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Subject: a/afghan_whigs/gentlemen_album.tab
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 13:27:28 -0400
From: Cooperacion Tecnica Sueca
GENTLEMEN - The Album
---------
By
AFGHAN WHIGS
(Elektra/Sub Pop #61501-2)
Compiled by Manuel Zanzi (ubvchile@reuna.cl)
Contains(*=with basslines):
If I were Going *
Gentlemen
Be sweet *
Debonair *
When we two parted *
Fountain and Fairfax
What jail is like
My Curse
Now you know
I keep coming back *
Credits goes to:
Lee Bochicchio (u2lb@csc.liv.ac.uk) for be sweet guitar transcriptions
Michael J. Mann for My Curse transcription
Brian Ebbitt (sten@ix.netcom.com) for Now you know intro
The rest Transcribed by Manuel Zanzi(ubvchile@reuna.cl)(I worked like hell
so a little feedback is welcome, corrections too of course)
IF I WERE GOING
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Riff1:
Guitar:
e--------------------------------------------------|
B------8----8--8--8--8--8--8---7---7-7---3---3-3---|
G------9h11-11-11-11-11-11-9---6---6-6---0---0-0---|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--0-----------------------------------------------|
Bass:
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A--7------------------------(9or10or12)--(9or10or12)-|
E----(let ring)--------------------------------------|
Riff2:
Guitar:
e-------------------------------------------------------|
B--8/10-10-10-10-10-88888-8---8/10-10-10-10-10-8888-8---|
G--7/9--9--9--9--9--99999-7---7/9--9--9--9--9--9999-7---|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
Bass:
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A-/10----------------------------(7or12)-----------------|
E-----(let ring)-----------------------------------------|
Riff3:
Guitar:
e---------------------------|
B----8----8--8--8--8--8--8--|
G----9h11-11-11-11-11-11-9--|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E-0-------------------------|
Bass:
G----------------------------|
D----------------------------|
A----------------------------|
E-0--------------------------|
Riff1x15
Riff2x4
Riff3x4
Riff1x4
Riff2x4
Riff3x4(fade out)
GENTLEMEN
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Riff1:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-4-4-4-/9-9-9-9--4-4-4-/7-7-7-/12---4--4-4-/9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--/12-/14-|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-2-2-2-/7-7-7-7--2-2-2-/5-5-5-/10---2--2-2-/7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--/10-/12-|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Continued...
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-4-4-4-/9-9-9-9--4-4-4-/7-7-7-/12---4--4-4-/9-9-9-9--7-5-4-b-4-4----|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-2-2-2-/7-7-7-7--2-2-2-/5-5-5-/10---2--2-2-/7-7-7-7--5-3-2-b-2-2----|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff2:
B C B A G
-7-7-7---7---7-8-7-7-[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/a/afghan-whigs/35891.html ]
Bass1
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|
A--7b9r7----6-----------------|
E-----------------7--7--7--7--|
Bass2
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--7--7--7--7--6--6--6--6--------------------------|
E--------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
Bass3
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E--4--4---4----5---5--5----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------|
Just arpeggiate
this chord
B
e--7----------------------------------------------------------------|
B--7------------------------------7---------------------------------|
G--8---suugestions:---9br--8--------8----8--or-------------8--------|
D--9---------------------------9-------9--------repeat-9-9-----9----|
A--9----------------------------------------------------------------|
E--7----------------------------------------------------------------|
the shrieky chord that comes in later in the song goes something like this:
bass3 comes in here
(...Yourself)
e--14---14---14--11-11--12---12---12--11-11--11---11---11-12-11-12-11-12-11-|
B--12---12---12--12-12--12---12---12--12-12--12---12---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G--11---11---11--11-11--11---11---11--11-11--11---11---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
FOUNTAIN AND FAIRFAX
--------------------
intro/outro:
e-0--0--0--0--0-----0---0-0--0---|
B-0--------0-----0---------------|
G--------------------------------|
D--------------------------------| x4
A--------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|
Verse riff:
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-12--10--8--10-8-10--7--8-7--5--7---5-------------------------------| a second
G--------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar plays
D--------------------------------------- this constantly:e-0--0-0-0--|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------| x4 as intro
then 4 times with bass, drums, lyrics.
bass:
G--------------------------|
D--------------------------|
A--------------------------| x2
E-0----2-(3)--7----10--12--|
Chorusriff1
e---------------------------------------------------------------|
B-12b13r-------12b13r------12b14r12--12-10-12/13--13-12-12--10--|
G-------12------------12----------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
continued
e----------------------------------------------------------|
B-12b13r-------12b13r------12b14r----15/12-10-8-7-8-7/12---|
G-------12------------12----------12-----------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
Bass
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------