INXS - Suicide Blonde

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 # SUICIDE BLONDE
 # As recorded by INXS
 # (From the 1987 Album KICK)
 #
 #Words and Music by INXS
 #Arranged by James Stewart
 #Transcribed by James Stewart
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 #Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Michael'
 #Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Andrew Farris'
 #Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Tim Farris'
 #
 # Harmonica Intro Guitar Intro
 # Q=116
 4/4          
  Gtr I Gtr II
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 |-3-|
 Q E E E H Q S S E E. Q +S Q S S E E. Q +S

 |-----------/12----||---------------------|---------------------||
 |------------------||o-0------------------|-0------------------o||
 |-/9--9s8s9--------||--1--1-1-1-4--6--(6)-|-1--1-1-1-4--6--(6)--||
 |------------------||--2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|-2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)--||
 |------------------||o-2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|-2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-o||
 |------------------||--0--0-0-0-3--5--(5)-|-0--0-0-0-3--5--(5)--||
 
 

 
 
 Verse
 E/Ab                                  
  Q. S S S E S S S E Q. S S S E S S S E

 ||--^12----x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|-12----x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|
 ||o-^12----x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|-12----x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|
 ||--^13----x-13-x-x-x-x-13-13-|-13----x-13-x-x-x-x-13-13-|
 ||--^-x-----------------------|--x-----------------------|
 ||o-^-x-----------------------|--x-----------------------|
 ||----------------------------|--------------------------|
 
 

 
 
 Q. S S S E S S S E Q. S S S E S S S E

 |-12----x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|-12----x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-----||
 |-12----x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|-12----x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12----o||
 |-13----x-13-x-x-x-x-13-13-|-13----x-13-x-x-x-x-13-13-----||
 |--x-----------------------|--x---------------------------||
 |--x-----------------------|--x--------------------------o||
 |--------------------------|------------------------------||
 
 

 
 
 Chorus (You wanna...)
 E         G#Asus4  E         G#Asus4 G#sus4 
 E S S S S S S +Q q E S S S S S S +Q  q 4x

 ||--7-7-7-7-7-9-10-(10)--10--|-7-7-7-7-7-9-10-(10)--(9)---||
 ||o-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-(10)--10--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-(10)--(9)--o||
 ||--9-9-9-9-9----------------|-9-9-9-9-9------------------||
 ||---------------------------|----------------------------||
 ||o--------------------------|---------------------------o||
 ||---------------------------|----------------------------||
 
 

 
 
 Verse 2
 E        G  A    E      E G  A   
  Q S S E E. Q +S  Q S S E E. Q +S

 ||----------------------|----------------------|
 ||o--0------------------|--0-------------------|
 ||---1--1-1-1-4--6--(6)-|--1---1-1-1-4--6--(6)-|
 ||---2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|--2---2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|
 ||o--2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|--2---2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|
 ||---0--0-0-0-3--5--(5)-|--0---0-0-0-3--5--(5)-|
 
 

 |
 | Gtr III
 | W +W

 ||--^0------------------|-(0)------------------|
 ||o-^0------------------|-(0)------------------|
 ||--^1------------------|-(1)------------------|
 ||--^2------------------|-(2)------------------|
 ||o-^2------------------|-(2)------------------|
 ||--^0------------------|-(0)------------------|
 
 

 
 
 E        G  A    E        G  A   
  Q S S E E. Q +S  Q S S E E. Q +S

 |---------------------|------------------------||
 |--0------------------|--0--------------------o||
 |--1--1-1-1-4--6--(6)-|--1---1-1-1-4--6--(6)---||
 |--2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|--2---2-2-2-5--7--(7)---||
 |--2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|--2---2-2-2-5--7--(7)--o||
 |--0--0-0-0-3--5--(5)-|--0---0-0-0-3--5--(5)---||
 
 

 |
 | W +W

 |-^0------------------|-(0)--------------------||
 |-^0------------------|-(0)-------------------o||
 |-^1------------------|-(1)--------------------||
 |-^2------------------|-(2)--------------------||
 |-^2------------------|-(2)-------------------o||
 |-^0------------------|-(0)--------------------||
 
 

 
 
 Chorus 2
 E         G#Asus4  E         G#Asus4 G#sus4 
 E S S S S S S +Q q E S S S S S S +Q q 4x

 ||--7-7-7-7-7-9-10-(10)--10--|-7-7-7-7-7-9-10-(10)--9---||
 ||o-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-(10)--10--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-(10)--9--o||
 ||--9-9-9-9-9----------------|-9-9-9-9-9----------------||
 ||---------------------------|--------------------------||
 ||o--------------------------|-------------------------o||
 ||---------------------------|--------------------------||
 
 

 
 
 Verse 3
 E        G  A    E        G  A   
  Q S S E E. Q +S  Q S S E E. Q +S

 ||----------------------|----------------------|
 ||o--0------------------|--0-------------------|
 ||---1--1-1-1-4--6--(6)-|--1---1-1-1-4--6--(6)-|
 ||---2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|--2---2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|
 ||o--2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|--2---2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|
 ||---0--0-0-0-3--5--(5)-|--0---0-0-0-3--5--(5)-|
 
