Destroy Before Reading

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From: Burning.Inside@f929.n273.z1.fidonet.org (Burning Inside)

Date: 06 Nov 95 22:44:25 -0500

From: burning.inside@f929.n273.z1.fidonet.org

Destroy Before Reading by the Jesus Lizard

from the album "Down"

words and music by David Yow, Duane Denisen,

Mac MacNeilly and David Wm. Sims

tabbed by Tom Mallon

INTRO

E |-------------------|----------------------------------------|
B |-------------------|----------------------------------------|
G |.--7-/-8--7-------.|----------------------------------------|
D |.-----------------.|----7-----7-----7-----7-----------------|
A |---5-/-6--5--------|----------------------------------------|
E |-------------------|----5-----5-----5-----5-----------------|

VERSE

E -----------------3-4-----------------5-4---|
B -----------------3-4-----------------5-4---|
G --x-x--4-4--x-x--3-4--x-x--4-4--x-x--5-4---|
D --x-x--4-4--x-x-------x-x--4-4--x-x--------|
A --x-x--2-2--x-x-------x-x--2-2--x-x--------|
E -------------------------------------------|
E -----------------3-4---/9-8-7--------------------3-4--|
B -----------------3-4---/9-8-7--------------------3-4--|
G --x-x--4-4--x-x--3-4---/9-8-7-----x-x--4-4--x-x--3-4--|
D --x-x--4-4--x-x-------------------x-x--4-4--x-x-------|
A --x-x--2-2--x-x-------------------x-x--2-2--x-x-------|
E ------------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------8-7-----------------3-4---/9-8-7-----|
B -----------------8-7-----------------3-4---/9-8-7-----|
G --x-x--4-4--x-x--8-7--x-x--4-4--x-x--3-4---/9-8-7-----|
D --x-x--4-4--x-x-------x-x--4-4--x-x-------------------|
A --x-x--2-2--x-x-------x-x--2-2--x-x-------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS

E |-------------------|
B |-------------------|
G |.--7-/-8--7-------.|
D |.-----------------.|
A |---5-/-6--5--------|
E |-------------------|

For bridge, hit an F#5 and play some sort of F# blues scale. Just improvise.

OUTRO (palm mute first two times, then release it)

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

Any questions comments/whatever to the address above.

From: FryGuy69@aol.com

Date: Sun, 28 Jul 1996 05:31:11 -0400

Please file this in OLGA under j/jesus_lizard/destroy_before_reading.tab

"Destroy Before Reading" by The Jesus Lizard (from the album "Down")=

Transcribed by Ari Stern (FryGuy69@aol.com)

This tab looks best if viewed with a text-viewer (i.e. Notepad)

It really looks awful in Word.

Please e-mail me with any request/corrections.

(0:00) (0:12)

Intro/Chorus End of Intro =

e:-------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------|
G:7--8--7------------------------------|
D:---------------------7---7---7-------|
A:5--6--5------------------------------|
E:---------------------5---5---5-------|

(0:19) (0:34) (1:43)

(0:15) ending A ending B ending C

Main Riff |------| |------| |--------|

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

(2:03) =

Solo

e:----------------------5---4---3--------------------------------------|
B:--------------3---5---5---4---3--------------------------------------|
G:---4---4------4---4---4---4---3--------------------------------9---11|
D:---4---4-----------------------------4----------------9---11---------|
A:-------------------------------------4-------9---12------------------|
E:-------------------------------------2-------------------------------|

Chord progression after solo: B5 D5 A5 F#5

e:------------9-------------------------------------------------------|
B:---9---10-------10---9----------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------|

LYRICS:

I'd soak a towel

like a satellite

tight. . . tight. . . tight

norelco proctor silex hamilton

beach

cook-up some loving for ya

baby

electric blanket

keep the toes and the nose

warm

I'd soak a towel like a satellite