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"Doctor Worm" by They Might Be Giants Transcribed by Anthony JS. Standard Tuning, capo on the 2nd fret, 4/4 time _____ - Intro (chorus) E AM7 E B5 A B E horn section tabbed for guitar (note that playing the highest note of each chord is the melody, also, hold the E chord at the end for a measure): E AM7 E B5 A B E e|0---0---0-4--------------------0|----0---0-4---------------------|0- b|0---0---0-0----2----2---2-4----0|----0---0-0----0----0---2---4---|0- g|1---1---1-1----1----1---1-1----1|----1---1-1----4----4---2---4---|1- d|2---2---2-2----2----2---2-2----2|----2---2-2----4----4---2---4---|2- a|---------------0----0---0-0-----|---------------2----2---0---2---|2- E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|0- + + + + |+ + + + |+ _____ - Verse 1a
They Ecall me Doctor WorC#mm Good Amorning, how are yBou? I'm Doctor WEorm. I'm interested in C#mthings I'm Anot a real Bdoctor but I Aam a real Bworm I am an Eactual C#mworm I Alive like a Bworm and
- Verse 1b
I Elike to play the druC#mms I Athink I'm getting Bgood But I can hEandle critiC#mcism I'll Ashow you what I kBnow And you can Atell me if you Bthink I'm getting Ebetter on the C#mdrums I'll Aleave the front unBlocked 'cause I can't Chear the Ddoorbell _____
- Chorus 1 G CM7 G C B C D G CM7 G C B C D e|--------------------------------|---------------0--------0---2---| b|---------------0----0---0-0-----|---------------1----4---1---3---| g|0---0---0-4----0----0---0-0----0|----0---0-4----0----4---0---2---| d|0---0---0-0----2----2---2-4----0|----0---0-0----2----4---2---0---| a|2---2---2-2----3----3---3-3----2|----2---2-2----3----2---3-------| E|3---3---3-3--------------------3|----3---3-3---------------------| + + + + |+ + + + | _____ - Bridge 1 It's mainly just E and A back and forth, but they throw in a G chord in transition. It's easy to play by doing this:
e|E0---0-G--A0---0-G--E0---0-G--A0---0-G--| b|0---0-0-2---2-0-0---0-0-2---2-0-| g|1---1-0-2---2-0-1---1-0-2---2-0-| d|2---2-0-2---2-0-2---2-0-2---2-0-| a|2---2---0---0---2---2---0---0---| E|0---0-----------0---0-----------| + + + + |
So right after the chorus, play the above twice, and the same chords come keep going when the lyrics come in:
E When GI A get G iEn-toG iAt, IG Ecan'Gt Atell iGf EyouG Aare EWatchiGng Ame G EtwirlinGg Athe G EstickG A G E G A G F#m G# A F#m F#m/C# G#/D# A/E F#m/C# <(not sure about this) When I give the sig - nal my friend ARabbi Vole will Amplay the solo. _____
- Solo The chords below are implied, and the solo's just an E major scale. Note that it's actually played on the bass, so this will sound too high. E C#m A B e-------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| b-------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| g-------|------1-----2-1-------------4---|4---2-2-----1-1-----------------| d-------|2---4---------------------------|--------------------4-4-----2---| a---2---|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E-------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |+ + + + |+ + + + |
E----------------A----------------|B--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| 2---1---------------------------|--------------------------------| --------4---2---0---------------|2-------------------------------| --------------------4---2---0---|--------------------------------| + + + + |+ + + + | _____
- Chorus 2 E AM7 E AM7 B5 A5 AM7 e|0---0---0-4--------------------0|----0---0-4---------------------| b|0---0---0-0----2----2---2-4----0|----0---0-0----2----0-----------| g|1---1---1-1----1----1---1-1----1|----1---1-1----1----4---2---1---| d|2---2---2-2----2----2---2-2----2|----2---2-2----2----4---2---2---| a|---------------0----0---0-0-----|---------------0----2---0---0---| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| + + + + |+ + + + | _____ - Bridge 2 F#m G# A F#m F#m/C# G#/D# A/E F#m/C# <(again, questionable) Some day somebody else besides me will
ACall me by my Amstage name they will _____
- Verse 2a (No instruments here, but you can play the same chords as in verse 1a) Call me Dr. Worm, good morning how are you, I'm Dr. Worm I'm interested in things, I'm not a real Doctor but I
Aam a real Bworm I am an Eactual C#mworm I Alive like a Bworm and
- Verse 2b and Outro (Chorus x2)
I Elike to play the druC#mms I Athink I'm getting Bgood But I can hEandle critiC#mcism I'll Ashow you what I kBnow And you can Atell me if you Bthink I'm getting Ebetter on the C#mdrums I'm Anot a real Bdoctor But they Ccall me DDoctor E AM7 E B5 A B E AM7 E B5 A B E (Same as intro, but twice) Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooorm!