Screaming Blue Murder by Girlschool Lyric and Guitar Chords

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If you are looking for Screaming Blue Murder guitar chords, you’ve come to the right place.
You can play Screaming Blue Murder by Girlschool using guitar or guitar.
This song by Girlschool can also be played by that instruments.
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Screaming Blue Murder guitar chords has rhythm and included in Screaming Blue Murder (1982) album.
You can also find another musical genres, including jazz guitar chords, country music guitar chords, pop guitar chords, world music guitar chords, and rock guitar chords here.

Screaming Blue Murder by Girlschool Guitar Chords


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“The Collection” (1991, Castle Comm.) (re-recorded version)

Notes:

-4/4 time – bar lines do indicate timing
-guitar solos are in E minor
-the harmonics in the verses are natural harmonics played at the 7th fret,
all other harmonics are pinch harmonics
-see note on fretboard position at bottom of tab

All of the guitar parts for both versions of “SBM” are included here. The
main tab is of the re-recorded version (available on some compilation CDs,
such as “The Collection” – it’s also the version that was on the
“Screaming Blue Murder” LP in North America). At the end of the tab
I’ve included all the guitar parts from the original recording of the
song that are different from the re-recorded version (guitar solo,outro).

INTRO:


E ------------|-----------------|--------------------------|
B ------------|-----------------|--------------------------|
G ------------|-----------------|--------------------------|
D -12-13-14-14|---14---x-14--x-|-14---x--14---12-13-14-14|
A -12-13-14-14|---14---x-14--x-|-14---x--14---12-13-14-14|
E -10-11-12-12|---12---x-12--x-|-12---x--12---10-11-12-12|


E ------------------|--------------------------|
B ------------------|--------------------------|
G ------------------|--------------------------|
D ----14---x-14--x-|-14---x--14---12-13-14-12|
A ----14---x-14--x-|-14---x--14---12-13-14-12|
E ----12---x-12--x-|-12---x--12---10-11-12-10|


E ------------------|--------------------------|
B ------------------|--------------------------|
G ------------------|--------------------------|
D ----12---x-12--x-|-12---x--12---12-13-14-12|
A ----12---x-12--x-|-12---x--12---12-13-14-12|
E ----10---x-10--x-|-10---x--10---10-11-12-10|


E ------------------|--------------------------|
B ------------------|--------------------------|
G ------------------|---------------7--8--9--9|
D ----12---x-12--x-|-12---x--12----7--8--9--9|
A ----12---x-12--x-|-12---x--12----5--6--7--7|
E ----10---x-10--x-|-10---x--10---------------|

1ST VERSE:


E ------------------|--------------------------|
B ------------------|-----------------------|
G -----9---x--9--x-|--9---x--9-------------|
D -----9---x--9--x-|--9---x--9-------------|
A -----7---x--7--x-|--7---x--7----------------|
E ------------------|--------------------------|

Action screams like screaming blue murder


E ---------------|--------------------------|
B ------------------|-----------------------|
G ------9---x--9--x-|--9---x--9-------------| Play
D ------9---x--9--x-|--9---x--9-------------| 2x
A ------7---x--7--x-|--7---x--7----------------|
E ------------------|--------------------------|

Action screams when
there’s something to say
Action screams when
there’s no words to tell it


E ---------------|--------------------------|
B ------------------|--------------------------|
G ------9---x--9--x-|--9---x--9---------------|
D ------9---x--9--x-|--9---x--9---------------|
A ------7---x--7--x-|--7---x--7---------------|
E ------------------|--------------------------|

Action screams when
you’re fading away


E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G -5~/(7)--7~/(9)-|-9~~------------|-----9---x--9--x-|-9---x--9-------|
D ----------------|----------------|-----9---x--9--x-|-9---x--9-------|
A ----------------|----------------|-----7---x--7--x-|-7---x--7-------|
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

When you’re
fading away


E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G -5~/(7)--7~/(9)-|-9~~------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A ----------------|----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E ----------------|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

Come on, let me show
you just what we’re gonna do,
We’re all

CHORUS:


