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EXHUMING MCCARTHY (Version 1)
(Riff taken from Wayne Ellis' version)
G# C# G# C# G# C#
You're beautiful more beautiful than me
F# G# C# G# C#
You're honorable more honorable than me
G# C# D# C#
Loyal to the Bank of America
|--------------------------------|------2---------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------4b5-(4b5)-4-2----------2--|--4b5---4b5--4b5r4-p2----2--|
|---------------------4--2--4----|-----------------------4----|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-0--2---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|---2-----------------|--------------|
|---------------------------|-2-------------------|--------------|
|-----2---2----2----2--4b5--|-----4b5-4--2--------|-2------------|
|--4----4---4----4----------|--------------4-2--4-|---4--4p2-4-2-|
|---------------------------|---------------------|--------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|--------------|
(It's a sign of the times) (It's a sign of the times)
F# B F# B
You're sharpening stones, walking on coals
F# B C# B
To improve your business acumen.
F# B F# B
Sharpening stones, walking on coals,
F# B C# B
To improve your business acumen.
G# C# G# C# G# C# F#
Vested interest united ties, landed gentry rationalize
G# C# G# C# G# C# D# C#
Look who bought the myth, by jingo, buy America
|--------------------------------|------2---------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------4b5-(4b5)-4-2----------2--|--4b5---4b5--4b5r4-p2----2--|
|---------------------4--2--4----|-----------------------4----|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-0--2---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|---2-----------------|--------------|
|---------------------------|-2-------------------|--------------|
|-----2---2----2----2--4b5--|-----4b5-4--2--------|-2------------|
|--4----4---4----4----------|--------------4-2--4-|---4--4p2-4-2-|
|---------------------------|---------------------|--------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|--------------|
(It's a sign of the times) (it's a sign of the times)
F# B F# B
You're sharpening stones, walking on coals
F# B C# B
To improve your business acumen.
F# B F# B
Sharpening stones, walking on coals,
F# B C# B
To improve your business acumen.
G# C# G# C# G# C# F#
Enemy sighted enemy met, I'm addressing the realpolitik
G# C# G# C# G# C# D# C#
Look who bought the myth, by jingo, buy America
C / / / C / / / Eb / / / Eb / / /
"Let us not assassinate this man further
C / / / C / / / Eb / / / Eb / / /
Senator, you've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir?
C / / / C / / / Eb / / / Eb / / /
At long last, have you left no sense of decency?"
F Eb C# B
F# B F# B
You're sharpening stones walking on coals
F# B E
To improve your business acumens
F# B F# B
sharpening stones walking on coals
F# B E
To improve your business acumens
F# B F# B F# B E
Enemy sighted enemy met, I'm addressing the realpolitik
F# B F# B
You've seen start and you've seen quit
(I'm addressing the table of content)
F# B E
I always thought of you as quick
F# B F# B F# B E
Exhuming McCarthy Exhuming McCarthy
(Meet me at the book burning) (Meet me at the book burning)
{end on F#}
EXHUMING MCCARTHY (Version 2)
Transcribed by Wayne Ellis (ellis_w_wayne@bt-web.bt.co.uk)
The guitars are tuned as follows: E A D G B E (from low to high)
Intro
-------
|------------------|------------------| 2 Bars of drums, alone.
