#----------------------------------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, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # From [email protected] Sun Apr 27 11:29:35 1997 Date: Wed, 23 Apr 97 09:53:43 EDT From: Gary Von Colln To: [email protected] Subject: TAB: Powerline by Husker Du Note to archivist: This is an updated version of this tab. The first version which is currently in OLGA has mistakes. Please replace it with this new version. Thanks @Song: Powerline Written by Bob Mould Recorded by Husker Du on album "New Day Rising" (SST) File format: tab Transribed by Gary Von Colln version 2 Intro Riff (play notes as harmonics, except for last measure) e-|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------| B-|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------| G-|----------12----12--|----------12----12--|----------12----12--|------------| D-|-12-12-12----12-----|-12-12-12----12-----|-12-12-12----12-----|------------| A-|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------| E-|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------| e-|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------| B-|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------| G-|-12---p11-11-11-11-11--|---------------------------------------------------| D-|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------| A-|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------| E-|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------| Verse progression What's this hummin' in my head e-|-----3--3--3--|-----3--3--3--|-----3--3--3--|--3-p2--2--2--2--|------------| B-|-----3--3--3--|-----3--3--3--|-----3--3--3--|--3-----3--3--3--|------------| G-|-----0--0--0--|-----0--0--0--|-----0--0--0--|--2-----2--2--2--|------------| D-|-----0--0--0--|-----0--0--0--|-----0--0--0--|--0-----0--0--0--|------------| A-|-----2--2--2--|--1-----------|--3-----------|-----------------|------------| E-|--3-----------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|------------| Chorus progression It aggravates and it pacifies, hear the power in the lines e-|-----3--3--3--|-----3--3--3--|-----3--3--3--|--3-p2--2--2--2--|------------| B-|-----3--3--3--|-----3--3--3--|-----3--3--3--|--3-----3--3--3--|------------| G-|-----0--0--0--|-----0--0--0--|-----0--0--0--|--2-----2--2--2--|------------| D-|-----0--0--0--|-----0--0--0--|-----0--0--0--|--0-----0--0--0--|------------| A-|--1-----------|--3-----------|-----2--2--2--|-----------------|------------| E-|--------------|--------------|--3-----------|-----------------|------------| Outro progression Powerline e-|--3--3--5--3--|--6--6--8--6--|--8--8-10--8--|-10-10-12-10--|---------------| B-|--3--3--3--3--|--6--6--6--6--|--8--8--8--8--|-10-10-10-10--|---------------| G-|--4--4--4--4--|--7--7--7--7--|--9--9--9--9--|-11-11-11-11--|---------------| D-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| A-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| E-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| Song structure and words ------------------------ [Intro 2x] [Over verse progression 4x] What's this hummin' in my head? Was it something that someone said? It's connecting us to them. Electric wires turned on again. [Over chorus progression 2x] It aggravates and it pacifies Hear the power in the lines [Over verse progression 4x] Strung up high on every pole, How can this power be bought and sold? Trying to harness solar rays, Making minutes seem like days. [Over chorus progression 4x] It captivates, as it hypnotize, Hear the power in the lines. [Over outro progression, 4x] Powerline [Repeat intro riff 2x]
