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BECK TAB BOOK version 2.1
Changes since previous versions :
Steve Threw up added
Whiskeyclone, Hotel City 1997 added
Alcohol added
Canceled cheque added
Cyanide Breath Mint added
No Money No Honey added
Rowboat
Ramshackle
Jack-ass
Lord Only Knows
Where it`s at
I have seen the land beyond
Outcome
Mutherfuker
Novacane
Devils Haircut
Added:
Modesto
Burnt Orange Peel
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List of songs in book:
1. Alcohol
2. Asshole
3. Blackhole
4. Bogusflow
5. Burnt Orange Peel
6. Canceled Cheque
7. Cyanide Breath Mint
8. Devils Haircut
9. Fume
10. Fuckin With My Head
11. Girl Dreams
12. Heartland Feelings
13. I have seen the Land Beyond
14. I get lonesome
15. It`s all in Your mind
16. Jack-ass
17. Lord Only Knows
18. Loser
19. Mexico
20. Modesto
21. Mutherfuker
22. Nitemare Hippy Girl
23. Novacane
24. Outcome
25. Ozzy
26. No Money No Honey
27. Painted Eyelids
28. Pay No Mind
29. Puttin It Down
30. Ramshackle
31. Rowboat
32. Satan Gave Me a Taco
33. Soul Suckin Jerk
34. Steal My Body Home
35. Steve Threw up
36. Thunder Peel
37. Truckdrivin Neighbors Downstairs
38. Where it`s at
39. Whiskeyclone, Hotel City 1997
1*****ALCOHOL*****
TABBED BY:J. T. Foust (ryanf@alpha.wcoil.com)
I Have Never Written A tab before nor will this look as pretty as yours
do on the Tab page but this is how I think Alcohol Off of Becks single
should go. Beck is actually in tune for this! I strongly suggest trying
to read what I have written and listen to the song while playing!
Verse:
D C G C A C G A(Don't strum the open low E chord with any of the
chords until the end when you pluck it. You'll understand when you
listen to the song)
Chorus (if that's what you want to call it this part is hard to
explain):
EgoD iAntDo AB7 and pluck the B string then play B7
pluck F# and then play B7 chord
then repeat E D A D A
pluck B string play B7 chord
pluck F# string then play B7
pluck G then play G chord
pluck open A string hammer down on B pluck B play B7
pluck F# play B7
Pluck G string play G chord string
pluck E string release and let open D resonate
pluck B let open A resonate
go back and pluck B string play B7 chord
pluck F# then Go Back into the Verse chords
Well that was a Bitch to explain and I hope you understand. Take my
advice and listen while you play this will help on learning this
wonderful song!
Here are the lyrics:
Alcohol leaving me dry
now it is time for pie
taking them as they come
Alcohol please give me some
2*****ASSHOLE*****
TABBED BY: John Vettese (spex49d@prodigy.com)
This one was a pain to figure out since it is tuned way the hell down.
Tuned down one and a half steps to be exact. I have seen him do this live
and he doesn't tune down, so you don't really have to either, but if you
want to play along with One Foot In The Grave, it's kinda neccecary.
Chord Voicings:
C: 0 3 2 0 1 0
E: 0 2 2 1 0 0
A: 0 0 2 2 2 0
F: 1 3 3 2 x x
CYour brains went Eblack when she Atook back her mouth
and Cput it out Einto the Asun
The Cbirds did Efly when the Aheavens all went dry
C E A
And the cigarettes are smokin by themselves
CHORUS
FShe'll do anything
EShe'll do anything
AShe'll do anything to make you Cfeel like an asshole
Call her name, she looks the same as you
question mark stretched across the skin
She dangles carrots, makes you feel embarressed
to be the fool you know you are
(Chorus)
That's basically it!
Later!
JOHn
3***** BLACKHOLE *****
TABBED BY: John Vettese (spex49d@prodigy.com)
OK, this song is in an alternate tuning, but I think I have it figured out.
You retune to this: D G D G G G
maybe down a couple steps or so...I can't tell. The intro basically strums
open strings. The verse goes like this:
1: 0 0 2/4 0 2/4 0 0 /7 7 7 7 5 4
2: 0 0 2/4 0 2/4 0 0 /7 7 7 7 5 4
3: 0 0 2/4 0 2/4 0 0 /7 7 7 7 5 4
4: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1: 0 0 2/4 0 2/4 0 0 /7 7 7 7 9 4
2: 0 0 2/4 0 2/4 0 0 /7 7 7 7 9 4
3: 0 0 2/4 0 2/4 0 0 /7 7 7 7 9 4
4: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Then I think there's another part like this:
1: /12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7
2: /12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7
3: /12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7
4: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1: 0 0 0
2: 0 0 0
3: 0 0 0
4: 2/4 5 5
5: 0 0 0
6: 2/4 5 5
That's basically it. Don't worry about wether or not your guitar is exactly
in tune when playing this. Beck's never is. :)
4*****BOGUSFLOW*****
TABBED BY:lawncigar3@aol.com jdc9654@gemini.cc.tntech.edu (my "permanent" address)
Here's the song off of the DGC rarities CD....the song is called Bogusflow
(duh)
GMonkey see, monkey Cdie D
G C D
G
Laminate your face and paste it up into the sky
GCause it's squaCllin' and it's solid aDnd it's G
CCompletely rancidD and beautifulG,
C D G
Like a forcefield of multiplying meat,
C D G
Cut a hole in the floor just to see
C D G C D
Just how close to hell we're standing.
