SPIRITUALIZED - "medication" Tablature

Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2000 15:18:32 -0400
From: a spaceman <gravitygrave_resident@yahoo.com>
Subject: s/spiritualized/medication.crd

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Song: Medication
Performers: Spiritualized
Album: Pure Phase
Writer: Jason Pierce

_Notes:_ This song is the beautifully minimalist
overture to Pure Phase. Essentially the chords are
played on keyboards, but it sounds fine on a guitar.
One of the most powerful of Jason's more
chemically-oriented songs, it careens back and forth
between beauty and outright psyechdelic caterwaul.
There are some splendid live versions of this
available, as well as the studio version on the
Medication EP that are different from this. Personally
I prefer the Pure Phase version...so this
transcription applies to that version. Also boasts a
stunning lyric. Cosmic. Haven't seen a transcription
of this one...so here it is...

_Effects:_ Hmm played on keys so I'm not sure what to
say...flangers and phasers galore...during the chorus
some distortion...

_Tuning:_ Traditionally keyboard songs --> are <--
played in standard tuning :-) (EADGBe)

Define chords:

G - 320003 or 355433
C - X32010 or X35553
C/E - 032010 or 035553

_Rhythm:_ This song is played in 4/4 time.

Ok...

\ = Slide down

Intro:

e -3-------0---------3
B -0-----0-1-1--0-3--3
G -0--0-2--0---------0
D -0-------2-------0-0
A -2-------3--3------2
E -3-3---------------3

Does anybody notice that the numbers there looks like
the male blob person from the Lazer Guided Melodies
cover? Anyway...

(a few times...then:)

Verse:

G - 2 bars
C - 2 bars
x8? (play as necessary)

Chorus:

G - 1 bar (I'm)
C/E - 1 bar (waiting for a)
G - 1 bar (time...)

Solos: (during chorus)

e 3-------------------3-7\3-3-3-3------
B -3p1-1-1p0-3p1-1-1p0-------0---0-1-0-
G 0-------------------0-4p0-0-0-0-----0

(improvise with that)

And that's about it. During the "medicate my days"
part you just play as you would the chorus, just
quieter.

You can visit my Spiritualized site at
http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/electricity/index.html
for more information about this band. There is also a
guitar tabs section where things like this are
exchanged...

Comments or questions should go to
gravitygrave_resident@yahoo.com

Thanks again...