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My Friend

Phish
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★4.3(11)

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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 19:36:27 -0500

From: Lemmon <lemmon@epix.net>

Subject: Tab: My Friend, My Friend by Phish

I figured out the entire song using chords figured out by Eric Berman,

David McCallum, and Kevin Gardner. This my best attempt. I doubt that

it correct note for note.

For ease of reading, download, open it up in wordpad, and view it in 8.5

font.

My Friend, My Friend by Phish

Transcribed by Andy Lemmon

If you count while you play, it's a very fast 3.

Intro:

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1

2 3

E-|-2-----7-----2-----7-----2-----3-2-0-0-------------------------------------|
B-|-3-----8-----3-----8-----3-----3-3-0-2-----3-----5-----------10----8-------|
G-|-3-----7-----2-----7-----2-----2-2-0-2-----2-----6-----------9-----7-------|
D-|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-0-0-2-----4-----5-----------11----9-------|
A-|-------------------------------------0-----0-----0-------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 + 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

1 2 3

E-|-------------2---------0-2-------------------------------------------------|
B-|-7-----5-----3---0h2-3-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----------------------|
G-|-6-----6-----4-------------6-----4-----2-----2-----2-----------------------|
D-|-7-----5-----4-------------7-----5-----4-----3-----2-----------------------|
A-|-------------2-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

1 2 3 + 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 + 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 + 1 2

3

E-|-0-------------------0---------------0-2-3-----3-----2-------2-3-5---------|
B-|-2-------2-3-5-0---2-------3---0h2-3-----1---1-1-----2---2h4---------------|
G-|-2---2h4-------1-----------4-------------0-----0-----2---------------------|
D-|-2-------------2-----------5-------------2-----------4---------------------|
A-|-0-------------2-------------------------3---------------------------------|
E-|---------------0-----------------------------------------------------------|

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 + 1 2 3 1 2 3

1 2 3

E-|-6---7-------4---5-----5-------------------------0-------0-1-3-3-----3-----|
B-|-------7-----------5-----3-----6-----5-----4-----1---1h3-------3-----3-----|
G-|-------------------------4-----7-----6-----5-----2-------------0---0-------|
D-|-------------------------5-----8-----7-----6-----0-------------0-----------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------3-------------2-----------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------3-----------|

1 2 3 + 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 + 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 123

123 123

E-|-----------------------------------------7---8-------9---10---10---------9-|
B-|-3-------3-4-6---------------------------------8-----------10------------10|
G-|-3---3h5-------0-----0-----5-------6-7-9---------------------------------9-|
D-|-3-------------1---1-------7---7h9---------------------------------------0-|
A-|---------------1-----------7-----------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------5-----------------------------------------------|

1231231 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1

2 3

E-|-7--5--3-----2-----3-2-0-0---------------------------------------------------|
B-|-8--6--4-----3-----3-3-0-2-----3-----5-----------10----8-----7-----5---------|
G-|-7--5--3-----2-----2-2-0-2-----2-----6-----------9-----7-----6-----6---------|
D-| 0-----0-----0-----0-0-0-2-----4-----5-----------11----9-----7-----5---------|
A-| ------------------------0-----0-----0---------------------------------------|
E-| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

1 2 3 + 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 + 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

E-|-2---------0-2---------------------------------------2---------------------|
B-|-3---0h2-3-----5-----5-----5-----5-----2-------2-3-5-3-----3-----3---3-----|
G-|-4-------------6-----4-----2-----2-----2---2h4-------4-----4-----2---------|
D-|-4-------------7-----5-----4-----3-----2-------------4---4-------0---------|
A-|-2---------------------------------------------------2---------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 +

E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------0-------|
B-|-5-3---2-----2-----0-----2-----0-----------------------------------0-------|
G-|-----2-----2-------------2-----0-----------------------------------1-------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------0---2h4-|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------2-------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 + 1 2 3 1 2 3 + 1 2 3