Time shoots forward in your skull
Scattered to the four winds, trapped in a bucket
Riding lamposts moldy toast
Excitement level.....zero
Rock the casba (sp?) bring the noise
Amplified dishwashers exploring the boring to the core
people with cordless personalities
runnin round in new wave bionic jogging suits
California....white boy sound
Rocket powered and nailed to the ground
New age old age, totally lame
Straight to the middle of the road
Rewind the tape, play the whole thing backwards
with the sound completely turned off
Every once in a while....when i play the G chord (it sounds best to play the
standard chords, not power chords) i strum it a few times then hammer on
the note on the A string....listen to the song and maybe you'll understand
what i'm talking about. It's not critical, but it adds to the song.
A lot of times i suck at guitar tabs, so if i've got anything wrong write me
and tell me, or if ya just wanna say "good job, here's 5 bucks" you can do
that too. :^)
later,
5*****BURNT ORANGE PEEL*****
TABBED BY: Alan Tapper (a.tapper@cowan.edu.au)
For the the chords on this song I find it best to play the chords by
sliding chords with open strings up. For instance for A,A#,B,C and C#
I play the A chord up the neck. I do the same on the E string except
when I play the normal G chord. I don't know whether it's tuned up or
down. Some of the lyrics are probably wrong but then, you never know
with Beck. (I've put the lyrics that I'm pretty sure are wrong but
can't work out anyway in brackets. If anyone knows them then lucky
you.) Most of chords last for one bar, where they only last half a
bar I've put (1/2) after them, it probably just makes things more
confusing.
4 bars of A# (listen to the song to get the rythm)
(Of aA#ll the golden) thinA#gs to be,
I got a gaA#rden hose and a colour TV,A#
A(1/2) F(1/2) A#
I got time on my hands,
A(1/2) F(1/2) A#
I got time on my hands,
GNobody cares, B
What I do, A# A#
(Of alA#l the golden) thinA#gs to do,
I got a buA#rnt orange peel (and a fish in a sA#tew),
A(1/2) F(1/2) A#(1/2) B(1/2)
I got work to get done,
A(1/2) F(1/2) A#
I got work to get done,
GNobody knows, B
Where to run, A# A# B B
I got a quBart of milk and some (sound advicBe),
I got tBrees (like bacon) but they smell so niBce,
A#(1/2) F#(1/2) B
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -,
A#(1/2)F#(1/2) B(1/2) C(1/2)
Don't give me the blues,
G#Nobody knows, C
(What we give),B B C C
CBack and forth dodge Cand fly,
CLike vender in tChe sky,
B(1/2) G(1/2)C(1/2) C#(1/2)
Might be out of change,
B(1/2) G(1/2) C
Give me all your cash,
ANobody knows, C#
So let's just go home,C C
(ends with lots of different chords and mutes)
6*****CANCELED CHEQUE*****
TABBED BY:Michael J Cahill (mcahill@wilkes1.wilkes.edu)
Main cords A, C, D, G
I hAate to do this but yCou're aG pain inA the neck
I tAhought you knew this , you'rCe handiGng me a cAanceled cheque
AndA you've been moanin', you're CgirlfriendGs think youA're a saint
I'lAl give you a quarter , I'll keCep my judgGments to myA self
I gCet caught up in the moonlight
reaGching out for a rotten egg
I dDon't wanna bay, it's crystal clear,A you're time is nearly gone
YouA're building your mansion, it's soCmething Gyou ought to avAoid
YouA've got momentum, builCdingG out in Athe void
TheA stormy weather, the kiCd's are Gmakin a raAcket
YouA got some magic, conjCuring youGr chaos tAoo
I get......(same)
7*****CYANIDE BREATH MINT*****
TABBED BY: Lysbeth Guillorn (Lguillorn@aol.com)
Cyanide Breath Mint by Beck can be found on the disc One Foot in the
Grave.
It's tuned down to D, so it's
D G C F A D
I just wrote the chords down as if the guitar were in E. This seems
to matchup pretty well with the CD, so just listen and strum as you see fit.
A F D G
Definitely, this is the wrong place to be
F C
there's blood on the futon,
E A
there's a kid drinkin' fire.
Goin' down to the sea, F
D G
they got people to meet,
F C
shakin' hands with themselves,
E F-------->slide to Gflat
lookin' out for themselves.
C F G
When they ask you for credit,
F C
give them a branch.
C F G
When they want you to get it,
F C
chew on the grass.
I know,E I know F
D G
'cause they told me to tell you
there's nothiFng to tell yoCu,
E A
there's nothing to sell you.
(Same chords as first part)
In the afternoon, riding the scapegoat,
burning equipment, decomposing.
Cool off your jets,
take off your sweats,
I got a funny feeling
they got plastic in the afterlife.
(Same chords as second part:)
When they want you to cry,
leap into the sky.
When they suck your mind,
like a pigeon you fly.
I know, I know,
it's the positive people
running from their time
looking for some feeling.
