Darrell Scott - Helen of troy pa
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Capo: 3
Tuning: D A D G B E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uZPPccXNAg
This is in Drop D and way out of my ability to tab but I've tried to put in the gist of it and you can play
around and try to figure what he's doing or what works best for you. Also note that he's playing with his
guitar tuned way down so I have it capo'd so that you can play along with your guitar tuned normally. Darrell
is an incredible guitarist and so just used this to find how it works for you. I've added the bare bones of
the intro below. This is also the riff that's played after every chorus. Also he does some fun pedal tone like
stuff headed into the chorus. Here is the tab for one of those sections [headed into the 3rd chorus, bobtail
cat and such].
Em Bm
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3----5-5-3-3-3-3-0-0--------------------------------------|
G|-----4----6-6-4-4-2-2-0-0--------------------------------------|
D|--2--4----7-7-5-5-4-4-2-2--------------------------------------|
A|--2--2----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------|
D|--2------------------------------------------------------------|
Note also that I've added some chords throughout in parentheses. He doesn't actually play these chords but
without a band I think adding them in can give some good depth to the song. Play around with it.
[Intro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0--0-2-4-5-554--554--5457-----------------------------------|
[Verse]
It was the fDirst time we really took a chaGnce
To view the Dworld behind our fathers' bGacks
We left our Dparents playing rummy by the cAottage porch light
And went wCalkin' down to HG/Belen's on that sG/Bbweet summer nDight
And we flEmipped a cGoin to sAee
Who would hEmave to knoBmck when shAe
OpD/F#ened up her dGoor,
and CaskeC/Bd us iAn...
G F# E [this is just in the baseline]
[Chorus]
D N.C.Helen of Troy, Pennsylvania
[Verse 2]
She was Dtwice the age of me and TGony
Brown eDyed, recently divorced, and lGonely
And we lDied about our high school football Ateam
Number Cone in the sG/Btate because of TG/Bbony and Dme
And she seEmnsed our BmawkwardneAss
And unzEmipped her cBmalico dress A
And caD/F#lled us over to kGiss her
COne aC/Bt a tAime [one at a time boys, can you hear me]
[Chorus]
D N.C.Helen of Troy, Pennsylvania
[Bridge]
D7 G
Well we rocked to the drone of large mosquitoes
D7 G
Rhythm of moths against drumhead screen
D7 A
Syncopation of Frigidaire motor
With her Embobtail cat lBmooking at us, rAeal mean
[Chorus]
D N.C.Helen of Troy, Pennsylvania
[Verse]
She wDent to the kitchen to get us something to drGink
And me and TDony washed ourselves in the bGathroom sink
DDoin' the chicken-neck, the high-five, and the moAnkey noise
Glad toC be happy, hG/Bealthy, heterosexG/Bbual boysD
And we dEmrank her heBmrbal tAea [red zinger I do believe]
N.C.And good golly miss molly-ed all the way home
D N.C.Helen of Troy, Pennsylvania
D N.C.Helen of Troy, Pennsylvania