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Song
Radio Ga Ga
Words and music by Roger Taylor
Transcribed Richard Boodell
GUITAR1:first chorus(2:04) LET RING THROUGHOUT!clean sound
(count)1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e --------1-------|----1-----------|----1-----------|----1-----------|
b ----1-------1---|--------1-------|--------1-------|--------1-------|
g ----------------|3---------2-----|3---------2-----|3---------2-----|
d ----------------|------------3---|------------3---|------------3---|
a ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|P L A Y this twice
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
----------------|----------------|5---------------| 8---------------|3-------5-------|6---------------| 8---------------|3-------5-------|7---------------| 8---------------|3-------5-------|7---------------| 6---------------|1-------3-------|5---------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|
2nd chorus(3:49)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
--------1-------|----1-----------|----1-----------|----1-----------| ----1-------1---|--------1-------|--------1-------|--------1-------| ----------------|3---------2-----|3---------2-----|3---------2-----| ----------------|------------3---|------------3---|------------3---| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
----------------|----------------| 8---------------|3---------------| 8---------------|3---------------| 8---------------|3---------------| 6---------------|1---------------| ----------------|----------------|
SOLO
guitar2:Clean,with echo/delay,PLAY WITH SLIDE,LET RING
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e----------------|----------------| b------------6---|13--------------|2 TIMES g----------------|----------------| d----------------|----------------| a----------------|----------------| e----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ------------6---|15--------------|--------17------|18--------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
5:03
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
----------------|----------------|13--------------| 17------15------|--13------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|
3 bars break,then:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
----------------|----------------| ------------6---|13--------------|2 times ----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
----------------|----------------|------------12--|13--------------| ------------6---|15--------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
15--------------|17--------------|17------15--17--|18--------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
20--------------|13--------------| ----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|
Also my second version
F
I'd sit alone and watch your light
Gm
My only friend through teenage nights
Bb
And everything I had to know
Gm Bb F
I heard it on my radio
Bb F
Radio
You gave them all those old time stars
Through wars of worlds - invaded by Mars
You made 'em laugh - you made 'em cry
You made us feel like we could fly
F
So don't become some background noise
Bb
A backdrop for the girls and boys
Who just don't know or just don't care
Gm
And just complain when you're not there
F
You had your time, you had the power
Gm
You've yet to have your finest hour
Bb F Bb F
Radio
F
All we hear is Radio ga ga
Radio goo goo
Radio ga ga
All we hear is Radio ga ga
Radio blah blah
Eb C
Radio what's new?
Bb C Bb C F
Radio, someone still loves you!
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