*********************************************** Electric Los Angeles Sunset - Al Stewart *********************************************** Notated by Adam Woolfe. Intro - the rythm is important so I'll try to give a hint of the timings by the ----- relative spacing of the chords..... [ Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm C C C Am(7) C ] repeat Verse (each verse is preceded by the intro sequence) ----- Dm C Shots split the night, a bullet lodged in his brain A(7) Bb C Dm He must have died instantly, he felt no pain C A crowd quickly gathered to the feast of the gun A(7) Bb C Dm Waiting for the ambulance and cops to come Bb F C Hmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmmm mmmmm mmmmmmm A7 Dm Sirens wail in the concrete Bb F C Hmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmmm mmmmm mmmmmmm A7 Dm Dm/C Dm/B Bb A7sus4 A7 --> next verse, Electric Los Angeles sunset, the sunset, the sunset bridge, or end on intro --> Dm Bridge ------ Bbmaj7 Fmaj7 Cadillacs roll through the smoggy perfume Bbmaj7 Fmaj7 The buildings are choking on oxygen fumes Bbmaj7 Fmaj7 Asus4 A Evangelists playing in rented rooms, in the afternoon Dm C Bb Dm Which way do the signposts read C Bb Dm African eyes in the sunrise C Bb Dm Bb A7 ---> last verse The gates of the city are rusted over and mouldering The song was probably recorded with a capo on the 5th fret which makes the descending bass line at the end of the chorus fairly easy to play. The song is now played (thanks to Ray Hewitt): Intro ----- Am G Em(7) G repeat Am G A shot split the night, the bullet lodged in his brain E7 F G Am He must have died instantly, he felt no pain. G A crowd quickly gathered to the feast of the gun E7 F G Am Waiting for the ambulence and cops to come. F C G Mmmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm E7 Am Sirens wail in the concrete F C G Mmmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm E7 Am Am/G Am/F# F E7sus4 E7 Electric Los Angeles sunset, the sunset, the sunset, oh. Am G Em(7) G repeat Am G A headlight lit the faces by the tabernacle door E7 F G Am Gazing at the blood stains on the damp side-walk. G As the crowd turned to go a man was heard to say E7 F G Am "He must have had it coming to him any-way. F C G Mmmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm E7 Am The blood wagon rolls through the dragnet F C G Mmmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm E7 Am Am/G Am/F# F E7sus4 E7 Electric Los Angeles sunset, the sunset, the sunset, oh. Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Cadillacs roll through the smoggy perfume Fmaj7 Cmaj7 The buildings are choking on oxygen fumes Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Esus4 E Evangelists praying in rented rooms, in the afternoon. Am G F Am Which way do the signposts read? G F Am African eyes in the sunrise G F Am F E7 The gates of the city are rusted over and mouldering Am G Em(7) G repeat Am G The violence of the evening decays into the night E7 F G Am While shadows press like moths against the neon light. G Movie queens diffuse into a cinerama haze E7 F G Am While libertines read pornozines in street cafes F C G Mmmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm E7 Am The madman swings from the pulpit F C G Mmmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm E7 Am Am/G Am/F# F E7sus4 E7 Electric Los Angeles sunset, the sunset, the sunset, oh. Am G Em(7) G repeat - end Am. In the intro, using a capo at ther 5th fret, the Em(7) Al plays in the repeated phase is basically a G chord with an E bass. Em(7) - 020003 When doing the mmmmmmms Al plays a single note descending riff, which follows the melody line. I have notated it as :- F C G +-------------------------+ |-------------------------| |--2--0-------------------| |--------3--2--0----------| |-----------------3--2----| +-------------------------+ | | 1 2 Notes ----- 1. Here Al appears to play a C chord but it works just playing the single note. 2. Play either the single note or a G chord - either works. The descending bass run Al plays while singing "sunsets" goes :- Am - x02210 Am/G - 302210 Am/F# - 20x210