 

 |
 | Gtr III
 | W +W

 ||--^0------------------|-(0)------------------|
 ||o-^0------------------|-(0)------------------|
 ||--^1------------------|-(1)------------------|
 ||--^2------------------|-(2)------------------|
 ||o-^2------------------|-(2)------------------|
 ||--^0------------------|-(0)------------------|
 
 

 
 
 E        G  A    E        G  A   
  Q S S E E. Q +S  Q S S E E. Q +S

 |---------------------|------------------------||
 |--0------------------|--0--------------------o||
 |--1--1-1-1-4--6--(6)-|--1---1-1-1-4--6--(6)---||
 |--2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|--2---2-2-2-5--7--(7)---||
 |--2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|--2---2-2-2-5--7--(7)--o||
 |--0--0-0-0-3--5--(5)-|--0---0-0-0-3--5--(5)---||
 
 

 |
 | W +W

 |-^0------------------|-(0)--------------------||
 |-^0------------------|-(0)-------------------o||
 |-^1------------------|-(1)--------------------||
 |-^2------------------|-(2)--------------------||
 |-^2------------------|-(2)-------------------o||
 |-^0------------------|-(0)--------------------||
 
 

 
 
 Guitar Interlude
 E/Ab                                      
  Q. S S S E S S S E E. E S S S S E S S S E

 ||--^12----x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|-12--x-x-x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|
 ||o-^12----x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|-12--x-x-x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|
 ||--^13----x-13-x-x-x-x-13-13-|-13--x-x-x-13-x-x-x-x-13-13-|
 ||--^-x-----------------------|----------------------------|
 ||o-^-x-----------------------|----------------------------|
 ||----------------------------|----------------------------|
 
 

 
 
 E. E S S S S E S S S E E. E S S S S E S S S E 4x

 |-12--x-x-x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|-12--x-x-x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12--||
 |-12--x-x-x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|-12--x-x-x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-o||
 |-13--x-x-x-13-x-x-x-x-13-13-|-13--x-x-x-13-x-x-x-x-13-13--||
 |----------------------------|-----------------------------||
 |----------------------------|----------------------------o||
 |----------------------------|-----------------------------||
 
 

 
 
 Verse 4
 E        G  A    E        G  A   
  Q S S E E. Q +S  Q S S E E. Q +S

 ||----------------------|----------------------|
 ||o--0------------------|--0-------------------|
 ||---1--1-1-1-4--6--(6)-|--1---1-1-1-4--6--(6)-|
 ||---2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|--2---2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|
 ||o--2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|--2---2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|
 ||---0--0-0-0-3--5--(5)-|--0---0-0-0-3--5--(5)-|
 
 

 |
 | Gtr III
 | W +W

 ||--^0------------------|-(0)------------------|
 ||o-^0------------------|-(0)------------------|
 ||--^1------------------|-(1)------------------|
 ||--^2------------------|-(2)------------------|
 ||o-^2------------------|-(2)------------------|
 ||--^0------------------|-(0)------------------|
 
 

 
 
 E        G  A    E        G  A   
  Q S S E E. Q +S  Q S S E E. Q +S

 |---------------------|------------------------||
 |--0------------------|--0--------------------o||
 |--1--1-1-1-4--6--(6)-|--1---1-1-1-4--6--(6)---||
 |--2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|--2---2-2-2-5--7--(7)---||
 |--2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|--2---2-2-2-5--7--(7)--o||
 |--0--0-0-0-3--5--(5)-|--0---0-0-0-3--5--(5)---||
 
 

 |
 | W +W

 |-^0------------------|-(0)--------------------||
 |-^0------------------|-(0)-------------------o||
 |-^1------------------|-(1)--------------------||
 |-^2------------------|-(2)--------------------||
 |-^2------------------|-(2)-------------------o||
 |-^0------------------|-(0)--------------------||
 
 

 
 
 Chorus 3
 1.,2.,3.,4.,5.,6.,7.
 E         G#Asus4  E         G#Asus4 G#sus4 
 E S S S S S S +Q q E S S S S S S +Q q 7x

 ||--7-7-7-7-7-9-10-(10)--10--|-7-7-7-7-7-9-10-(10)--9---||
 ||o-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-(10)--10--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-(10)--9--o||
 ||--9-9-9-9-9----------------|-9-9-9-9-9----------------||
 ||---------------------------|--------------------------||
 ||o--------------------------|-------------------------o||
 ||---------------------------|--------------------------||
 
 

 
 
 8.
 Wx2

 |--------|
 |--------|
 |--------|
 |--------|
 |--------|
 |--------|
 
 

 
 
 Guitar Interlude 2
 E                                         
  Q. S S S E S S S E E. E S S S S E S S S E

 ||--^12----x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|-12--x-x-x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|
 ||o-^12----x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|-12--x-x-x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|
 ||--^13----x-13-x-x-x-x-13-13-|-13--x-x-x-13-x-x-x-x-13-13-|
 ||--^-x-----------------------|----------------------------|
 ||o-^-x-----------------------|----------------------------|
 ||----------------------------|----------------------------|
 
