In the true old-fashioned rock and roll style of everybody's favorite surf band, The Ventures, Shane's decided to bring you this little treat. Stick around and learn how to play Plastic Tragedy on your very own guitar, box with rubber band, sitar, front car bumper, Pringles can, or bowl of Rice Krispies. Ok, fine, I lied. This is just a guitar tab. But look at it this way, you know it's correct!
Plastic Tragedy
by Shatterglass
Tuned down one half-step to Eb
Chords:
----C5--A5--G5--F5--
eb|----------------|
Bb|----------------|
Gb|-5--------------|
Db|-5---7---5---3--|
Ab|-3---7---5---3--|
Eb|-----5---3---1--|
Intro
Guitar 1 (Shane)
C5 (let ring out) C5 G5 F5 G5 (repeat)
Verse
Guitar 1 (Shane)
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------2--------0--------------------|
Ab|--3-3---3--0-0---0------2------2----|
Eb|--------------------3-3---3--3---3--|
Guitar 2 (Eric)
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|------2--------0--------------------|
Ab|--3-3---3--0-0---0------2------2----|
Eb|--------------------3-3---3--3---3--|
Repeat several times, then play:
Guitar 1 (Shane)
eb|--3--------5--------3-----3--X-X-X--|--3--------5--------3-----3--3-3-3--|
Bb|--3--------5--------3-----3--X-X-X--|--3--------5--------3-----3--3-3-3--|
Gb|--5--------6--------4-----4--X-X-X--|--5--------6--------4-----4--4-4-4--|
Db|--5--------7--------5-----5--X-X-X--|--5--------7--------5-----5--5-5-5--|
Ab|--3--------7--------5-----5--X-X-X--|--3--------7--------5-----5--5-5-5--|
Eb|-----------5--------3---0-3--X-X-X--|-----------5--------3---0-3--3-3-3--|
Guitar 2 (Eric)
eb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Db|------2--------0--------------------|------2--------0--------------------|
Ab|--3-3---3--0-0---0------2------2----|--3-3---3--0-0---0------2------2----|
Eb|--------------------3-3---3--3---3--|--------------------3-3---3--3---3--|
Chorus
C5 G5 F5 G5 (repeat)
Over the second chorus, Shane does some almost-bluesy improvising.
We won't be tabbing that out for you.
Hope you had fun! Now go impress all the ladies by playing that song that's hot on the Tamaqua Pop Charts!
