STEREOPHONICS - "The Bartender And The Thief" Tablature

Stereophonics - The Bartender And The Thief

This is tabbed after watching Kelly Jones playing it live at Morfa

I have seen many tabs of this song and i believe this is the one closest to the
actual way that Kelly Jones Plays it.


Dropped D Tuning - D A D G B E

Key -

/ - slide up
- slide down
x - left hand mute
p - pull off
h - hammer on
= - sustained note

Intro

e--------------------
b--------------------
g--------------------
d--5-5-5-5-55555050--
a--5-5-5-5-55555050-- then straight into the verse
D--5-5-5-5-55555050--


Verse

e--------------
b-----6-6-6-x--
g-----4-4-4-x--
d--3--3-3-3-x--
a--3--5-5-5-x--
D--3--3-3-3-x--
|________| repeat this part throughout the first part of the verse with random LH mutes.

Riff A (This appears in the verses and in the solo)

e------------------------------
b------------------------------
g------------------------------
d---------------------3--5-xx--
a--5--5-5-8p5-5-8p5-5-3--5-xx--
D--0--0-0-0---0-0---0-3--5-xx--

Pre-Chorus

e------------------------
b------------------------
g------------------------
d--/8-8-8888-5-5-5555/--
a--/8-8-8888-5-5-5555/--
D--/8-8-8888-5-5-5555/--

Riff B

e--------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------
d--8p5-x-5-8p5-x-5-8p5-x-8p5-x-5-8p-8--
a--5---x-5-5---x-5-5---x-5---x-5-5--5--
D--------------------------------------

Chorus

e------------------------
b--3-33333-xx------------
g--2-22222-xx------------
d--0-00000-xx--55585-xx--
a--0-00000-xx--55555-xx--
D--0-00000-xx--55555-xx--

======================================================
Solo

e------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------
g--xx-10-10--9-x-7-7----xx-10-10--9-x-7-7--
d--xx--9--9--9-x-7-7----xx--9--9--9-x-7-7--
a------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------
^ ^
these mutes are played very quickly


followed by riff a x2

then repeat again

======================================================

Ending

part a

e-----------------------------------
b-----------------------------------
g-----------------------------------
d--3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0==--
a--3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0==--
D--3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0==--

part b

e---------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------
d--3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3/5==-5/8==--
a--3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3/5==-5/8==--
D--3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-3/5==-5/8==--

*part c*

e------------------
b------------------
g------------------
d--5==-5/12==--/5--
a--5==-5/12==--/5--
D--5==-5/12==--/5--

Structure and effects used on each part


Intro - Distortion, lots of it (with one flash of open wah at the end, then wah off)

Verse - Just distorted

Riff A x2 - Distortion and lots of mid-range wah work, no open of fully closed wah, then wah off)

Verse - As before

Riff A x2 - As before

Pre Chorus - Wah off completely leaving mild distortion

Riff B - Wah on again with mild distortion

Chorus x4 - Back to the intro type distortion

Verse
Riff A x2
Verse
Riff A x2
Pre Chorus
Riff B
Chorus x4

Solo - The solo uses lots of mid-treb end wah (kinda like "White noise") with lots of distortion
The riff A part just uses the effects labelled previously

Pre Chorus
Riff B
Chorus x4
Chorus x4
Chorus x4 (doo doo bit) (*)

NB then some LH mutes and then

Chorus x4

Ending

part a - distorted
part b - distorted

*Part C* - this is the ending on the album version. it goes straight from
(*)which is above to this ending


Effects used


Mild distortion - Bluesbreaker/Blues Driver pedal
More distortion - Gained from distortion channel on amps (u can use any second distortion pedal)
Wah - Probably a Crybaby but i think its a Morley wah wah/fuzz pedal. (i say this because of the white noise sound)

NB - Distortion is used, not overdrive.