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Surprise

Stereophonics
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Song

Surprise

Stereophonics (Just Enough Education To Perform SE)

Transcribed by Tom Ewer

This song is pretty damn cool I thought, that's why I did this as my

first tab, couldn't find a tab of it anywhere.

The solo is not exact, but it's very accurate and sounds great to play

along to the song to.

Surprise was a B Side of a JEEP single I think, and was put into the

updated album as an extra song along with handbags & gladrags.

E-mail me tomewer@hotmail for any comments, would like to hear from you.

INTRO:

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-----x--x---6--/--7---2---6---2---4---2--2-------2--/--4--4--4--4--/--6--|
--x--x--x---6--/--5---2---4---2---2---2--2-------2--/--4--4--4--4--/--6--|
--x--x--x---4--/--5---0---4---0---2---0--0-------0--/--2--2--2--2--/--4--|
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--6--/--7--7-------x--6--/--7---2---6---2---4---2--2---------------------|
--6--/--7--7-------x--6--/--5---2---4---2---2---2--2---------------------|
--4--/--5--5-------x--4--/--5---0---4---0---2---0--0---------------------|
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--2--/--4--4--4--4--/--6--6--/--7--7--------x--x--2----------------------|
--2--/--4--4--4--4--/--6--6--/--7--7--------x--x--2----------------------|
--0--/--2--2--2--2--/--4--4--/--5--5--------x--x--0----------------------|

VERSE: Acoustic...

CHORUS: use palm muting for the chords, improvise around where I've put

them where to play em.

head inside is spinnin'....

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--4--/--5--5--5--5--5--/--7--7-------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------4-------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------4-----------------------7-------------|
-----------------------------------2-----------------------7-------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------5-------------|

spinnin' round and round.... etc...

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--4------------------------------------------4---------------------------|
--4------------------------7-----------------4---------------------7-----|
--2------------------------7-----------------2---------------------7-----|
---------------------------5---------------------------------------5-----|
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--4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
--4------------------------7-~~~~~---------------------------------------|
--2------------------------7-~~~~~-------- INTRO ------------------------|
---------------------------5-~~~~~---------------------------------------|

VERSE

CHORUS & INTRO

SOLO:

light distortion

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--5-/-7--7--7--7--7-----5-/-7--7--p5h-7--p5--7---------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------4-/-6--6--6--6--6-|
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-------------------------------------------------------------5--5--------|
------------------------------------------5-/-7--7--7--7--7--------7--5--|
--p4h6-6-6--p4h6--p4--2h4~--2--------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------4-----------------------------------------|
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-------------------5-------5-------5-------5~-5-------5-------5-------5~~-|
--5--5--5--5--5h7-----5h7-----5h7-----5h7--------5h7----5h7-----5h7-------|
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heavy distortion

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--3b5-b5-b5--------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------4-/-6-\--4--2---------2--4b6--2-----2--4b6--2-----2---------|
-----------------------------2--4-------------4-------------4------------|
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--3b5-b5-b5------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------4-/-6-\--4--2---------2--4--2-----2--4--2-----2--4--2-----|
-----------------------------2--4-----------4-----------4-----------4--|
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Cannot hear how this goes, this improvisation

sounds fine though!

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--2--4--2~~~-------------------------------------------------------------|
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OUTRO: Acoustic

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