____________________________ / / / Father John Misty / / I Love You, Honeybear / /____________________________/ Since I now happen to have transcribed all the songs separately, I might as well collect them in this 'album tab'... Jon Sebastian Frederiksen - 15th /February /15 Just mail me at [email protected] with questions, comments and corrections! ***************************************************************************************** LAYOUT If you wish to print all this, it is designed to be copy-pasted into Microsoft Word, font Courier New, size 9. And, for your own sake, please turn off that ridiculous "highlight chords" function. THE ACOUSTIC GUITAR Be default, Josh has his acoustic guitar tuned down one whole step or 2 semi-tones, that is, from standard tuning (E A D G B e), down to (D G C F A d). To get a richer sound in this low tuning, you can put thicker strings on your guitar. Thicker strings simply voice the lower register clearer. THE CHORDS Josh sticks to the repertoire of basic guitar chords. So anything more complicated than that occurs when he uses capo or alternative tunings. As always, this creates the problem of translation between the key relative to the capo and the absolute key. In other words, if the tuned-down guitar plays an Em chord-shape (its relative key), the actual key is effectively D minor (the absolute key). For this tab, I could notate things either way. The relative way would satisfy the guitarist; the absolute way would satisfy everyone else. I have chosen to notate things mainly in absolute key, since I believe it is the player of any instrument's responsibility to know his actual chord names regardless of capo or alternative tunings; hence it is the guitarist's responsibility to call his Em chord-shape a 'Dm' when he has tuned his guitar a whole step down. Another thing worth a notice is Josh's chord voicings, which are not always chosen by the book. I dare say that some of them are even chosen ill-advised, for example his Bb (332010) where the lowest note, being the fifth, disturbs the root-note orientation of the chord. If it were up to my more schooled judgement, I would advise you to play it as (x32010) and always trust your ears for picking a better voicing. THE NOTATION Josh Tillman's main musical instrument is his acoustic guitar play, strumming basic chords, and the band arrangements are centered around this. So, to get to the bottom of the songs, it is obvious to begin where Josh does - with bars of guitar chords. And indeed, the music always does fit neatly into bars. I hope this notation works pretty intuitively for you. One "bar" is simply the time passing during every 4 beats (when the time is 4/4). Usually every bar matches up with one chord, and that is the neat logic behind it. I use two different notations for bars - a simple and a more detailed one: | Dm | Dm +=---=---=---=---+ When there are distinct and clear strumming patterns, I will include those. Otherwise, just listen to the record and strum along, carefree, as he does. For good measure, I will include this basic information: key: Indicates the general tonal key of the song. time: Indicates the time signature of the song, always 4/4 (including half bars). tempo: Indicates the speed/tempo of the song. For example, "Q=70 bpm" means "Quarter notes equal to 70 beats per minute" TRACK LIST All songs composed by Josh Tillman. 1. I Love You, Honeybear 2. Chateau Lobby #4 (in C for Two Virgins) 3. True Affections 4. The Night Josh Tillman Came to Our Apartment 5. When You're Smiling and Astride Me 6. Nothing Good Ever Happens at the Goddamn Thirsty Crow 7. Strange Encounter 8. The Ideal Husband 9. Bored in the USA 10. Holy Shit 11. I Went to the Store One Day ***************************************************************************************** 1. _________________________ / / / I Love You, Honeybear / /_________________________/ key: Bb major time: 4/4, shuffled tempo: Q=70 bpm Josh tunes his acoustic guitar down one whole step (D G C F A D). Bb Dm* Gm A+ Adim7 A ___o_o o__ooo xo___o x__oox x____x xo___o ||||●| |||||| ||||●| ||●||| |||●|| |||||| ||●||| |●●||| ||●●|| |●|||| |●|||| ||●●●| ●●|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||●|●| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| Ebmaj7 F7 D7 F Ebdim7 x____o ___oox o_o_oo _xooo_ x___ox ||||●| |||||| |||●|| |||||| |||●|| |||●|| |●|||| |●|||| |||||| |||||| |●●||| ●|●||| |||||| ●||||● |●●||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| *Every time there is a Dm chord, Josh adds this small fill: Dm (Dsus4) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |0-----0-----------0---0-| |0-----0-----------0---0-| |0-----0---0-2-----0---0-| |2-----2---2-2-----2---2-| |2-----2---2-2-----2---2-| |0-----0---0-0-----0---0-| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTRO Bb Dm Gm A+ 2x +:=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---:+ VERSE Bb Dm Gm A+ +=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+ 1.Oh, Honeybear, Honeybear, Honeybear, ooh; Mascara, blood, ash, and cum on the Rorschach sheets where we make love 2.Honeybear, Honeybear, Honeybear, ooh ... Bb Dm Gm A+ +=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+ Honeybear, Honeybear, Honeybear, ooh; Fuck the world, damn straight, malaise, it may be just us who feel this way Adim7 Bb Gm +=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+ But don't ever doubt this, my steadfast conviction You're bent over the altar, and the neighbors are complaining Adim7 Bb Gm +=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+ My love, you're the one I wanna watch the ship go down with That the misanthropes next door are probably conceiving a Daemon Adim7 Bb Gm +=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+ The future can't be real, I barely know how long a moment is Don't they see the darkness rising; Good luck fingering oblivion G +=---=---=---=---+ Unless we're