by Golden Earring, from _Moontan_ (1974)
transcribed by
pat@jaameri.gsfc.nasa.gov (patrick m. ryan)
original chords from karl@BofA.com (Karl Nicholas)
"/" means slide up
"^" means bend up to note
There are actually two guitars in this song. I've
written this tab for just one.
The song is in E. Most of the little riffs in
this song are played in the 2nd and 14th positions using
a pentatonic scale.
There's some noodling around during the choruses
and during verse 3 that I haven't gotten down yet. In
verse 3, the two guitars are doing distinctly different
things.
Additions and corrections welcome.
[intro]
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-----2-4----2------2-4---2------------
---4------4---2--4----------0-2-2-----
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[drum intro]
[bass intro]
verse 1
i been drivin all night, my hands wet on the wheel
[riff 1]
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--4/6-4-2-4-4-2--
--4/6-4-2-4-4-2--
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theres a voice in my head that drives my heel [riff 1]
my baby call, said i need you here [riff 1]
its half past four and i'm shifting gears [riff 1]
chorus (just strum these chords)
E B F#
when I get lonely and the longing gets too much
E B
she sends comfort coming in from above
C#
don't need no radio at all
D A E F#
we got a thing its called radar love
D A E
we got a wave in the air
[no chord]
radar love
verse 2
the radio's playin some forgotten song
[riff 2]
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-14----17------------
-14----16------------
----16----15/16------
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brenda lee's coming on stong [riff 2]
the road has got me hypnotized
[ riff 1 up an octave ]
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--16/18-16-14-16-16-14--
--16/18-16-14-16-16-14--
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as I spin into a new sun rise [riff 1]
[repeat chorus]
[bass and keyboard interlude with guitar solo fading in]
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-10-9--12-10-9-9-10----10-9--12-10-10-10------
--9-9---9--9-9-9--9-----9-9---9--9--9--9------ [play two or three times]
--9-9---9--9-9-9--9-----9-9---9--9--9--9------
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-14-12--15-14-12-12-14---14-12--15-14-12-14-
-12-12--12-12-12-12-12---12-12--12-12-12-12-
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A A (hold bend)
---------------------2------------------
--2--2----------------------------------
--2--2-----2---2-4^6--4^6-2---2-4-2-2--- [play twice]
--2--2---4---4--------------4-----------
--0--0----------------------------------
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----------5----5-7^9-5-------7^9-5-------7^9---
----5-7-7----7-----------5-7---------5-7-------
--6--------------------6-----------6-----------
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----5-8-7-5----------------
--7---------8-7-5----------
------------------8-7-5----
------------------------7--
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[crescendo]
F# G Ab A F#
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-14--14-14--14-14-----14-14-14-14--14-14-14--------------
-14--14-14--14-14-----14-14-14-14--14-14-14--------------
-------------------16-----------------------16-----------
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-------17------------------------------
-16^18----16^18-16--17^19-17^19-17^19--
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C# C# C# C# C# C# C#
[drum solo]
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----0-3-2----0-2------------0-3-2----0-2--------
--2--------2-----2--------2--------2-----2------
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------2-1---------------------2-1---------------
----0--------0-2------------0--------0-2--------
--2--------2-----2--------2--------2-----2------
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--------------2-3-4-----------------------------
----0-3-2-3-4-------2----0-3-2-3-4-0-2-3--------
--2--------------------2-----------------0------
[drum break]
verse 3
no more speed I'm almost there
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--4^6-4^6-4-2-------------------------------------
--------------4-----------------------------------
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gotta keep cool now gotta take care
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---------2---2-4-4^6-^6-2-------------------------
---2-3-4---4--------------------------------------
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last car to pass, here i go
---14-14---14-14----------------------------------
---14-14---14-14----------------------------------
---14-14---14-14----------------------------------
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the line of cars go down real slow
------17------------------------------------------
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---------16^18^18-14------------------------------
---16---------------------------------------------
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the radio plays that forgotten song
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---------14-16-14-16^18^18-14---------------------
---14-16------------------------------------------
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brenda lee's coming on strong
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---16^18^18-14------------------------------------
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the news man sang his same song
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-------2------------------------------------------
---2-4-2------------------------------------------
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one more radar lover gone ..
------17^19^19^19-17-14---------------------------
---14---------------------------------------------
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[last chorus]
E B F#
when I'm feeling lonely and i'm sure i've had enough ..
E B
she sends the comfort coming in from above
C#
don't need no radio at all
D A E F#
we got a thing and its called radar love
D A E F#
we got a light in the sky
D A E F#
we got a thing and its called radar love
D A E
we got a thing thats called
NC
radar love
crescendo on F#m to end.