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"Banditos" - The Refreshments
(from the album "Fizzy, Fuzzy, Big and Buzzy", 1996)
Tabbed by Des McKinney
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There're only two main lead guitar parts that ya need:
RIFF1: (This is the main riff played throughout the
song: After 1st verse, w/2nd verse, after
1st chorus, w/3rd verse)
E D
e:---4----0--|---0-----0--|---4----0--|---0-----0-|
B:-----------|------------|-----------|-----------|
G:/4----2----|/4---2------|/4----2----|/4---2-----|
D:-----------|------------|-----------|-----------|
A:-----------|------------|-----------|-----------|
E:-----------|------------|-----------|-----------|
A E
e:--4------5--|--5--|---10--9---7|--5-4h5p4|
B:------------|-----|------------|---------|
G:4----4/6----|-6---|-11---9---7-|-6-------|
D:------------|-----|------------|---------|
A:------------|-----|------------|---------|
E:------------|-----|------------|---------|
RIFF2: (The lead guitar plays this in the first part of
each chorus, the "Give your ID card...." part.
But it won't sound good unless you have two
guitars going .. If yer playing by yourself,
just play the chords listed with the lyrics below.
That is, leave out the maj7 chords)
E Emaj7 E Amaj7 A Amaj7 A
e:--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
B:--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
G:9------------8-----9|-----------13----14|--------13----14|
D:9------------9-----9|-----------14----14|--------14----14|
A:7------------7-----7|-----------12----12|--------12----12|
E:--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
Emaj7 E Emaj7 E B B6 B B6
e:-----------------|-----------------|----|----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|----|----------------|
G:----------8-----9|----------8-----9|----|----------------|
D:----------9-----9|----------9-----9|----|4---6---4---6---|
A:----------7-----7|----------7-----7|----|2---2---2---2---|
E:-----------------|-----------------|----|----------------|
B B6 B B6
e:--------------|
B:--------------|
G:--------------|
D:4---6---4---6-|
A:2---2---2---2-|
E:--------------|
THE SONG:
E
So just how far down do you want to go
D
We could talk it out over a cup of joe
A
and you could look deep into my eyes like I was a
E
supermodel, uh huh
(w/ RIFF1) E D A E
E(w/RIFF1)
Well it's you and me baby, no-one else we can trust
D
Don't say nothing to no-one, no-how or we're bust
A
and never crack a smile, or flinch, or cry for
E
nobody, uh huh
(CHORUS)
E(w/RIFF2)
Well give your I.D. card to the border gaurd
A
Yeah your alias says you're captain Jean Luc Picard
E
of the United Federation of Planets
B
'Cause he won't speak English anyway
A B
And everybody knows
E C#m
that the world is full of stupid people
A B
So meet me at the mission at midnight
E A E A E G# A
and we'll divy up there
A B
Everybody knows
E C#m
that the world is full of stupid people
A B
Yeah I got the pistols so I'll keep the pesos
E
yeah and that seems fair
(w/RIFF1) E D A E
E(w/RIFF1)
So put the sugar in the tank of the sherrif's car
D
and slash the deputy's tires they won't get very far
A
when they finally get the word that there's been a
E
hold-up, uh huh
-- CHORUS --
-- SOLO (over E D A E E D A E) --
-- CHORUS --
D
That seems fair
A
That seems fair
E
Well that seems fa-i-a-i-a-i-ar
(There's another solo at the end, over these chords)
E D A E
E D A E
CHORD CHART:
I play the verses for this song using the chords in
standard position (that'd be the first version of
each chord shown), and the choruses using bar chords
(makes the change to the C#m easier, and better
sounding).
E or E D A or A B or B G# C#m or C#m
e:-0----7---2---0----5----2----7----4----4------0--|
B:-0----9---3---2----5----4----7----4----5------2--|
G:-1----9---2---2----6----4----8----5----6------1--|
D:-2----9---0---2----7----4----9----6----6------2--|
A:-2----7--(0)--0----7----2----9----6----4---------|
E:-0---(7)-----------5---(2)---7----4---(4)--------|
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Des McKinney
des@idirect com)
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There ya go
"Banditos" - The Refreshments
(from the album "Fizzy, Fuzzy, Big and Buzzy", 1996)
Tabbed by Des McKinney
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There're only two main lead guitar parts that ya need:
RIFF1: (This is the main riff played throughout the
song: After 1st verse, w/2nd verse, after
1st chorus, w/3rd verse)
E D
e:---4----0--|---0-----0--|---4----0--|---0-----0-|
B:-----------|------------|-----------|-----------|
G:/4----2----|/4---2------|/4----2----|/4---2-----|
D:-----------|------------|-----------|-----------|
A:-----------|------------|-----------|-----------|
E:-----------|------------|-----------|-----------|
A E
e:--4------5--|--5--|---10--9---7|--5-4h5p4|
B:------------|-----|------------|---------|
G:4----4/6----|-6---|-11---9---7-|-6-------|
D:------------|-----|------------|---------|
A:------------|-----|------------|---------|
E:------------|-----|------------|---------|
RIFF2: (The lead guitar plays this in the first part of
each chorus, the "Give your ID card...." part.
But it won't sound good unless you have two
guitars going .. If yer playing by yourself,
just play the chords listed with the lyrics below.
