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Viva Satellite
Skypark
CD: Overbluecity
c2000 Word Music Inc
Tabbed by Steve Cruickshank
(postlambjam@hotmail.com)
Tune guitars down half a step
Intro: 5th fret harmonic, then fades into a G power chord
eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Db--------------------5------------------------------------------------------
Ab--------------------5------------------------------------------------------
Eb----<5>-------------3-------------------15\--------------------------------
Main riff: (x2)
eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Db----------------3---------------------3------------------------------------
Ab---------1--3/5----------------1--3/5--------------------------------------
Eb---1-2-3-----------------1-2-3---------------------------------------------
|After 2nd time
eb----------------------------------------------------------|----------------
Bb----------------------------------------------------------|----------------
Gb-------------------------5-5--x-x-x-x---3-3--x-x-x-x------|----------------
Db----------------3--------5-5--x-x-x-x---3-3--x-x-x-x------|---5------------
Ab---------1--3/5----------3-3--x-x-x-x---1-1--x-x-x-x------|---5------------
Eb---1-2-3--------------------------------------------------|---3------------
Verse 1:
eb---3-3-x-x-3-3-3--------------------------------------3-3-x-x-3-3-3--------
Bb---3-3-x-x-3-3-3----5-5-x-x-5-5-5----4-4-x-x-4-4-4----3-3-x-x-3-3-3--------
Gb---4-4-x-x-4-4-4----5-5-x-x-5-5-5----5-5-x-x-5-5-5----4-4-x-x-4-4-4--------
Db---5-5-x-x-5-5-5----5-5-x-x-5-5-5----5-5-x-x-5-5-5----5-5-x-x-5-5-5--------
Ab---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G C Cm G
G C
Keep your eyes on center ring
Cm G
See the foursome orbiting
G C
Miles above this mortal ground
Cm G
Cranking knobs to supersound
eb---3-3-x-x-3-3-3----3-3-x-x-3-3-3----3-3-x-x-3-3-3----3-3-x-x-3-3-3---1--2---
Bb---3-3-x-x-3-3-3----5-5-x-x-5-5-5----4-4-x-x-4-4-4----3-3-x-x-3-3-3---1--2---
Gb---4-4-x-x-4-4-4----5-5-x-x-5-5-5----5-5-x-x-5-5-5----4-4-x-x-4-4-4---2--3---
Db---5-5-x-x-5-5-5----5-5-x-x-5-5-5----5-5-x-x-5-5-5----5-5-x-x-5-5-5---3--4---
Ab---5-5-x-x-5-5-5----3-3-x-x-3-3-3----3-3-x-x-3-3-3----5-5-x-x-5-5-5---3--4---
Eb---3-3-x-x-3-3-3----3-3-x-x-3-3-3----3-3-x-x-3-3-3----3-3-x-x-3-3-3---1--2---
G C/G Cm/G G F
F#
G C/G
Churning out the latest hits
Cm/G G F F#
Just before the big eclipse
G C/G
Silver-coursed across the night
Cm/G
Live via satellite
Chorus:
eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Db----------------3---------------------3------------------------------------
Ab---------1--3/5----------------1--3/5--------------------------------------
Eb---1-2-3-----------------1-2-3---------------------------------------------
Viva
eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb-------------------------5-5--x-x-x-x---3-3--x-x-x-x-----------------------
Db----------------3--------5-5--x-x-x-x---3-3--x-x-x-x---5-------------------
Ab---------1--3/5----------3-3--x-x-x-x---1-1--x-x-x-x---5-------------------
Eb---1-2-3-----------------------------------------------3-------------------
Viva Viva...........Satel..........lite
Verse 2:
Get yourself some pay-per-view
Of this lunar rock debut
Buy the T-shirt right at home
Simply use your touch-tone phone
[chorus x2]
[verse progression]
Bridge:
G D/F# Em B
That's one small step for man
C Cm G
One giant leap for MTV
G D/F# Em
Let's hear it for the band
B C Cm
As we live vicariously
Bridge tab: (played at 'Let's hear it...')
Both parts use a slide
Guitar 1
eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb--------------------------------5------/8----------------------------------
Gb---7/8---7---7/11---9---\4------5------/8----------------------------------
Db---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G D/F# Em B C Cm
Guitar 2
eb---7/8---7-----------------------------------------------------------------
Bb-------------8/10---8----7------5------/13---------------------------------
Gb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Db---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G D/F# Em B C Cm
Solo: Uses a wah pedal, and it's played over the main riff
eb-----6-6-6-6-6-------6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------------------
Bb-----6-6-6-6-6-------6-6-6-6-6---------------------------------------------
Gb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Db---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
eb-----14b-(15)--14b-(15)--14b-(15)--14b-(15)--14b-(15)----------------------
Bb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Db---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
eb----15h18-15---------------------------------------------------------------
Bb-------------18-15h18-15---------------------------------------------------
Gb-------------------------17-15-17-17b19-15---------------------------------
Db---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[chorus x2]