----------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE PARTY - Max Webster ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: K. Mitchell/P. Dubois Album: "Mutiny Up My Sleeve" (1978, Anthem Records) Guitarist: Kim Mitchell Tabbed by: Anne Drury Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com Date: August 4, 2009 INTRO: Crowd chant: "Cat's in the bag, the neighbours holler This party's higher than the Eiffel A5 B5 E5 E -----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------------| B -----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------------| G -2---4-=---------|--keyboard---|-----------------|---------------------| D -2---4-=---------|-------------|---------------2-|-2-2-2-2-------------| A -0---2-=---------|-------------|-2-0-2-0-2-0---2-|---------2h3p2p0-----| E -----------------|-------------|-------------2-0-|-----------------2-0-| Tower!" (bass) (hold Okay! chord) F# A B E -------0---------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------| B -2-----2-----4---|-/4-5-4--/9-10-9-|----10--------|--------------------| G -3-----2-----4---|-/4-4-4--/9--9-9-|-/9--9-11--11\|--------------------|2x D -4-----2-----4---|-----------------|--------------|-2-2-2-2------------| A -4-----0-----2---|-----------------|--------------|---------2h3p2p0----| E -2---------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------2-0| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1ST VERSE: (follow staves as numbered) E -----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------| B -----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------| G -----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------| D -----------------|-----------------|--------------|-2-2-2-2------------| A -----------------|-----------------|--------------|---------2h3p2p0----| E -2~~-------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------2-0| 1. We're all here to be reckless 2. We're all sleazy and easy to please,Dreamers and schemers on the loose 4. We're all here for a celebration F# A B E -------0---------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------| B -2-----2-----4---|-/4-5-4--/9-10-9-|----10--------|--------------------| G -3-----2-----4---|-/4-4-4--/9--9-9-|-/9--9-11--11\|--------------------| D -4-----2-----4---|-----------------|--------------|-2-2-2-2------------| A -4-----0-----2---|-----------------|--------------|---------2h3p2p0----| E -2---------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------2-0| 3. E -----------------| B -----------------| G -----------------| D -----------------| A -----------------| E -2~~-------------| 5. The madcap scene and the Max machine And the friends you see go up in smoke And this heel toe dance song tour de force CHORUS: C#m7 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---5---5-5-------| G -----------------|-------------2---|-----------------|---4---4-4-------|2x D ---2---2-2---4---|---2---2-2-4---4-|---2---2-2---4---|---x---x-x-------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---4---4-4-------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. (no vocal) 2. Climbing a cloud, climbing a cloud, climbing a cloud, Put a little A5 B5 B E -----------------|---------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|---------|/7-5----/7-5-----|-4---4-----------| G -2-----4---------|---------|/6-4----/6-4-----|-4---4-----------| D -2-----4---------|---------|-----------------|-4---4-----------| A -0-----2---------|---------|-----------------|-2---2-----------| E -----------------|---------|-----------------|-----------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . life on the line (2nd bar 2/4 time) 2ND VERSE: (no guitar except for fills) E --------------------|-----------------| B --------------------|-----------------| G --------------------|-----------------| D -2-2-2-2------------|-----------------| A ---------2h3p2p0----|-----------------| E -----------------2-0|-2~~-------------| Here's Lucy She's choosy of who calls her on the phone She's from a very rich foreign family But displaced 'cause of rivalry at home (Keyboard/bass part, then:) E -----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-----------------| D -----------------|-----------------| A -5---------4-2-=-|=----------------| E ---5---5---------|-----------------| Now Daphne is the orphan Still searching for her roots She likes concert blisters and leather boots And knows one fact, her act is to get E -----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-----------------| D -5-4-3-----------|-4---------------| A -------5-4-3-4-5-|-----------------| E -----------------|-2---------------| pm--------------| loose Now we're just musicians Here to thin the thickness of your skin GUITAR SOLO: (this is the rhythm guitar part, see end notes) F# A B E -------0---------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| B -2-----2-----4---|-/4-5-4--/9-10-9-|----10-----------|----------------| G -3-----2-----4---|-/4-4-4--/9--9-9-|-/9--9-11~~------|----------------| D -4-----2-----4---|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|10x A -4-----0-----2---|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| E -2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B /7~~-------5-4-5-|---4---4---------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-----6-----6-4-6-|---4-2-4---2-1-2-|---1---1---------| D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----4-----4-2---| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| BRIDGE: G#m7 A7 C#sus2 D flat5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-4---4---4---4---|-----------------| G -4---4---4---4---|-6---6---6---6---|-x---x---x---x---|-7---7---7---7---| D -4---4---4---4---|-5---5---5---5---|-6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---| A -x---x---x---x---|-0---0---0---0---|-4---4---4---4---|-5---5---5---5---| E -4---4---4---4---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Show us your body, show us your curls, Show us your tour de force, show us your thrills G#m7 A7 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5~~-------------| B -----------------|-----------------|------4-------/7-|-----------------| G -4---4---4---4---|-6---6---6---6---|------------4----|-----------------| D -4---4---4---4---|-5---5---5---5---|-4--7----4-------|-----------------| A -x---x---x---x---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------| E -4---4---4---4---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Keep that smile |This is the best (tempo increase) (Then drum fill) on your face |offer you've had so far B5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| D -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2x A -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| pm--- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---| 1. We're innocent, we're naive, In the cabarets we get our 2. veins wet,In the saloons we hassle the richest guests, In the climb we're breathless a- B5 D5 A5 C#5 B5 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|/7-5----/7-5-----| G -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2---2---6-4-=-|-=---------------|/6-4----/6-4-----| D -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-2---2---6-4-=-|-=---------------|-----------------| A -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---0---0---4-2-=-|-=---------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| pm------| -bove the rest E --------------------| B --------------------| G --------------------| D -2-2-2-2------------| A ---------2h3p2p0----| E -----------------2-0| BREAK/CHORUS: C#m7 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---5---5-5-------| G -----------------|-------------2---|-----------------|---4---4-4-------|5x D ---2---2-2---4---|---2---2-2-4---4-|---2---2-2---4---|---x---x-x-------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---4---4-4-------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1-4. (no vocal, keyboard solo) (5th time through, 5. Climbing a cloud, climbing a cloud, climbing a cloud | hold final chord) (keyboard chords) G aug5 E -----------------------|-0-=-------------------|-----------------------| B -(5)-=-----------------|-1-=-------------------|-4-=-------------------| G -(4)-=-----------------|-x---------------------|-x---------------------| D -(x)-------------------|-2-=-------------------|-5-=-------------------| A -(4)-=-----------------|-----------------------|-x---------------------| E -----------------------|-----------------------|-3-=-------------------| (lead guit. improv) (l. guit. improv) (l. guit. improv) A5 F#5 E -2-------------------2-|---2------------------|----------| B -2-------------------2-|---2------------------|----------| G ----4^wr--2-4--2-------|-----/5\4p2-4--2----2=|=---------| D -----------------4-----|-----------------4--2=|=----4----| A -----------------------|--------------------0=|=----4----| E -----------------------|----------------------|-----2----| . . . . . . . . . . (last staff is 12/8 time) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: -Bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time, except where otherwise indicated. -Dots (...) located under any staff are for timing, and indicate where the downbeats (1234) fall. -The guitar solo is missing because I couldn't tab it at full speed. I hope to add it in when I resolve some CD burner problems, and can burn the solo at a slower speed. -The chord names above the staff in the Bridge may not be too accurate. (I just took them from a chord name finder.) ^...bend (w=whole tone) =...hold note or chord r...release bend ~...vibrato h...hammer on x...muted note p...pull off /...slide up pm..palm mute (This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.) Anne's Guitar Tab Archive - www.angelfire.com/planet/zerofret