----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEY OPERATOR - Coney Hatch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: C. Dixon Album: "Coney Hatch" (1981, Anthem Records) Guitarists: L-Steve Shelski, R-Carl Dixon Tabbed by: Anne Drury Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com Date: October 1, 2007 INTRO: D5 F C D5 D5 Fsus2 C D5 E ---|-----------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------| B ---|-3------1--------|-------3---3-----3=|=----1--------|-------3------| G 0h2|-2--0h2-2--------|-------2-----0h2-2=|=----0--------|-------2------| D ---|-0------3------0-|-2-0---0---------0=|=----3------0-|-2-0---0------| A ---|-----------------|-----3-------------|--------------|-----3--------| E ---|-----------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D5 Fsus2 C D5 D5 Fsus2 (3x) E -----------------|------------------|------------------| B -3-----1---------|o-------3-------3=|=------1---------o| G -2-----0---------|--------2-------2=|=------0----------| D -0-----3-------0-|--2-0---0---0---0=|=------3-------0--| A -----------------|o-----3-------3---|-----------------o| E -----------------|------------------|------------------| C C5 E -----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------| G -----------5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| D -2-0-------5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A -----3-----3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E -----------------|-----------------| pm-- --- ---- --- --| 1ST VERSE: D5 G E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -5---5-----5---4-|---4---4-4---4---|-5---5-----5---4=|-=---------------| D -7---7-----7---5-|---5---5-5---5---|-7---7-----7---5=|-=---------------|4x A -----------------|-----------------|---------------5=|-=---------------| E -----------------|-----------------|---------------3=|-=---------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . | | 1. I paid my money, dialed my numbers, got the operator |on the line | 2. I wanna call long distance that little girl of mine | | 3. I know she'll be there 'cause she said any night or d|ay | 4. I've just got to call her, and she'll be on her way, | Ooo, I said,| | | E|-----------------| B|-----------------| (Play this fill 3rd time G|----2^w-2p0------| through the above staff) D|------------2=p0-| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| CHORUS: D5 Fsus2 C D5 D5 Fsus2 (3x) C E -----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| B -3-----1---------|o-------3-------3=|=------1--------o|----------------| G -2-----0---------|--------2-------2=|=------0---------|----------------| D -0-----3-------0-|--2-0---0---0---0=|=------3------0--|-2-0-----0tr2---| A -----------------|o-----3-------3---|----------------o|-----3----------| E -----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| Hey operator, 1. make her telephone talk to me 2. Hey, operator, 3. make her telephone talk to me 2ND VERSE: (played same as 1st Verse) E -----------------| B -----------------| G -----------------| D -0-\\------------| A -----------------| E -----------------| Don't you rush me, let it ring some more And don't try to tell me that she's gone out the door Well, talk talk talk, that's all you ever do I paid my money, I want some results from you Ooo, I said CHORUS 2: (played same as Chorus 1, but add this lead part) D5 Fsus2 C D5 D5 Fsus2 C D5 E -------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------| B -15--13----13-15~--|-------15-15-13----|-13--15-13-------|-------------| G --------14---------|----------------14-|------------14~--|-------------| D -------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|2x A -------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------| E -------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------| Hey operator, make her telephone talk to me (I said) BRIDGE: A5 D5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------3---3=|=----------------| G -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2---2=|=----------------| D -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2---------|-2-2-2-2-2-0---0=|=----------------|2x A -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-0-3-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| pm--- --- --- ---| pm--- ---| 1. I don't care how you do it, You've got your buttons and wires and 2. You'd better put her voice through to me, through to me, through to me, hey! GUITAR SOLO: (backing is same as for Verses) D5 E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -10---10\----------3-----|-------------------------| G ----------------------5^w|===r^w-------------------| D -12---12\----------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|---------------------3p0-| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . G5 E -------------------------|---------------------------------------| B -------------------------|---------------------12p10--13p10------| G -------------------5p2p0-|-7p4p0-10p7p0-12p10---------------10---| D -------3---5p3p0-3-------|---------------------------------------| A -5-----------------------|---------------------------------------| E -------------------------|---------------------------------------| . . . . . . . . D5 + E -------------------------|-------------------------| B -13^wr^wr-10-13-13^wr-10-|-12----------------------| G -------------------------|----14^wr-12-14~---------| D -------------------------|-------------------------| A -------------------------|-------------------------| E -------------------------|-------------------------| . . . . . . . . G5 E ----13h15p13----15-15h17p15----15-15h17p15-|---------20--20^w----------| B -15----------------------------------------|-18--20--------------------| G ------------/19-------------19-------------|---------------------------| D -------------------------------------------|---------------------------| A -------------------------------------------|---------------------------| E -------------------------------------------|---------------------------| . . . . . . . . D5 Fsus2 C D5 D5 Fsus2 C D5 E -----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------| B -3-----1---------|-------3---3-----3=|=----1---------|-------3---------| G -2-----0---------|-------2-----0h2-2=|=----0---------|-------2---------| D -0-----3-------0-|-2-0---0---------0=|=----3-------0-|-2-0---0---------|2x A -----------------|-----3-------------|---------------|-----3-----------| E -----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------| 1. I said, 2. Hey operator, make her telephone talk to me CHORUS: (*include lead part from Chorus 2) D5 Fsus2 C D5 D5 Fsus2 (3x) C C5 E -----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| B -3-----1---------|o-------3-------3=|=------1--------o|----------------| G -2-----0---------|--------2-------2=|=------0---------|----------5-5-5-| D -0-----3-------0-|--2-0---0---0---0=|=------3------0--|-2-0------5-5-5-| A -----------------|o-----3-------3---|----------------o|-----3----3-3-3-| E -----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| pm----| Hey operator, 1. make her telephone talk to me 2. I said, Hey, operator, 3. make her telephone talk to me C5 E -----------------| B -----------------| G -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| D -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E -----------------| pm--- --- ----| OUTRO: (*include lead part from Chorus 2 with this part) D5 Fsus2 C D5 D5 Fsus2 (3x) C D5 E -----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| B -3-----1---------|o-------3-------3=|=------1--------o|----------------| G -2-----0---------|--------2-------2=|=------0---------|---------7------| D -0-----3-------0-|--2-0---0---0---0=|=------3------0--|-2-0-----7------| A -----------------|o-----3-------3---|----------------o|-----3---5------| E -----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| Hey, operator ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: -Bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time. -Dots (...) located under any staff are for timing, and indicate where the downbeats (1234) fall. -Anywhere there is a C chord printed above the staff, the chord isn't actually played on the recording, but if you wanted to play through the song using just chord changes there would be a C Major chord in all of those spots. ^...bend (w=whole tone) =...hold note or chord r...release bend ~...vibrato h...hammer on /...slide up p...pull off \...slide down pm..palm mute +...pinch harmonic tr..trill \\..trem bar dive o o...repeat (the measures between the symbols) (This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.)