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Say Hello To The Angels Tab

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Track: Say Hello To The Angels
Album: Turn On The Bright Lights
Guitar 1: Michael
Guitar 2: Sam
Standard Tuning 

Notes:
Guitar 2's pick-up is furthest to the right (if on a right-handed guitar)

Intro

Guitar 1
Played fast.

E|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|	       
G|-------------------|-------------------|	  	|
D|-------------------|-------------------|  X2		|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|		|
e|-------------------|-------------------|		|->  repeated
							|-> until vocals
E|-------------------|-------------------|		|
B|-------------------|-------------------|		|
G|-------------------|-------------------|		|
D|-------------------|-------------------|	       /
A|--4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
e|-------------------|-------------------|

Guitar 2
Nothing for 8 bars
Then, all downstrokes

    Dm 
E|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|
B|--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--6--|	       
G|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|	  	
D|--------------|--------------|  	 |
A|--------------|--------------|	 |		
e|--------------|--------------|	 |-> played 
					 |-> 4 times
E|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--8--5--|	 |	
B|--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--8--6--|	 |      
G|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|	/  	
D|--------------|--------------|  
A|--------------|--------------|	
e|--------------|--------------|

Verse

Guitar 1 (Lead)
Riff

    Dm
E|------------------------|------------------------|		
B|--6-5------6-5----------|--6-5------6-5----------|		
G|------7--5-----7-5-5-5--|------7--5-----7-5-5-5--|		
D|------------------------|------------------------|	       
A|------------------------|------------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|
    Am
E|------------------------|------------------------|		
B|------------------------|------------------------|		
G|----5-5---5-5----5-5----|----5-5---5-5---5-7-----|		
D|--7-----7------7--------|--7-----7-----7---------|	       
A|------------------------|------------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Rhythm)
Chords

    Dm 
E|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|
B|--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--6--|	       
G|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|	  	
D|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|  	 
A|--------------|--------------|	 		
e|--------------|--------------|	
    Am				 
E|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|	 	
B|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|	       
G|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|	  	
D|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|  
A|--------------|--------------|	
e|--------------|--------------|

There is a distinct strumming pattern here, so listen carefully.
Some of the notes almost sound muted, bet they still are audiable, 
so don't let go of the strings at any point.  You can hear the strum
pattern individually at 3:17 for one bar- so treat yourself.

When Sam sings "one..two..three", it goes into some kind of bridge
or alternate verse.
    Dm
E|--5--------5--|
B|--6--------6--|       
G|--7--------7--|    On both guitars  	
D|--7--------7--|	 
A|--x--------x--| 		
e|--x--------x--|

Same chords but lead guitar changes slightly.
These notes are all safe to play...

E|--5--8--10--12----------|	
B|------------------------|		
G|------------------------|		
D|------------------------|	       
A|------------------------|
e|------------------------|

It is barely decipherable- I play this, picking at the same rhythm as the rhythm guitar.

E|-8-5-8-5-8-5-8--8-5-|-8-5-8-5-8-5-8--8-10-|	
B|--------------------|---------------------|	
G|--------------------|---------------------|
D|--------------------|---------------------|      
A|--------------------|---------------------|
e|--------------------|---------------------|

E|-12-10-12-10-12-10-12--12-10-|-12-10-12-10-12-10-12--12-10-| 
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|	
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|	
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|	
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|	
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|	

It slips back into the verse after 8 bars of this.
"But each night"

Guitar 1 (Lead)
Riff

    Dm
E|------------------------|------------------------|		
B|--6-5------6-5----------|--6-5------6-5----------|		
G|------7--5-----7-5-5-5--|------7--5-----7-5-5-5--|		
D|------------------------|------------------------|	       
A|------------------------|------------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|
    Am
E|------------------------|------------------------|		
B|------------------------|------------------------|		
G|----5-5---5-5----5-5----|----5-5---5-5---5-7-----|		_Played Twice
D|--7-----7------7--------|--7-----7-----7---------|	       
A|------------------------|------------------------|
e|------------------------|------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Rhythm)
Chords

    Dm 
E|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|
B|--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--6--|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|	       
G|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|	X2  	
D|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|   	 
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|	 		
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
										 
"This is a concept"
At this point it sounds more melodic so move your pick-up to the middle.

Guitar 1 (Lead)

E|-----------------------------------------|		
B|-----------------------------------------|		
G|-----------------------------------------|	
D|--7-5--7-5--7-5--7-5--7-5--7-5--7-5--7-5-|    
A|-----------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|

   "this is a concept, this is a bra-ce-let"
   "this is-n't no inter-vention"

E|-----------------------------------------|		
B|-----------------------------------------|		
G|-----------------------------------------|	
D|--7-5--7-5--7-5--7-5--7-5--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|    
A|-----------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|

   "this is a concept, this is a bra-ce-let"
   "this isn't no intervention

E|8--5---------8--5--------8--5--------10--5-------|		
B|-----8-6-5--------8-6-5-------8-6-5--------8-6-5-|		
G|-------------------------------------------------| This could well be
D|-------------------------------------------------| on the old synthesiser
A|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|

   "this isn't you yet"
    etc.

Guitar 2
Chords
       Dm
 "This is a concept, this is a bra-ce-let"
       Am
 "This is-n't no inter-vention"

       Dm 
 "This is a concept, this is a bra-ce-let"
       Am             Bb
 "This isn't no inter-vention"

             Dm 
 "This isn't you yet"
			      Am         Bb	
 "What you thought was such a conquest"

                  Dm  
 "Your hair is so pretty and red" 
		    Am              Bb
 "Baby, baby you're really the-    best"


Next Bit

Guitar 1 

E|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|	       
G|-------------------|-------------------|	  	
D|-------------------|-------------------|  X2		
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|		
e|-------------------|-------------------|		
							
E|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
e|-------------------|-------------------|

Guitar 2

    Dm 
E|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|
B|--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--6--|	       
G|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|	  	
D|--------------|--------------|  	 
A|--------------|--------------|	 		
e|--------------|--------------|	 
					 
E|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--8--5--|	 	
B|--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--8--6--|	       
G|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|	  	
D|--------------|--------------|  
A|--------------|--------------|	
e|--------------|--------------|

 "can I get there this way"
 "I think so"

Bridge or ALternate Verse

Guitar 2 keeps playing same chords ^

Guitar 1

E|-8-5-8-5-8-5-8--8-5-|-8-5-8-5-8-5-8--8-10-|	
B|--------------------|---------------------|	
G|--------------------|---------------------|
D|--------------------|---------------------|      
A|--------------------|---------------------|
e|--------------------|---------------------|

E|-12-10-12-10-12-10-12--12-10-|-12-10-12-10-12-10-12--12-10-| 
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|	
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|	
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|	
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|	
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|	

"We should take a trip now to see new places"
"I'm sick of this town"
"I see my face has changed"

Then awesome instrumental bridge.

Guitar 1

    Dm
E|--5--------5--|
B|--6--------6--|       
G|--7--------7--|    	
D|--7--------7--|	 
A|--x--------x--| 		
e|--x--------x--|

Guitar 2
Wait one bar, then:

    Dm 
E|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|
B|--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--6--|
G|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|  For 10 bars
D|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|
A|--------------|--------------|
e|--------------|--------------|

Then
    Dm
E|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--8--5--|
B|--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--8--6--|
G|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|
D|--------------|--------------|
A|--------------|--------------|
e|--------------|--------------|

Guitar 1 

Michael joins in with

E|----------------|
B|--5-6-----5-6---|       
G|----------------|    	
D|----------------|	 
A|----------------| 		
e|----------------|

"Say hello..."

