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Turning Japanese

The Vapors
Tab
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Tab6

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

Intro

E|--15-15-15-15-13-13-10-10-13---15-15-15-15-13-13-10-10-13------|
B|--15-15-15-15-13-13-10-10-13---15-15-15-15-13-13-10-10-13------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

[Main Riff]|- 2 Times

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12--------13-12-------------------------------------------|
G|--12-12--------------12----14-14-------------------------------|
D|--12-12--12-12-------------14-14-----12-13-14------------------|
A|--10-10--------------------14-14--14---------------------------|
E|---------------------------12-12-------------------------------|

Extension

E|----------------------------------|
B|--2-----5--7----------------------|
G|--2-----5--7----------------------|
D|--2-----5--7----------------------|
A|--0-----3--5----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

[Main Riff]|- 2 Times

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12--------13-12-------------------------------------------|
G|--12-12--------------12----14-14-------------------------------|
D|--12-12--12-12-------------14-14-----12-13-14------------------|
A|--10-10--------------------14-14--14---------------------------|
E|---------------------------12-12-------------------------------|

Bridge

E|----------------------------------|
B|--2-----5--7----------------------|
G|--2-----5--7----------------------|
D|--2-----5--7----------------------|
A|--0-----3--5----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

[Main Riff]|- 2 Times

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12--------13-12-------------------------------------------|
G|--12-12--------------12----14-14-------------------------------|
D|--12-12--12-12-------------14-14-----12-13-14------------------|
A|--10-10--------------------14-14--14---------------------------|
E|---------------------------12-12-------------------------------|

Bridge Extension

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2----5--7---------------------------------------------------|
G|--2----5--7------5--9--7--5--5--9--9--7--7--------------------|
D|--2----5--7---5--5--9--7--5--5--9--9--7--7--------------------|
A|--0----3--5---5--3--7--5--3--3--7--7--5--5--------------------|
E|--------------3-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12----------------------------------------------------|
G|--12-12-12---5--9--7--5--5--9--7------------------------------|
D|--12-12-12---5--9--7--5--5--9--7------------------------------|
A|--10-10-10---3--7--5--3--3--7--5------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Semi-Intro

E|--15-15-15-15-13-13-10-10-13-----------------------------------|
B|--15-15-15-15-13-13-10-10-13-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Extension

E|----------------------------------|
B|--2-----5--7----------------------|
G|--2-----5--7----------------------|
D|--2-----5--7----------------------|
A|--0-----3--5----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

[Chorus]|- 2 Times

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------------------------------------------|
G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------------12----12----------------------|
D|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------------12----12-----------12-10-9----|
A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------------12----12------9-12---------12-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------10----10---10-----------------|

Turning Japanese... ...I really Think so...

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

Turning Japanese... ...I really Think so...

E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----(a quick down/up/down strum)-------------------------|
G|---------------------------------5--9--7--5--5--9--7-----|
D|---5-5-5--4-4-4--3-3-3--4-4-4----5--9--7--5--5--9--7-----|
A|---5-5-5--4-4-4--3-3-3--4-4-4----3--7--5--3--3--7--5-----|
E|---3-3-3--2-2-2--1-1-1--2-2-2----------------------------|

[Main Riff]|- 2 Times

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12--------13-12-------------------------------------------|
G|--12-12--------------12----14-14-------------------------------|
D|--12-12--12-12-------------14-14-----12-13-14------------------|
A|--10-10--------------------14-14--14---------------------------|
E|---------------------------12-12-------------------------------|

Extension

E|----------------------------------|
B|--2-----5--7----------------------|
G|--2-----5--7----------------------|
D|--2-----5--7----------------------|
A|--0-----3--5----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

[Chorus]|- 2 Times

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------------------------------------------|
G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------------12----12----------------------|
D|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------------12----12-----------12-10-9----|
A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------------12----12------9-12---------12-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------10----10---10-----------------|

Turning Japanese... ...I really Think so...

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

Turning Japanese... ...I really Think so...

[Bridge 3]|- 24 TIMES!

E|------|
B|--12--|
G|--12--|
D|--12--|
A|--10--|
E|------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
G|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

[Bridge]|- 4 TIMES

E|------|
B|--12--|
G|--12--|
D|--12--|
A|--10--|
E|------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
G|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

[Bridge]|- 4 TIMES

E|------|
B|--12--|
G|--12--|
D|--12--|
A|--10--|
E|------|

[Chorus]|- 2 Time

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------------------------------------------|
G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------------12----12----------------------|
D|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------------12----12-----------12-10-9----|
A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------------12----12------9-12---------12-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------10----10---10-----------------|

P.M................................................|

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

[Solo]|- 2 TIMES

E|--12--10--12--10---7--10---7--7--5--5--3--5-------------------|
B|--12--10--12--10---8--10---8--8--7--7--5--7-------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5--3--5--3---0--3-------------------------------------------|
B|--6--5--6--5---1--5----1--3--5--7--8--10--12------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]|- 2 Times

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------------------------------------------|
G|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------------12----12----------------------|
D|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--------------12----12-----------12-10-9----|
A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------------12----12------9-12---------12-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------10----10---10-----------------|

P.M................................................|

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

Outro

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----(a quick down/up/down strum)------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-5-5--4-4-4--3-3-3--4-4-4--5-5-5--4-4-4--3-3-3-3----------|
A|---5-5-5--4-4-4--3-3-3--4-4-4--5-5-5--4-4-4--3-3-3-3----------|
E|---3-3-3--2-2-2--1-1-1--2-2-2--3-3-3--2-2-2--1-1-1-1----------|

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| P.M. Palm Mute

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