solo. In the first 2 bars, he plays D D D D | A A G G, when the
rest of the time he plays D D A A | G G G G. Whether it was
intentional or not, it sounds good, anyway, but the fact that the
first 2 bars are different from the pattern set up in the rest of
the solo is perplexing. To me, at least. But it's his song, so he
can do whatever he wants.
9) The Bangles version is almost exactly the same except:
a) The solo is different. The Bangles solo is a lot faster and,
frankly, kinda confusing. I'd like to know it, but not *that*
badly. The Bangles do something not entirely unlike the BS
solo during their outro. Oh, and they correct the "mistake" I
mentioned in the last note.
b) Lyric changes:
"I was your butch" to "And for so long"
"I loved you, well, never mind" to "I loved you, boy, never
mind" (a small change, but I thought it was a nice touch)
"the time *she* make things right" to "the time *he* makes
things right" (obvious, but I'm just pointing it out)
"when *she* makes love to me" to "when *he* makes love to me"
(ditto)
c) It sounds like there may only be one guitar in the Bangles
version. Lead and rhythm seem to have been incorporated into
one guitar (I may be wrong, though). Because of this, the
fills are simplified.
d) The Bangles change the complex mixture of chords (A7sus4 and
G - is this a G6add9?) in the bar before the solo to a
straight G chord and add an extra bar of G immediately
afterwards to show off their amazing vocal harmonies before
the solo. Not like Big Star couldn't have done this, but they
just didn't.
e) The Bangles repeat the descending intro bit quietly after the
song has finished.
f) There's lots of keyboard in the Bangles version.
g) The Bangles version is followed by "Angels Don't Fall in
Love," while the Big Star original goes into "Morpha Too."
Kind of a stupid thing to point out, but it alters one's mood
after hearing SG.
Gee, maybe the Bangles version *isn't* exactly like the Big Star
version...
10) No, I don't know why he spelled it "Gurls" (anyone?). I don't
think it matters.
"September Gurls" (Alex Chilton)
Performed by Big Star
From the album _Radio_City_ (on one outstanding CD with _#1_Record_)
Transcribed without permission by Marc Hirsh, but really, I'm just
trying to help
Notation:
s - sixteenth note
e - eighth note
q - quarter note
h - half note
w - whole note
. - play note for one and a half times the value before it (just like a dot in
standard notation)
^ - ties two note lengths together
NOTE LENGTHS IN CAPITAL LETTERS MEAN REST FOR THAT VALUE OF TIME!
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
CAPO ALL GUITARS UP 2 FRETS
Let ring
G/D A/D G/D D
(guitar 1)
E---7-7-(0)-|-5-5-(0)-3-3-(0)-|-2---2-2-------2-|-2-2---2---2-
B---8-8-(0)-|-5-5-(0)-3-3-(0)-|-3---3-3-------3-|-3-3---3---3-
G---7-7-(0)-|-6-6-(0)-4-4-(0)-|-2---2-2-------2-|-2-2---2---2-
D---0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0---0-0-------0-|-0-0---0---0-
A-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------
E-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------
| H q e (e) q e (e) q e (e) q q q q q q q q
|
|(guitar 2)
E-----------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------
B-----------|-----------------|---------------3-|-3-------------
G-----------|-----------------|---------2-(2)h4-|-2-------------
D-----------|-----------------|---(2)h4---------|---(4)\2-0-----
A-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------2-0-
E-----------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------
W W H e e q h e e e e
(guitar 2 out)
D A
September girls do so much
G Em
I was your butch until we touched
D A
I loved you, well, never mind
G Em
(guitar 2)
E--------------|---------------
B-x------------|---------------
G-0------------|---------------
D-0------------|-------------2-
A-x------------|---------------
E--------------|---------------
w H. E e
I've been crying all the time
D A G
(guitar 2)
E-------------------------|------------
B----------3------3-3-(3)-|---(3)------
G-----2-2-(2)-(2)-2-2--4--|----4---0---
D-(2)h4--------2-------5--|----5---0-2-
A-------------------------|------------
E-------------------------|------------
e e e q e e e E e E q e
December boys got it bad
D A G
(guitar 2)
E-------------------------|------------
B----------3------3-3-(3)-|---(3)------
G-----2-2-(2)-(2)-2-2--4--|----4---0---
D-(2)h4--------2-------5--|----5---0-2-
A-------------------------|------------
E-------------------------|------------
e e e q e e e E e E q e
December boys got it bad
(guitar 1)
D G
E--2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-
B--3-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-
G--2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-
D--0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-
A-----------|---------|---------|-----------------
E-----------|---------|---------|-----------------
| q q q q q q q q q q q q q q E s s s s e
|
|(guitar 2) (reverse rake)
E-----------|---------|---------|-5---------------
B-------(3)-|---3-2---|---------|-5---------------
G---2-2--2--|---4-2-2-|-(2)-2---|-0---------------
D---2h4-----|-------4-|-(4)-2---|-0---------------
A-----------|---------|---------|-----------------
E-----------|---------|---------|-----------------
Q e q q. E q h e (e) q.^h w
(guitar 2 out)
D A
September girls, I don't know why
G Em
How can I deny what's inside?
