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Title: The Bastard Son Of Dean Friedman
Band: Half Man Half Biscuit
Album: ACD (1987)
tabbed by scef (email: funnell_teen_spirit@yahoo.com)
only they could write this song!
intro:
play this bit 8 times (it's pretty quick so best to
use alternate strumming)
e--4/5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| B--6/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| G--6/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| D--6/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| A--4/5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| E----------------------------------------|
then this bit just the once
e----2------------3----------(2)-----------(0)-| B----3------------0----------(3)-----------(2)-| G----2------------0----------(2)-----------(2)-| D----0------------0----------(0)-----------(2)-| A-----------------2------------------------(0)-| E-----------------3----------------------------|
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V V
these bits are optional - I don't
think they're actually played but
it demonstrates the chord
progression used
the organ bit over the above is: (call it organ bit A)
e-------5-7-5---------------------5-7-5-----5---|-----| B-5---7-------7-7-8-7-5-7-7-5---7-------7-8---7-|-5-7-| G---7-------------------------7-----------------|-----| A-----------------------------------------------|-----|
/ /
/ /
don't play
1st time
verse
D xx0232
G 320003
A x02220
F# 244322
D G <-----play organ
well I heard...Bette Midler... bit A over
D A <-----these lines
so gleefully...my friends
D F# G <-----play organ
but they said..she wasn't...to die bit B over
D A <-----these lines
and by the way...news for you (look below)
organ bit B (chords above to help)
D F#G D A
e-------5-7-5-----6-7-7-9-7-5-| B-5---7-------7-7-------------| G---7-------------------------| D-----------------------------|
then play above verse section again, except use this
as organ bit B (chords above to help)
D F#G D G A D
e-------5-7-5-----6-7-|-15-14-12----15-14-12----| B-5---7-------7-7-----|----------15----------15-| G---7-----------------|-------------------------| D---------------------|-------------------------|
|<--play this bit twice-->|
then there's this instrumental section. the guitar
chimes away at an A chord while an organ does this
twice (this might not be exact but sounds pretty
close)
e-------0---2---0---------------| B---3-----------------3---------| G-2---2---2---2---2-0---2-0-2-0-| D-------------------------------|
then (still instrumental break) the organ plays this
twice while the guitar p;ays the chords above (again
might not be exact)
D A D
e---------------0-----| B-----3-----3-----3-3-| G---------------------| D-0-0---0-0---0-------| A---------------------|
then it's back to familiar territory (ie most of the
above is played again) then there's this guitar solo
(again might not be exact)
e--------------------------------------| B-----8-------------------8------------| G-7b9---9b7---7-------7b9---9b7---7~~--| D-----------9---9-7-9-----------9----9-| A--------------------------------------| e----------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------7-------------| G---------------7h9b11b9-7---7b9---9b7-----7---| D-----7-9-9-7h9------------9-----------9p7---9-| A-7h9------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------|
("supercalifragilistic...")
e-------------------------| B----------------------10-| G---------------7-9b11----| D-----7-9-9-7h9-----------| A-7h9---------------------| E-------------------------| e-------------------14----------| B-10h12p10-12-14b15----14\12----| G----------------------------14-| D-------------------------------| A-------------------------------| E-------------------------------|
then it's a D chord a few times, then all that remains
is already tabbed. some bits might not be exact but it
sounds pretty much ok to me, so have lotsa fun
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