Verse 1
---------
G# C# G# C# G# C# F#
D D U D U D U D D D D D D
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-------4--6-6-6-6-|-------4--6-6-6-6-|-------4--6-6-6-6-|------------------|
G-5--5--4--6-6-6-6-|-5--5--4--6-6-6-6-|-5--5--4--6-6-6-6-|-3--3--3--3--3-3/-|
D-6--6--4--6-6-6-6-|-6--6--4--6-6-6-6-|-6--6--4--6-6-6-6-|-4--4--4--4--4-4/-|
A-6--6-------------|-6--6-------------|-6--6-------------|-4--4--4--4--4-4/-|
E-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|-2--2--2--2--2-2/-|
X X X
You're beautiful More Beautiful Than me You're honourable More
G# C# G# C# G# C# F# C#
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-------4--6-6-6-6-|-------4--6-6-6-6-|-------4--6-6-6-6-|------------------|
G-5--5--4--6-6-6-6-|-5--5--4--6-6-6-6-|-5--5--4--6-6-6-6-|-/8--8---6-6-6-6--|
D-6--6--4--6-6-6-6-|-6--6--4--6-6-6-6-|-6--6--4--6-6-6-6-|-/8--8---6-6-6-6--|
A-6--6-------------|-6--6-------------|-6--6-------------|-/6--6---4-4-4-4--|
E-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|------------------|
X X X
Honourable Than me Loyal to the Bank of America
Guitar Solo 1
---------------
E------------------|------------------|------------------|---2--------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|-4b--4[5]-4-2-----|----2-------------|-4b-4b--4brp2---2-|
D------------------|--------------4-2-|-4----------------|--------------4---|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E-0--2-------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|----2-------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|-2----------------|------------------|
G-----2------2-----|----2------2--4b--|-----4b--2--------|----2-------------|
D--4------4--------|-4------4---------|------------4--2-(2h)4--4--4mbp2-4-2-|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
X *
(It's a sign of the times) (It's a sign of the times)
* for the micro-bend (in 4mbp2) pull the string down - towards the high E
string, and then pulloff to fret 2.
Chorus 1
----------
F# C# B F# B C# B F#
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G-3--3---4---6---6-|-6----------------|--3---------------|------------------|
D-4--4---4---6---6-|-6---6----4-------|--4--------4------|-6--6----4--------|
A-4--------------4-|-4---4----2--0--4-|--4--------2------|-4--4----2--0--4--|
E-2----------------|----------------2-|--2---------------|---------------2--|
X X U X
You're sharpening Walking on coals To improve your Business acumen
stones
F# C# B F# B C# C# B
F#
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G----3---4---------|------------------|---3--------------|------------------|
D----4---2-------6-|-6----6----4------|---4---4---6------|-6--6----4--------|
A----4-----------4-|-4----4----2-0--4-|---4---2---4------|-4--4----2-----4/-|
E----2-------------|----------------2-|---2--------------|------------0--2/-|
X X U X X
You're sharpening Walking on coals To improve your Business acumen
stones
Verse 2
---------
G# C# G# C# G# C# F#
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-fill-1-----------|
Vested interest United ties Land of gentry Rationalise
G# C# G# C# G# C# F# C#
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Look who bought the myth Buy a jingle Buy America
(Look who bought the myth)
F#
E-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-3--3--3--3---3/-| fill 1
D-4--4--4--4---4/-|
A-4--4--4--4---4/-|
E-2--2--2--2---4/-|
Verse 2 is the same as verse 1, except where fill 1 is indicated.
Guitar Solo 2
---------------
E------------------|------------------|------------------|---2--------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|-4b--4[5]-4-2-----|----2-------------|-4b-4b--4brp2---2-|
D------------------|--------------4-2-|-4----------------|--------------4---|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E-0--2-------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B---------------2--|------------------|------------------|----5---7b9r7-b9r7|
G-----2--4--4b-----|--4b--2-----------|-----2-----4---2--|-/6---6-----------|
D--4---------------|---------4---2----|-4------4---------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
(Its a sign of the times) (Its a sign of the times)
Chorus 2
----------
slight rake
F# C# B F# B C# B
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G-3--3---4-------6-|-6----------------|-3-3--------------|------------------|
D-4--4---4-------6-|-6----------4-----|-4-4-------4------|-6--6----4--------|
A-4--------------4-|-4----------2-----|-4-4-------2------|-4--4----2--------|
E-2----------------|------------------|-2-2--------------|------------------|
X U X
You're sharpening Walking on coals To improve your Business acumen
stones
slight rake
F# C# B F# B C# B
F#
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G--3---------------|------------------|-3-3--------------|------------------|
D--4--4-------4--6-|-6-------------4--|-4-4-------4------|-6--6----4--------|
A--4--4-------2--4-|-4-------------2--|-4-4-------2------|-4--4----2--4-----|
E--2---------------|------------------|-2-2--------------|------------2-----|
X U
You're sharpening Walking on coals To improve your Business acumen
stones
Verse 3
---------
G# C# G# C# G# C# F#
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Enemy sighted Enemy met I'm addressing The
realpolotik
G# C# G# C# G# C# F# C#
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-fill-2-----------|
Look who bought the myth Buy a jingle Buy America
(Look who bought the myth)
F# C#
E------------------|
B------------------|
G-/8--8---6---6----| fill 2
D-/8--8---6---6----|
A-/6--6---4---4----|
E------------------|
Verse 3 is the same as verse 1, except where fill 2 is indicated.
