SLOAN - "coax me" Tablature

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From: Andrew Kwame Tay <aktay@zeus.UWaterloo.ca>
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 96 22:09:55 -0500
Subject: s/sloan/coax_me.tab

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Sloan
Coax Me
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[lyrics removed -- see diet-olga policy]

Key: G#m
Arrangement: 3 electric guitars
Tab source: audio
Accuracy: at least 86%

Tabbed by: Andrew Tay (aka Ant) August 1995 - January 1996
aktay@zeus.uwaterloo.ca

Hi there. Here's some tab for Sloan's excellent song, "Coax Me". Too bad
they called it quits. Um anyway, I've tabbed the first rhythm guitar
which Jay plays throughout the song. Patrick's part (guitar 2) is just
chords, and is explained at the end. There's also a third guitar that
comes in the bridge and plays chords, doubling Patrick and filling out the
sound. Just use the same chords as guitar 2.

GUITAR 1
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Play it clean and let it ring throughout. It's played entirely in the top
3 strings. Sometimes he doubles the high notes, but it's difficult to
make out when.

GUITAR 1 - INTRO
e|-----9-----------|-----7-----6-----|
b|---9-------------|---9-------------|
g|-9---------------|-9---------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

GUITAR 1 - VERSE
%continue
e|---7-----7-7---7-|---7-------4-----|---9-----9-9---9-|---7-----6-6---6-|
b|-----------------|-------------4---|-----------------|-----------------|
g|-8-----8-----8---|-8-----8\6-----6///9-----9-----9---|-9-----9-----9---|
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

GUITAR 1 - CHORUS

e|---7--------9------|---6-------7-----|---4-----2-2---4-|---2---0-----0---|
b|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
g|-8-----8/11-----11\\\6-----6/8-----8\\\4-----4-----4---|-4---4-----4-----|
d|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

GUITAR 1 - BRIDGE
&break
e|---5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-------|---4-----2-2---4-|---2---0-----0----|
b|-----------5-----|-----------5---5-|-0-----0-----0---|-0---0-----0------|
g|-7-----7-----7---|-7-----7-----7---|-----------------|------------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

NOTE: When the vocals go "I gave mine away", you break from the bridge
rhythm figure at the & sign, and go to the verse rhythm figure at the %
sign.

GUITAR 1 - 3rd VERSE

e|-----9-----------|-----------------|-----7-----------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
g|-8/9-------------|-----------------|-6/8-------------|
d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

e|-----9-----------|-----7-----------|-----9-----------|
b|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
d|-8/9-------------|-6/8-------------|-8/9-------------|
a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

End on G#major (xx6544)

GUITAR 2
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This is all played with barre chords, and with a lot of palm muting. I'm
not sure if these are the exact voicings Patrick uses, but close
enough. It sounds like most of the chords are partial chords (i.e. only 3
or 4 of the 6 strings are actually played), but I'll let you figure out
how best to play them. Soundwise, you should use the bridge pickup
(preferably a humbucker) with mild distortion.

VERSES: G#m E G#m E G#m E
CHORUS: G#m F# E
BRIDGE: (Dsus2 E*) x3 ...then Dsus2 E G#m E G#m

G#m: 466444
F#: 244322
E: 022300

Dsus2: x57755
E*: x7999x

G#maj: 466544

KEY
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x/y pick x, slide up to y
x\y pick x, slide down to y
& break sign
% continue sign

That's all folks. This tab has been brought to you by Ant

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