naked getting high We're getting out now while we can Ebmaj7 Adim7 Bb +=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+ on the mattress; While the global market crashes You're welcome boys, have the last of the smokes and chicken Ebmaj7 Adim7 Bb +=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+ As debt fills the streets with garden variety oblivious Just one Cadillac will do to get us out to where we're going F7 F7 D7 Ebmaj7 (repeat this bar in the 2. verse) +=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+ You grab my hand and say in a told-you-so voice: "It's just how we expected" I brought my mother's depression, you've got your father's scorn and a wayward and schizophrenia (2/4) (2/4) Dm Gm F Ebmaj7 Ebdim7 +=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+ Everything is doomed and nothing will be spared. But I love you, Honeybear But everything is fine. Don't give into despair, 'cause I love you, Honeybear Bb Dm Gm A+ +=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+ 2.VERSE (omit the repetition of the first line) OUTRO (repeat this line fading out, or end on Bb as the band does live) Bb Dm Gm A+ +=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+ Honeybear, Honeybear, Honeybear, oh ... ***************************************************************************************** 2. ___________________________________________ / / / Chateau Lobby #4 (in C for Two Virgins) / /___________________________________________/ key: C major time: 4/4 tempo: Q=93 bpm Josh tunes his acoustic guitar to an open C6-tuning (C G C E A C). C Dm F G7 Em ooo__o ____oo ______ ______ ____oo |||||| |||●|| :::::: :::::: |||||| |||||| ●●●||| 5●●●●●● 7●●●●●● |||||| |||●●| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||●|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ●●●||| Another option of his is tuning down one whole step (D G C F A D). xxo___ o__ooo _xooo_ xo_o_o ______ |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||●|● |●●||| |||||| ||●|●| ●╪╪●●● ||||●| |||||| ●||||● |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |●●||| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The strumming in practice is roughly something like this: F C Dm F G :5------||0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|7---7-7-7-7-7-0-| :-5-----||3---3-3-3-2-2-0-|0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|7---7-7-7-7-7-0-| :--5----||3---3-3-3-3-3-0-|1---1-1-1-0-0-0-|5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|7---7-7-7-7-7-0-| :---5---||0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|2---2-2-2-0-0-0-|5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|7---7-7-7-7-7-0-| :----5--||0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|2---2-2-2-0-0-0-|5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|7---7-7-7-7-7-0-| :-----5-||0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|2---2-2-2-0-0-0-|5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|7---7-7-7-7-7-0-| | F | Verse: | C | Dm | F | G7 | | C | Dm | F | G7 | Chorus: | F | F | G7 | G7 Em | | F | F | G7 | G7 | | G7 | G7 | Verse Chorus Bridge: | Dm | Dm | Em | Em | | F | F | G7 | G7 | Verse: trumpet-solo Chorus (then end on F) trumpet-solo for guitar in standard tuning: C Dm |------------------------|---------------------------| |--13-13-13-13-15~--12-13|---------------------------| |------------------------|14-------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| F G7 |------------------------|---------------------------| |---15-15-15-15--13------|17~----------------13~-----| |--------------------14--|---------12-14-------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| C Dm |---12-12-12-12-13-10-12-|---------------------------| |---13-13-13-13-15-12-13-|13~------------------------| |------------------------|14~------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| F G7 |---13-13-13-13--12------|15~------15-13-----12~-----| |---15-15-15-15--13--15--|17~----------------13~-----| |--------------------14--|---------12-14-------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| LYRICS ********** Emma eats bread and butter Like a queen would have ostrich and cobra wine We'll have satanic Christmas Eve [originally: "We'll casually take ecstasy"] And play piano in the chateau lobby I've never done this Baby, be gentle, it's my first time I've got you inside People are boring But you're something else completely Damn, let's take our chances I wanna take you in the kitchen Lift up your wedding dress someone was probably murdered in So bourgeoisie to keep waiting Dating for twenty years just feels pretty civilian I've never thought that Ever thought that once in my whole life You are my first time People are boring But you're something else I can't explain You take my last name First time, you let me stay the night despite your own rules You took off early to go cheat your way through film school You left a note in your perfect script: 'Stay as long as you want', I haven't left your bed since I haven't hated all the same things as somebody else since I remember What's going on for? What are you doing with your whole life? How about forever? ***************************************************************************************** 3. __________________ / / / True Affection / /__________________/ key: C major time: 4/4 tempo: Q=110 bpm This song really escapes the notation format of generalizing the instruments into bars of chords. This is because the harmonies or chords aren't spelled out by any single instrument (but rather occur when the various synthesizers happen to play in harmony), and because of the scarce use of distinct bass notes, which leaves the harmonies ambiguous. There is a clear structure of 4 bars repeating, though, and some recurring chords: | F | G6 | Cmaj7 | Dm7 | This is the most information I can give on this odd-one-out song, I am afraid. LYRICS ********** When can we talk With