West Side Highway
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Song: "West Side Highway"
Artist: Pinhead Gunpowder
Album: West Side Highway (EP)
Released: August 19, 2008 (although it debuted at a live show earlier that year)
I tabbed what made sense to me, but 577xxx and x022xx are interchangeable positions for A; play what's
comfortable for you when it's comfortable for you.
[Verse 1] "There's a million Jews in New York, and I'm one of them..."
PM*
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7~----------------------7----------------4-4-4-4--4-2-2|
A|7--7~----------------------7----------------4-4-4-4--4-2-2|
E|5--5~----------------------5----------------2-2-2-2--2-2-2|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
[Pre-Chorus 1] "Back at home, I didn't feel this free..."
PM *************************** ***************************
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-------------------------------4-----------------------------|
A|7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2|
E|5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
PM *************************** ************* (gradually release PM)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-------------------------------4----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
A|7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
E|5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
[Chorus 1] "'Hey f*ggot!' 'How much?'..."
e|----------------------------| e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|
G|7--7-7-7--7-7---------------| G|---------------4--4-4-4--4-4|
D|7--7-7-7--7-7--7--7-7-7--7-7| (x2), then: D|4--4-4-4--4-4--4--4-4-4--4-4|
A|5--5-5-5--5-5--7--7-7-7--7-7| A|4--4-4-4--4-4--2--2-2-2--2-2|
E|---------------5--5-5-5--5-5| E|2--2-2-2--2-2---------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|7--7-7-7--7-7-----------------7--7-7-7--7-7--9--9-9-9--9-9------------------------------|
D|7--7-7-7--7-7--7--7-7-7--7-7--7--7-7-7--7-7--9--9-9-9--9-9--7--7-7-7--7-7--7--7-7-7--7-7|
A|5--5-5-5--5-5--7--7-7-7--7-7--5--5-5-5--5-5--7--7-7-7--7-7--7--7-7-7--7-7--7--7-7-7--7-7|
E|---------------5--5-5-5--5-5--------------------------------5--5-5-5--5-5--5--5-5-5--5-5|
[Verse 2] "There's two hundred punks in the park, and I'm one of them..."
PM ***********************************
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-------------------------------------------4-4-4-4--4-2-2|
A|7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--4-2-2|
E|5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--2-2-2|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
[Pre-Chorus 2] "Back at home, walking down the street..."
e|----------------5~-----------------------------2~------|
B|----------------5~-----------------------------------2~|
G|----------------6~-------------------------------------|
D|7~--------------7~---------------4~--------------------| (x2)
A|7~--------------7~---------------4~--------------------|
E|5~--------------5~---------------2~--------------------|
[Chorus 2] "But as much as I tried to hide..."
e|----------------------------| e|--------------------------------|
B|----------------------------| B|--------------------------------|
G|7--7-7-7--7-7---------------| G|9--9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9|
D|7--7-7-7--7-7--7--7-7-7--7-7| (x3), then: D|9--9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9|
A|5--5-5-5--5-5--7--7-7-7--7-7| A|7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7|
E|---------------5--5-5-5--5-5| E|--------------------------------|
[Solo] (both guitars play through their parts twice)
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------| e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------| G|7--7-7-7--7-7--9--9-9-9--9-9|
D|7--7-7-7--7-7--4--4-4-4--4-4| (x2), then: D|7--7-7-7--7-7--9--9-9-9--9-9| (x2)
A|7--7-7-7--7-7--4--4-4-4--4-4| A|5--5-5-5--5-5--7--7-7-7--7-7|
E|5--5-5-5--5-5--2--2-2-2--2-2| E|----------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|7b9--7b9r7------------------7b9--9b11r9---------------|
D|-------------9b11--9b11r9-----------------9b11--9b11r9|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------|
B|9-9--8-8-8-8--11-11--9-9-9-9--9-9--8-8-8-8--12-12-12--10--9| B|10v~--10v~--10v~|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------| second rep add on: D|----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------|
[Verse 3] "There's a million Jews in New York, and I'm one of them..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--4-2-2|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--4-2-2|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--2-2-2|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2|
E|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
[Pre-Chorus 3] "As I ride, I can feel the street..."
PM *************************** ***************************
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-------------------------------4-----------------------------|
A|7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2|
E|5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
PM *************************** ************* (gradually release PM)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|7-------------------------------4----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
A|7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|
E|5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
[Chorus 3 / Outro] "Through the city, it propels..."
e|----------------------------| e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|
G|7--7-7-7--7-7---------------| G|---------------4--4-4-4--4-4|
D|7--7-7-7--7-7--7--7-7-7--7-7| (x2), then: D|4--4-4-4--4-4--4--4-4-4--4-4|
A|5--5-5-5--5-5--7--7-7-7--7-7| A|4--4-4-4--4-4--2--2-2-2--2-2|
E|---------------5--5-5-5--5-5| E|2--2-2-2--2-2---------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|7--7-7-7--7-7---------------|
D|7--7-7-7--7-7--7--7-7-7--7-7| (x3)
A|5--5-5-5--5-5--7--7-7-7--7-7|
E|---------------5--5-5-5--5-5|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|9--9-9-9--9-9--9--9-9-9--9-9--9--9-9-9--9-9--9--9-9---------------------|
D|9--9-9-9--9-9--9--9-9-9--9-9--9--9-9-9--9-9--9--9-9--9--7~----------7-\-|
A|7--7-7-7--7-7--7--7-7-7--7-7--7--7-7-7--7-7--7--7-7--9--7~----------7-\-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------7--5~----------5-\-|
Let me know if you've got any corrections. I hope this was helpful.
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| r Release
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| \ Slide down
| v Vibrato
| ~ Let ring out
| PM Palm mute
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How to play West Side Highway
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.