Cars
By Gary Numan
Transcribed by Kevin Braun
Notation:
"....." = continuous sound, ie was originally synthesiser.
"b" = bend up
Intro: Guitar
1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4 -- Bend up and down slightly and quickly to make -----------------------|
5 -- a vibrating noise (Difficult to transcribe accurately) --------------|
6 ---5b--5b--5b--5b--5b--5b--5b--5b--5b--etc...---------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/gary_numan/cars_tab_ver_3.html ]
Section 1: Guitar & synth arranged for guitar. (played twice)
|1 ------------|-----------|------------|---------|----------|-----------|
|2 ------------|-----------|------------|---------|----------|-----------|
|3 ------------|-----------|------------|---------|----------|-----------|
|4 ------------|-----------|------------|---------|----------|-----------|
|5 5-4---------|5-4--------|5-4---------|5-4------|----------|-----------|
|6 ----3-5-5-5-|----3-5-5-5|----3-5-5-5-|----3-5-5|-2-3-7-3-3|-2-3-7-3-3-|
|
|1 17..........|.............|.............|..........|..17-19-17-15-------|
|2 ------------|-------------|-------------|----------|-------------15-----|
|3 ------------|-------------|-------------|----------|----------------16--|
|4 ------------|-------------|-------------|----------|------------------17|
|5 ------------|-------------|-------------|----------|--------------------|
|6 ------------|-------------|-------------|----------|--------------------|
Section 2: Guitar & vocals: Guitar mirrors vocals. (Play twice in a row)
1 ----------|------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|----------|
2 ----------|------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|----------|
3 ----------|------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|----------|
4 ----------|------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|----------|
5 5-4-------|5-4---------|-5-4---------|-5-4-------|-----------|----------|
6 ---3-5-5-5|----3-5-5-5-|-----3-5-5-5-|-----3-5-5-|-2-3-7-3-3-|-2-3-7-3-3|
Section 3: Guitar, no vocals (Play once)
1 ---------------|--------13-12|----------------|-------------------------|
2 --15-----------|---15--------|--15------------|-------------15----------|
3 ----14-16-17-16|-----14------|----14-16-17-16-|--------12h14------------|
4 12-------------|-12----------|12--------------|-12-12-------------------|
5 ---------------|-------------|----------------|-------(last three notes-|
6 ---------------|-------------|----------------|--------are played fast)-|
1 ----------------|--------13-12-|-----------------|----------------------|
2 --15------------|---15---------|---15------------|----------15----------|
3 ----14-16-17-16-|-----14-------|-----14-16-17-16-|----12-14-------------|
4 12--------------|-12-----------|-12--------------|-12-------------------|
5 ----------------|--------------|-----------------|--(each note ---------|
6 ----------------|--------------|-----------------|--the same length)----|
