----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUTOMATIC - Go-Go's ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: J. Wiedlin Album: "Beauty and the Beat" (1981, I.R.S. Records) Guitarists: L-Charlotte Caffey, R-Jane Wiedlin Tabbed by: Anne Drury e-mail: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com Date: November 7, 2013 INTRO: Figure 1 - Gt1 Am E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G --------9-7------|--------9-7------|--------9-7------|--------9-7------| D -7-9-10-----9-7-9|-7-9-10-----9-7-9|-7-9-10-----9-7-9|-7-9-10-----9-7-9| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Quiet 1ST VERSE: (Guitar 1 plays Figure 1) Gt2 Am (2nd time only) F E E -----5-----------|----(5)----------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----5-----------|----(5)----------|----10-----------|-----9-----------| G -----5-----------|----(5)----------|----10-----------|-----9-----------|2x D -----7-----------|----(7)----------|----10-----------|-----9-----------| A -----7-----------|----(7)----------|-----8-----------|-----7-----------| E -----5-----------|----(5)----------|-----------------|-----------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. now, still of night, Inside fire burning bright 2. Right moment, laying down, Oh, still no sound, It's CHORUS 1: (Gtr1 plays Fig. 1) Gt2 F E E -----------------|-----------------| B ----10-----------|-----9-----------| G ----10-----------|-----9-----------|2x D ----10-----------|-----9-----------| A -----8-----------|-----7-----------| E -----------------|-----------------| 1. all automatic, No 2. thought, Automatic 2ND VERSE: (Gtr1 plays Fig. 1) Gt2 Am F E E -----5-----------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----5-----------|-----5-----------|----10-----------|-----9-----------| G -----5-----------|-----5-----------|----10-----------|-----9-----------|2x D -----7-----------|-----7-----------|----10-----------|-----9-----------| A -----7-----------|-----7-----------|-----8-----------|-----7-----------| E -----5-----------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----------------| 1. Golden hair, skin glisten, Beating heart, but don't listen 2. Angles sharp, crash together,Time and consciousness sever, Mind CHORUS 2: Gt1 E|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------| G|--------9-7------|--------9-7------|------------------|----------------| D|-7-9-10-----9-7-9|-7-9-10-----9-7-9|-10---------------|----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------| | | Gt2 F E | E|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------| B|----10-------10--|-----9-------9---|------------------|----------------| G|----10-------10--|-----9-------9---|------------------|----------------| D|----10-------10--|-----9-------9---|------------------|----------------| A|-----8--------8--|-----7-------7---|------------------|----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------| in automatic, Time stop, Automatic BREAK: Gt1 (3x) E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------| B|o-----------------------------------o|-------------------------| G|------------9--7---------------------|-----------9--7------7-/-| D|--7--9--10---------9--7--------------|-7--9--10---------9--7-/-| A|o-----------------------------------o|-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------| | . . . . . . . . . . | Gt2 Am (3x) | E|--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5--5--------------|-5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5--5---| B|o-5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5--5-------------o|-5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5--5---| G|--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5--5--------------|-5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5--5---| D|--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7--7--------------|-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7--7---| A|o-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7--7-------------o|-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7--7---| E|--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5--5--------------|-5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5--5---| (this bar 6/4 time) (4/4 time) SLIDE GUITAR SOLO: Gt1 Am E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -14-=-------14-/-|-17-=-------17-\-|-12-=-------12-\-|-7-=---------7-/-| D -14-=-------14-/-|-17-=-------17-\-|-12-=-------12-\-|-7-=---------7-/-| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Gt1 Am E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -14-=-------14-/-|-17-=-------17-/-|-19-=-------19-\-|-14-=------------| D -14-=-------14-/-|-17-=-------17-/-|-19-=-------19-\-|-14-=------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Quiet 3RD VERSE: (only Gtr1 plays bars 1-4, both guitar parts for bars 5-8) Gt1 E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|--------9-7------|--------9-7------|--------9-7------|--------9-7------|2x D|-7-9-10-----9-7-9|-7-9-10-----9-7-9|-7-9-10-----9-7-9|-7-9-10-----9-7-9| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | Gt2 Am F E | E|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|----10-----------|-----9-----------| G|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|----10-----------|-----9-----------|1x D|-----7-----------|-----7-----------|----10-----------|-----9-----------| A|-----7-----------|-----7-----------|-----8-----------|-----7-----------| E|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----------------| 1. now, still of night, Inside fire burning bright (Quiet 2. now) (Still of night) Right moment, laying down, Oh, still no sound, It's CHORUS: (played same as CHORUS 2) all automatic Time stop / Automatic OUTRO: (Gtr1 plays Fig. 1) Gt2 Am E -5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5--5-----| B -5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5--5-----| G -5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5--5-----| D -7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7--7-----| (Repeat to fade) A -7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7--7-----| E -5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5--5-----| . . . . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: -Bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time. -Dots (...) located under any staff are for timing, and indicate where the downbeats (1234) fall. -The slide guitar solo is tabbed a bit differently from the record (I think the recording must have been done using an alternate tuning). I've tabbed the solo in standard tuning, the way Charlotte Caffey plays it in live performances. It's much the same as the record, the only difference being that the top line of the harmony is dropped an octave so that it becomes the lower line of the harmony. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b6IHEVvIFI =...hold note /...slide up o \...slide down o...repeat bars between the symbols (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