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From T.D.Warriner@exeter.ac.uk Tue Apr 8 13:05:08 1997
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 19:48:22 +0000 (GMT)
From: T.D.Warriner@exeter.ac.uk
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: TAB: 'Cars' by 'Gary Numan'
Cars
By Gary Numan
Transcribed by Tim Warriner (sc94tdw@ex.ac.uk)
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/n/numan_gary/cars_tab.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)-------|
The rest of the song consists of two more of section 2 where the final
lyrics are sung, then mixtures of sections 1 and 3. The order of these
depends on the version of the song.
Lyrics:
Here in my car
I feel safest of all
I can lock all my doors
It's the only way to live
In cars.
Here in my car
I can only receive
I can listen to you
It keeps me stable for days
In cars
Here in my car
The image breaks down
Will you visit me please
If I open my door
In cars
Here in my car
I know I started to think
About leaving tonight
Although nothing feels right
In cars.
Have fun,
Tim.
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sc94tdw@ex.ac.uk
