The B-52s Private Idaho guitar tab

Private Idaho by The B-52s

Tabbed by Gargoyle2500 (AKA 101Volts)

Before you read this tab please read these four notes:

1: This is how I play Private Idaho, In the studio version
there were overdubs making some parts (Like the intro) Impossible
to play live in the same amount of time and same speed.

2: This song can be played in normal tuning but Ricky Wilson liked
to tune his treble side strings in unison so tune your High E down
to a B if you want more sound and play the same frets as the B string.
(This is optional)

3: * = Stop playing string (Mute it)

Intro (Listen to the song to get the idea and timing)

E--------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------3-5*-------0-3-5*-----------3-5*------0-3-5*-|
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E-0-0-3-3-5*----0-3-5*--------0-0-3-3-5*----0-3-5*-------|

E-----------------------------|
B-----------0*----------0*0---|
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------|
E-0-0-3-3-5---0-0-3-3-5-------|


E---------------------------------------------------|
B-5-3-5-3-0-3--5-3-5--5--5-5-5--5-3--3-0--0-0-0-----|
G---------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|

E---------------------------------------------------|
B-5-3-5-3-0-3--5-3-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0*0---|
G---------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------|
E-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3------------|

E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------|
E-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-3-5----------|

E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------3-5-----------0-3-5-----------5-3--------3-3------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-0-0-3-3-5-----0-0-3-3-5-------0-0-3-3-5------0-3-5----------|

Ending, This part can be a bit tricky when it comes to timing.

E--------------------------------------------|
B-5-3-5-3-0-5*-5-3-5--5--5-5--3-3--0-0--0----|
G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------|
B-5-3--3-3--5-3--3----5-3--0-0--0-3--0-3-5---|
G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|

End:

E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A-7*--7-5*--5-7*--7-5*--5-7*--7-5*--5-7*-----|
E-5*--5-3*--3-5*--5-3*--3-5*--5-3*--3-5*-----|

You can use three string power chords rather than two for the end if you want.