the face Instead of using all these strange devices? Seems like You and I Need to have a crazy conversation Wouldn't be that hard Get along so well Sentence by sentence It's a trial run Let me show you how Figure I can give you true affection True affection True affection True affection True affection When can we talk With the face Instead of using all these strange devices? Seems like You and I Need to have a crazy conversation When can we talk With the face Figure I can give you true affection Seems like You and I Need to have a crazy conversation When can we talk With the face Figure I can give you true affection ***************************************************************************************** 4. ________________________________________________ / / / The Night Josh Tillman Came to Our Apartment / /________________________________________________/ key: F major time: 4/4 tempo: Q=99 bpm Josh tunes his acoustic guitar one whole step down (D G C F A D). F Bb/F Bb F/A _xooo_ _x_o__ x__o_o x_oo_o |||||| ||||●| ||||●| ||||●| |||||| ||●||| ||●||| |●|||| ●||||● ●||||● |●|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| Gm Adim7 C7 Dm A7 xo___o x____x xoo___ o__ooo x___o_ ||||●| |||●|| ||||●| |||||| ||●||| ||●●|| |●|||| |||●|● |●●||| |●|●|● |||||| ||●|●| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4/4 1.INTERLUDE: | F | Bb/F | F | Bb/F | An electric guitar + glockenspiel play this melody in all the interludes. (For guitar in standard tuning, just play this 2 frets lower.) F Bb/F F Bb/F :-----|----------------|----------------|3-------------3-|5---------------| :-----|3-------------3-|5-----------3-5-|------------5---|----------------| :-4-5-|------------4---|----------------|----------------|----------------| :-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| :-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| :-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 1.VERSE: | F | F | Bb F/A | Gm | Gm | | Bb F/A | Gm | Gm | | Adim7 | Bb F/A | Gm | Gm | | C7 | Dm | Dm | | C7 | Dm A7 | Dm | Dm | " Oh, I just love the kind of woman who can walk over a man I mean like a god damn marching band She says, like, literally, music is the air she breathes And the malaprops make me want to fucking scream I wonder if she even knows what that word means Well, it's literally not that 2.INTERLUDE 2.VERSE (Add one extra bar of Dm before the A7.) " Of the few main things I hate about her, one's her petty, vogue ideas Someone's been told too many times they're beyond their years By every half-wit of distinction she keeps around And now every insufferable convo Features her patiently explaining the cosmos Of which she's in the middle BRIDGE: | Bb | C7 | Gm | Gm | | Bb | C7 | Gm | Gm Bb | | Gm | Gm Bb | Gm | C7 | " Oh my God, I swear this never happens Lately, I can't stop the wheels from spinning I feel so unconvincing And I fumbled with your buttons 3.INTERLUDE 3.VERSE " She blames her excess on my influence but gladly Hoovers all my drugs I found her naked with the best friend in the tub We sang "Silent Night" in three parts which was fun Till she said that she sounds just like Sarah Vaughan I hate that soulful affectation white girls put on Why don't you move to the Delta? ENDING: | Bb | Bb | A7 | Bb ... " I obliged later on when you begged me to choke ya ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The background electric guitar does a significantly cool job in this song. This guitar is in standard tuning. The dotted notes . are the melody, which is incorporated into the arpeggios. Emphasize those notes over the others. INTERLUDES F Bb/F F Bb/F :-----|--5-----5-------|--6-----6-------|.-5-----5-----.-|.---------------| :-----|.---6-----6---.-|.---6-----7-.-.-|6---6-----6-.-6-|8---------------| :-.-.-|5-----5-----.-5-|7-----7-----5-7-|------5-----7---|----------------| :-7-8-|------------7---|----------------|----------------|----------------| :-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| :-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| VERSES F ( Fmaj7 F6 F ) Bb F/A Gm Gm |--5-----.---5---|--5---5-----5---|--6-------5-----|---------5------|--------5-------| |----6---5-------|.---6---.-----6-|----6-------6---|---8----------8-|--8-------------| |5-----5-------5-|7-------5-------|7-----7-5-----5-|-------7----7---|------7---------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Bb F/A Gm Gm |--6-------5-----|---------5------|--------5-------| |----6-------6---|---8----------8-|--8-------------| |7-----7-5-----5-|-------7----7---|------7---------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| Adim7 Bb F/A Gm Gm |5-----5-----5-8-|--6-------5-----|---------5------|--------5-------| |----7-----7-----|----6-------6---|---8----------8-|--8-------8-----| |--8-------------|7-----7-5-----5-|-------7----7---|------7-----7-7/| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| C7 Dm Dm |--8-------12----|--------10------|------10--------| |----8-----------|--10----------10|----10----------| |9-----9/12------|----10------10--|--10----------7/| |----------------|12----12--------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| C7 Dm A7 Dm Dm |--8-------12----|-----------------|--------10------|------10----: |----8-----------|--10-------10----|--10----------10|----10------: |9-----9/12------|----10-------12--|----10------10--|--10--------: |----------------|12----12-11----11|12----12--------|------------: |----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------: |----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------: (2.VERSE-variation: the last line, with that extra bar of Dm before the A7) C7 Dm Dm A7 Dm Dm |--8-------12----|--------10----10|-----------------|--10----12----10|--10----------: |----8-----------|--10--10--10----|--10-------14----|----10----10----|----10--------: |9-----9/12------|----10------10--|----10-------12--|------------10--|------10------: |----------------|12--------------|------12/14----14|------12--------|--------------: |----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------: |----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------: BRIDGE Bb C7 Gm Gm :--|--6-----6-----6-|--8-----8-------|---------5------|--------5-------| :--|----6-----6-----|----8-----8-----|---8----------8-|--8-------------| :5/|7-----7-----7---|9-----9-----9---|-------7----7---|------7-------5/| :--|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| :--|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| :--|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Bb C7 Gm Gm Bb |--6-----6-----6-|--8-----8-------|---------5------|----------6-----| |----6-----6-----|----8-----8-----|---8----------8-|--8---------6---| |7-----7-----7---|9-----9-----9---|-------7----7---|------5/7-----7-| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Gm Gm Bb Gm C7 |---------5------|----------6-----|--------5-------|--8-------12: |---8----------8-|--8---------6---|--8-------8-----|----8-------: |-------7----7---|------5/7-----7-|------7-----7-7/|9-----9/12--: |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------: |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------: |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------: ENDING Bb Bb A7 Bb |--6-----6-------|--10----10------|--9-------12----|----------------: |----6-----6-----|----11----11----|----8-------10--|----------------: |7-----7-----7---|10----10----10--|9-----9/12------|----------------: |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------: |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------: |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------: ***************************************************************************************** 5. _______________________________________ / / / When You're Smiling and Astride Me / /_______________________________________/ key: C major time: 4/4 tempo: 110 bpm The chords are carried by the piano in this song, so there are no right or wrong guitar chords. I suggest you simply stay in standard tuning and play the chords any way you want. - = same chord again ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4/4 A: | Em7 | - | Dm7 | - | | G7 | - | Am7 | - | | Em7 | - | Dm7 | - | | G7 | - | Am7 | - | The electric guitar (panned left) plays these things during the A-parts: Em7 Dm7 |3^--------------|----------------|1^------------12|----------------| |3^--------------|----------------|1^--------------|----------------| |0^--------------|----------------|2^-------10/12--|----------------| |2^--------------|----------------|0^--------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-(0---1---2---2-| (piano bass line) G7 Am7 |----------------|--------------7-|--------------5-|----5-----------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------5/7---|-----------/5---|--5-------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |3)--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Em7 Dm7 |----------------|----------------|--------------12|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|---------10/12--|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-(0---1---2---2-| G7 Am7 (Em7) |----------------|--------------7-|--------------5-|----5--------------|10b12~-: |----------------|----------------|----------------|--------10pb12r10p8|-------: |----------------|----------5/7---|-----------/5---|--5----------------|-------: |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|-------: |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|-------: |3)--------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------|-------: B (3x): | Em7 | - | Dm7 | - | | G | - | Em | Dm | | G | - | "There's no need to fear me Darling, I love you as you are when you're alone I'll never try to change you As if I could, and if I were to, what's the part that I'd miss most? When you're smiling and astride me I can hardly believe I've found you, and I'm terrified by that C (2x): | Am | G | G | Electric guitar lick: Am G G |-10b12~-------|--------------|--------------| |------------8-|-10b12~-------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------| A B (2x) "I've got nothing to hide from you Kissing my brother in my dreams or finding, God knows, in my jeans You see me as I am, it's true Aimless, fake drifter, and the horny man child, mamma's boy to boot C (3x) "That's how you live free Truly see and be seen [Electric guitar lick 1st + 3rd time] A (2/4) D: | G | - | G | Am | - | (2/4) | G | - | G | C ... ***************************************************************************************** 6. _________________________________________________________ / / / Nothing Good Ever Happens at the Goddamn Thirsty Crow / /_________________________________________________________/ key: C major time: 4/4, shuffled tempo: Q=72 bpm Josh tunes his acoustic guitar one whole step down (D G C F A D). The two guitar tracks in the ending-interlude are also tuned down. The guitar chords are listed as simple 6 digit-numbers, meaning that C C x00232 = xoo___ |||||| |||●|● ||||●| |||||| - = same chord again ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTERLUDE: 4/4 | C | - | G13 | - | x00232 x05670 | C9 | - | F | - | x54550 3x0003 VERSE: | C | - | G13 | - | x00232 x05670 1. Living it up. Have it all 2. On the road again; For months at a time | C9 | - | F | - | x54550 3x0003 Pull more women than any two men or a train can haul Doesn't take half that long for men about town to forget what's mine | Am | E7 | C7 | Dm | x24432 242352 x00212 022000 But my baby, she does something way more impressive than the Georgia crawl Now my genius can't drink in silence; She's gotta listen to your tired-ass lies | F7 | C7 | E7 | D7 | 323003 x00212 242352 022130 She blackens pages like a Russian romantic; Gets down more often than a blow-up doll I know it's hard to believe a good-hearted woman; Could