Radar Love

Words & Music:

Golden Earring

Patrick Ryan (working with the chords provided by Karl Nicholas) provides the tab of all the little guitar riffs & whatnot for the song. His complete tab is below.

Em7

I've been drivin' all night, my hands wet on the wheel.

There's a voice in my head that drives my heel.

It's my baby callin', says "I need you here."

And it's half past four and I'm shifting gear.

D A E

When she's lonely and the longing gets too much,

D A E B

She sends a cable comin' in from above, we don't need no phone at all.

CHORUS:

C G D Em

We've got a thing that's called radar love.

C G D Em

We've got a wave in the air, radar love.

The radio's playing some forgotten song,

Brenda Lee's "Coming on Strong".

The road's got me hypnotized and I'm speeding into a new sunrise.

When I get lonely, and I'm sure I've had enough.

She sends her comfort, comin' in from above, don't need no radio at all.

CHORUS:

No more speed, I'm almost there; gotta keep cool now, gotta take care.

Last car to pass, here I go and the line of cars drove down real slow.

And the radio played that forgotten song,

Brenda Lee's "Coming on Strong".

And the newsman sang his same song. Oh, one more radar lover is gone!

When I'm feeling lonely and I'm sure I've had enough.

She sends the comfort coming in from above, don't need no radio at all.

CHORUS: [ad lib lines as you wish]
Radar Love Tab by Patrick Ryan:

Notes from Patrick Ryan: "There are actually two guitars in this song. I've written this tab for just one. The song is in E. Most of the little riffs in this song are played in the 2nd and 14th positions using a pentatonic scale. There's some noodling around during the choruses and during verse 3 that I haven't gotten down yet. In verse 3, the two guitars are doing distinctly different things."

[intro]

G -----------------------2--------------

D -----2-4----2------2-4---2------------

A ---4------4---2--4----------0-2-2-----

E --------------------------------0-----

[drum intro] [bass intro]

I been drivin' all night, my hands wet on the wheel.

[riff 1]

G --4/6-4-2-4-4-2--

D --4/6-4-2-4-4-2--

There's a voice in my head that drives my heel [riff 1]

It's my baby callin', say "I need you here." [riff 1]

And it's a half past four and I'm shifting gears [riff 1]

PRE-CHORUS: [strum chords]

E B F#

When I get lonely and the longing gets too much,

E B C#

She sends comfort coming in from above; don't need no radio at all.

CHORUS: [strum chords]

D A E F# D A E [n.c.]

We got a thing its called radar love, we got a wave in the air: radar love

the radio's playin some forgotten song

[riff 2]

B -14----17------------

G -14----16------------

D ----16----15/16------

Brenda Lee's "Coming On Strong" [riff 2]

The road has got me hypnotized

[ riff 1 up an octave ]

G --16/18-16-14-16-16-14--

D --16/18-16-14-16-16-14--

As I spin into a new sun rise [riff 1]

PRE-CHORUS & CHORUS:

INTERLUDE: [starts with bass and keyboard with guitar solo fading in]

B -10-9--12-10-9-9-10----10-9--12-10-10-10------

G --9-9---9--9-9-9--9-----9-9---9--9--9--9------ [play two or three times]

D --9-9---9--9-9-9--9-----9-9---9--9--9--9------

B -14-12--15-14-12-12-14---14-12--15-14-12-14-

G -12-12--12-12-12-12-12---12-12--12-12-12-12-

A A (hold bend)

E ---------------------2------------------

B --2--2----------------------------------

G --2--2-----2---2-4^6--4^6-2---2-4-2-2--- [play twice]

D --2--2---4---4--------------4-----------

A --0--0----------------------------------

E ----------------------------------------

----------5----5-7^9-5-------7^9-5-------7^9-------5-8-7-5----------------

----5-7-7----7-----------5-7---------5-7---------7---------8-7-5----------

--6--------------------6-----------6-----------------------------8-7-5----

-----------------------------------------------------------------------7--

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

F# G Ab A F#

B -14--14-14--14-14-----14-14-14-14--14-14-14--------------

G -14--14-14--14-14-----14-14-14-14--14-14-14--------------

D -------------------16-----------------------16-----------

B -------17------------------------------

G -16^18----16^18-16--17^19-17^19-17^19--

C# C# C# C# C# C# C# [drum solo]

D ------------------------------------------------

A ----0-3-2----0-2------------0-3-2----0-2--------

E --2--------2-----2--------2--------2-----2------

D ------2-1---------------------2-1---------------

A ----0--------0-2------------0--------0-2--------

E --2--------2-----2--------2--------2-----2------

D --------------2-3-4-----------------------------

A ----0-3-2-3-4-------2----0-3-2-3-4-0-2-3--------

E --2--------------------2-----------------0------

[drum break]

Verse 3

No more speed, I'm almost there

G --4^6-4^6-4-2-------------------------------------

D --------------4-----------------------------------

Gotta keep cool, now, gotta take care

G ---------2---2-4-4^6-^6-2-------------------------

D ---2-3-4---4--------------------------------------

Last car to pass, here I go

E ---14-14---14-14----------------------------------

B ---14-14---14-14----------------------------------

G ---14-14---14-14----------------------------------

The line of cars go down real slow

E ------17------------------------------------------

B --------------------------------------------------

G ---------16^18^18-14------------------------------

D ---16---------------------------------------------

The radio plays that forgotten song

G ---------14-16-14-16^18^18-14---------------------

D ---14-16------------------------------------------

Brenda Lee's "Coming On Strong"

G ---16^18^18-14------------------------------------

D --------------------------------------------------

The news man sang his same song

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-------2------------------------------------------

---2-4-2------------------------------------------

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Oh, one more radar love is gone

E ------17^19^19^19-17-14---------------------------

B ---14---------------------------------------------

LAST PRE-CHORUS & CHORUS:

E B F#

When I'm feeling lonely and I'm sure I've had enough

E B

She sends the comfort coming in from above

Don't need no radio at all

D A E F#

We got a thing and its called radar love

D A E F#

We got a light in the sky

D A E F#

We got a thing and its called radar love

D A E [n.c.]

We got a thing that's called radar love.

[crescendo on F#m to end]