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BORN TO BOOGIE As recorded by T. Rex (From the 1973 Album TANX) Words and Music by Marc Bolan Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Marc Bolan - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Marc Bolan - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=156(8=s8) G 4/4 Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ dist.) E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q |------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|| |--0-0-0-0-0-----0-|--0-0-0-0-0-----0-|--0-0-0-0-0-----0-|--0-0-0-0-0-----|| |--0-0-0-0-0-----0-|--0-0-0-0-0-----0-|--0-0-0-0-0-----0-|--0-0-0-0-0-----|| |--0-0-2-0-0-----0-|--0-0-2-0-0-----0-|--0-0-2-0-0-----0-|--0-0-2-0-0-----|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|| | | Gtr II (El. Gtr. w/ dist & w/ slide) | H H H H H H H H |-/3---------------|-/3---------------|-/3---------------|-/3-------------|| |-/3---------------|-/3---------------|-/3---------------|-/3-------------|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $
G Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E H E E Q ||-----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------| ||o--------------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--2--0--2---|-------2-0--2--|-0-0-2-0-0-----0-|--------------| ||o----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------| ||-----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
| | H H W W W ||--/15------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------| ||o-/15------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------| ||-----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------| ||-----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------| ||o----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------| ||-----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
CE E Q Q E E DE E E E E E E E GE E Q Q E E H Q Q |-------------2-|---2---3---2-----|---------------|------------| |---1---------3-|---3---3---3---0-|---0-----------|------------| |---0----0--2---|---------------0-|---0----0----0-|------------| |---------------|-----------------|--------0--2---|------0--2--| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------|
EmQ E E +Q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q Q E E |-----------------|----------------|---------------| |-0--0-3-(3)--0-0-|---0-0--3-0---0-|---0----3--0-0-| |-0--0----------0-|---0-0--0-0---0-|---0----0--0-0-| |-2--2----------2-|---2-2--2-2---2-|---2----2--2-2-| |-----------------|----------------|---------------| |-----------------|----------------|---------------|
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E E Q Q E E GQ E E +Q E E |---------------|------------------|| |---0-----------|-----------------o|| |---0---------0-|------------------|| |--------0--2---|------0-(0)--2----|| |---------------|-----------------o|| |---------------|------------------||
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E E E E E E E E G Q Q Q E E +E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E 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--2---|-------2-----0------|--------0--2---| |-----------------||-----2---------|-----------------2--|-----2---------| |-----------------||--3------------|--------------------|--3------------|
| | Gtr II | W H H Q E E +Q Q H H |-----------------||-/3------------|-/3------/3-(3)-----|-/3------------| |-----------------||-/3------------|-/3------/3-(3)-----|-/3------------| |-----------------||---------------|--------------------|---------------| |-----------------||---------------|--------------------|---------------| |-----------------||---------------|--------------------|---------------| |-----------------||---------------|--------------------|---------------| To Coda To Coda
+E E Q Q Q CQ Q E E E E DE E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E |--------------------|---------------|-----2---2---2---2-|--------------------| |--------------------|---------------|-----3---3---3---3-|--------------------| |-(0)-0--------------|-------0-0-0-0-|-------------------|---------------0----| |-------2-----0------|----2----------|-------------------|---------0-0-2-0----| |-----------------2--|-3-------------|-------------------|------2-------------| |--------------------|---------------|-------------------|--3-----------------|
| | Q E E +Q Q W E a Q E Q Q E E Q H |-/3------/3-(3)-----|---------------|-------------------|----3---------------| |-/3------/3-(3)-----|---------------|-------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|---------------|---2h4---2-0---0---|-/4-----------------| |--------------------|---------------|-------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|---------------|-------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|---------------|-------------------|--------------------| D.S. al Coda D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda && G G E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E |-------3---2----||------------------|| |-------3---3----||----0----0-----0--|| |---0------------||----0----0-----0--|| |---0---------2--||----0----0-----0--|| |----------------||------------------|| |----------------||------------------|| | | W Q Q H |----------------||-/3---------------|| |----------------||-/3---------------|| |----------------||------------------|| |----------------||------------------|| |----------------||------------------|| |----------------||------------------|| Outro G G E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------||-------------------| |---------------------0-||---0-0-0-0-0-----0-| |---0-0---------------0-||---0-0-0-0-0-----0-| |-------2-------0-------||---0-0-2-0-0-----0-| |-------------------2---||-------------------| |-----------------------||-------------------| | | Q E E +Q Q H H |-/15-----/15-(15)------||-/15---------------| |-/15-----/15-(15)------||-/15---------------| |-----------------------||-------------------| |-----------------------||-------------------| |-----------------------||-------------------| |-----------------------||-------------------| C E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 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-|---0-0-0-0-0-----0-|---0-0-0-0-0-----0-|-5-5-5-5-5-----5--| |---0-0-2-0-0-----0-|---0-0-2-0-0-----0-|---0-0-2-0-0-----0-|-5-5-5-5-5-----5--| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-----3--| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| | | H H H H H H H Q E E |-/15---------------|-/15---------------|-/15---------------|------------------| |-/15---------------|-/15---------------|-/15---------------|------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------2h=| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| G E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|--0--0-0-0-0-----0-| |-5-5-5-5--5-------5-|--0--0-0-0-0-----0-| |-5-5-5-5--5-------5-|--0--0-2-0-0-----0-| |-3-3-3-3--3-------3-|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| | | E E E E +E E E E +Q Q H |-----------------/3-|-(3)---------------| |---3-------------/3-|-(3)---------------| |-4---2-2-(2)-0------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E D+E Q E +E E Q |------------2---2-|-(2)-3---2-(2)------| |--0-0-0-0-0-3---3-|-(3)-----------3----| |--0-0-0-0-0-------|-----------------2--| |--0-0-2-0-0-------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------|
| | H H Q E E E E Q |-/3---------------|--------------------| |-/3---------------|---------------3----| |------------------|---------2h=4----4--| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------|
CE Q E E E Q GE E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q +W |----------------|---3-------------|---------------|--------*| |----------------|-------0-0---0---|---------------|--------*| |-5-5---5---5-5--|-------0-0---0---|-------0----0--|-(0)----*| |-5-5---5---5-5--|-----------------|-0-2-4------0--|-(0)----*| |-3-3---3---3-3--|-----------------|---------------|--------*| |----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------*|
| | E E E E Q Q H E E E E E E E E Q Q +W |----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------*| |----------------|-----------------|---------------|--------*| |-2h4------------|-----------------|---------------|--------*| |-----2-0--------|-----------4-2-0-|---------------|--------*| |---------2------|-----------------|-2-------------|--------*| |----------------|-----------------|---3-2-3----3--|-(3)----*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths