Shooting Star Chords & Tabs
Moderately Slow Q=8w/ Slight Dist & Phaser Q=Shooting Star Q=H
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|-14h15-14--------------|-----------------7-----|-14h15-14---------------|
|-14----14-x-9----9-x-x-|-7---7-------------7---|-14----14-x-x-9----9----|
|-14h16----x-9h11-9-x-x-|-7h9-7--------7--------|-14h16-14-x-x-9h11-9----|
|-----------------------|-------10-7h9--------9-|------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Verse Q=H
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------||-------------------------|-2--2--2-2-|
|------------------7-----||-2--2--2--2--------------|-3--3--3-3-|
|-7---7----------7---7---||-2--2--2--2--1--1--1--1--|-3--2--2-2-|
|-7h9-7--------7---------||-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-0--0--0-0-|
|-------10-7h9---------7-||-0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--|-----------|
|------------------------||-------------------------|-----------|
Cont A,E,DDon't you know?----------- Q=H
E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|-2--2--2--2---------|-----------------------|
|-2--2--2--2---------|-7---9-------7s=9-9----|
|-2--2--2--2---------|-7---9---9---7s=9-9----|
|-0--0--0--0---------|-5---7---7---5s=7-7----|
|--------------------|-----0------------0----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2----|
|-2-2-2-2---------|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2---------|-3-3-3-3----|
|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|-3-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|-3-2-2-2----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0----|
|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|---------|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|------------|
|-----------------|---------|-----------------|------------|
Chorus Q=H
E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------|---------------|
|-------------------|-----------|---------------|
|-7---9-------7s9-8-|-7-----7---|-------7s=9----|
|-7---9---9---7s9-9-|-7-----7---|-7-----7s=9----|
|-5---7---7---5s7-7-|-5-----5---|-7-----5s=7----|
|-----0-----------0-|-5-----5---|-5-------------|
E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|--------------|---------------|-7--------7----|
|-9----9---7---|-9----9---9s=7-|-7--------7----|
|-7----7---5---|-7----7---7s=5-|-5--------5----|
|-0------------|-0-------------|-5--------5----|
E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|-----------|--------0---|---------|
|-------------|-----------|-3----------|-7-------|
|-------------|-----------|-2----------|-9---7S9-|
|-7-----------|-----------|-0----------|-9---7S9-|
|-7-----7s=5--|-5---------|-0----------|-7---5S7-|
|-5-----5s=3--|-3---------|------------|-----5---|
Verse A,E
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
,Guitar Solo Q=HH
~~~~~ ~~
W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17b19--17b19--17b19----17b19r=17-14---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------14----16-14------------------------|
|-------------------------------------16----16-------16----16----------14-x-|
|-------------------------------------------------------14-------14h16------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-14----16b18--16b18--16b18r|
|----16---------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
~~ ~~~~~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------------17b19--17b19r===17--|
|-----------------------------------------14---------------------|
|-16-14-16----14-16p14--------------8s=15------------------------|
|----------16-----------16---16s=8-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-14--------14-14h17p14----14--14--14s=9s14----12---------14--------14---------14---------14--|
|----17b19--------------17------------------9------17b19-----17b19------17b19------17b19------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse A,E,D,Outro-Chorus Coda Q=H
E E E E E E E E
|-14s12-12--------12--------------16b17-||----------||-----|
|----------15b17------15b17--15\--------||----------||-----|
|---------------------------------------||----------||-----|
|---------------------------------------||----------||-----|
|---------------------------------------||----------||-----|
|---------------------------------------||----------||-----|
Outro Lead Q=H
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E E E E
|----------------------|
|-17-17b19---17---17\--|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
~~ ~~ ~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------17----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-16b18------16b18r=16b18r=16---16\-----14----14-16b18--14-16--------------|
|-----------------------------------/16----16-----------------16-14--14h16-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bad_company/shooting_star_tab.html ]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14s12-11h12-11-12-12p11-12p11----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------12--12h14p12-11--11h12-12-12p11-12p11-11-12p11-----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------12--12h14-14-14-14-14-|
~~ ~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------14-14--16b18r==16p14-16----14-16b18r16p14--------------------------14-16b18r=16p14-16----|
|------/16-------------------------16----------------16p14---14h16---14-14h16--------------------16-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14s5----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~ ~~ ~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---17b19--17b19----17b19--17b19r17----------17--------17-----------------------------------------------------|
|14-----------------------------------16b18-----16b18-----16b18--16b18--16--16\-----14-16b18-14-16----14-16b18|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------/16----------------16---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~ ~~~~~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------16b17r=====16\------------17---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------17----17--------17--------17----------|
|-16-14-16----------------------------------16b18-----------16b18-----16b18-----16b18----|
|----------16-14--14s7s19----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------------------------17--------------------------17----|
|-------------------------------------------17b19------17b19--17b19-----17b19---------|
|-16---------14-16b18--14-16----------------------------------------------------------|
|------14h16-----------------14-16--14\-4px-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~ ~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------------------17-------------------------------------------------|
|-17b19--17-----------17--17--------------------17----17----------------------------------------------|
|------------0-16b18---------16b18--16---16b18-----------16b18r=16-------14-16b18r=16p14-16-------14--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------14-16--------------------14-16-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------12------12-12h14-12---------12-12-12--------12----|
|-------------------------------------------------------15b17-----------15b17--------|
|-14---------------4p2---4p2-0-/13-----/13-------------------------------------------|
|------16--14--14\-----4-------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Begin Fade Q=H
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E E E E E E E
|-12h14--14s12-12\-|--------*|----|
|------------------|-15p14--*|----|
|------------------|--------*|----|
|------------------|--------*|----|
|------------------|--------*|----|
|------------------|--------*|----|
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Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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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
- 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
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
