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I Wanna Be Somebody

W.a.s.p.
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★3.4(8)

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I WANNA BE SOMEBODY

As recorded by W.A.S.P.

(From the 1984 Album W.A.S.P.)

Words and Music by Blackie Lawless

Transcribed by Roadkill

F G5 A D/A

1 3 3 2 x x 3 x 0 0 x x x 0 2 2 2 x x 0 0 2 3 2

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr I'

Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr II'

Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. III'

1st Verse

Fast Rock Q=168

4/4

Gtr I

<

PM-----------------

|---------|-------------------------||----------------------|
|---------|-------------------------||----------------------|
|---------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-||-2--------------------|
|---------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-2--------------------|
|---------|-------------------------||-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------|-------------------------||----------------------|

|

| Gtr III

|---------|-------------------------||----------------------|
|---------|-------------------------||----------------------|
|---------|-------------------------||----------------------|
|---------|-------------------------||----------------------|
|---------|-------------------------||----------------------|
|---------|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-||----------------------|
 -----------------------|       PM--------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-0h2-------------------|
|-------------------------|-0h2-------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|

|

|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
  PM--------------------|       PM-----------------
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-0h2-------------------|
|-------------------------|-0h2-------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
 -----------------------|
|-------------------------|-0----|
|-------------------------|-3----|
|-------------------------|-2----|
|-------------------------|-0----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------|
|-------------------------|------|
  PM--------------------|      PM-----------------
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|-2--------------------|
|-------------------------|-2--------------------|
|-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2-------|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------3-3-3-|----------------------|
 -----------------------|       PM--------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|-0h2--------------------|
|-------------------------|-0h2--------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
  PM--------------------|       PM-----------------
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-0h2-------------------|
|-------------------------|-0h2-------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
 -----------------------|
|-------------------------|-0--0----|
|-------------------------|-3--3----|
|-------------------------|-2--2----|
|-------------------------|-0--0----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------|
|-------------------------|---------|

$

  PM--------------------|
|-------------------------|------------|-------------|--------|
|-------------------------|------------|-----------2-|-(2)----|
|-------------x-x-x-------|-5----4---2-|-2-----0---2-|-(2)----|
|-------------x-x-x-------|-3----3-----|-3-----0---2-|-(2)----|
|-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2-------|------------|----0--x---0-|-(0)----|
|-------------------3-3-3-|------------|-------3-----|--------|

A F G5 A

Gtr II

| | | | | | |

/ / / / / / /

TP

|---------------|------------|---------------|--------|
|-(2)-----------|------------|-------------2-|-(2)----|
|-(2)---------0-|-5----4---0-|-2---0---0---2-|-(2)----|
|-(2)-----------|-3----3-----|-3--(3)------2-|-(2)----|
|-(0)-----------|------------|-------------0-|-(0)----|
|---------------|------------|---------------|--------|

|

| Gtr III

|---------------|------------|---------------|--------|
|--5---3--1-----|------------|---------------|--------|
|--6---4--2-----|------------|---------------|--------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|--------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|--------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|--------|

F G5 D/A

| | | | | |

/ / / / / /

|---------------|------------|-----------------|--------|
|-(2)-----------|------------|-----0---------7-|-(7)----|
|-(2)---------0-|-5----4---0-|-2---0---(0)---7-|-(7)----|
|-(2)-----------|-3----3-----|-3--(3)---0----7-|-(7)----|
|-(0)-----------|------------|----------x----0-|-(0)----|
|---------------|------------|----------3------|--------|

|

|---------------|------------|-----------------|--------|
|--5---3--1-----|------------|-----------------|--------|
|--6---4--2-----|------------|-----------------|--------|
|---------------|------------|-----------------|--------|
|---------------|------------|-----------------|--------|
|---------------|------------|-----------------|--------|

Chorus

D/A

|

/

PM----| PM----|

|----------||---------------------|----------|---------0-|
|-7--------||-2---------2---------|-2--------|---------3-|
|-7--------||-2---------2---------|-2--------|-2-------2-|
|-7--------||-2---------2---------|-2--------|-3-------0-|
|----------||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--------|-3---------|
|----------||---------------------|----------|-1---------|

