Pj Harvey - Dress
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Artist: PJ Harvey
Song: Dress
Album: Dry
Tabbed by: foofighter1337
Guitar 1 (EADGBe)
Guitar 2 (EADGBe)
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
| ^ bend
[NOTE: The rhythm patterns are difficult, hence why the numbers are included.
I believe this tab is mostly accurate, the only questionable part being
the (pre)ending strum pattern]
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Play Order
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Intro x 4
Verse 1 [Verse x 2]
Chorus
Verse 2 [Verse x 2]
Interlude x 4 [Guitar 2 plays Verse x 2]
Chorus [without vocals]
Verse 3 [Pre-ending]
Chorus x 2
Pre-ending
Ending
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Rhythm Patterns
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Intro
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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4-4-x-4-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-|
A|-4-4-x-4-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-|
E|-2-2-x-2-2-x-x-0-2-2-0-2-2-x-x-x-|
Verse
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F#1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & A1 & F#2 & A3 & F#4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------2---2-x-------x-2---2-x---------|
D|-4-4-x-4-4---4---4-4-4-4-4---4---2---2-x-4---4-x-2---2-x-4---4---|
A|-4-4-x-4-4---4---4-4-4-4-4---4---0---0-x-4---4-x-0---0-x-4---4---|
E|-2-2-x-2-2---2---2-2-0-2-2---2---------x-2---2-x-------x-2---2---|
F#1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & B1 & F#2 & B3 & F#4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------4---4-x-------x-4---4-x---------|
D|-4-4-x-4-4---4---4-4-4-4-4---4---4---4-x-4---4-x-4---4-x-4---4---|
A|-4-4-x-4-4---4---4-4-4-4-4---4---2---2-x-4---4-x-2---2-x-4---4---|
E|-2-2-x-2-2---2---2-2-0-2-2---2---------x-2---2-x-------x-2---2---|
Chorus
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B1 & 2 & A3 & 4 & F#1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|/9---9---9-9-9-9\7---7---7-7-7-7\4-4-x-4-4---4---4-4-x-4-4---4-x-|
A|/9---9---9-9-9-9\7---7---7-7-7-7\4-4-x-4-4---4---4-4-x-4-4---4-x-|
E|/7---7---7-7-7-7\5---5---5-5-5-5\2-2-x-2-2---2---2-2-x-2-2---2-x-|
B1 & 2 & G3 & 4 & 1F# & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|x9---9---9-9-9-9x12--12--12121212\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4~--------------|
A|x9---9---9-9-9-9x12--12--12121212\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4~--------------|
E|x7---7---7-7-7-7x10--10--10101010\2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2~--------------|
Interlude
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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-x-10------10-10^11^10----10---x-x-10------10--10^-10^-----10--|
G|-x-x-----11--------------11------x-x-----11--------------11------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-ending
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F#1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & A1 & F#2 & A3 & F#4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------2---------------2-----------|
D|-4-------4-------4-------4-------4---2---4-------4---2---4-------|
A|-4-------4-------4-------4-------4---0---4-------4---0---4-------|
E|-2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
F#1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & B1 &F# 2 & B3 & F#4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------4---------------4---------------|
D|-4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
A|-4-------4-------4-------4-------2-------4-------2-------4-------|
E|-2-------2-------2-------2---------------2---------------2-------|
Ending
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F#1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & A1 & F#2 & A3 & F#4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------2---------------2-----------|
D|-4-------4-------4-------4-------4---2---4-------4---2---4-------|
A|-4-------4-------4-------4-------4---0---4-------4---0---4-------|
E|-2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
F#1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & E1 &F# 2 & E3 & F#4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
A|-4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
E|-2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------2-------0-------2-------|
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Lyrics
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Verse 1
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F#Put on that dress - AI'm F#going Aout F#dancing
F#Starting off red - Bclean aF#nd sparklBing he'llF# see me
F#Music playing make it dreamy for dancing -
Amust be F#a way that I caAn dress toF# please him
F#It's hard to walk in the dress, it's not easy -
BI'm spillinF#g over like Ba heavy lF#oaded fruit tree
Verse 2
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F#It's sad to see - lAonelF#y all tAhis loF#nely
F#Close up my eyes - Bdreamy drF#eamy music Bmake it be F#alright
F#Music play make it good for romacing -
Amust be aF# way I can Adress to F#please him
F#Swing and sway everything'll be alright -
Bbut it's F#feeling so Bdamn tight F#tonight
Verse 3
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F#Filthy tight, the dress is filthy -
AI'm falliF#ng flat andA my armsF# are empty
F#Clear the way better get it out of this room -
Ba fallinF#g woman iBn dancinF#g costume
Chorus
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BIf you put it on
AIf you put it onF#
BIf you put it on
GIf you put it onF#
Interlude
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&AquotF#;You pAurdy thaAng,F#&quoAt; My man says,
&Aquot;BF#ut I boAughtA you beautF#ifuAl dresses."