E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B -----7---8-----|-7---7-8-------|-----7---8------|-7---7-8--------|
G -----7---9-----|-7---7-9-------|-----7---9------|-7---7-9--------|
D ----------------|---9------------|-----------------|---9-------------|
A ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Screaming Blue Murder


E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B -----7---8-----|-7---7-8-------|-----7-8-----8-7|---7-(7)/12--10-|
G -----7---9-----|-7---7-9-------|-----7-9-----9-7|---7-(7)/12--11-|
D ----------------|---9------------|-----------------|--9--------------|
A ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Screaming Blue Murder

2ND VERSE: (played same as 1st Verse, except final line)

All those times you thought it would happen
All those lies spinning ’round in your head
All those times you thought it would kill you
All their lies will tear them to shreds
Will tear them to shreds


E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G -5~/(7)--7~/(9)-|-9~~------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D ----------------|----------------|-4-3-4-3---------|-----------------|
A ----------------|----------------|---------4-3-4-3-|-4---------------|
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

If you were me
you’d be

Play CHORUS

GUITAR BREAK:


E -----------------|---------------------|
B -----------------|---------------------|
G -----9-9-9-9-9-9-|/9-9-9-9--/9-9-9-7h9-|
D -----------------|---------------------|
A -----------------|---------------------|
E -----------------|---------------------|


E ------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B ------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G -9^(11)-(11)-(11)---11^s-12^w-|-14^wr^wr^wr^wr^w--14^w-14^w-|
D ------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A ------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E ------------------------------|-----------------------------|


E ---------------------|------------------------|
B -15------------11-10-|-8~----------8--7-8p7---|
G -------14^(16)-------|----------------------9-|
D ---------------------|------------------------|
A ---------------------|------------------------|
E ---------------------|------------------------|


E ---------------------|------------------------|
B -7-8-7h8p7---7-8---8^|(10)--8-7-8-7h8p7h8-8p7-|
G -----------9---------|------------------------|
D ---------------------|------------------------|
A ---------------------|------------------------|
E ---------------------|------------------------|


E ---------------------|------------------------|
B ---------------------|------------------------|
G -9-------------------|--------0-0------0h2p0-|
D -------------------0-|-2p0-----------2--------|
A ---------------------|-----2------------------|
E -----3^----0---------|------------------------|


E ---------------------|------------------------|
B ---------------------|------------------------|
G ---2^w--^w---2^(4)|r2--0-2p0---0-2---------|
D ---------------------|----------2--------/9-9-|
A ---------------------|------------------------|
E ---------------------|------------------------|


E ---------------------|------------------------|
B ---------------------|-8-8-8p7-----8p7---8--8^|
G -7~~-------9~~-------|---------9-------9------|
D ---------9---------9-|------------------------|
A ---------------------|------------------------|
E ---------------------|------------------------|


E --------------------------|-------------------|---
B (10)--8^(10)r8-7-8-7-----|-------------------|---
G ----------------------7---|-------------------|---
D ------------------------7-|-7-5-4-5p4---------|---
A --------------------------|-----------5-6-7---|---
E --------------------------|-------------------|-0-

3RD VERSE: (played same as 1st Verse)

Action screams but nobody listened
Action screams when I wanted it all
Action screams, now I’m Screaming Blue Murder
Action screams and they don’t count at all
And they don’t count at all
Come on, let me show you just what we’re gonna do

Play CHORUS 2x

OUTRO:
(play the Intro guitar part as accompaniment to the guitar solo here)
-the first several measures of the Outro are mostly a controlled
feedback type part


E ----|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
B ----|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
G /16|-~~------|----------|----------|--------^(5)-|
D ----|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
A ----|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
E ----|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
E -------------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
B -------------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
G -r~~---------|----------|------^w----|------------|
D -------------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
A -------------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
E -------------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|

(bend up gradually)


