Tablature the staircase - Siouxsie and the Banshees

          



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  From: Gavin Inglis <krynoid@tardis.ed.ac.uk>

  

  The net seems a bit short of Banshees tab so here's one. I'm keen

  to hear from anybody who's done other songs...

  

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  THE STAIRCASE (MYSTERY) - Siouxsie & the Banshees

  from "Once Upon A Time - The Singles"

  

  transcribed by Gavin D. Inglis (krynoid@tardis.ed.ac.uk)

  

  

  INTRO RIFF

  

  E-----------------------|

  B-----------------------|

  G-----------------------|

  D--------2-----3---2-0--|

  A--0--------------------|

  E-----------------------|

  

  The main part of the song has three beats to a bar...

  

  

  MAIN RIFF

  

  E--8--8--8--8--------|--8--8--8--8--------|   

  B--10-10-10-10-------|--10-10-10-10-------|    |

  G--9--9--9--9--------|--9--9--9--9--------|    |

  D--------------------|--------------------|    |

  A--------------------|--------------------|    |

  E--------------------|--------------------|     

                                                   > play 3 times

  E--------------------|--------------------|     /

  B--3--3--3--3--------|--5--5--5--5--------|    |

  G--2--2--2--2--------|--4--4--4--4--------|    |

  D--3--3--3--3--------|--5--5--5--5--------|    |

  A--------------------|--------------------|    |

  E--------------------|--------------------|   /

  

  then

  

  E--7--7--7--7--------|--6--6--6--6--------|

  B--9--9--9--9--------|--9--9--9--9--------| 

  G--8--8--8--8--------|--8--8--8--8--------|    (play twice)

  D--------------------|--------------------| 

  A--------------------|--------------------| 

  E--------------------|--------------------| 

  

  

  Repeat MAIN RIFF once then into verse:

  

      C         F#    A    E

      Staircase lying face up

      C        F#         A           E

      Staircat sat on the mat looking down

      C  F#   A  E    C  F#  A  E                        

      Looking down______________

  

  

  INTRO RIFF under first 3 lines of next part,

  sit on D for last line:

  

      Slide down the banister

      Take the escalator

      Slide down the banister

      Or try the elevator________

  

  

  MAIN RIFF x1

  

  

      I was standing on the landing

      Now I'm standing in the hall

      Looking up___________up up up up

  

      Won't someone assist me

      Solve this mystery

      Somebody assist me

      Arrange the symmetry___

  

  

  ARPEGGIOS:

  

  E--0--0--0--0---|-0--0--0--0---|-0--0--0--0---|-0--0--0--0---|

  B---1--1--3--3--|--1--1--3--3--|--1--1--3--3--|--1--1--1--1--|

  G----2--2--2--2-|---2--2--2--2-|---2--2--2--2-|---2--2--2--2-|

  D---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

  A---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

  E---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

  

  

  MAIN RIFF x1

  

  

      Muffled footsteps on the carpet

      Spiral steps start spinning

      Around____________me

  

      Which floor which ceiling

      You're off balance

      Which floor which ceiling

      It's all upside down

  

  

  MAIN RIFF x1

  

  

      Staircase lying face up

      Staircat sat on the mat looking down

      Looking down______________down 

  

  Finish on Em.

  

   


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