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From: marc@owlnet.rice.edu (Marc Bennett Hirsh) Subject: TAB: "Supernova" (Liz Phair) Since a bunch o' folks asked, I thought I'd deliver. This is kinda just the rhythm guitar, but it'll do just fine. I don't know the wah-wah lead part (my band's other guitar player does that), but this sounds great. Notes: 1) I'm not convinced that I'm playing these chords in the right place. Part of me thinks that the riff is played on the bottom 3 strings, using E-shape power chords (rather than using the A-shaped chords I've got below). That would look like this: C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| B-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| G-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| D---11---12---|-14-11---12---|-14-11---12---|-14-11---12---|-14-11---12---| A---11---12---|-14-11---12---|-14-11---12---|-14-11---12---|-14-11---12---| E---9--0-10-0-|-12-9--0-10-0-|-12-9--0-10-0-|-12-9--0-10-0-|-12-9--0-10-0-| H q q q q h q q q q h q q q q h q q q q h q q q q I do it the way I do it because, with the sound I use on my guitar, I can do a fair approximation of a wah-wah using the chords that result when you drop all fingers but the barre from the A-shape power chord. Make sense' Don't worry about it. Below is how I play it. Do what you want. 2) Play power chords at 8th-note intervals straight throughout the verses and chorus. I'm not tabbing this out. Cool distortion, though. 3) Despite my rhythm guitar status, I take the solo in this one. It's short but sweet. I love it. 4) This is one of my favorite vocal performances in a long time. I think Ms. Phair is vastly underrated as a singer. "Supernova" (Liz Phair) Recorded by Liz Phair From the album _Whip-Smart_ Transcribed without permission because so many people requested it by Marc Hirsh Notation: s - sixteenth note e - eighth note q - quarter note h - half note w - whole note . - play note for one and a half times the value before it (just like a dot in standard notation) ^ - ties two note lengths together NOTE LENGTHS IN CAPITAL LETTERS MEAN REST FOR THAT VALUE OF TIME! / - slide up \ - slide down h - hammer-on p - pull-off INTRO C#5 D5 E---------------| B---------------| G---6-(4)-7-(5)-| D---6-(4)-7-(5)-| A---4-(4)-5-(5)-| E-----(0)---(0)-| H q (q) q (q) RIFF E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-| D-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-| A-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-| E------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-| h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q)
AI have Glooked All Dover the Eplace But Ayou have Ggot My Dfavorite Eface Your Aeyelashes Esparkle Like Dyou did Agrass And your Alips are sweet and F#mslippery like a DCherub's bare wet GasAs
'Cause you're a Ereal man DSuperAnova A Esolar DSuperAman You're an Eangel DWings of Afire A Eflying giant CFriction Dblast C#5 D5 E---------------| B---------------| G---6-(4)-7-(5)-| D---6-(4)-7-(5)-| A---4-(4)-5-(5)-| E-----(0)---(0)-| H q (q) q (q)
E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-| D-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-| A-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-| E------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-| h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q)
You Awalk in clouds of Gglitter And the Dsun reflects your Eeyes And Aevery time the Gwind blows I can Dsmell you in the Dsky Your Akisses are as Ewicked As an DF-1A6 And you Afuck like a F#mvolcano And you're Deverything to GmeA
'Cause you're a Ereal man DSuperAnova A Esolar DSuperAman You're an Eangel DWings of Afire A Eflying giant CFriction Dblast A Egiant flying CFriction Dblast (lead guitar) E-----14p12p10-| B--------------| G--------------| D--------------| A--------------| E--------------| | H. q3q3q | |(rhythm guitar) | C#5 D5 E---------------| B---------------| G---6-(4)-7-(5)-| D---6-(4)-7-(5)-| A---4-(4)-5-(5)-| E-----(0)---(0)-| H q (q) q (q)
(lead guitar) E----------------|-------3-------3-------|-3-------3-------3-|-------------------| B-12---12\-------|-------3-------3-------|-3-------3-------3-|-------------------| G------------14\-|-2b(4)---2b(4)---2b(4)-|---2b(4)---2b(4)---|-2-2p0-------------| D----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------2p0---------| A----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------2p0-----| E----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------2p0-| | e E h q q e q e q e q e q q h s s s s s s s s | |(rhythm guitar) | E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|----------------| B----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|----------------| G-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9-----6--(4)--7--(5)--|-9----6-(4)-7-(5)--|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-| D-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9-----6--(4)--7--(5)--|-9----6-(4)-7-(5)--|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-| A-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7-----4--(4)--5--(5)--|-7----4-(4)-5-(5)--|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-| E------(0)---(0)-|----------(0)-----(0)--|--------(0)---(0)--|------(0)---(0)-| h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q)
'Cause you're a Ereal man DSuperAnova A Esolar DSuperAman You're an Eangel DWings of Afire A Eflying giant CFriction Dblast C#5 D5 E---------------| B---------------| G---6-(4)-7-(5)-| D---6-(4)-7-(5)-| A---4-(4)-5-(5)-| E-----(0)---(0)-| H q (q) q (q)
E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-| D-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-| A-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-| E------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-| h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-| D-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-| A-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-| E------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-| h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-| D-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-| A-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-| E------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-| h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 E----------------|----------------|----------------|-----| B----------------|----------------|----------------|-----| G-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9-9-| D-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9-9-| A-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7-7-| E------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|-----| h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) e e H. -- Marc "As wicked as an F-16" Hirsh (marc@owlnet.rice.edu) \ / ^ --"It's easy to be nuts. Try being me." V (_The_Fisher_King_)