REFRESHMENTS - "mekong" Tablature

Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 13:13:42 -0700
From: Jim Moyer <moyer@asu.edu>
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: TAB: mekong by The Refreshments

"Mekong", by The Refreshments
Written by Blush, Clyne, Edwards, Naffah
>From the album "Fizzy Fuzzy Big & Buzzy"

Transcribed by Jim Moyer (jamesem@imap3.asu.edu)

Notes:
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The rhythm guitar is played clean with upstrokes.
I get a decent replication of the lead guitar sound with just my
Strat and Marshall amp (on lead channel with reverb all the way to 11).
During the verse the rhythm guitar plays the chords listed while the
lead guitar plays the verse riff. During the chorus the lead guitar
plays the chords listed, but as barre chords.
I have not tabbed the solo, but will hopefully add that soon.
There may be a few minor discrepancies but I think the following is
pretty close.


Opening chords (upstrokes):
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Am Am Am Am C C C C Am Am Am Am C C C C


Opening riff (rhythm guitar repeat above chords):
-------------------------------------------------

E|------------------------------------------7-7H8-7--------------------|
B|------------------8-------------------4/8---8---8--------------------|
G|--------4--H5--4/9---9---------4--H5----------------------4--H5------|
D|-----5----------------------5--------------------------5-------------|
A|--3----------------------3--------------------------3----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Barkeep...

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----8------12------13-----------------5-5-3-3-----------------------|
G|--4/9---9/12---12/14-----------4--H5---5-5-4-4----4^4----------------|
D|----------------------------5------------------5------5--------------|
A|-------------------------3------------------------------0------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse riff (4 times):

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4H5-4------------------------5----5--------------------------------|
D|--------5------------------5---5H7--5---------------------3----------|
A|----------0----------5--5H7-----------7-5-------------3-3H5--5-------|
E|-------------3-33-5/7---------------------1--1-1-3/5-------------5-5-|


Verse riff (5th time): Rhythm Fill 1 (see "*Fill 1" below):

E|-------------3--| E|--------------|
B|-------------3--| B|--------------|
G|--4H5-4------4--| G|--2^2--0------|
D|--------5----5--| D|----------2P0-|
A|----------0--5--| A|--------------|
E|-------------3--| E|--------------|



Verse 1:
--------
Am G C F
Barkeep another Mekong please. Yes of ...

Am G C
New glass here for this new ...

F Am G C
name. Flip a coin what shall we talk about...

F Am G C
tails I lie. Well I came all the way ...

F Am
pourin' rain as I'm goin' blind again a....

G
fifteen ...


Chorus 1:
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F C G
Well is it true it's always ...

F G *Fill 1
And if it is I'd like to stay a ....

Am G F G Am
Well as cliche as it may ...

G F
And if your bottle's ...

G (opening chords + opening riff)
Thank you for your time...


Verse 2:
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Am G C
Barkeep we need to go around again....

F Am G
my new best friend. So deal me in and I'll ....

C F Am
floor. I'll see your lucky coin and ...

G C
girl at the door, another four-dollar ...

F Am G
eyes she'll break your heart. We ...

C F
Still Bangkok's pissin' rain and ....

Am G
seen my girl for fifteen ...


Chorus 2:
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F C G
Well is it true it's ...

F G *Fill 1
And if it is I'd like ...

Am G F G Am
Well as cliche as it may sound ...

G F
And if your bottle's empty help ...

G (solo...)
Thank you for your time...


Chords during solo (1 measure each):
------------------------------------
Am C Am G Am F Am G


Chorus 3:
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F C G
Well is it true it's always ...

F G *Fill 1
And if it is I'd like to ...

Am G F G Am
Well as cliche as it may sound I'd ...

G F
And if your bottle's empty ....

G *Fill 1
Thank you for ...


Am G F G Am
Well as cliche as it may sound I'd ...

G F
And if your bottle's empty ....

G (opening riff and chords)
Thank you for your time. And ...


Mmm Hmm Mmm. And here's to ....


Tab notes:
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/ = slide up
^ = 1/2 bend up
H = hammer-on
P = pull-off


Chord chart:
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Am X02210 Am (barre) 577555
G 320003 G (barre) 355433
C X32010 C (barre) X35553
F XX3211 F (barre) 133211


Transcribed by Jim Moyer (jamesem@imap3.asu.edu)
Any comments or questions or corrections are welcome.