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Spinal Tap
Listen to the Flower People
Hey, Tapheads
This is the tab for Spinal Tap's only #1 hit, 1967's
?Listen to the Flower People?. Enjoy!
Spinal Tap:
David St. Hubbins: Lead Guitar & Vocals
Nigel Tufnel: Lead Guitar & Vocals
Derek Smalls: Bass & Vocals
Peter "James" Bond: Drums (deceased)
Intro: (riff 1)
Verse 1:
D E(II)
Listen to what the Flower People say. (Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah)
Gm D
Listen. It's getting louder every day. (riff 2)
D E(II)
Listen. It's like a boat out on the blue. (Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah)
Gm F# E
Listen. It could be calling out for you.
Chorus:
A D G
Flower People, walk on by.
A D G
Flower People, don't you cry.
E
It's not too late. (No)
F#
It's not too late.
Solo:
1 + 3
Rythym: A AA
Lead: Stay inside the A Penatonic Scale.
Verse:
D N.C.
Listen. It's like a Mozart syphony (riff 3)
Gm D
Listen. It's something just for you and me. (riff 2)
D E(II)
Listen to what the Flower People say. (Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah)
Gm F#m E
Listen. It's getting truer every day.
1 +3 1 +3 1
A AA A AA (Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh)
Riff 1:
----0------2h3-2--|
---3------3-------|
--2------2--------| Repeat
-0------0---------|
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Riff 2:
----------------7-5-|
------------5-7-----|
-----4-6-7----------|
-5-7----------------|
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Riff 3:
---------------------------------15-|
-17--15-17--15-17-------------------|
----------------------14-16-17------|
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Listen to the song for the tempo.
That's it!
Here?s some chords for reference
D E(II) Gm F# A G
2 4 3 2 - 3
3 5 3 2 2 0
2 4 3 3 2 0
0 0 5 4 2 0
- - 5 4 0 2
- - 3 2 - 3
The notes are arranged from high string to low string and the numbers
indicate the frets to play on
Thanks for playing. Hope to see you again soon!
Any Questions, Comments, or Corrections should be sent to
latka_gravas55@hotmail.com
?What?s wrong with being sexy?? ? Nigel Tufnel
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blake Average |
#1 by blake pratt at Dec 27, 1972 at 10:41 PM EST |
| piss take of the early beatles and general psycadelic 60s acts. | |
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Neal Average |
#2 by Neal Breen at Apr 30, 1977 at 4:56 PM EST |
| Spinal Tap are almost gods. | |
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Dan Lead Player |
#3 by Dan archy at Oct 19, 1987 at 8:57 PM EST |
| I know this song was made as a joke, but it's still very relaxing to listen to. | |
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Gabba Gabba Hey Average |
#4 by Gabba Gabba Hey at Apr 17, 2007 at 10:34 PM EST |
| This song is unreal. They really capture the esence of what the 60s were like in music. The title alone is hippie. Great backup vocals. | |