Virgin Killer Lyrics

Copyright (c) (RCA) (1977)
Version 1.0 - (06/06/06)
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
p - pre bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note - harmonic
Tuning Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb (though the pitch does seem to be between E and Eb)
Pick scrape
|-\-\-pans left to right-|
Main Riff
Drums and Bass enter
Guitar 1
[------------|
[------------|
[---------5--|
[-7-7-----5--|
[-0-0-6-7----|
[------------|
[Guitar 2 with wah
[-PM-
[------------|
[------------|
[------------|
[-7\------5--|
[-7\--6-7----|
[------------| Rpt 3 X
Guitar 1
[-------------|
[-------------|
[-------------|
[-------------|
[-------------|
[-4--3--2--1--|
[Guitar 2
[-------------|
[-8--7--6--5--|
[-10b9b-8b-7b-|
[-------------|
[-------------|
[-------------|
Guitar 1
[------------|
[------------|
[---------5--|
[-7-7-----5--|
[-0-0-6-7----|
[------------|
[Guitar 2 with wah
[-PM-
[------------|
[-8\---------|
[-5\---------|
[-7\------5--|
[-----6-7----|
[------------| Rpt 3 X
Guitar 1
[-------------|
[-------------|
[-------------|
[-------------|
[-------------|
[-4--3--2--1--|
[Guitar 2
[-------------|
[-8--7--6--5--|
[-10b9b-8b-7b-|
[-------------|
[-------------|
[-------------|
Guitar 1
[------------|
[------------|
[---------5--|
[-7-7-----5--|
[-0-0-6-7----|
[------------|
[Guitar 2 with wah
[-PM-
[------------|
[-8\---------|
[-5\---------|
[---------5--|
[-----6-7----|
[------------| Rpt 3 X
Guitar 1
[-------------|
[-------------|
[-------------|
[-------------|
[-------------|
[-4--3--2--1--|
[Guitar 2
[-------------|
[-8--7--6--5--|
[-10b9b-8b-7b-|
[-------------|
[-------------|
[-------------|
Guitar 1
[------------|
[------------|
[---------5--|
[-7-7-----5--|
[-0-0-6-7----|
[------------|
[Guitar 2 with wah
[-PM-
[-8\---------|
[-8\---------|
[------------|
[---------5--|
[-----6-7----|
[------------| Rpt 3 X
Guitar 1
[--------------|
[--------------|
[--------------|
[--------------|
[--------------|
[-4--3--2--1---|
[Guitar 2
[-12-13-14-15--|
[-15b16b17b18b-|
[--------------|
[--------------|
[--------------|
[--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------| Rpt
Guitar 1
[-----------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------|
[--------------------2-----2---2----|
[-4--------4---------0-x-x-0-x-0----|
[-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--------------0--|
[Guitar 2 Pick scrape
[-----------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------|
[--------------------\-\------------|
[---------------------\-\-----------|
[-----------------------------------| Rpt 3 X
Guitar 1 to feedback
[-----------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------|
[-4--------4---------4------(4)-----|
[-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2------(2)-----|
[Guitar 2 Pick scrape. trem dive
[-----------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------|
[--------------------\-\------------|
[---------------------\-\-----------|
[-----------------------------------|
~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~ pick scrape
2nd Verse
Guitar 1
[--------------|
[--------------|
[---------2----|
[-----3-4------|
[-2-2----------|
[--------------| Rpt 3 X
[Guitar 2 with wah
[--------------|
[--------------|
[-7\-----------|
[-9\-----------|
[--------------|
[--------------|Rpt 3 X
Guitar 1
[-------------|
[-------------|
[-------------|
[-------------|
[-------------|
[-5--4--3--2--|
[Guitar 2
[-------------|
[-10-9--8--7--|
[-12b11b10b9b-|
[-------------|
[-------------|
[-------------|
Guitar 2
Guitar 2
Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------| Rpt
Guitar 1
[-----------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------|
[--------------------4-----4---4----|
[-6--------6---------2-x-x-2-x-2-4/-|
[-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4--------------2/-|
[Guitar 2 Pick scrape
[-----------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------|
[--------------------\-\------------|
[---------------------\-\-----------|
[-----------------------------------| Rpt 3 X
Guitar 1 to feedback
[-----------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------|
[-4--------4---------4------(4)-----|
[-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2------(2)-----|
[Guitar 2 Pick scrape. trem dive
[-----------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------|
[--------------------------------|
[--------------------\-\------------|
[---------------------\-\-----------|
[-----------------------------------|
Backing for solo
|----------------------------------| Rpt 8 X
|----------------------------------| Rpt 4 X
Guitar solo with wah
Guitar 1 notes often decay to feedback
[-----------------------------------------------------------|
[-12fb-----------r--------12fb--------10fb------------------|
[-----------------------------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[-15fb-----------r--------16---fb---------------------------|
[-------------------------------------10fb------------------|
[-----------------------------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------17fb-17fb----14-16-|
|-15brp13-15-13----13-11fb--trem vibrato----------------------|
|-14-16p14-12-14----12-14-19-14-16p14----14-20fb--r--16----14----12-|
|---------21fb-21-21-21r-21fb-21r1919-19fb---17fb-r15-trem vibrato-\-|
|-11fb--r------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----12----15fb-15fb-15fb-15fb-15fb15fb-|
|----------------------------------------| Rpt
with trem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ h
|-----------------------------------16fb---r--12-15p12----12----------|
|-11\/11--------11\-11-trem vibrato-----------------------------------|
|-14----14-12-trem vibrato--|
Rpt Intro
Rpt 1st Verse
Rpt Chorus with ad lib trem guitar
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