The Stone Roses - Somethings burning
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Tuning: E A D G B E
THE STONE ROSES - SOMETHING'S BURNING (20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION)
Standard Tuning - EBGDAE
This is my first published tab, although I have made many more for myself in the past.
This is the 7m45s studio recording of the song and it is effectively an improvised jam - Squire barely
changes his neck positioning throughout the full song. The song really does not lend itself to tablature,
particularly due to the fact that, as usual, there are often two guitar tracks playing at once and the bass
is often louder than the guitar, but I have tried my best (some parts are considerably messy).
0:00 - 1:10 - Drums and bass only
1:10 - [Verse 1]
x7 | 1st and 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 5th and 6th | 7th |
e|-------------|-------------|------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
B|-------------|-------------|---5b-------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
G|-----------7-|-------------|---5b-------|-5-7-5-------|-------------|---9-7-5---5b-|
D|---7---7-----|-------------|-7----7-5-7-|-------7-5-7-|-------------|-7-------7----|
A|---------5---|-3-5-3-------|------------|-------------|-3-5-3-3-----|--------------|
E|-5---8-------|-------5-3-5-|------------|-------------|---------5-3-|--------------|
1:39 - [Solo 1]
e|-------------5b-----------------------5-------|
B|---5b--------5b------------------5b-----8-5-8-|
G|---5b--------5b---5b--5b---------5b-----------|
D|-7----7-5b-7----7---7----7-5-6-7----7---------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
1:47 - [Verse 2]
x5 | 1st and 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-----------7-|-------------|-7-5b---5b---|-------------|-------------|
D|---7---7-----|-------------|------7----7-|-------------|-------------|
A|---------5---|-3-5-3-------|-------------|-3-5-3-3-----|-------------|
E|-5---8-------|-------5-3-5-|-------------|---------5-3-|-7h----------|
2:11 - [Chorus]
| 4 seconds|
e|-5h----------------------------------------|
B|-5h----------------------------------------|
G|-6h--------------------------7-9-7-5-7-5---|
D|-7h------------7-5-7-5-7-5---------------7-|
A|-xh------------------------7---------------|
E|-5h----------------------------------------|
2:19
|8 seconds| 4 seconds | | 8 seconds | |
e|-5h--------5h--------------------------------------------------|
B|-5h--------5h---------------------------------------------5b---|
G|-6h--------6h-------------7-9-7-5-7-5---------------------5b---|
D|-7h--------7h-------------------------7-7--------------------7-|
A|-xh--------xh--------------------------------------------------|
E|-5h--------5h--------------------------------------------------|
2:50 - [Solo 2]
(and you are branches)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5---5-----------7-5---7-7-5---5b---|
G|-5-5-5---5-----------7-5---7-7-5---5b---|
D|-------7---7-5-5-7-7-----7-------7----7-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
2:56
e|------------------5---------|
B|----5-------------5-----5---|
G|-7b---7-5---5-----5-----5---| jam lightly like this
D|----------7---7-7---7-7---7-| for 10 seconds until:
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
3:10 - [Verse 3]
x6 | 1st/3rd/5th | 2nd | 4th | 6th |
e|-------------|-------------|----------------|--------|--------|
B|-------------|-------------|----------------|--------|--------|
G|-----------7-|-------------|---7---5b-------|-7-5b---|-7-7b-7-|
D|---7---7-----|-------------|-7---7----7-5-7-|------7-|--------|
A|---------5---|-3-5-3-------|----------------|--------|--------|
E|-5---8-------|-------5-3-5-|----------------|--------|--------|
3:33 - [Chorus 2]
| 4 seconds|
e|-5h----------------------------------------|
B|-5h---------------------------5b-----------|
G|-6h---------------------------5b-----------|
D|-7h------------7-5-7-5-7-5-------7---------|
A|-xh------------------------7---------------|
E|-5h----------------------------------------|
3:41
| 5 seconds |
e|-5h-------------------------------5-----------------------------|
B|-5h-----5b------------------------5------------5-----------5b---|
G|-6h-----5b-----5-7h---------------6-----5-7--7---7-5-7-5---5b---| jam lightly like this
D|-7h--------7-7--------------------7---7------------------7----7-| for 8 seconds until:
A|-xh-------------------------------x-----------------------------|
E|-5h-------------------------------5-----------------------------|
4:08:
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|-5---5b---|
D|---7----7-|
A|----------|
E|----------|
4:10 - [Solo 3]
(SAME AS SOLO 2)
(and you are branches)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-5-5-5---5-----------7-5---7-7-5---5b---|
G|-5-5-5---5-----------7-5---7-7-5---5b---|
