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Man, when [tell you sl mean she was steami And that time over at Johnny's place, Well, this chick got up and she slapped Johnny's face. Man, we just fll about the place. If that chick don’t want to know, forget her ‘was cool, she was red hot, 3, Friday night they'll be dressed to kill Down at Dino’s Bar and Gril ‘The drink will flow and blood will spill, ‘And if the boys want to fight, you better Iet “em, ‘That jukebox in the comer blasting out my fav'rite song The nights are gettin’ warmer, it won’t be long, Won't be long tll summer comes Now that the boys are here again 18suet The Boys Are Back in Town Words and Music by Phi Parris Lynott Key of A Intro Fast 6. & Verse 1.Guess who just. got_—_—back. 2, You know that chick that. 3. Fii-day night they'll be dressed. AS chm D FH sus4 = ats ESsust Chorus boys are back in town, AS Bs bs Copy © 1979 UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD an PIPPINTHE-FRIENOLY-RANGER-MSIC CO, LT. PynghtFenewea [A Rights forthe USA and Canada Control ae Adminetered by UNIVERSAL - POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING, INC. 16 ‘A Right Reserved” Uoea by Perissionrd time, To Coda Bridge Dsust E9sus4 Coda A AB chm E9sus4 A = a = —— 96 + 6 6791 9 6 + 6 6-791 65 6 6794 + ccs Faas Ei |cur? The Boys Are Back in Town Words and Music by Philip Parris Lynott Key of A Intro jeu W Verse 1.Guess who just 2. You know 3. Pri -day night — th AS cs bs res eal IL ty) e cp gm | | Chorus boys are back in town,BS A DS. al Coda fat W)C CR nd a | | of tT (A a g aiid E ah & ¥ eS T "Te ch lod LL) 3 ed NO) Te ty A tit; NP te it yall ee ibe HIM) alt) gH) Mtr Interlude 19p= The Boys Are Back in Town Words and Music by Philip Parris Lynott Key of A btce Fast J=162 (= AS : As Fee = i E a Bs — to — — S vere Lovato tt tk eee eee A. PiLdey AEN ey ute AS FEI sust chm? — — — 4— $e ERR] th Hees = Eosusd As sso =———=- opin © 1978 UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING LT, and PIPPR-THE-FRENOLY RANGERMUSIC CO. 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I TE ea #F L Z adm tee 7, 424 2 LJ PT 4 oe 2 = = _ re IE E Zz FE £ i Dfiitn Conyiht © 1089 Gon 46 ‘Aight NS‘oe Jet Airliner Words and Music by Paul Pena Intro Verse Moderately J= 120 BS e L Leav-ing_home, B E tS ——— SS ‘out on the road 2.,3, See additional Iyries ing a= long on this. big — pies ‘ a ee aha aa Sa Se | _— old jet plane, I've been thinking a - bout myhome. TEER per But my love— A iby mpg = eS 6 of eer ee 5 op 454. Oil a See eae feel like it’s all__ been done. — 2S me stay. You know I've Chorus E fete Bbesotiny Ee got to be mov Bon [1,08 — Be (ep se SP don't car-ry me too fara - way » Original recording was sped up a half step. Copy 1977 Sais tis No Tosh isi 4 spe iory Sees, big | old jet air - tin Be] det | (Oneesbinge ray © Ey ‘cause it's here that_ I've got to stay. big old jet_— Outro-Chorus A E B A E ee eeeeee (1,2.don’t car-ry me too far a - way, B A E B ~ re ~ oo, > = One, Sap oe zee fest nr SS =) ted ee DR RE SS Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. biti Se stay. Tong. — that_ I've got to. that 1 be Additional Lyries 2. Goodbye to all my friends at home. 3. Touching down in New England town, Goodbye to people I've trusted, Feel the heat coming down, T've got to go out and make my way ve got to keep on keeping on. T might get rich, you know I might get busted. You know the big whee! keeps a spinning around. But my heart keeps calling me backwards And I'm going with some hesitation. {As I get on the seven o seven ean surely see Riding, high, I got tears in my eyes, to get caught up ‘You know you've got to go through hell before you get to heaven. In any of that funky kicks going down in the city 49Guitar 1 Jet Airliner Words and Music by Paul Pena Capo 11 Key of B (Capo Key of A) Intro Moderately J= 120 AS { — wh y oo = is epost chor amos especie wo caped guitar and fet acta sounding chon Chord symbol eet Sverse ieee 2.Goud-bye 10 all my 3, Toodh-ing down in New A 5 FEF = pe 3 a a Peas ee at faa D [FFE Po I SS = Pa