HUM - "why i like the robins" Tablature

From: "Jeremy Styron" <styron@hotmail.com>
Subject: h/hum/why_i_like_the_robins.tab
Date: Fri, 08 May 1998 20:35:52 GMT

Artist: Hum
Album: You'd Prefer An Astronaut
Song: Why I Like the Robins

Transcribed by Jeremy Styron

Dropped D Tuning

Main riff:

Guitar 1:

||====A chorus effect is used====||
||===throughout this whole riff==||
B |---------------------------------|
G |-------------0---0---0---0---0---|
D |-------------4---4---4---4---4---|
A |-5--5-5-5-5--0---0---0---0---0---|
D |-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--|

B |---0----0---0---0---0---0--------|
G |---6----6---6---6---6---6---0-0--|
D |--(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--4-4--|
A |----------------------------0-0--|

Guitar 2 ( riff 1):

A |--5-5-5-5--|
D |--0-0-0-0--|

[this part is probably both guitar 2 and bass at
one point or another, but this is the part that's there]

[Play this through the 1st verse:]

This distance outside of you (I ....
[Here, some soaring sound effects come in that
I personally like a lot]

[The next section of the verses brings in a
different guitar 2 part...keep playing the main riff
along with this part...]

Guitar 2 (riff 2):
E |------5-------------------------------------------|
B |------2--2--2-2-2-2-------------------------------|
G |------2--2--2-2-2-2-------6----6---6---6---6---6--|
D |----4-----------4-4---4--(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-|
A |--5-----------------5-----------------------------|
D |-(0)----------------------------------------------|

And i like your raindrop ...too

[Next part....Distortion]

Guitar 1 (riff 2):

E |--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--|
B |--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--|
G |--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--|
D |--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--|
A |--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--|
D |--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--|

*
E |--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--|
B |--5--5-5--5--5-5--9--9-9--9--9-9--|
G |--4--4-4--4--4-4--6--6-6--6--6-6--|
D |--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--|
A |--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--|
D |--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--|

[Guitars 1 and 2 play this riff 4 times]
and on the 3rd time...guitar 2 breaks off
and plays this at the part on riff 2 with
the asterick above it...]

E |--5------------------------------------|
B |--5------------------------------------|
G |--6---(bring this note out the most)---|
D |--5------------------------------------|
A |--5------------------------------------|
D |--5------------------------------------|
||=====strum this very furiously,======||
||===========kinda syncopated==========||

E |----9----------------------------------|
B |----9----------------------------------|
G |----X-(about 12 times)----------------|
D |---11----------------------------------|
A |----0----------------------------------|
||===strum the same way as mentioned===||

[Here, play the main riff with these lyrics:]

I'll take the glasses and cover ...

[Next, while guitar 1 plays riff 2, play guitar 2
plays this 4 times
Guitar 2 (Riff 3):

A |--0--0-0-0-0--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--0-0--|
D |--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0--|

[repeat guitar 1 riff 2 twice then...]
Guitar 1 (Riff 3):

G |-------------------------------------6-6-6--|
D |--------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------|
D |--0--0-0-0-0--4--4-4-4-4--7--7-7-7-7--------|

[this riff and other lead fills are played during
the last portion of the lyrics...]

She's got colors to spare ...(repeat this verse 3 times
and fade while the music overpowers the
singing)

[repeat the guitar parts above until the end
and fade with the closing drumbeat]
the end of the song)