Paul McCartney - Stranglehold
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Tuning: E A D G B E
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Stranglehold – Paul McCartney
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Paul McCartney
Stranglehold
(McCartney/Stewart)
From: "Press to Play" (1986)
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[Interlude] /[Verse] (after Verse 1)
This is a possible way of letting this part roll; palm muted throughout
and with ad lib dead notes in between.
E5 / Em
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|2---------------|
A|2-------2-----2-|
E|0---3-------3---|
[Riff] saxophone/bass
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
B|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
G|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
D|0-----------------|--------------0-|------------------|----------------|
A|----4-2-0-2-------|----------------|----4-2-0-2-------|----------------|
E|------------0-0-3-|--0-0-3---0-0---|------------0-0-3-|--0-3-0---------|
(triplet) (triplet)
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
E5 0-2-2-x-x-x
Cadd9 x-3-2-0-3-3
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
E5 A G [ E5 ]
Can I get you to give me a minute of your time
E5 Can I get you to slip me the AanBswer
E5 Can I get you to show me a little of your Amime
G F# F Em | G F# | A | % |
You were always a very good dancer
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
E5 A G [ E5 ]
I'd be happy to show you a bit of what I found
E5 I'd be happy to share in its AbeauBty
E5 I'd be happy to lay low inevitably Abound
G F# F Em | G F# | [ A ]
I would only be doing my duty
[Bridge]
A I wait (I wait, I wait, I wait)
I Am7wai-ait Oh, oh
(I wai-ait, I wai-ait, I wai-ait)
[Riff] (saxophone/bass)
| E5 | % | % | % |
I can wait
I can E5wait back in the bar, I can wait, I can wait
E5 | A | % |
I can wait back in the car, I'll be waiting for you
[Chorus]
DStranglehold, you Aknow you've got one on me
I don't Dwanna go withAout you
DStranglehold, you've Agot me where you want me
But I Gwanna know more aAbout you
I Gwanna know more aCadd9bout Cadd9you
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
E5 A G [ E5 ]
Are you willing to wager a little of your life
E5 Are you willing to take such a AgamBble
E5 Are you ready to walk on the edge of the Aknife
G F# F Em | G F# | [ A ]
Then I think we can skip the preamble
[Bridge]
A I wait (I wait, I wait, I wait)
I Am7wai-ait
(I wai-ait, I wai-ait, I wai-ait)
[Riff] (saxophone/bass)
| E5 | % |
I can wait
|E5 E5 | % |
I can wai-ai-ai-ai-ait
I can E5wait back in the bar, I can wait, I can wait
I can E5wait back in the car, I'll be waiting for Ayou
I’ll be Awaiting ...
[Chorus]
DStranglehold, you Aknow you've got one on me
I don't Dwanna go withAout you
DStranglehold, you've Agot me where you want me
And I Gwanna know more aAbout you
I Gwanna know more aCadd9bout Cadd9you
[Coda] = Riff (saxophone/bass)
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(sax riff)
| E5 | % |
I can wait
I can E5wait back in the bar, I can wait, I can wait
I can E5wait back in the car, I'll be waiting for E5you