From [email protected] Tue Apr 8 13:05:08 1997
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 19:48:22 +0000 (GMT)
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: TAB: ‘Cars’ by ‘Gary Numan’
Cars
By Gary Numan
Transcribed by Tim Warriner ([email protected])
Notation:
«…..» = continuous sound, ie was originally synthesiser.
«b» = bend up
Intro: Guitar
1 —————————————————————————|
2 —————————————————————————|
3 —————————————————————————|
4 — Bend up and down slightly and quickly to make —————————|
5 — a vibrating noise (Difficult to transcribe accurately) ——————|
6 —5b—5b—5b—5b—5b—5b—5b—5b—5b—etc…——————————|
Section 1: Guitar & synth arranged for guitar. (played twice)
|1 ————|————-|————-|———-|————|————|
|2 ————|————-|————-|———-|————|————|
|3 ————|————-|————-|———-|————|————|
|4 ————|————-|————-|———-|————|————|
|5 5-4———|-5-4———|-5-4———|-5-4——|————|————|
|6 —-3-5-5-5-|——3-5-5-5-|——3-5-5-5-|——3-5-5|-2-3-7-3-3-|-2-3-7-3-3-|
|
|1 17……….|………….|………….|……….|….17-19-17-15———|
|2 ————|————-|————-|———-|—————15——|
|3 ————|————-|————-|———-|——————16—|
|4 ————|————-|————-|———-|———————17|
|5 ————|————-|————-|———-|————————|
|6 ————|————-|————-|———-|————————|
Section 2: Guitar & vocals: Guitar mirrors vocals. (Play twice in a row)
1 ————|————-|————-|————|————|———-|
2 ————|————-|————-|————|————|———-|
3 ————|————-|————-|————|————|———-|
4 ————|————-|————-|————|————|———-|
5 5-4———|-5-4———|-5-4———|-5-4——-|————|———-|
6 —-3-5-5-5-|——3-5-5-5-|——3-5-5-5-|——3-5-5-|-2-3-7-3-3-|-2-3-7-3-3|
Section 3: Guitar, no vocals (Play once)
1 —————-|———13-12-|——————|————————-|
2 —15————|—15———|—15————|————-15———-|
3 —-14-16-17-16-|——14——-|——14-16-17-16-|———12h14————|
4 12—————|-12————|-12—————|-12-12——————-|
5 —————-|—————|——————|——-(last three notes-|
6 —————-|—————|——————|———are played fast)-|
1 —————-|———13-12-|——————|————————-|
2 —15————|—15———|—15————|———-15————-|
3 —-14-16-17-16-|——14——-|——14-16-17-16-|—-12-14—————-|
4 12—————|-12————|-12—————|-12———————-|
5 —————-|—————|——————|—(each note ————|
6 —————-|—————|——————|—the same length)——-|
The rest of the song consists of two more of section 2 where the final
lyrics are sung, then mixtures of sections 1 and 3. The order of these
depends on the version of the song.
Lyrics:
Here in my car
I feel safest of all
I can lock all my doors
It’s the only way to live
In cars.
Here in my car
I can only receive
I can listen to you
It keeps me stable for days
In cars
Here in my car
The image breaks down
Will you visit me please
If I open my door
In cars
Here in my car
I know I started to think
About leaving tonight
Although nothing feels right
In cars.
Have fun,
Tim.