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To: jamesb@animal-farm.nevada.edu
Subject: /Tony.Macalpine/KeytotheCity.tab
Tony MacAlpine's "Key to the City"
from the PolyGram CD _Maximum Security_
Transcribed by Jaime Reza (turin@soda.berkeley.edu)
(solo included)
(fast stuff approximated but sounds close :))
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(b - bend) (a.h. - artificial harmonic) (p-pull off)
(h - hammer on) (~ - vibrato)(s - slide)(tb- tremolo bend)
(td-tremolo dive)
Basically, Chorus 1 has a beginning that is played with end 1, then
repeated again but with end 2, then with an extension, then beginning
is repeated but with end 3.
"Chorus 1":
~ ~ p p
|--9--------12-9----7------12-7---I-------9-----10--14-12-10-----10---p--p---| |----10-12------------7-9---------I-----7-----10-------------14-----14-12-10-| |---------------------------------I---7--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------I------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------I------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------I------------------------------------------|
(beginning) (end 1)
"Chorus 1":
p p
|--------14-----10-14-12-10--------------12----I-----------------------------|I |-----14-----10-------------14--10-12-14-------I-----------------------------|I |-11-------------------------------------------I-----------------------------|I |----------------------------------------------I-----------------------------|I |----------------------------------------------I-----------------------------|I |----------------------------------------------I-----------------------------|I
(end 1 (cont)) (repeat beginning)
"Chorus 1":
p p
|------12-----10---14-12-10------10---p--p-----------12------|I |----7-----10----------------14-----14-12-10------10---------|I |--7-------------------------------------------11------------|I |------------------------------------------------------------|I |------------------------------------------------------------|I |------------------------------------------------------------|I
(end 2)
"Chorus 1":
|--------------------------------b-------------------------------------------| |-----------8-------------------12----b-------------8------------------------| |-----9---7---9---------9---12-----12-12--------9-7---9--------9----------11-| |--7------------10-9-7--------------------12--7---------10-9-7---------11----| |-----------------------------------------------------------------9-12-------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(extension)
"Chorus 1":
|------14-9------I-----------------------I---------------I-------------------|I |--10-------10---I-----------------------I---------------I-------------------|I |----------------I-----------------------I---------------I-------------------|I |----------------I-----------------------I---------------I-------------------|I |----------------I-----------------------I---------------I-------------------|I |----------------I-----------------------I---------------I-------------------|I
(cont) (repeat beginning) (repeat end 1) (repeat beginning)
"Chorus 1":
p p
|------12-----10--14-12-10------10----p--p-----------14---|I |---7------10--------------14-------14-12-10------14------|I |-7--------------------------------------------11---------|I |---------------------------------------------------------|I |---------------------------------------------------------|I |---------------------------------------------------------|I
(end 3)
"Chorus 2":
p p ~
|---------------------------------------------------13-16----15-13-11--| |--~------------s-----~---------------s----~-----13--------------------| |--5-----5--7--7-10---8-----8-10-12-12-15--13--------------------------| |------5---------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Chorus 2":
|---~---------------s---------------------------s----------------------------| |---7---------7-9--9-12--10-9-10----10-12-14--14-17---15-14-15--15--17--19---| |-----------6----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Chorus 2":
~ b ~ a.h. b(slow)
|--19---19----17---I--------------b-------------b----------------13---17-----| |------------------I-----------15-15--15--~-----17--14-15-----17-------------| |------------------I----------------------14--------------14-----------------| |------------------I--14-----------------------------------------------------| |------------------I-----12-15-----------------------------------------------| |------------------I---------------------------------------------------------|
(cont.) (Begin Solo)
"Chorus 2":
p
|--13---17-13----------td----------------------------------------------------| |---------------17--13-13-----11-10-8----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------10-9-7-----------------------p---------| |---------------------------------------------10-9-------------p--9-7--10----| |--------------------------------------------------10-9-8-7--10-7------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Solo":
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------p------p-------------------p------p-----p--15-| |---------------p-------------15-12--14-12---p------p----14-12--15-12-17-12---| |--------p----14-12--15--12----------------14-12--15-12-----------------------| |--12--15-12------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Solo":
a.h b h p p
|----------------~------------------------17-17------13-15-13-12-13-----~----| |----------------15------------15-----tb-------------------------------17----| |----p--p--s-----------14--17------14-14-------------------------------------| |--15-14-12-10---------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Solo":
~ ~
|-20---19----tb----~---24--22--20------20-19-20--19-17-15-17-15-14-----------| |---------20-20---18-----------------------------------------------19-17-15--| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Solo":
|-17-15-14--15-13-12-------------------------------12-10-8------------15-20--| |---------------------15-13-12-----------------------------------------------| |------------------------------14-12-10--------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------14-12-10------------10-9-7----------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Solo":
~ ~
|-15----------------20-----------------------------------------------10-12---| |----16---------------------------10--12--13---~-----------10--12-13---------| |-------17----------------------9--------------10-------9--------------------| |----------17-15-----------10-----------------------10-----------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(sweep pick these)
"Solo":
~
|------------17--19--20--19-------------------------|I |---------17----------------20-------------tb--~----|I |--14--17----------------------19--17--16--16--14---|I |---------------------------------------------------|I |---------------------------------------------------|I |---------------------------------------------------|I
"rest of song":
|-----------I-----------------------------------I----------------------------|I |-----------I-----------------------------------I----------------------------|I |-----------I-----------------------------------I----------------------------|I |-----------I-----------------------------------I----------------------------|I |-----------I-----------------------------------I----------------------------|I |-----------I-----------------------------------I----------------------------|I
(extension) (chorus 1 w/ end 1 and end 3 only) (chorus 2) (2x)
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