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Tuning: E A D G
Fugazi - I'm So Tired
Note: This is an alternate version based on the original but played on the bass guitar and consists of two
melodies played at the same time.
I know this song is just piano and vocals but I really liked it and wanted to play it on bass so I took the
root note of the chords played by the left hand on the piano and a bastardized version of the vocals and got:
[Piano]
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|--------2-------|--------3-------|
E|3---------------|0---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Vocals]
G|---4-2-----2-1--|------4-5-4---24|
D|----------------|------------5---|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Then a figured out how to play both of these melodies at the same time.
This makes fingering, timing, and plucking a little tricky and hard to explain over tab.
For my right hand I use my middle finger as an anchor on the D string and pluck with my index and thumb.
This should work for most of the song except for the odd time you pluck the D string.
My left hand uses my index finger to play the piano while my other fingers simultaneously play the vocals.
Notation: Fingering is indicated above the staff with the index finger being 1 and the pinky being 4.
I have included the fingering for only the vocals as the piano is always played by the index finger.
Each space is a 16th note with "=" indicating how long a note should be held. This is what makes it sound
more like two melodies but also makes it a little trickier then just playing a simple chord every
once in a while.
Here it is all put together:
[Intro]
4 4 4 4 3 4 14
G|----4===4=======|======4=5=4=--24|
D|----------------|------------5=--|
A|--------2===----|--------3===----|
E|3===------------|0===------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Verse 1]
4 2 2 1 4 4 3 4 14
G|===4=2=====2=1==|======4=5=4=--24|
D|----------------|------------5=--|
A|--------2===----|--------3===----|
E|3===------------|0===------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 14
G|====4===8===8===|9===4===5=4=--24|
D|----------------|------------5=--|
A|----------------|--------3===----| x2
E|3===----7===----|0===------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Bridge 1]
4 4 4 4 4 3 4 14
G|--------4=======|====4===5=4=--24|
D|5===------------|2===--------5=--|
A|--------2===----|--------3===----|
E|3===------------|0===------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Verse 2]
4 2 2 1 4 4 3 4 14
G|===4=2=====2=1==|======4=5=4=--24|
D|----------------|------------5=--|
A|--------2===----|--------3===----|
E|3===------------|0===------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 14
G|====4===8===8===|9===4===5=4=--2=|
D|----------------|------------5=--|
A|----------------|--------3===----| x2
E|3===----7===----|0===------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Bridge 2]
4 4 4 4 4 4
G|----------------|----------------|
D|5=======5====5==|4=======4====4==|
A|----------------|2=======2=======|
E|3=======3=======|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
4 4 4 4 4 3 4 14
G|----4===--------|------4=5=4=--24|
D|------------4===|----2===----5=--|
A|--------2===----|--------3===----|
E|3===------------|0===------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Outro]
4 2 2 2 1 4 4 3 4 14
G|===4=2======2===|2=1===4=5=4=--24|
D|----------------|------------5=--|
A|--------2===----|--------3===----|
E|3===------------|0===------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
4 2 2 1 4 4 3 4 1
G|====4=======2===|2=1===4=5=4=--2=|
D|----------------|------------5=--|
A|--------2===----|--------3===----| x2
E|3===------------|0===------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
4
G|----------------|
D|5===============|
A|----------------|
E|3===============|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Hopefully the notation will make it easier to understand. It isn't too diffuclt but does require a bit of
practice. Once you figure it out though its a ton of fun to play. Thanks!