have a body that make your daddy cry | Bm7(b5) | - C9 | F | E7 | x42000 x54550 3x0003 242352 Why the long face? Blondie, I'm already taken. Sorry Why the long face? Jerk off, your chance has been taken; Good one | Bm7(b5) | - C9 | F | E7 | x42000 x54550 3x0003 242352 I may act like a lunatic. If you think I'm fucking crazy, you're mistaken. Keep moving You may think like an animal; If you try that cat-and-mouse shit you'll get bitten; Keep moving INTERLUDE 2.VERSE (Bar no. 11, the C7 before Dm, is a bar of A7 [x21202] instead.) INTERLUDE ENDING-INTERLUDE: -The upper guitar is another acoustic guitar. -The lower guitar is an electric guitar with overdrive. (F) C C :------------|------------------------|------------------------| :------------|------------------------|------------------------| :------------|------------5-------5---|------------5---7-5-----| :------------|----------5-----------7-|----------5-----------7-| :------------|5-------8---------------|5-------8---------------| :------------|------------------------|------------------------| : :3-----3-----|2-----------------------|------------2-----2-----| :3-----3-----|3-----------------------|------------3-----3-----| :0-----0-----|2-----------------------|------------2-----2-----| :0-----0-----|0-----------------------|------------0-----0-----| :x-----x-----|0-----------------------|------------0-----0-----| :3-----3-----|------------------------|------------------------| G13 G13 |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------5-------5---|------------5---7-5-----| |----------5-----------7-|----------5-----------7-| |5-------8---------------|5-------8---------------| | |0-----------------------|------------0-----0-----| |2-----------------------|------------2-----2-----| |0-----------------------|------------0-----0-----| |2-----------------------|------------2-----2-----| |0-----------------------|------------0-----0-----| |------------------------|------------------------| C9 C9 F7 |------------------------|------------------------|------------: |------------------------|------------------------|------------: |------------5-------5---|------------5---7-5-----|------------: |----------5-----------7-|----------5-----------7-|------------: |5-------8---------------|5-------8---------------|------------: |------------------------|------------------------|3-----------: | |2-----------------------|------------2-----2-----|1-----------: |1-----------------------|------------1-----1-----|0-----------: |2-----------------------|------------2-----2-----|0-----------: ring |0-----------------------|------------0-----0-----|0-----------: out |0-----------------------|------------0-----0-----|x-----------: |------------------------|------------------------|3-----------: ***************************************************************************************** 7. _____________________ / / / Strange Encounter / /_____________________/ key: B minor time: 4/4 tempo: Q=94 bpm -Josh tunes his acoustic guitar one whole step down (D G C F A D), and puts capo on the 4th fret. Playing live, though, they often transpose the song down to A minor, and he puts capo on the 2nd fret instead. -In standard tuning, have the capo two frets lower. -The chord scheme is notated in the actual key of B minor. -These are the guitar chords (actual names above, relative names below): Bm Bmmaj7 D E9 Gmaj7 A Gmmaj7 xo___o xo___o x__o_o x____o x____o _xooo_ x____o ||||●| |||●●| ||||●| |||||| ||||●| |||||| |||●●| ||●●|| ||●||| ||●||| |||||| |||●|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |●|||| ||||●| |●●||| ●||||● |●●||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||●||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |●|●|| (Am Ammaj7 C D9 Fmaj7 G Fmmaj7) - = same chord again ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4/4 INTERLUDE: | Bm | Bmmaj7 | D | E9 | | Bm | Bmmaj7 | D | E9 | VERSE 1: | Bm | Bmmaj7 | D | E9 | | Bm | Bmmaj7 | D | E9 | " Only ever be the girl who just almost died in my house Half naked, looking through your telephone Run you a bath and try hard not to freak out PRE-CHORUS: | Gmaj7 | D | A | - | | Gmaj7 | D | A | - | | A | - | Gmaj7 | " It's all free and too easy giving it away, giving it away It's not cheap but here I am giving it away, giving it away Giving it away, ooh CHORUS: | D | - | - | - | (2/4) | Gmaj7 | - | Gmmaj7 | D | | Gmaj7 | - | Gmmaj7 | - | " Don't be my, don't be my, don't be my last strange encounter The moment you came too, I swore I would change Though neither one of us would leave unscathed At least we'll both go on living INTERLUDE (guitar solo) VERSE 2 " Wanna find somebody Not like this Yeah, I'm a decent person Little aimless PRE-CHORUS CHORUS INTERLUDE (Play it 2x; ring out on the last E9.) ***************************************************************************************** 8. ______________________ / / / The Ideal Husband / /______________________/ key: Dm minor time: 4/4, shuffled tempo: Q=134 bpm Josh has his acoustic guitar tuned one whole step down (D G C F A D). (The chords names are notated in absolute terms.) The song consists of two main parts, each of 4 bars. [A]: D D F G Gm |0---0---0-0-0-0-|0---0---3-3-3-3-|0---0---0-0-0-0-|0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| |0---0---0-0-0-0-|0---0---0-0-0-0-|2---2---2-2-2-2-|1---1-1-1-1-1-1-| |1---1---1-1-1-1-|1---1---0-0-0-0-|2---2---2-2-2-2-|2---2-2-2-2-2-2-| |2---2---2-2-2-2-|2---2---0-0-0-0-|2---2---2-2-2-2-|2---2-2-2-2-2-2-| |2---2---2-2-2-2-|2---2---x-x-x-x-|0---0---0-0-0-0-|0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| |0---0---0-0-0-0-|0---0---3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------| [B]: Bb Bb G Gm |0---0---0-0-0-0-|0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|0---0---0-0-0-0-|0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| |1---1---1-1-1-1-|1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|2---2---2-2-2-2-|1---1-1-1-1-1-1-| |0---0---0-0-0-0-|0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|2---2---2-2-2-2-|2---2-2-2-2-2-2-| |2---2---2-2-2-2-|2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|2---2---2-2-2-2-|2---2-2-2-2-2-2-| |3---3---3-3-3-3-|3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|0---0---0-0-0-0-|0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| |3---3---3-3-3-3-|3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------| FORM ************ Intro: 1 bar of drums A x 2 Verse: A x 2 B x 4 B x 2 Drum-Interlude: D D D |0---0---0-0-0-0-|0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|0---------------|----------------| |0---0---0-0-0-0-|0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|0---------------|----------------| |1---1---1-1-1-1-|1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|1---DRUMS-------|----------------| |2---2---2-2-2-2-|2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|2---------------|----------------| |2---2---2-2-2-2-|2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|2---------------|----------------| |0---0---0-0-0-0-|0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|0---------------|----------------| Intro: A x 2 Verse: A x 2 B x 4 B x 2 Bridge: B x 4 Intro: A x 4 (The electric guitar goes nuts.) Ending: (Live, the band make this ending twice as long.) D D |0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---: |0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---: |1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---: |2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---: |2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---: |0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---: LYRICS ********** Julian He's gonna take my files Every woman that I've slept with Every friendship I've neglected Didn't call when grandma died I spend my money getting drunk and high I've done things unprotected Proceeded to drive home wasted Bought things to win over siblings I've said awful things, such awful things And now Now it's out And now Now it's out Julian He's gonna take my files Telling people jokes to shut them up Resenting people that I love Sleep in 'til two then doin' shit Just stay in bed and later lie 'bout it Obsessing over greying hair Knowing just what people wanna hear Binging on unearned attention I've said awful things, such awful things And now Now it's out And now Now it's out I came by at seven in the morning Seven in the morning, seven in the morning I came by at seven in the morning I said, "Baby, I'm finally succumbing" Said something dumb like "I'm tired of running Tired of running, tired of running" Let's put a baby in the oven Wouldn't I make the ideal husband? ***************************************************************************************** 9. _____________________ / / / Bored in the USA / /_____________________/ key: D minor time: 4/4 tempo: Q=105 bpm For a complete transcription of the piano part, check out my pro tab: http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/f/father_john_misty/bored_in_the_usa_guitar_pro.htm When performing this solo, Josh plays this on acoustic guitar tuned down one whole step (D G C F A D). Dm A7 Bb C7 o__ooo x___o_ ___o_o xoo___ |||||| ||●||| ||||●| ||||●| |●●||| |●|●|● ||●||| |||●|● |||||| |||||| ●●|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| F F(#5) F7 Gm7 Bø _xooo_ _x_oo_ _x_oo_ xo_o_o x__ooo |||||| ||●||| |||||| ||||●| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||●||| ||●||| ●||||● ●||||● ●|●||● |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |●|||| +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 4/4 [A1] | Dm | - | A7 | - | | Bb | - | C7 | Dm | - | | Dm | - | A7 | - | | Bb | - | C7 | Dm | - | | A7 | Bb | - | | C7 | Bb | - | How many people rise and say: "My brain's so awfully glad to be here for yet another mindless day"? Now, I've got all morning to obsessively accrue A small nation of meaningful objects, and they've gotta represent me too By this afternoon I'll live in debt And by tomorrow be replaced by children [A2] How many people rise and think: "Oh, good the stranger's body's still here; our arrangement hasn't changed" Now, I've got a lifetime to consider all the ways I grown more disappointing to you as my beauty warps and fades I suspect you feel the same When I was young I dreamt of a passionate obligation to a roommate [B] | F | F(#5) | F | F7 | | Bb | - | C7 | Gm7 | - | | Bø | - | Bb | - | Is this the part where I get all I ever wanted? Who said that? Can I get my money back? (2/4) [C1] || F | C7 | Dm | Bb ||(3x) Just a little bored in the USA Oh, just a little bored in the USA Save me, white Jesus! Bored in the USA, oh [D] | A7 | - | Bb | - | | F | - | C7 | - | | Bø | - | Bb | - | Bø | - | They gave me useless education A sub-prime loan on a craftsman home Keep my prescriptions filled Now I can't get off But I can kind of deal, oh, with being (2/4) [C2] || F | C7 | Dm | Bb ||(4x) | Bø | - | Bb ... Bored in the USA Oh, just a little bored in the USA Save me, President Jesus I'm bored in the USA How did it happen? Bored in the USA oh... ***************************************************************************************** 10._____________ / / / Holy Shit / /_____________/ key: A major, B major time: 4/4, shuffled tempo: Q=130 bpm -Josh tunes his acoustic guitar one whole step down (D G C F A D), and starts out with capo on the 4th fret. -You could also just remain in standard tuning and put capo on the 2nd fret. -The guitar chord names are therefore just notated relative to the capo (in G major). The actual/absolute chord names are notated in the bottom. