Siouxsie & The Banshees

Siouxsie & The Banshees - The Staircase guitar tab

The net seems a bit short of Banshees tab so here's one. I'm keen

to hear from anybody who's done other songs...

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THE STAIRCASE (MYSTERY) - Siouxsie & the Banshees

from "Once Upon A Time - The Singles"

transcribed by Gavin D. Inglis (krynoid@tardis.ed.ac.uk)

INTRO RIFF

E-----------------------|

B-----------------------|

G-----------------------|

D--------2-----3---2-0--|

A--0--------------------|

E-----------------------|

The main part of the song has three beats to a bar...

MAIN RIFF

E--8--8--8--8--------|--8--8--8--8--------| \\

B--10-10-10-10-------|--10-10-10-10-------| |

G--9--9--9--9--------|--9--9--9--9--------| |

D--------------------|--------------------| |

A--------------------|--------------------| |

E--------------------|--------------------| \\

> play 3 times

E--------------------|--------------------| /

B--3--3--3--3--------|--5--5--5--5--------| |

G--2--2--2--2--------|--4--4--4--4--------| |

D--3--3--3--3--------|--5--5--5--5--------| |

A--------------------|--------------------| |

E--------------------|--------------------| /

then

E--7--7--7--7--------|--6--6--6--6--------|

B--9--9--9--9--------|--9--9--9--9--------|

G--8--8--8--8--------|--8--8--8--8--------| (play twice)

D--------------------|--------------------|

A--------------------|--------------------|

E--------------------|--------------------|

Repeat MAIN RIFF once then into verse:

C F# A E

Staircase lying face up

C F# A E

Staircat sat on the mat looking down

C F# A E C F# A E

Looking down______________

INTRO RIFF under first 3 lines of next part,

sit on D for last line:

Slide down the banister

Take the escalator

Slide down the banister

Or try the elevator________

MAIN RIFF x1

I was standing on the landing

Now I'm standing in the hall

Looking up___________up up up up

Won't someone assist me

Solve this mystery

Somebody assist me

Arrange the symmetry___

ARPEGGIOS:

E--0--0--0--0---|-0--0--0--0---|-0--0--0--0---|-0--0--0--0---|

B---1--1--3--3--|--1--1--3--3--|--1--1--3--3--|--1--1--1--1--|

G----2--2--2--2-|---2--2--2--2-|---2--2--2--2-|---2--2--2--2-|

D---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

A---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

E---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

MAIN RIFF x1

Muffled footsteps on the carpet

Spiral steps start spinning

Around____________me

Which floor which ceiling

You're off balance

Which floor which ceiling

It's all upside down

MAIN RIFF x1

Staircase lying face up

Staircat sat on the mat looking down

Looking down______________down

Finish on Em.

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