Vambo

By The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Intro
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A lone distorted guitar (with tom-tom accompliment) rings out:

E |-----------------|
B |-----------------|
G |-9-9999-9-7------|
D |-----------8~~~--|
A |-----------------|
E |-----------------|
 Bass and Guitar (Drums, etc) begin at once. The Bass begins with an
 open E. Note the main signature riff/beat=Duh DuhDuhDuhDuh Duh DaaaaDaaa
 Drums are assumed and do play throughout the song.

 Bass= Open E assending to A :
 Bass=
    E  EEEE E EE  F#   F#F#F#F# F# F#F#   G GGGG G GG   A AAAA A AA

 Guitar (&tom toms and organ) below and above is the Bass line.

E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G |-9-9999-9-7-------9-9999-9-7----|---9-9999-9-7------9-9999-9-7---|
D |-----------8----------------8~--|-----------8-----------------8~-|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

   E  EEEE E EE  F#   F#F#F#F# F# F#F#   G GGGG G GG   A AAAA A AA (Bass)
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G |-9-9999-9-7-------9-9999-9-7----|---9-9999-9-7------9-9999-9-7---|
D |-----------8----------------8~--|-----------8-----------------8~-|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Intro Outro/ Preverse
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Bass and Guitar both Play these single notes (and Drum assumed).
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |-------5---7~*---5-----7---5~---|-------5---7~*---5-----7---5~---|
A |-7--7----7----7-----7----7------|-7--7----7----7-----7----7------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

*Guitar hammers on fret 5 to 7, Bass is optional to hammer on.
~Let note ring (with vibrato) for (appropriate) lenght of time.

Verse Intro
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Bass Plays a steady A, walking up from E
Guitar plays finger couple's and triad's with one finger
Bass
E F G AAAAAAAAAAAAA E F G AAAAAAAAAAAAA (you get the point)
Guitar
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |----------------5-hammer-on-7---|-----5--5-slide-to--7-----------|
G |----------------5-hammer-on-7---|-----5--5-slide-to--7-----------|
D |-5-slide-to-7---5-hammer-on-7---|-----5--5-slide-to--7-----------|
A |-5-slide-to-7-------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

E F G AAAAAAAAAAAAA E F G AAAAAAAAAAAAA (you get the point)

E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |----------------5-hammer-on-7---|-----5--5-slide-to--7-----------|
G |----------------5-hammer-on-7---|-----5--5-slide-to--7-----------|
D |-5-slide-to-7---5-hammer-on-7---|-----5--5-slide-to--7-----------|
A |-5-slide-to-7-------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Verse
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Vocals are light/spoken first two verses, sung-loud verses 3 and 4

Verse 1 and 2 are Bass only (and of course drums)

Verse 1
E F G AAAAAAAAAAAAA E F G AAAAAAAAAAAAA (you get the point)
Vambo, Vambo, He save child, he save child running wild...

Verse 2
E F G AAAAAAAAAAAAA E F G AAAAAAAAAAAAA (you get the point)
Vambo Vambo, saves us all, just before the curtain call

Verse 3
Guitar joins in on third and forth verses...

E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |----------------5-hammer-on-7---|-----5--5-slide-to--7-----------|
G |----------------5-hammer-on-7---|-----5--5-slide-to--7-----------|
D |-5-slide-to-7---5-hammer-on-7---|-----5--5-slide-to--7-----------|
A |-5-slide-to-7-------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Vambo Vambo, he eat beef, he got subways in his teeth.....

Verse 4
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |----------------5-hammer-on-7---|-----5--5-slide-to--7-----------|
G |----------------5-hammer-on-7---|-----5--5-slide-to--7-----------|
D |-5-slide-to-7---5-hammer-on-7---|-----5--5-slide-to--7-----------|
A |-5-slide-to-7-------------------|--------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Vambo Vambo, sweat and labor, he never never steal from neighbor...

Chorus
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Guitar plays power chords backing the vocals.....
Chorus simply begins after  ...steal from neighbor...
Bass plays signatue riff ...

Guitar: E Bar Chord (7th fret)       C Bar Chord (3rd fret)
Bass Riff on Chorus
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |-7---7---5---3---7---7---5---3--|-3---3---2---0---3---3---2---0--|
E |------------(8)-------------(8)-|------------(5)-------------(5)-|
Vam_________________________________bo's____________________________

Guitar: D Bar Chord (3rd fret)         D-HammerOn-E-D-HammerOn-E

E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |-5---5---3---2---5---5---3---2--|----5-----7-----5-----7---------|
E |------------(7)-------------(7)-|--------------------------------|
 coming  to  the                            rescue......
--->REPEAT CHORUS-------->>>>>>>

Chorus Outro riff
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Bass and Guitar Just Play :
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |-------5---7~*------5-----------|--------------------------------|
A |-7--7----7-----7--7---7---0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Repeats once- begin again at this marker 

Lead solo

Outro same as Intro

NOTES
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(x) or (8)=alternative fretting for the same note as 3 (C)......

Due to limitations in this format, timing is not nesscessarily to scale
between Bass notes and Guitar notes. Also, gaps between sets of notes are
twice spaced for separation purposes, not for timing...