Spoken Quote Section
----------------------
guitar 1 (mute throughout)
C5 C5 D#5 D#5
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------5-----|-----5-------5/---|-----8------------|-8---8---88/------|
D555--5------5-----|-----5-------5/---|888--8------------|-8---8---88/------|
A333--3---3-----3--|-3-------33-------|666------6--------|---6--------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| |tr | |
guitar 2 | | | |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-----5-------5----|-----5-------5----|-----8-------8----|-----8-------8----|
G-----5-------5----|-----5-------5----|-----8-------8----|-----8-------8----|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Let us not assasinate this man
further than the truth
C5 C5 D#5 D#5
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B----with-guitar3--|--double_fill-1---|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|-----8------------|-8---8---88-------|
D555---------------|------------------|888--8------------|-8---8---88-------|
A333---------------|------------------|666------6--------|--6---------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
tr | |tr | |
guitar 2 | | | |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-----5-------5----|-----5-------5----|-----8-------8----|-----8-------8----|
G-----5-------5----|-----5-------5----|-----8-------8----|-----8-------8----|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
but you've done enough have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last
C5 C5 D#5 D#5
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B----with-guitar3--|--double_fill-2---|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|---------8--------|-----8---8--------|
D555----------55---|-5--55-------55---|888--8---8--8-----|-8---8---8---8/---|
A333----------33---|-3--33-------33---|666--6----6-6-----|-66----------6/---|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
tr | |tr | |
guitar 2 | | | |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-----5-------5----|-----5-------5----|-----8-------8----|-----8-------8----|
G-----5-------5----|-----5-------5----|-----8-------8----|-----8-------8----|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
have you left no sense of decency ?
F5 D#5 C#5 B5
guitar 1
E------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|
D--10---------8----|--6----------4----|
A--8----------6----|--4----------2----|
E------------------|------------------|
E------------------|-0----------------|
B-----5------------|-5-------5--------| guitar 3
G---------5--------|-----5-------5----| double_fill 1
D------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|
E-----3------------|------------------|
B-----5-------3----|-5-------5--------| guitar 3
G---------5--------|-----5-------5----| double_fill 2
D------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|
Verse 4
---------
F# B F# B F# B E
E------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------0---|
B-------2--4-4-4-4-|-------2--4-4-4-4-|-------2--4-4-4-4-|----------------0-|
G-3--3--2--4-4-4-4-|-3--3--2--4-4-4-4-|-3--3--2--4-4-4-4-|--1---1---1-------|
D-4--4--2--4-4-4-4-|-4--4--2--4-4-4-4-|-4--4--2--4-4-4-4-|--2---2---2-------|
A-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|--2---2---2-------|
E-2--2-------------|-2--2-------------|-2--2-------------|--0---0---0-------|
X X X
You're sharpening Walking on coals To improve your Business acumens
stones
F# B F# B F# B C# B
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-------2--4-4-4-4-|-------2--4-4-4-4-|-------2--4-4-4-4-|-/6---6---4---4-4-|
G-3--3--2--4-4-4-4-|-3--3--2--4-4-4-4-|-3--3--2--4-4-4-4-|-/6---6---4---4-4-|
D-4--4--2--4-4-4-4-|-4--4--2--4-4-4-4-|-4--4--2--4-4-4-4-|-/6---6---4---4-4-|
A-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|-/4---4---2---2-2-|
E-2--2-------------|-2--2-------------|-2--2-------------|------------------|
X X X
You're sharpening Walking on coals To improve your Business acumens
stones
Verse 5
---------
F# B F# B F# B E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-fill-3----------|
Enemy sighted Enemy met I'm addressing The
realpolotik
F# B F# B F# B C# B
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
You've seen Stalin You've seen Dresden I always thought of You as quick
E-------------0-0--|
B------------------|
G--1---1---1-------| fill 3
D--2---2---2-------|
A--2---2---2-------|
E--0---0---0-------|
Verse 5 is the same as verse 4, except where fill 3 is indicated.