8*****DEVILS HAIRCUT*****
TABBED BY: Lithium Radio/Michael Gill(KANSAS19@gnn.com) or (Lemon 19@aol.com)
Tuning: Standard (although Drop D works good too)
Intro
D-----------------------------
A---------------3------------- x 4
E---0-----0--5----------------
There's not really any chords, just the bass playing the intro =
but this is how i play it:
Verse 1:
ESomethings Awrong cause my Cmind is fading
And Eeverywhere I looAk theres a Cdead end waiting
ETemperatures Adroppin at the Crotten oasis
Estealing Akisses from the Clepers faces
Intro 4x
EHeads are Ahangin from the Cgarbage man trees
Emouthwash Ajukebox Cgasoline
Epistols are Apointing at a Cpoor man's pockets =
Esmiling Aeyes whipping Cout of their sockets
for that little synth. part do this:
e---3/8----------------------------
B---3/8----------------------------
G---3/8----------------------------
w/bass doing intro in background
Chorus
Got a Edevil's Ahaircut Cin my mind (x 4)
the little ending figure at the end of the chorus goes something like this:
e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-3--2--1----0-1-2-3-4-3----3--2--1--0--2-0-2-----------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse 2:
ELovin' machAines on the Csympathy crutches
Ediscount Aorgies on the Cdropout buses
Ehitchin a ridAe with the Cbleedin' noses
Ecomin to Atown with the Cbrief case blues
the synth part:
e--------------------------------
B---3b-----------------------------
G---3b-----------------------------
Chorus
then for the little interlude do this for awhile:
e---5------------------5--------------------
B----------9/4-------0--------9/4-----------
for the 3rd verse you can just play the =
intro along with the bass or the synth part:
(you have to listen real closely to hear the synth)
for the 1st 2 lines of the verse play this
D----------------------------------------
A--2-----2-------2-2---------------------
E----------------------------------------
for the 3rd line play the same thing on the D string
for the 4th line go back to A string =
you really have to listen to get a feel for this
play the chorus chords over the feedback
back to chorus
w/ending figure
End
play intro along with ending figure for first 2 bars =
then drop the ending figure while he's screaming
the last time he screams drop the guitar
And that's it!
I play open chords throughout this songs
9*****FUME*****
TABBED BY: John Vettese (spex49d@prodigy.com)
I just love tabbing obscure Beck songs! Here's one off of the Loser single,
and IMHO, one of the best Beck songs ever...
Tune your bass to Drop D and tune your guitar down 1 whole step.
"My friend picked me up..."
Bass
1:
2:
3:
4: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
play that 3x then
1:
2:
3:
4: 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
That was pretty much the bassline for this entire part...the guitar plays
feedback during that part, then for the chorus it does this:
"There's a Fume"
E5 A5 E5 A5 G5
E5 A5 E5 A5 G5 B5
The Heavy part is pretty much this:
G5witA5h tE5he corresponding bassline.
!!Coming soon!!
Puttin It Down
Asshole
Need Help With:
Crystal Clear Beer
Hollow Log
Later,
JOhn
From:
10*****Fuckin With My Head*****
TABBED BY: mariogag@bnr.ca (Mario Gagnon) ?
TAKEN FROM OLGA
[E]I ain't got no [D]incli[A]nation [E][D]
[E]Give away my [D]sweet sen[A]sation [E][D]
[E]Sleepin in an [D]old tool[A]shed [E][D]
[E]Scumbag cryin [D]on his [A]pillow [E][D]
{soc}
{C:Chorus:}
[D]When you wanna [A]be with me then [G]we will see who's [D]fuckin with my [E]head [E][D]
{eoc}
Found myself in New Orleans
With a scarecrow in my jeans
Beat my forehead through the ceiling
Drank my coffee with a hubcap
Float upon my checkout boots
Floating by you on the bayou
Now talkin on a walkie talkie
Credit card glued to my hand.
11*****Girl Dreams"*****
TABBED BY: Jarrett Frankel (jfrankel@intr.net)
with assistance from John McCain
Yet another beautiful acoustic Beck tune, from his essential independent
release, One Foot In The Grave. It's a simple tune, so learn it quick and
impress the one you secrectly love(you can substitue "girl" with "boy" if
that's your gig, y'know?). Maybe they'll love you for it.
(Standard tuning will work for this one, though I think it might be tuned
down a step. Try what ever works best.)
F# A
You're just the girl of my dreams
E G A B E
But it seems my dreams never come true
F# A
You're just the girl of my dreams
E G A B E
But it seems my dreams never come true
F#I first met you dAown on Lover's LaEne
G A B E
The birds were insane flapping all about
SofF#tly you would sinAg swEinging in your swGing
IAt wasn't nighBt it wasn't Eday
(repeat chorus x2)
(silent refrain x2)
(repeat chorus x1)
Send e-mail with
flames, praise, comments, questions,
cult classic requests, and/or corrections to me at
jfrankel@intr.net
Thank you.
12*****Heartland Feelings*****
TABBED BY: Jarrett Frankel (jfrankel@intr.net)
with much help from John McCain.
Here's a sprawling yet immensely jolly epic from the current "Slack
Laureate" of these United States: Beck. If you liked "Mexico", this one's
for you. You can hear this cut on his cassette-only release from a few
years back, Golden Feelings, released on the independent label Sonic Enemy.
This will have to do until the new DGC album hits the streets, huh? By the
way, I've placed the chords over the lyric that marks the progression.
However, the last time I uploaded a file to Nevada, things shifted out of
place. Beware and enjoy.
Spoken word intro:
What we're talking about here is kind of a...it's a...Heartland Feeling.
Mellencamp, you know, kind of a Mellen-feeling.
Ok. What you gotta get together is a Heartland folk singer:
John Couger Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Seeger;
That type of feeling: a Mellen-feeling.
You know, a real powerful, approving music
Of a Heartland quality, just powerful straight-forward music.
And if you can't get just the right type of feeling
Find someone who will pass and change them.
COld Man Johnson got his head in his hand
Makin' his way across state in a fiddlin' band
Am
With his hair all down in his eyes
C
And the microphone all covered with flies.
When he gets done playin' goes back to his room
Climbs into bed in his cowboy boots
Am
And he picks up a magazine turns on the TV
CLights a cigar as he's fallin' asleep.
F C Am
Well he's only a person...who doesn't know shit.
F C Am(let ring)
Yeah nothing happenin'...that's about it.
CYeah......
CWell, little Rosanna came from Texarkana
Had fourteen dollars wrapped in a bandana.
AmCame into town not lookin' for much
C
Well she found a hound dog and she named him "Dutch."
She got a job at the arcade takin' quarters
But she was never too good at takin' orders
Am
So one night she stopped givin' out change
C
She kicked the boss in the chin and unplugged the games.
F C Am
She's only a person...who doesn't know shit.
F C Am(let ring)
Nothin' happenin'...That's about it.
COoh, ooh. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
CSam got canned at the cannery
He punched out the clock that night.
His Amknuckle was bleeding as he walked home,
C
He was cold and he had a headache.
Well his wife was cookin' canned beans,
He took out all the money out of his jeans
Am
And he set it on fire in the kitchen sink
C
As his wife handed him a drink.
F C Am
He was only a person...who didn't know shit.
F C Am(let ring)
Nothin' happenin'...that's about it.
C
Uh, yeah, oh. Wooh, ooh, ooh, ooh...
CSmiley was lookin' for handouts
sleepin' in a abandoned lighthouse.
AmDown at the mini-mall shakin' his hat
CWashin' windows with his bare hand.
He found a sports car with the keys
In the ignition it just seemed so easy.
HeAm took a joyride drove into a hedge
CCame out with the steering wheel wrapped around his head.
F C Am
Well he's only a person...who doesn't know shit.
F C Am(let ring)
Nothin' happenin'...that's about it.
COoh, ooh, yeah, yeah.
CWell Jane was born in a small town
Everybody just standing around.
Am
They had bingo games and a raffle,
Ceverybody chewin' tobacco.
Well she grew up kinda restless
All her boyfriends wanted to be dentists(dead-ass?).
And sAmhe got a job at the truck stop
C
And she got all fast and never did what she wanted
F C Am
And she's only a person...who doesn't know shit.
F C Am(let ring)
Nothing happenin'...that's about it.
CYeah, yeah, yo...
Oh yeah...oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh.
Woo, ooh, ooh....
_________
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13*****I`VE SEEN THE LAND BEYOND*****
TABBED BY Tom Mallon(tsmallon@syr.edu)
(Note: for the words, I used the main voice and ignored the background
one which sings something slightly different here and there.)
Intro: F
F>From these shores where we belong
I have Cseen the land beyonFd
Where the lord is strange and strong
I have Cseen the land beyonFd
(F) (A) Bb F
There's no telling who'll be dead
When the Cpale horse is turning Fred
And their Bbtongues will burn in Fvain
And Ceverything will feel the Fsame
There's no patience there's no peace
I have Cseen the land beyonFd
Where the gravestones never cease
I have Cseen the land beyonFd
Through the Bbtroubles of the Fyears
A Cheavenly apparition Fappears
(F) (A) Bb F
And we're haunted by our own minds
And the Cspirit calls in the skies
From theseF shores where we belong
I Bbhave Cseen the land beyonFd
I'll be there and I'll be gone
I have Cseen the land beyonFd
14*****I GET LONSOME*****
TABBED BY: John Vettese (spex49d@prodigy.com)
This was kinda a spur of the moment type thing, but I was listening to One
Foot In The Grave this afternoon, and this track came on, and listening I
thought "this is easy as shit!" so I grabbed my guitar and tabbed it out.
Intro
4: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5:
6:
Verse
4: 0 0 0 0 0 0
5: 0 0 0 0 0 0
6: 3 3 3 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3
play that 2x
Chorus
4:
5: 0 0 0
6: 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3
play that 4x, then play the intro riff
First solo:
1: 2
2: 2 x 1 0 1 1 0 0
3: 3 x 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
4: 0 x 0 0 0 0 0
5:
6: 3 3
The second solo is just a variation on that, random arpaggiations on the
chord progression (D7 - G). Just make stuff up.
Hell, I'll even give you the drum transcription! The entire thing is played
on the bass drum, so it is relatively easy...
X = hit
X X X X X X X X
1 - 2 - 3 1 - 2 - 3 1 - 2 - 3 1 - 2 - 3
Lyrics:
Well there aint nobody left to impress
and everyone's kissing their own hands
its 666 on the kichen floor
aint no fire in the pan
i get lonesome (4x)
so glad to be a slab
stiff as a stick on a board
i get thoughts and dirty socks
piled in the corner
i get lonesome (4x)
Getting fat on your own fears
bring that beer over here
i stomp on the ground
just to make a sound
i get lonesome
15*****IT`S ALL IN YOUR MIND*****
TABBED BY Rusty Sweetser
nirvana@srvbbs.mv.com
onefootgrv@aol.com (until sept 1st)
The entire song works with just G and C. =
here are the words. =
Well its all in your mind
its all in your mind
its all in your mind
its all in your mind
And i wanted to be
And i wanted to be
your good friend
well i can not believe
youve got a devil up your sleeve
and hes talking to me
and i can not believe
and i wanted to be
and i wanted to be
your good friend
well you're all scared and stiff
a sick stolen gift
and the people you're with
are all scared and stiff
and i wanted to be
and i wanted to be
your good friend
16*****JACK-ASS*****
TABBED BY:simong@netzone.com
acoustic guitar
basically just two chords....
