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Song
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SUMMER '79 - The Ataris
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Tabbed by: Ryan R.
Email: arreyn00@centre.edu
*A Great song off of "So Long, Astoria"....listen to the song to figure out the strumming *
Tuning: E A D G B e (standard)
Intro:
" Our....Summer.....Nineteen 79...................tonight"
Guitar1:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------5*-------7*----4444------5555-7777-----------------------| D|--5*-----2*-------5*-------7*----4444-2222-5555-7777-----------------------| A|--5*-----2*-------3*-------5*----2222-2222-3333-5555-----------------------| E|--3*-----0*---------------------------0000---------------------------------|
Guitar2:
e|---------------------------------| B|----8-------5--------8------//---| G|------7-0-----4--------7-0-------| D|----------------5----------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|
1st Verse:
(pm all except last chord)
"Out at the drive in...................................................."
pm pm pm pm pm pm pm
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------55555555-77777777-44444444----------55555555--777777*--| D|--55555555-22222222-55555555-77777777-44444444-22222222-55555555--777777*--| A|--55555555-22222222-33333333-55555555-22222222-22222222-33333333--555555*--| E|--33333333-00000000----------------------------00000000--------------------|
Chorus:
"We are................." "Cruisin.............."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----55-77--------55-7777----------55-77--------55-77-----------------------| D|-22-55-77-5-4-22-55-7777-------22-55-77-5-4-22-55-77-----------------------| A|-22-33-55-5-4-22-33-5555-------22-33-55-5-4-22-33-55-----------------------| E|-00-------3-2-00---------------00-------3-2-00-----------------------------|
2nd Verse:
"Down at...roller rink..................................................by"
Muted pm pm pm pm pm pm
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------55555555-77777777-44444444----------55555555--777777*--| D|-xxxxxxxx--22222222-55555555-77777777-44444444-22222222-55555555--777777*--| A|-xxxxxxxx--22222222-33333333-55555555-22222222-22222222-33333333--555555*--| E|-xxxxxxxx--00000000----------------------------00000000--------------------|
Chorus:
"We are................." "Cruisin.............."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----55-77--------55-7777----------55-77--------55-77-----------------------| D|-22-55-77-5-4-22-55-7777-------22-55-77-5-4-22-55-77-----------------------| A|-22-33-55-5-4-22-33-5555-------22-33-55-5-4-22-33-55-----------------------| E|-00-------3-2-00---------------00-------3-2-00-----------------------------|
Bridge:
"Sneak..............back"
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-5*--7*----------5*--7*----------------------| D|-5*--7*--5*--2*--5*--7*----------------------| A|-3*--5*--5*--2*--3*--5*----------------------| E|---------3*--0*------------------------------|
3rd Verse:
"Climb out.................below us.................stop"
Guitar1:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------5*-------7*------4444------5555-7777---------------------| D|--5*-----2*-------5*-------7*------4444-2222-5555-7777---------------------| A|--5*-----2*-------3*-------5*------2222-2222-3333-5555---------------------| E|--3*-----0*-----------------------------0000-------------------------------|
Guitar2:
e|----------------------------------| B|----8-------5--------8-------//---| G|------7-0-----4--------7-0--------| D|----------------5-----------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|
"Nah nah nah ........................................................."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------55555555-77777777-44444444----------55555555--7777*----| D|--55555555-22222222-55555555-77777777-44444444-22222222-55555555--7777*----| A|--55555555-22222222-33333333-55555555-22222222-22222222-33333333--5555*----| E|--33333333-00000000----------------------------00000000--------------------|
**Full REST, but let previous chord ring**
Final Chorus/Outro (Repeat Chorus 2x):
"We are................." "Cruisin.............."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----55-77--------55-7777----------55-77--------55-77-//-//-----------------| D|-22-55-77-5-4-22-55-7777-------22-55-77-5-4-22-55-77-----------------------| A|-22-33-55-5-4-22-33-5555-------22-33-55-5-4-22-33-55-----------------------| E|-00-------3-2-00---------------00-------3-2-00-----------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----55-77--------55-7777----------55-77--------55-77*----------------------| D|-22-55-77-5-4-22-55-7777-------22-55-77-5-4-22-55-77*----------------------| A|-22-33-55-5-4-22-33-5555-------22-33-55-5-4-22-33-55*----------------------| E|-00-------3-2-00---------------00-------3-2-00-----------------------------|
|- pm = palm mute
|- * = let ring
|- / = pick slide up
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