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No Action - Elvis Costello & the Attractions
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Tabbed By : Chris Compton
e-mail: SkullChris@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard
Intro/Verse x3
G|--------------------|
D|-22222222-----------|
A|----------22222222--|
E|--------------------|
Pre-Chorus (I'm not a telephone junkie...)
G|--22-1---------------------------------2-1----------------------|
D|------4-2222-1h22-1h22-1h22-----1-2222-----4-2------------------|
A|----------------------------22-4--------------22222222222222222-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus cont.
G|--22-1--------22-1----------------------------------|
D|------4-2222------4-2222-----1----------------11-22-|
A|-------------------------2-4---22222222222-44-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-22222222--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------22222222-44444444--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------44444444-55555555-22222222-----|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/elvis_costello/no_action_btab.html ]
Chorus cont. (Everytime I phone you...)
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------2--------2--------------1-|
A|--2222---2-2222---2-22222222-4---|
E|---------------------------------|
Verse x4
2nd Pre-Chorus
G|--22-1----------------------22-1-------2-1----|
D|------4-2222-1h22-1h22-1h22-----4-2222----4-2-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
2nd Pre-Chorus cont.
G|------------------------------|
D|-----------1-2222----1-2------|
A|-2222-22-4--------2-4----2222-|
E|------------------------------|
2nd Pre-Chorus, Part 2 (And I think about the way...) x6
G|--2222-------|
D|-------2222--|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
2nd Pre-Chorus Part 3 (But I always disconnect...)
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------11-22-|
A|-----------1-2222222222-44-------|
E|--22222222-----------------------|
Chorus x2
End on B
The last choruses are a little different rhythmically, but trust me you can figure 'em out.
I tried my best to make this as fool proof as possible without being too repetitive.
Good luck and have fun! -Chris
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note