AI been driftin' along in the Dsame stale shoes
ALoose ends tyin' the noose in the Dback of my mind
If you Athought that you were makin' your way
To where the Dpuzzles and pagans lay
Put it togAether
It's a strange inviDtation
that should give you the idea. when you listen to the part with just vox
and guitar, you can hear it well.
17*****LORD ONLY KNOWS*****
TABBED BY:simong@netzone.com
note: play all these chords as bar chords on the low E string
(play open E chord).
intro: hang on B chord
verse:
B You only got one G#finger left and it's Epointin' at the Bdoor
And you're Btakin' for G#granted what the Elord's laid on the Bfloor
So I'm Bpickin' up the G#pieces and I'm Eputtin' them up for Bsale
Throw your Bmeal ticket out the G#window, put your Eskeletons in Bjail
chorus:
F# Cuz lord only knows it's gettin' late B
F# Your senses are gone so don't you hesiBtaeeyaeeyate
To Eget yourself a G#job
Let your Bbottom dollars G#fall
GThrowin' your two-bit F#cares down the Bdrain
(little drum break)
hammer-ons and pull-offs on the fifth and seventh frets of the B string,
ending up with a slide to the ninth fret.
(repeat verse, diff. lyrics)
(repeat chorus, diff. lyrics)
interlude:
B D A F# E
BAureleD Aaurele F#aurele Eaurele
do that a few times then:
(this part is a little incomplete)
D --0-2-0-0-2-4-2
A -2-----2-------
and while one guitar does that, start doing this:
E -5-5-5---5-5-5--
B -7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5
G --------7-------7 (repeat and fade)
goin' back to houston....
I think that the fuzzy guitar you hear in the front throughout the song is
just playing the root notes of the chords. I didn't really try to figure it
out, though.
18*****LOSER*****
TABBED BY:rte@Virginia.EDU (Richard T. Eppink)
A fairly simple song, nonetheless, there was a request so:
It's in drop D, so, do all that.
The intro/verse part is played with a slide and goes as follows
e---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D---0-0--12-0-12---12\------0-0--12-0-12---12\------------------
A---0-0--12-0-12---12\\-----0-0--12-0-12---12\\-----------------
D---0-0--12-0-12---12\\\----0-0--12-0-12---12\\\----------------
That continues over and over through out.
The other part, that is played over the slide part is as
follows:
e---------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------7-7-7-5-5-----------7-7-7-8-8-----------------------
G---7-7-9-7-------------7-7-9-7---------------------------------
And that is also repeated over and over at different parts.
19*****MEXICO*****
TABBED BY: LawnCigar3@aol.com
Ok, this is a simplified version of "mexico", beck's song on the Rare on Air
compilation album. It's missing the cool little solo parts in it, but i'm
not THAT good at guitar yet. if anyone knows them, please post em!!!
Am G
Am
Come gather round me people, here's a story you never heard
AmBout me and my friends and some things that occuGred Am
Am G
Am
Thought we'd get some money, we thought that me might go
AmSpent the weekend pleasant, down in mexicGo Am
AmI was workin at Mcdonalds, doing the lGate night run Am
Amwhen a car pulled up the drive thru and pointed out a Ggun Am
Amsaid gimme all your money, and three big macsG to go Am
AmI stuffed them all in a sack and i ducked dGown below Am
Well the boss was angry when he found out that i didn't call the police
I guess i was kinda nervous there was a warrant out on me
concerning some jaywalkin tickets i couldn't afford to pay
needless to say i got the axe that same day
Well me being outta work just then, i couldn't afford to go home
mom said if i lost this job i've have to go out on my own
so i went over to dave's house and i got really stoned
called up some girls but none of them were home
Steve came over and he brought some alcohol
we all got really depressed, just staring at the wall
we thought we'd get some money, we thought that we might go
spent the weekend pleasant, down in mexico
Steve's dad had a huntin rifle, and we went and picked it up
we stopped at a 7-11 to try out our luck
we pulled out that huntin rifle, but the counter guy just laughed
as he pulled out an uzi, we turned and hauled ass.
We ran so fast, till we came to the Mcdonalds where i used to work
we walked up to the drive thru and gave my boss a jerk
said give us all you money and 3 big macs to go
and suck on this you weasel, we're going to mexico
When we got there we got really wasted, dave got a case of the runs
we all got hungover and we were getting low on funds
steve and dave called there parents and took the bus back home.
me I got a job at Mcdonalds.....down in Mexico
I suck at tabs so if this is wrong tell me.
fellow beck fans!!!!! we need more tabs out on nevada!!!! it's
simple...just type out the tab, then send it to guitar@nevada.edu.
anything will do, but his earlier/rarer stuff would be great.....and we need
lyrics too!!!
later folks,
lawncigar3@aol.com
jdc9654@gemini.cc.tntech.edu ( my "permanent" address)
20*****MODESTO*****
Tabbed by:Soapsteak (a.tapper@cowan.edu.au)
Most chords last 1 bar, where they only last 1/2 a bar I've put (1/2).