Outro
-------
F# B F# B F# B E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-fill-4-----------|
Exhuming McCarthy Exhuming McCarthy
F# B F# B F# B C# B
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-fill-5-----------|
Exhuming McCarthy Exhuming McCarthy
E--------------0---| E------------------|
B----------------0-| B-/6---6----4--4---|
G--1---1-----------| fill 4 G-/6---6----4--4---| fill 5
D--2---2-----------| D-/6---6----4--4---|
A--2---2-----------| A-/4---4-----------|
E--0---0-----------| E------------------|
The Outro is the same as verse 4, except where fills 4 and 5 are indicated.
TAB Key
---------
b - bend a semitone (1 fret)
YbZ - bend the note at fret Y to the same pitch
as the note found at fret Z
mb - microtone bend (see record for further details)
r - release previous bend
rZ - release previous bend to the same pitch as
the note found at fret Z
Y[Z]- Play the note at fret Y which has been previously bent
to the same pitch as that found on fret Z. (The bend
is silent when playing this note)
h - hammer on
p - pulloff
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
X - mute with palm of picking hand
U - upstroke
D - downstroke
tr - tremolo picking
( ) - incidental note
Notes
-------
The verses of the song are all quite similar. Verses 1,2 and 3 are
made up of a (G#, C#)[3],F# - (G# C#)[3] F# C# progression over
8-bars. Each verse differs slightly an bars 4 and 8 - after the
first verse these changes are shown as 'fills'. The differences are
only slight.
In verses 4 and 5 (and also in the Outro) the original verse riff is
transposed down by a whole tone (by moving the original chords down
by 2 frets) giving a (F#, B)[3],E - (F# B)[3] E B progression. Again,
the riff played over the (F# B)[3] section is constant with only
slight changes occurring in bars 4 and 8. (These are also shown as
fills)
The 2 guitar solos are based on the F# minor pentatonic scale, using
the 'standard box' pattern (with extension) found at the second fret.
Both solos share the same first 4-bars.
Some of the notation in the guitar solos may need clarification....
The term '4brp2' (in the 4th bar of solo 1) is an attempt to notate
a fluid movement of the wrist used to fret the notes.
The note on the 4th fret is bent by 1 semitone (the same as the note
found on the 5th fret) then released and then pulled-off to the 2nd
fret - all in one movement. Other terms, such as 4mbp2, can be
explained in a similar way. The note at the 4th fret is bend slightly
(i.e. less than a semitone - listen to the record for the exact bend)
and the pull-off to fret 2. All in one movement. Listen to the record
and it should become clear.
The spoken word section contains 2 guitars. Guitar 1 plays the main
rhythm part, which is based on playing partial power chords. Guitar 2
plays diads, - these have a reggae type of feel to them, as they are
played on beats 2 and 4 of each bar. Guitar 3 is used to add a melody
over the C5 sections these are shown as double_fills 1 and 2. The fills
also sound as if they may have been doubled, to get a thicker sound.
The choruses are all different, but follow the same structure. They
are made up of partial chords - its just a matter of playing the
chords shown above the TAB to match the vocal phrasing to get the
'loose effect' heard on the record.
This Transcription (c) Copyright DarkMusic 1994. ReVamped for '96.
Comments, corrections, requests and idle banter welcome.
