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Sin City Guitar Tablature
Sin City
As recorded by Everclear on the "Santa Monica" single
Tabbed by Jason Pan ([email protected])

/ - slide up towards the body
 - slide down towards the headstock
pm - palm mute

               A  B  D  E  A  G  E
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-feedback----------7--9------------|
D|---and-------7--9--7--9--7--5--2---|
A|--pick-------7--9--5--7--7--5--2---|
E|--scrapes----5--7--------5--3--0---|
 |bass                               |
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------5--7------------|
E|-------------5--7--------5--3--0---|

  bass (guitar doesn't play, only feedback)
    E   E     B   D     A   G   E   E     B   D     A   G
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|------7-7-7-----5-5-5-------------7-7-7-----5-5-5----------|
E|--0-------7-7-------5-5-3-3-0-0-------7-7-------5-5-3-3--|

    E   E     B   D     A   G   E   E     B   D     A   G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5--5--5--5-----5--5--5--5-----8--8--8--8-----8--8--8--8-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 |bass                                                       |
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|------7-7-7-----5-5-5-------------7-7-7-----5-5-5----------|
E|--0-0-------7-7-------5-5-3-3-0-0-------7-7-------5-5-3-3--|

    E   E     B   D     A   G   E   E     B   D     A   G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------7-7-7-------------9---------7-7-7----------|
D|--2---9-----9-9-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-2---9-----9-9-7-7-7-7-7-5-5--|
A|--2---7-----9-9-5-5-5-7-7-5-5-2---7-----9-9-5-5-5-7-7-5-5--|
E|--0---------7-7-------5-5-3-3-0---------7-7-------5-5-3-3--|
 |bass                                                       |
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|------7-7-7-----5-5-5-------------7-7-7-----5-5-5----------|
E|--0-0-------7-7-------5-5-3-3-0-0-------7-7-------5-5-3-3--|

    E   E     B   D     A   G   E   E     B   D     
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------7-7-7-------------9---------7---7---7---7--|
D|--2---9-----9-9-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-2---9-----9-9-7---7---7---7--|
A|--2---7-----9-9-5-5-5-7-7-5-5-2---7-----9-9-5---5---5---5--|
E|--0---------7-7-------5-5-3-3-0---------7-7----------------|
 |bass                                                       |
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|------7-7-7-----5-5-5-------------7-7-7-----5---5---5---5--|
E|--0-0-------7-7-------5-5-3-3-0-0-------7-7----------------|

   D
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-7-7---7---7---7---7--|
D|-7-7---7---7---7---7--|
A|-5-5---5---5---5---5--|
E|----------------------|
 |                      |
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|-5-5---5---5---5---5--|
E|----------------------|

    E   E     B   D     A   G   E   E     B   D     A   G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------| x2
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------7-7-7-------------9---------7-7-7----------|
D|--2---9-----9-9-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-2---9-----9-9-7-7-7-7-7-5-5--|
A|--2---7-----9-9-5-5-5-7-7-5-5-2---7-----9-9-5-5-5-7-7-5-5--|
E|--0---------7-7-------5-5-3-3-0---------7-7-------5-5-3-3--|
 pm...        ...  ...   .   ....         ...  ...  ... ... 
Diamonds and dust 
Poor man last, rich man first 

    E   E     B   D     A   G   E   E     B   D     A   G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------7-7-7-------------9---------7-7-7----------|
D|--2---9-----9-9-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-2---9-----9-9-7-7-7-7-7-5-5--|
A|--2---7-----9-9-5-5-5-7-7-5-5-2---7-----9-9-5-5-5-7-7-5-5--|
E|--0---------7-7-------5-5-3-3-0---------7-7-------5-5-3-3--|
 |pm...        ...  ...   .   ....         ...  ...  ... ... |
 |guitar 2                                                   |
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  pm........................................................ 
Lamborghinis, caviar

    E   E     B   D     A   G   E   E     B   D     A   G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------7-7-7-------------9---------7-7-7----------|
D|--2---9-----9-9-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-2---9-----9-9-7-7-7-7-7-5-5--|
A|--2---7-----9-9-5-5-5-7-7-5-5-2---7-----9-9-5-5-5-7-7-5-5--|
E|--0---------7-7-------5-5-3-3-0---------7-7-------5-5-3-3--|
 |pm...        ...  ...   .   ....         ...  ...  ... ... |
 |guitar 2                                                   |
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  pm..........................                                
Dry martinis, Shangri-la

    A      G A          G A          G A
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--7---5/7---7--7---5/7---7--7---5/7---7-7-7-7-|
A|--7--7---5/7---7--7---5/7---7--7---5/7---7-7-7-7-|
E|--5--5---3/5---5--5---3/5---5--5---3/5---5-5-5-5-|
I got a burnin' feelin' deep inside of me

    B
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--9---9---9---9-9-9---9---9---9---|
A|--9---9---9---9-9-9---9---9---9---|
E|--7---7---7---7-7-7---7---7---7---|
It's been burnin', but I'm gonna set it free 

    E   E     B   D     A   G   E   E     B   D     A   G
e|------------------------------------------------------------| x3
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9-------7-7-7----------------9-------7-7-7------------|
D|--2---9--9-9--7-7-7--7-7-7--5--2---9--9-9--7-7-7--7-7-7--5--|
A|--2---7--9-9--5-5-5--7-7-7--5--2---7--9-9--5-5-5--7-7-7--5--|
E|--0------7-7---------5-5-5--3--0------7-7---------5-5-5--3--|
I'm going in to sin city
I'm gonna win in sin city 
Where the lights are bright, do the town tonight

