Above The Waves by The Disco Biscuits
Written by Jon "The Barber" Gutwillig
Intro (in 4/4)
E|---------------------------------------|
B|------3-------0---0--3--3---3----3---3-|
G|2/4-4---2-2-2---0----2---------2-------| X 2 or 3 depends
D|---------------------0----0--------0---|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
(next part after intro goes to 3/4)
(this part is played one through over the 3 chords, then stays on the B after that)
(A)
E|5h7-5---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----8p7-5-5h7--5-5h7-5---------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------7p6-4-4h6-4-4h6-4---------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------7p6-4-4h6-4-4h6-4---------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------7-5-4---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------5-|
(Bb)
E|6h8-6---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------9p8-6-6h8-6-6h8-6---------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------8p7-5-5h7-5-5h7-5---------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------8p7-5-5h7-5-5h7-5---------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------8-6-5---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------6-|
(B)
E|7h9-7---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------10p9-7-7h9-7-7h9-7--------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------9p8-6-6h8-6-6h8-6--------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------9p8-6-6h8-6-6h8-6--------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------9-7-6---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------7-|
then the rest is over the B chord I believe.
here's the next little riff he does.
E|-----------------------|E|------------|
B|-----------------7h9p7-|B|-9h11p9-----|
G|------9h11p9-----------|G|--------9p7-|
D|7h9p7--------9p7-------|D|------------|
A|-----------------------|A|------------|
E|-----------------------|E|------------|
(repeat once, then play the part before that again)
Then, on the first (above the waves....) play a
B major on the 7th fret on every 3rd beat. and a C# major > B major at the
last (above the waves....).
On the next time around, instead of playing the B on every 3rd beat, it
goes B > E, B > E alternating every other 3rd beat, until the last (above
the waves...) where its a G#m > F# major.
(If all this details just confuses you, just listen to a tape and listen
for the chord changes.:)
then the song drops into F#m, where Jon comes in with this riff.
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------15--------15------15----15-14-|
G|-11~~-14p11----14p11----14p11----14------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------15--------15------15-------15/17-17-17-15-14-|
G|-11~~-14p11----14p11----14p11----14p11------------------|
E|-----------14--14------14\13-13--12-11-12p11------------------------------|
B|--14-15-17---14--14-14----------------------12------------12-14-15~--16~~-|
G|16---------------------------------------------11-------12----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------12/14-------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Bb) (E) (C#m)
E|14----14------14\13-13-------------------------------|
B|14--14--14-14-------13--------11----------12-------9-|
G|----------------------------10--10------13--13-----9-|
D|-------------------------/12------12--14------14--11-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
(now, after the jam, when it comes back into this section, you're
basically playing the same thing as above, until right before the D-A-G-A
part, where you play over these chords: F#m F Bb E A. After the last A, it
goes into the D-A-G-A.)
This is a simple D, A, G progression. Play the D on the 5th fret, the A
also on the 5th, and the G on the 3rd. Figure out the rhythm and all that
for yourself, cause its pretty simple. :)
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|10-10-10-10-9-7-7-----------10-9-7-7--------|
G|------------------9-11-11~-----------7-9-9~-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------9-10-10/12-12-9-10--10-9------------|
G|7-9-11-------------------------11-9--7-9-9-|
E|------------------------10-10-10-10-9-----------------|
B|-------9-10-10/12-9-10----------------12--7-9-9-10-10-|
G|7-9-11------------------------------------------------|
E|--------9-10-12-12-9-10----------9-10-12/14-14-10-12----------10-12-15-15-12-14-|
B|9-10-12------------------9-10-12---------------------10-12-14-------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-17-17-17-17-15-14--------------------15-17---19-19-15-17-22-22-22-22-21-19-|
B|-------------------15-17-17--15-17-19---------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--17-19-17-15-17-15-14-15-14---------------------------------|
B|------------------------------17-15-15--14-14-14-15-15-17----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------14-|
then he comes back in with that same intro riff for 2 measures (i think),
then he does something like this. (note: he first starts this a octave
higher, but its much easier to learn it this way first)
E--------------------------------|
B|----3-------5-------7----------|
G|2/4---4-4/6---6-6/9---7-9-9h11-|
E|7-------------10-------9-------7-----|
B|--7----8-8/12----12-10---10--8-----4-|
G|----9--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------9------7-----5---|
B|5-----5-----5-----5-5/10---10-8---8-7---7-|
G|--4-----4-----4---------------------------|
D|----5-----5-----5-------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--7---7---7---5----5-----5----3-----2-|
G|7--7---7---7----6----6----------4-----|
D|----7---7---7-----7----7----5-----4---|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--0-----0-----0---------------------3----3-----|
G|----0-----0-----0------2----4---0-----2----2---|
D|2-----2-----2-----2--4----5---2---0-----0----0-|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
(then, just repeat intro riff)
