Bad fun

the cult - electric 1987 

transcribed by pedro sousa (pedro.sousa@mail.teleweb.pt)

the solo is really just a guess because he uses a whawha and it all sounds like one big blob of notes, some parts of it are ok though, my advice is improvise, if you play it live no one will remember the original solo anyway so have fun!

 /       - slide
 ~       - vibratto
 h       - hammer on
 p       - pull off
 (5)     - grace note (slides)
 º       - artificial harmonic
 b       - b
 brp     - bend release pull off 

riff 1
e----------------------------------
b----------------------------------
g---3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-3-0-5----
d----------------------------------
a----------------------------------
E---------------------------------- 

when the drums kick in back it up with  (F5)/G5 G5 G5 G5

riff 2

       |---x2---------|                       |--x2---|
e-----|-----------------|------------------------------------
b-----|-----------------|------------------------------------
g--0--|-----------------|-----5----5--5-5--5-----------------
d--5~-|--5--3--5--------|-----5----5--5-5--5---5--3--5-------
a--5~-|--5--3--5----3-1-|-----3----3--3-3--3---5--3--5-------
E--3~-|--3--1--3--1-----|----------------------3--1--3------- 
   *

* when he repeats this he sometimes only plays the open string

verse1

bad fun sister time to go 
life's too short on with the show 
get your kicks on the razor's edge
atomic bomb overhead
set controls for the sun
bad fun baby just begun
rhythm licka rumblin' train 
hit those skins explode my brain

chorus: riff 1 with(G5 G5 G5 F5 | C5 C5 C5 Bb5)

spirit like a rumblin' train
spirit of the thundering rain
vibrations got you on the run
electric child on bad fun

verse2

mayhem children take no lip 
rev your engine from the hip
night time she is calling you 
ghetto star you'll go far
dress up in your fancy clothes
set good times to overload
rhythm like a rumblin' train 
hit those skins explode my brain

chorus

solo: 

  G5                                  |----several times|
e----------------------------º---------------------------
b--5b--5b--5b----3-6p3--6br--3-º------------15-18p15-----
g--5b--5b--5b--5---------------3-------17b---------------
d--------------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------- 

   C5                G5                 C5              G5 F5 G5 x2
   |---x2---------|  |----x5--------|
e--18b-18brp15-15---|------------------|--18b-----20b--|-----------
b--------------18b--|------15-18b-15---|---------------|-18b~~~~---
g-------------------|--17b-------------|---------------|--vibratto-
d-------------------|------------------|---------------|--w/ whammy 
a-------------------|------------------|---------------|---bar-----
E-------------------|------------------|---------------|----------- 


pick slide

chorus

 G5 F5 G5 x2

end

comment suggestion corrections words of gratitude welcome at pedro.sousa@mail.teleweb.pt