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STAIRCASE (MYSTERY) - Siouxsie and The Banshees
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Tabbed by: emilym80
E-mail: [email protected]
There are three guitars in this song, so I've split it into three parts.
This is the single A side version, not the "Pathway Demo" (which is in a
different key). It can be mostly played by combining the two parts, as a
majority of the song is trading chords between the two guitars. I believe the
third guitar is an acoustic 12 string, but I'm not sure. I've tabbed it based
on the assumption that it is.
Listen for the timing. Enjoy.
Guitar One Intro:
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|---7-8-7-5-|
E|-5---------|
Guitar One Intro B/Chorus:
e|-x/12--12--12--x12--12--12--12--12\-|
B|-x/13--13--13--x13--13--13--13--13\-|
G|-x/14--14--14--x14--14--14--14--14\-|
D|-x/14--14--14--x14--14--14--14--14\-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
Guitar Two Intro B/Chorus:
e|-1-1-1-1/-3-3-3-3-|
B|-1-1-1-1/-3-3-3-3-|
G|-2-2-2-2/-4-4-4-4-|
D|-3-3-3-3/-5-5-5-5-|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Guitar Two Intro B/Chorus Part 2:
e|-10-10-10-10-xx-10-10-10-10-xx-10-10-10-10-xx-10-10-10-10-|
B|-11-11-11-11-xx-10-10-10-10-xx-11-11-11-11-xx-10-10-10-10-|
G|-12-12-12-12-xx-10-10-10-10-xx-12-12-12-12-xx-10-10-10-10-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Two Verse:
Not sure about this part. It's quite hard to hear what's going on.
McKay sometimes omits the root (single notes before the chord).
e|---8----9-----5------|
B|---8----10----5----8-|
G|---8----11----5----9-|
D|---10---11----7----9-|
A|------9----------7---|
E|-8----------5--------|
Guitar One Verse:
Plays after guitar two.
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---7-8-7-5---7-8-7-5---7-8-7-5--5-|
E|-5---------5---------5----------5-|
Guitar Three (12 string) verse:
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-2-----2-----2-0---2-0---|
A|---3-0---3-0-----0-----0-|
E|-------------------------|
Pretty sure that's everything. Listen to the song for structure, rhythm etc.
Enjoy.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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