E -------------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------|
B -------------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------|
G -9^(11)~~-------|----------|----------|--9^(11)--9-7h9p7---|
D -------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------9-|
A -------------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------|
E -------------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------|
E -----------------------|----------------------|
B -----------------------|----------------------|
G -7--9^(11)--9^(11)-----|-----9^(11)r9-7-9p7---|
D -----------------------|--------------------9-|
A -----------------------|----------------------|
E -----------------------|----------------------|
E -------------------|--------------------------|
B -------------------|--------------------------|
G -7-9-7----9-7-9-10-|-11-11------14--16^(17)|
D -------------------|--------/16---------------|
A -------------------|--------------------------|
E -------------------|--------------------------|
E --------------|---------------|---------------|-----------17-----14----|
B --------------|---------------|---------------|-17^(19)-------17----17-|
G -r16~~--------|------16^(17)--|-16~~----------|------------------------|
D --------------|---------------|---------------|------------------------|
A --------------|---------------|---------------|------------------------|
E --------------|---------------|---------------|------------------------|
E -------------------|--------------------------|
B -------------------|------------------15------|
G -14~~--------------|---------14^(16)-hb---(16)|
D -------------------|--------------------------|
A -------------------|--------------------------|
E -------------------|--------------------------|
E -------------------|----------------------------------------|
B -------------------|----------------------------------------|
G -r14--14^-[14-14-14|-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)-(16)]-14--12h14p12-|
D -------------------|----------------------------------------|
A -------------------|----------------------------------------|
E -------------------|----------------------------------------|

(continue striking note while bending up gradually)


E --------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------|
B --------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------|
G -11~~---------|--------11^(12)-(12)-|-(12)r11---------|----------------|
D --------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------|
A --------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------|
E --------------|---------------------|---------11^s----|----------------|

(fade)

Note on fretboard position: The video footage referenced for this tab was
the “Play At Home” video. It clearly shows Kelly playing the Intro as
of the footage shows where she’s playing the E5 during the verses, but it
makes the most sense to play it at the 7th fret, putting it in close
proximity to where the harmonics are played (making for an easier
transition between the two). So right where the Intro leads into the 1st
Verse, I switched that ascending progression from the 12th-14th frets to
the 5th-7th frets (in order to enter the verse on that 7th fret E5 chord),
although that may not be exactly how it’s played. (Other video footage
shows that Cris plays both Intro and Verses in the 5th-7th fret area.)
Also, on the “Play At Home” footage, all of the lead guitar soloing
corresponds to the re-recorded version of “SBM”, not the original
version.

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SCREAMING BLUE MURDER – guitar parts from the original version of the song
on the Bronze Records “SBM” album

VERSES:
-measures 9-10 and 13-14 of the verses are a bit different – the ascending
guitar line is played on the A string rather than the G


E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G ----------------|----------------|-----9---x--9--x-|-9---x--9-------|
D ----------------|----------------|-----9---x--9--x-|-9---x--9-------|
A -3~/(5)--5~/(7)-|-7~-------------|-----7---x--7--x-|-7---x--7-------|
E ----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

When you’re
fading away

GUITAR SOLO:


E -----------------|---------------------|
B -----------------|---------------------|
G ----9-9-/9-9-9-9-|/9-9-9-9--/9-9-9-(9)-|
D -----------------|---------------------|
A -----------------|---------------------|
E -----------------|---------------------|


E -------------------------|-------------------------|
B -------------------------|-------------------------|
G -/11-11-11---/12---/14---|-/16~----------14^w-14^w-|
D -------------------------|-------------------------|
A -------------------------|-------------------------|
E -------------------------|-------------------------|


E -------------------------|-------------------------|
B -15-15-15-15-15----------|-------------------------|
G -----------------14^w-14-|-12~----11-12p11--11-/14|
D -------------------------|----------------14-------|
A -------------------------|-------------------------|
E -------------------------|-------------------------|


E --------------------------|------------------------|
B --------------------------|------------------------|
G -12--11--11h12p11-9h11p9-|-7-^w-r-^w-r-^w-r-^w---|
D --------------------------|------------------------|
A --------------------------|------------------------|
E --------------------------|------------------------|


E -----------------------|---------------------------|
B -5---------------------|---------------------------|
G -----------------------|----------0---------4--2--|
D -----------------2--0--|----0--2-------2-----------|
A -----------------------|-2-------------------------|
E -----3^----0-----------|---------------------------|


