#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## BEAUTIFUL WORLD As recorded by DEVO (From the 1981 Album NEW TRADITIONALISTS) Words and Music by Gerald Casale & Mark Mothersbaugh Transcribed by Brian Murtagh Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Main Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Synth' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Second Guitar' Intro Moderate Rock Q=145 4/4 Gtr I W +W W +W |-3--------|-(3)--------|-5--------|-(5)----| |-3--------|-(3)--------|-5--------|-(5)----| |-4--------|-(4)--------|-6--------|-(6)----| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-7--------|-(7)----| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-7--------|-(7)----| |-3--------|-(3)--------|-5--------|-(5)----| | | Gtr II | W +W W +W |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |-7--------|-(7)--------|-9--------|-(9)----| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| W +W W |-1--------|-(1)--------|--8--------|--------| |-1--------|-(1)--------|--8--------|--------| |-2--------|-(2)--------|--9--------|--------| |-3--------|-(3)--------|-10--------|--------| |-3--------|-(3)--------|-10--------|--------| |-1--------|-(1)--------|--8--------|--------| | | W +W W +W |----------|------------|-----------|--------| |----------|------------|-----------|--------| |-5--------|-(5)--------|--9--------|-(9)----| |----------|------------|-----------|--------| |----------|------------|-----------|--------| |----------|------------|-----------|--------| W +H +E E Q W +W |-^0---------|-(0)----(0)-0-0--|--0---------|-(0)----| |-^0---------|-(0)----(0)-0-0--|--0---------|-(0)----| |-^1---------|-(1)----(1)-1-1--|--1---------|-(1)----| |-^2---------|-(2)----(2)-2-2--|--2---------|-(2)----| |-^2---------|-(2)----(2)-2-2--|--2---------|-(2)----| |-^0---------|-(0)----(0)-0-0--|--0---------|-(0)----| | | W +W +W +W |------------|-----------------|------------|--------| |------------|-----------------|------------|--------| |-(9)--------|-(9)-------------|-(9)--------|-(9)----| |--9---------|-(9)-------------|-(9)--------|-(9)----| |------------|-----------------|------------|--------| |------------|-----------------|------------|--------| Gtr I Q Q H Q. Q. Q 4x ||----------------|-------------------------|| ||o---------------|------------------------o|| ||----------4-----|----------4--------------|| ||----------------|--4----------------------|| ||o-----2---------|---------------------2--o|| ||----------------|-------------------------|| | | Q q q Q Q E E +E E Q 4x ||----------------|-------------------------|| ||o---------------|-10---12-10--(10)-------o|| ||------9--11-----|------------------11-9---|| ||----------------|-------------------------|| ||o---------------|------------------------o|| ||----------------|-------------------------|| | | Gtr III | W +W 4x ||--^7------------|-(7)---------------------|| ||o-^7------------|-(7)--------------------o|| ||--^8------------|-(8)---------------------|| ||--^9------------|-(9)---------------------|| ||o---------------|------------------------o|| ||----------------|-------------------------|| Verse Q Q H Q. Q. Q +Q Q H Q. Q. Q ||---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------| ||o--------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------| ||---------4-----|--------4-------|----------------|---------------------| ||---------------|--4-------------|----------2-----|--------2------------| ||o----2---------|-------------2--|-(2)------------|--2------------------| ||---------------|----------------|------0---------|-----------------0---| | | Q q q Q Q. Q. Q Q q q Q Q. E +H ||---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------| ||o--------------|-10----12-------|----------------|-10----12--(12)------| ||-----9--11-----|----------------|------9--11-----|---------------------| ||---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------| ||o--------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------| ||---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------| | | W +W W +W ||--7------------|-(7)------------|-^0-------------|-(0)-----------------| ||o-7------------|-(7)------------|-^0-------------|-(0)-----------------| ||--8------------|-(8)------------|-^1-------------|-(1)-----------------| ||--9------------|-(9)------------|-^2-------------|-(2)-----------------| ||o--------------|----------------|-^2-------------|-(2)-----------------| ||---------------|----------------|-^0-------------|-(0)-----------------| +Q Q H Q. Q. Q +Q Q H |----------------|------------------------|----------------| |----------------|------------------------|----------------| |----------4-----|----------4-------------|----------4-----| |----------------|--4------------------4--|-(4)------------| |------2---------|------------------------|------2---------| |-(0)------------|------------------------|----------------| | | Q q q Q Q E E +E E Q Q q q Q |----------------|------------------------|----------------| |----------------|-10---12-10--(10)-------|----------------| |------9--11-----|------------------11-9--|------9--11-----| |----------------|------------------------|----------------| |----------------|------------------------|----------------| |----------------|------------------------|----------------| | | W +W W |--7-------------|-(7)--------------------|--7-------------| |--7-------------|-(7)--------------------|--7-------------| |--8-------------|-(8)--------------------|--8-------------| |--9-------------|-(9)--------------------|--9-------------| |----------------|------------------------|----------------| |----------------|------------------------|----------------| Q. Q. Q +Q Q H Q. Q. Q |------------------------|----------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------|----------------------| |----------4-------------|----------4-----|--------4-------------| |--4------------------4--|-(4)------------|--4--------------4----| |------------------------|------2---------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------|----------------------| | | Q E E +E E Q Q q q Q Q. E +H |------------------------|----------------|----------------------| |-10---12-10--(10)-------|----------------|-10----12--(12)-------| |------------------11-9--|------9--11-----|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------|----------------------| | | +W W +W |-(7)--------------------|--7-------------|-(7)------------------| |-(7)--------------------|--7-------------|-(7)------------------| |-(8)--------------------|--8-------------|-(8)------------------| |-(9)--------------------|--9-------------|-(9)------------------| |------------------------|----------------|----------------------| |------------------------|----------------|----------------------| Q H. Q. Q E Q Q Q H |----------------|--------------------|--------------| |----------------|--------------------|--------------| |----------------|--------------------|--------4-----| |-----2----------|--------2-----------|--------------| |----------------|--2-----------------|----2---------| |--0-------------|---------------0-0--|--------------| | | Q q q Q Q. E +H Q q q Q |----------------|--------------------|--------------| |----------------|-10----12-(12)------|--------------| |-----9---11-----|--------------------|----9--11-----| |----------------|--------------------|--------------| |----------------|--------------------|--------------| |----------------|--------------------|--------------| | | W +W W |-^0-------------|-(0)----------------|-7------------| |-^0-------------|-(0)----------------|-7------------| |-^1-------------|-(1)----------------|-8------------| |-^2-------------|-(2)----------------|-9------------| |-^2-------------|-(2)----------------|--------------| |-^0-------------|-(0)----------------|--------------| Q. Q. Q +Q Q H Q. Q. Q |------------------------|----------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|----------------|--------------------------| |----------4-------------|----------4-----|----------4---------------| |--4------------------4--|-(4)------------|--4------------------4----| |------------------------|------2---------|--------------------------| |------------------------|----------------|--------------------------| | | Q E E +E E Q Q q q Q Q E E +E E Q |------------------------|----------------|--------------------------| |-10---12-10--(10)-------|----------------|-10---12-10--(10)---------| |------------------11-9--|------9--11-----|------------------11-9----| |------------------------|----------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|----------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|----------------|--------------------------| | | +W W +W |-(7)--------------------|--7-------------|-(7)----------------------| |-(7)--------------------|--7-------------|-(7)----------------------| |-(8)--------------------|--8-------------|-(8)----------------------| |-(9)--------------------|--9-------------|-(9)----------------------| |------------------------|----------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|----------------|--------------------------| Chorus W H H W H H |--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------| |--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------| |--------------|--------------2--------|--------------|--------------1--------| |--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------| |-0------------|--4--------------------|--------------|--2--------------------| |--------------|-----------------------|-4------------|-----------------------| | | Q q q Q Q E E +E E Q Q q q Q Q E E +E E Q |--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------| |--------------|-10---12-10-(10)-------|--------------|-10---12-10-(10)-------| |----9--11-----|-----------------11-9--|----9--11-----|-----------------11-9--| |--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------| |--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------| |--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------| | | W +W W +W |--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------| |-2------------|-(2)-------------------|--------------|-----------------------| |-2------------|-(2)-------------------|-4------------|-(4)-------------------| |-2------------|-(2)-------------------|-6------------|-(6)-------------------| |-0------------|-(0)-------------------|-6------------|-(6)-------------------| |--------------|-----------------------|-4------------|-(4)-------------------| W +H +E E Q W +W |-^0------------|-(0)-------(0)-0-0--|-0------------|-(0)---------------|| |-^0------------|-(0)-------(0)-0-0--|-0------------|-(0)--------------o|| |-^1------------|-(1)-------(1)-1-1--|-1------------|-(1)---------------|| |-^2------------|-(2)-------(2)-2-2--|-2------------|-(2)---------------|| |-^2------------|-(2)-------(2)-2-2--|-2------------|-(2)--------------o|| |-^0------------|-(0)-------(0)-0-0--|-0------------|-(0)---------------|| | | Q q q Q Q. E +H Q q q Q Q. E +H |---------------|--------------------|--------------|-------------------|| |---------------|-10----12-(12)------|--------------|-10----12-(12)----o|| |-----9--11-----|--------------------|----9--11-----|-------------------|| |---------------|--------------------|--------------|-------------------|| |---------------|--------------------|--------------|------------------o|| |---------------|--------------------|--------------|-------------------|| | | W