Blue Light Special Life Tabs & Lyrics by SR-71

Blue Light Special Life

guitar tabs lyrics

SR-71

Tabbed By: Mike

pm = palm mute
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
b = bend string
~ = let ring

HALF A STEP DOWN

Intro: lead (4x alone then 10x with rhythm)

eb--------------------|
Bb-----------9--------|
Gb-------11------11---|
Db---9-9---9---9------|
Ab--------------------|
Eb--------------------|

rhythm (after lead plays above first 4 times)

strum each as needed
eb--------------------------------0----0----0----0-|
Bb--------------------------------0----0----0----0-|
Gb--4-------------------4---------4----4----4----4-|
Db--4----4----6----2----4----4----2----2----2----2-|
Ab--2----4----6----2----2----4----2----2----2----2-|
Eb-------2----4----0---------2---------------------|


Verse 1 rhythm

eb------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------|
Gb-4-44444444444444-6-66666666666666--|
Db-4-44444444444444-6-66666666666666--|
Ab-2-22222222222222-4-44444444444444--|
Eb------------------------------------|
pm .............. ..............
eb------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------|
Gb-8-88888888888888-------------------|
Db-8-88888888888888-2-22222222222222--|
Ab-6-66666666666666-2-22222222222222--|
Eb------------------0-00000000000000--|
pm .............. ..............

lead
eb----------------------|
Bb----------------------|
Gb-------------8b-------|
Db-7/9-----9-------9----|
Ab------7---------------|
Eb----------------------|

rhythm
eb----------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------|
Gb-4-44-44-4-44-44-6-66-66-6-66-66--|
Db-4-44-44-4-44-44-6-66-66-6-66-66--|
Ab-2-22-22-2-22-22-4-44-44-4-44-44--|
Eb----------------------------------|

eb----------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------|
Gb-8-88-88-8-88-88------------------|
Db-8-88-88-8-88-88-2-22-22-2-22-22--|
Ab-6-66-66-6-66-66-2-22-22-2-22-22--|
Eb-----------------0-00-00-0-00-00--|

lead
eb---------11b-----------|
Bb-------------12--------|
Gb------9----------------|
Db-----------------------|
Ab-----------------------|
Eb-12\-------------------|


Chorus: both guitars(x2)
strum each as needed
eb----------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------|
Gb--4-------------------4---------4----4--|
Db--4----4----6----2----4----4----2----2--|
Ab--2----4----6----2----2----4----2----2--|
Eb-------2----4----0---------2------------|

after the chorus the lead play this 2x
eb--------------------|
Bb-----------9--------|
Gb-------11------11---|
Db---9-9---9---9------|
Ab--------------------|
Eb--------------------|


Verse 2 - first half is all bass then the lead
starts the second half with
e----------------------------------9b-7--|
B--/7---7---7---7---7--/7---7---7--------|
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|

rhythm
eb----------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------|
Gb-4-44-44-4-44-44-6-66-66-6-66-66--|
Db-4-44-44-4-44-44-6-66-66-6-66-66--|
Ab-2-22-22-2-22-22-4-44-44-4-44-44--|
Eb----------------------------------|

eb------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------|
Gb-8-88-88-8-88-88------------------6---8-9-|
Db-8-88-88-8-88-88-2-22-22-2-22-22--6---8-9-|
Ab-6-66-66-6-66-66-2-22-22-2-22-22--4---6-7-|
Eb-----------------0-00-00-0-00-00----------|

lead
eb--------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------|
Gb--------------------------------------------|
Db--------------------------------------------|
Ab-9-9-7-7-6-6-4-4-7-7-6-6-4-4-2-2--4~-4\2-7~-|
Eb--------------------------------------------|

play the chorus again

then the lead plays this with the phaser

eb---------------------------------|
Bb---------------------------------|
Gb---------------------------------|
Db---------------------------------|
Ab-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Eb---------------------------------|

everything cuts off except the drums
where he goes : "nanananana" etc.

then the guitar kiks in and plays this:
(strum as needed)
eb----------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------|
Gb--4-------------------4-----------------|
Db--4----4----6----2----4----4----6----2--|
Ab--2----4----6----2----2----4----6----2--|
Eb-------2----4----0---------2----4----0--|

Final chorus/Outro:

rhythm - strum as needed
eb----------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------|
Gb--4-------------------4---------4----4--|
Db--4----4----6----2----4----4----2----2--|
Ab--2----4----6----2----2----4----2----2--|
Eb-------2----4----0---------2------------|

eb----------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------|
Gb--4-------------------4---------4----4--|
Db--4----4----6----2----4----4----2----2--|
Ab--2----4----6----2----2----4----2----2--|
Eb-------2----4----0---------2------------|

eb----------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------|
Gb--4-------------------4---------4----4--|
Db--4----4----6----2----4----4----2----2--|
Ab--2----4----6----2----2----4----2----2--|
Eb-------2----4----0---------2------------|

eb----------------------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------------------|
Gb--4-------------------4---------4----4----4----4----|
Db--4----4----6----2----4----4----2----2----2----2----|
Ab--2----4----6----2----2----4----2----2----2----2----|
Eb-------2----4----0---------2------------------------|

lead
eb--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb--8-88-6-8-98-4-8-88-6-8-98-4-8-88-6-8-98-8-88-4-8-88-4-|
Db--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb--------------------------------------------------------|

eb--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb--8-88-6-8-98-4-8-88-6-8-98-4-8-88-6-8-98-8-88-4-8-88-4-|
Db--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb--------------------------------------------------------|

eb--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb--8-88-6-8-98-4-8-88-6-8-98-4-8-88-6-8-98-8-88-4-8-88-4-|
Db--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb--------------------------------------------------------|

eb----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb--8-88-6-8-98-4-8-88-6-8-98-4-8-88-6-8-98-8-88-4-8-88-4-8-88-4-8-88-4-|
Db----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb----------------------------------------------------------------------|


End On:

eb------|
Bb------|
Gb--4~--
Db--4~--
Ab--2~--
Eb------


Another great song by Sr-71 and its easy to play.
Im sure this tab is atleast 99% correct.