Ra Dppatepepe pa F oop Teese eee eee ERTS Pie oe ee Ht SSS Serer oer ta Oa ee ee Pope ee 4 +3344 == * Original recording was sped up a hal step. CCopyigt © 1077 by Salo ttusic and No Though Music nn ‘Copynight Renewed Al Rights Adistere by Sal 50 -ADRghts Reserved. Used PeA cep woe 2 qnse| teppei pecexe 2nd time, D.S. al Coda AS (row i 9 Coda Chorus Ise D dite | seal pepe — D D G ae =i aa A D G | debe sebepe wee posexe ASGuitar 2 Jet Airliner Words and Music by Paul Pena Capo It Key of B (Capo Key of A) Intro SH Verse Moderately J= 120 ia but 2.Good-bye 10 all ny 3. Touch-ing. down in New. 2 Puaystines + big od jet air ie oe * Original recording was sped up a half step. Copy © 1977 ty Sor Mus aed No Thovght Mise 2 hi Aare y Sar 52 APoghteesoned ody Permission@ Coda Chorus big old jet aie = in or G D A G D A G D o Da Jet Airliner Words and Music by Paul Pena Key of B oe Moderately J= 120 = pS At Rae -—— ps ] S = Verse 2 Good - tye teal = 8 5 8 = — = — : -} ——— sft a) } 5 8 7 ————— 5 — > ; 7 , tt I a) $ t 3 4 : a — Be ee pt B Pee Se | 4-4 = —" +—# A E b aa oe ae aoe ee See a oe eS ee ee 5—5 ++ + 2 r z on A E b Chorus big old jet Ee in or A B A E : a ee * Original recording was sped up a half step. Copyright© 1977 by Sor Music and No Thought Music opynght Renewed AL Righs Aarinstred by Sallor Music 54 Aig Hoserved. Used by PermissionDS. al Coda 4th time, To Coda -Q [12 on, A E 5 Bs f Te Ae ee Oo 5 FEET e Re? 2 Coda Bs on, = Chorus big old jet air lin eraa Jet Airliner Words and Music by Paul Pena SS)PERFORMANCE TIPS BANG A GONG VOCALS « Sing with a hushed voice throughout; slighty stronger in the Choruses. ' Some vowel sounds are embellished throughout (‘oh yeah” is “ow yeah” and "gong" is “gowng’) + Some words have a clear Bish aocent—e.g, in Verse 2, drop the t” sounds in “car" and “you're my gi! in Verse 4, "dance and “chance” are pronounced with a shart o sound (as in “al + Outro lyrios are sung-spoken—talk with some pitch, GUITARI + Keop the open E and B strings short and crisp throughout. In ater words, pay close attention tothe rest, + Adda slight palm multe to the chords inthe Chorus * Dont use much distortion. Its nota very dity sound on the original recording, + You can stay in fourth position forthe whale Sax Solo arrangement + Atthe beginning ofthe Outro, you'l be in 12th postion, GUITAR 2 ‘© Mute the strings slightly with your palm near the bridge throughout, ‘© When you see the >" symbol, pick a litle harder to create an accent. « Slightly fatten your fre-handS first finger so that it lightly touches the upper strings. This will keep them quiet so you'l only hear the strings you're picking, + Concentrate on locking in with the drums and bass to keep a steady rythm. + In order to make a smooth transition from the E chord tothe G chord, you can cheat alte by Iiting your fet hand ont eighth note ofthe E chord BASS + Be sure to observe the staccato markings throughout; keeping the indicated notes detached as shown will help tighten up the interplay between the bass and Guitar 2 pats. last ‘+ Though the Verses (and most ofthe song) are played in th position, watch for position shifts inthe choruses «The bass assumes a predominantly supportive role throughout this song, playing one main groove (or some variation thereof) roughout. So, take care not to rush the mid-egister fills that occur in the middle ofthe interludes; these should fall squarely into the Bth-note pocket thal comprises the est of the song, DRUMS ‘© Song starts with 3 measures of guitar. ‘© Simple snare tla fills only. ‘* Focus on making the syncopated bass drum groove feel good. «+The quarter note snare drives the Choruses. + The song ends abruptly with a choked cymbal crash 60THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN VOCALS « Sing with a strong voice and a tough-guy attitude. + Inthe Verses, many ofthe phrases are sung behind the beat. Sing them in a smooth conversational manner; dont rush. + Relax pronunciation of words; use slang (“orazy" is “ra-2oh,” “forget her" is “forget huh," “again” is “a-gean’) sound (‘Dee-no’s'), + Inthe 3rd Chorus, the italicized lyrics "The boys are back’ are whispered. + |f applicable, on the Choruses only, have the sound tech pan vocals alternating between ful lft and full right for each singing of the phrase “The boys are back in town, GUITAR © Use guitar with humbucking pic seventh chords to mush, ‘© For the Egsus4 you simply adi the open low E string to the Bm7. ‘* Watch out forthe Fe7sus4 chord! Its alittle different from an Fem chord. + In Verse 3, “Dinos” has a long Cups and a moderately distorted tone—not too much! Too much distortion will turn those minor Almost all ofthe chords are played on the upbea. Plant your pick hand on beat 4 each time tobe ready forthe strums. « Play the lead lines in sith position. In measure 2 ofthe Outro, slide your index to fet 7, use your rng finer for ret 9, and grab the high A note with your pinky. GUITAR 2 ‘Use guitar with humbucking pickups and a distorted tone—but not too distorted! ‘Almost allo the chords ae played onthe upbeat. Plant your pick hand! on bea 4 each time tobe ready fo the slrums. + Play the Interlude in seventh position with your first finger on iret 7. + For the Dsus4 chord atthe beginning o the Bridge, make sure your pinky is only freting string 2 and not barring string 1 as wel. + ‘Inthe Outro, play in sixth position with your index finger at the sath fe. This means youl slat each phrase with your second finger on string 4, fet 7. BASS ent the chord changes atthe end of each measure throughout + The Verses can be played entirely in 4th position using all the fingers onthe fretting hand, the only exception being he quick jump to &h position in the eleventh measure (beneath the F chord) «© The Bridge is also played in 4th position throughout «© Use a heavy-gauge guitar pick and maintain a loose, relaxed fee with the picking hand. DRUMS + The band stars all together. «The song isa fast shufle witha syncopated bass drum par. ‘Take note ofthe many off-beat open hi-hats and crashes, ‘+ The band ends together on beat 1. Let crash sustain 6162 CHINA GROVE VOCALS «Sung wth a strong voice throughout «© Decorate phrase ends with vibrato (“round about their homes"), downward melismas ("down around San Antone"), or falls ‘isin for another day") ‘¢ Add grt to key words ("and they'e proud of where they came"), «Inthe 15th meas. ofthe Intro, the band holds a chord on beat 4; listen for the descending bass lickin the 17th meas. (starting on the and of 1) and come in on beat 4 « In the Bridge, background vocals sing in falsetto, « Inthe 19th meas. ofthe Guitar Solo, the band holds a chord on beat 4; listen forthe guitar lick in the 21st meas, and come in on the downbeat of the Chorus. GUITAR I + The rhythm sound is nat very distorted. Ifyou don't have a distortion roll your volume back for the yt parts, ‘* For the "X” nates, release the pressure with your fet hand so that your fingers ar still touching the strings, but the strings art contacting the frets + Begin the Guitar Solo in ninth postion and mave up to 12th position with the slide up to fret 13 on string 3 with your middle finger. GUITAR 2 ‘* Don't use too much distortion; you should be able to clearly hear all the notes in the chord. ‘* Forthe °X” note, release the pressure with your fret hand so that your fingers are still touching the strings, but the strings aren't contacting the frets When strumming eighth notes, use alternating down-and up-stokes, + Inthe Chorus, ifyou tet the DS chord with your index and pinky, you can jut move your index down one fret forthe following ACH. «© For the Fasus4 chords in the Bridge, allow your index finger to dampen string 6, « Ease off the volume a bt onthe Bridge and Solo sections. ora two-channel amp, set the amp fairly distorted and nt BASS «= This song isa good illustration of how rest are ust as important as notes. In his case, they help the bass line propel the s by allowing the snare drum and guitars to fil inthe spaces. « In the second measure of the main groove (First seen in the tenth measure of the song), begin the slide from the 7th