W W W |---------------|--------------------|--------------|-------------------|| |---------------|--------------------|--------------|------------------o|| |---------------|--------------------|--------------|-------------------|| |---------------|--------------------|--------------|-------------------|| |---------------|--------------------|--------------|------------------o|| |---------------|--------------------|--------------|-------------------|| Bridge W +W W +W ||--3---------|-(3)--------|-5--------|-(5)-----|| ||o-3---------|-(3)--------|-5--------|-(5)----o|| ||--4---------|-(4)--------|-6--------|-(6)-----|| ||--5---------|-(5)--------|-7--------|-(7)-----|| ||o-5---------|-(5)--------|-7--------|-(7)----o|| ||--3---------|-(3)--------|-5--------|-(5)-----|| | | W +W W +W ||------------|------------|----------|---------|| ||o-----------|------------|----------|--------o|| ||--7---------|-(7)--------|-9--------|-(9)-----|| ||------------|------------|----------|---------|| ||o-----------|------------|----------|--------o|| ||------------|------------|----------|---------|| | | W W W W ||------------|------------|----------|---------|| ||o-----------|------------|----------|--------o|| ||------------|------------|----------|---------|| ||------------|------------|----------|---------|| ||o-----------|------------|----------|--------o|| ||------------|------------|----------|---------|| Q. E H +Q E E E E E E H Q +Q H Q Q |-------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |------2-3----|-(3)------3---3---|------5b6--(5)---|--5-----3--2----| |-------------|------2-3---3-----|-3---------------|----------------| |-1-----------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| | | W |-------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-5-----------|-(5)--------------|-9---------------|-(9)------------| |-------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| +W W +W |------------|---------------------------|----------0--|-(0)-----------------| |------------|---------------------------|----------0--|-(0)-----------------| |------------|---------------------------|-------------|---------------------| |------------|---------------------------|-------------|-----/2-2-2-5b5.5--2-| |------------|---------------------------|-------------|---------------------| |--0---------|-(0)-0-0--0--3b3.5-0-3b3.5-|--0----------|---------------------| | W +E E E E E E Q H. Q +E E E E Q q | |------------|---------------------------|-------------|---------------------| |------------|---------------------------|-------------|---------------------| |-(9)--------|-(9)-----------------------|-(9)---------|-(9)-----------------| |--9---------|-(9)-----------------------|-(9)---------|-(9)-----------------| |------------|---------------------------|-------------|---------------------| |------------|---------------------------|-------------|---------------------| | W +W +W +W | | W |--0---------|--0------(0)-0-----0-------|--0----------|-(0)-----------------| |--0---------|--0------(0)-0-----0-------|--0----------|-(0)-----------------| |--1---------|--1------(1)-1-----1-------|--1----------|-(1)-----------------| |--2---------|--2------(2)-2-----2-------|--2----------|-(2)-----------------| |--2---------|--2------(2)-2-----2-------|--2----------|-(2)-----------------| |--0---------|--0------(0)-0-----0-------|--0----------|-(0)-----------------| H +E E Q W +W Verse E E q q Q q E E E E Q E E q q Q q E E E E Q |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |----4--4---4-----|--4-----4----------|----9--9---9-----|--9-----9----------| |----2--2---2-----|--2-----2----------|----7--7---7-----|--7-----7----------| |-----------------|-------------4--4--|-----------------|-------------9--9--| | | E E q Q Q q E E E E Q E E q Q Q q E E E E Q |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |---11-11--11-----|-11----11----------|---16-16--16-----|-16----16----------| |-----------------|------------13-13--|-----------------|------------18-18--| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| E E q q Q q E E E E Q E E q q Q |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |----4--4---4-----|--4-----4----------|----4--4---4-----| |----2--2---2-----|--2-----2----------|----2--2---2-----| |-----------------|-------------4--4--|-----------------| | | E E q Q Q q E E E E Q E E q Q Q |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |---11-11--11-----|-11----11----------|---11-11--11-----| |-----------------|------------13-13--|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| q E E E E Q E E q q Q q E E E E Q |-------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |--4-----4----------|----4--4---4-----|--4-----4------------| |--2-----2----------|----2--2---2-----|--2-----2------------| |-------------4--4--|-----------------|-------------4--4----| | | q E E E E Q E E q Q Q q E E E E Q |-------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-11----11----------|---11-11--11-----|-11----11------------| |------------13-13--|-----------------|------------13-13----| |-------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|---------------------| Chorus W H H W H H |--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------| |--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------| |--------------|--------------2--------|--------------|--------------1--------| |--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------| |-0------------|--4--------------------|--------------|--2--------------------| |--------------|-----------------------|-4------------|-----------------------| | | Q