-55-5-5-------------------------------|
E|-5-55--5-0--2---3--------------------------------------------|

A D

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------4---5------------2-3-r-5-----------------------|
A|----------------------5-55--5-5------------------------------|
E|-5-55--5-0--2---3--------------------------------------------|

And I sense the...

A D

G|----------------------------------5/--7------------------------|
D|--------------4---5--------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------5-55-5-5--3/--5--------------------------|
E|-5-55--5-0--2---3----------------------------------------------|

A D

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------4---5------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------5-55--5-5------------------------------|
E|-5-55--5-0--2---3---------------1-2-3-4----------------------|

Chorus 2

Girls on film...

A E D

G|---------------------------4---5-----------------------------|
D|-77----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------77-----5-55-5-5--2---3---5-55-5-5--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Girls on film....

E C A

G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-22-----------------------4---5-------------------------------|
A|--------33----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------5-55-5-0--2---3-----5-55--5-5-------------------|

Girls on film...

A E D

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-77----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------77-----5-55-5-5--22--33--5-55-5-5--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Girls on film....

E C A

G|---------------------------------|
D|-22-----------------------4---5--|
A|--------33-----------------------|
E|--------------5-55-5-0--2---3----|

Breakdown

A G C

G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------| repeat 4 times
A|---------------------------3-|
E|--5--5--5--5--5--5-0550-3----|

A C

G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------4---5-|  repeat 4 times
A|-----------2-3-5----3-33--3------------|
E|-5-55--5-----------------------2---3---|

A D (p) (p)

G|--------------------------------5---5------------------------|
D|--------------4---5------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------5-55--5-5------------------------------|
E|-5-55--5-0--2---3--------------------------------------------|

A D

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------4---5------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------5-55--5-5------------------------------|
E|-5-55--5-0--2---3--------------2-3---5-----------------------|

A D (p) (p)

G|--------------------------------5--5-------------------------|
D|--------------4---5------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------5-55--5-5------------------------------|
E|-5-55--5-0--2---3--------------------------------------------|

A D

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------4---5-------------2-3-r-5----------------------|
A|----------------------5-55--5-5------------------------------|
E|-5-55--5-0--2---3--------------------------------------------|

A D

G|------------------------------5---7--------------------------|
D|--------------4---5----------5--7----------------------------|
A|----------------------5-55-5---------------------------------|
E|-5-55--5-0--2---3--------------------------------------------|

A D

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------4---5------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------5-55--5-5------------------------------|
E|-5-55--5----2---3---------------1-2-3-4----------------------|

A D

G|-------------------------------5/--7-------------------------|
D|--------------4---5------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------5-55-5-3/--5---------------------------|
E|-5-55--5-0--2---3--------------------------------------------|

A D

G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------4---5------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------5-55--5-5------------------------------|
E|-5-55--5-0--2---3---------------2-3-4-5---5--5--5--5---------|

-repeat chorus and fade-

Transcribed by Christopher Funicelli

Comments or suggestions, please email me at cfunz@aol.com or

visit ethanbrand.com.

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