Tablature for Summer

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I've been listening to Summer alot lately and I have found myself strangely addicted to it.

I decided to try and learn all the different parts to the song, but I can't find any tabs for it on the net and I'm rubbish at figuring out songs by ear.

Do any of you know where I can get bass, guitar and keyboard tabs of the song?
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<sarcastic random guess> the first chord is Am </sarcastic random guess>



I'd take bets on there being a C chord, a B chord, and probably a D chord in there too. Just like every single other Sisters song. :innocent:
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its amphetamine logic backwards isn't it? :lol:
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Quiff Boy wrote:its amphetamine logic backwards isn't it? :lol:
Really?

I can play Amphetamine Logic, I'll just have to learn to play it backwards.

@Laz, it really does have an A-minor chord in it :lol:
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nick the stripper wrote:
Quiff Boy wrote:its amphetamine logic backwards isn't it? :lol:
Really?

I can play Amphetamine Logic, I'll just have to learn to play it backwards.
the two songs have very similar choruses (chorii? :lol:)

and as laz says, they're always in A :D
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nick the stripper wrote:@Laz, it really does have an A-minor chord in it :lol:
:roll: they all do, my young padawan learner
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lazarus corporation wrote:
nick the stripper wrote:@Laz, it really does have an A-minor chord in it :lol:
:roll: they all do, my young padawan learner
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lazarus corporation wrote:<sarcastic random guess> the first chord is Am </sarcastic random guess>
Sounds more like an A5 to me :lol:

Just like the start of Suzanne :|

Edit: s**t, seems like the second chord is the same too...I'm probably wrong, like. Tone deaf, me. Which is why I took GCSE music :innocent:

@nick: if you do find/compose a tab, please let me see it, I'd be most grateful :)
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I keep thinking Susanne is a remade version of On The Wire, they sound so similar.

Also, listen to Valentine, and then listen to The Velvet Underground's "Venus In Furs". Notice any similarities? :roll:
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Motz wrote:
lazarus corporation wrote:<sarcastic random guess> the first chord is Am </sarcastic random guess>
Sounds more like an A5 to me :lol:
no such chord. not in the Sisters' chord dictionary, anyhow.
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I've fiured out what the bass plays during the chorus and intro, I'm not sure if it's correct though.

1:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:1
2:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:2
3:--0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------5-------3-------0-------3---------0-------5-------3-------0--:3
4:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:4

and the keyboard strings play something like this:

A A# C A#

You will have to listen to the song for timing, I think it's correct.
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Guitar wise, just do as I do, cheat & use...
POWER CHORDS!!!! :twisted:

Mr Whammy does it through Crash & Burn so its good enough for me.
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Resurrection. :von:

Does anyone have more precise ideas yet? As a guitar beginner, I'm having trouble figuring it out.

Thank you!
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i've got it!

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Intro chords are simply below played by both guitars.
The Doktor plays the melody over top:
A/A/A/A/
D/Bb/G/Am/Am

Then the riff:

Guitar 1 (Ben) plays:
G- ------2--3------232------5---3------232
D- 0--00--0---000-----0 00---0---000-----

This just repeats.
Occasionally on some recordings Adam or Ben will end the riff like this...
B- ----------------------------------------66665
G- ------2--3------232------5---3------ --------7\
D- 0--00--0---000-----0 00---0----------------


Guitar 2 (Chris) just plays a chugging and palm muted d power chord over the riff.

Hope this helps.
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i can help you out with whats on the recordings of summer i have done years ago. i was obsessed with summer back then.

although it might be featured "too much music" on these for the standardised sisters listeners's ears today, it even features real basses having a proper job. still love these versions i have to admit

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DJVD3L5W
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lachert wrote:i've got it!

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Otherwise it's spot on! :lol:
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jost 7 wrote:i can help you out with whats on the recordings of summer i have done years ago. i was obsessed with summer back then.

although it might be featured "too much music" on these for the standardised sisters listeners's ears today, it even features real basses having a proper job. still love these versions i have to admit

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DJVD3L5W
Very nice, jost 7 ... almost like finger training cd ... ;D :D ... :notworthy: ...

So thanks. ;D
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Brilliant. Thanks guys.

I love your version jost. Very pretty autumnal kind of sound, but retaining the groove of the original!
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I still have that version on my old PC somewhere Jost7... ready to be mastered with the rest... :lol:

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