q q Q Q E E +E E Q Q q q Q Q E E +E E Q |--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------| |--------------|-10---12-10-(10)-------|--------------|-10---12-10-(10)-------| |----9--11-----|-----------------11-9--|----9--11-----|-----------------11-9--| |--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------| |--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------| |--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------| | | W +W W +W |--------------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------------------| |-2------------|-(2)-------------------|--------------|-----------------------| |-2------------|-(2)-------------------|-4------------|-(4)-------------------| |-2------------|-(2)-------------------|-6------------|-(6)-------------------| |-0------------|-(0)-------------------|-6------------|-(6)-------------------| |--------------|-----------------------|-4------------|-(4)-------------------| W +H +E E Q W +W |-^0------------|-(0)-------(0)-0-0--|-0------------|-(0)--------------| |-^0------------|-(0)-------(0)-0-0--|-0------------|-(0)--------------| |-^1------------|-(1)-------(1)-1-1--|-1------------|-(1)--------------| |-^2------------|-(2)-------(2)-2-2--|-2------------|-(2)--------------| |-^2------------|-(2)-------(2)-2-2--|-2------------|-(2)--------------| |-^0------------|-(0)-------(0)-0-0--|-0------------|-(0)--------------| | | Q q q Q Q. E +H Q q q Q Q. E +H |---------------|--------------------|--------------|------------------| |---------------|-10----12-(12)------|--------------|-10----12-(12)----| |-----9--11-----|--------------------|----9--11-----|------------------| |---------------|--------------------|--------------|------------------| |---------------|--------------------|--------------|------------------| |---------------|--------------------|--------------|------------------| | | W W W W |---------------|--------------------|--------------|------------------| |---------------|--------------------|--------------|------------------| |---------------|--------------------|--------------|------------------| |---------------|--------------------|--------------|------------------| |---------------|--------------------|--------------|------------------| |---------------|--------------------|--------------|------------------| Gtr I Q Q H Q. Q. Q 4x ||-------------------|----------------------|| ||o------------------|---------------------o|| ||----------4--------|-----------4----------|| ||-------------------|--4-------------------|| ||o------2-----------|------------------2--o|| ||-------------------|----------------------|| | | H. E E E E Q Q Q 4x ||-------------11-11-|-11--11-11----11------|| ||o------------12-12-|-12--12-12----12-----o|| ||-------------------|----------------------|| ||-------------------|----------------------|| ||o------------------|---------------------o|| ||-------------------|----------------------|| | | Gtr III | W +W 4x ||--^7---------------|-(7)------------------|| ||o-^7---------------|-(7)-----------------o|| ||--^8---------------|-(8)------------------|| ||--^9---------------|-(9)------------------|| ||o------------------|---------------------o|| ||-------------------|----------------------|| Gtr I Q Q H Q. Q. Q 4x ||----------------|-------------------------|| ||o---------------|------------------------o|| ||----------4-----|----------4--------------|| ||----------------|--4----------------------|| ||o-----2---------|---------------------2--o|| ||----------------|-------------------------|| | | Q q q Q Q E E +E E Q 4x ||----------------|-------------------------|| ||o---------------|-10---12-10--(10)-------o|| ||------9--11-----|------------------11-9---|| ||----------------|-------------------------|| ||o---------------|------------------------o|| ||----------------|-------------------------|| | | Gtr III | W +W 4x ||--^7------------|-(7)---------------------|| ||o-^7------------|-(7)--------------------o|| ||--^8------------|-(8)---------------------|| ||--^9------------|-(9)---------------------|| ||o---------------|------------------------o|| ||----------------|-------------------------|| Gtr I Q Q H Q. Q. Q 4x ||----------------------|----------------------|| ||o---------------------|---------------------o|| ||-------------4--------|------------4---------|| ||----------------------|--4-------------------|| ||o------2--------------|------------------2--o|| ||----------------------|----------------------|| | | Q e E E E q E E E E H 4x ||----------------------|----------------------|| ||o---------------------|---------------------o|| ||------11-11-13-13-13--|-11--11-11-13---------|| ||----------------------|----------------------|| ||o---------------------|---------------------o|| ||----------------------|----------------------|| | | Gtr III | W +W 4x ||--^7------------------|-(7)------------------|| ||o-^7------------------|-(7)-----------------o|| ||--^8------------------|-(8)------------------|| ||--^9------------------|-(9)------------------|| ||o---------------------|---------------------o|| ||----------------------|----------------------|| Duration Legend --------------- 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 ---------------- 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 / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - 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 ----------- | - 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