xThe Disco Biscuits - Astronaut Tabbed by: Cody Malak Source: Bonnaroo 06 Late Night Performance and Live From Camp Bisco IV Trance-formation DVD Questions, comments, additions, or even corrections email me at [email protected] Intro (Brownstein plays C and A, however Barber hits these chord shapes): G A ---x----x----| ---8----5----| ---x----6----| ---5----7----| ---x----0----| ---x----x----| Verse Play this 3x G D C ------------------| ----12---10---8---| ----12---11---9---| ----12---12---10--| ----10------------| ------------------| Then this Bm D A C ---7----------------------| ---7-----10---5---8-------| ---7-----11---6---9-------| ---9-----12---7---10------| --------------------------| --------------------------| This is a variation of the first part that Barber often plays while singing (this the bassline a little more) G D C ---------------------| ---------------3--1--| ---------------2--0--| ---------------4--2--| -----5-3-5-3---5--3--| ---3-----------------| Transition from verse into chorus Bm D A C Bm D ---7-------------------7-------| ---7-----10---5---8----7---10--| ---7-----11---6---9----7---11--| ---9-----12---7---10---9---12--| -------------------------------| -------------------------------| Chorus ASTRO NAUT! ------------------| ----7------6------| ----7------6------| ----7------6------| ----5------4------| ------------------| Transition from chorus back into verse D C#maj A C -------------------------| ----7------6----5----8---| ----7------6----6----9---| ----7------6----7----10--| ----5------4-------------| -------------------------| Transition from chorus into the start of the jam D C#maj D C# B A B A G F# E ------------------------------------------------------| ----7------6------------------------------------------| ----7------6----7---6---4---2---4---2-----------------| ----7------6----7---6---4---2---4---2---5---4---2-----| ----5------4----5---4---2---0---2---0---5---4---2-----| ----------------------------------------3---2---0-----| (MAIN JAM) These are the basic notes, but feel free to add an octave on the d string to give it a sound like Barber often does. ------------------------------| --12--10--12--10--12--10--12v-| ------------------------------| ------------------------------| ------------------------------| ------------------------------| --------------------------------------| --12--10--12--10--12--10--12--10--9v--| --------------------------------------| --------------------------------------| --------------------------------------| --------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------| --12--10--12--10--12--10--12--12/14v----| ----------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------| --14--12--14--12--14--12--14v-----------| ----------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------| --------------------------12v--------------| --14--12--14--12--14--12--------14--12--14-| -------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------| time to change keys ---------------------------------------------------| --14--12--14--12--14--12--14--14s15--15s17---------| ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| From this point you can either noodle around on the aminor scale or try something like just make sure and tremolo pick the notes starting on the 18, this is the buildup that into the "suspended in the air" part of the song. ---------------------------------------------------| -15-17--15-17--18--19--20--21----------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| chromatic jam ---------------------------------| -12-11-10-9----------------------| -------------12-11-10-9----------| ---------------------------------| ---------------------------------| ---------------------------------| Throw some variation in, and when he is not playing the above he messes around here: ---12--12--10--12----12--12--10--9-----------------| ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------| Here is a lot of the basic riffs (feel free to improvise, I'm just giving you a Barber plays during the "trancier" part of the song. E phrygian, if you want to play with bassline just play Eminor and Fmajor. Barber plays these off a scale starting at the fret, but i like to play them in this position. E|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------7--------------------7--9-----------------7----| D|--9--9--9--7--9-----9--9--9--9--7--9--------9--9--9--7--9-----9-| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| main ending to riff one: ----------------------| ----------------------| -7h9--7h9--7h9--7h9---| ----------------------| ----------------------| ----------------------| sometimes: ----------------------| ----------------------| -7h9--7h9-------------| -----------9--7-------| ----------------10----| ----------------------| rarely: -----------------------------------| -----------------------------------| --7h9p7----------------------------| --------9--9--7------7--9----------| -----------------10--------7-------| -----------------------------------| 2nd part of riff one: -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------7h9--7h9-| -7h9--9--7------7--9--7h9--9--7------7--9--7h9--9--7------7--9-----------| ------------10-------------------10-------------------10-----------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| riff one break: ----------------------| ----------------------| --7h9--7-----7--9-----| ---------9------------| ----------------------| ----------------------| ending: -----------------------------| -----------------------8--10-| -7h9--7h9--7--9--------------| -----------------------------| -----------------------------| -----------------------------| riff two: E|----------------10---------------| B|------------12-------------------| G|--9------9----------9------9-----| D|-----12----------------12--------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| builds into main riff: E|---------------------10------------------| (sometimes double picks the d) B|-----------------12----------------------| G|--9--9--9--9--9----------9--9--9---------| D|----------------------------------12-----| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| main riff break: E|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|--9--9--9--9--9------9---------------| D|-----------------12-----9--12--9-----| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| riff two variation (mixes in other two riffs with this until the ending): E|-----------------12--10--10---------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|--9--9--9--9--9--------------9------9-----| D|--------------------------------12--------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| riff two ending: E|--12--10-10----| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|---------------| E|---------------| goes into: ------------------------| --9--9--9---7--9--9-----| ------------------------| ------------------------| ------------------------| ------------------------| mixes with keyboard-wah into: E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--9-----------7-----------9-----------| D|-----9--9--9-----9--9--9-----9--9-----| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| slows into this riff: E|-----------------12---------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-----7--9--7--9------9------9--9-----7-----7--9-----| D|--9---------------------12--------9-----9-----------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| then hangs on: E|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|--9----------7--------7--9-| D|-----9--9--9-----9--9------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| B|----------------7-8-7--------------------| G|----9-9-7---7-9---------7-9-9-7---7-9----| D|----------9-----------9---------9--------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| This leads back into the main riff of the song, back into a chorus, and then an ending.
