Suicide Blonde INXS
SUICIDE BLONDE
As recorded by INXS
(From the 1987 Album KICK)
Words and Music by INXS
Arranged by James Stewart
Transcribed by James Stewart
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Michael'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Andrew Farris'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Tim Farris'
Harmonica Intro Guitar Intro
Q=116
[E] [E] [G] [A] [E] [G] [A]
[4/4] Gtr I Gtr II
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|-3-|
Q E E E H Q S S E E. Q +S Q S S E E. Q +S
|-----------/12----||---------------------|---------------------|| |------------------||o-0------------------|-0------------------o|| |-/9--9s8s9--------||--1--1-1-1-4--6--(6)-|-1--1-1-1-4--6--(6)--|| |------------------||--2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|-2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)--|| |------------------||o-2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|-2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-o|| |------------------||--0--0-0-0-3--5--(5)-|-0--0-0-0-3--5--(5)--||
Verse
[(E/Ab)] Q. S S S E S S S E Q. S S S E S S S E
||--^12----x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|-12----x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-| ||o-^12----x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|-12----x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-| ||--^13----x-13-x-x-x-x-13-13-|-13----x-13-x-x-x-x-13-13-| ||--^-x-----------------------|--x-----------------------| ||o-^-x-----------------------|--x-----------------------| ||----------------------------|--------------------------|
Q. S S S E S S S E Q. S S S E S S S E
|-12----x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|-12----x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-----|| |-12----x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|-12----x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12----o|| |-13----x-13-x-x-x-x-13-13-|-13----x-13-x-x-x-x-13-13-----|| |--x-----------------------|--x---------------------------|| |--x-----------------------|--x--------------------------o|| |--------------------------|------------------------------||
Chorus (You wanna...)
[E]E S S S S [G#Asus4]S S +Q q [E]E S S S S [G#Asus4]S S +Q [G#sus4] q 4x
||--7-7-7-7-7-9-10-(10)--10--|-7-7-7-7-7-9-10-(10)--(9)---|| ||o-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-(10)--10--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-(10)--(9)--o|| ||--9-9-9-9-9----------------|-9-9-9-9-9------------------|| ||---------------------------|----------------------------|| ||o--------------------------|---------------------------o|| ||---------------------------|----------------------------||
Verse 2
[E] Q S S E [G]E. [A]Q +S [E] Q S S [E]E [G]E. [A]Q +S
||----------------------|----------------------| ||o--0------------------|--0-------------------| ||---1--1-1-1-4--6--(6)-|--1---1-1-1-4--6--(6)-| ||---2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|--2---2-2-2-5--7--(7)-| ||o--2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|--2---2-2-2-5--7--(7)-| ||---0--0-0-0-3--5--(5)-|--0---0-0-0-3--5--(5)-|
|
| Gtr III
| W +W
||--^0------------------|-(0)------------------| ||o-^0------------------|-(0)------------------| ||--^1------------------|-(1)------------------| ||--^2------------------|-(2)------------------| ||o-^2------------------|-(2)------------------| ||--^0------------------|-(0)------------------|
[E] Q S S E [G]E. [A]Q +S [E] Q S S E [G]E. [A]Q +S
|---------------------|------------------------|| |--0------------------|--0--------------------o|| |--1--1-1-1-4--6--(6)-|--1---1-1-1-4--6--(6)---|| |--2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|--2---2-2-2-5--7--(7)---|| |--2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|--2---2-2-2-5--7--(7)--o|| |--0--0-0-0-3--5--(5)-|--0---0-0-0-3--5--(5)---||
|
| W +W
|-^0------------------|-(0)--------------------|| |-^0------------------|-(0)-------------------o|| |-^1------------------|-(1)--------------------|| |-^2------------------|-(2)--------------------|| |-^2------------------|-(2)-------------------o|| |-^0------------------|-(0)--------------------||
Chorus 2
[E]E S S S S [G#Asus4]S S +Q q [E]E S S S S [G#Asus4]S S +Q [G#sus4]q 4x
||--7-7-7-7-7-9-10-(10)--10--|-7-7-7-7-7-9-10-(10)--9---|| ||o-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-(10)--10--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-(10)--9--o|| ||--9-9-9-9-9----------------|-9-9-9-9-9----------------|| ||---------------------------|--------------------------|| ||o--------------------------|-------------------------o|| ||---------------------------|--------------------------||
