Right all here's today's offering from top Brit Mods the Jam. Originally this was played with Barre chords, but recently Weller has been playing this just as tabbed, without a capo. I capo it at the third fret as i think this puts it in the original key, but hey! mess around and see what you think.
The signature sound / riff is a very fast DUD strum on the first beat of the G. If you know the record you'll know what i mean, its a real dug - ga - dug sort of sound that repeats every time there is a verse. He also does some hammering on the second fret of the A string sometimes to add a bit of variety.
You'll find you can play this in a number of ways, quite attacking with downstrokes, or you can palm mute on beats 1 and 3. I have played it in a number of ways. Hardest part is learning all the words ha ha. However you play it, you want to try and very the volume at key moments. Like the "slashed seat affairs" bit, really attack them strings!
This is a good one for beginners, nice easy chords....here we go, 1, 2, 3, 4......The JAM “THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT†– NB CAPO ON 3RD!!!
G Em
A police car and a screaming siren
G Em
Pneumatic drill and ripped up concrete
G Em
A baby wailing, stray dog howling
G Em
The screech of brakes and lamp light blinking
Am F Am F G Em G Em
That's entertainment, that 's entertainment
G Em
The smash of glass and the rumble of boots
G Em
An electric train and a ripped up phone booth
G Em
Paint splatters walls and the cry of a tomcat
G Em
Lights going out and a kick in the balls
Am F Am F G Em G Em
I say that's entertainment, that's entertainment-Ahh! (la la la)
G Em
Days of speed and slow time Mondays
G Em
Pissing down with rain on a boring Wednesday
G Em
Watching the news and not eating your tea
G Em
A freezing cold flat, and damp on the walls
Am F Am F G Em G Em
I say that's entertainment, that's entertainment
G Em
Waking up at 6am on a cool warm morning
G Em
Opening the windows and breathing in petrol
G Em
An amateur band rehearsing in a nearby yard
G Em
Watching the telly and thinking about your holidays
Am F Am F G Em G Em
That's entertainment, that's entertainment-Ahh! (la la la)
G Em
Waking up from bad dreams and smoking cigarettes
G Em
Cuddling a warm girl and smelling stale perfume
G Em
A hot summer's day and sticky black tarmac
G Em
Feeding ducks in the park and wishing you were far away
Am F Am F G Em G Em
That's entertainment, that's entertainment
G Em
Two lovers kissing amongst the scream of midnight
G Em
Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude
G Em
Getting a cab and travelling on buses
G Em
Reading the grafitti about slashed seat affairs
Am F Am F G Em G Em
I say that's entertainment, that's entertainment-Ahh! (la la la)
La la la... (to fade)