Wayne Ellis email ellis_w_wayne@bt-web.bt.co.uk
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EXHUMING MCCARTHY (Version 1)
(Riff taken from Wayne Ellis' version)
G# C# G# C# G# C#
You're beautiful more beautiful than me
F# G# C# G# C#
You're honorable more honorable than me
G# C# D# C#
Loyal to the Bank of America
|--------------------------------|------2---------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------4b5-(4b5)-4-2----------2--|--4b5---4b5--4b5r4-p2----2--|
|---------------------4--2--4----|-----------------------4----|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-0--2---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|---2-----------------|--------------|
|---------------------------|-2-------------------|--------------|
|-----2---2----2----2--4b5--|-----4b5-4--2--------|-2------------|
|--4----4---4----4----------|--------------4-2--4-|---4--4p2-4-2-|
|---------------------------|---------------------|--------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|--------------|
(It's a sign of the times) (It's a sign of the times)
F# B F# B
You're sharpening stones, walking on coals
F# B C# B
To improve your business acumen.
F# B F# B
Sharpening stones, walking on coals,
F# B C# B
To improve your business acumen.
G# C# G# C# G# C# F#
Vested interest united ties, landed gentry rationalize
G# C# G# C# G# C# D# C#
Look who bought the myth, by jingo, buy America
|--------------------------------|------2---------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------4b5-(4b5)-4-2----------2--|--4b5---4b5--4b5r4-p2----2--|
|---------------------4--2--4----|-----------------------4----|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-0--2---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|---2-----------------|--------------|
|---------------------------|-2-------------------|--------------|
|-----2---2----2----2--4b5--|-----4b5-4--2--------|-2------------|
|--4----4---4----4----------|--------------4-2--4-|---4--4p2-4-2-|
|---------------------------|---------------------|--------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|--------------|
(It's a sign of the times) (it's a sign of the times)
F# B F# B
You're sharpening stones, walking on coals
F# B C# B
To improve your business acumen.
F# B F# B
Sharpening stones, walking on coals,
F# B C# B
To improve your business acumen.
G# C# G# C# G# C# F#
Enemy sighted enemy met, I'm addressing the realpolitik
G# C# G# C# G# C# D# C#
Look who bought the myth, by jingo, buy America
C / / / C / / / Eb / / / Eb / / /
"Let us not assassinate this man further
C / / / C / / / Eb / / / Eb / / /
Senator, you've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir?
C / / / C / / / Eb / / / Eb / / /
At long last, have you left no sense of decency?"
F Eb C# B
F# B F# B
You're sharpening stones walking on coals
F# B E
To improve your business acumens
F# B F# B
sharpening stones walking on coals
F# B E
To improve your business acumens
F# B F# B F# B E
Enemy sighted enemy met, I'm addressing the realpolitik
F# B F# B
You've seen start and you've seen quit
(I'm addressing the table of content)
F# B E
I always thought of you as quick
F# B F# B F# B E
Exhuming McCarthy Exhuming McCarthy
(Meet me at the book burning) (Meet me at the book burning)
{end on F#}
EXHUMING MCCARTHY (Version 2)
Transcribed by Wayne Ellis (ellis_w_wayne@bt-web.bt.co.uk)
The guitars are tuned as follows: E A D G B E (from low to high)
Intro
-------
|------------------|------------------| 2 Bars of drums, alone.
