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Fast Times in Tahoe Guitar Tablature
Artist: Elemeno P
Song: Fast Times in Tahoe
Album: Love and Disrespect
Tabbed by Tim Burke (timburkenz@hotmail.com)

This is how I play Fast Times in Tahoe. We've played this song heaps of times and it
always gets the biggest applause so it must sound pretty good.

Chords used:
      Dbsus2   Ab     Bb     F      F#
e|------4------4------6------1------2-------|
B|------4------4------6------1------2-------|
G|------6------5------7------2------3-------|
D|------6------6------8------3------4-------|
A|------4------6------8------3------5-------|
E|-------------4------6------1------6-------|

Intro: 
Guitar 1, electric with low gain, lightly distorted:
I've tried to transcribe the strum pattern I think is used but you just have to play
it by ear.
     d d ududdd d   dududdd d   dududd du
e|---4-4-444444-46-6661111-12-222444-44---|  Continue to use this strum pattern
B|---4-4-444444-46-6661111-12-222444-44---|  throughout the intro and the first
G|o--6-6-665555-57-7772222-23-333555-56--o|  few verses etc. A 'd' indicates a down
D|o--6-6--6-666-68-8-8-333-34-4-4-66-6---o|  strum and a 'u' indicates an up strum.
A|---4-4--4-666-68-8-8-333-34-4-4-66-6----|
E|----------444-46-6-6-111-12-2-2-44-4----|

Lyrics:
Guitar 1 only:
Dbsus2        Ab                 Bb        F            F#      Ab        Dbsus2
They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder but I doubt it, I really doubt it.
         Ab            Bb      F             F#      Ab              Dbsus2
Playing ping-pong over oceans, messing with emotions, messing with my head.
    Ab    Bb    F               F#    Ab    
                Messing with my head.
Dbsus2      Ab      Bb      F           F#     Ab       Dbsus2
  Thirteen hours ago I'm no longer at home fast times in Tahoe!
                Ab       Bb     F      F#                  Ab                Dbsus2
Three thousand miles away, what can I say? Fast times, fast times too fast for me-
             Ab              Bb         F            F#             Ab
And I don't care what you say, to get me out of the way, I've got to get my message...

Now hit the foot pedal to crank up the distortion and play as power chords with four
down strums per chord. Drums and bass come in.
Guitar 1:
e|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------
B|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------
G|----6---6---6---6-----------------|-------------------------------|----------------
D|----6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|-8---8---8---8---3---3---3---3-|-4---4---4---4--
A|----4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6-|-8---8---8---8---3---3---3---3-|-4---4---4---4--
E|--------------------4---4---4---4-|-6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1-|-2---2---2---2--
...Through to you ba  by, ba  by, ba  by, ba  by, ba  by, ba  by, ba  by!

e|---------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|-
B|---------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|-
G|---------------|-6---6---6---6-------------------|-------------------------------|-
D|-6---6---6---6-|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6-----6-|-8---8---8---8---3---3---3---3-|-
A|-6---6---6---6-|-4---4---4---4---6---6---6-----6-|-8---8---8---8---3---3---3---3-|-
E|-4---4---4---4-|-----------------4---4---4-----4-|-6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1-|-
                     They say that absence makes the heart grow      fonder but  I 

e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------
G|-------------------------------|-6---6---6---6-----------------|-------------------
D|-4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6-|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|-8---8---8---8---3-
A|-4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6-|-4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6-|-8---8---8---8---3-
E|-2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4-|-----------------4---4---4---4-|-6---6---6---6---1-
 doubt it,             I  really doubt it!Playing pingpong o  ver  o      ceans   mes

                                                            u               u        
e|-----------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-----------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-3---3---3-|-4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-666----------------|
A|-3---3---3-|-4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-444-6-6-6-6-6-6-666|
E|-1---1---1-|-2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4-|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-444|
 sing with e  mo      tions  messing with my head And I   don't...whatyou say  

                                               ^Half mute the strings here and play
                                                fast, chopping between the chords.
                u               u
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Then revert to
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| the simple one
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| beat downstrum
A|-8-8-8-8-8-8-888-3-3-3-3-3-3-333-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-444-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| on each chord.
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-666-1-1-1-1-1-1-111-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-222-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
     to  get  me  out of the  way    I've got to   get my message...

e|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------
B|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------
G|----6---6---6---6-----------------|-------------------------------|----------------
D|----6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|-8---8---8---8---3---3---3---3-|-4---4---4---4--
A|----4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6-|-8---8---8---8---3---3---3---3-|-4---4---4---4--
E|--------------------4---4---4---4-|-6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1-|-2---2---2---2--
...Through to you ba  by, ba  by, ba  by, ba  by, ba  by, ba  by, ba  by! 
         d u d u
e|---------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---
B|---------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---
G|---------------|-6---6---6---6-----------------|-------------------------------|---
D|-6---6-x-x-x-x-|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|-8---8---8---8---3---3---3---3-|-4-
A|-6---6-x-x-x-x-|-4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6-|-8---8---8---8---3---3---3---3-|-4-
E|-4---4-x-x-x-x-|-----------------4---4---4---4-|-6---6---6---6---1---1---1---1-|-2-
                              Fast    times    in   Tahoe!           Play  in' in the
                      d u d u
e|----------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------
B|----------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------
G|----------------------------|-6---6---6---6-----------------|--------------------
D|--4---4---4---6---6-x-x-x-x-|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|-8---8---8---8---3--
A|--4---4---4---6---6-x-x-x-x-|-4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6-|-8---8---8---8---3--
E|--2---2---2---4---4-x-x-x-x-|-----------------4---4---4---4-|-6---6---6---6---1--
   snow           Whoa  oh  oo  oh     Fast    times    in   Tahoe!           Play 
    
e|-----------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|-----------|-------------------------------|-----------------Guitar one continues-|
G|-----------|-------------------------------|-6---6---6---6---to play chords under-|
D|-3---3---3-|-4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6-|-6---6---6---6---the following solo.--|
A|-3---3---3-|-4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6-|-4---4---4---4------------------------|
E|-1---1---1-|-2---2---2---2---4---4---4---4-|--------------------------------------|
   in' in the snow               Whoa  oh  oo  oh
                               ^(feedback)
Solo:
Guitar 2, electric with high gain and heavy distortion:
e|---------------------6-------------------------------8-9---11-9-8-9-9------8-9----|
B|-------6-6h7p6---------9-6h9-6-6-7p6-7-8-9-9-11-9-11-----9------------9-11--------|
G|---6-6---------8-6-6--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Final lyrics:
Guitar 1 playing the single strum four beat power chords:
         Ab           Bb     F       F#  Ab         Dbsus2
They say!  Makes the!   Grow!   But I!     I really!
        Ab    Bb  F          F# Ab          Dbsus2
Playing!  Over!  Messing with! Messing with!

      Ab       Bb      F              F#    Ab         Dbsus2
Fast times in Tahoe! Playing in the snow!   Whoa-oh oo-oh
      Ab       Bb      F              F#    Ab         Dbsus2
Fast times in Tahoe! Playing in the snow!   Whoa-oh oo-oh
      Ab       Bb      F              F#    Ab         Dbsus2
Fast times in Tahoe! Playing in the snow!   Whoa-oh oo-oh
      Ab       Bb      F              F#    Ab         Dbsus2
Fast times in Tahoe! Playing in the snow!   Whoa-oh oo-oh

Be sure to mute the strings for the choppy chord change after the Ab and finish on a 
single Dbsus2 strum. Have fun.
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