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From: danielp%elcx.dnet@esu36.ateng.az.honeywell.COM
Wild Wild Life by Talking Heads
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I grabbed John's (phys174@csc.canterbury.ac.nz) post from Nevada, listened to
the disc, made corrections, and here is the result. This is how a bud of mine
and I play it (two guitars). I included a rhythm and lead for each part,
and the lyrics at the bottom (they may have errors). There really isn't a
rhythm guitar on the album, so the rhythm part is sort of a combination of the
bass and drums. There is timing below the tab (1 + 2 + etc), I hope it helps.
If there are brackets around tab: |-2-3-|, it means to repeat what's in the
brackets. I hope somebody else likes this tune; thanks again to John for his
original post.
pete@pr.erau.edu
Figure A (Intro and First Verse)
Rhythm Lead
E E
e|-----0-----0---0-|-----0-----0---0-| e|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----5-----5---5-|-----5-----5---5-| b|-----------------|-----------4-----| G|-----4-----4---4-|-----4-----4---4-| g|-----------------|-------2/4---4\2-| D|-----------------|-----------------| d|-2---------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------| a|-----------------|-----------------| E|-0-----0-----0---|-0-----0-----0---| e|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Figure B (Bridge)
Rhythm Lead
C F G C F G
e|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-1---1-1-3---3-3-| e|-----------------|-----------------| B|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|-1---1-1-3---3-3-| b|-5-----5---------|-----------------| G|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-2---2-2-4---4-4-| g|-5---------5-----|-2-------4-------| D|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-3---3-3-5---5-5-| d|-5-----------5---|-3-------5-------| A|-3---3-3-3---3-3-|-3---3-3-5---5-5-| a|-3---3-----------|-3-------5-------| E|-----------------|-1---1-1-3---3-3-| e|-----------------|-1-------3-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Figure C (Chorus)
Rhythm
A E D
e|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-----------------| B|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-9-------7-------| G|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-1---1-1-1---1-1-|-9---x-x-7---x-x-| D|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-9---x-x-7---x-x-| A|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-7---x-x-5---x-x-| E|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Lead
A E D
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-------2---------|-------2---------|-------9---------|-------7---------| G|-----2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----|-----9-----9-----|-----7-----7-----| D|---2---------2---|---2---------2---|---9---------9---|---7---------7---| A|-0---------------|-0---------------|-7---------------|-5---------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Figure D (Intro to second verse and Second verse itself)
Rhythm Lead
E E
e|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-0-0---0-0-0---0-| e|-----------------|-----------------| B|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-0-0---0-0-0---0-| b|---5-5-4-4-------|-----------------| G|-1-1---1-1-1---1-|-1-1---1-1-1---1-| g|-----------2-2-4-|-4---------------| D|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-| d|-----------------|---2-2-4-4-------| A|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-| a|-----------------|-----------0-0-2-| E|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-| e|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Figure E (Pre solo)
Rhythm
F# G
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-| A|-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-| E|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
1st time
C D C
e|---------------------------------||---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------||-3---3-3-3---3-3-----------------| G|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-||-2---2-2-2---2-2-0---0-0-0---0-0-| D|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-||-0---0-0-0---0-0-2---2-2-2---2-2-| A|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-||-----------------3---3-3-3---3-3-| E|---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
2nd time
F G
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-3---3-3-3---3-3-5---5-5-5---5-5-| A|-3---3-3-3---3-3-5---5-5-5---5-5-| E|-1---1-1-1---1-1-3---3-3-3---3-3-|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
Lead 1st time
F# G C D C
e|-2---------------|-3---------------|-0---------------||-5-------3-------| B|-2---------------|-3---------------|-1---------------||---7-------5-----| G|-3---------------|-4---------------|-0---------------||-----7-------5---| D|-4---------------|-5---------------|-2---------------||-----------------| A|-4---------------|-5---------------|-3---------------||-----------------| E|-2---------------|-3---------------|-----------------||-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
2nd time
D G
e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-10--10--12--12--| D|-10--10--12--12--| A|-----------------| E|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Solo (rhythm plays Figure D)
e|-------------------------|-----------------------------| B|-------------------------|-----------------------------| G|-------12-14-------12-14-|-------12-14-b16----14p12----| D|-12-14-------12-14-------|-12-14--------------------14-| A|-------------------------|-----------------------------| E|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
|--t--|
e|-------12-15-------12-15-|-------12-15-b17----15p12----| B|-12-15-------12-15-------|-12-15--------------------15-| G|-------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-------------------------|-----------------------------| A|-------------------------|-----------------------------| E|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
|--t--|
e|-------12-15-------12-12-|-15-12-------------------| B|-12-15-------12-15-------|-------15-12-------------| G|-------------------------|-------------14-12-------| D|-------------------------|-------------------14-12-| A|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Intro - FIGURE A 4 TIMES
Verse - FIGURE A 4 TIMES
"I'm wearin' my fur pajamas
I ride a hot potatoe"
Bridge - FIGURE B 2 TIMES
"It's ticklin' her fancy
speak up I can't hear you"
Chorus - FIGURE C 4 TIMES
"Here on this mountain top woah-oh (I got some wild wild life)
I got some news to tell you woah-oh (about some wild wild life)
Here come the doctor in charge woah-oh (she's got some wild wild life)
Ain't that the way you like it woah-oh (livin' wild wild life)"
Intro - FIGURE D 2 TIMES
Verse - FIGURE D 4 TIMES
"I wrestle with your conscious
you wrestle with your partner"
Bridge - FIGURE B 2 TIMES
"sittin' on a windowsill
but he spends his time behind closed doors"
Chorus - FIGURE C 4 TIMES
"Check out mister business man woah-oh (he bought some wild wild life)
on the way to the stockage stage woah-oh (he got some wild wild life)
wakin' up when he opens the door woah-oh (and doin' wild wild life)
I know that's the way you like woah-oh (livin' wild wild life)"
Break - FIGURE E
"He's a man it's a piece of cake
Thought control you get 'em both anytime you like"
Solo - RHYTHM PLAYS FIGURE D 4 TIMES, LEAD PLAYS SOLO
Bridge - FIGURE B 2 TIMES
"Like sittin' on pins and needles
Things fall apart it's scientific"
Chorus - FIGURE C 8 TIMES
"sleepin' on the interstate woah-oh (gettin' wild wild life)
checkin' in checkin' out woah-oh (I got 'em wild wild life)
spending all of my money and time woah-oh (on too much wild wild life)
we wanna go and we know where we go woah-oh (ah doin' wild wild life)
I know it, that's how we start it woah-oh (find some wild wild life)
take a picture here in (Madayla)? woah-oh (I got 'em wild wild life)
you want some talk, you want some ? woah-oh (wild wild life)
And I know that's the way you like it woah-oh
(livin' wild wild wild wild whaoo)"
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