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Straight No Chaser

Bush
Tab
★4.2(7)

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From rmaietta@indiana.edu Sun May 4 11:07:29 1997

Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 00:35:23 +0000

From: rmaietta <rmaietta@indiana.edu>

To: guitar@olga.net

Subject: tab:"straight no chaser" by "Bush"

Straight no chaser appears on the second Bush album, Razorblade

Suitcase. It's played with an electric guitar but it sounds great on a six or twelve string

acoustic. It was transcribed by guitarist Paul Morea.

1) INTRO

E E E

E  0-X-X-0-XXXX---------------  0---|
B  0-X-X-0-XXXX-------0--0-0\-0-----|
G  1-X-X-1-XXXX-4/-6---------- 1----| :REPEAT
D  2-X-X-2-XXXX-4/-6----6-6-\-2-----|
A  2-X-X-2-XXXX-1/-4-4-4------2-----|
E  0-X-X-0-XXXX---------------   0--|

2) VERSE; Same as the intro. Verse comes in at the part when you

slide after the E chord.

E E E

E  0-X-X-0-XXXX---------------- 0---|
B  0-X-X-0-XXXX-------0--0-0\- 0----|
G  1-X-X-1-XXXX-4/-6---------- 1----| :REPEAT
D  2-X-X-2-XXXX-4/-6----6-6-\-2-----|
A  2-X-X-2-XXXX-1/-4-4-4------2-----|
E  0-X-X-0-XXXX---------------   0--|

Always be there

Face I live with

Always be there

Face I live with

Abcess memory

With broken fingers

All the fallen down angels

Raw pain distress

CHORUS

A A A A B

E--0-X-X--0-X-X-X-X--0-X-X--0-X-X-X-X-/-0-X-X-0-X-X-X-X-/-0-----|
B--0-X-X--0-X-X-X-X--0-X-X--0-X-X-X-X-/-0-X-X-0-X-X-X-X-/-0-----|
G--6-X-X--6-X-X-X-X--6-X-X--6-X-X-X-X-/-8-X-X-8-X-X-X-X-/-11----|
D--7-X-X--7-X-X-X-X--7-X-X--7-X-X-X-X-/-9-X-X-9-X-X-X-X-/-12----|
A--7-X-X--7-X-X-X-X--7-X-X--7-X-X-X-X-/-9-X-X-9-X-X-X-X-/-12----|
E--5-X-X--5-X-X-X-X--5-X-X--5-X-X-X-X-/-7-X-X-7-X-X-X-X-/-10----|

ITs ALL.. IN THE WAY WE KNEW THAT WE ..

SOME.. SATELLITES OF PAIN CAN ALWAYS ..

B B D

E 0-X-X-0-X-X-X-X-/-0-X-X-X-|
B 0-X-X-0-X-X-X-X-/-0-X-X-X-|
G 8-X-X-8-X-X-X-X-/-11X-X-X-|
D 9-X-X-9-X-X-X-X-/-12X-X-X-|
A 9-X-X-9-X-X-X-X-/-12X-X-X-|
E 7-X-X-7-X-X-X-X-/-10X-X-X-|

WAR ON ALL SIDES

WAR ON ALL SIDES

D E

E 0-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-\-0-|
B 0-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-\ 0-|
G 11X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-\-1-|

D 12X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-\-2-| BACK TO INTRO/VERSE

A 12X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-\-2-|
E 10X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-\-0-|

THAT'S ABOUT IT. ENJOY. just repeat this for the rest of the song.

listen along to the cd for timing, lyrics etc.

PEACE!

Raymond C. Maietta, Ph.D.

Department of Sociology

744 Ballantine Hall

Indiana University

Bloomington, IN 47405

(812) 339-0334

From zbysz@mat.uni.torun.pl Sun May 4 11:07:41 1997

Date: Sun, 6 Apr 1997 18:42:32 +0200 (MET DST)

From: Zbigniew Pieczkowski <zbysz@mat.uni.torun.pl>

To: guitar@olga.net

Subject: BUSH straight no chaser tab

author : BUSH

album : razorblade suitcase

song : straight no chaser

tunning: normal

guitar tab

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Fig1 :

F D5

e |------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------2--------7-----7-----------------|
D |-------3-----3-3---/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-X-------------|
A |-3---3-3---3-3-----/5-5---5-5---5-X-------------|
E |-1---1-----1------------------------------------|

Always be there

Fig2 :

Bb5

e |------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------|
D |-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--X-|
A |-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--X-|
E |-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--X-|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Fig3 :

C5 D#5

e |------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--X-|
D |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-X--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--X-|
A |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-X--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--X-|
E |-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--X-------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

verse : ("always be there")Fig1 x4

chorus: Fig2,Fig3 x3 ("war on all sides") Fig2 x2

_______ _______ ___ ___ _______ _______

Y _ Y _ \ Y Y _ Y _ Y

l___| | l / l l l___l___| |

/ ___/ _ \\_ _/l____ \/ ___/

| l Y l \| | Y l | l Y

l_______|________/l___| \_______l_______|

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