Starts with 4 bars of G
You camGe, you went, G
My miCnd it got a dent, G
IG couldn't make my rent, G
D D(1/2) C(1/2)
'Cause all my cash was lent,
This tGown is fillGed,
With thCousand dollar bills, G
GLaminated songsG,
D D(1/2) C(1/2)
Contaminated loans,
Well we eat Cabout fifteen Ctimes a day, G G
CStaring through a bag ofC fritolet, G G
And I plCay with the fire iCn the stove, G G
Am C G
When my eyes peelG out and my fingertips get cold,
G G
Well it's reBal and it's fake,B
And it's flGaming like a steak,G
And she's puttiBn' out my face, B
With the rakeG, G
Oh hoAmney you knew,Am
C That you werCe,
G G D D(1/2) C(1/2)
My one and only blur,
UnglGued, depressGed,
The meCatloaf in my chest, C
GPersonality testG,
D D(1/2) C(1/2)
I failed with the best,
And I stoGmped and I stormed,G
And I paCssed out in your dorm, G
When you hussleGd me outside, G
D D(1/2) C(1/2)
I couldn't catch a ride,
Will the subCway train speak toC me now, G G
I'm bCrowsing through the supermarkeCt town, G G
And the girlCs don't talk wChen I'm around, G G
Am C G G And
I'm feeling bad even though nothing's wrong. G G C
G G G D D(1/2) C(1/2) G G C G
G G choking on a breathmint D G G
21*****MUTHERFUKER*****
TABBED BY:Tom Mallon (tsmallon@syr.edu)
I'm going to put lyrics in here just so that you know where the chords
are supposed to go. I'm not saying these are the actual lyrics, just
the way I hear them.
I'm not sure whether this is played on guitar or on distorted bass. I'm
guessing there's probably a little bit of both. Play everything as power
chords, and distort as much as much as possible. Have fun.
Because I matched the chords with the words it may be a little hard to
follow along with (and may be off, too) so here's the tab for how these
parts go.
Main Riff
E --------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------------------------
D ---5----6-/-7---3-\-2-------5-5----6-/-7---3-\-2--------------
A ---5----6-/-7---3-\-2-------5-5----6-/-7---3-\-2--------------
E ---3----4-/-5---1-\-0-------3-3----4-/-5---1-\-0--------------
Walkup after main riff (..."Judging everyone...")
E --------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------------------------
D ---5--6--7--8--9----------------------------------------------
A ---5--6--7--8--9----------------------------------------------
E ---3--4--5--6--7----------------------------------------------
Chorus
E --------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------
G --------------------------/----11111111-----------------------
D --------------------------/----11111111-----------------------
A --3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---/----9-9-9-9------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------
Bridge (I think. This one's kinda hard to hear.)
E --------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------7--6--5-------------------------------------------
D --5--6--7---7--6--5-------------------------------------------
A --5--6--7---5--4--3-------------------------------------------
E --3--4--5-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
(just feedback and noise here)
Oh no
You know Homey don't play that game
Why should you give a shit
GHey G#misAter FassEhole
GWhat Gyou G#dirAty FassEhole
GSittin' G#in Ayour FcasEtle
GJudG#ging AevA#eryBone
GYou're GactGin G#like Ait's FchilEl
GWhen Gthe Gdeal's G#gettAin' FillE
GWhy G#don't Ayou FbreaEk Gyour G#brace Aon A#my head
CEveryone's out to get you motherF#fucker
Everyone's out to get you motherfucker
Everyone's out to get you motherfucker
Everyone's out to get you motherfucker
Total paranoia
Tryin to annoy ya
Everything I do is to try to fuck you up
Screwdriver drillin'
How served spasm
Drunk stove on the situation dude
Everyone's out to get you motherfucker
Everyone's out to get you motherfucker
Everyone's out to get you motherfucker
Everyone's out to get you motherfucker
(bridge)
G G# A D C# C
22*****NITEMARE HIPPY GIRL*****
TABBED BY: Ken Gorski (sydb@wam.umd.edu)
A# A (repeatedly) untill...
SChe+s a Nite-MarGe hippy girFl.... C
Repeat the above progession for each line..untill...
seClf-conGscious and a liFttle bit..Am.....moody
C F Am
Then go back to the begining...
The ending is:
FFor all that it+s wAmorth
That's it....
23*****NO MONEY NO HONEY*****
TABBED BY:Tom Mallon (tsmallon@syr.edu)
G C G C F C and then repeats.
24*****NOVACANE*****
TABBED BY:Tom Mallon (tsmallon@syr.edu)
Intro Riff (clean tone)
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------------7-\-6-------
A -------7/9-\7---5------5/7-\5-4--2--------7/9-\7---5-------------------
E --0--------------------------------------------------------------------
For the little harmonica bit, the notes are E and A.
Main Riff (distorted)
E --------------------------------------------------- if you want to do the
B --------------------------------------------------- little horn bursts
G --7-9--9--9--9----7-9--9--7------------------------ that appear at the end
D --7-9--9--9--9----7-9--9--7------------------------ of this riff sometimes,
A --5-7--7--7--7----5-7--7--5------------------------ it's a B5.
E ---------------------------------------------------
A few things go on in the bridge part. First, a clean guitar
plays this.
E -----------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------6/8\6---------------------------------
D --6----9-/11----6----7/9\7----6----9-/11----6----6/8-------
A --7----10/12----7-------------7----10/12----7----7/9--9----
E ------------------------------------------------------10---
For the distorted part, just play the same things but with a
distorted bass playing the root notes an octave lower.
