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Telstar

The Tornados
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Tab3

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

Intro

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------1----2---|
D|-----4------4----4----5--------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

Part 1

e|--------|-------------|-------------|-----|---2---------|-----------|
B|--------|---3-2-------|---3-2-------|---5-|-5---5---5-3-|-2-----2---|
G|-2------|-------4-2-4-|-------4-2-4-|-----|-------2-----|---------4-|
D|----2-4-|-2-----------|-2-----------|-2---|-------------|---3-4-----|
A|--------|-------------|-------------|-----|-------------|-----------|
E|--------|-------------|-------------|-----|-------------|-----------|
e|-------------------|-------------|
B|-2--2-2--3-2-------|-------------|
G|-------------4-2-4-|---1-2-1-----|
D|-------------------|-4-------4-2-|
A|-------------------|-------------|
E|-------------------|-------------|

Part 1, end slightly different

e|--------|-------------|-------------|-----|---2---------|-----------|
B|--------|---3-2-------|---3-2-------|---5-|-5---5---5-3-|-2-----2---|
G|-2------|-------4-2-4-|-------4-2-4-|-----|-------2-----|---------4-|
D|----2-4-|-2-----------|-2-----------|-2---|-------------|---3-4-----|
A|--------|-------------|-------------|-----|-------------|-----------|
E|--------|-------------|-------------|-----|-------------|-----------|
e|-------------------|-------------|
B|-2--2-2--3-2-------|-----2-------|
G|-------------4-2-4-|-4-4---4-2-4-|
D|-------------------|---------—---|
A|-------------------|-------------|
E|-------------------|-------------|

Part 2

e|-12-12-12-12-14-12-------9----9---|-------9-9----9-10-9—9----------9----|-9-10-|
B|-------------------10-12---12-----|-10-12-----12----------12-10-12---12-|------|
G|--------------------------------9-|-------------------------------------|------|
D|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------|
A|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------|
E|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------|

Part 2, end slightly different

e|-12-12-12-12-14-12-------9----9---|-------9-9----9-10-9—9----------9----|-------10-|
B|-------------------10-12---12-----|-10-12-----12----------12-10-12---12-|---9------|
G|--------------------------------9-|-------------------------------------|-9---9----|
D|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------|
A|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------|
E|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------|

Part 1

e|--------|-------------|-------------|-----|---2---------|-----------|
B|--------|---3-2-------|---3-2-------|---5-|-5---5---5-3-|-2-----2---|
G|-2------|-------4-2-4-|-------4-2-4-|-----|-------2-----|---------4-|
D|----2-4-|-2-----------|-2-----------|-2---|-------------|---3-4-----|
A|--------|-------------|-------------|-----|-------------|-----------|
E|--------|-------------|-------------|-----|-------------|-----------|
e|-------------------|-------------|
B|-2--2-2--3-2-------|-----2-------|
G|-------------4-2-4-|-4-4---4-2-4-|
D|-------------------|---------—---|
A|-------------------|-------------|
E|-------------------|-------------|

Part 2

e|-12-12-12-12-14-12-------9----9---|-------9-9----9-10-9—9----------9----|-------10-|
B|-------------------10-12---12-----|-10-12-----12----------12-10-12---12-|---9------|
G|--------------------------------9-|-------------------------------------|-9---9----|
D|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------|
A|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------|
E|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------|

Instrumental

A Bb B C C# D

Part 3

e|--------|-------------|-------------|------|----7-----------|-----------|
B|--------|---8-7-------|---8-7-------|---10-|-10---10---10-8-|-7-----7---|
G|-7------|-------9-7-9-|-------9-7-9-|------|---------7------|---------9-|
D|----7-9-|-7-----------|-7-----------|-7----|----------------|---8-9-----|
A|--------|-------------|-------------|------|----------------|-----------|
E|--------|-------------|-------------|------|----------------|-----------|
e|------------------|---------------|
B|-7--7-7-8-7-------|-----7---------|
G|------------9-7-9-|-9-9---9-7-9-7-|
D|------------------|---------------|
A|------------------|---------------|
E|------------------|---------------|

Coda

e|-----------------|
B|-----------15~---|
G|------14~--------|
D|-12~-------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

Backing Chords

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Intro

Rocket blast-off effects then

F#m G G# A

Part 1 (Played twice)

A F#m D E D E C#m

F#m C#m F#m Bm7 E7

A F#m Bm7 E7

Part 2 (Played twice)

A F#m D E

A F#m D E

Part 1

A F#m D E D E C#m

F#m C#m F#m Bm7 E7

A F#m Bm7 E7

Part 2

A F#m D E

A F#m D E

Key change (chord run)

A Bb B C C# D

Part 3 (like Part 1 but 5 semitones higher)

D Bm G A G A F#m

Bm F#m Bm Em7 A7

D Bm Em7 A7

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