D A
Even though I keep away
G Em
(guitar 2)
E------------|---------------
B-x----------|---------------
G-0----------|---------------
D-0----------|-------------2-
A-x----------|---------------
E------------|---------------
w H. E e
They will love all our days
D A G
(guitar 2)
E-------------------------|------------
B----------3------3-3-(3)-|---(3)------
G-----2-2-(2)-(2)-2-2--4--|----4---0---
D-(2)h4--------2-------5--|----5---0-2-
A-------------------------|------------
E-------------------------|------------
e e e q e e e E e E q e
December boys got it bad
D A G
(guitar 2)
E-------------------------|------------
B----------3------3-3-(3)-|---(3)------
G-----2-2-(2)-(2)-2-2--4--|----4---0---
D-(2)h4--------2-------5--|----5---0-2-
A-------------------------|------------
E-------------------------|------------
e e e q e e e E e E q e
December boys got it bad
D
(guitar 2)
E--------------|-----------
B-----(h3)-----|---(h3)----
G-2-(2)------2-|-(2)-2-----
D-2-(2)h4----2-|-(2)h4-----
A---------0----|-------2---
E--------------|-----------
q q q. e e q.^h
A A7sus4 A A7sus4
(guitar 1)
E----0-----0----------|--0---3----3--
B----2-----3----------|--2---3----3--
G----2-----0----------|--2---0----0--
D----2-----2----------|--2---2----2--
A----0-----0----------|--0---0----0--
E---------------------|--------------
| q. e^h q. e^q q
|
|(guitar 2 - palm muted during chords only)
E---------------------|-----------------
B---------------------|-----------------
G----2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
D----2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A----0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E---------------------|-----------------
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
When I get to bed late at night
A A7sus4 A A7sus4
(guitar 1)
E-0-0--------3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0---3--3-3-
B-2-2--------3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2---3--3-3-
G-2-2--------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2---0--0-0-
D-2-2--------2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2---2--2-2-
A-0-0--------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0---0--0-0-
E------------------------|--------------
| e e E q s s s s e e e E q. e e
|
|(guitar 2 - palm muted during chords only)
E------------------------|------------------------
B------------------------|------------------------
G-2-2-2------------------|-2-2-2------------------
D-2-2-2-2-4b5-(b)5(r4)-2-|-2-2-2-2-4b5-(b)5(r4)-2-
A-0-0-0------------------|-0-0-0------------------
E------------------------|------------------------
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
That's the time she makes things right
A A7sus4 A A7sus4
(guitar 1)
E----0-----0-------------|--0---3-----x-3--|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-
B----2-----3-------------|--2---3-----x-3--|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-
G----2-----0-------------|--2---0-----x-0--|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-
D----2-----2-------------|--2---2-----x-2--|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-
A----0-----0-------------|--0---0-----x-0--|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-
E------------------------|-----------------|---------------
| q. e^h q E h s s (e) e q q e e
|
|(guitar 2 - palm muted during chords only)
E------------------------|---------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-
B------------------------|---------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-
G-2-2-2------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-
D-2-2-2-2-4b5-(b)5(r4)-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-
A-0-0-0------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-
E------------------------|---------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e (e) e q h
Ooh, when she makes love to me Oooh...
