#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Date: Sun, 14 Jan 1996 13:25:13 -0500 From: Bryson Meunier Subject: TAB:"Oh!" by The Breeders This is undoubtedly my favorite Breeders song. This transcription should be pretty accurate because it's not that difficult of a song to figure out or to play. One of the great things about this song is the different musical textures. There are in fact so many that it's difficult to point out exactly where they all are in relation to the lyrics. In other words, I am posting all of the tabbed guitar/violin parts that are crucial to the song, but you'll have to figure out where they go in relation to the lyrics by listening to the music. Write me with comments, corrections, questions and additions at [email protected] Enjoy! "Oh!"(Kim Deal) Performed by the Breeders on "Pod"(1990) At that time, the Breeders were Kim Deal(vocals,guitar), Tanya Donnely(vocals,guitar), Josephine Wiggs(vocals, bass guitar), Shannon Doughton(vocals,drums) and Carrie Bradley(violin) Backing vocals on "Oh!" by Michael Allen Transcribed by Bryson Meunier The three chords in the intro just sound like this: B5 G5 F#5 E--------------------------------| B--------------------------------| G----4--4--4--x------------------| D----4--4--4--x--x--5--5--x--4---| A----2--2--2--x--x--5--5--x--4---| E----------------x--3--3--x--2---| After that, they start in on the vocals, at which point the guitar does something that's barely audible,sometimes not audible. At times, the only thing heard from the guitar at this part is the sound of a hand changing chords. Use the tab for the rhythm guitar here as a guideline and make up something that sounds right to you. E------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------| G---------4--------------------------------------------| D------4-----4---------5------------4------------5-----| A---2---------------5-----5------4-----4------5-----5--| E----------------3------------2------------3-(etc.)----| The rhythm guitar part for the "Push him down" part sounds like this: C5 B5-G5-F#5 E------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------| G---5--x--x--5-----------------------------------------| D---5--x--x--5-----------------------------------------| A---3--x--x--3-----------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------| Repeat the C5 part about 9x and then play the intro figure The other guitar in this part sounds like this(figure out timing by listening to the music): guitar 2(light distortion)- E------------------------------------------------------| B--2p0-------------------9--------7--------------------| G-------5\10--10--10--------10\9-----8--7--------------| D--------------------------------------------7b---r--3-| A------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------| B--------------------------------| G--------------------------------| D---7b---r--3-----7br----7br-----| A--------------------------------| E--------------------------------| The violin is a plays a big part in giving this song really interesting tone color. I'm not going to transcribe the whole thing but here's a little part that sounds right to me.This is the part right before Kim says "still rollin in the stones". violin transcribed for guitar: (extended vibrato) E--9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~9~~~~9--9h11--9~~~~~11~~~~\13~~~~-| B------------------------------------------------------| G------------------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------| Later on in the song(you'll have to listen to the music to figure out exactly where) the electric guitar repeats the figure that it that it played in the "Push him down" part. Later still, that same guitar plays something like this: guitar 2: run to the log... E------------------------------------------------------| B----6--5\3--3--5--------------------------------------| G------------------2------2\5--5-----------------------| D----------------------5-------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------| The only part of this song left to tab is the ending which goes something like this: guitar 2: E------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------| G---9--------7-----------9--------7---------9b---r--5--| D------10\9-----8--7--------10\9-----8--7--------------| A------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------| (guitar 1) B5-G5-F#5 E------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------| G--9b---r--5----9b---r--5------------------------------| D---------------------------7br--7br--7br--7br--7br----| A------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------| B5 G5 F#5 E------------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------------| G------------------------------------------------------| D-7br--7br--7br--7br--7br--7br-------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------| The lyrics go something like this: Oh (Oh whoa) Let's Fly(Let's Fly) and get lost in the moss Oh!Oh! (Oh whoa) Followin' the neon mine Push him down Push him down Push him down still rollin in the stones run to the log that's rotten and oh! oh! (oh whoa) Your soft belly boss (?) in close(?) Push him down Push him down Push him down As with the guitar tab, the lyrics are all there but out of sequence. Listen to the song for sequential verification. symbols used in transcription: x = make percussive sound with fretting hand p = pull-off h = hammer-on b = bend r = release \ = slide ~ = vibrato(shake the hell out of the string)