E -------------3---------|---------------------------|
B -----------------------|---------------------------|
G --4--2--4--------4-----|-42-2---0h2p0------0--2/|
D -----------------------|-----------------2---------|
A -----------------------|---------------------------|
E -----------------------|---------------------------|


E -----------------------|---------------------------|
B -----------------------|------------------------12-|
G /4~~-----4/7~~------7|/9~~-----9/12~~-----------|
D -----------------------|---------------------------|
A -----------------------|---------------------------|
E -----------------------|---------------------------|


E ------------------------|--------------------|-----|
B ------------------------|--------------------|-----|
G -12-0-9p7p0-/9--0-0-7-0-|-6/76--------------|-----|
D ------------------------|--------7--5/75----|-----|
A ------------------------|--------------------|-----|
E ------------------------|--------------------|-0---|

OUTRO:

-the first 8 measures are the same as in the main tab – the tab below
starts from measure 9 of the Outro
-play the Intro guitar part as accompaniment to the guitar solo here


E -------------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
B -------------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
G -9^(11)~~--------|-----11^(12)|r11~~-------|------------|
D -------------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
A -------------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
E -------------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
E -------------|------------|--------------------|------------------|
B -------------|------------|--------------------|------------------|
G ---------|--------|-------------------|-14-16-16^(17)----|
D -------------|------------|---14/16--16-14-16-|------------------|
A -------------|------------|--------------------|------------------|
E -------------|------------|--------------------|------------------|
E ---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------------|
B ---------------|--------------|--------------|-17^(19)------------|
G -16~~--------|----^(17)---|-16~~---------|----------16^(18)---|
D ---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------------|
A ---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------------|
E ---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------------|
E -----------|------15---|-15---------------|-----------------------|
B -----------|--------15|--15-------------|-----------------------|
G -14~~------|-----------|------14^(16)-(16)|r14-14-12-14p12-11-11-|
D -----------|-----------|------------------|-----------------------|
A -----------|-----------|------------------|-----------------------|
E -----------|-----------|------------------|-----------------------|
E ------------------|---------------------|---------------|---------|
B ------------------|---------------------|---------------|---------|
G -11^(12)r11~~----|^(12)----11^(12)-(12)|(12)r11--------|---------|
D ------------------|---------------------|---------------|---------|
A ------------------|---------------------|---------------|---------|
E ------------------|---------------------|-------11^(12)-|---------|
E -------------------------|---------------------------|
B -------------------------|---------------------------|
G -------------------------|----12-11------------------|
D -------------------------|-12-------12---------------|
A --------------------9----|---------------------------|
E -10--10--10----10--------|---------------------------|
E -------------------------|---------------------------|
B -------------------------|---------------------15-15-|
G -------14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14^w-r-^w-r-^w-r----------|
D -12/16-------------------|---------------------------|
A -------------------------|---------------------------|
E -------------------------|---------------------------|
E -------------------------|---------------------------|
B -17^w-r-^w-r--17p15-----|-15--17^w-r-^w-r-^w-r-----|
G ---------------------16--|---------------------------|
D -------------------------|---------------------------|
A -------------------------|---------------------------|
E -------------------------|---------------------------|
E -------------------------|---------------------------|
B -17^wr^(19)-(19)r17------|-17------------------------|
G --------------------16---|-------16^(17)r16---------|
D -------------------------|---------------------------|
A -------------------------|---------------------------|
E -------------------------|---------------------------|

(fade)


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^…bend (wwhole tone,ssemi) x…muted note
r…release bend hb..hold bend
h…hammer on …hold note
p…pull off ~…vibrato
/…slide up ..harmonic
…slide down

their interpretation of the song.)

If you want to learn Girlschool Screaming Blue Murder guitar chords, The 5 chords we’ll look at are the C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major.
The reason we use all major chords is that the minor versions of any of these chords just require tiny adjustments.
Each one of those minor chords is completely based on its major counterpart

The more you practice, the easier guitar will feel to play Screaming Blue Murder. Guitar is hard to learn in the beginning, but gets easier the longer you stick with it.

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