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Banal - Bill Nelson
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Tabbed by: axe victim

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From Bill Nelsons solo output, the first track from the
Quit Dreaming And Get On The Beam album.  One of his most popular 
guitar solos too, so I have attempted to tab it.

Here's a link to his myspace page.




Tuning: EADGBe


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato/sustain
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note


Intro and main riff...


___B________________________________G7_____________________________ 

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------3---3--|
A|-2---2-----------2---2----------|---------2---2---5---5----------|
E|---------4---2-----------4---2--|-3---3--------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


___B________________________________G7_____________________________
( lead guitar during intro... )
E|--------------------------------| /19~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
B|----------------/12~~~~~~~~~~~~~|--------------------------------|
G|-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


Verse: ( palm mute chords slightly... )

___A________________________________B_______________D______________ 
         " Every   sound   I        hear
           Seems  to   sound   the  same 
           Every       face    I    see
           Seems the   same    to   me "
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------3---3---3---3--|
G|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|-4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2--|
D|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|-4---4---4---4---0---0---0---0--|
A|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|-2---2---2---2------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


Repeat chord sequence until...

Chorus:

___B________________________________G7_____________________________ 
 " Banal... "
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------3---3--|
A|-2---2-----------2---2----------|---------2---2---5---5----------|
E|---------4---2-----------4---2--|-3---3--------------------------|


Repeat chorus part four times.

Repeat verse.

Repeat chorus, then...


Middle part:


___E________________________________A______________________________ 
                 " I       know     you... "
E|---------0---0-----------0------|---------0---0-----------0------|
B|---------0---0-----------0------|---------2---2-----------2------|
G|---------1---1-----------1------|---------2---2-----------2------|
D|---------2---2-----------2------|---------2---2-----------2------|
A|---------2---2-----------2------|-0------------------------------|
E|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

___B_______________________________________________________________ 
                 " you     know     me... "
E|---------2---2-----------2------|---------2---2-----------2------|
B|---------4---4-----------4------|---------4---4-----------4------|
G|---------4---4-----------4------|---------4---4-----------4------|
D|---------4---4-----------4------|---------4---4-----------4------|
A|-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

___E________________________________A______________________________ 
                 " talk   about     it... "
E|---------0---0-----------0------|---------0---0-----------0------|
B|---------0---0-----------0------|---------2---2-----------2------|
G|---------1---1-----------1------|---------2---2-----------2------|
D|---------2---2-----------2------|---------2---2-----------2------|
A|---------2---2-----------2------|-0------------------------------|
E|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|

___B_______________________________________________________________ 
                 " con  -  stant  - ly... "
E|---------2---2-----------2------|---------2---2-----------2------|
B|---------4---4-----------4------|---------4---4-----------4------|
G|---------4---4-----------4------|---------4---4-----------4------|
D|---------4---4-----------4------|---------4---4-----------4------|
A|-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


Repeat middle part,then...


___B________________________________G7_____________________________ 
 ( sax solo... )
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------3---3--|
A|-2---2-----------2---2----------|---------2---2---5---5----------|
E|---------4---2-----------4---2--|-3---3--------------------------|



Repeat sax solo/main riff four times.

Repeat verse.

Repeat chorus.


Guitar solo first half...


___E_(022100)_____________________________________________________
 ( same rhythm chords as middle part... )
E|-------------------------7--------------------------------------|
B|-10b12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------10b12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|


___A_(x02220)_____________________________________________________

E|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------10----------9-------7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-9-h10--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|


___B_(x24442)_____________________________________________________

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------/8------------------------------|
D|-------------9-------9-----------------------9-------9----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|


___B_(x24442)_____________________________________________________

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|/7-------------------------------10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------9-------9------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|


___E______________________________________________________________

E|-16-p14----------14---------------------------------------------|
B|---------17-p16------17-p16-p14---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------16-p14-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------18-p16-p14-h16-h18--14-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

 | 1   -   &   -   2   -   &   -   3   -   &   -   4   -   &   -  |

___A______________________________________________________________

E|-----------------------------------------14----------14--16-----|
B|-----------------------------14-h16-h17------16-h17-------------|
G|---------14-h16-h18--14-h16-------------------------------------|
D|-16-h18---------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|


___B______________________________________________________________

E|-17----------16----------17------17b19~~~~~~~17~~~~~~~~~-16h17p16|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|


___B______________________________________________________________

E|-14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|



Guitar solo second half.  

There are two guitars in harmony at the beginning of this part. I have
tabbed both so you can choose which one to play.


___E______________________________________________________________
( guitar one... )
E|-------------------------7---7----------------------------------|
B|-10b12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------10b12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

 | 1   -   &   -   2   -   &   -   3   -   &   -   4   -   &   -  |


___A______________________________________________________________
( guitar one... )
E|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------10----------9-------7-----------------------9h10---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|


___B______________________________________________________________
( guitar one... )
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-----------------------------/7------------------------------|
G|-------------8-------8-----------------------8-------8----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

 | 1   -   &   -   2   -   &   -   3   -   &   -   4   -   &   -  |

___B______________________________________________________________
( guitar one... )
E|---------------------------------9\-----------------------------|
B|/10-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------8-------8------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|


Alternatively play the harmony lead line below...


E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
( guitar two... )
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------9---9----------------------------------|
G|-11b13~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------11b13~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|


E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
( guitar two... )
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------11----------9-------8-----------------------9h11---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|


E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
( guitar two... )
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------/8------------------------------|
D|-------------9-------9-----------------------9-------9----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|


E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
( guitar two... )
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|/7-------------------------------10\----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------9-------9------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|



( Now back to one guitar... )


___E______________________________________________________________

E|---------------------------------12--h14--h16----14--h16--/17---|
B|---------------------------12-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------13----------------------------------------|
D|-------------9---14---------------------------------------------|
A|-------11-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-12-------------------------------------------------------------|

 | 1   -   &   -   2   -   &   -   3   -   &   -   4   -   &   -  |

___A______________________________________________________________

E|-16--h17--h19----17--p16--p14----14--h16--h17----19b21~~~~~~~~~-|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|


___B______________________________________________________________

E|-19~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------17-p16-p14-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------17-p16-p14-----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------16-p14-p13-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------16-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|


___B______________________________________________________________

E|-19~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|



Repeat chorus until...

Final chord:

___Bsus4___________________________________________________________ 
 ( let ring... )
E|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-4------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-4------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-2------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|



Lyrics:

Every sound I hear
Seems to sound the same 
Every face I see
Seems the same to me

Banal...

Every book I've read 
Says the same old thing 
Everything I've said 
Has that same old ring

Banal...


I know you, you know me
Talk about it constantly
Sky of blue, sea of green
Only fools harbour dreams


Everyone I meet 
Hands me the same old line
Buildings in the street
Display familiar signs 

Programmes on TV
Employ the same device
Their warm humanity
Just leaves me cold as ice