Skatanic
Reel Big fish
Turn The Radio Off
Transcribed by Vennie
here are the chords you figure out the strumming pattern
chord chart
am b c e f g
e|--5--7--8---0--1--3--|
b|--5--7--8---0--1--3--|
g|--5--8--9---1--2--4--|
d|--7--9--10--2--3--5--|
a|--7--9--10--2--3--5--|
e|--5--7--8---0--1--3--|
devil riff #1
e|-----------------|
b|--5-----------5--|
g|----5-------5----|
d|------7---7------|
a|--------7--------|
e|-----------------|
or, you can play it using the open am
e|--0-----------0--|
b|----1-------1----|
g|------2---2------|
d|--------2--------|
a|-----------------|
e|-----------------|
whichever one you use, try bending the third note slightly.
intro: riff 1
am for 2 beats
up to c for 1 beat, slide down to b for one beat
slide down to am for last beat
(for c and b, strum mostly on mids)
x3
c b
am for 2 beats
up to c for 1 beat, slide down to b for one beat
slide down to am for last beat
(for c and b, strum mostly on mids)
x3
am for 4 beats, c for 1 beat, slide down to b for 1 beat
mute for remaining 2 beats
x4
verse 1: am for 4 beats, c for 2 beats, slide down to b for 2 beats
x7 (including last line)
on last line, same progression but last b for 1 beat
starts "watchin' you sleep I'm lookin' in your window..."
chorus: am for 4 beats, b for 1 beat, up to c for 1 beat
mute for remaining 2 beats
x4
starts "it must be love..."
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verse 2: am for 4 beats, c for 2 beats, slide down to b for 2 beats
x7 (including last line)
on last line, same progression but last b for 1 beat
starts "walkin' up to her now she's walkin' away..."
chorus: am for 4 beats, b for 1 beat, up to c for 1 beat
mute for remaining 2 beats
x4
starts "it must be love..."
bridge: e for 1 beat, f for 1 beat, g for 1 beat, e for 4 beats
x 4 (including last line)
on last line, same progression but last e for 1 beat
starts "I'm gonna make you love me..."
devil riff #2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--2-------3-------4-------5-------6-------7-------8-------9---------10--|
a|----3-2-3---4-3-4---5-4-5---6-5-6---7-6-7---8-7-8---9-8-9---10-9-10-----|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
am for 1 beats, c for 1/2 beat, b for 1/2 beat, am for 1/2 beat
(bass riff and then) devil riff #1
am for 2 beats
up to c for 1 beat, slide down to b for one beat
slide down to am for last beat
(for c and b, strum mostly on mids)
x3
c b
am for 2 beats
up to c for 1 beat, slide down to b for one beat
slide down to am for last beat
(for c and b, strum mostly on mids)
x3
chorus: am for 4 beats, b for 1 beat, up to c for 1 beat
mute for remaining 2 beats
x8
starts "it must be love..."
outro devil riff #3
e|-------------|
b|-------------|
g|-------------|
d|--2-0--------|
a|------3-2-0--|
e|-------------|
