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Barracuda Tutorial

Table of Contents

  1. Song Audio (YouTube Radio Edit)
  2. Lyrics and Chords
  3. Song Form
  4. Guitar Video & Tab

Song Audio (YouTube Radio Edit)



Lyrics & Chords

	
	
	Barracuda - Heart (1977)
     A. Wilson/N. Wilson/R. Fisher/M. Derosier

     (8) Intro 
     
     
     (12) VERSE 1

        E                                      C
     So this ain't the end - I saw you again today
                                 E
     I had to turn my heart away
                                           C
     Smile like the Sun - kisses for ev'ry one
                          E
     and tales - it never fails!
     
     (8) CHORUS 1
                  C                    E
        You lying so low in the weeds
          C                        E
        I bet you gonna ambush me
                      D                            A
        You'd have me down, down, down, down on my knees
                 (tacet)       E           F#  G
        Now wouldn't you, Barracuda?
        
        
     (12) VERSE 2   
      
     E                                          C
     Back over time when we were all trying for free
                                      E
     you met up with porpoise and me
                                            C
     No right, no wrong; selling a song - a name
             E
     Whisper game.
     
     
     (8) CHORUS 2 
                   C                             E
        And if the real thing don't do the trick
                   C                        E
        You better make up something quick
                  D                                A
        You gonna burn, burn, burn, burn it to the wick
                   E
        Oooh, Barracuda?
        
    
     BRIDGE    
     
      C
     "Sell me sell you" the porpoise said
     A                                        E
     Dive down deep, now.  Save my head. You ...
     
     I think that you got the blues too.
     C 
     All that night and all the next
     A
     Swam without looking back
                          E
     Made for the western pools -- silly, silly fools.
     
     
     CHORUS 2
     
   

Song Form

------------------------------------------ (8) INTRO Guitar (8) INTRO + Band (12) Verse 1 (6 measures X2 ... measures 2 & 8 are 5/4 time; measures 3,4,9,10 turn the beat around) |: E5 / / / | E5 / / / / | C5 / / / | C /B /A /G | E5 / / / | E5 / / / :| (8) Chorus 1 (8) INTRO (last 4 with guit 2 melody) (12) Verse 2 (8) Chorus 2 (4) Turnaround (8) Bridge 1A (8) Bridge 1B (16) SOLO guitar (8) CHORUS 3 (4) TAG (16) INST. BRIDGE (4) INST. BRIDGE (8) Minor Cliche TURNAROUND (10) OUTRO ------------------------------------------

Guitar

YouTube - Guitar - Ending Solo Tutorial
Guitar TAB
     
	(8) INTRO
	  E5                               E5                  F#5     G5
	e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
	B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
	G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
	D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
	A|2-------2-------2-------2-------|2-------2-------2-------4~~~5~~~|
	E|0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0 2~~~3~~~|
	  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   + 
	  
	  	  E5                               E5                  F#5     G5
	e|---------------(7)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(5)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------|
	B|---------------(7)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(5)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------|
	G|---------------(7)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(5)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------|
	D|---------------(7)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(5)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------|
	A|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------|------------------------7/~~~~~~|
	E|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------|------------------------7/~~~~~~|
	  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   + 
	                 (Harmonics  ...  ringing ... )
	
	                 
	(6) 1/2 VERSE
	  E5                               E5
	e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
	B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
	G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
	D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
	A|2-------2-------2-------2-------|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
	E|0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
	  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   5  +
	  
	  C5                                      /B      /A      /G
	e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
	B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
	G|5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
	D|5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
	A|3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~2~~~~~~~0~~~~~~~--------|
	E|--------------------------------|------------------------3-------|
	  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   + 
	  
	      E5                               E5
	e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
	B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
	G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
	D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
	A|2-------2-------2-------2-------|2-------2-------2-------2-------|
	E|0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|
	  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +  


	(8) CHORUS
	  C5         /B          /A            E5      E5  E5
	e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
	B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
	G|5~~~~~~~~~~~5~~~~~~~~~~~5~~~~~~~|-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
	D|5~~~~~~~~~~~5~~~~~~~~~~~5~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
	A|3~~~~~~~~~~~2~~~~~~~~~~~0~~~~~~~|~~~~2-------2~~~2~~~~~~~--------|
	E|--------------------------------|----0-------0~~~0~~~~~~~--------|
	  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   + 

	  C5         /B          /A            E5      E5  E5
	e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
	B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
	G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
	D|2~~~~~~~4~~~5~~~4~~~2~~~0~~~----|--------------------------------|
	A|----------------------------3~~~|~~~-2-------2~~~2~~~~~~~--------|
	E|3~~~~~~~5~~~7~~~5~~~3~~~2~~~0~~~|~~~-0-------0~~~0~~~~~~~--------|
	  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   + 
	  
	  D5                      D5                       D5
	e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
	B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
	G|7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~7~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
	D|7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~7~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
	A|5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~5~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~5~~~~~~~--------|
	E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
	  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   + 

	  A5                               
	e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
	B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
	G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
	D|7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|--------------------------------|
	A|7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|--------------------------------|
	E|5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|--------------------------------|
	  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   + 
	                                   Snare & BASS only on
	                                   beat 1
	  


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