e: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 16:01:00 +1000
From: «CRIDLAND, Peter»
Subject: TAB : The Real Deal by The Hoodoo Gurus
Song : The Real Deal
Artist : Hoodoo Gurus
Transcriptionist : Peter Cridland
Main Riff — riff 1
B5
e————————-|
B—————-54——|
G—-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4—| this is not exact amount of times per
D—-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4—| bar to play the B5 but when you listen
A—-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2—| to the song you’ll get the idea about
E————————-| the slide being towards the end of the bar
Chorus — Riff 2 x 3 , RIff 3 x 1
A5 D5 B5 B5
e——————-|
B——————-| i.e. A & D one beat, B two beats
G—2—7—-4—4—|
D—2—7—-4—4—|—>RIFF 2
A—0—5—-2—2—|
E——————-|
A5 D5 E5 E5
e——————-|
B——————-| i.e. A & D one beat, E two beats
G—2—7—-9—9—|
D—2—7—-9—9—|—>RIFF 3
A—0—5—-7—7—|
E——————-|
Song
Intro — Main Riff
Verse 1 — Main Riff
There’s only one thing that matter
there’s only one thing
There’s only one thing that happens
>Riff 2
There’s only one fate
There’s only one price worth taking
so open your eyes
There’s only one look worth makin
>Riff 2
There is only one look
>Riff 2
There is only one look
Chorus 1
Can you see me, can you hear me, can you make me feel
Can you reach inside and teach me, really turn my wheel ???
Are You the Real Deal — go back to riff 1
Verse 2 — riff 1
There’s only one time worth wasting
There’s only one time
There’s only one fruit worth tasting
>Riff 2
There’s only one fruit
There’s only one life start living
There’s only one life
There’s only one gift start giving
>RIff 2
There’s only one gift
>Riff 2
There is only one gift
Chorus 2
Do you mean it, Do you need it, Do you understand
Can I trust you coz I must do, leave it in your hands
Are you the Real Deal
Are you the real deal
Bridge — Riff 2
I wanna know — Are you the Real Deal x 4 — then back to Riff 1
Are you the Are you the Are you the Real Deal
Solo — over verse progression
Verse 3
There’s only one line worth takin
There’s only one line
There’s only one look worth makin
>Riff 2
There is only one look
>Riff 2
There is only one look
>Riff 2 — hold B for a bar or so (just listen to CD)
There is only one look
Bridge 2 — riff 2
I wanna know — Are you the Real Deal — repeat until tired
Additional Notes — In the chorus, I’m sure that the guitarist fiddles
around with hammering and picking between the A and B base notes when
playing the B5 power chord.
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for whom we have travelled through time
Will you come to prom with us in San Dimas
we will have a most triumphant time » — Ted Theodore Logan