Verse 1
---------
G# C# G# C# G# C# F#
D D U D U D U D D D D D D
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-------4--6-6-6-6-|-------4--6-6-6-6-|-------4--6-6-6-6-|------------------|
G-5--5--4--6-6-6-6-|-5--5--4--6-6-6-6-|-5--5--4--6-6-6-6-|-3--3--3--3--3-3/-|
D-6--6--4--6-6-6-6-|-6--6--4--6-6-6-6-|-6--6--4--6-6-6-6-|-4--4--4--4--4-4/-|
A-6--6-------------|-6--6-------------|-6--6-------------|-4--4--4--4--4-4/-|
E-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|-2--2--2--2--2-2/-|
X X X
You're beautiful More Beautiful Than me You're honourable More
G# C# G# C# G# C# F# C#
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-------4--6-6-6-6-|-------4--6-6-6-6-|-------4--6-6-6-6-|------------------|
G-5--5--4--6-6-6-6-|-5--5--4--6-6-6-6-|-5--5--4--6-6-6-6-|-/8--8---6-6-6-6--|
D-6--6--4--6-6-6-6-|-6--6--4--6-6-6-6-|-6--6--4--6-6-6-6-|-/8--8---6-6-6-6--|
A-6--6-------------|-6--6-------------|-6--6-------------|-/6--6---4-4-4-4--|
E-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|------------------|
X X X
Honourable Than me Loyal to the Bank of America
Guitar Solo 1
---------------
E------------------|------------------|------------------|---2--------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|-4b--4[5]-4-2-----|----2-------------|-4b-4b--4brp2---2-|
D------------------|--------------4-2-|-4----------------|--------------4---|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E-0--2-------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|----2-------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|-2----------------|------------------|
G-----2------2-----|----2------2--4b--|-----4b--2--------|----2-------------|
D--4------4--------|-4------4---------|------------4--2-(2h)4--4--4mbp2-4-2-|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
X *
(It's a sign of the times) (It's a sign of the times)
* for the micro-bend (in 4mbp2) pull the string down - towards the high E
string, and then pulloff to fret 2.
Chorus 1
----------
F# C# B F# B C# B F#
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G-3--3---4---6---6-|-6----------------|--3---------------|------------------|
D-4--4---4---6---6-|-6---6----4-------|--4--------4------|-6--6----4--------|
A-4--------------4-|-4---4----2--0--4-|--4--------2------|-4--4----2--0--4--|
E-2----------------|----------------2-|--2---------------|---------------2--|
X X U X
You're sharpening Walking on coals To improve your Business acumen
stones
F# C# B F# B C# C# B
F#
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G----3---4---------|------------------|---3--------------|------------------|
D----4---2-------6-|-6----6----4------|---4---4---6------|-6--6----4--------|
A----4-----------4-|-4----4----2-0--4-|---4---2---4------|-4--4----2-----4/-|
E----2-------------|----------------2-|---2--------------|------------0--2/-|
X X U X X
You're sharpening Walking on coals To improve your Business acumen
stones
Verse 2
---------
G# C# G# C# G# C# F#
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-fill-1-----------|
Vested interest United ties Land of gentry Rationalise
G# C# G# C# G# C# F# C#
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Look who bought the myth Buy a jingle Buy America
(Look who bought the myth)
F#
E-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-3--3--3--3---3/-| fill 1
D-4--4--4--4---4/-|
A-4--4--4--4---4/-|
E-2--2--2--2---4/-|
Verse 2 is the same as verse 1, except where fill 1 is indicated.
Guitar Solo 2
---------------
E------------------|------------------|------------------|---2--------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|-4b--4[5]-4-2-----|----2-------------|-4b-4b--4brp2---2-|
D------------------|--------------4-2-|-4----------------|--------------4---|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E-0--2-------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B---------------2--|------------------|------------------|----5---7b9r7-b9r7|
G-----2--4--4b-----|--4b--2-----------|-----2-----4---2--|-/6---6-----------|
D--4---------------|---------4---2----|-4------4---------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
(Its a sign of the times) (Its a sign of the times)
Chorus 2
----------
slight rake
F# C# B F# B C# B
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G-3--3---4-------6-|-6----------------|-3-3--------------|------------------|
D-4--4---4-------6-|-6----------4-----|-4-4-------4------|-6--6----4--------|
A-4--------------4-|-4----------2-----|-4-4-------2------|-4--4----2--------|
E-2----------------|------------------|-2-2--------------|------------------|
X U X
You're sharpening Walking on coals To improve your Business acumen
stones
slight rake
F# C# B F# B C# B
F#
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G--3---------------|------------------|-3-3--------------|------------------|
D--4--4-------4--6-|-6-------------4--|-4-4-------4------|-6--6----4--------|
A--4--4-------2--4-|-4-------------2--|-4-4-------2------|-4--4----2--4-----|
E--2---------------|------------------|-2-2--------------|------------2-----|
X U
You're sharpening Walking on coals To improve your Business acumen
stones
Verse 3
---------
G# C# G# C# G# C# F#
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Enemy sighted Enemy met I'm addressing The
realpolotik
G# C# G# C# G# C# F# C#
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-fill-2-----------|
Look who bought the myth Buy a jingle Buy America
(Look who bought the myth)
F# C#
E------------------|
B------------------|
G-/8--8---6---6----| fill 2
D-/8--8---6---6----|
A-/6--6---4---4----|
E------------------|
Verse 3 is the same as verse 1, except where fill 2 is indicated.
