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From: mhermans@girtab.usc.edu (Martin Hermans)
Cheap Sunglasses by ZZ Top
this is really a pretty simple song, especially the verses. Send any
questions, requests, comments to : hermans@scf.usc.edu
rhythm guitar
|E-|---------------------|
|B-|---------------------|
|G-|---------------------|
|D-|-----------------3-5-|
|A-|-5-5---5---5-5-5-1-3-|
|E-|-3-3-3---1-3-3-3-----|
| Repeat this measure over and over until
| lead guitar the lyrics come to the "OH Yeah"s
|E-|---------------------|
|B-|---5/6---------------|
|G-|---6/7---------------|
|D-|---7/8---------------|
|A-|---------------------|
|E-|---------------------|
During the "Oh Yeah"s play this a few times
E-|-------------------|
B-|-------------------|
G-|-------------------|
D-|-----------3-5-3---|
A-|-5-5-5-5-5-1-3-1---|
E-|-3-3-1-3-3-------1-|
Then after the bass guitar leads you into the part before the solo:
E-|-8-----8---7-|--------------|-8------8--7-|-------------|
B-|-10----10--9-|--------------|-10-----10-9-|-------------|
G-|-10----10--9-|---12b--------|-10-----10-9-|---0--12b----|
D-|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
A-|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
E-|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
repeat again
Solo
E-|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
G-|----------------------8------|----------------------------------|
D-|-----8-10--10----8-10---10-8-|-8h10-10----8-10-8h10--8----------|
A-|--10-------------------------|---------10--------------10-9-86-|
E-|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------|------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------|------------------------------|
G-|--------------------87--|--------------10--------------|
D-|----8-10--10--10-8-------|------------8-10-8------------|
A-|-10----------------------|------8/10---------10-9-86---|
E-|-------------------------|------------------------------|
E-|----------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
B-|----------------------|--------9---------------|---------------------------|
G-|------------------6b--|---8b10---6---------6---|--------------------8------|
D-|------6-8---8---------|-------------8-6--8---8/|10-----8-10-10-10-8--------|
A-|----8-----------------|------------------------|----10---------------------|
E-|----------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
E-|-----------------|---------------------------|
B-|-----------------|---------------------------|
G-|-----------------|---------------------------|
D-|-----------------|---------------------------|
A-|----3-5----3-5---|(5)h3-----3-5---3---3h5----|
E-|-8-----8---7-|--------------|-8------8--7-|-------------|
B-|-10----10--9-|--------------|-10-----10-9-|-------------|
G-|-10----10--9-|---12b--------|-10-----10-9-|---0--12b----|
D-|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
A-|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
E-|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
repeat this again
more solo:
E-|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B-|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G-|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D-|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A-|---8b10--8--6-----8/10---|-8---86-8---8---8/10----|
E-|--------------8-6--------|-------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------|---------------------|
B-|---------------------------------|---------------------|
G-|---------------------------------|---------------------|
D-|-8----10p8------8--8-------------|---------------------|
A-|---10------10-------108--6---8b-|--8--6-8---8b9b87---|
E-|----------------------------8----|---------8-----------|
E-|--------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
B-|--------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
G-|--------------------|---------------------------8-|------------------------|
D-|------------6-8b9b8p|6h8-------6-8--8b9b8/10-10---|------8--10-------------|
A-|--------6-8---------|------6h8--------------------|-8h10-----------8h10----|
E-|------8-------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
E-|----------------------|-----------------------------|
B-|-5--5---5----3----3---|--5--5-3--5-5---5-3---x------|
G-|-5--5-3-5----3--5-----|--5--5-3--5-5---5-3-x-x------|
D-|----------------------|--------------------x-x------|
A-|----------------------|-----------------------------|
E-|----------------------|-------------------------10-|
these two measure actually call for some weird bending you might want
to experiment with.
You are now back to the beginning themes. Play them for the 3rd verse and
then the final solo comes in with LOTS of muted stuff.
More ZZ Top tabs to come... (any preferences?, anybody?)
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Tyler Wanna Be |
#1 by Tyler Swagar at May 30, 1971 at 5:32 PM EST |
| It's a definition of cool. $3.00 aviators at the Dollar Store at what not. Hell yeah! | |
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ian Average |
#2 by ian mckinly at Dec 16, 1981 at 5:51 AM EST |
| he clearly said "LEID" as in getting one of those hawaiin things put on your neck. :) | |
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black Rhythm Player |
#3 by black rose at Mar 12, 1984 at 8:10 PM EST |
| well, not sure bout the rest of the song, but that first verse is clearly about having the Queen Mother of all hangovers. I've been there. and, btw, remote dwarf, i have actually gotten "leid" in Hawaii | |
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tom Average |
#4 by tom jenkins at Aug 25, 1995 at 10:19 PM EST |
| the greatest sunglasses I have ever had I purchased at a gas station for a few dollars. this song in particular shows off the awesome blues influence evident in ZZTop. | |
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Steve Wanna Be |
#5 by Steve Williams at Nov 20, 1995 at 3:53 PM EST |
| This song & Tush are the best ones to get laid to I think. | |
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Robyn Average |
#6 by Robyn Paul at Mar 1, 1997 at 12:37 AM EST |
| This is the best song to listen to when getting leid | |