"Play On"
(S. McCall - E. Carmen)
Intro:
lead guitar [bars 1-5]:
rhythm guitar [bars 3-8]:
v v v v
1st only 5th only
bass [bars 5-8]:
v v v v
first time
repeats
lead guitar [bars 6-8]:
[6] [7]
v v v v v v v v
[8]
v v v v
^^^^^^^^
triplets
Verse 1:
E (w/intro riff)
It's a hard life but you play it for laughs
It's a cold-hearted business, keep [C#m]away from the draft
And your f[F#m]ingers and your throat get s[A]ore
But they're [F#m]out there beggin' for some m[A]ore[B]
Chorus:
So play [E]on (while the [A/E]lights shine a[F#7]round your h[B]ead)
Play [G#]on (every n[C#m]ight in a [G#7]different [C#m]bed)
And the n[A]ight[Asus2]s go [A]on [F#m/B] and...
[1, 3: E (intro riff, 2X)]
[2: (to bridge)]
[4: G#m A (to coda)]
...on
Verse 2:
Take a break and find a place you can hide
'Cause tonight you're got to be a star personified
You're rushin' round to get your plane
Then it's back in the bubble again
[repeat chorus]
Bridge:
[C]Critics comin' 'cause you're Number One (Number One)
[Am]Play your hits and all the girls will come
(So play [Em]on) play on
(Play[C] on) play on
Play [A]on[A/B]
[repeat intro riff, 2X]
[guitar solo over verse chords]
[repeat chorus]
[repeat verse 1 w/harmony vocal]
[repeat chorus]
Coda:
The n[F#m]ights[G#m] go [A]on [A/B]and [E]on
lead guitar (rhythm guitar plays jangly E-based figure):
(E) [N.C.]
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
(...on)
bass:
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
(...on)
guitar:
E5 [N.C.] E5 [N.C.]
v v v v v v v v
bass:
v v v v v v v v
^ ^ drum accent
guitars:
v v v v [E5]
^^^^^^^ rhythm guitar
bass:
v v v v
-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers
(S. McCall - E. Carmen)
Intro:
lead guitar [bars 1-5]:
rhythm guitar [bars 3-8]:
v v v v
--------------------------
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--------------------------
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----------2-----5-----7--
-0-0-/4----/7----/9--0---
1st only 5th only
bass [bars 5-8]:
v v v v
----------4--4------------
-4---6--------------6---
-7-7-----------5--4------
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first time
repeats
lead guitar [bars 6-8]:
[6] [7]
v v v v v v v v
-------------------------- --------------------------
-------------------------- ----------12----15----17--
-------------------------- ------/13---/16-----------
----------9-----12----14-- ----14--------------------
----7-/11---/14---/16----- --------------------------
-------------------------- --------------------------
[8]
v v v v
-19b21-----19b21---16-19-16-------------
----------------------------19-17-19b21-
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^^^^^^^^
triplets
Verse 1:
E (w/intro riff)
It's a hard life but you play it for laughs
It's a cold-hearted business, keep [C#m]away from the draft
And your f[F#m]ingers and your throat get s[A]ore
But they're [F#m]out there beggin' for some m[A]ore[B]
Chorus:
So play [E]on (while the [A/E]lights shine a[F#7]round your h[B]ead)
Play [G#]on (every n[C#m]ight in a [G#7]different [C#m]bed)
And the n[A]ight[Asus2]s go [A]on [F#m/B] and...
[1, 3: E (intro riff, 2X)]
[2: (to bridge)]
[4: G#m A (to coda)]
...on
Verse 2:
Take a break and find a place you can hide
'Cause tonight you're got to be a star personified
You're rushin' round to get your plane
Then it's back in the bubble again
[repeat chorus]
Bridge:
[C]Critics comin' 'cause you're Number One (Number One)
[Am]Play your hits and all the girls will come
(So play [Em]on) play on
(Play[C] on) play on
Play [A]on[A/B]
[repeat intro riff, 2X]
[guitar solo over verse chords]
[repeat chorus]
[repeat verse 1 w/harmony vocal]
[repeat chorus]
Coda:
The n[F#m]ights[G#m] go [A]on [A/B]and [E]on
lead guitar (rhythm guitar plays jangly E-based figure):
(E) [N.C.]
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
--------- -----------0-2-4- -----------0-2-4- -----------------
--------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
--------- -----------1-2-4- -----------1-2-4- -----------------
--------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
--------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
--------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------3-2-0-
(...on)
bass:
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
--------- -----------131416 -------------1413 -----------------
--------- ----------------- -----------14---- ---14--14--5-4-2-
--------- ----------------- ----------------- -----14----------
--------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
(...on)
guitar:
E5 [N.C.] E5 [N.C.]
v v v v v v v v
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-------------------------- --------------------------
-------------------------- --------------------------
-------------------------- ----------9-----12----14--
----------2-----5-----7--- ----7-/11---/14---/16-----
-0--0-/4----/7----/9------ --------------------------
bass:
v v v v v v v v
-------------------------- --------------------------
----------------------2--- ----------------2--2--2---
----------------x--x------ --------------------------
-------------------------- --------------------------
^ ^ drum accent
guitars:
v v v v [E5]
--------------------------
----------12----15-16-17--
------/13---/16-----------
----14----------------2---
----------------------2---
----------------3--2--0---
^^^^^^^ rhythm guitar
bass:
v v v v
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----------------5--4--2---
--------------------------
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-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers