Drifter Lyrics

Copyright (c) (EMI) (1981)
Version 1.0 - (09/11/05)
Email: stephen.elvidge1@ntlworld.com
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note - Trill
Tunning E A D G B E
Let notes ring out
E---------------------| Rpt 4 X
Enters 3rd time
Guitar 2
E[-6-5-3---------------|
B[-------6-5-3-5-6-8p6-|
G[---------------------|
D[---------------------|
A[---------------------|
E[---------------------|
[Guitar 3
[ h
E[-----------------0---|
B[-8-7-5-3-3\1-1-3---3-|
G[---------------------|
D[---------------------|
A[---------------------|
E[---------------------|
Main Riff
Guitar 1
PM PM PM PM
E[---------------------------------------------|
B[-3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3--------------------|
G[-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2--------------------|
D[-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A[-----------------------------3-2-3-2-3-2-3-4-|
E[---------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ PM PM PM PM
E[---------------------------------------------|
B[-3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3--------------------|
G[-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2------5---5---5---5-|
D[-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A[-----------------------------3---3---3---3---|
E[---------------------------------------------| Rpt
Guitar 1
PM PM PM PM
E[-----------------------------|
B[-3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----|
G[-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----|
D[-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-|
A[-----------------------------|
E[-----------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ PM PM PM
E[-----------------------------|
B[-3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----|
G[-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----|
D[-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0----|
A[--------------------------2--|
E[-----------------------------|
Guitar 1
E[---------------------------|
B[---------------------------|
G[---------------------------|
D[-5-------------------------|
A[-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E[-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[Guitar 2
[----PM----
E[---------------------------|
B[---------------------------|
G[-0-------------------------|
D[-0-------------------------|
A[---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E[---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Guitar 1
PM PM PM PM
E[-----------------------------|
B[-3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3----|
G[-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2----|
D[-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-|
A[-----------------------------|
E[-----------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~ ~~~~
E[-----------------------------|
B[-3-3-1--3-3----3-3-1--3------|
G[-2-2-0--2-2----2-2-0--2------|
D[-----------------------------|
A[-----------------------------|
E[-----------------------------| Rpt above 2 Riffs
Guitar 1
E[-----------------|
B[-----------------|
G[-----------------|
D[-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A[-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-4-|
E[-----------------|
[Guitar 2
[
E[-----------------|
B[-----------------|
G[---5---5---5---5-|
D[-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A[-3---3---3---3---|
E[-----------------|
Guitar 1
PM PM PM PM
E[---------------------------------------------|
B[-3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3--------------------|
G[-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2--------------------|
D[-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A[-----------------------------3-2-3-2-3-2-3-4-|
E[---------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ PM PM PM PM
E[---------------------------------------------|
B[-3-3----3-3----3-3----3-3--------------------|
G[-2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2------5---5---5---5-|
D[-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-0-0-00-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A[-----------------------------3---3---3---3---|
E[---------------------------------------------|
Both Guitars
Rpt Intro and Verse.
Backing for first guitar solo
Light distortion, let notes ring out
E-3-------3---------------------------------| Rpt
E-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| Rpt
Rpt Intro
Rpt Verse
End of last Verse
Both Guitars
Backing for 2nd guitar solo
E[---------------------------------|
B[-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G[-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D[-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A[-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-4-----------------|
E[---------------------------------| Rpt 12 X
Guitar 1
E[------------------------------------|
B[-------1--------1--------1--------1-|
G[-------0--------0--------0--------0-|
D[------------------------------------|
A[-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
E[------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[---PM--
E[------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------|
G[-------5--------5--------5--------5-|
D[-------5--------5--------5--------5-|
A[-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
E[------------------------------------|
Both Guitars
Rpt above riffs 4 X
Guitar 1
E[---------------------------------|
B[-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G[-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D[-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A[-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-4-----------------|
E[---------------------------------|
[Guitar 1
E[---------------------------------|
B[-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G[-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D[-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A[-3---3---3---3-------------------|
E[---------------------------------| Rpt 3 X
Guitar 1 ~~
E[------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------3-(3)-3-3--------3-------------------------------|
G[-----------------2-(2)-2-2--2-----2--ad-lib rock and roll ending--|
D[-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0-(0)-0-0--------0-------------------------------|
A[-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-4--------------------------------------------------|
E[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 1
E[------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------3-----3-3--3-(3)-3-------------------------------|
G[-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-----2-2--2-(2)-2--ad-lib rock and roll ending--|
D[-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-(0)-0-0--0-(0)-0-------------------------------|
A[-3---3---3---3----------------------------------------------------|
E[------------------------------------------------------------------|
Both Guitars
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