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

Intro

Guitar

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---Bend up and down slightly and quickly to make------------------------|
A|---a vibrating noise (Difficult to transcribe accurately)---------------|
E|---5b--5b--5b--5b--5b--5b--5b--5b--5b--etc...---------------------------|

Section 1

Guitar & synth arranged for guitar. (played twice)

e|------------|-----------|------------|---------|----------|-----------|
B|------------|-----------|------------|---------|----------|-----------|
G|------------|-----------|------------|---------|----------|-----------|
D|------------|-----------|------------|---------|----------|-----------|
A|5-4---------|5-4--------|5-4---------|5-4------|-----2----|-----2-----|
E|----3-5-5-5-|----3-5-5-5|----3-5-5-5-|----3-5-5|-2-3---3-3|-2-3---3-3-|

|

e|17..........|.............|.............|..........|..17-19-17-15-------|
B|------------|-------------|-------------|----------|-------------15-----|
G|------------|-------------|-------------|----------|----------------16--|
D|------------|-------------|-------------|----------|------------------17|
A|------------|-------------|-------------|----------|--------------------|
E|------------|-------------|-------------|----------|--------------------|

Section 2

Guitar & vocals: Guitar mirrors vocals. (Play twice in a row)

e|----------|------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|----------|
B|----------|------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|----------|
G|----------|------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|----------|
D|----------|------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|----------|
A|5-4-------|5-4---------|-5-4---------|-5-4-------|-----2-----|-----2----|
E|---3-5-5-5|----3-5-5-5-|-----3-5-5-5-|-----3-5-5-|-2-3---3-3-|-2-3---3-3|

Section 3

Guitar, no vocals (Play once)

e|---------------|--------13-12|----------------|-------------------------|
B|--15-----------|---15--------|--15------------|-------------15----------|
G|----14-16-17-16|-----14------|----14-16-17-16-|--------12h14------------|
D|12-------------|-12----------|12--------------|-12-12-------------------|
A|---------------|-------------|----------------|-------(last three notes-|
E|---------------|-------------|----------------|--------are played fast)-|
e|----------------|--------13-12-|-----------------|----------------------|
B|--15------------|---15---------|---15------------|----------15----------|
G|----14-16-17-16-|-----14-------|-----14-16-17-16-|----12-14-------------|
D|12--------------|-12-----------|-12--------------|-12-------------------|
A|----------------|--------------|-----------------|--(each note ---------|
E|----------------|--------------|-----------------|--the same length)----|

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| h Hammer-on

| b Bend

| "....." continuous sound, it was originally synthesizer.

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