DEMOLITION BOYS - Girlschool
Written by: K. McAuliffe, K. Johnson
CD: "Demolition" (1980, Bronze Records/Re-issue on Castle, 2004)
Notes:
^...bend (q=quarter tone, s=semi-tone, w=whole tone)
h...hammer on
r...release bend
hb..hold bend (hold bend while playing notes within square brackets)
p...pulloff
x...dead note (damp with fretting hand)
INTRO:
Figure 1 - play 10x
| E |
| B |
| G |
| D 5h7 7 5h7 7 5h7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E |
The 5th and 6th time through, an A5 power chord is played on the
first beat of the measure.
1ST VERSE:
You can... ? comes.. Another... Gonna make...
| E | | | |
| B | | | |
| G 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 7 |
| D 7 5 | 7 5 | 7 5 | 5 7 5 7 5 |
| A 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 5 5 5 5 |
| E 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 3 3 |
Play Figure 1 2x
2ND VERSE:
The people....To watch...Band.......The roof.....
| E | | | |
| B | | | |
| G 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 7 |
| D 7 5 | 7 5 | 7 5 | 5 7 5 7 5 |
| A 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 5 5 5 5 |
| E 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 3 3 |
Play Figure 1 2x
Pre-Chorus:
E5
For miles around they heard the sound
C5
And came to see the show
D5
And they all know
CHORUS:
Demolition
Demolition
Play Figure 1 4x with Chorus lyrics
3RD VERSE:
The boys......Hidden....Walls......No survivors to.....
| E | | | |
| B | | | |
| G 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 7 |
| D 7 5 | 7 5 | 7 5 | 5 7 5 7 5 |
| A 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 5 5 5 5 |
| E 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 3 3 |
Play Figure 1 2x
Pre-chorus:
E5
For miles around they heard the sound
C5
And came to see the show
D5
And they all know
CHORUS:
Demolition
Demolition
Play Figure 1 4x with Chorus lyrics
BRIDGE:
C5 A5
Things used to be different for me
C5
Until I heard the noise
D5
Demolition boys
D5
Demolition boys
Play Figure 1 4x
(The third and fourth time through Fig. 1, an A5 power chord is played
on the first beat of the measure.)
Figure 1 is played along with the first 8 measures of the guitar solo.
GUITAR SOLO:
(2 measures)
| E | |
| B 7^s 7^s 7^s 7^s | 7^s |
| G 7^w 7^w 7^w 7^w | [7^w hb 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7]r(7)p5 5 |
| D | 7 7 |
| A | |
| E | |
(2 measures)
| E | |
| B 5 8 | 8 8 8 10p8 8 10 |
| G 5 5h7p5 x 7 9 | 9 9 9 |
| D 5h7p5 7 7 | |
| A 7 | |
| E | |
(1 measure)
| E |
| B 13^w 13^w 13^w 13^wr(13)p10 13 15 |
| G 12 14 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
(1 measure)
| E 15 |
| B 15^w 15^w 15^w 15 15^wr(15)p13 |
| G 14 12 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
(2 measures)
| E | |
| B | 8^w 8 7h8p7 5 7 5 |
| G 9 12 9 9 12 9 9 12 9 12 12^w | 7 7^q 5 |
| D 12 12 | 7 |
| A | |
| E | |
Key changes to B here.
Rhythm guitar plays a B5 power chord on 1st beat of staff below.
(2 measures)
| E | |
| B | |
| G 7 7 7 7 9 7 7 | 7 7 7h9p7 7 9^w |
| D 7 9 7 9 7 9 7 9 9 7 7 | 9 7h9p7 7 9 |
| A 9 9 9 9 | 9 9 |
| E | |
Lead guitar - (on last note, gradually bend up 2 whole tones)
(2 measures)
| | |
| 8 10 12 13 | |
| 12^w 14^w 15^w 17^w 17^w | 17^w 17^w 17^w 17 14 17^(21) |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
|Rhythm - final note on this staff is actually 1st note of next measure
| D5 | |
| | |
| | |
| 7 | 7 5 |
| 7 | 7 5 7 5 7 |
| 5 | 7 5 7 |
| | |
Key changes back to A.
(one measure) - play 4x
| E 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| G 7^w 7^w 7^w 7^w 7^w |
| D |
| A |
| E |
The third and fourth time through the above staff, the rhythm guitar
plays an A5 power chord on the 1st beat.
CHORUS:
Demolition
Demolition
Demolition
Demolition
Play Figure 1 8x with Chorus lyrics
Chords: A5 G5
(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.)