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                        DEMOLITION BOYS - Girlschool
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Written by: Kim McAuliffe, Kelly Johnson
CD: "Demolition"   (1980, Bronze Records/Re-issue: 2004,Sanctuary Records)

Tabbed by: Anne Drury   (zerofret)
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: May 23, 2005   (Fully revised: April 6, 2006)
Corrections to main riff by: Jason   (July 4, 2005)

Notes:

-4/4 time
-key of A -- guitar solo is in A pentatonic minor

INTRO:

Figure 1 -

   (A5)
 E ---------------------|---------------------|
 B ---------------------|---------------------|
 G ---------------------|---------------------|
 D -5h7--7----5h7--7----|-5h7--7-7-----7-7-7--|  10x
 A -0----0----0----0----|-0----0-0-----0-0-0--|
 E ---------------------|---------------------|
                                       You can  (10th time)

1ST VERSE:

   A5                            C5
 E ---------------------|---------------------|
 B ---------------------|---------------------|
 G ---------------------|---------------------|
 D --7------------------|---------10----------|  3x
 A --7------------------|---------10----------|
 E --5------------------|---------8-----------|
   tell by the look      in their eyes,    The
   feeling comes as      no surprise,       A-
   -nother  ?           about to die


   G5      D5     G5        D5     G5
 E ---------------------|---------------------|
 B ---------------------|---------------------|
 G ---------7-----------|----7----------------|
 D -5-------7------5----|----7------5---------|
 A -5-------5------5----|----5------5---------|
 E -3--------------3----|-----------3---------|
    Gonna make way for a new high rise


   A5
 E ---------------------|---------------------|
 B ---------------------|---------------------|
 G----------------------|---------------------|
 D -5h7--7----5h7--7----|-5h7--7-7-----7-7-7--|  2x
 A -0----0----0----0----|-0----0-0-----0-0-0--|
 E----------------------|---------------------|


2ND VERSE:   (played same as 1st Verse)

The people came from all around
To watch them tear the buildings down
The band played hard, it played so loud
The roof came crashing to the ground


   A5
 E ---------------------|---------------------|
 B ---------------------|---------------------|
 G ---------------------|---------------------|
 D -5h7--7----5h7--7----|-5h7--7-7-----7-7-7--|  2x
 A -0----0----0----0----|-0----0-0-----0-0-0--|
 E ---------------------|---------------------|


PRE-CHORUS:

     E5
For miles around they heard the sound
     C5
And came to see the show
 D5
And they all know


CHORUS:

   A5
 E ---------------------|---------------------|
 B ---------------------|---------------------|
 G ---------------------|---------------------|
 D -5h7--7----5h7--7----|-5h7--7-7-----7-7-7--|  4x
 A -0----0----0----0----|-0----0-0-----0-0-0--|
 E ---------------------|---------------------|
   Demolition


3RD VERSE:   (played same as 1st Verse)

The boys played on for hours and hours
Hidden by the P.A. towers
Walls came crumblin' to the ground
No survivors to be found


   A5
 E ---------------------|---------------------|
 B ---------------------|---------------------|
 G ---------------------|---------------------|
 D -5h7--7----5h7--7----|-5h7--7-7-----7-7-7--|  2x
 A -0----0----0----0----|-0----0-0-----0-0-0--|
 E ---------------------|---------------------|


Play PRE-CHORUS


Play CHORUS


BRIDGE:

        C5            A5
Things used to be different for me
         C5
Until I heard the noise
    D5
Demolition boys
    D5
Demolition boys


   A5
 E ---------------------|---------------------|
 B ---------------------|---------------------|
 G ---------------------|---------------------|
 D -5h7--7----5h7--7----|-5h7--7-7-----7-7-7--|  4x
 A -0----0----0----0----|-0----0-0-----0-0-0--|
 E ---------------------|---------------------|


Figure 1 is played along with the first 8 measures of the guitar solo.


