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Song title:      Stayin' Alive
Original Album:	 Saturday Night Fever (Official Movie Soundtrack)

Words and Music by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb
Copyright © 1977 RSO Records
Published by BMG Music Publishing Ltd

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)


NOTES:

Key to tab
----------
h  - hammer-on
p  - pull-off
b  - bend
r  - release
/  - slide-up
\  - slide down
~  - vibrato
_  - tied note

V  - arpeggiate chord




INTRO:

Rhythm guitar:
  Fm                                                                  Bb
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------6-----------------------|---------6-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------6-----------------------|---------6-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------7-----------------------|---------7-----------------------|
|-------6-------------------------|-----------------------------6---|-8---------------x-6---x-5-------|-8-------------6---6---x-6-------|
|-6h8---------6---------------6---|-------6-------------6---8-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------8---6h8-----|-6h8-x-----x-6---8---------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |




Rhythm guitar:
  Fm
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------6-------------------------|-----------------------------6---|
|-6h8---------6---------------6---|-------6-------------6---8-------|
|---------------------8---6h8-----|-6h8-x-----x-6---8---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                                                        Well, you can




VERSE1:


Rhythm guitar:
  Fm                                     Eb              Fm                                                       Eb              Fm
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------6---------------------------|-----------------------------6---|----------6---------------------------|-----------------------------6---|
|-6h-8-----------6-----------------6---|-------6-------------6---8-------|-6h-8-----------6-----------------6---|-------6-------------6---8-------|
|------------------------8---6h8-------|-6h8-x-----x-6---8---------------|------------------------8---6h8-------|-6h8-x-----x-6---8---------------|

| 1  -  &  -  2  - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1  -  &  -  2  - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  tell by the way I    use my walk I'm a woman's man, no time to talk. And music    loud and women warm, I've been kicked around
                                                                                                                            since I was born. And now it's




PRE-CHORUS:


Rhythm guitar:
  Bb                                 %                                 %                                 %
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------5---x-5-------|---------------5---5---x-5-------|-------------------5---x-5-------|---------------5---5---x-5-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  all     right, that's o-kay,      you may look the other  way.      We can try   to under - stand The New York Times effect on man





CHORUS:


Rhythm guitar:
  Fm
|-x-------8---8---x---8-------x---8-------x---8-------------------|-------8--8--8--8--------------8--8--8--8-------|
|-x-------9---9---x---9-------x---9-------x---9-------------------|-------9--9--9--9--------------9--9--9--9-------|
|-x-------10--10--x---10------x---10------x---10------------------|-------10-10-10-10-------------10-10-10-10------|
|-x-------10--10--x---10------x---10------x---10------------------|-------10-10-10-10-------------10-10-10-10------|
|-x-------8---8---x---8-------x---8-------x---8-------------------|-------8--8--8--8--------------8--8--8--8-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

| 1   -   &   -   2   -   &   -   3   -   &   -   4   -   &   -   | 1  -  &  -  2  -  &  -  3  -  &  -  4  -  &  - |

  Whether you're a brother or     whether you're a mother, you're   stayin' a-live,         stay -in' a-live,



  Fm
|-8-------8-------8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8-------8-------|-8-----8-----x--8--------------------8--8--8----|
|-9-------9-------9---9---9---9---9-------9---9---9-------9-------|-9-----9-----x--9--------------------9--9--9----|
|-10------10------10--10--10--10--10------10--10--10------10------|-10----10----x--10-------------------10-10-10---|
|-10------10------10--10--10--10--10------10--10--10------10------|-10----10----x--10-------------------10-10-10---|
|-8-------8-------8---8---8---8---8-------8---8---8-------8-------|-8-----8-----x--8--------------------8--8--8----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

| 1   -   &   -   2   -   &   -   3   -   &   -   4   -   &   -   | 1  -  &  -  2  -  &  -  3  -  &  -  4  -  &  - |

  Feel the city   breakin' and    everybody       shakin' and we're stay -in' a-live,       stay -in' a-live,



  Fm
|-8-------8---8---8---------------8-----------8-----------8-------|-------8--8--8--8--------x-----x--8___-----8----|
|-9-------9---9---9---------------9-----------9-----------9-------|-------9--9--9--9--------x-----x--9___-----9----|
|-10------10--10--10--------------10----------10----------10------|-------10-10-10-10-------x-----x--10__-----10---|
|-10------10--10--10--------------10----------10----------10------|-------10-10-10-10-------x-----x--10__-----10---|
|-8-------8---8---8---------------8-----------8-----------8-------|-------8--8--8--8--------x-----x--8___-----8----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

| 1   -   &   -   2   -   &   -   3   -   &   -   4   -   &   -   | 1  -  &  -  2  -  &  -  3  -  &  -  4  -  &  - |

  Ah,             ah,             ah,             ah,               stay -in' a-live,       stay -in' a-live,




Rhythm guitar:
  Fm                                                %
|-x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x--8--------------|-8________________________________________________
|-x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x--9--------------|-9________________________________________________
|-x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x--10-------------|-10_______________________________________________
|-x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x--10-------------|-10_______________________________________________
|-x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x--8--------------|-8________________________________________________
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

| 1  -  &  -  2  -  &  -  3  -  &  -  4  -  &  -  | 1  -  &  -  2  -  &  -  3  -  &  -  4  -  &  -  |
  Ah,         ha,         ha,         ha,           stayin' alive.___________________________________




  Fm
__-_________________________________________________8-----------------------------------------------|
__-_________________________________________________9-----------------------------------------------|
__-_________________________________________________10----------------------------------------------|
__-_________________________________________________10----------------------------------------------|
__-_________________________________________________8-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|

| 1  -  &  -  2  -  &  -  3  -  &  -  4  -  &  -  | 1  -  &  -  2  -  &  -  3  -  &  -  4  -  &  -  |

