Artist: The Contortions
Song: "Design to Kill"
Albums: Buy (1979)
Standard Tuning
Guitar I: Jody Harris
Guitar II: Pat Place (improvised slide guitar, not tabbed)
* = play double time
VERSE:
* * * * *
e|-8--8--8--#-----------------13-#--13-#--------8--8--8--8--#-------------------------------------|
B|-8--8--8--#-----------------13-#--13-#--------8--8--8--8--#-----------7--#--6-/7-\6-/7-\6-/7----|
G|-8--8--8--#-----------------13-#--13-#--------8--8--8--8--#-----------8--#--7-/8-\7-/8-\7-/8----|
D|-10-10-10-#-----------------------------------10-10-10-10-#-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE (VARIATION II):
* * * * *
e|-8--8--8--#-----------------13-#--13-#--------8--8--8--8--#-------------------------------------|
B|-8--8--8--#-----------------13-#--13-#--------8--8--8--8--#-----7--#--6-/7-\6-/7-\6-/7----------|
G|-8--8--8--#-----------------13-#--13-#--------8--8--8--8--#-----8--#--7-/8-\7-/8-\7-/8----------|
D|-10-10-10-#-----------------------------------10-10-10-10-#-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE (VARIATION III):
* * * * *
e|-8--8--8--#-----------------13-#--13-#--------8--8--8--8--#-------------------------------------|
B|-8--8--8--#-----------------13-#--13-#--------8--8--8--8--#--------7--7--#--6-/7-\6-/7-\6-/7----|
G|-8--8--8--#-----------------13-#--13-#--------8--8--8--8--#--------8--8--#--7-/8-\7-/8-\7-/8----|
D|-10-10-10-#-----------------------------------10-10-10-10-#-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS I:
* *
e|-16-16-16-16-16-#--------------------------------16-16-16-16-16-#-------------------------------|
B|-16-16-16-16-17-#--------------------------------16-16-16-16-17-#-------------------------------|
G|-16-16-16-16-16-#--------------------------------16-16-16-16-16-#-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
*
e|-16-16-16-16-16-#--------------------------------4--#--------6--6--#-----7-----/----------------|
B|-16-16-16-16-17-#--------------------------------4--#--------6--6--#-----7-----/----------------|
G|-16-16-16-16-16-#--------------------------------4--#--------6--6--#-----7-----/----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
(depress whammy bar and slow release)
e|--------------------------------------------------V(5)------/^8--~------------------------------|
B|-------------------------0------------------------V(5)------/^8--~------------------------------|
G|-------------------------x------------------------V(5)------/^8--~------------------------------|
D|-------------3-------3---3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4--4--4--4--4---4---4---4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5--5--5--5------5---5--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G|-post-Chorus/Verse improv skronk guitar solo, play clusters of random notes high on the neck----|| x 4
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
CHORUS II:
* *
e|-16-16-16-16-16-#--------------------------------16-16-16-16-16-#-------------------------------|
B|-16-16-16-16-17-#--------------------------------16-16-16-16-17-#-------------------------------|
G|-16-16-16-16-16-#--------------------------------16-16-16-16-16-#-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
*
e|-16-16-16-16-16-#--------------------------------4--#--------6--6--#-----6-/7-\6-/7-------------|
B|-16-16-16-16-17-#--------------------------------4--#--------6--6--#-----6-/7-\6-/7-------------|
G|-16-16-16-16-16-#--------------------------------4--#--------6--6--#-----6-/7-\6-/7-------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
e|--------------------------------------------------------------6-------6-------------------------|
B|-------------------------0------------------------------------6---6---6---6---------------------|
G|-------------------------x------------------------6--6--6--6--6---6---6---6---------------------|
D|-------------3-------3---3------------------------7--7--7--7------7-------7---------------------|
A|-4--4--4--4--4---4---4---4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5--5--5--5------5---5--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
e|-------------12------12--12~--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-13-13-13-13--13--13--13~--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-14-14-14-----14------14~--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
SONG STRUCTURE:
VERSE (VARIATION I) x 5
VERSE (VARIATION II)
VERSE (VARIATION I) x 5
VERSE (VARIATION II)
CHORUS I
REST
VERSE (VARIATION I) x 2
VERSE (VARIATION III)
VERSE (VARIATION II)
VERSE (VARIATION I) x 2
VERSE (VARIATION II) x 2
CHORUS II
That's it. Please leave any comments, questions, or requests. Cheers!
-Bennyshambles78-