tothe Sth frets by fretting with the pinky. «Be ready for the quick jump down from 7th to 4th positions when going from E to D throughout (see the tenth and el measures o! the song for the frst occurrence). DRUMS ‘ Song starts with guitar. Drums enter witha simple bass drum an 2 & 4, «The main feel is quater note hi-hat based ‘© Watch forthe of-beat open hi-hals and crashes, «Take note of the halftime feel on the hi-hat inthe middle ofthe Bridge section. «The song ends abrupty with a choked cymbal crash on beat 1 venthFREE FALLIN’ VOCALS is are sung medium-strong. Chorus lyrics are belted (i.e. no falsetto) with a litle grit «© Optional: In Verse 3, background vocals harmonize on the words “Ventura Boulevard 0 efse 4, background vacals harmonize, singing a melismatic “Ah,” in syne with the guitar. GUITAR + Keep your fingers arch onal: In for the C chord in the Intro and Verses so the high E string rings out clearly. ‘© Al the Coda, dig ina bit (pick harder) and use a slight palm mute for the power chords. Make the slides sound a bit lazy—ie fake your time with them. GUITAR 2 + You can use your fret string 4 for both chords. + Onthe Bsus4, allow your index finger to dampen string 6 just in case you hit i + Concentrate on keeping a steady, relaxed fel; don! nd ring finger as @ guide when transitioning from the E chord to Bsus4 (and back to); it remains on those eighth notes! ‘Although theres great deal of sliding during the frst Verse and the Choruses, be sure to keep the rhythms tight with the guitars. Land on the target notes on time! ‘© The main harmonic chythm ofthe song is established by the guitars inthe first two measures. When the drums enter at bar 13, be sure to lock in firmly withthe kick drum to create a solid foundation forthe rest ofthe ensemble. Since the tendency at slower tempos is to rush because of the wider space between beats, try listening forthe hi-hat and counting in eighth notes (one-and- wo-and-three-and-four-and) instead of quarter nots. ‘© Come down in volume and intensity during the fourth Verse, gradually building both back up in the measure preceding the following Chorus. DRUMS ‘© Song starts with guitar and vocals. Drum fill into the Interlude section. Maintain an overall relaxed fee y hi-hat witha solid almost robotic feel. « Play alternating hand Y6ths on snare in Verse 4. Be careful not to rush. «The band ends together on beal 1. Let crash sustain, 6364 JET AIRLINER VOCALS + Happlicable, have the sound tech add stapback echo to vocals. ‘* Vocal should incorporate heavy use of grace note slides, especially inthe Chorus ("jt air-in-er” and “cause its «In Verse 2, background vocal harmonizes on “trusted, “I might gat rich...busted,” “seven o seven,” and you've... heaven, « In Verse 3, background vocal sings 8va on “fee...dawn.” Background vocal harmonizes on “you know the... around” and "that | dont...city GUITAR © Come in ater the first two bass drum hits. « Play the intro rf in third position with your index finger on fret 3. Listen to Guitar 2 to stay tight. «Dig in (pick harder) abit during the Choruses fo add some more energy, GUITAR 2 ‘© Come in after the first two bass drum hits «Try the opening riff in first position (middle finger for second fret) or second position (index finger for second tel) to see which feels more comfortable. « Listen to Guitar to stay tight during the opening rif « Dig in (pick harder) abit during the Choruses to add some more energy BASS ‘© Come in onthe ‘and! of beat 4, after the two initial bass drum hits « Pay attention to how the eighth-note ress throughout the Verses help propel the groove. « Similarly, be sure to observe the staccato notes in the Charuses to give the bass line a buoyant, bouncy fee DRUMS + Song starts with bass drum pickups onthe “8” of beat 3 + The overal fee uses a driving quarter note bass drum pattern, «The Verse is “colored” with sporadic open hi-hats. « The of-beat open hi-als in the Chorus give the song a sort of Disco fee. «The band ends together on beat 1. 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