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Date: Wed, 13 Sep 95 16:37:00 EDT
From: Winston Campbell
Subject: STEREOTYPE by The Specials
Stereotype (Dammers)
Basically, I will transcribe the chord progression. This song is so strange
because it changes keys and because of all the different instruments in it.
Please excuse me if the lyrics are screwed up, it is so difficult to
understand what he is saying. Oh, well, here it is:
He's just a stereotype
He drinks his age in pints
He has girls every night
And he doesn't really exist
Aaah....
He spends his weekends with a load of blokes
He forgets the punchline when he tells a joke
He wants to stay out, he doesn't want to go home
Till his nicotined fingers are stuck down his throat
He's just a stereotype
He drinks his age in pints
He drives home pissed at night
And he listens to his stereo
Aaah....
He blamed his fiancee when he caught VD
The doctor said no drink for seventeen weeks
He wants to go out but he has to stay home
So he watches colour TV on his own
He's just a stereotype
He drinks his age in pints
He drives home pissed at night
And he listens to his stereo
B* B* B* B* B*
The tablets are finished
B* C* D* C* B*
The cure is complete
B* A* B* A* G* A* G* A* G* F* E*
He hasn't had a drink for se-ve-en-teen weeks
B* B* B* B* B* B* C* D* C* B*
Se-venteen pints, to-night is the night
B* A* B* A* G* A* G* A* G* F* E*
Goes straight to his head, he ends up in a fight
The polices chase him through a dark rainy night
Fluorescent jam sandwich with flashing blue lights
His mom's waking up, she hopes he's alright
But he's wrapped round the lampost on Saturday night
He's just a stereotype
He drinks his age in pints
He has girls every night
And he doesn't really exist
Aaah....
About the bridge, I think I am pretty close. It is just too weird. Anyway,
to make this more understandable, here is the way how I play the chords:
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Am x 0 2 2 1 0
Dm x x 0 2 3 1
C x 3 2 0 1 0
B x 2 4 4 4 x
E 0 2 2 1 0 0
F 1 3 3 2 1 1
C# x 4 3 0 2 x <--- notice that this is not really the C# chord
D x x 0 2 3 2
G 3 2 0 0 3 3
C#m x 4 6 6 5 4
F# 2 4 4 3 2 2
Cm x 3 5 5 4 3
B* x 2 4 x x x
C* x 3 5 x x x
D* x 5 7 x x x
A* 5 7 x x x x
G* 3 5 x x x x
F* 1 3 x x x x
E* 0 2 x x x x
Eb x 6 8 8 8 x
Bb 6 8 8 7 x x
(This is just the basic transcription. I hope I came close to the actual
song. I know the lyrics did not come that close but oh well. Comments,
criticisms, praises, feel free to email. Bye-bye)
Comments
Spotted a wrong chord, or know a capo position that sounds closer to the record?
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