GUITAR SOLO:

   A5
 E ---------------|--------------|------------------------|----------------|
 B -7^(8)--7^(8)--|-7^(8)--7^(8)-|-7^(8)------------------|----------------|
 G -7^(9)--7^(9)--|-7^(9)--7^(9)-|-7^(9)[hb-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9]r7p5---5-----|
 D ---------------|--------------|------------------------|--------7----7--|
 A ---------------|--------------|------------------------|----------------|
 E ---------------|--------------|------------------------|----------------|


   A5
 E ----------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
 B ----------------------|-----5-8~------|-8-----8-----8---|-10p8---8--10--|
 G ---------5----5h7p5---|-x-7---------9-|-----9-----9-----|------9--------|
 D -5h7p5------7-------7-|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
 A -------7--------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
 E ----------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|


   A5
 E ----------------------|----------------------------|
 B -13^w--13^w-----13^w--|-13^(15)r13p10--------13-15-|
 G ----------------------|---------------12--14-------|
 D ----------------------|----------------------------|
 A ----------------------|----------------------------|
 E ----------------------|----------------------------|


   A5
 E -------------15-----------|------------------------|
 B -15^w--15^w-----15^w---15-|-15^(17)r15p13----------|
 G --------------------------|---------------14-12--9-|
 D --------------------------|------------------------|
 A --------------------------|------------------------|
 E --------------------------|------------------------|


   A5
 E -----------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------|
 B -8-------8-------|-8---8--8^w---8^w|=-8-7h8p7-5----7--5-|---------------|
 G ---9-7-9---9-7-9-|---9-------------|-------------7------|-7^q--5--------|
 D -----------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------7-----|
 A -----------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------|
 E -----------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------|


   B5
 E ----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 B ----------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------8-|
 G -7-----7-----7--|---7-----9---7-7=|=------------7---7-|-7h9p7---7-9^w---|
 D -7---9-7---9-7--|-9-7---9-9---7-7=|=-9--7h9p7---7-----|-------9---------|
 A -----9-----9----|-9-----9---------|--9--------9-------|-----------------|
 E ----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|


   D5
 E|-------------------|--------------|------------------------|------------|
 B|-10----12----13----|--------------|------------------------|------------|
 G|-12^w--14^w--15^w--|-17^w--17^w---|-17^w-17^w-17^w--17--14-|-17^(21)----|
 D|-------------------|--------------|------------------------|------------|
 A|-------------------|--------------|------------------------|------------|
 E|-------------------|--------------|------------------------|------------|
Gt|1                                                         (gradual bend)|
  |                                                                        |
Gt|2                                                                       |
 E|-------------------|--------------|------------------------|------------|
 B|-------------------|--------------|------------------------|------------|
 G|-7-----------------|--------------|------------------------|-7-5--------|
 D|-7-----------------|--------------|------------------------|-7-5---7-5--|
 A|-5-----------------|--------------|------------------------|-5-3---7-5--|
 E|-------------------|--------------|------------------------|-------5-3--|


   A5
 E|-----5-5------5-5------5-|-5------5-5------5-5-5---|
 B|-----5-5------5-5------5-|-5------5-5------5-5-5---|
 G|-7^w------7^w------7^w---|----7^w------7^w---------|
 D|-------------------------|-------------------------|  4x
 A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gt|1                        |
  |                         |
Gt|2                        |
 E|-------------------------|
 B|-------------------------|
 G|-------------------------|
 D|-7-----------------------|
 A|-7-----------------------|
 E|-5-----------------------|


 CHORUS:

   A5
 E ---------------------|---------------------|
 B ---------------------|---------------------|
 G ---------------------|---------------------|
 D -5h7--7----5h7--7----|-5h7--7-7-----7-7-7--|  8x
 A -0----0----0----0----|-0----0-0-----0-0-0--|
 E ---------------------|---------------------|
   Demolition


   A5  G5
 E ---------------------|
 B ---------------------|
 G ---------------------|
 D -7--5----------------|
 A -7--5----------------|
 E -5--3----------------|


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^...bend (w=whole tone,s=semi,q=quarter)     hb..hold bend
h...hammer on                                p...pull off
r...release bend                             x...muted note

(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their
interpretation of the song.)

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Copyrights:

Author: Kelly Johnson, Kim McAuliffe, McAuliffe/Johnson

Composer: ?

Publisher: Bronze Records Ltd.

Details:

Released in: 1980

Language: English

Appearing on: London 1980 (2014)

Submitted by zerofret at Saturday 10th of December 2005 02:32

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