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Satellite

The Hooters
Tab
4.4(5)

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

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From: majakobs@news.abo.fi (Markus Jakobsson FIN)

Subject: TAB: "Satellite" by The Hooters

Hi, there. Hans Steissberger requested some Hooters tunes a while ago, and I

thought I might send this one in. Get yourself hooked up with a keyboard player

to play this one, 'cause it's the keyboards that really makes this song. And as

always: keep in mind that I do not claim to have perfect pitch. This is how I

play this song, and if you can do it better, great! Let me know, OK!:)

Intro.

Chord Voicings:

|-Play this part 4 times-----------|

< >=natural harmonics G5 C(sus2) D5 G/B

|------------------|---------------|   3x0033  x3x033 xx023x x20033

|------------------|-slight vib. w-|

|-<12>---------<7>-|--~~~~~~~ bar.-|
|------<12>--------|-<7>-----------|
|------------------|---------------|
|------------------|---------------|

Verse.

Two guitars here(at least). It's quite hard to discern what git2 really is

doing since it is quite low in the mix. It should be quite similar to what the

bass is doing though, so strum the indicated chords in a rhythm that works with

the bassline.

Git2 G5 D5 G5 D|

| | |

Git1 s s

   |-3----------10\|5-------------|-3----------10\|5---------------|
   |-3-----3----8-\|3-------------|-3----3-----8-\|3---------------|
   |-0-----0----7-\|2-------------|-0----0-----7-\|2---------------|
   |---------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
   |---------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
   |---------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|

C(sus2) G/B G5 D5

| | | | Before chorus, play

s Git 1&2 fill 1.

|---------------10\|5------------|------------5-|-3-----333-----|
|-3-------3-----8-\|3------------|-3----3-----3-|-3-----333-----|
|-0-------0-----7-\|2------------|-0----0-----2-|-0-----000-----|
|------------------|-------------|------0-------|-0-----000-----|
|-3----------------|-------------|-3------------|---------------|
|---------3--------|-------------|------3-------|-3-----333-----|

slight p.m

Chorus. fill1 |-----|

Well, the guitars are even harder to hear in |-3---3333-3-3-|

the chorus than in the verse. The chords should|-3---3333-3-3-|

be right, so just strum them in a way that |-0---0000-0-0-|

sounds rhythmically right. |-0---0000-0-0-|

|--------------|

|-3---3333-3-3-|

first time

Git 1&2 Git1 Git 1&2 |-------------|

|-------------|-------------------------------|-----------5-|-3---333-------|
|-3--333---3--|-3--------------3------3--3--3-|-3----3----3-|-3---333-------|
|-0--000---0--|-2--------------2------2--2--2-|-0----0----2-|-0---000-------|
|----------0--|-0--------------0------0--0--0-|------0------|-0---000-0-0-0-|
|-3--333------|-------------------------------|-3----2------|---------------|
|----------3--|-------------------------------|------3------|-3---333-3-3-3-|

|Git2 | |-second time--||

              |-------------------------------|             |-3-------------|
              |-~~~------------~~~------------|             |-3-------------|
              |-2--2-4-2-0-----2--2-4-2-0-----|             |-0-------------|
              |------------4-0------------4-0-|             |-0-------------|
              |-------------------------------|             |---------------|
              |-------------------------------|             |-3-------------|

Then there is another verse, another chorus and the accordion solo. During

the solo, play the verse rhythm. After that it breaks down into an interlude,

during which the same thing as in the intro is played. Then, right before the

chorus, this is played:

|-----------------|-3---------|   Then the chorus is played a coupple of times

|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---------| before the intro figure is played again.

|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-|-0---------|
|-------------0-0-|-0---------|
|-3-3-3-2-2-2-0-0-|-----------|
|-----------------|-3---------|

The last thing played is this:

|----------5-|-3---------|
|-3---3----3-|-3---------|
|-0---0----2-|-0---------|
|-----0------|-0---------|
|-3---2------|-----------|
|------------|-3---------|

There. I hope that makes some sense, at least. If something is unclear, if you

like the TAB, if you hate the TAB, or if you have anything at all you would

like me to know, then mail me.

Mak(majakobs@aton.abo.fi)

From: Markus Jakobsson FIN <majakobs@ra.abo.fi>

Verse 1

Hush little baby don't cry like that

God's gonna buy you a cadillac

He's chosen you to do his will

You can spread the word in your coupe de ville

Chorus

So jump in the river and learn to swim

God's gonna wash away all your sins

and if you still can't see the light

God's gonna buy you a satellite

Verse 2

Look to the heavens and see it shine

heals the sick and leads the blind

tune it in and hear it say

it's counting down to judgement day

Chorus

Verse 3

Hey satellite man your time has come

your word recieved by everyone

and should you fall well that's ok

you love the ones that you betray

Chorus

So jump in the river and learn to swim

God's gonna wash away all your sins

and when at last you see tha light

gods gonna buy you a satellite

There. You might want to attach that to the TAB...? Anyway, youre doing a great

thing with that archive, so keep it up, and thanks for writing!

Mak(majakobs@aton.abo.fi)

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