Wing Commander: Introduction Surf Music Version Composed by Dave Govett Arranged by Team Fat Performed by The Fatman and Team Fat at the Consumer Electronics Show, 1995 Transcribed by Cory L. Fujimori (scrap@reprehensible.net) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, here we go people. The ultimate sign of WC-fanboyism. When I first heard that The Fatman performed this bit live as a surf tune, I was shocked. I was expecting the worst as I downloaded it, but when the download was complete, and as I listened to it, I was extremely surprised and pleased by the quality of the tune. So much so that I just -had- to tab it out for my own playing pleasure. A bit about me: I did a revision of the WC3/4 FAQ when James Hogan lost the free time to continue on with his editing duties. I did Prophecy+. Nobody remembers it. But that's just as well. Heh. Corrections: 6/23/01 - Rearranged some of the main theme lead to be more scale-friendly. I am aware that the second part sounds way off. I am working on fixing it up. Also added part of the bridge solo. I'm really needing some help figuring out what chords are being played by the second guitar throughout, in the background. Anyone have any ideas? 6/24/01 - I e-mailed The Fatman yesterday, hoping to get some help with the tab, and to my surprise, I got a response! Added a proper intro section. Thanks Fatman! I've also added what I think are the correct chords to the bridge section. 6/25/01 - Fixed up some cosmetic stuff. Added all of the middle-eight section. Made a few corrections here and there. 7/25/01 - Minor fixes here and there. This oughta be it until I find the extra time to figure out the verse chords. 8/1/01 - Whee. Figured out the rest of the chords for the whole bit. We are done and complete, baby. Also added extra staffs for the 'chordally challenged'. Enjoy. Now, without further adieu... Intro - Starts with barre chords A to G. Just play the bottom two or three strings, so you don't have to commit to major or minor. Occasionally lift the index finger to play that open E string in between A's and G's. A G A G e-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-|-6------6-----4----------4--4----6---6------6---6--------4--------------- x2 D-|-7------7-----5----------5--5----7---7------7---7--------5--------------- A-|-7------7-----5----------5--5----7---7------7---7--------5--------------- E-|-5------0-----3----------0--0----5---5------0---5--------3--------------- -- Main theme rhythm section - these are some rather nice arpeggios. I play the chord progression like this, although you can improvise and play it however you feel like. A G e-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-|-------6--------------6--------------4------------4---------------------- D-|-----7---7----------7---7----------5----5-------5------------------------ A-|---7--------------7-------7------5------------5-------------------------- E-|-5--------------5--------------3------------3---------------------------- A E A e-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-|------------------------5------------9------------5---------------------- G-|-------6--------------6------------9---9--------6------------------------ D-|-----7----7---------7------------9------------7-------------------------- A-|---7--------------7------------7------------7---------------------------- E-|-5--------------5-------------------------------------------------------- D E D E e-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-|-------7---------------9---------------7---------------9----------------- G-|-----7---7-----------9---9-----------7---7-----------9---9--------------- D-|---7-------7-------9-------9-------7-------7-------9-------9------------- A-|-5-----------5---7-----------5---5-----------5---7-----------7----------- E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- D E A e-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-|-------7---------------9------------------------------------------------- G-|-----7---7-----------9---9--------------6-----------6-------------------- D-|---7-------7-------9-------9----------7---7-------7---------------------- A-|-5-----------5---7-----------5------7-------7---7------------------------ E-|----------------------------------5-----------5-------------------------- Main Theme lead: If you have a Strat-style guitar, I recommend that you use a combination of the neck and middle pickups for this part. A G e-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-|-------------------7--6----------11---9---------------------------------- D-|-7-----9-----7------------7-----------------7----9\12--12--12------16---- A-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- A E D e-|-----------------------------------------------------------------10--9--7 B-|-------------------------------------------9------9--10---5---7---------- G-|-------------------7--6--------11---9------------------------------------ D-|-7-----9-----7-----------7-------------7--------------------------------- A-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- E D E D E A e-|-----------10---9--7--------------10---9--7--5-------7--5~~~~------------ B-|-5\7---------------------5\7--------------7--5----9--7--5~~~~------------ G-|--------------------------------------------------9---------------------- D-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Then, through the bridge pickup with a heavy attack: A G e-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-|--------------3--2----------7---5---------------3\5--7------------------- G-|-2---4---2------------2-------------2---4-------------------------------- D-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- A E e-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-|--------------3--2----------7---5----------9-------9---10---------------- G-|-2---4---2------------2-------------2------------------------------------ D-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- D E D E D A e-|--------10--9--7-------------10--9--7--------10---9--7--5------7---5~~--- B-|-5--7--------------5\7-----------------5\7--------9--7--5--9---7---5~~--- G-|-----------------------------------------------------------9------------- D-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Middle-eight solo: Okay, here's where it gets fun. Play this with a little bit of overdrive. I believe that the chord changes throughout the solo are the following: E, A, E, A, D, E, E, A, E, A, D, A, Bm7, E. Play them as barres. E A e-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-|---------10--9----7h5h7h5------------5----------------------------------- G-|-----7--------------------------7---------------------------------------- D-|--7---------------------------------------------------------------------- A-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- E A D e-|-------------------------------------------------------12---10h9h10------ B-|---------10--9----9h7h9---10-----12---10---5-----9----------------------- G-|-----7------------------------------------------------------------------- D-|--7---------------------------------------------------------------------- A-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- E e-|--12----10h9h10---9-----7------5----7------------------------------------ B-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- D-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- E A e-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-|---------10--9----7h5h7h5------------5----------------------------------- G-|-----7--------------------------7---------------------------------------- D-|--7---------------------------------------------------------------------- A-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- E D e-|-------------------------------------------------------12---10h9h10------ B-|---------10--9----9h7h9---10-----12---10---5-----9----------------------- G-|-----7------------------------------------------------------------------- D-|--7---------------------------------------------------------------------- A-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bm7 E e-|--12----10h9h10-------13---12h10h12------10-----13---10------------------ B-|---------------------------------------------------------14--12--10--12~~ G-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- D-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-|------------------------------------------------------------------------- ... and then back to the beginning. -- That's all for now, folks. 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