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C'MON LET'S GO - Girlschool
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Tabbed by: Anne Drury
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: October 16, 2005
Written by: Kim McAuliffe, Kelly Johnson
CD: "Hit and Run" (1981, Bronze Records)
With thanks to JC for providing (much needed) accurate lyrics.
Notes:
-Tuning: Standard
-key of E, except for guitar solo section which is in G - guitar solo
is in G pentatonic minor
-4/4 time - bar lines do indicate timing
INTRO:
E5 E5 Let's go!
E |---------------| |---------------|
B |---------------| |---------------|
G |-9=-9-9=-9-9-9-| Play 7x, |-9=-9-9=-9-9-9-|
D |-9=-9-9=-9-9-9-| then: |-9=-9-9=-9-9-9-|
A |-7=-7-7=-7-7-7-| |-7=-7-7=-7-7-7-|
E |---------------| |---------------|
(rhythm may not be exactly the same for all 8 measures above)
E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B |o--------------|---------------|---------------|--------------o|
G |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| Play
D |---2-----------|---------------|--5------------|---------------| 2x
A |o--2-----------|--------/3--2--|--5------------|------------2-o|
E |---0-----------|---------------|--3------------|--------3h5----|
E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G |---2-----------|---------12-12-|-14--------14--|---------------|
D |---2-----------|---------12-12-|-14--------14--|---------------|
A |---0-----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E |---x-----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
1ST VERSE:
Speeding down the motorway
Let slow life pass us by
Another mile another day
Get some action in our lives
We're on our way
Living for today
CHORUS:
C'mon let's go (Let go!)
E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B |o--------------|---------------|---------------|--------------o|
G |---------------|-/9-----7---4--|-0-------------|---------------| Play
D |---2-----------|---------------|----5----------|---------------| 2x
A |o--2-----------|---------------|----5----------|------0h2-0h2-o|
E |---0-----------|---------------|----3----------|---------------|
C'mon let's go (Let go!)
E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G |---------------|-/9-----7---4--|-0-------------|---------------|
D |---2-----------|---------------|----5----------|---------------|
A |---2-----------|---------------|----5----------|-----------0h2-|
E |---0-----------|---------------|----3----------|---------------|
A5 Let's go!
E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G |---2-----------|---------12-12-|-14--------14--|---------------|
D |---2-----------|---------12-12-|-14--------14--|---------------|
A |---0-----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E |---x-----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
B |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
G |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| Play
D |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 4x
A |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| (damp the strings,
E |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| play 8th note rhythm)
2ND VERSE:
Engines screaming red hot rage
We're gonna reach an all time high
Speed crazed racer rip my mind
'Cause you know you're gonna hit the sky
We make our move
And you know we'll never lose
Play CHORUS
E |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
B |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
G |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| Play
D |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 4x
A |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
GUITAR SOLO:
E --------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------------|
B --------------|---------------|---------------|----11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
G ----string----|----damping----|-----con'd-----|-------------------------|
D --------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------------|
A --------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------------|
E --------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------------|
E -----------------------|-------------|--------------------|-------------|
B -11--11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11p8---8----|--------------------|------13^w---|
G -----------------------|-----10------|-12p10--10-----12p10|-10----------|
D -----------------------|-------------|----------12-12-----|-------------|
A -----------------------|-------------|--------------------|-------------|
E -----------------------|-------------|--------------------|-------------|
E -13------13-10-|-------------------|--------------------|---------------|
B ----13^w-------|-13^w--13-11-13-11-|-----12-----12------|12-----12------|
G ---------------|-------------------|-14^w---14^w---14^w-|---14^w---14^w-|
D ---------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------|
A ---------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------|
E ---------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------|
E ----------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
B ----------------|-------------------|------------------|----------15-15-|
G ----------------|-------------------|----------------15|=---17----------|
D -16^s--16^s-16^s|=---16^s----16^s---|-16^s-----16^s----|----------------|
A ----------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
E -----15----15---|-15----15-15----15-|----15-15----15---|--15---15-------|
E ----------------|-------------------|------------------|-----9----------|
B -18^wr--^wr--^w=|=r---18^w--18^w----|-----7--------7---|-----9----7-----|
G ----------------|-------------------|-----7--------7---|-----9----7-----|
D ----------------|-------------------|-9-9-7----9-9-7---|-9-9-9----7-----|
A ----------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
E ----------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
We're on our way
Living for today
We make our move
And you know we'll never lose
CHORUS:
C'mon let's go (Let go!)
E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B |o--------------|---------------|---------------|--------------o|
G |---------------|-/9-----7---4--|-0-------------|---------------| Play
D |---2-----------|---------------|----5----------|---------------| 4x
A |o--2-----------|---------------|----5----------|------0h2-0h2-o|
E |---0-----------|---------------|----3----------|---------------|
C'mon let's go (Let go - hey!)
E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B |o--------------|---------------|---------------|--------------o|
G |---------------|-/9-----7---4--|-0-------------|---------------| Play
D |---2-----------|---------------|----5----------|---------------| 2x
A |o--2-----------|---------------|----5----------|------0h2-0h2-o|
E |---0-----------|---------------|----3----------|---------------|
C'mon let's go (Let go - hey!)
E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G |---------------|-/9-----7---4--|-0-------------|---------------|
D |---2-----------|---------------|----5----------|---------------|
A |---2-----------|---------------|----5----------|-----------0h2-|
E |---0-----------|---------------|----3----------|---------------|
A5 Let's go!
E |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G |---2-----------|---------12-12-|-14--------14--|---------------|
D |---2-----------|---------12-12-|-14--------14--|---------------|
A |---0-----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E |---x-----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
(fade)
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Note: CHORDS during the verses - The two guitars play the same progression,
but in different fretboard locations (established from video footage):
E ----------------|------------------------------------|
B ----------------|------------------------------------|
G -9--------------|-----------9------------------------| <<< Kim
D -9--------------|--10---7---9------------10---7---9--| (rhy)
A -7--------------|--10---7---7------------10---7---9--|
E ----------------|--8----5----------------8----5---7--|
Speeding down... We're on... Living for...
...our lives
E ----------------|------------------------------------|
B ----------------|------------------------------------|
G -9--------------|--5----2----------------5----2---4--| <<< Kelly
D -9--------------|--5----2---2------------5----2---4--| (lead)
A -7--------------|--3----0---2------------3----0---2--|
E ----------------|-----------0------------------------|
Speeding down... We're on... Living for...
(play only the strings indicated/3 note chords)
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^...bend (w=whole tone, s=semi-tone) /...slide up
r...release bend =...hold note
h...hammer on o
p...pull off o...repeat
x...dead note
(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.)