Midnight Surprise Chords & Tabs
Midnight Surprise Bass Tab
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MIDNIGHT SURPRISE - Lightspeed Champion
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Tuning: Standard EADG
Probably not 100% correct, but close enough!
Intro
G|----------------------------------------|
D|---------2-----2--4---------2-----------|
A|---0~-------4-------------------2-------|
E|---------------------0---0----------0---|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|---------2-----2--4---------2-----------|
A|---4~-------4-------------------2-------|
E|---------------------0---0----------0---|
2x
Verse (Stats from "And even better still, warm nights and the chill...")
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|------------------7--------------7------|
E|---12\--5------5-----5--0-----0-----0---|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------6---------------------|
A|---4------4-----4------------------|
E|-------------------4-----4--2--4---|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------7--------------7------|
E|---5------5-----5--0-----0-----0---|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-------------6----------------------|
A|---4------4-----4---3---3---3---3---|
E|------------------------------------|
2x
Then:
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-----------------------4~--|
E|---0----2----4----5--------|
(guitar interlude)
Back to verse
Then:
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------6~------------------|
A|-----------------------4---4--------4----4--6--4---|
E|---0----2----4----5--------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------2---------------|
A|-----------------------4---4---4\---/4-------4-----2--4---|
E|---0----2----4----5---------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------6~-------4---2-------|
A|-----------------------4---4--------------------4---|
E|---0----2----4----5---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-----------------------4~--|
E|---0----2----4----5--------|
Interlude again, but on second repeat bass enters with:
G|----------------------13--------------------------------------|
D|---9----11----14--11--------11--14----11--14----14h16----14---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------8---11-------8---11-------8h9p8------|
D|---9-------------9----------------------9---|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------13------------------------------------|
D|---11----14------------11--14---11----16---14--11---|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Next part
("Fuck... I think she just saw me...")
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|---0-----4-----0--4--0--0-----4-----0--4--0---|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|---------6--------6-----------6--------6------|
E|---4-----------4-----4--4-----------4-----4---|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|---------6--------6-----------6--------6------|
A|---4-----------4-----4--4-----------4-----4---|
E|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|---------7--------7-----------7--------7------|
E|---5-----------5-----5--5-----------5-----5---|
3x
"Crunch time..."
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7---------4-----------------------------2----------2------------|
E|-----------------------5---------2-----------------------------0---|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|---2---------4~------------------2~--|
E|-----------------------2~------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------1-------1----4--------|
A|---7---------4---------------------------------2-----------------|
E|-----------------------5---------2---------------------------0---|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------2--4------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---------4~---------------2h4---2----2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2---|
E|-----------------------2~--------------------------------------------|
"I'm waiting in silence"
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|---7----4---------4----7----4--------------4---|
E|-------------7-------------------------7-------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------4----6----4--------|
A|-------------4----6-------------------6---|
E|---4----7---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------4--6---6h7---6---------4---|
A|---4-----7--------------------------7------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|------------------4----6h7--6-----------4---|
A|--------4----7----------------------7-------|
E|---5----------------------------------------|
2x
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/lightspeed_champion/midnight_surprise_btab.html ]
"Wake up, smell the..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------1---4---1-------|
A|---7---------4-----------------------------2-------------------|
E|-----------------------5---------2-------------------------0---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------4/6---4-------------------------------------------|
A|---2---------4~----------------------4----2~------------2--2---------2---|
E|---------------------------------------------------2h4----------2h4------|
G|--------9---------6---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------7-------------------1------1h4------|
A|---7---------4------------------------4-----2-------------------|
E|-----------------------5---------2--------------------------0---|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|---2---------4~------------------2~--|
E|-----------------------2~------------|
"Wake up princess..."
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|---4~--|
E|-------|
I don't think there is any bass played until:
"And what is left of this?"
G|-------------------6--------------|
D|--------9~---\--------6-----------|
A|-----7-------------------4----6---|
E|----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------2--4--2---|
E|-----------------------------------------|
4x
On 4th time, end with:
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------2--4--2--4~--|
E|--------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------4-~--|
E|---------------------------------------------|
"As I lay in bed, wrapped in cold sweat, just take me now"
G|-----------------------9~--------------------------------|
D|----7~-------11~-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------7-----------------|
E|------------------------------------0-----0----0--7--0---|
2x
(Guitar solo)
G|--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------2~-------2------|
A|---4----4-----4-----------------------|
E|-----------0-----0--0-------0-----0---|
Repeat x4 then:
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---|
(pause)
Drums come in:
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---0~-----7--0~------4----0~------7--0~------4---|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|----------7----------7-----------7--7h9---9--7---|
E|---0~---------0~----------0~---------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------4---------|
D|----------2----------2-----------2--4/6-----6--4---|
A|---4~---------4~----------4~-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|----------7----------7-----------7----------7---|
E|---0~---------0~----------0~---------0~---------|
======================================================
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---0~-----7--0~------4----0~------7--0~------4---|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|----------7----------7-----------7--7h9---9--7---|
E|---0~---------0~----------0~---------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|----------6----------------------6--------------|
A|---4~---------4~-----7----4~---------4~-----7---|
E|------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------4-----4~----------4-----4~---------4~---|
A|---3~-------3--------3~-------3--------3~--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
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"Shoot me into sleep..."
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------12---11---------------4---4---------|
E|---9-------------9-----5--7---------7--5---|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------9---11----------------7---7---------|
E|---0------------12-----7--9---------9------|
8x
NOTE!
On 4th and 8th time, replace the second bar with:
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-------9-----9--------9-----9--------9---|
E|---8------8-------8------8-------8-------|
Outro
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------12---11---------------4---4---------|
E|---9-------------9-----5--7---------7--5---|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-------9-----9--------9-----9--------9---|
E|---8------8-------8------8-------8-------|
Repeat x4
Finally!
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|---7~--|
E|-------|
Comments/corrections are welcome!
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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