#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 16:01:00 +1000 From: "CRIDLAND, Peter" Subject: TAB : The Real Deal by The Hoodoo Gurus Song : The Real Deal Artist : Hoodoo Gurus Transcriptionist : Peter Cridland Main Riff - riff 1 B5 e-------------------------| B----------------5\4------| G----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| this is not exact amount of times per D----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| bar to play the B5 but when you listen A----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| to the song you'll get the idea about E-------------------------| the slide being towards the end of the bar Chorus - Riff 2 x 3 , RIff 3 x 1 A5 D5 B5 B5 e-------------------| B-------------------| i.e. A & D one beat, B two beats G---2---7----4---4--| D---2---7----4---4--|--->RIFF 2 A---0---5----2---2--| E-------------------| A5 D5 E5 E5 e-------------------| B-------------------| i.e. A & D one beat, E two beats G---2---7----9---9--| D---2---7----9---9--|--->RIFF 3 A---0---5----7---7--| E-------------------| Song Intro - Main Riff Verse 1 - Main Riff There's only one thing that matter there's only one thing There's only one thing that happens >Riff 2 There's only one fate There's only one price worth taking so open your eyes There's only one look worth makin >Riff 2 There is only one look >Riff 2 There is only one look Chorus 1 Can you see me, can you hear me, can you make me feel Can you reach inside and teach me, really turn my wheel ??? Are You the Real Deal - go back to riff 1 Verse 2 - riff 1 There's only one time worth wasting There's only one time There's only one fruit worth tasting >Riff 2 There's only one fruit There's only one life start living There's only one life There's only one gift start giving >RIff 2 There's only one gift >Riff 2 There is only one gift Chorus 2 Do you mean it, Do you need it, Do you understand Can I trust you coz I must do, leave it in your hands Are you the Real Deal Are you the real deal Bridge - Riff 2 I wanna know - Are you the Real Deal x 4 - then back to Riff 1 Are you the Are you the Are you the Real Deal Solo - over verse progression Verse 3 There's only one line worth takin There's only one line There's only one look worth makin >Riff 2 There is only one look >Riff 2 There is only one look >Riff 2 - hold B for a bar or so (just listen to CD) There is only one look Bridge 2 - riff 2 I wanna know - Are you the Real Deal - repeat until tired Additional Notes - In the chorus, I'm sure that the guitarist fiddles around with hammering and picking between the A and B base notes when playing the B5 power chord. Please send any comments criticisms or fuck ups to [email protected] "Oh you beautiful babes from England for whom we have travelled through time Will you come to prom with us in San Dimas we will have a most triumphant time " - Ted Theodore Logan