Verse 3
[E] Q S S E [G]E. [A]Q +S [E] Q S S E [G]E. [A]Q +S
||----------------------|----------------------| ||o--0------------------|--0-------------------| ||---1--1-1-1-4--6--(6)-|--1---1-1-1-4--6--(6)-| ||---2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|--2---2-2-2-5--7--(7)-| ||o--2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|--2---2-2-2-5--7--(7)-| ||---0--0-0-0-3--5--(5)-|--0---0-0-0-3--5--(5)-|
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| Gtr III
| W +W
||--^0------------------|-(0)------------------| ||o-^0------------------|-(0)------------------| ||--^1------------------|-(1)------------------| ||--^2------------------|-(2)------------------| ||o-^2------------------|-(2)------------------| ||--^0------------------|-(0)------------------|
[E] Q S S E [G]E. [A]Q +S [E] Q S S E [G]E. [A]Q +S
|---------------------|------------------------|| |--0------------------|--0--------------------o|| |--1--1-1-1-4--6--(6)-|--1---1-1-1-4--6--(6)---|| |--2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|--2---2-2-2-5--7--(7)---|| |--2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|--2---2-2-2-5--7--(7)--o|| |--0--0-0-0-3--5--(5)-|--0---0-0-0-3--5--(5)---||
|
| W +W
|-^0------------------|-(0)--------------------|| |-^0------------------|-(0)-------------------o|| |-^1------------------|-(1)--------------------|| |-^2------------------|-(2)--------------------|| |-^2------------------|-(2)-------------------o|| |-^0------------------|-(0)--------------------||
Guitar Interlude
[(E/Ab)] Q. S S S E S S S E E. E S S S S E S S S E
||--^12----x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|-12--x-x-x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-| ||o-^12----x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|-12--x-x-x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-| ||--^13----x-13-x-x-x-x-13-13-|-13--x-x-x-13-x-x-x-x-13-13-| ||--^-x-----------------------|----------------------------| ||o-^-x-----------------------|----------------------------| ||----------------------------|----------------------------|
E. E S S S S E S S S E E. E S S S S E S S S E 4x
|-12--x-x-x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|-12--x-x-x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12--|| |-12--x-x-x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|-12--x-x-x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-o|| |-13--x-x-x-13-x-x-x-x-13-13-|-13--x-x-x-13-x-x-x-x-13-13--|| |----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |----------------------------|----------------------------o|| |----------------------------|-----------------------------||
Verse 4
[E] Q S S E [G]E. [A]Q +S [E] Q S S E [G]E. [A]Q +S
||----------------------|----------------------| ||o--0------------------|--0-------------------| ||---1--1-1-1-4--6--(6)-|--1---1-1-1-4--6--(6)-| ||---2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|--2---2-2-2-5--7--(7)-| ||o--2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|--2---2-2-2-5--7--(7)-| ||---0--0-0-0-3--5--(5)-|--0---0-0-0-3--5--(5)-|
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| Gtr III
| W +W
||--^0------------------|-(0)------------------| ||o-^0------------------|-(0)------------------| ||--^1------------------|-(1)------------------| ||--^2------------------|-(2)------------------| ||o-^2------------------|-(2)------------------| ||--^0------------------|-(0)------------------|
[E] Q S S E [G]E. [A]Q +S [E] Q S S E [G]E. [A]Q +S
|---------------------|------------------------|| |--0------------------|--0--------------------o|| |--1--1-1-1-4--6--(6)-|--1---1-1-1-4--6--(6)---|| |--2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|--2---2-2-2-5--7--(7)---|| |--2--2-2-2-5--7--(7)-|--2---2-2-2-5--7--(7)--o|| |--0--0-0-0-3--5--(5)-|--0---0-0-0-3--5--(5)---||
|
| W +W
|-^0------------------|-(0)--------------------|| |-^0------------------|-(0)-------------------o|| |-^1------------------|-(1)--------------------|| |-^2------------------|-(2)--------------------|| |-^2------------------|-(2)-------------------o|| |-^0------------------|-(0)--------------------||
Chorus 3
1.,2.,3.,4.,5.,6.,7.
[E]E S S S S [G#Asus4]S S +Q q [E]E S S S S [G#Asus4]S S +Q [G#sus4]q 7x
||--7-7-7-7-7-9-10-(10)--10--|-7-7-7-7-7-9-10-(10)--9---|| ||o-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-(10)--10--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-(10)--9--o|| ||--9-9-9-9-9----------------|-9-9-9-9-9----------------|| ||---------------------------|--------------------------|| ||o--------------------------|-------------------------o|| ||---------------------------|--------------------------||
8.