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ INTRO -This intro indicates both the strumming pattern and all the chord shapes used. 4/4 G Bm E7(b9)/G# C |3-----3-3-3-3-3-|2-----2-2---2-2-|0-----0-0-0-0-0-|0-----0-0---0-0-| |0-----0-0-0-0-0-|3-----3-3---3-3-|3-----3-3-3-3-3-|1-----1-1---1-1-| |0-----0-0-0-0-0-|4-----4-4---4-4-|4-----4-4-4-4-4-|0-----0-0---0-0-| |0-----0-0-0-0-0-|4-----4-4---4-4-|3-----3-3-3-3-3-|2-----2-2---2-2-| |x---------------|2-----2-2---2-2-|x---------------|3-----3-3---3-3-| |3-----3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|4-----4-4-4-4-4-|3-----3-3---3-3-| Em C#m7(b5) C D9/F# % |0-----0-0---0-0-|0-----0-0---0-0-|0-----0-0---0-0-|0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |0-----0-0---0-0-|0-----0-0---0-0-|1-----1-1---1-1-|1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |0-----0-0---0-0-|0-----0-0---0-0-|0-----0-0---0-0-|2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |2-----2-2---2-2-|2-----2-2---2-2-|2-----2-0h2-2-2-|0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |2-----2-0h2-2-2-|4-----4-4---4-4-|3-----3-3---3-3-|0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |0-----0-0---0-0-|----------------|3-----3-3---3-3-|2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| VERSE 1 ||: G | Bm | E7(b9)/G# | C | | Em | C#m7(b5) | C | D9/F# :|[2x] Ancient holy wars Dead religions, holocausts New regimes, old ideals That's now myth, that's now real Original sin, genetic fate Revolutions, spinning plates It's important to stay informed The commentary to comment on CHORUS 1 | G | Bm | C | Em | | Em | C#m7(b5) | C | G | Oh, and no one ever really knows you, and life is brief So I've heard, but what's that gotta do with this black hole and me? | Em | C#m7(b5) | C | Em | | Em | C#m7(b5) | C | D9/F# | % | Oh... VERSE 2 ||: G | Bm | E7(b9)/G# | C | | Em | C#m7(b5) | C | D9/F# :|[2x] Age-old gender roles Infotainment, capital Golden bowls and mercury Bohemian nightmares, dust bowl chic This documentary's lost on me Satirical news, free energy Mobile lifestyle, loveless sex Independence, happiness CHORUS 2 | G | Bm | C | Em | | Em | C#m7(b5) | C | G | Oh, and no one ever knows the real you, and life is brief So I've heard, but what's that gotta do with this atom bomb and me? | Em | C#m7(b5) | C | Em | | Em | C#m7(b5) | C | D9/F# | % | Oh... STRINGS INTERLUDE of 6 bars -After this chaotically intensifying interlude, the song resumes 2 semi-tones higher, so utilize this interlude to raise the capo 2 fret. VERSE 3 ||: G | Bm | C | Em | | Em | C#m7(b5) | C | D9/F# :|[2x] Coliseum families The golden era of TV Eunuch sluts, consumer slaves A rose by any other name Carbon footprint, incest streams Fuck the mother in the green Planet cancer, sweet revenge Isolation, online friends CHORUS 3 ||: G | Bm | C | Em | | Em | C#m7(b5) | C | G :|[2x] Oh, and love is just an institution based on human frailty What's your paradise gotta do with Adam and Eve? Maybe love is just an economy based on resource scarcity But what I fail to see is what that's gotta do with you and me ||: Em | C#m7(b5) | C | Em :|[repeat fading out] Oh... +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -These are the actual/absolute chords, for other instruments: INTRO | A | C#m | F#7(b9)/A# | D | | F#m | D#m7(b5) | D | E9/G# | % | VERSE 1 ||: A | C#m | F#7(b9)/A# | D | | F#m | D#m7(b5) | D | E9/G# :|[2x] CHORUS 1 | A | C#m | D | F#m | | F#m | D#m7(b5) | D | A | | F#m | D#m7(b5) | D | F#m | | F#m | D#m7(b5) | D | E9/G# | % | VERSE 2 ||: A | C#m | F#7(b9)/A# | D | | F#m | D#m7(b5) | D | E9/G# :|[2x] CHORUS 2 | A | C#m | D | F#m | | F#m | D#m7(b5) | D | A | | F#m | D#m7(b5) | D | F#m | | F#m | D#m7(b5) | D | E9/G# | % | STRINGS INTERLUDE of 6 bars, modulating from A major to B major VERSE 3 ||: B | D#m | E | G#m | | G#m | Fm7(b5) | E | F#9/A# :|[2x] CHORUS 3 | B | D#m | E | G#m | | G#m | Fm7(b5) | E | F#9/A# | | B | D#m | E | G#m | | G#m | Fm7(b5) | E | B | ||: G#m | Fm7(b5) | E | G#m :|[repeat fading out] ***************************************************************************************** 11._______________________________ / / / I Went to the Store One Day / /_______________________________/ key: Eb major time: 4/4 tempo: Q=75 bpm -Josh tunes his acoustic guitar one whole step down (D G C F A D). -You could also remain in standard tuning, put capo on the 3rd fret, and then voice the chords on the lower strings instead, like this: Ab6 Adim7 Eb/Bb Bb Bb7 Eb G7 Abm |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |---2------2------0------0------0------0------1------1---| |---0------1------2------0------3------2------0------3---| |---3------3------3------2------2------3------2------3---| |---1------2------3------3------3------3------0------1---| +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ FOREPLAY -Play these 8 bars for the verses as well. -In terms of finger picking, the most efficient picking is to use one finger for each string, whatever fingers you prefer using. Josh uses T I M R. Ab6 Adim7 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--3-------3-------3-------3-----|--3-------3-------3-------3-----| |----0-------0-------0-------0---|----1-------1-------1------(0)--| |------3-------3-------3-------3-|------3-------3-------3------(0)| |1-------1-------1-------1-------|2-------2-------2-------2-------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| (The (0) simply mean the open strings being picked when Josh switches between chords.) Eb/Bb Bb Bb7 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--1-------1-------1-------1-----|--1-------1-------1-------1-----| |----2-------2-------2------(0)--|----0-------0-------3------(0)--| |------3-------3-------3------(0)|------2-------2-------2------(0)| |3-------3-------3-------3-------|3-------3-------3-------3-------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Eb G7 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--1-------1-------1-------1-----|--2-------2-------2-------2-----| |----2-------2-------2-------2---|----0-------0-------0-------0---| |------3-------3-------3------(0)|------2-------2-------2------(0)| |3-------3-------3-------3-------|0-------0-------0-------0-------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| Adim7 