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Date: 02 Apr 96 11:49:01 EST

From: Rene Jung <100613.2677@compuserve.com>

Subject: Let God Be Your Gardener

by the Melvins

Album: Ozma

Comments: 6th string is D.

Meters are a bit strange, as always on that album. I chose

whatever felt right to me, but don't count on it(or better

still, count for yourself!). Anyway, the song grooves fiendishly.

6/8

E-|-------------|-------------|-------------|

B-|-------------|-------------|-------------|repeat 3x

G-|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D-|---6-5---5-4-|---4-3---3-4-|---4-5---5-6-|
A-|-5-----4-----|-3-----2-----|-3-----4-----|
D-|-------------|-------------|-------------|

mute it all

4/4

E-|-------------|-----------------|
B-|-------------|-----------------|
G-|-------------|-----------------|
D-|---6-5---6-5-|-----6-5-----6-5-|
A-|-5-----5-----|-5-5-----5-5-----|
D-|-------------|-----------------|

mute all

5/8 4/4

E-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|

B-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|repeat

G-|-7-7-7-6-5-|-6-6-6-5-4-|-5-5-5-4-5-|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-4-|first 3 bars
D-|-7-7-7-6-5-|-6-6-6-5-4-|-5-5-5-4-5-|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-4-|
A-|-5-5-5-4-3-|-4-4-4-3-2-|-3-3-3-2-3-|-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-2-|
D-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|

1 2 3 4

E-|------------------|--------------|-----------------|
B-|------------------|--------------|-----------------|
G-|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5\---|--------------|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5\--|
D-|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5\---|-3--0-3--0-3--|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5\--|
A-|-3-3-3-2-3-3-3\---|-3--0-3--0-3--|-3-3-3-2-3-3-3\--|
D-|------------------|-3--0-3--0-3--|-----------------|

2/4

E-|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------|
B-|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------|
G-|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----5--|repeat line
D-|-3--0-3--0-3-0-|-4-3-0-3--0-0-0-|-3--0-3--0-3-0-|-4-3-5--|
A-|-3--0-3--0-3-0-|-4-3-0-3--0-0-0-|-3--0-3--0-3-0-|-4-3-3--|
D-|-3--0-3--0-3-0-|-4-3-0-3--0-0-0-|-3--0-3--0-3-0-|-4-3----|

x x x

6/8 4/4

E-|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
B-|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
G-|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
D-|-5-4-3-------|-----------------|---------------|
A-|-3-2-1-1-2-3-|-4-2-3-4-3-4-3-3-|-4-3-4-3--3--0-|
D-|-------1-2-3-|-4-2-3-4-3-4-3-3-|-4-3-4-3--3--0-|
E-|-----------------------|----------------------|
B-|-----------------------|----------------------|
G-|-----------------------|----------------------|
D-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------|
A-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------|
D-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4\----|

Harmonics-- Harm------------|

2/4 3/4 4/4

E-|---------|---------|----------------|------------|

B-|---------|---------|----------------|------------|repeat 3x

G-|---------|---------|----------------|------------|
D-|-------3-|--3--1-2-|-3--3--3-3-3-4--|--4-4--4-4--|
A-|---3---3-|--3--1-2-|-3--3--3-3-3-6--|--6-6--6-6--|
D-|-1---2-3-|--3--1-2-|-3--3--3-3-3-4--|--4-4--4-4--|

2/4 4/4 2/4

E-|---------|-----------------|-------|
B-|---------|-----------------|-------|
G-|---------|-----------------|-------|
D-|---------|-5-4-3-5-4-3-2-1-|-3-2---|
A-|---3-----|-5-4-3-5-4-3-2-1-|-3-2---|
D-|-1---2-3-|-5-4-3-5-4-3-2-1-|-3-2---|

2/4 4/4

E-|---------|-----------------------|---------------|

B-|---------|-----------------------|---------------|repeat

G-|---------|-----------------------|---------------|line

D-|-2-0-1-2-|-1-3-2-1-5-4-3-5-4-3-5-|-4-3-2-1-3-2---|
A-|-2-0-1-2-|-1-3-2-1-5-4-3-5-4-3-5-|-4-3-2-1-3-2---|
D-|-2-0-1-2-|-1-3-2-1-5-4-3-5-4-3-5-|-4-3-2-1-3-2---|

x x x x x x x x x x x

3/4

E-|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
B-|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
D-|-2-0-1-2-1-3-2-1-|-1-2-1-3-2-1-1-2-|-1-2-1-2-1--|
A-|-2-0-1-2-1-3-2-1-|-1-2-1-3-2-1-1-2-|-1-2-1-2-1--|
D-|-2-0-1-2-1-3-2-1-|-1-2-1-3-2-1-1-2-|-1-2-1-2-1--|

4/4

E-|-----------------------|-------------------|----------------|
B-|-----------------------|-------------------|----------------|
G-|-----------------------|-------------------|----------------|
D-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|-------3--------|
A-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|---3---3----6---|
D-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-1---2-3--5-----|

Harm.------ Harm--------------------------|

6/8

E-|---------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B-|---------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G-|---------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D-|---7-----|---6-5---5-4-|---4-3---3-4-|---4-5---5-6-|
A-|---7-----|-5-----4-----|-3-----2-----|-3-----4-----|
D-|-6-7-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|

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Olga <guitar@nevada.edu>

Subject: Let God Be Your Gardener

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From: Rene.jung@spectraweb.ch

Subject: Let God Be Your Gardener

by the Melvins

Album: Ozma

Comments: 6th string is D.

