Band On The Run Tab

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                  Band On The Run - Paul McCartney and Wings
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Tabbed by: Zeroisgreatman
Email: Benzero@verizon.net
Tuning: (Standard E) EADGBe
 
[Intro] [w/Little Overdrive, Some Reverb, and a bit of tembolo]
e|-5/7-7\5-5/7-7\5--\2~----5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5~-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-10-9\5-5-7~-----3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3~-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-15-14-12-12-10~--10-12-15~-|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|(x2)
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
 
[Verse] After he says "Stuck inside these four walls"...
e|-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5-7h-5~-|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
 
"Sent inside forever"
e|-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3-5h-3~-|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
 
[Bridge] "If I ever get out of here..."
e|--------------------------------------------|         |-----------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|         |-----------------|
G|-----5-5-5-5-4-4------------7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-|         |-5-5-5-4-4-4-----|
D|-----------------7-7-7----------------------|(x2 then)|-------------7-7-|
A|---0--------------------3-5-----------------|         |-----------------|
E|-3------------------------------------------|         |-----------------|
 
[This next part is a wierd fill, it pretty much signifies and starts the next half of the
song.]
 
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------7-7-5-|
A|---------2-3-5-5-3-|
E|-0-1-3-5-----------|
 
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-----------5~-|
A|-----3-----3~-|
E|-3-5---3-5----|
 
[Chorus] [w/Some Overdrive, tembolo, a bit of reverb, and a little delay]
"Band on the run..."
e|-/8-8-8-8-5-3-0-3~-|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
 
e|-/8-8-5-3-0-3-3-3-5-3~--5-5-3-0-1-3-|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
 
[2nd Verse] (After he talks about the undertaker)
e|-0/12\0-|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
 
[Now the whole second part of the song features chords played on a 12 string aucostic
guitar that plays along with the lead, though you can still play it on a six string.
The chord progression, and chords are fairly simple]
 
Guitar 2: Chord Diagram.
   C  Em  Am  G  F        Fmaj7  Cmaj7
e|----0---0---3--1--------0------1-----|
B|-1--0---0---3--1--------1------1-----|
G|-0--0---2---0--2--------2------1-----|
D|-2--2---2---0--3--------3------2-----|
A|-3--2---0---2--3---------------3-----|
E|----0-------3--1---------------------|
 
[Verse]
 
C                             Fmaj7                                C
Well the rain exploded with a mighty crash as we fell into the sun.
                              Fmaj7                                  Em
And the first one said to the second one there, "I hope you're having fun"
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G           C       Em   C      Am                F              C
Band on the run.    Band on the run.      And the jailer man and sailor Sam
     Fmaj7                      C    Fmaj7  C   Fmaj7 C    Fmaj7  C    Fmaj7
were searching everyone for the band on the run,      band on the run,
C     Fmaj7 C    Fmaj7  C    Fmaj7  C
Band on the run,        Band on the run.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Am       Fmaj7               Cmaj7                 Fmaj7
Well the county judge,   who held a grudge,   Will search forever more
        C    Fmaj7  C   Fmaj7   C    Fmaj7  C   Fmaj7  C    Fmaj7  C   Fmaj7
for the band on the run,        band on the run,       band on the run
   C    Fmaj7  C    Fmaj7
 , band on the run.
 
Em   G   C
 
 
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| h  Hammer-on
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
 
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And that's the whole song for you.  Special thanks to whoever chorded it out
Originally.  Any Suggestions, comments, corrections are welcome.
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