When the bridge is over, a little keyboard (maybe guitar?) comes in
and plays this:
E ---------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------
D -10---------8---------6----------------------------
A -------9---------8---------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------------
Repeat the intro riff, then make a lot of noise.
I'm not going to tab out the synth bit at the end, but if anyone else
wants to, feel free to add it.
25***** OUTCOME*****
TABBED BY:Tom Mallon (tsmallon@syr.edu)
I'm only going to do two of the parts here, the main riff and what the
bass is playing during the chorus. I'm not going to try to figure out
the slide bits, I would just screw around in B for those parts and see
what you get. Here's enough to get you started though.
MAIN VERSE RIFF
E ------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------
D -------7-6-----------4-3------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------------------------------
E ---7-------------5------------------------------------------
During the chorus, the bass plays E D B, descending from the 7th fret
on the A string. You play the E and D notes something like eight times
each, and the B like 15 or 16. At the end of the song, the bass just
moves up the neck from B. Enjoy.
26*****OZZY*****
TABBED BY: Taylor Skidmore (tskid@exfido.com)
This CD is wicked cool. If you like Beck BUY IT RIGHT NOW!!
This is one of the best songs on the CD, IMHO. The guitar is
acoustic and in the background. This sorta sounds wrong when you
play it along with the CD, but I think Beck might tune down or
something like that like he usually does. Anyway, if anyone
knows a better way to play this, please post it!
OzEmzy, ozzy, oAzzy, ozzy.C.
And you just play that for the whole song. If anyone knows the
lyrics, please e-mail them to me, or post them.
Em A C -Taylor Skidmore
Chords: --- -0- -0- tskid@exfido.com
--- -2- -1-
-0- -2- -0-
-2- -2- -2-
-2- -0- -3-
-0- --- -0-
27*****PAINTED EYELIDS*****
TABBED BY: Zak Watson c642063@showme.missouri.edu
This song comes from the One Foot in the Grave album on K records.
If you don't have it, I would highly recomend its immediate purchase.
These chords are played by hitting the lowest note first followed by a
few strums, and that pattern is repeated. Your best bet is to listen to
the CD for the exact rhythm. Also, there may be some pulloffs/hammerons
around the A chord (Perhaps a second guitar?). Anyway, this is pretty
much it. Any corrections or additions will be greatly appreciated.
Intro: D
DI wake up and look upon your Apainted eyelids
The Gworld is your oyster and the Ftrashbags are your kids
DThe ceiling is invisible there's a Abird sinkin through the sky
and Gevery hour that passes is Fteachin me how to cry
Chorus(kind of):
A7Cuz it's lonely here in the Dugly part of town
A7the buildings are all vacant and the Dtelephones are down
DThere's a police siren singin like aA tiger with no skin
the Gsewer drain is glowin and I don't knFow what state I'm in
DAnd the river is on fire and there's Achemicals and debris
GAll the roads are blocked off it'sF just too hard to see
A7So cancel my appointment and Dset up a whole new show
A7'Cuz I'm in need of a good hot meal and a Dlife to call my own
D-A-G-F
(Harmonica solo over verse chords 1x)
DSo get me a plate of money and getA me a blanket and a chair
GThe limitations are limitless they're Ffloating through the air
A7'Cuz it's real and it's true the Dthings I see in you
A7And there's nothin that I wouldn't talk about with the Dclearest
dream that ever drifted by...
Fade on verse chords with harmonica and sounds
Hope you enjoy it
-Zak Watson
28*****PAY NO MIND*****
TABBED BY: mariogag@bnr.ca (Mario Gagnon) ?????
The guitar on the album is a little bit off standard tuning, so you'll
probably have to retune if you want to play along. I think it sounds
better to tune the whole guitar down a whole step so you can play the
F-Eb-D in open position (as G-F-E).
ton[C]ight the c[G]ity is f[F]ull of whores
and a[C]ll the toi[F]lets are overfl[C]owing
there's sho[C]pping ma[G]lls coming o[F]ut of the w[C]alls
as we w[C]alk out am[F]ong the ma[G]nure
[D]that's why [F][Eb]
I pay no mind [F][Eb][C]
give the finger to the rock and roll singer
as he's dancing upon your paycheck
the sales climb high through the garbage pail sky
like a giant dildo crushing the sun
that's why
I pay no mind
I sleep in slime
I just got signed
so get out your lead pipe pipe dreams
get out your ten-foot flags
the insects are huge and the poison's all been used
and the drugs won't kill your day job
that's why
I pay no mind
29*****PUTTIN' IT DOWN*****
TABBED BY: John Vettese (spex49d@prodigy.com)
This is another terriffic song off of Stereopathetic Soul Manure. Really, I
can't say enough nice things about this CD...GET IT, GET IT, GET IT!!!!
Chord Voicings:
G: 3 2 0 0 3 3
A: 0 0 2 2 2 0
E: 0 2 2 1 0 0
D: x 0 0 2 3 2
Big GPain A
GBurnin' ADown
GGiving AMe
G A ACow which you
GSeem to be Asayin as you're
Gpatiently Awaiting like an
Gashtray A
G A
for the butt
CHORUS
G A G
Well I'm puttin it down
A Well you're not Gpicking Ait up G
A Well I'm Gputtin it Adown but you
Etreat me like a Dclown and I don't
Gwanna be Afunny
Fat chance
glued to the wall like a centerfold
of an old cannonball
will you put me inside
your TV tonite cause you're treatin' me
like a rerun
(chorus)
So what
I just lost my job at the hut.