    E   E     B   D     A   G   E   E     B   D     
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------7-7-7-------------9---------7---7---7---7--|
D|--2---9-----9-9-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-2---9-----9-9-7---7---7---7--|
A|--2---7-----9-9-5-5-5-7-7-5-5-2---7-----9-9-5---5---5---5--|
E|--0---------7-7-------5-5-3-3-0---------7-7----------------|
I'm gonna win in sin city 

   D
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-7-7---7---7---7---7--|
D|-7-7---7---7---7---7--|
A|-5-5---5---5---5---5--|
E|----------------------|
 |                      |
e|------------------10--|
B|-------------10-12----|
G|----------12----------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

(Verse Riff is played under the solo)
NOTE: This solo is by no means 100% correct. It should give you somewhere to start, though.
    E         E     B     D       A     G     
e|--12b---10-7-9--10p9p7-10p9p7-10p9p7-10p9p7--|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
       E   E     B   D       A      G    
e|-10p9p7-10p9p7---------------------------------|
B|---------------10-8-7--------------------------|
G|----------------------9-7----------------------|
D|--------------------------9-7------------------|
A|------------------------------10-7-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
    E  E   B     D      A     G       E   E     
e|-/17b-15-14----15-17-15h17p15h17p15-/19-19-19-19-|
B|------------17-----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
   B   D     A   G  B   D  A
e|-15----15-17-15-----12--12-10-9---------------|
B|----17---------17---------------10-12----------|
G|--------------------------------------12-9-12--|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-/14-14-1412-12-1211-11-119-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-9-12-|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
   B
e|-/15-15----15-19-15---15-17-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
B|--------17----------17---------(this section is -------|
G|-----------------------------------tremelo picked)-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------/12b-10-7-7-----------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------pick---|
G|---------------------------------------------------scrape--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 |bass                                                       |
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|------7-7-7-----5-5-5-------------7-7-7-----5-5-5----------|
E|--0-0-------7-7-------5-5-3-3-0-0-------7-7-------5-5-3-3--|

  bass                                                       
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|x3
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|------7-7-7-----5-5-5-------------7-7-7-----5-5-5----------|
E|--0-0-------7-7-------5-5-3-3-0-0-------7-7-------5-5-3-3--|
   (no lyrics first time)
   Ladders and snakes           
   Ladders give, snakes take

  bass                                                       
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|------7-7-7-----5-5-5-------------7-7-7-----5-5-5----------|
E|--0-0-------7-7-------5-5-3-3-0-0-------7-7-------5-5-3-3--|
 |guitar 2                                                   |
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------5--5--5--5--5--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  pm........................................................ 
Rich man, poor man, beggarman, thief

  bass                                                       
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|------7-7-7-----5-5-5-------------7-7-7-----5-5-5----------|
E|--0-0-------7-7-------5-5-3-3-0-0-------7-7-------5-5-3-3--|
 |guitar 2                                                   |
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
You ain't got a hope in hell, yeah that's my belief 

    E   E     B   D     A   G   E   E     B   D     A   G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------| x2
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------7-7-7-------------9---------7-7-7----------|
D|--2---9-----9-9-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-2---9-----9-9-7-7-7-7-7-5-5--|
A|--2---7-----9-9-5-5-5-7-7-5-5-2---7-----9-9-5-5-5-7-7-5-5--|
E|--0---------7-7-------5-5-3-3-0---------7-7-------5-5-3-3--|
Fingers Freddy, Diamond Jim
They're gettin' ready, cause I'm comin' in

    A     
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
A|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
E|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
 |                                              |
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
So spin that wheel, cut the crap, and roll those loaded dice

    B     
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
E|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
 |                                              |
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Bring on the dancin' girls and put the champagne on ice 


    E   E     B   D     A   G   E   E     B   D     A   G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------| x3
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------7-7-7-------------9---------7-7-7----------|
D|--2---9-----9-9-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-2---9-----9-9-7-7-7-7-7-5-5--|
A|--2---7-----9-9-5-5-5-7-7-5-5-2---7-----9-9-5-5-5-7-7-5-5--|
E|--0---------7-7-------5-5-3-3-0---------7-7-------5-5-3-3--|
I'm going in to sin city
I'm gonna win in sin city
Where the lights are bright, do the town tonight

    E   E     B   D     A   G   E   E     B   D     
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9---------7-7-7-------------9---------7---7---7---7--|
D|--2---9-----9-9-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-2---9-----9-9-7---7---7---7--|
A|--2---7-----9-9-5-5-5-7-7-5-5-2---7-----9-9-5---5---5---5--|
E|--0---------7-7-------5-5-3-3-0---------7-7----------------|
I'm gonna win in sin city 

   D
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-7-7---7---7---7---7--7~-|
D|-7-7---7---7---7---7--7~-|
A|-5-5---5---5---5---5--5~-|
E|-------------------------|

   A  B  D  E  A  G  E
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-------7--9------------|
D|-7--9--7--9--7--5--2---|
A|-7--9--5--7--7--5--2---|
E|-5--7--------5--3--0---|
 |bass                   |
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-------5--7------------|
E|-5--7--------5--3--0---|

And finish with a big rock ending

JASON'S EVERCLEAR TABS - http://members.tripod.com/~panec/
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