 

 |
 | Gtr III
 | W +W

 ||--^-0-----------------------|-(0)------------------------|
 ||o-^-0-----------------------|-(0)------------------------|
 ||--^-1-----------------------|-(1)------------------------|
 ||--^-2-----------------------|-(2)------------------------|
 ||o-^-2-----------------------|-(2)------------------------|
 ||--^-0-----------------------|-(0)------------------------|
 
 

 
 
 E                                             
  E. E S S S S E S S S E E. E S S S S E S S S E

 |--12--x-x-x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|--12--x-x-x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12--||
 |--12--x-x-x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|--12--x-x-x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-o||
 |--13--x-x-x-13-x-x-x-x-13-13-|--13--x-x-x-13-x-x-x-x-13-13--||
 |-----------------------------|------------------------------||
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
 |-----------------------------|------------------------------||
 
 

 |
 | W +W

 |-^12-------------------------|-(12)-------------------------||
 |-^12-------------------------|-(12)------------------------o||
 |-^13-------------------------|-(13)-------------------------||
 |-^14-------------------------|-(14)-------------------------||
 |-^14-------------------------|-(14)------------------------o||
 |-^12-------------------------|-(12)-------------------------||
 
 

 
 
 Guitar Solo
 E         G#sAsus4 E         G#sAsus4 G#sus4 
 E S S S S S S +Q q E S S S S S S +Q  q 4x

 ||--7--7-7--7-7-9--10-(10)----10---|-7--7-7--7-7-9--10-(10)----(9)----||
 ||o-9--9-9--9-9-9--10-(10)----10---|-9--9-9--9-9-9--10-(10)----(9)---o||
 ||--9--9-9--9-9--------------------|-9--9-9--9-9----------------------||
 ||---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
 ||o--------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
 ||---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
 
 

 |
 | E. E. E. E. E E E. E. E. E. E E 4x

 ||--0-----------0--------------0---|-0-----------0--------------0-----||
 ||o------0-----------------5-----0-|------0-----------------5------0-o||
 ||---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
 ||---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
 ||o--------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
 ||---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
 
 

 
 
 E          G#Asus4 
  E S S S S S S +Q q

 |---7---7-7-7-7-9--10---(10)--10----|
 |---9---9-9-9-9-9--10---(10)--10----|
 |---9---9-9-9-9---------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 
 

 |
 | Q.. Q.. E

 |-<12>---------------------------10-|
 |-----------------<12>--------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------|
 
 

 
 
 E          G#Asus4 G#sus4 E          G#sus4 Asus4 
  E S S S S S S +Q  q  E S S S S S S +Q  q

 |---7-------7-7-7-7---9-10-(10)--(9)--|--7--7-7---7-7-9-10-(10)----10---|
 |---9-------9-9-9-9---9-10-(10)--(9)--|--9--9-9---9-9-9-10-(10)----10---|
 |---9-------9-9-9-9-------------------|--9--9-9---9-9-------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 

 |
 | +S +Q Q.. Q +E. Q.. Q.

 |-(10)-(10)S======5---------------7---|-(7)---3-----------------5-------|
 |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 

 
 
 Guitar Solo 8va To Fade
 E          G#sAsus4  E          G#sAsus4 C#5/Ab 
  E S S S S  S S +Q q  E S S S S  S S +Q  q 6x

 ||---7--7--7--7-7--9-10-(10)----10----|--7--7--7--7-7--9-10-(10)----(9)-----||
 ||o--9--9--9--9-9--9-10-(10)----10----|--9--9--9--9-9--9-10-(10)----(9)----o||
 ||---9--9--9--9-9---------------------|--9--9--9--9-9-----------------------||
 ||------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
 ||o-----------------------------------|------------------------------------o||
 ||------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
 
 

 |
 | E. E. Q E E E E. E. Q E E E 6x

 ||--12------------12---------12-10-12-|-12------------12---------12-10--12--||
 ||o-------12--------------------------|-------12---------------------------o||
 ||------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
 ||------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
 ||o-----------------------------------|------------------------------------o||
 ||------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
 
 

 
 
 Duration Legend

 ---------------
 W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
 
 

 + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
 Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
 Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
 Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
 duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
 bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
 melody durations appear below the staff
 
 Tablature Legend

 ----------------
 
 

 h - hammer-on
 p - pull-off
 b - bend
 pb - pre-bend
 r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s - legato slide
 S - shift slide
 <n> - natural harmonic
 (n) - artificial harmonic
 n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~ - vibrato
 tr - trill
 T - tap
 TP - trem. picking
 PM - palm muting
 \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n - tremolo bar down
 n/ - tremolo bar up
 /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
 = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <> - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
 
 Misc Legend

 -----------
 
 

 | - bar
 || - double bar
 ||o - repeat start
 o|| - repeat end
 *| - double bar (ending)
 : - bar (freetime)
 $ - Segno
 & - Coda
 Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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