My ass got cut.
but I'll be better at kissin'
When my teeth are all missin'
And the silverware's burnt
and I'm eatin' with my fingers
(chorus)
THE END!!!
30*****RAMSHACKLE*****
TABBED BY: MATT ZELMAN(teenriot@ix.netcom.com)
Chord Progression
C/ C/// Csus/ E/ E/// Em/
Intro:
e--------------------------------
b--------------------------------
g-1--1-1-1--2---0--0-0-0--1------
d-2--2-2-2--2---2--2-2-2--2------
a-2--2-2-2--2---2--2-2-2--2------
e-0--0-0-0--0---0--0-0-0--0------
e--------------------------------
b----------0--2-0----------------
g-1--1-1-2-2--1-1--2-1-----------
d-2--2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-----------
a-2--2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-----------
e-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-----------
played over chorus:
e--------------------------------
b-----------0-2-0----------------
g-1--1-2-2--1-1-1--2--1----------
d-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2--2----------
a-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2--2----------
e-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0----------
repeat again and again over verses and chorus
lyrics are as follows (by memory, sorry if anything's wrong):
you've been so long
your blind eyes are gone
your old bones are on their own
so take off your coat
put a song in your throat
let the deadbeats pound all around
Chorus:
we will go
nowhere we know
we don't have to talk at all (till we find our one and all)
hand me downs
fly paper towns
stuck together one and all
bargains you drag
buckets and bags
and all your belongings
your train's in the sand
ramshackle land
let the rats watch the races
Chorus
after the chorus this is that weird little solo thing.
play twice:
e------------------------------------
b------------------------------------
g--8-6---8-6---8-6-------------------
d------6-----6----6-8--8-8-9-8-6-----
a------------------------------------
e------------------------------------
then comes that strange strumming part. Use some power chords. it
seems to sound different every time. i like to use Ab, Bb and D.
praises get spent
your trick face is bent
pigsties and prizes
cause there's no kind of well
you're suiting yourself
you leave yourself behind
Chorus
finish with the solo twice again
31*****ROWBOAT*****
TABBED BY:SHANE WEST (n9245967@henson.cc.wwu.edu)
Intro: Hit an open D string and strum D a few times, repeat twice.
Verses: The chords are as follows: A\\E\\G\\D\\ Strike the low
string of each chord once before strumming a few times. Timing is as
follows.
ARow----Eboat, G row me to the Dshore
AShe----Edon't, want to Gbe my friend no Dmore
Chorus: Hold strumming the last D chord from the end of the verse then
go into a C\G\\\\D\\\\ until the last line which changes to a
D\Am\\C\\D\\\\
CPick me Gup--, give me some Dfood to eat
CIn your Gtruck--, playing the Dradio
CI'll be Ghome--, talking to Dnobody
DYou'll be Amstrange,C you'll be far aDway
32*****SATAN GAVE ME A TACO*****
TABBED BY: MR JOHN M VETTESE (SPEX49D@prodigy.com)
This is a cool song off one of Beck's indie albums, Stereopathetic Soul
Manure. If you don't have it, I suggest getting it. The chord progression
is the same throughout the song, except they add a banjo at some point.
Since I don't play banjo, or have any desire to, I will just give you the chords.
Chord Voicings:
E: 0 2 2 1 0 0
B: x 2 4 4 4 x
A: 0 0 2 2 2 0
ESatan gave me a taco and it Bmade me really sick
AThe chicken was all raw and Ethe grease was mighty thick
The rice was all rancid and the beans were so hard
I was getting kinda dizzy eatin' all the lard
There was aphids on the lettuce and I ate every one
And after I was done the salsa melted off my tongue
Pieces of tortilla got stuck in my throat
And the stains on my clothes burned a hole through my coat
My stomach was tremblin' and I broke out in a rash
I was so dry and thirsty and I didn't have no cash
So I went and found a hose tore off all my clothes
Turned on the water and it shot right up my nose
Some old lady came along and she flat out was a freak
So she beat me with her handbag 'til I could hardly speak
I was lying there naked my body badly bruised
In a pool of my own blood unconscious and confused
When the cops came and got me and threw me in their van
And I woke up on the ceiling and I couldn't find my hand
They took me to the judge his eyes were glowing red
The courtroom was filled with witches and the dead
The sheriff was a hell-hound with fangs and claws
The prisoners were tied up and chained to the walls
The air was getting thick the smoke was getting thicker
The judge read the verdict said Cut off his head
Well they placed me on the altar they raised up the axe
My head was about to explode when I noticed the Marshall stacks
I noticed all the smoke machines cameras and lights
Some guy with a microphone runnin' around dancin' in tights and I noticed
The crew and the band playin' down below
And I realized I was in a rock'n'roll [video]
So I went and joined the band and I went out on tour
And I smoked a lot of heroin and I passed out in manure
I made out with the groupies started fires backstage
Made a lot of money and I gave it all away
Well the band got killed so I started a solo career
And I won all the awards and I drank all the beer
I opened up a taco stand just to smell the smell
Cookin' with the devil, fryin' down in hell
33***** S O U L S U C K I N ' J E R K*****
TABBED BY: John Vettese (spex49d@prodigy.com)
Another spur of the moment thing, here is the bass tab to Soul Suckin'
Jerk...tune your bass down 1