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From boingo692x@mail.telis.org Fri Apr 18 10:27:49 1997

Song 	: The Clowns of Death
Written : Danny Elfman
Band	: Oingo Boingo
Transcribed : boingo692x (boingo692x@mail.telis.org)
>From the Farewell Halloween 1995 Live Album.

This song is originally recorded with three guitars (Steve, Warren, and
Danny).  I will attempt to tab out the main parts since they basically
play the same thing with each adding their own styles.
This is an estimation at best.

The begining is a bass riff that is picked up eventually by the guitars
and used througout the song.

5|------------2--3-2-0------------/7-7\--|
6|-0-2-0-2-0------------0-2-0-2-0--------|


Intro guitar lick.

3|-11-11-*-11-11-*-11-11-*11-9(11)-11--|
or something like that.  On the second time slide up to 22 or 24 at the
end.
(Try experimenting with Artificial Harmonics)


Power Chords
   E F#       Bm C   A

4|------------4--5-4-2-------------------|
5|-2-4-2-4-2--2--3-2-0--2-4-2-4-2--------|
6|-0-2-0-2-0------------0-2-0-2-0--------|


There is a section before the verse comes up where Danny is mimicking
the the bends on the guitar or vice verse.
It goes somethin like this:

3|-----------------------------------|  
4|7-9-10~--7-9-10~--7-9-10~--7-9-7---|2x
5|---------------------------------9-|  

3|9-11-11~--9-11-11~--9-11-11~--9-11-9---|
4|-------------------------------------11|2x


or something like that.

Pre-Chorus

   A  G  E  B
3|-------1--------------1--|
4|-7--5--2--9--7--5--9--2--|
5|-7--5--2--9--7--5--9--2--|
6|-5--3-----7--5--3--7-----|


Chorus

   F#       G#            C#
4|-4--6--4--6--4--6--6-4-/11--|
5|-4--6--4--6--4--6--6-4-/11--|
6|-2--4--2--4--2--4--4-2-/9---| 2x

   C#   B    B     A
3|-6-6--4-4--------------|
4|-6-6--4-4--9-9-9-7-7-7-|
5|-4-4--2-2--9-9-9-7-7-7-|
6|-----------7-7-7-5-5-5-|

Interlude

4|-7---11--|
5|-7---11--|
6|-5---9---|


Lyrics:

Verse 1



Pre-Chorus


Verse 2



Pre-Chorus


Chorus


Interlude


Verse 2 (again)

Pre-Chorus

Chorus

Interlude



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