Girl U Want - Devo
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
“Girl U Want” by Devo

Intro:

Guitar:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---6h7---6--7-6--7---6h7----6h7---6--7-6--7---6h7---------------------|
E|-------0-----------0------------0-----------0-------------------------|

Guitar/Synthesizer:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
A|---6h7---6--7-6--7---6h7----6h7---6--7-6--7---6h7---------------------|
E|-------0-----------0------------0-----------0-------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5----7-7----9\---------------------------------------------------|
E|---3-3----5-5----7\---------------------------------------------------|

Verse:

Guitar/Synthesizer:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|---6h7---6--7-6--7---6h7---6h7---6--7-6--7---6h7----------------------|
E|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------------------------|
She sings from somewhere you can’t see…

Chorus #1:

Guitar/Synthesizer:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5----7-7----9\----6h7---6--7-6--7---6h7--------------------------|
E|---3-3----5-5----7\--------0-----------0------------------------------|
She's just the girl…

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5----7-7----9\----6h7---6--7-6--7---6h7---6h7---6--7-6--7---6h7--|
E|---3-3----5-5----7\--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0------|
She's just the girl…
Verse

Chorus #2:

(This is exactly the same as chorus #1, except in here they add a synthesizer lead. This
the chorus the rest of the song uses until the end.)

Synthesizer: (Arranged for guitar.)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3-----3-5--------------------------------|
G|-----------------------4-2-3---2-3------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------2------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar/Synthesizer:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5----7-7----9\----6h7---6--7-6--7---6h7--------------------------|
E|---3-3----5-5----7\--------0-----------0------------------------------|
She’s just the girl…


Synthesizer: (Arranged for guitar.)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3-----3-5---------------3-----3-5--------|
G|-----------------------4-2-3---2-3-------------4-2-3---2-3------------|
D|---------------------------------------2-----------------------2------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar/Synthesizer:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5----7-7----9\----6h7---6--7-6--7---6h7---6h7---6--7-6--7---6h7--|
E|---3-3----5-5----7\--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0------|
She’s just the girl…


Bridge:

Guitar:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5---------------------------------------------------|
D|---3----5----3----5----5----3----7----7----7--------------------------|
A|---3----5----3----3----5----3----7----7----7--------------------------|
E|---1----3----1---------3----1----5--5-5--5-5--------------------------|
Look at you… (Bass plays.)


Chorus #2

Solo:

(I expanded the rhythm section here to make it easier to write out the solo.)

Lead Guitar:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------\/---------------\/---------------\/---------------\/-----------|
G|-5^(7)(5)-3/-10~--7^(9)(7)-5/12~---5^(7)(5)-3/-10~--12^(14)(12)-10/-14~|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm guitar:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------5------------------|
D|-3----------------5----------------3----------------5------------------|
A|-3----------------5----------------3----------------3------------------|
E|-1----------------3----------------1-----------------------------------|


Lead Guitar:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----\/---------------\/-------------5-5---5-5------------------------|
G|-7^(9)(7)-5/12~---5^(7)(5)-3/-10~--7^----7^----7~~~~------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Guitar:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5----------------3----------------7---------7---------7--------------|
A|-5----------------3----------------7---------7---------7--------------|
E|-3----------------1----------------5------5--5------5--5--------------|
(Bass plays.)

Lead Guitar:
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|-------------5/7------|
E|-----------------5\3--|


Verse

Chorus #2

Bridge


Final Chorus:

Synthesizer: (Arranged for guitar.)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3-----3-5--------------------------------|
G|-----------------------4-2-3---2-3------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------2------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar/Synthesizer: x3
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5----7-7----9\----6h7---6--7-6--7---6h7--------------------------|
E|---3-3----5-5----7\--------0-----------0------------------------------|
She’s just the girl…


Guitar/Synthesizer:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5----7-7---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3-3----5-5---------------------------------------------------------|
She’s just the girl…


| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
| ^ bend note upwards
| \/ release bend
Song info
Girl U Want
Devo
2001
  • Electronic
  • Pop
  • Rock
  • New Wave
  • Pop Rock
  • Synth-pop
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