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Jerks of Attention

Jebediah
Tab
★4.5(4)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Jerks of Attention

tabbed by Paul McCLure

Here's Jebediahs new single (and one of my favortite songs )

which really kicks arse live.

send all comments to :dmcclure@tartarus.uwa.edu.au

This part is done right at the beginning and through the verses

E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------6b-6-6-----------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse (Rhythm)

E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------7-7-7-7------------------------------------------|
D--4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------|
A--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------|
E--2-2-2-2-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------|

Verse (Lead)

E-------------------5-----5-----5------------------------------|
B-------7-----7---7--------------------------------------------|
G---7-7---7-7---7----7-7---7-7---7-----------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|

pre chorus ("well I'm just the first one...")

E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------7-7------------------------------|
D--7-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--4-4-7-7------------------------------|
A--7-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--4-4-5-5------------------------------|
E--5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--2-2----------------------------------|

play that 2 times then play:

E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D--7-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A--7-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E--5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--2-2----------------------------------|

while Kevin plays the pre chorus Chris plays:

E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G----9b--9-7-------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus (Rhythm)

E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9----------------------------|
D-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9----------------------------|
A-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7----------------------------|
E-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------|

Chorus (Lead) Chris strums just one chord (sometimes he just plucks

random strings)

E---17-------------------------------------------------------|
B---15-------------------------------------------------------|
G---14-------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|

first solo (play chorus rhythm over it)

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-7^9-9-9-9-7-7-7----------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

quiet bit

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---4----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---2----------------------------------------------------------------------|

on the quiet bit the bass plays:

G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------2---5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7----------------------------------|
E--2-2-5---5--------------------------------------------------|

Second solo (notes picked from the chord Chris plays in the chorus

E-----17-17--17-17-17--17-17-17--17-17-----17-17--------------|
B--------------------------------------15--------15-------15--|
G---------------------------------------------------14-14-----|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
E------17-------17-------17-----------------------------------|
B---------15-------15-------15--------------------------------|
G--14--------14-------14--------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|

Here's the layout of the song

verse

pre chorus

chorus

verse

pre chorus

chorus

first solo

quiet bit

second solo

chorus

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Jerks Of Attention

Off Album "Slightly Odway" (different version)

Tabbed by Duncan Mitchell

send any comments to <jebs_@hotmail.com>

After drumsticks tap, Kevin plays

-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----6b-6--------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse Rhythm:

------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|
----------7-7-7-7------------6b---------------- x12
-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----------------------|
-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7----------------------|
-2-2-2-2-----------5-5-5-5----------------------|

Verse Lead:

----------------5-5-5-----------------------------|
-----7-----7--------------------------------------|
-7-7---7-7---7------------------------------------|

----------------------------------------------- x 8

--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|

Lead: Then for remainder 4 times play

---------------5-5----------------------------------|
-----7-----7-------8-7------------------------------|
-7-7---7-7---7--------------------------------- x 4-|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|

pre chorus (Rhythm) "Well i took the first one"

--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--7-7--x-x-x-x-x--4-4--9-9-9-9------------------ x 2----------------|
--7-7--x-x-x-x-x--4-4--9-9-9-9--------------------------------------|
--5-5--x-x-x-x-x--2-2--7-7-7-7--------------------------------------|

then

--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|
--7-7--x-x-x-x-x--4-4--9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|
--7-7--x-x-x-x-x--4-4--9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
--5-5--x-x-x-x-x--2-2--7-7-7-7--------------------------------------|

pre chorus (Lead)

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
------9b-7---------------------------------------------------------|
-9-7---------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus (Rhythm)

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--------------------------------|
-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9----- x 4-----------------------|
-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--------------------------------|
-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------------|

Then on 5th play this at end of chorus. "wasted"

------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|
---7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9---|
---7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9---|
---5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7---|
------------------------------------------------|

Chorus (Lead) - you can play as a chord, or pluck the strings of chord.

----17----------------------------------------|
----15----------------------------------------|
----14----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|

First solo. (play rhythm over it)

-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-7h9-9-9-7-9-7-7-7-7h9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|

During Slow bit

--------|
--------|
--------|
---4----|
---4----|
---2----|

Solo is the same as other tab

Layout

verse

pre chorus

chorus

verse

pre chorus

chorus

first solo

quiet bit

second solo

chorus

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