Ab6 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--3-------3-------3-------3-----|--3-------3-------3-------3-----| |----1-------1-------1------(0)--|----0-------0-------0-------0---| |------3-------3-------3-------3-|------3-------3-------3-------3-| |2-------2-------2-------2-------|1-------1-------1-------1-------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| VERSE 1 " We met in a parking lot just buying coffee and cigarettes, firewood and bad wine long since gone but I'm still drunk and hot, wide awake and breathing hard VERSE 2 " And now, in just one year's time I've become jealous, rail-thin, prone to paranoia when I'm stoned If this isn't true love, someone oughta put me in a home VERSE 3 " Say, do you wanna get married, and put an end to our endless progressive tendency to scorn provincial concepts like your dowry and your daddy's farm? -Play the first 7 bars as usual; then this 8th bar instead, before the bridge: Ab6 |--------------------------------: |--3-------3---------------------: |----0-------0-------------------: (The : are used to indicate |------3-------3-----------------: a freer time between bars.) |1-------1-------1---------------: |--------------------------------: " For love to BRIDGE Bb7 Bb7 :--------------------------------:--------------------------------| :--------------------------------:--------------------------------| :3-------------------------------:3-------------------------------| :2-------------------------------:2-------------------------------| :3-------------------------------:3-------------------------------| :--------------------------------:--------------------------------| find us of all people I never Eb Adim7 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--1-------1-------1-------1-----|--3-------3-------3-------3-----| |----2-------2-------2-------2---|----1-------1-------1-------1---| |------3-------3-------3------(0)|------3-------3-------3------(0)| |3-------3-------3-------3-------|2-------2-------2-------2-------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| thought it be so simple G7 G7 |--------------------------------||--------------------------------| |--2-------2-------2-------2-----||--2-------2-------2-------2-----| |----0-------0-------0-------0---||----0-------0-------0-------0---| |------2-------2-------2-------2-||------2-------2-------2-------2-| |0-------0-------0-------0-------||0-------0-------0-------0-------| |--------------------------------||--------------------------------| ooh... Adim7 Ab6 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--3-------3-------3-------3-----|--3-------3-------3-------3-----| |----1-------1-------1------(0)--|----0-------0-------0-------0---| |------3-------3-------3-------3-|------3-------3-------3-------3-| |2-------2-------2-------2-------|1-------1-------1-------1-------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| VERSE 4 (INSTRUMENTAL) " ooh... VERSE 5 " Let's buy a plantation house and let the yard grow wild till we don't need the signs that say 'Keep out' I've got some money left, and it's cheaper in the South VERSE 6 " I need someone I can trust to protect me from our seven daughters when my body says 'Enough!' Don't let me die in a hospital, I'll save the big one for the last time we make love ENDING Abm Eb |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--2-------2-------2-------2-----|--1-------1-------1-------1-----| |----3-------3-------3-------3---|----2-------2-------2-------2---| |------3-------3-------3------(0)|------3-------3-------3------(0)| |1-------1-------1-------1-------|3-------3-------3-------3-------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| " Insert here G7 Adim7 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--2-------2-------2-------2-----|--3-------3-------3-------3-----| |----0-------0-------0-------0---|----1-------1-------1-------1---| |------2-------2-------2-------2-|------3-------3-------3------(0)| |0-------0-------0-------0-------|2-------2-------2-------2-------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| a sentiment re' our golden years Ab6 Abm |--------------------------------:--------------------------------| |--3-------3---------------------:2-------------------------------| |----0-------0-------------------:3-------------------------------| |------3-------3-----------------:3-------------------------------| |1-------1-------1---------------:1-------------------------------| |--------------------------------:--------------------------------| All cause I went to the Eb/Bb Bb |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--1-------1-------1-------1-----|--1-------1-------1-------1-----| |----2-------2-------2-------2---|----0-------0-------0-------0---| |------3-------3-------3------(0)|------2-------2-------2------(0)| |3-------3-------3-------3-------|3-------3-------3-------3-------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| store one day Eb/Bb Bb Eb |--------------------------------|--------------------------------------:------: |--1-------1-------1-------1-----|--------------------------------------:-1^---: |----2-------2-------2------(0)--|0^------------------------------------:-2^---: |------3-------3-------3---------|2^------------------------------------:-3^---: |3-------3-------3-------3-------|3^------------------------------------:-3^---: |--------------------------------|--------------------------------------:------: "I've seen you around, what's your name?" ***************************************************************************************** Jon Sebastian Frederiksen – 20th /April /15 Just mail me at [email protected] with questions, comments and corrections! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ " Maitinin writing here - the author of this tab. 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