E-|-------------0---------------------------------------------5---5-7-9-10-12-|
B-|-------1-----1-----8-----9-8---6-----6-----9-------9-10-12-5---------------|
G-|-1-2-4-0---0-------8---------8-6---6-6-----9---9h11--------5---------------|
D-|-------2-----------8-----------6-----------9---------------7---------------|
A-|-------0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 + 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

E-|-7-----5-----7-----5-----7-----5-----7---------------------0-2-0-----0-----|
B-|-7-----5-----7-----5-----7-----5-----7-----------3---0h2-3-----1-----1-----|
G-|-7-----5-----7-----5-----7-----5-----7-----------4-------------2---2-------|
D-|-7-----5-----7-----5-----7-----5-----7-----------5-------------2-----------|
A-|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----x-------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------7-------------------------------------|

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

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

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

E-|-9-----7-----5-----3-----2-----3-2-0-0-------------------------------------|
B-|-10----8-----6-----4-----3-----3-3-0-2-----3-----5-----------10----8-------|
G-|-9-----7-----5-----3-----2-----2-2-0-2-----2-----6-----------9-----7-------|
D-|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-0-0-2-----4-----5-----------11----9-------|
A-|-------------------------------------0-----0-----0-------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 + 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 + 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

E-|-------------2---------0-2---------------------------------------2---------|
B-|-7-----5-----3---0h2-3-----5-----5-----5-----5-----2-------2-3-5-3-----3---|
G-|-6-----6-----4-------------6-----4-----2-----2-----2---2h4-------4-----4---|
D-|-7-----5-----4-------------7-----5-----4-----3-----2-------------4---4-----|
A-|-------------2---------------------------------------------------2---------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

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

1 2 3 + 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 + 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

E-|-----------0-2-3-----3-----2-------2-3-5-6---7-------4---5-----5-----------|
B-|-3---0h2-3-----1---1-1-----2---2h4-------------7-----------5-----3-----6---|
G-|-4-------------0-----0-----2-------------------------------------4-----7---|
D-|-5-------------2-----------4-------------------------------------5-----8---|
A-|---------------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 + 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 + 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 +

E-|-------------0-------0-1-3-3-----3-----------------------------------------|
B-|-5-----4-----1---1h3-------3-----3-----3-------3-4-6-----------------------|
G-|-6-----5-----0-------------0---0-------3---3h5-------0-----0-----5---------|
D-|-7-----6-----2-------------0-----------3-------------1---1-------7---7h9---|
A-|-------------3-------------2-------------------------1-----------7---------|
E-|---------------------------3-------------------------------------5---------|

1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 Tremolo Picking

E-|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
G-|-6-7-9-10--11------12--13----13-13-------------|---------------------------|
D-|-------------11----------13--------------------|---------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

E-|-----13----------|-----1-------4---|
B-|-----13------16--|-----3-------6---|
G-|-----13------15--|-----1-------4---|
D-|-----13------14--|-----3-------6---|
A-|-----------------|-1-------4-------|
E-|-13------14------|-----------------|

Fast Verse Slow Verse

dwell on d-string

Intro

Fast Verse 8x

Fast Verse 2x w/ singing

Slow Verse 2x w/ singing

Fast Verse 2x w/ singing

Slow Verse 2x w/ singing

C for 1 measure

Fast Verse 4x w/ and w/o singing

Fast Verse 2x w/ singing

Slow Verse 2x w/ singing

Fast Verse 2x w/ singing

Slow Verse 2x w/ singing

C for 1 measure

Fast Verse 2x w/ and w/o singing

|Fm7-F#dim7-|Gdim- Ab-|Adim-Bbm-|Bdim-C7-----| 4x

|C---|----|----|-----------------------------|

|Fm7-F#dim7-|Gdim- Ab-|Adim-Bbm-|Bdim-C7-----| 4x

|C---| 16x

Just Jam for these final fading measures.

There you go!

-Andy Lemmon

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