Good Times tab by Chic
Guitar tabs
GOOD TIMES
As recorded by Chic
(From the 1979 Album RISQUÉ)
Words and Music by Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Nile Rodgers - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=116
G/D Asus2/D
4/4
Gtr I
W E S S E S S E S S S S S S e e e e e e E s s
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🎸
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
A5/D A6/C#
E S S E S S E S S S S S S e e e e e e E S S
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|-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-x-5-x-x-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-o||
|-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-x-7-x-x-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x--||
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Chorus
$
G/D
E S S E S S E S S S S S S
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Asus2/D Asus4/D A6/C#
e e e e e e E s s E S S E S S E S S S S S S e e e e e e E S S
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|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-x-x-|-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-x-5-x-x-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-x-x-|-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-x-7-x-x-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-|
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D6sus4 Asus2/D
E S S E S S E S S S S S S e e e e e e E s s
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|-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-x-7-x-x-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-x-x-|
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Dsus2
E S S E S S E S S S S S S
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|-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-x-5-x-x---|
|-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-x-7-x-x---|
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A6/C# G/D Asus2/D
e e e e e e E S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S e e e e e e E s s
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-|-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-x-8-x-x-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-x-x-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-x-7-x-x-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-x-x-|
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Dsus2 A6/C# G/D
E S S E S S E S S S S S S e e e e e e E S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S
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|-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-x-5-x-x-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-|-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-x-8-x-x---|
|-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-x-7-x-x-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-|-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-x-7-x-x---|
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To Coda
Asus2/D Dsus2 A6/C#
e e e e e e E s s E S S E S S E S S S S S S e e e e e e E S S
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|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-x-x-|-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-x-5-x-x-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x---||
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-x-x-|-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-x-7-x-x-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x---||
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1st & 2nd Verses
G/D
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-8-x-x-8---8-x-x-8-x-x-8---8-x-x-|-8-x-x-8---8-x-x-8-x-x-8---8-x-x-|
|-7-x-x-7---7-x-x-7-x-x-7---7-x-x-|-7-x-x-7---7-x-x-7-x-x-7---7-x-x-|
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Dsus2 A/C#
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-5-x-x-5---5-x-x-5-x-x-5---5-x-x-|-5-x-x-5---5-x-x-5-x-x-5---5-x-x-|
|-5-x-x-5---5-x-x-5-x-x-5---5-x-x-|-5-x-x-5---5-x-x-5-x-x-5---5-x-x-|
|-7-x-x-7---7-x-x-7-x-x-7---7-x-x-|-6-x-x-6---6-x-x-6-x-x-6---6-x-x-|
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G/D
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-8-x-x-8---8-x-x-8-x-x-8---8-x-x-|-8-x-x-8---8-x-x-8-x-x-8---8-x-x-|
|-7-x-x-7---7-x-x-7-x-x-7---7-x-x-|-7-x-x-7---7-x-x-7-x-x-7---7-x-x-|
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Dsus2 A/C#
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-5-x-x-5---5-x-x-5-x-x-5---5-x-x-|-5-x-x-5---5-x-x-5-x-x-5---5-x-x-|
|-7-x-x-7---7-x-x-7-x-x-7---7-x-x-|-6-x-x-6---6-x-x-6-x-x-6---6-x-x-|
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G/D
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-8-x-x-8---8-x-x-8-x-x-8---8-x-x-|-8-x-x-8---8-x-x-8-x-x-8---8-x-x-|
|-7-x-x-7---7-x-x-7-x-x-7---7-x-x-|-7-x-x-7---7-x-x-7-x-x-7---7-x-x-|
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Dsus2 A/C#
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-5-x-x-5---5-x-x-5-x-x-5---5-x-x-|-5-x-x-5---5-x-x-5-x-x-5---5-x-x-|
|-5-x-x-5---5-x-x-5-x-x-5---5-x-x-|-5-x-x-5---5-x-x-5-x-x-5---5-x-x-|
|-7-x-x-7---7-x-x-7-x-x-7---7-x-x-|-6-x-x-6---6-x-x-6-x-x-6---6-x-x-|
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G/D
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-8-x-x-8---8-x-x-8-x-x-8---8-x-x-|-8-x-x-8---8-x-x-8-x-x-8---8-x-x-|
|-7-x-x-7---7-x-x-7-x-x-7---7-x-x-|-7-x-x-7---7-x-x-7-x-x-7---7-x-x-|
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1.
Dsus2 A/C#
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-5-x-x-5---5-x-x-5-x-x-5---5-x-x-|-5-x-x-5---5-x-x-5-x-x-5---5-x-x-o||
|-7-x-x-7---7-x-x-7-x-x-7---7-x-x-|-6-x-x-6---6-x-x-6-x-x-6---6-x-x--||
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Outro
2.
D.S. al Coda &
A/C# G/D
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S
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|-5-x-x-5---5-x-x-5-x-x-5---5-x-x--||o-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-x-8-x-x-|
|-6-x-x-6---6-x-x-6-x-x-6---6-x-x--||--7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-x-7-x-x-|
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Asus2/D Dsus2 A6/C#
e e e e e e E s s E S S E S S E S S S S S S e e e e e e E S S 3x
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|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-x-x-|-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-x-5-x-x-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-o||
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-x-x-|-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-x-7-x-x-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x--||
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Duration 🏷Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature 🏷Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc 🏷Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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