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________




Rhythm guitar:
  Cm7                               Fm
|V8-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|V8-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|V8-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|V8-------------------------------|-------6-------------------------|-----------------------------6---|
|V10------------------------------|-6h8---------6---------------6---|-------6-------------6---8-------|
|V8-------------------------------|---------------------8---6h8-----|-6h8-x-----x-6---8---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                                                                                         Well, now, I


VERSE2:


Rhythm guitar:
  Fm                                     Eb              Fm                Bb                                           Eb        Fm
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------6---------------------------|-----------------------------6---|----------6---------------------------|-----------------------------6---|
|-6h-8-----------6-----------------6---|-------6-------------6---8-------|-6h-8-----------6-----------------6---|-------6-------------6---8-------|
|------------------------8---6h8-------|-6h8-x-----x-6---8---------------|------------------------8---6h8-------|-6h8-x-----x-6---8---------------|

| 1  -  &  -  2  - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1  -  &  -  2  - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  I get low and I get high and if I      can't get either, I really try    wings of heaven on my shoes, I'm a     dancin' man and I just can't lose
                                                                   Got the                                                                    You know it's




PRE-CHORUS2:


Rhythm guitar:
  A                                 %                                 %                                 %
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------5---x-5-------|---------------5---5---x-5-------|-------------------5---x-5-------|---------------5---5---x-5-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  all     right,  it's o-kay, I'll  live to see a - nother  day.      We can try   to under - stand The New York Times effect on man




[repeat CHORUS]


[then play:]


Rhythm guitar:
  Cm7                               Fm
|V8-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|V8-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|V8-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|V8-------------------------------|-------6-------------------------|-----------------------------6---|
|V10------------------------------|-6h8---------6---------------6---|-------6-------------6---8-------|
|V8-------------------------------|---------------------8---6h8-----|-6h8-x-----x-6---8---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

              Ah.____________________________





BRIDGE:


Rhythm guitar:
  Bb
|---------6-----------------------|---------6-----------------------|---------6-----------------------|
|---------6-----------------------|---------7-----------------------|---------6-----------------------|
|---------7-----------------------|---------7-----------------------|---------7-----------------------|
|-8---------------x-6---x-6-------|-8-------------6---6---x-6-------|-8---------------x-6---x-6-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

     Life go -in' no  - where,          somebody    help  me,                     somebody help me,



  Fm
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------6-------------------------|-----------------------------6---|
|-6h8---------6---------------6---|-------6-------------6---8-------|
|---------------------8---6h8-----|-6h8-x-----x-6---8---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  yeah.




  Bb
|---------6-----------------------|---------6-----------------------|---------6-----------------------|
|---------6-----------------------|---------7-----------------------|---------6-----------------------|
|---------7-----------------------|---------7-----------------------|---------7-----------------------|
|-8---------------x-6---x-6-------|-8-------------6---6---x-6-------|-8---------------x-6---x-6-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

    Life's go-in' no  - where,          somebody    help  me,                     somebody help me, yeah




  Bb                                Fm
|---------6-----------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------6-----------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------7-----------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-8---------------x-6---x-6-------|-------6-------------------------|-----------------------------6---|
|---------------------------------|-6h8---------6---------------6---|-------6-------------6---8-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------8---6h8-----|-6h8-x-----x-6---8---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                      I'm stayin' a-live___________________________                       Well, you can...

                                                                                          [VERSE1 repeats]



[repeat VERSE1]


"And now it's..."


PRE-CHORUS3:


Rhythm guitar:
  A                                 %                                 %                                 %
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------5---x-5-------|---------------5---5---x-5-------|-------------------5---x-5-------|---------------5---5---x-5-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  all     right,  it's o-kay, I'll  live to see a - nother  day.      We can try   to under - stand The New York Times effect on man





[repeat CHORUS]


[then play:]


Rhythm guitar:
  Cm7                               Fm
|V8-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|V8-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|V8-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|V8-------------------------------|-------6-------------------------|-----------------------------6---|
|V10------------------------------|-6h8---------6---------------6---|-------6-------------6---8-------|
|V8-------------------------------|---------------------8---6h8-----|-6h8-x-----x-6---8---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                          Oh,       yeah.




OUTRO:


Rhythm guitar:
  Bb
|---------6-----------------------|---------6-----------------------|---------6-----------------------|
|---------6-----------------------|---------7-----------------------|---------6-----------------------|
|---------7-----------------------|---------7-----------------------|---------7-----------------------|
|-8---------------x-6---x-6-------|-8-------------6---6---x-6-------|-8---------------x-6---x-6-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

     Life go -in' no  - where,          somebody    help  me,                     somebody help me,



  Fm
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------6-------------------------|-----------------------------6---|
|-6h8---------6---------------6---|-------6-------------6---8-------|
|---------------------8---6h8-----|-6h8-x-----x-6---8---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  yeah




  Bb
|---------6-----------------------|---------6-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------6-----------------------|---------7-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------7-----------------------|---------7-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|-8---------------x-6---x-6-------|-8-------------6---6---x-6-------|-------6-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-6h8---------6---------------6---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------8---6h8-----|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

    Life's go-in' no  - where,                  somebody help me,     yeah.             I'm stayin' a-




  Fm
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------6---|-------6-------------------------|-----------------------------6---|
|-------6-------------6---8-------|-6h8---------6---------------6---|-------6-------------6---8-------|
|-6h8-x-----x-6---8---------------|---------------------8---6h8-----|-6h8-x-----x-6---8---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

 -live.____________________________________________________________________________________________




[repeat OUTRO]  [x3] 

[fade]