Last Note

E|-------|
B|--5----|       
G|-------|    	

Right, sorry that was long.
Corrections, comments etc. to Barca_rocks@hotmail.com
Thanks.  Barca.

Bb     Dm     Am 

E|--6--|--5--|--5--|
B|--8--|--6--|--5--|
G|--8--|--7--|--5--|
D|--7--|--7--|--7--|
A|--6--|--5--|--7--|
e|--6--|--5--|--5--|

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Rockstar Professional	#1 by Rockstar at Aug 18, 1972 at 3:12 PM EST
	this is so ironic but i lost my virginity to this song.

No Picture Matt Wanna Be	#2 by Matt Sakrosky at Jan 16, 1975 at 11:43 AM EST
	umm well i think the masturbation, rape, death thing is a little far fetched but say hello to the angels does imply death no?

No Picture CoRey Rhythm Player	#3 by CoRey TayLor at Oct 7, 1975 at 6:17 PM EST
	i have always thought that the line listed here as "come way...." was actually, "come wait", and in the song after 1-2-3 he definitely says "do me" (it rhymes!) and so i always thought that it was referring to someone who is longing after someone that they can't have at the moment (come wait) and then after "it's over" "do me" which goes along with the swelling stuff, maybe it's a friend who comes to visit and either he or the other person is not free but he's still hot for that person. the "each night i bury my love around you" lyric tells me that he's waiting and longing and that, even if he's with someone, his love is buried and waiting. and then....there's the "say hello to the angels" line that could mean that they're finally together and so now they're in heaven (blissful love/sex not the christian heaven). This is a concept (not reality yet), this is a bracelet (something that you wear and something that exists but something you don't pay much open attention to) this isn't no intervention (i'm not going to intervene with the relationship that currently exists but just wait). etc. that's what it says to me, a person who is in a similar situation....but hey, i could just be projecting!

No Picture mathis Wanna Be	#4 by mathis jacobs at Mar 19, 1977 at 12:56 PM EST
	'I cannot control the part of me that swells up when you Move into my airspace'- best lline in the song absolute genius

No Picture Matthew Average	#5 by Matthew Spencer at Apr 9, 1978 at 4:11 AM EST
	I thought 'say hello to the angels' was a metaphor for orgasm as well. Great song. 1 2 Next

No Picture PunkJunky Wanna Be	#6 by PunkJunky at Jun 9, 1982 at 10:29 AM EST
	I think that this song is a morbidly sexual story hidden in a punky tone so people dont get too freaked out by it. I think that it starts out with, you guessed it, masturbation. "I had my back turned, you didn’t realize I’m lonely" It starts out with that and then leads to pedophilia. He seems to be telling the person he is with what love is, showing her youth and naivity. Also, she is linked to his "innocence", which could show his guilt of rape. BUT IT GETS BETTER! I believe that the ending has to do with murder. He seems frantic when he is trying to get there, possibly the burial point:Can I get to this way, I think so Can I get to this way, I think so Can I get to this way? Can I get to this way? Can I get to this way? Can I get to this way? " Also, he says that he wants to run away in the lines directly after. Finally, and most obviously, he tells her to say hello to the angels, which shows her death (the murder idea), her innocence (the child rape idea), and lastly his guilt (masturbation and murder). Maybe I should stop watching Law and Order SVU.

No Picture nick Wanna Be	#7 by nick at Jun 4, 1997 at 12:27 AM EST
	I always thought the line 'You're linked to my innocence' referred to the fact that he had lost his virginity to this person?

No Picture Rob Average	#8 by Rob Jones at Jun 15, 2001 at 12:22 PM EST
	"I cannot control the part of me that swells up when you Move into my airspace" i don't see how that's subtle at all.

No Picture eric Average	#9 by eric i at Oct 8, 2004 at 2:57 PM EST
	beautiful. with very subtle sexual undertones. look closer. they're there. it reminds me of this boy i adore very much. therefore, i enjoy listening to it twice as much.