*** MONKEY PAW *** (transcription by Antonio)15/04/01
Mourning Widows--Furnished Souls For Rent
Music - N.Bettencourt, D. Bettencourt, J.Consi
Lyrics - N.Bettencourt
TUNE GUITAR DOWN 1/2 step (Eb)
1/4
|------------------------------------------| This is the basic riff. By the
|------------------------------------------| 4th time the drums enter. See
|------------------------------------------| X8 that guitar does some mute or
|-------2-2--------------------------------| harmonic noises between notes;
|-----------4-4-4-5------------------------| listen to the song.
|-0-0----------------3bu-------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------2------------------------|-----2-2---------------------------|
|-----------4-4-4-5----------------|---------4-4-4-5-------------------|
|-0------------------3bu-----------|-0-0-------------3bu---------------|
1-Stop why does this keep happening to
2-stop day and night the only friend to
3-stop what kinda voodoo shit is
4-freeze no i got no reason to
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----2-2--------------------------|-----2-2---------------------------|
|---------4-4-4-5------------------|---------4-4-4-5-------------------|
|-0-0--------------3bu-------------|-0-0--------------3bu--------------|
me zit for real what?s the deal
me is negative energy
this this is no accident
believe this is co- -incidence
CHORUS
E B Cm# A
|---0------0-----------------0---0-------0----------------------------------| Chords might be wrong,
|---9------7-----------------5---9-------5----------------------------------| I just play what fits
|---9------8-----------------6---9-------6----------------------------------| with the bass.Leaving
|---9------9-----------------6-or11------7----------------------------------| the 1st string ring
|---7------9-----------------4---11------7----------------------------------| gives a pretty sound
|----------7---------------------9-------5-------| (you can leave 2nd too--|
he?ll bring me all the luck I ever needed
and he?ll rid me of the bad
1/4
|---------------------------------| Back to the basic riff.
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|---------------------------------| X 3
|-------2-2-----------------------|
|-----------4-4-4-5---------------|
|-0-0----------------3bu----------|
this part?s not right
|----------------------------------------| The thing is I spent more time
|----------------------------------------| trying to get this part than
|-----6------7---8/-9---8---8-8\7\6-6----| with the rest of the song but
|----------------------------------------| I wasn?t able to hear it
|-----4------5---6/-7---6---6-6\5\4-4----| clearly.
|-0-0----0-0---0-----0----0--------------|
(With Basic Riff, like first verses)
5- stop I?m fighting an imaginary war seek the course and destroy
6- IIII went to seek the service of a witch but of course I?m firehorse
CHORUS II
E B Cm# A
|---0------0-----------------0---0-------0-------|
|---9------7-----------------5---9-------5-------|
|---9------8-----------------6---9-------6-------|
|---9------9-----------------6-or11------7-------|
|---7------9-----------------4---11------7-------|
|----------7---------------------9-------5-------|
he?ll bring me all the luck I ever needed
E B Cm#
|---0------0-------------0------------------------------|
|---9------7-------------5------------------------------|
|---9------8-------------6------------------------------|
|---9------9-------------6----7-----------5-------------|
|---7------9-------------4----7-----------5-------------|
|----------7------------------5-----------3-------------|
and he?ll rid me of the bad I?m talking I?m talking
(yeah, fifteen muted string noises)
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|-7---7----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5---5-5--3-0-5----5-3-0--5-5---3-5--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Monkeypaw Monkeypaw Monkeypaw Monkey
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|-5--3-5--0--5-5--3-5---5-3-0---5-5--X-X-X---5-5--3-5-----X-X-X---X----|
(heee..)
harmonics(hear the song for timing)
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|---------------------------------------(5)(5)----(5)(5)---(5)---(5)(5)|
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|-0--3-5--5-5-5--3-5---5-3-0--5-5---3-5---X--X-X-X--X-X--X-X--X-X-X--X-|
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|-0--3-5--5-5-5--3-5---5-3-0--5-5---3-5--X-X-X-X-0--5-5--3-5-X-X-X--X-X|
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|-0--3-5--5-5-5--3-5---5-0-3--5-5---3-5--X-X-X-X-XXX-X-XXX-x-----------|
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|-----------------------------------------------------------5--5-3-0---|
|-0--3-5--5-5-5--3-5---5-3-0--5-5---3-5---5-3-0--5----5-3-0------------|
OK,I dunno this chords.So I?ll give you the notes instead.
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|--2--2-0--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------7-----8-----10--------5----/----6-~~~~-------------|
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vibrato
1/4
|---------------------------------| Back to the basic riff.(again)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------| X 2
|-------2-2-----------------------|
|-----------4-4-4-5---------------|
|-0-0----------------3bu----------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/mourning-widows/41759.html ]
You?ll have to hear it 100 times to get the rhithym.
