Screaming Blue Murder

(início)

Written by: Kelly Johnson, Kim McAuliffe, Gil Weston
    "The Collection"          (1991, Castle Comm.) (re-recorded version)
Tabbed by: Anne Drury   (zerofret)
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Date: February 6, 2006
Notes:

 All of the guitar parts for both versions of "SBM" are included here. The
 main tab is of the re-recorded version (available on some compilation CDs,
 such as "The Collection" - it's also the version that was on the
 I've included all the guitar parts from the original recording of the
 song that are different from the re-recorded version (guitar solo,outro).
INTRO:

 D =----14---x-14--x-|-14---x--14---12-13-14-12=|
 A =----14---x-14--x-|-14---x--14---12-13-14-12=|
 E =----12---x-12--x-|-12---x--12---10-11-12-10=|

 D =----12---x-12--x-|-12---x--12---12-13-14-12=|
 A =----12---x-12--x-|-12---x--12---12-13-14-12=|
 E =----10---x-10--x-|-10---x--10---10-11-12-10=|

 D =----12---x-12--x-|-12---x--12----7--8--9--9=|
 A =----12---x-12--x-|-12---x--12----5--6--7--7=|
 E =----10---x-10--x-|-10---x--10---------------|
1ST VERSE:

 G =-----9---x--9--x-|--9---x--9-------------|
 D =-----9---x--9--x-|--9---x--9-------------|
 A =-----7---x--7--x-|--7---x--7----------------|

  Action screams like screaming blue murder

  Action screams when
              there's something to say
  Action screams when
              there's no words to tell it

Action screams when
               you're fading away

                         When you're
                             fading away

                                Come on, let me show
                                             you just what we're gonna do,
                                                                We're all
CHORUS:

  Screaming                     Blue Murder

  Screaming                     Blue Murder
2ND VERSE:    (played same as 1st Verse, except final line)
All those times you thought it would happen
All those lies spinning 'round in your head
All those times you thought it would kill you
All their lies will tear them to shreds
Will tear them to shreds

                                                         If you were me
                                                                 you'd be
Play CHORUS
GUITAR BREAK:

3RD VERSE:     (played same as 1st Verse)
Action screams but nobody listened
Action screams when I wanted it all
Action screams and they don't count at all
And they don't count at all
Come on, let me show you just what we're gonna do
Play CHORUS 2x
OUTRO:
(play the Intro guitar part as accompaniment to the guitar solo here)

 feedback type part

                                              (bend up gradually)

           (continue striking note while bending up gradually)

(fade)
Note on fretboard position: The video footage referenced for this tab was
the "Play At Home" video. It clearly shows Kelly playing the Intro as
tabbed, playing the opening progression with the E5 at the 12th fret. None
of the footage shows where she's playing the E5 during the verses, but it
makes the most sense to play it at the 7th fret, putting it in close
proximity to where the harmonics are played (making for an easier
transition between the two). So right where the Intro leads into the 1st
Verse, I switched that ascending progression from the 12th-14th frets to
the 5th-7th frets (in order to enter the verse on that 7th fret E5 chord),
although that may not be exactly how it's played. (Other video footage
shows that Cris plays both Intro and Verses in the 5th-7th fret area.)
Also, on the "Play At Home" footage, all of the lead guitar soloing
corresponds to the re-recorded version of "SBM", not the original
version.
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SCREAMING BLUE MURDER - guitar parts from the original version of the song
                        on the Bronze Records "SBM" album
VERSES:
-measures 9-10 and 13-14 of the verses are a bit different - the ascending
 guitar line is played on the A string rather than the G

                       When you're
                             fading away
GUITAR SOLO:

OUTRO:

(fade)

^...bend (w=whole tone,s=semi)       x...muted note
r...release bend                     hb..hold bend
h...hammer on                        =...hold note
p...pull off                         ~...vibrato
/...slide up                         ..harmonic
\...slide down
(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song.)