Thirteen(Big Star cover)
If you are tuned down, the capo is on the third fret, I think in the key
of A#.
This is a beautiful but somewhat difficult song that must be
fingerpicked. This is merely an attempt after I repeatly listened to it
from Lucky Three off of this site, so it's not perfect and feel free to
improvise. The lyrics are a stab in the dark. Listen for changes and
timing.
Main Rift to start each verse
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----------2------0-------2h4---------------
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Rift 2 F#m
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--------------------------------2-----------2-------------3-------------2------
-------------------------2-----------2----------------4-----4-------2-----2---
--------2------0------------4-----------4-------0------------------------------
0--------------------4--------------------------------------------4-------------
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Bm Rift (appears repeatly throughout the song in different places)
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-------------3------------------5-----------------3---------
-----4----------4--------2---------2-------2---------------
---------4----------4-------------------4-------------------
-2----------------------------------------------------2------
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Rift 3
F#m Bm
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------------2--------------2------------3------------3-----------
-----2-------------2--------------4-----------4------------------
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--------4--------------4-------2-----------2---------------------
-2-------------2--------------------------------------------------
F#m Bm
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-----2-------------2----------------------------------------------
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--------4--------------4------------play Bm rift here------------
-2-------------2--------------------------------------------------
Rift 4
------0-------0-------0--------0-------0------------------------
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--2------2--------0-------0--------------------------------------
-------------------------------------4-------Bm rift again--------
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Intro: play main rift 4 times
Main Rift
Won't you let me walk you home from school,
Rift 2
Won't you let me take you to the room.
Rift 3
Maybe Friday I can, get tickets for the dance
Rift 4
And I'll take you, ooh ooh
Main Rift
Won't you tell your dad get off my back,
Rift 2
Tell him what we said about playing black
Rift 3
Rock and Roll is here to stay, well come inside then, ok,
Rift 4
And I'll shake you, ooh ooh
Solo (ask elliott next time you see him)
Main Rift
Won't you tell me, what you're thinking of,
Rift 2
Won't you be an outlaw, whom I love
Rift 3
It takes so let me know, It takes no well I can go
Rift 4
I won't make you
*End with the main/intro rift
tabbed by bunch
"Thirteen"
by Big Star
Standard Tuning
Capo 3rd fret
Chords
G = 320033
G/B = x20033
Cadd9 = x32030
Am = x02210
Am7 = x02213
D = xx0232
riff1
G Cadd9
E-----------------
B-----------------
G----0---0-------0
D------0-----0^2--
A----------3------
E--3--------------
riff2
Cadd9 G/B Am Am7
E--------------------------------3-------3----
B------3-------3-------1---0-1-------1-------1
G--------0-------0----------------------------
D----2-------0-------2------------------------
A--3-------2-------0-----0-----0---0---0---0--
E---------------------------------------------
riff3
Em Am Am7
E----------------------------3----
B----------------------1-0-------0
G--------0---0--------------------
D------2-------2-----2------------
A----2-----------2-0-------0---0--
E--0-------0----------------------
riff4
Em Am Am7
E--------------------------------3-------3----
B----------------------1---0-1-------1-------1
G--------0---0--------------------------------
D------2-------2-----2------------------------
A----2-----------2-0-----0-----0---0---0---0--
E--0-------0----------------------------------
riff5
D Cadd9 G/B Am Am7
E----------------------------------------3-------3----
B------3-------3-------3-------1---0-1-------1-------1
G----2---2-------0-------0----------------------------
D--0---------2-------0-------2------------------------
A----------3-------2-------0-----0-----0---0---0---0--
E-----------------------------------------------------
riff1 * 2
riff1 * 4
Won't you let me walk you home from school?
riff1 * 2, riff2
Won't you let me meet you at the pool?
riff3
Maybe friday I can
riff4
Get Tickets for the dance
riff5, riff1 * 2
and I'll take you.
riff1 * 4
Won't you tell your dad get off my back?
riff 1 * 2, riff2
Tell him what we said bout paint it black
riff3
Rock and roll is here to stay
riff4
come inside where it's okay
riff5, riff1 * 2
and I'll shake you
solo(this is more how it is on big star's album, not how elliott plays)
E--5-3-5-3-------------------5-2-5-2-3-2-0
B--2-2-2-2-----0^2-4^2-0-----2-2-2-2-3-3-3
G--2-2-2-2-2^4-----------0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
D--2-2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-0-0-0
A------------------------------------0-0-0
E-----------------------------------------
solo continued
E--0-------0-----0-------3-2-0----
B--1-0---0-1-0---1-0---0-1-----1--
G--2---2---2---2-2---2---2-------2
D--2-------2-----2-------0--------
A--0-------0-----0----------------
E---------------------------------
riff1 * 4
Won't you tell me what your thinkin of?
riff1 * 2, riff2
Would you be an outlaw for my love?
riff3
If its over let me know
riff4
If its no well I can go
riff5, riff1 * 3, end with a G chord
I won't make you.
Thats it. It sound pretty close to the album version, considering
it for only one guitar. If anyone figures a better way to play
it let me know. Also if anyone can figure out how elliott does the
solo send me an email.
Mark Zelasko