Meters are a bit strange, as always on that album. I chose

whatever felt right to me, but don't count on it(or better

still, count for yourself!). Anyway, the song grooves fiendishly.

6/8

E-|-------------|-------------|-------------|

B-|-------------|-------------|-------------|repeat 3x

G-|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D-|---6-5---5-4-|---4-3---3-4-|---4-5---5-6-|
A-|-5-----4-----|-3-----2-----|-3-----4-----|
D-|-------------|-------------|-------------|

mute it all

4/4

E-|-------------|-----------------|
B-|-------------|-----------------|
G-|-------------|-----------------|
D-|---6-5---6-5-|-----6-5-----6-5-|
A-|-5-----5-----|-5-5-----5-5-----|
D-|-------------|-----------------|

mute all

5/8 4/4

E-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|

B-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|repeat

G-|-7-7-7-6-5-|-6-6-6-5-4-|-5-5-5-4-5-|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-4-|first 3 bars
D-|-7-7-7-6-5-|-6-6-6-5-4-|-5-5-5-4-5-|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5-4-|
A-|-5-5-5-4-3-|-4-4-4-3-2-|-3-3-3-2-3-|-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-2-|
D-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|

1 2 3 4

E-|------------------|--------------|-----------------|
B-|------------------|--------------|-----------------|
G-|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5\---|--------------|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5\--|
D-|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5\---|-3--0-3--0-3--|-5-5-5-4-5-5-5\--|
A-|-3-3-3-2-3-3-3\---|-3--0-3--0-3--|-3-3-3-2-3-3-3\--|
D-|------------------|-3--0-3--0-3--|-----------------|

2/4

E-|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------|
B-|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------|
G-|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----5--|repeat line
D-|-3--0-3--0-3-0-|-4-3-0-3--0-0-0-|-3--0-3--0-3-0-|-4-3-5--|
A-|-3--0-3--0-3-0-|-4-3-0-3--0-0-0-|-3--0-3--0-3-0-|-4-3-3--|
D-|-3--0-3--0-3-0-|-4-3-0-3--0-0-0-|-3--0-3--0-3-0-|-4-3----|

x x x

6/8 4/4

E-|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
B-|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
G-|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
D-|-5-4-3-------|-----------------|---------------|
A-|-3-2-1-1-2-3-|-4-2-3-4-3-4-3-3-|-4-3-4-3--3--0-|
D-|-------1-2-3-|-4-2-3-4-3-4-3-3-|-4-3-4-3--3--0-|
E-|-----------------------|----------------------|
B-|-----------------------|----------------------|
G-|-----------------------|----------------------|
D-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------|
A-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------|
D-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4\----|

Harmonics-- Harm------------|

2/4 3/4 4/4

E-|---------|---------|----------------|------------|

B-|---------|---------|----------------|------------|repeat 3x

G-|---------|---------|----------------|------------|
D-|-------3-|--3--1-2-|-3--3--3-3-3-4--|--4-4--4-4--|
A-|---3---3-|--3--1-2-|-3--3--3-3-3-6--|--6-6--6-6--|
D-|-1---2-3-|--3--1-2-|-3--3--3-3-3-4--|--4-4--4-4--|

2/4 4/4 2/4

E-|---------|-----------------|-------|
B-|---------|-----------------|-------|
G-|---------|-----------------|-------|
D-|---------|-5-4-3-5-4-3-2-1-|-3-2---|
A-|---3-----|-5-4-3-5-4-3-2-1-|-3-2---|
D-|-1---2-3-|-5-4-3-5-4-3-2-1-|-3-2---|

2/4 4/4

E-|---------|-----------------------|---------------|

B-|---------|-----------------------|---------------|repeat

G-|---------|-----------------------|---------------|line

D-|-2-0-1-2-|-1-3-2-1-5-4-3-5-4-3-5-|-4-3-2-1-3-2---|
A-|-2-0-1-2-|-1-3-2-1-5-4-3-5-4-3-5-|-4-3-2-1-3-2---|
D-|-2-0-1-2-|-1-3-2-1-5-4-3-5-4-3-5-|-4-3-2-1-3-2---|

x x x x x x x x x x x

3/4

E-|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
B-|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
D-|-2-0-1-2-1-3-2-1-|-1-2-1-3-2-1-1-2-|-1-2-1-2-1--|
A-|-2-0-1-2-1-3-2-1-|-1-2-1-3-2-1-1-2-|-1-2-1-2-1--|
D-|-2-0-1-2-1-3-2-1-|-1-2-1-3-2-1-1-2-|-1-2-1-2-1--|

4/4

E-|-----------------------|-------------------|----------------|
B-|-----------------------|-------------------|----------------|
G-|-----------------------|-------------------|----------------|
D-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|-------3--------|
A-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|---3---3----6---|
D-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-1---2-3--5-----|

Harm.------ Harm--------------------------|

6/8

E-|---------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B-|---------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G-|---------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D-|---7-----|---6-5---5-4-|---4-3---3-4-|---4-5---5-6-|
A-|---7-----|-5-----4-----|-3-----2-----|-3-----4-----|
D-|-6-7-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|

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