Wx2
|--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------|
Guitar Interlude 2
[E] Q. S S S E S S S E E. E S S S S E S S S E
||--^12----x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|-12--x-x-x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-| ||o-^12----x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|-12--x-x-x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-| ||--^13----x-13-x-x-x-x-13-13-|-13--x-x-x-13-x-x-x-x-13-13-| ||--^-x-----------------------|----------------------------| ||o-^-x-----------------------|----------------------------| ||----------------------------|----------------------------|
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| Gtr III
| W +W
||--^-0-----------------------|-(0)------------------------| ||o-^-0-----------------------|-(0)------------------------| ||--^-1-----------------------|-(1)------------------------| ||--^-2-----------------------|-(2)------------------------| ||o-^-2-----------------------|-(2)------------------------| ||--^-0-----------------------|-(0)------------------------|
[E] E. E S S S S E S S S E E. E S S S S E S S S E
|--12--x-x-x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|--12--x-x-x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12--|| |--12--x-x-x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-|--12--x-x-x-12-x-x-x-x-12-12-o|| |--13--x-x-x-13-x-x-x-x-13-13-|--13--x-x-x-13-x-x-x-x-13-13--|| |-----------------------------|------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|------------------------------||
|
| W +W
|-^12-------------------------|-(12)-------------------------|| |-^12-------------------------|-(12)------------------------o|| |-^13-------------------------|-(13)-------------------------|| |-^14-------------------------|-(14)-------------------------|| |-^14-------------------------|-(14)------------------------o|| |-^12-------------------------|-(12)-------------------------||
Guitar Solo
[E]E S S S S [G#sAsus4]S S +Q q [E]E S S S S [G#sAsus4]S S +Q [G#sus4] q 4x
||--7--7-7--7-7-9--10-(10)----10---|-7--7-7--7-7-9--10-(10)----(9)----|| ||o-9--9-9--9-9-9--10-(10)----10---|-9--9-9--9-9-9--10-(10)----(9)---o|| ||--9--9-9--9-9--------------------|-9--9-9--9-9----------------------|| ||---------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||o--------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| ||---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|
| E. E. E. E. E E E. E. E. E. E E 4x
||--0-----------0--------------0---|-0-----------0--------------0-----|| ||o------0-----------------5-----0-|------0-----------------5------0-o|| ||---------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||o--------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| ||---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
[E] E S S S S [G#Asus4]S S +Q q
|---7---7-7-7-7-9--10---(10)--10----| |---9---9-9-9-9-9--10---(10)--10----| |---9---9-9-9-9---------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
|
| Q.. Q.. E
|-<12>---------------------------10-| |-----------------<12>--------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
[E] E S S S S [G#Asus4]S S +Q [G#sus4] q [E] E S S S S [G#sus4]S S +Q [Asus4] q
|---7-------7-7-7-7---9-10-(10)--(9)--|--7--7-7---7-7-9-10-(10)----10---| |---9-------9-9-9-9---9-10-(10)--(9)--|--9--9-9---9-9-9-10-(10)----10---| |---9-------9-9-9-9-------------------|--9--9-9---9-9-------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| +S +Q Q.. Q +E. Q.. Q.
|-(10)-(10)S======5---------------7---|-(7)---3-----------------5-------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Guitar Solo 8va To Fade
[E] E S S S S [G#sAsus4] S S +Q q [E] E S S S S [G#sAsus4] S S +Q [C#5/Ab] q 6x
||---7--7--7--7-7--9-10-(10)----10----|--7--7--7--7-7--9-10-(10)----(9)-----|| ||o--9--9--9--9-9--9-10-(10)----10----|--9--9--9--9-9--9-10-(10)----(9)----o|| ||---9--9--9--9-9---------------------|--9--9--9--9-9-----------------------|| ||------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| ||o-----------------------------------|------------------------------------o|| ||------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
|
| E. E. Q E E E E. E. Q E E E 6x
||--12------------12---------12-10-12-|-12------------12---------12-10--12--|| ||o-------12--------------------------|-------12---------------------------o|| ||------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| ||------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| ||o-----------------------------------|------------------------------------o|| ||------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
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
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
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. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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