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-2-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------4-5-----------1-2---2---4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5----|
|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0--4-5------0-------------------------|
(With Basic Riff, like the other verses)
7- Stop been trying to get this monkey off my back all along I was wrong
8- stop now I must restore some dignity sanity come to me
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|--6--7--8----8----X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X---8---X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X---8-----|
|--5--6--7----7----X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X---7---X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X---7-----|
|--4--5--6----6----X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X---6---X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X---6-----|
|--5--6--7----7----X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X---7---X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X---7-----|
|-------------------------------------0------------------------0-------|
I?m finally free from all the chaos
1/4
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------X-X-X-X--8---X-------------------------|
|-----------------X-X-X-X--7---X-------------------------|
|-----------------X-X-X-X--6---X-------------------------|
|--4-X-5-X--------X-X-X-X--7---X---X-X-4-5--X-X----------|
|-----------3bu----------------------------------5-3~~~--|
my madness hallelujah
CHORUS III
E B Cm# A
|---0------0-----------------0---0-------0-------|
|---9------7-----------------5---9-------5-------|
|---9------8-----------------6---9-------6-------|
|---9------9-----------------6-or11------7-------|
|---7------9-----------------4---11------7-------|
|----------7---------------------9-------5-------|
he?ll bring me all the luck I ever needed
and he?ll rid me of the bad
E B Cm# A
|---0------0-----------------0---0-------0-------|
|---9------7-----------------5---9-------5-------|
|---9------8-----------------6---9-------6-------|
|---9------9-----------------6-or11------7-------|
|---7------9-----------------4---11------7-------|
|----------7---------------------9-------5-------|
he?ll bring me all the luck I ever needed
E B Cm#
|---0------0-------------0------------------------------|
|---9------7-------------5------------------------------|
|---9------8-------------6------------------------------|
|---9------9-------------6----7-----------5-------------|
|---7------9-------------4----7-----------5-------------|
|----------7------------------5-----------3-------------|
and he?s always there for me I?m talking I?m talking
(yeah, fifteen muted string noises)
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|-7---7----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5---5-5--3-0-5----5-3-0--5-5---3-5--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
Monkeypaw Monkeypaw Monkeypaw Monkey
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|-5--3-5--0--5-5--3-5---5-3-0---5-5--X-X-X---5-5--3-5-----X-X-X---X----|
(wow...)
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|---------------------------------------(5)(5)----(5)(5)---(5)---(5)(5)|
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|-0--3-5--5-5-5--3-5---5-3-0--5-5---3-5---X--X-X-X--X-X--X-X--X-X-X--X-|
Monkeypaw Monkeypaw Monkeypaw monkey
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|-0--3-5--5-5-5--3-5---5-3-0--5-5---3-5--X-X-X-X-0--5-5--3-5-X-X-X--X-X|
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|----------------------------------------8----8---8---8---8------------|
|----------------------------------------7----7---7---7---7------------|
|----------------------------------------6----6---6---6---6------------|
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|-0--3-5--5-5-5--3-5---5-0-3--5-5---3-5--X-X-X-X-XXX-X-XXX-x-----------|
Do a funky scratch.
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|-0--3-5--5-5-5--3-5---5-0-3--5-5---3-5--X-X-X-X-XXX-X-XXX-x-----------|
Even funkier here while the drums go machine-gun.
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|-0--3-5--5-5-5--3-5---5-0-3--5-5---3-5--X-X-X-X-XXX-X-XXX-x-----------|
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|-----------------------------------------------------------5--5-3-0---|
|-0--3-5--5-5-5--3-5---5-3-0--5-5---3-5---5-3-0--5----5-3-0------------|
OK,I dunno this chords.So I?ll give you the notes instead.
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|--2--2-0--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------7-----8-----10--------5----/----6-~~~~-------------|
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vibrato
*************************** END (enjoy it!)***********************
So this is it. I assure you I did the best I could. Anyway, any
correction, suggestion, indigestion, whatever you want to comment, feel
free to send an e-mail to asc12@alu.um.es or nunozowie@mixmail.com
Feel free as well to use it on your web page or to send it to OLGA, share
it with your pals, do what you want with it.
Things I?ve used for the transcription:
-Transcribe! 2.00 (Unregistered version). It slowsdown Wavs. Get it at
www.harmony-central.com
www.seventhstring.demon.co.uk
-Winamp
-DS Chordfinder from Dubbeldam Software (with no results :/ )
-My shitty Samick Artists Series
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h ======>hammer on
p ======>pull off
b ======>bend 1=one step(two frets) ==>bu(bend up) bd(bend down)
A.H. ====>Artificial harmonics
P.M. ====>Palm Mute
/ and \ =>slide
+ ======>fret board tapping
X ======>Muted strings
~~~ ===>vibrato
w\bar =>whammy bar
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And this is the end. Really.