D|-------7---7-5-5-7-7-----7-------7----7-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
4:18
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5------------------5b---5b---5b----------5b------5b---|
G|-7b---7--5---5---------5b---5b---5b----------5b-----------|
D|-----------7---7-7-5-7----7----7-----7-7-5-7----7-7h----7-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
4:27
e|---5-----3------------------|
B|----5------3-----5b---------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-7-----5-----7------7-7-5-7-|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
4:34
e|----5-------------------------------|
B|------8-5---5-----------------------|
G|-7b-------7---7-5-7-5-----5---------|
D|----------------------7-7---7-5-7-7-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
4:39 - [Verse 4]
x5 | 1st/3rd | 2nd | 4th | 5th |
e|-------------|-------------|---------------|-------------------------------|---------------|
B|-------------|---5b---5b---|---------------|---5-5-------------------------|---------------|
G|-----------7-|-7-5b---5b---|-7-------------|-7-----7-5---5-----------------|-5-5-7-5-------|
D|---7---7-----|------7----7-|---------------|-----------7---7---------------|---------7-5-7-|
A|---------5---|-------------|---3-5-3-------|-------------------3-5-3-------|---------------|
E|-5---8-------|-------------|---------5-3-5-|-------------------------5-3-5-|---------------|
5:03
e|-------------------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|----------------5-------|
G|-----------5-7-5---------------|--------------7---7-5---|
D|--7---7----------7-------------|---7---7--------------7-|
A|-------------------3-5-3-------|---------7-5------------|
E|-5--8--------------------5-3-5-|-5---8------------------|
5:11 - [Chorus 3]
| bend fully + return |
e|-5-------------------------------------5-----------------------|
B|-5-------------------------------------5-----------------------|
G|-6---7-5-7-5-7-5-----7-9-7-5-7-5-------6---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7---------------7---------------7-5-7-7-----------------------|
A|-x-------------------------------------x-----------------------|
E|-5-------------------------------------5-----------------------|
5:27 - 6:12 - Light jamming for 45 seconds
6:12 - 6:33 - Drums and bass only
6:33 |slide up neck|
e|-x-x-x------------|-x-x-x------------|-x-x-x----------------------|-x-x-x----------|
B|-x-x-x-7-5b---5---|-x-x-x-7-5b---5---|-x-x-x-7-5b---5-------------|-x-x-x-5b-------|
G|-x-x-x-7-5b---5---|-x-x-x-7-5b---5---|-x-x-x-7-5b---5-------------|-x-x-x-5b-------|
D|-x-x-x------7---7-|-x-x-x------7---7-|-x-x-x------7---------------|-x-x-x----7-5-7-|
A|-x-x-x------------|-x-x-x------------|-x-x-x----------------------|-x-x-x----------|
E|-x-x-x------------|-x-x-x------------|-x-x-x----------------------|-x-x-x----------|
6:47
e|----5---------------------------------------------|
B|------7-5-7----5----------------------------------|
G|-7b---------7b---7-5-7-5---5b-----5-7-5-7-5---5---|
D|-------------------------7----7-------------7---7-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------5-------5-------5---|
G|-----------------------5---------5--------5-------5-----------|
D|-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5---7---5-7---7-7------7-5-7---7---7---7-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
7:04
x4
e|------------|------------------------------------------|
B|------------|------------7b---5------------------------|
G|------------|------------7b---5-----------5-------5b---|
D|----------7-|---7---7-------7---7-5-7--7b---7-5-7----7-|
A|--------0---|---------5--------------------------------|
E|-8-10-8-----|-5---8------------------------------------|
jam lightly like this for a few seconds until:
7:21
e|--------5-8-5----------------------------|-12-----|
B|-7b-7---------8-5-8b-5-------------------|--------|
G|-7b-7------------------7---5-7-5---5-----|--------|
D|-------------------------7-------7---7-7-|----7---|
A|-----------------------------------------|--------|
E|-----------------------------------------|--------|
7:27
| slide up neck | | slide up neck |
e|-----------------|----------|---------------|
B|-5---------------|-5b-------|-5-------------|
G|-5---------------|-5b-------|-5-------------|
D|-----------------|----7-5-7-|---------------|
A|-----------------|----------|---------------|
E|-----------------|----------|---------------|
7:37
|fade completely|
e|----------------|---------------------------------|
B|-5b-------------|---------------------------------|
G|-5b-------5-----|---------------------------------|
D|----7-5-7---7-7-|-----7---------------------------|
A|----------------|-0-0---0-0---0---0---0-----------|
E|----------------|-----------8---8---8-------------|
7:45 - END