99 Red Balloons

 Song: 99 Red Balloons 
 Band: Goldfinger 
 Album: Stomping Ground (2000) 
 Written by Karges Carlo, Fahrenkrog-Petersen, Joern Mac Alea, Kevin Joseph 
 Transcribed by Gomer (Gomer188@hotmail.com) 
  
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 x-mute 
 b-bend 
 p-pull-off 
 h-hammer-on 
 ~-vibrato  
     
    D   E   G   A    
   
 E--5---7---3---5-- 
 B--7---9---3---5--  MAIN CHORDS 
 G--7---9---4---6-- 
 D--7---9---5---7-- 
 A--5---7---5---7-- 
 E----------3---5-- 
  
 INTRO("You and I...") 
  
 Guitar 1 mutes MAIN CHORDS 2x (Distortion), then strums MAIN CHORDS 2x  (Clean) 
 Guitar 2 plays the bass note of each of the MAIN CHORDS 4x muted (Distortion) 
  
 BREAK 1 
  
 Guitar 1 strums this Octave repeatedly. Listen to song for timing and rhythm. 
   
 E----- 
 B-----  
 G--9--  
 D--x-- 
 A--7-- 
 E----- 
  
 Guitar 2 plays notes (listen to song for timing) 
  
 E--------------- 
 B--------------- 
 G--------------- 
 D--------------- 
 A--7-7-----7-7-- 
 E-------0------0 
  
 BREAK 2  
  
 Both guitars play the same thing except for the end. 
                                                                           A5(muted) 
 E--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------| 
 B--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------| 
 G--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------| 
 D--2-2---2---2h4-2---|-2-2---2-----------|-2-2---2---2h4-2---|-2-2---2----7x--| 
 A------4---4-------2-|-----4---4---------|-----4---4-------2-|-----4---4--7x--| 
 E--------------------|-----------5-5-5-7-|-------------------|------------5x--| 
  
                                                                           A5 
 E--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------| 
 B--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------| 
 G--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------| 
 D----2---2---2h4-2---|-2-2---2-----------|-2-2---2---2h4-2---|-2-2---2----7---| 
 A------4---4-------2-|-----4---4---------|-----4---4-------2-|-----4---4--7---| 
 E--------------------|-----------5-5-5-7-|-------------------|------------5---| 
  
 VERSE 1 
 (During all verses you can use either Barre Chords or Power Chords, they use Barre)  
  
 Guitar 1 plays MAIN CHORDS 4x 
 Guitar 2 plays MAIN CHORDS 4x, except the 3rd time uses ska upstrokes to strum chords. 
  
 SOLO 1 
  
 Guitar 1 plays MAIN CHORDS 2x while, 
 Guitar 2 plays this,  
  
 E----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 
 B----7---7-------7-----------------|------7---7-------7---------10-7---7--| There are a lot of  
 G--9---7---9-7-----9-7-7---7---7-9-|--7-9---7---9-7-----9-7-7--------9----| bends in this solo. 
 D--------------9---------9---9-----|----------------9---------9-----------| I was too lazy to	 
 A----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| tab them out. 
 E----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| 
  
 VERSE 2 
  
 Guitar 2 plays MAIN CHORDS only with palm muted guitar 2x then, 
 Both Guitars strum the MAIN CHORDS every beat the 3rd time then, 
 Guitar 1 plays MAIN CHORDS normally while Guitar 2 strums with ska upstrokes the 4th time. 
  
 Then Guitar 1 repeats BREAK 1 (the Octave) while Guitar 2 plays this, 
  
 E------------|----------------| 
 B------------|----------------| Play 2x 
 G------------|----------------| 
 D--2-2---2---|-2-2---2---2----| 
 A------4---4-|-----4---4------| 
 E------------|-------------2~-| 
  
 Then repeat BREAK 2 
  
 VERSE 3 
  
 Repeat VERSE 1. 
  
 SOLO 2 
  
 Guitar 1 plays MAIN CHORDS 4x while, 
 Guitar 2 repeats SOLO 1 and then plays this, 
  
 E--------------------------|             
 B--------------------------| Repeat 4x 
 G--9h11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9---| 
 D--------------------------| 
 A--------------------------| 
 E--------------------------| 
  
 Then Guitar 2 plays this, 
  
 E-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|   
 B--12-12-9-12-12p9-9-9-12-12--|--9-12-12p9-9-9-12p9-12-12-9-12-12p9-9-9\--| 
 G-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------| 
 D-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|  
 A-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|  
 E-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|  
  
 |-------------------------------------------|  
 |--9-12-12p9-9-9-12p9-12-12-9-12-12p9-9-9\--|  
 |-------------------------------------------|  
 |-------------------------------------------|  
 |-------------------------------------------|  
 |-------------------------------------------|  
  
 Both Guitars then play 
  
    B5  E5 
 E---------|             
 B---------|  
 G--4---1--| 
 D--4---2--| 
 A--2---2--| 
 E------0--| 
  
 OUTRO 
  
 Guitar 1 plays MAIN CHORDS 4x with clean guitar. 
  
  
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