PM----| PM----|

|-(0)--------------|-----------------------|----------|---------0--|
|-(3)------------2-|-(2)---------2---------|-2--------|---------3--|
|-(2)------------2-|-(2)---------2---------|-2--------|-2-------2--|
|-(0)------------2-|-(2)---------2---------|-2--------|-3-------0--|
|--------3p2p0---0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--------|-3----------|
|--------------3---|-----------------------|----------|-1----------|

PM----| PM----|

|-(0)--------------|-----------------------|------|
|-(3)------------2-|-(2)---------2---------|-2----|
|-(2)------------2-|-(2)---------2---------|-2----|
|-(0)------------2-|-(2)---------2---------|-2----|
|--------3p2p0---0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0----|
|--------------3---|-----------------------|------|

PM----| PM----|

|---------0-|-(0)--------------|-----------------------|
|---------3-|-(3)------------2-|-(2)---------2---------|
|-2-------2-|-(2)------------2-|-(2)---------2---------|
|-3-------0-|-(0)------------2-|-(2)---------2---------|
|-3---------|--------3p2p0---0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-1---------|--------------3---|-----------------------|

To Coda

|----------|---------0-|-(0)--------|-------------------------||
|-2--------|---------3-|-(3)--------|-------------------------||
|-2--------|-2-------2-|-(2)--------|-------------------------||
|-2--------|-3-------0-|-(0)--------|-------------------------||
|-0--------|-3---------|------------|-------------------------||
|----------|-1---------|------------|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-||

2nd Verse

     PM----------------------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-2--------------------|-------------------------|
|-2--------------------|-------------------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
      PM----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-0h2-------------------|--------------------------|
|-0h2-------------------|--------------------------|
|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
      PM----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-0h2-------------------|-------------------------|
|-0h2-------------------|-------------------------|
|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|

|

| Gtr III

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

|

|----------|--------------------------|
|----------|--------------------------|
|----------|--------------------------|
|----------|-7-----5-----4------------|
|----------|-5-----3-----2-----5------|
|----------|-------------------3------|
     PM----------------------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-2--------------------|-------------------------|
|-2--------------------|-------------------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
      PM----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-0h2-------------------|--------------------------|
|-0h2-------------------|--------------------------|
|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
      PM----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-0h2-------------------|-------------------------|
|-0h2-------------------|-------------------------|
|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|

|

| Gtr III

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

D.S. al Coda

              PM--------------------|
|-0--0------|--------------------------||
|-3--3------|--------------------------||
|-2--2------|-------------x-x-x--------||
|-0--0------|-------------x-x-x--------||
|-----------|-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-2--------||
|-----------|-------------------3-3-3--||

|

|-----------|--------------------------||
|-----------|--------------------------||
|-----------|--------------------------||
|-----------|-7-----5-----4------------||
|-----------|-5-----3-----2-----5------||
|-----------|-------------------3------||

Bridge

&

|---------2-|-(2)----------||-----------|
|---------3-|-(3)----5--5--||-----------|
|-2-------2-|-(2)----5--5--||-7----7----|
|-3-------0-|-(0)----5--5--||-7----5----|
|-3---------|--------3--3--||-5----5----|
|-1---------|--------------||-----------|
|--------------|------------|--------------|-----------|
|------------2-|-(2)--------|-(2)----2--2--|-----------|
|-7----0-0-0-2-|-(2)--------|-(2)----2--2--|-7----7----|
|-7----0-0-0-2-|-(2)--------|-(2)----2--2--|-7----5----|
|-5----x---x-0-|-(0)--------|-(0)----0--0--|-5----5----|
|------3---3---|------------|--------------|-----------|

Guitar Solo

|------------|------0------|------------------------------||
|------------|------0------|------------------------------||
|-7----5-4-1-|-(1)---------|-------0h2---0-------------5--||
|-7----3-2-2-|-(2)---------|-0h2h4-----4---4p0h4h7p0h7----||
|-5--------2-|-(2)---------|------------------------------||
|----------0-|-(0)---------|------------------------------||

