MISC CHRISTMAS - "youre a mean one" Tablature

Date: Wed, 03 Dec 1997 22:37:23 -0800
From: "Dan 'Geeky Spice' Amrich" <DanAmrich@aol.com>
Subject: TAB: 'You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch' by Dr. Seuss/Whirling Dervishes
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YOU'RE A MEAN ONE, MR. GRINCH
from the TV show "How The Grinch Stole Christmas"
Written by Theodore "Dr." Seuss Geisel and Albert Hague
almost as performed by Whirling Dervishes on "Wish It Would Snow"
Transcribed by Dan Amrich (DanAmrich@aol.com)
**Formatted for Courier 10**

I'm taking my cues for this Dr. Seuss transcription from a great hard-
rock version by a little-known band named Whirling Dervishes.
Back in 1992 they released a four-song EP of holiday tunes called "Wish
It Would Snow" on WM Records (PO Box 732, Cranford NJ, 07016). I scored
a promo copy from the college radio station I worked for at the time it
came out. Why this didn't become a huge alternarock hit at the time, I
don't know, but my band used to rip it up 12 months out of the year.

Here are the complete lyrics to the original song; Whirling
Dervishes leave out the fourth, fifth and most of the sixth verse. They
did it with power chords and so will I. Enjoy.
--Dan

CHORDS USED IN THIS ARRANGEMENT:

G C F Bb A D Eb
E -----------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------
G ----------5-----------3-----7-----7-----8------
D ----5-----5-----3-----3-----7-----7-----8------
A ----5-----3-----3-----1-----5-----5-----6------
E ----3-----------1------------------------------

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G C F Bb
You're a mean one, ....

G A D
You really are ....

G C F Bb Eb
You're as cuddly as a cactus, you're as ...

(N.C.) D G C G C G C G D
You're a bad banana with a greasy ....


You're a monster, Mr. ....

You're a foul one, Mr. ...

You're a rotter, Mr. ...

You nauseate me, Mr. ....

You're a foul one, Mr. ...,

[spoken]
G C G C G C
The three words that best describe you are ...

Eb D G
"Stink, stank, ....

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Here's a few of the licks I've been able to figure out:

G C F Bb G A
E --------------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------2-1-0---------------------------
D ------------------------------------3-------------------------
A --------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------

You're a mean one, Mr. ....


D
E --------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------7--------------------------------------------------
G -------------7------------------------------------------------
D ---------7-----7----------------------------------------------
A -------5---------5--------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------

a heel
(you're picking the full barre chord here)

The lick on the opening and refrains:

E ---------8--------------8-------------8-------------8-10------
B -8-11-10----8---8-11-10---8---8-11-10---8---8-11-10-----------
G --------------------------------------------------------------
D --------------------------------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------

Hopefully that's enough to go on. Good luck and happy holidays. :)

Dan Amrich <> DanAmrich@aol.com <> http://members.aol.com/danamrich
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