Probably the last real garage band hit; by late 1966 beat-crazed teens
were already expecting more polished recordings than this, which was
recorded essentially live in ? and the Mysterians' manager's living room.

[Note:  I don't expect that anybody's actually going to play this on
 guitar, so all the transcribed organ riffs are followed by the names of
 the notes actually played on the organ]

                               "96 Tears"
                            (Rudy Martinez)

Intro:

	organ (arr. for guitar):

	 v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v  
	-------------------------|-15----15----15-15-15----
	-------------------11-13-|-15----15----13-11-------
	----------------12-------|-------------------12----
	-------------------------|-------------------------
	-------------------------|-------------------------
	-------------------------|-------------------------

	                           g     g     g  g  g
	                G  Bb C    D     D     C  Bb G


	bass:

	 v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v  
	-------------------------|-------------------------
	-------------------------|-------------------2--5--
	-------------------------|----------------5--------
	-------------------------|-------------------------


	Most of the song is degenerate G (no 5th) and C7 (no 3rd - for
	that matter, no root) chords played in eighth notes:

	(organ arr. for guitar [2X before vocal enters]):

	(G)                       (C7)
	 v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v  
	-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-
	-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-
	-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-
	-------------------------|-------------------------
	-------------------------|-------------------------
	-------------------------|-------------------------

	(G-B-g)                    (G-Bb-g)

	bass:

	(G)                       (C7)
	 v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v  
	-------------------------|-------------------------
	-5--5--2-----5--5--2-----|-------2--5--------2--5--
	----------5-----------5--|-3--3--------3--3--------
	-------------------------|-------------------------

Verse:

	[1] organ plays staccato eighth notes as per intro
	[2] organ plays staccato eighth notes with sustained high G
	[3] organ plays following riff

	(organ arr. for guitar):

	(G)                       (C7)
	 v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v  
	-------------------------|-------------------------
	-------------------------|-------------------------
	-12-------12----------12-|-------12----------12----
	----12-14-------12-14----|-13-14----13----14----14-
	-------------------------|-------------------------
	-------------------------|-------------------------

	 G  D  E  G     D  E   G   Eb E  G  Eb    E   G  E

	          G[3]           C7
	Too many teardrops   for one heart
	       G     C7
	To be cryin'
	          G[1]           C7
	Too many teardrops   for one heart
	          G     C7
	To carry on
	              G[2]     C7
	You're way on top now
	           G      C7
	Since you left me
	                  G[3]   C7
	You're always laughin'
	            G     C7
	Way down at me
	              G[2]   C7
	But watch out now
	                G    C7
	I'm gonna get there
	           G[1]     C7
	We'll be together
	                    G     C7
	For just a little while
	                       G[3]    C7
	And then I'm gonna put you
	          G     C7
	Way down here
	                  G[1]   C7[2]
	And you'll start cryin'
	             G     C7
	Ninety-six tears
	 G[1]  C7
	Cry
	 G     C7
	Cry

Bridge:

	bass (note the G# even though the chord is Em):

	(Em)
	 v   v   v   v
	-------4-2-1-----
	-2-----------4---
	-----------------
	-----------------

	Em
	And when the sun comes up
	I'll be on top
	You'll be way down there
	Lookin' up
	And I might wave
	Come up here
	But I don't see you
	Wavin' now
	I'm way down here
	Wonderin' how
	I'm gonna get you
	                C
	But I know now
	          G[1]   C7                G [hold two measures]
	I'll just cry,   cry,   I'll just cry

Coda:

	(G)       C7                G[2]       C7
	Too many teardrops for one heart to be cryin'
	         G[3]          C7
	Too many teardrops for one heart
	         G     C7
	To carry on
	             G[2]              C7
	You're gonna cry   ninety-six tears
	              G                C7
	You're gonna cry   ninety-six tears
	             G[1]             C7
	You're gonna cry    cry, cry, cry, now
	              G               C7
	You're gonna cry    cry, cry, cry
	            G[3]                             C7
	Ninety-six tears    c'mon and lemme hear you cry, now
	             G                              C7
	Ninety-six tears (whoo!)   I wanna hear you cry
	          G[2]                  C7
	Night and day, yeah, all night long
	               G               C7
	Uh-ninety-six tears    cry cry cry
	                             G                  C7
	C'mon baby, let me hear you cry now, all night long
	               G[3]                    C7
	Uh-ninety-six tears!  Yeah!  C'mon now
	                G      C7
	Uh-ninety-six tears!

	[fade]


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers