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From: Burning.Inside@f929.n273.z1.fidonet.org (Burning Inside)
Date: 24 Sep 95 17:29:31 -0400
Subject: TAB: "Elegy" by the Jesus Lizard
Elegy by the Jesus Lizard
from the album "Down"
music by David Yow, Duane Denison, Mac MacNeilly, David Wm. Sims
tabbed by Tom Mallon
Standard Tuning, let ring throughout
E B
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------5-------5-------------4-------4--------------5-------5------| G |.-------------------------------------------------4-------4----------| D |.----2-------2-------------2-------2---------------------------------| A |----------------------------------------------2----------------------| E |-0---------------------0---------------------------------------------|
C#
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------4-------4-------------5-------5--------------4-------4------| G |-----4-------4-------------6-------6--------------6-------6----------| D |---------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-2---------------------4----------------------4----------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#
E |-------------------------------------------| B |---------5-------5-------------4-------4---| G |------------------------------------------.| repeat this entire D |-----6-------6-------------6-------6------.| section once A |-------------------------------------------| E |-4---------------------4-------------------|
then play this:
F#
E |---------------------------------------------------| B |---------5-------5-----------------4-------4-------| G |.-------------------------------------------------.| repeat once D |.----4-------4------4----------4-------4-------4--.| A |---------------------------------------------------| E |-2-------------------------2-----------------------|
E B
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-------5--------5--------------4--------4-----------------5--------5-| G |.-----------------4-----------------------4------------4--------4----| D |.---2--------2------2-------2--------2------2------------------------| A |----------------------------------------------------2--------2-------| E |-0--------0--------------0--------0----------------------------------|
C#
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-------------4--------4----------------5--------5---------------4----| G |-4--------4--------4-----4----------6--------6-----6---------6-------| D |---4-----------------------4-------------------------6---------------| A |-------2--------2----------------4--------4---------------4----------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#
E |----------------------------------------------------------------| repeat B |-------4---------------5--------5--------------4--------4-------| this G |----6-----6----------------------------------------------------.| entire D |------------6-------6--------6-----6--------6--------6-----6---.| section A |-4-----------------------------------6-----------------------6--| once E |-----------------4--------4--------------4--------4-------------|
then play this:
F#
E |---------------------------------------------------| B |--------5--------5--------------4--------4---------| G |.-------------------4-----------------------4------| repeat once D |.----4--------4-------4------4--------4-------4----| A |---------------------------------------------------| E |--2--------2--------------2--------2---------------|
at "Just when you're about to learn to smile again..":
E |--------------------------------------------------| B |--------5--------5--------------4--------4--------| G |.----2--------2-----2--------2--------2-----2----.| repeat once D |.---------------------2-----------------------2--.| A |--0--------0--------------0--------0--------------| E |--------------------------------------------------|
For the heavy part, I'm not really sure what's going on, it's kinda
garbled. I just play this for the whole thing:
E
E |----------------------------------------| B |----------------------------------------| G |--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----| D |--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----| A |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----| E |----------------------------------------|
For the ending:
E
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------| B |----------5-------5------------4-------4------------5-------5--------| G |---------------------------------------------------------------------| D |------2-------2------------2-------2------------2-------2------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------| E |--0--------------------0--------------------0------------------------|
Any questions, comments, or if you just wanna chat Jesus Lizard stuff (I have
not yet met anybody else who really likes this band) you can email me at
burning.inside@f929.n273.z1.fidonet.org.
Comments
Spotted a wrong chord, or know a capo position that sounds closer to the record?
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