D A G D A G
(guitar 2)
E-----------------|------------|--------5----|------5---------
B-8h10-10-8h10-10-|-8h10-7-5-3-|-(3)-3-(3)-3-|-(3)-(3)-3----8-
G-----------------|------------|-------------|-----------0----
D-----------------|------------|-------------|----------------
A-----------------|------------|-------------|----------------
E-----------------|------------|-------------|----------------
e e q e e q e e q q q (q.) q q e (e) e q q. e
D A G D A G (guitar 1 plays G
(guitar 2) once and lets ring)
E------------------|--------------|---------|-0-|-(0)-
B-h10-10-8h10-10-8-|-(8)h10-7-5-3-|-2-3-3---|-3-|-(3)-
G------------------|--------------|---------|-0-|-(0)-
D------------------|--------------|---------|-0-|-(0)-
A------------------|--------------|---------|---|-----
E------------------|--------------|---------|---|-----
e q e e q e (e) e q q q e q e^h w (w)
D
(guitar 2)
E----------|-----------------
B-3-3------|--------3--3-3---
G-0h2----2-|----(2)-2--4-2-2-
D-0-0----2-|-(2)h4---------4-
A----------|-----------------
E----------|-----------------
q q^q. e e q. s s q.
D
(guitar 2)
E---
B-3-
G-2-
D-0-
A---
E---
w A
September girls do so much
G
(guitar 2)
E---
B-x-
G-0-
D-0-
A-x-
E--- Em
I was your butch until we touched
(guitar 2 out)
D A
I loved you, well, never mind
G Em
(guitar 2)
E--------------|---------------
B-3------------|---------------
G-0------------|---------------
D-0------------|-------------2-
A-x------------|---------------
E--------------|---------------
w H. E e
I've been crying all the time
D A G
(guitar 2)
E-------------------------|------------
B----------3------3-3-(3)-|---(3)------
G-----2-2-(2)-(2)-2-2--4--|----4---0---
D-(2)h4--------2-------5--|----5---0-2-
A-------------------------|------------
E-------------------------|------------
e e e q e e e E e E q e
December boys got it bad
D A G
(guitar 2)
E-------------------------|------------
B----------3------3-3-(3)-|---(3)------
G-----2-2-(2)-(2)-2-2--4--|----4---0---
D-(2)h4--------2-------5--|----5---0-2-
A-------------------------|------------
E-------------------------|------------
e e e q e e e E e E q e
December boys got it bad
D A G
(guitar 2)
E-------------------------|------------
B----------3------3-3-(3)-|---(3)------
G-----2-2-(2)-(2)-2-2--4--|----4---0---
D-(2)h4--------2-------5--|----5---0-2-
A-------------------------|------------
E-------------------------|------------
e e e q e e e E e E q e
December boys got it bad
D A G D G A
(guitar 2)
E-----------------|------------|----5---5----|------5------
B-8h10-10-8h10-10-|-8h10-7-5-3-|-3-(3)-(3)-3-|-(3)-(3)-3---
G-----------------|------------|-------------|-----------0-
D-----------------|------------|-------------|-------------
A-----------------|------------|-------------|-------------
E-----------------|------------|-------------|-------------
e e q e e q e e q q q q. q q e (e) e q h
D A G D A G
(guitar 2)
E-------------|----------|-----------|------------
B-3-2-------3-|-(3)-2-3--|-3-2-------|-----3------
G-2-2---2-0-2-|-(2)-2-2--|-2-2---2-0-|-(0)-0----0-
D-------4-0---|----------|-------4-0-|-(0)-0----0-
A-------------|----------|-----------|------------
E-------------|----------|-----------|------------
e e E q q e (e) h q. e e E q q. (e) q.^q q
D A G D
(guitar 2)
E-----------------|------------------|-----10-----
B-8h10-10-8h10-10-|-(10)-10-10-10-10-|-(x)--------
G-----------------|------------------|------------
D-----------------|------------------|------------
A-----------------|------------------|------------
E-----------------|------------------|------------
e e q. e e e (e) q q e q (s) s^q.^h
--
Marc Hirsh (marc@owlnet.rice.edu)
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^ --"It's easy to be nuts. Try being me."
V (_The_Fisher_King_)
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