From: Rocky Horror Picture Show
Tabbed by: Martin Cox (*)
Thanks to: The anonymous author of the MIDI version of this song, my
girlfriend for use of her CD for the real version, and the author of
TablEdit (*).
This song is deceptively easy. Once you get the pattern and rhythm down
it's a great little groove. I find that playing along with the recording
it sounds better if I tune down a half-step (Eb Ab Db Gb), but if you want
to cover the song, it'll work fine on standard tuning.
Intro
G|-----|------|:-------------------------------:|
D|-----|------|---------------------------------|
A|-----|------|----------------------5----------|
E|--5--|-rest-|:-5--55---7--77---3--3----5--55-:|
It's astounding...
Verse 1
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------4-------4--------------------------2------------|
A|----4-7-----4-7----2-------22----------2-5---4-555-555--|
E|--5-------5-------0--4-2-4----4-2-4--3------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|--05-2-0-2--55-2-0-2-|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--------4-77-4---------------------|
A|----4-7--------7-4-2-------22------|
E|--5------------------4-2-4----4-2-4|
The black mists within me...
Chorus
G|-------------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------|
A|----3-----5--------------------|----3-----5-------------|
E|-1-----3-----05-2-0-2-55-2-0-2-|-1-----3-----05-2-0-2-5-|
It's just a jump to the left
G|--------------------------------|
D|-------2------------------------|
A|-----24--4-22-4-2-0-3-4---------|
E|-0-34-------------------0-2-0-5-|
And then a step to the right
With your hands on your hips
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2----------------------------------------------------4-77-4-----|
A|-----24--4-22-4-2-0-3-4--------234-55-2-0-2--55-2-0-2---4-7--------7-4-|
E|-0-34-------------------0-2-5-------------------------5----------------|
You bring your knees in tight...
G|-------------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------|
A|----3-----5--------------------|----3-----5-------------|
E|-1-----3-----05-2-0-2-55-2-0-2-|-1-----3-----05-2-0-2-5-|
The chorus then seamlessly moves into:
2nd verse
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------2-------22------------5----55-2-0-2-|
E|-2-0-2-5-2-0-2-55-2-0-2---4-2-4----4-2-4--3-0---0-3---------|
It's so dreamy...
(neat little staccato rhythm here - listen to the song for timing)
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|-0-00-0000-0000-|
E|----------------|
No, not at all...
Start second verse over again...
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------2-------22------------5----55-2-0-2-|
E|-2-0-2-5-2-0-2-55-2-0-2---4-2-4----4-2-4--3-0---0-3---------|
In another dimension...
But this time end it with:
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|-5-2-0-2-55-2-0-2-|
Now Riff joins in and the rhythm changes slightly
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------222----------22-----------555-2-0-2-|
E|-555-22-0-2-5-2-----44-222-4----4-3-3-0-0-----------|
With a bit of a mind flip...
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------2-----22-----|
E|-5555-22-000-2-55-2-55-2-0-2---4-2----4-2-|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|----3-----5--------------------|----3-----5--------------------|
E|-1-----3------5-2-0-2-55-2-0-2-|-1-----3-----45-2-0-2-55-2-0-2-|
Columbia's solo
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------55-2-0-2-55-2-0-2-|
E|-4-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------2-4-55-------------44-55-66-77777777-|
E|-55-2-0-2-55-2-0-2-0-4--------22-33-44-55-------------------|
G|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
A|----3-----5--------------------|----3-----5---0-4-5-6-7-0-|
E|-1-----3------5-2-0-2-55-2-0-2-|-1-----3------------------|
Play the chorus again, and finish it off with:
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|----3-----5-----------4-3-2-0-|
E|-1-----3-----5-2-0-2----------|