~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ PM--------------------------

|------------|-----------|----------------------------|
|------------|-----------|----------------------------|
|----------5-|-----------|----------------------7-7-7-|
|-7----7-----|-7----7----|-7-7-7-9-9-9-10-10-10-------|
|------------|-----------|----------------------------|
|------------|-----------|----------------------------|
 -----|
|-------8-----------------------|--------------------|
|---------10-(10)--(10)\--------|--------------------|
|-9-9-9-------------------[7]b9-|-([7])--5b6-------5-|
|-------------------------------|-------------7--0---|
|-------------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------|

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

|----------------|----------------------|------------17-|
|----------------|-5-------8------10----|-(10)----------|
|-(5)b6----------|-7b9----10b12---12b14-|-(12)----------|
|--------5--7----|----------------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------------|---------------|
|-(17)-17p15p14h15p14p12h14h15p14p12----12-----------|
|------------------------------------14----15p14h15--|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-12h15p13p12h13s10---------------------------------------|
|-------------------14p12p11------12p11-11h12p11h14p12p11-|
|----------------------------11-x-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-12p11h14p12p11-12p11h14p12p11-12p11-------------|-----------[7]pb9r===|
|-------------------------------------14p12p11----|---------------------|
|----------------------------------------------12-|-12\-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|----------5-----|---------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------|----------8----|-4h5p4---4h5p4---4h5p4-------------|
|-(7)b9--------7-|-(7)b9---------|-------7-------7-------7p5-7p5p4h5-|
|----------------|---------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------|---------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------|---------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------|------------|--------|
|---------------------------------|------------|------------|--------|
|-4---4h5---4h5h7p5p4h5p4-------2-|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----|
|---7-----7---------------7p5p4-2-|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----|
|-------------------------------0-|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
|---------------------------------|------------|------------|--------|
|------------||----------|---------|-----|
|------------||-2--------|---------|-----|
|-(2)--------||-2--------|---------|-----|
|-(2)--------||-2--------|---------|-----|
|-(0)--------||-0--------|---------|-----|
|------------||----------|---------|-----|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------------------------||
|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------------------------||
|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------------------------||
|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------------------------||
|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------------------------||
|---------|---------|---------|---------|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---||
||-----------|----------|---------2-|
||o-2--------|-2--------|---------3-|
||--2--------|-2--------|-2-------2-|
||--2--------|-2--------|-3-------0-|
||o-0--------|-0--------|-3---------|
||-----------|----------|-1---------|

1.,2.,3. 4.

PM--|

|-(2)---------------||-2----------------||--------------------|
|-(3)------------2-o||-3----------------||o-------------------|
|-(2)------------2--||-2----------------||--9--------7--------|
|-(0)------------2--||-0----------------||--7--------5--------|
|--------3-2-0---0-o||------3-2-0-----0-||o----0-0-0----0-0-0-|
|--------------3----||------------3b4---||--------------------|

PM--| PM--| PM--|

3x

|------------------||-------------------|-------------*|
|-----------------o||-------------------|-------------*|
|-5--4--0-2--------||-9--------7--------|-5--4--0-2---*|
|-3--3--0-2--------||-7--------5--------|-3--3--0-2---*|
|-----------0-0-0-o||----0-0-0----0-0-0-|---------0---*|
|------------------||-------------------|-------------*|

Tablature Legend

----------------

h - hammer-on

p - pull-off

b - bend

pb - pre-bend

r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)

/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")

s - legato slide

S - shift slide

<n> - natural harmonic

[n] - artificial harmonic

n(n) - tapped harmonic

~ - vibrato

tr - trill

T - tap

TP - trem. picking

PM - palm muting

\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip

\n - tremolo bar down

n/ - tremolo bar up

/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip

= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls

<> - volume swell (louder/softer)

x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash

o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend

-----------

| - bar

|| - double bar

||o - repeat start

o|| - repeat end

*| - double bar (ending)

: - bar (freetime)

$ - Segno

& - Coda

Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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* Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org *

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