Blue Suede Schubert
**[Guitar Intro - see below]:
C7
Well you can take it any way you want
You can shake it 'til it's back to front
F7 You can rock it 'til it's inside out
C7 Let me tell you what it's all about
G7 F7 It's a rock 'n roll symphony
C7 And it's gonna be the death of me
C7 They call me Blue Suede Schubert
The King of the Bop
(bop, Schubert, bop bop Schubert)
F7 Blue Suede Schubert
C7 I just can't stop
(bop, Schubert, bop bop Schubert)
G7 F7 C7 When I get that beat, my music is complete
(bop, Schubert, bop bop Schubert)
Oooow!
[Instr]: C7 F7 C7 G7 F7 C7
C7 Yeah well, it's crazy but you know it's true
You gotta do what you gotta do
F7 And I'm gonna have to sing my song
C7 While the back-beat's going strong
G7 F7 Everybody's rockin' more and more
C7 ***C7+9 Even rolling all around the floor
C7 They call me Blue Suede Schubert
The King of the Bop
(bop, Schubert, bop bop Schubert)
F7 Blue Suede Schubert
C7 I just can't stop
(bop, Schubert, bop bop Schubert)
G7 F7 When I hear that drum
C7 I'm gonna blow 'til Kingdom Come
(bop, Schubert, bop bop Schubert)
Ooow!
[Instr]: C7 F7 C7 G7 F7 C7
C7 They call me Blue Suede Schubert
The King of the Bop
(bop, Schubert, bop bop Schubert)
F7 Blue Suede Schubert
C7 I just can't stop
(bop, Schubert, bop bop Schubert)
G7 F7 When I get that beat
C7 My music is complete
(bop, Schubert, bop bop Schubert)
C7 Blue Suede Schubert
Blue Suede Schubert
F7 Blue Suede Schubert
C7 Blue Suede Schubert
G7 F7 Blue Suede Schubert
C7 ****(C9) When I'm dead I'll drop!
[IBoR ending: C7 F *****F#dim (F#) G C7]
NB: *Note that there are slight differences between the lyrics of the Rutles and the IBoR (Innes Book Of Records) versions of this song. The lyrics shown here are based on the Rutles version. **The introductions of both versions are shown below (see tab). The introduction of the IBoR version is actually played on the piano, but here it has been adapted for guitar. 1) Rutles version Guitar intro (tab): E------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8- B------8^10--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11- G---9--------------------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------- E G^A C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C G G G G G G G G A# A# A# A# A# A# A# A# E---8----8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8- B--10---10--10--10--10--10--10--10---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9- G------------------------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------- C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C A A A A A A A A G# G# G# G# G# G# G# G# Tab notes: -Actual notes played shown below tab. - ^ indicates a hammer-on, from the first note to the second note shown. The hammer on can be omitted, and the two notes just played normally. 2) IBoR version Piano intro (adapted for guitar)(tab): (C) (C7) E----------------8------------------------------ B------------8----------------8---11------------ G--------9----------------9--------------------- D---10---------------10------------------------- A----------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------- C E G C C E G Bb (C) (C7) E----------------8---8---8---------------------- B------------8------------------------8---11---- G--------9------------------------9------------- D---10-----------------------10----------------- A----------------------------------------------- E----------------------------------------------- C E G C C C C E G Bb C E----------------8---8---8---8---8------------- B------------8--------------------------------- G--------9------------------------------------- D---10----------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------- C E G C C C C C C7 E---------------------------------------------- B------------8---11---11---11---11---11-------- G--------9------------------------------------- D---10----------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------- C E G Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb C E----------------8---8---8---8---8------------- B------------8--------------------------------- G--------9------------------------------------- D---10----------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------- C E G C C C C C C7 E---------------------------------------------- B------------8---11---11---11---11---11-------- G--------9------------------------------------- D---10----------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------- C E G Bb Bb Bb Bb Bb Tab notes: -Chords are shown above tab. -Actual notes played shown below tab. ***Suggested fingering for C7+9 (tab): C7+9 E---X-------- B---4-------- G---3-------- D---2-------- A---3-------- E---X-------- C7+9 = C7 augmented 9th = C E G Bb D# (This chord occurs very briefly in the Rutles version, and doesn't have to be played). ****At the end of the Rutles version, there is a very slight hint of a C9 chord. However, it is only slight, and since C7 is the dominant sound, it can still be played. *****F# couled be played instead of F#dim, or the entire chord could be omitted altogether.
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