That is, leave out the maj7 chords)
E Emaj7 E Amaj7 A Amaj7 A
e:--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
B:--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
G:9------------8-----9|-----------13----14|--------13----14|
D:9------------9-----9|-----------14----14|--------14----14|
A:7------------7-----7|-----------12----12|--------12----12|
E:--------------------|-------------------|----------------|
Emaj7 E Emaj7 E B B6 B B6
e:-----------------|-----------------|----|----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|----|----------------|
G:----------8-----9|----------8-----9|----|----------------|
D:----------9-----9|----------9-----9|----|4---6---4---6---|
A:----------7-----7|----------7-----7|----|2---2---2---2---|
E:-----------------|-----------------|----|----------------|
B B6 B B6
e:--------------|
B:--------------|
G:--------------|
D:4---6---4---6-|
A:2---2---2---2-|
E:--------------|
THE SONG:
E
So just how far down do you want to go
D
We could talk it out over a cup of joe
A
and you could look deep into my eyes like I was a
E
supermodel, uh huh
(w/ RIFF1) E D A E
E(w/RIFF1)
Well it's you and me baby, no-one else we can trust
D
Don't say nothing to no-one, no-how or we're bust
A
and never crack a smile, or flinch, or cry for
E
nobody, uh huh
(CHORUS)
E(w/RIFF2)
Well give your I.D. card to the border gaurd
A
Yeah your alias says you're captain Jean Luc Picard
E
of the United Federation of Planets
B
'Cause he won't speak English anyway
A B
And everybody knows
E C#m
that the world is full of stupid people
A B
So meet me at the mission at midnight
E A E A E G# A
and we'll divy up there
A B
Everybody knows
E C#m
that the world is full of stupid people
A B
Yeah I got the pistols so I'll keep the pesos
E
yeah and that seems fair
(w/RIFF1) E D A E
E(w/RIFF1)
So put the sugar in the tank of the sherrif's car
D
and slash the deputy's tires they won't get very far
A
when they finally get the word that there's been a
E
hold-up, uh huh
-- CHORUS --
-- SOLO (over E D A E E D A E) --
-- CHORUS --
D
That seems fair
A
That seems fair
E
Well that seems fa-i-a-i-a-i-ar
(There's another solo at the end, over these chords)
E D A E
E D A E
CHORD CHART:
I play the verses for this song using the chords in
standard position (that'd be the first version of
each chord shown), and the choruses using bar chords
(makes the change to the C#m easier, and better
sounding).
E or E D A or A B or B G# C#m or C#m
e:-0----7---2---0----5----2----7----4----4------0--|
B:-0----9---3---2----5----4----7----4----5------2--|
G:-1----9---2---2----6----4----8----5----6------1--|
D:-2----9---0---2----7----4----9----6----6------2--|
A:-2----7--(0)--0----7----2----9----6----4---------|
E:-0---(7)-----------5---(2)---7----4---(4)--------|
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Des McKinney
des@idirect com)
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Klint Average |
#1 by Klint flowers at Feb 18, 1981 at 9:03 AM EST |
| Classic tune from a classic Arizona band. By the way they are still going, kinda, Roger heads up a band called The Peacemakers. Strange name but great miusic! | |
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Jay the Hellrac Average |
#2 by Jay the Hellracer... at Jul 13, 1982 at 4:15 AM EST |
| Did anyone else think that the singer betrays his partner? "I've got the pistols, so I'll keep the pesos." He could be talking to the cashier or whatever, but somehow I always thought he turned on the other person. | |
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Quinn Rhythm Player |
#3 by Quinn I killed my last name at Jan 15, 1985 at 6:30 AM EST |
| though this song is definitely lighthearted and humorous, there is actually a real meaning about trust in there. with the stupid people line, the chorus is basically summing everything up by saying "hey, yeah, we're tricking all these stupid people by stealing money, but hey, i'm gonna rip you off too." to me it's about trust on various levels, not just a humorous song about betraying banditos. | |
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jim Professional |
#4 by jim d.f at May 26, 1986 at 9:41 AM EST |
| just a great fun arizona rock track, classic band, shame they didn't keep going with it, I love the alias line, in its own right hilarious and true | |
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Spanky Lead Player |
#5 by Spanky Man at Apr 5, 1993 at 7:31 PM EST |
| "Everybody knows that the world is full of stupid people" hehe, not the full message of the song, but that line is classic and the song has a permanent spot on my playlist. | |
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jimmy Lead Player |
#6 by jimmy matthews at Jan 11, 1996 at 8:35 AM EST |
| Mmm definitely screwing over his partner... Kind of ironic, like he's saying that the world is full of stupid people, but he's setting up his partner to get caught, ie the obvious fake alias and the "meeting" where i don't think that they will really meet... and the guns and all... great song, btw. love the guys... | |
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alex Average |
#7 by alex at Aug 1, 1996 at 5:14 AM EST |
| This song is great. What kind of idiot would get fooled by a Captain John Luc Picard ID!? | |
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jordan Porreca Lead Player |
#8 by jordan Porreca porreca at Oct 5, 1996 at 3:57 AM EST |
| i used to listen to this song all the time, some of the words stuck in my head, it's a pretty fun song, no real "behind the music" type meaning though. | |
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josh Rhythm Player |
#9 by josh groocock at Nov 29, 1998 at 11:03 PM EST |
| this song is really fun to listen to when you're sneaking out your mom's car in the middle of the night to go pick up your lover girl (or boy) | |
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Jarrett Lead Player |
#10 by Jarrett Sandlin at Dec 8, 2002 at 7:47 AM EST |
| This song's crazy. I wish I could just find somebody to run away with right about now. | |
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Chuck Average |
#11 by Chuck Norris at Aug 27, 2005 at 4:53 PM EST |
| iluvmybass- I think they set up the proper meeting place. but the way some criminals works, one person will keep the money, the other will keep the guns. I guess that makes it harder for the cops to prove something if they get caught. The partner took the money, the singer took the guns. The alais is to fool the border gaurd, they probably knew each other's real names. | |
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