I slowed the song down by about at least half the speed in order to get this damn
No-one else had tabbed it and ^_^ Ayu-chan = kawaii desu ka!!! So I figured it was only my
to tab this song!!!
It's based mostly around C#, but the main riff is probably the hardest thing to play as
is so fast and is very hard to get your head around...
Ayumi Hamasaki; Startin'
Play with heavy distortion.
Intro:
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-6----6----6--6--6-6-6-6-6---|
D|-6----6----6--6--6-6-6-6-6---|
A|-4----4----4--4--4-4-4-4-4---|
E|-----------------------------|
Main Riff: (Very fast!!!)
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---2---2---4---4-2------2---2---2---4---4-2--| Repeat x6
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
On 6th time round, play this:
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---2---2---4---4-2------2---2---2---4---4-2------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---2---2---4---4-2------2---2---2---4---4-2--|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
(Palm mute A string)
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|---2--2-----2--4---4-2-----2--2--2--4---4-2-------| Repeat x2
A|-4--4--4--4--4--4------4-4--4--4--4--4--4---4-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bridge (2 Guitars):
Guitar 1:
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---2---2---4---4-2------2---2---2---4---4-2--| Repeat x4
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
On 4th time round, play this:
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---2---2---4---4-2------2---2---2---4---4-2---------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/0--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Slide from 4 to 0 - You should be on 0 when the snare hits)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/ayumi_hamasaki/startin_tab.html ]
Guitar 2( Quieter or extremely turned down tone; Distorted, as well):
(Palm mute when: ".")
C#5
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--------6---------6---------6---------6-|
D|--------6---------6---------6---------6-| Repeat x4
A|-4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4--4-4-4--4-|
E|----------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Chorus:
(Palm mute when: ".")
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-666-6--6-6--555-5--5-5--444-4--4-4--333-3--3-3---|
D|-666-6--6-6--555-5--5-5--444-4--4-4--333-3--3-3---|
A|-444-4--4-4--333-3--3-3--222-2--2-2--111-1--1-1---|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------666-6--6-6-|
D|-666-6--6-6--888-8--8-8--101010--10--10-10--666-6--6-6-|
A|-666-6--6-6--888-8--8-8--101010--10--10-10--444-4--4-4-|
E|-444-4--4-4--666-6--6-6--8-8-8---8---8--8--------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-666-6--6-6--555-5--5-5--444-4--4-4--333-3--3-3-|
D|-666-6--6-6--555-5--5-5--444-4--4-4--333-3--3-3-|
A|-444-4--4-4--333-3--3-3--222-2--2-2--111-1--1-1-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------6--6--6--6-6/2-|
D|-666-6--6-6--888-8--8-8--6--6--6--6-6/2-|
A|-666-6--6-6--888-8--8-8--4--4--4--4-4/0-|
E|-444-4--4-4--666-6--6-6---44-44-44-4----|
Post Chorus:
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---2---2---4---4-2------2---2---2---4---4-2--|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---2---2---4---4-2------2---2---2---4---4-2------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Back to verse. Shorter verse this time, and changes a little:
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2---2---2---4---4-2------2---2---2---4---4-2-- PAUSE--------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------2-4----4-2-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
REPEAT BRIDGE.
REPEAT CHORUS.
Break after chorus is simply the main riff.
REPEAT CHORUS x4.
REPEAT MAIN RIFF.
Comments/Problems/etc. to Glittercat289912@aol.com.