Spoken Quote Section
----------------------
guitar 1 (mute throughout)
C5 C5 D#5 D#5
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------5-----|-----5-------5/---|-----8------------|-8---8---88/------|
D555--5------5-----|-----5-------5/---|888--8------------|-8---8---88/------|
A333--3---3-----3--|-3-------33-------|666------6--------|---6--------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| |tr | |
guitar 2 | | | |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-----5-------5----|-----5-------5----|-----8-------8----|-----8-------8----|
G-----5-------5----|-----5-------5----|-----8-------8----|-----8-------8----|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Let us not assasinate this man
further than the truth
C5 C5 D#5 D#5
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B----with-guitar3--|--double_fill-1---|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|-----8------------|-8---8---88-------|
D555---------------|------------------|888--8------------|-8---8---88-------|
A333---------------|------------------|666------6--------|--6---------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
tr | |tr | |
guitar 2 | | | |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-----5-------5----|-----5-------5----|-----8-------8----|-----8-------8----|
G-----5-------5----|-----5-------5----|-----8-------8----|-----8-------8----|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
but you've done enough have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last
C5 C5 D#5 D#5
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B----with-guitar3--|--double_fill-2---|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|---------8--------|-----8---8--------|
D555----------55---|-5--55-------55---|888--8---8--8-----|-8---8---8---8/---|
A333----------33---|-3--33-------33---|666--6----6-6-----|-66----------6/---|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
tr | |tr | |
guitar 2 | | | |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-----5-------5----|-----5-------5----|-----8-------8----|-----8-------8----|
G-----5-------5----|-----5-------5----|-----8-------8----|-----8-------8----|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
have you left no sense of decency ?
F5 D#5 C#5 B5
guitar 1
E------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|
D--10---------8----|--6----------4----|
A--8----------6----|--4----------2----|
E------------------|------------------|
E------------------|-0----------------|
B-----5------------|-5-------5--------| guitar 3
G---------5--------|-----5-------5----| double_fill 1
D------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|
E-----3------------|------------------|
B-----5-------3----|-5-------5--------| guitar 3
G---------5--------|-----5-------5----| double_fill 2
D------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|
Verse 4
---------
F# B F# B F# B E
E------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------0---|
B-------2--4-4-4-4-|-------2--4-4-4-4-|-------2--4-4-4-4-|----------------0-|
G-3--3--2--4-4-4-4-|-3--3--2--4-4-4-4-|-3--3--2--4-4-4-4-|--1---1---1-------|
D-4--4--2--4-4-4-4-|-4--4--2--4-4-4-4-|-4--4--2--4-4-4-4-|--2---2---2-------|
A-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|--2---2---2-------|
E-2--2-------------|-2--2-------------|-2--2-------------|--0---0---0-------|
X X X
You're sharpening Walking on coals To improve your Business acumens
stones
F# B F# B F# B C# B
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-------2--4-4-4-4-|-------2--4-4-4-4-|-------2--4-4-4-4-|-/6---6---4---4-4-|
G-3--3--2--4-4-4-4-|-3--3--2--4-4-4-4-|-3--3--2--4-4-4-4-|-/6---6---4---4-4-|
D-4--4--2--4-4-4-4-|-4--4--2--4-4-4-4-|-4--4--2--4-4-4-4-|-/6---6---4---4-4-|
A-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|-/4---4---2---2-2-|
E-2--2-------------|-2--2-------------|-2--2-------------|------------------|
X X X
You're sharpening Walking on coals To improve your Business acumens
stones
Verse 5
---------
F# B F# B F# B E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-fill-3----------|
Enemy sighted Enemy met I'm addressing The
realpolotik
F# B F# B F# B C# B
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
You've seen Stalin You've seen Dresden I always thought of You as quick
E-------------0-0--|
B------------------|
G--1---1---1-------| fill 3
D--2---2---2-------|
A--2---2---2-------|
E--0---0---0-------|
Verse 5 is the same as verse 4, except where fill 3 is indicated.
