Birds of a Feather

Song

*PLEASE NOTE*

This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.

You may only use this file for private study, research, or fun!

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Birds of a Feather (Phish)

Transcribed by Mike Warrington - festeezio@yahoo.com

Authors Notes:

-To play this exact, I think you need a 5-string.

-I figured this out from the studio version on "Ghost", live versions vary greatly

-The phrasing varies throughout the song, but I see this as a good blueprint to work off of

-A "P" indicates a popped note

-A ( ) indicatea ghost note (a muted or implied note)

(No Bass during Intro hits)

Opening Groove - Play 4x

G-------------------------

D-------------------------

A-3-------------(1)-------
E-------1-1-2-3-----------
B---4-4-------------------

Verses

P P P P P P P

G-5------3----2-----5-----3-----2-------------
D-----------------------------------3---------
A---3-----------------3-------------------(1)-
E-----------1---2-3---------------1---2-3-----
B-----4-----------------4---(4)---------------

Choruses

Basically the same as the verses, but he stops

the slap feel sometimes, note the alterations with the C#

P P P P P

G-5-----3---2-----5-----------------------2----------------------

D----------------------------------------------------------------

A---3---------------3---------------3-----------(1)-3-4----------
E---------1---2-3---------(1)-1-2-3-----1---2-3---------1-1-2-3--
B-----4---------------4-3-------------4--------------------------

Bridge #1

This part rolls on G octaves, with little nuances and ad-libs

Here is one way to interpret it.

Etc.=>

G---------(0)------(0)-------------------(0)-

D---5---5--------5-------------5------17-----

A--------------------------------------------

E-3---3------3-3-------3-(3)-3---3>15--------

B--------------------------------------------

Guitar Solo - 8x

The intro groove is played throughout

G-------------------------

D-------------------------

A-3-------------(1)-------
E-------1-1-2-3-----------
B---4-4-------------------

Outro / Bridge #2

First 4x mirrors the 1st bridge (sort of), then he throws in some typical weirdness!

I fool around with the octaves and the open G string just to spice it up

G---------(0)------(0)-------------------(0)-

D---5---5--------5-------------5------17-----

A--------------------------------------------

E-3---3------3-3-------3-(3)-3---3>15--------

B--------------------------------------------

Then he adds this little alteration

G---------------------------------------------

D---5-----------5---5-------------5---5-------
A-----5-6-7-----------5-6-7-------------5-6-7-
E-3---------3-3---3---------(1)-3---3---------

B---------------------------------------------

Well, that's what I got, any comments or corrections are welcome. Enjoy!