The Pretenders - Precious Tab

First song from the enonymous album of the greatest band ever on the face of this earth.
Have been playing this song for years and i think its pretty damn accurate.
Corroborated by live performances by the band in newcastle. and  the LA dvd etc.
Rhythm note durations are included, but you might want to ignore them.

Basically, the chords could be 5th "power" chords or major bar chords as you choose.
I think top half of the bar is used for most of the track.

I hope to get more of the pretenders punk moments online, they seem neglected by tabbers!:o

Enjoy!!

Intro

E E E E E E E E 8x
o o
4 4 x 5 4 4 x 5
5 5 x 3 5 5 x 3
o 5 5 x 5 5 5 x 5 o
3 3 x 3 3 3 x 3

Instr. Break 1

Q. Q. Q E Q Q. Q 4x
o o
7 7 7 /10 10 10 10
o 7 7 7 /10 10 10 10 o
5 5 5 /8 8 8 8

Verse

E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q 7x
o o
6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9 9
7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10
o 7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 o
5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8
PM| PM| PM| PM| E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q
6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9
7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10
7 7 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10
5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8
PM| PM| PM|

Chorus

H Q Q E E E E E E E E 4x
o o
4 4 4 11 11 10 10 9 9 7 7
5 5 5 12 12 11 11 10 10 8 8
o 5 5 5 12 12 11 11 10 10 8 8 o
3 3 3 10 10 9 9 8 8 6 6

Instr. Break 1 2x

Verse 2

Chorus

Bridge

E E Q E Q E +E Q Q Q E
o
6 6 7 6 6 7 (7) 6 7 6 6
7 7 5 5 7 7 (7) 7 7 7 7
o 7 7 7 7 7 7 (7) 7 7 7 7
5 5 5 5 5 5 (5) 5 5 5 5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
o
10 10 x 10 10 10 x 10 10 10 x 10 10 10 x 10
10 10 x 10 10 10 x 10 10 10 x 10 10 10 x 10 o
8 8 x 8 8 8 x 8 8 8 x 8 8 8 x 8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
o
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
o 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
PM--------------------------------- E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
o
9 9 9 9 9
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 o
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
----| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM

Chorus

Instr Break 1 with...

Lead - Siren Q H H H H H H H H
15 15 15 15
13 13 13 13 13

Final Verse... Gtr Tacet. Bass only

Chorus

Instr Break 1

Key Change Q. Q. Q E Q Q. Q
o o
9 9 9 /12 12 12 12
o 9 9 9 /12 12 12 12 o
7 7 7 /10 10 10 10
E E Q E Q E +E E Q Q. E
o o
8 8 9 9 8 11 (11) 11 11 12 12
9 9 7 7 9 12 (12) 12 10 12 12
o 9 9 9 9 9 12 (12) 12 12 12 12 o
7 7 7 7 7 10 (10) 10 10 10 10
Q H.
9s7
9s7
7s5
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 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. PM - palm muting Misc Legend
| - bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end Tempo markers - <e .=""> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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