Outro
-------
F# B F# B F# B E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-fill-4-----------|
Exhuming McCarthy Exhuming McCarthy
F# B F# B F# B C# B
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-fill-5-----------|
Exhuming McCarthy Exhuming McCarthy
E--------------0---| E------------------|
B----------------0-| B-/6---6----4--4---|
G--1---1-----------| fill 4 G-/6---6----4--4---| fill 5
D--2---2-----------| D-/6---6----4--4---|
A--2---2-----------| A-/4---4-----------|
E--0---0-----------| E------------------|
The Outro is the same as verse 4, except where fills 4 and 5 are indicated.
TAB Key
---------
b - bend a semitone (1 fret)
YbZ - bend the note at fret Y to the same pitch
as the note found at fret Z
mb - microtone bend (see record for further details)
r - release previous bend
rZ - release previous bend to the same pitch as
the note found at fret Z
Y[Z]- Play the note at fret Y which has been previously bent
to the same pitch as that found on fret Z. (The bend
is silent when playing this note)
h - hammer on
p - pulloff
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
X - mute with palm of picking hand
U - upstroke
D - downstroke
tr - tremolo picking
( ) - incidental note
Notes
-------
The verses of the song are all quite similar. Verses 1,2 and 3 are
made up of a (G#, C#)[3],F# - (G# C#)[3] F# C# progression over
8-bars. Each verse differs slightly an bars 4 and 8 - after the
first verse these changes are shown as 'fills'. The differences are
only slight.
In verses 4 and 5 (and also in the Outro) the original verse riff is
transposed down by a whole tone (by moving the original chords down
by 2 frets) giving a (F#, B)[3],E - (F# B)[3] E B progression. Again,
the riff played over the (F# B)[3] section is constant with only
slight changes occurring in bars 4 and 8. (These are also shown as
fills)
The 2 guitar solos are based on the F# minor pentatonic scale, using
the 'standard box' pattern (with extension) found at the second fret.
Both solos share the same first 4-bars.
Some of the notation in the guitar solos may need clarification....
The term '4brp2' (in the 4th bar of solo 1) is an attempt to notate
a fluid movement of the wrist used to fret the notes.
The note on the 4th fret is bent by 1 semitone (the same as the note
found on the 5th fret) then released and then pulled-off to the 2nd
fret - all in one movement. Other terms, such as 4mbp2, can be
explained in a similar way. The note at the 4th fret is bend slightly
(i.e. less than a semitone - listen to the record for the exact bend)
and the pull-off to fret 2. All in one movement. Listen to the record
and it should become clear.
The spoken word section contains 2 guitars. Guitar 1 plays the main
rhythm part, which is based on playing partial power chords. Guitar 2
plays diads, - these have a reggae type of feel to them, as they are
played on beats 2 and 4 of each bar. Guitar 3 is used to add a melody
over the C5 sections these are shown as double_fills 1 and 2. The fills
also sound as if they may have been doubled, to get a thicker sound.
The choruses are all different, but follow the same structure. They
are made up of partial chords - its just a matter of playing the
chords shown above the TAB to match the vocal phrasing to get the
'loose effect' heard on the record.
This Transcription (c) Copyright DarkMusic 1994. ReVamped for '96.
Comments, corrections, requests and idle banter welcome.
Wayne Ellis email ellis_w_wayne@bt-web.bt.co.uk
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