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Date: Fri, 30 Sep 94 12:19:21 BST
To: guitar@nevada.edu
Subject: Guitar TAB for Screamager by THerapy?

Therapy? - Screamager

Transcribed by Tim Davis (davist@cs.man.ac.uk) from the mini-album
"Hats Off To The Insane".

Here's the full, entire, proper version of the song. Everyone seems to
have different ideas about how the first riff (and the rest) goes but
this definitely sounds right when played along with the record. I also
watched a video of them live to work out bits of it so the positions
should be almost exactly correct.


Key:
. - above notes indicates a staccato (short, abrupt) note
b - bend note up to one shown
r - release bend to note shown or to original note if none given
(I find it's easier and sounds better if you play the bends
with the tremolo instead)
h - hammer on
P.M. - palm mute the indicated notes (place edge of palm of right hand
on the strings at the bridge)

|-- --| repeat section between the markers.
|*- -*| ie. - play it twice
|-- --| - or, if there are lyrics underneath,
|-- --| repeat enough times for those.
|*- -*|
|-- ... --|


Intro

E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|*----------------------------------------------------*|
G|------------------.-----------------------------------|
D|------.-------5-5-5-----------.-------5-5-5---7-7-7---|
A|*-2-2-2-------3-3-3-------2-2-2-------3-3-3---5-5-5--*|
E|--0-0-0-------------------0-0-0-----------------------|


E|-----------------------------------------------------------5b6r5b6r5--|
B|*-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8b9r8b9r8----------*|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|*--------------------------------------------------------------------*|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-5---------------------|
D|-5---------------------|
A|-3---------------------|
E|-----------------------|


E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|*--------------------------------------------------------------------*|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------4h5--4-4h5-------4h5--4-4h5------4h5--4-4h5------6h7--6-5-4---|
A|*--7---------------3--------------------------------5----------------*|
E|------------------------------------3---------------------------------|


Verse 1

E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|*----------------------------------------------------*|
G|------------------.-----------------------------------|
D|------.-------5-5-5-----------.-------5-5-5---7-7-7---|
A|*-2-2-2-------3-3-3-------2-2-2-------3-3-3---5-5-5--*|
E|--0-0-0-------------------0-0-0-----------------------|

(timing of lyrics)
With... this... hearts
And.. that... friends

With a face like this I won't break any hearts
And thinking like that I won't make any friends
Chorus

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|*-------------------------------------------------------------------*|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7---|
A|*--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--*|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|

(timing of lyrics)
Screw... Forget... I don't... any... like...

Screw that. Forget about that. I don't want to think about anything like that
Screw that. Forget about that. I don't want to know about anything like that


E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|*--------------------------------------------------------------------*|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------4h5--4-4h5-------4h5--4-4h5------4h5--4-4h5------6h7--6-5-4---|
A|*--7---------------3--------------------------------5----------------*|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

I've got nothing to do but hang around and get screwed up on you
I've got nothing to do but hang around and get screwed up on you


Interlude

E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------.-----------------------------------|
D|-----.-------5-5-5-----------.-------5-5-5---7-7-7---|
A|-2-2-2-------3-3-3-------2-2-2-------3-3-3---5-5-5---|
E|-0-0-0-------------------0-0-0-----------------------|


Verse 2

P.M.----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|*-----------------------------------------------------------------*|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--|
A|*-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-*|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|

Your beauty makes me feel alone
I look inside but no one's home



Repeat Chorus


Bridge

E|----------------------------------------------------------5b6r5b6r5-|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8b9r8b9r8----------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


E|---------------------------------5b6r-7b8r-9b10r-11b12r11b12r11b12r-|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


Playout

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|*--------------------------------------------------------------------*|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------4h5--4-4h5-------4h5--4-4h5------4h5--4-4h5------6h7--6-5-4---|
A|*--7---------------3--------------------------------5----------------*|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

I've got nothing to do but hang around and get screwed up on you
I've got nothing to do but hang around and get screwed up on you
I've got nothing to do but hang around and get screwed up on you
I've got nothing to do but hang around and get screwed up on you


E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|----------
-||
B|*-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-*|----------
-||
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|----------
-||
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-2--------
-||
A|*-----------------------------------------------------------------*|-2---------||
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-0--------
-||
But get screwed up on
you But get screwed up on you



Date: Mon, 20 Jan 97 12:19:56 GMT
From: Wayne Ellis <wellis@visual.bt.co.uk>
Subject: TAB:'Screamager' by Therapy?


'Screamager' by THERAPY?
-------------------------

>From the album 'Troublegum'
Transcribed by Wayne Ellis email 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 (Guitar1)(Play Twice)
---------------------------

E5 C5 E5 C5 D5
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-Don't-play-the-12th-fret-slide,-second-time-around-----|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D------------------|-5--5-5-----------|------------------|-5--5-5---7--7-7--|
A12\-2--2-2--------|-3--3-3-----------|-2--2-2-----------|-3--3-3---5--5-5--|
E12\-0--0-0--------|------------------|-0--0-0-----------|------------------|

Solo 1 (Guitar1, Guitar2)
-------------------------

E5 C5 E5 C5 D5
Guitar1 [Play Twice]
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-5-5--5-5--5--5/8-|-8-8--8-8--8--8\5-|-5-5--5-5--5--5/8-|8mb-8mb-10mb-10mb-|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Guitar2 | | | |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D------------------|-5----------------|------------------|-5-------7--------|
A-2----------------|-3----------------|-2----------------|-3-------5--------|
E-0----------------|------------------|-0----------------|------------------|

C5
Guitar2
E------------------|
B------------------|
G----Let-Ring------|
D-5----------------|
A-3----------------|
E-0----------------|

Riff (Guitar1, Guitar2, Guitar 3)(Play Twice)
---------------------------------------------

E5 C5 G5 D5
Guitar1
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|--Guitar3-Fill-1--|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D-2--2--5---5--4h5-|-------5---5--4h5-|-------5---5--4h5-|-------7--7-5-4---|
A------------------|-3--3-------------|------------------|-5--5-------------|
E------------------|------------------|-3--3-------------|------------------|
Guitar2 | | | |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D-9----------------|-5----------------|------------------|-7----------------|
A-7----------------|-3----------------|-5----------------|-5----------------|
E------------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|

Guitar3
E-------5--5-3-2---|
B------------------|
G------------------| Fill 1
D------------------|
A------------------|
E-(Low in mix)-----|

Verse 1 (Guitar1)(Play Twice)
-----------------------------

E5 C5 E5 C5 D5
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D------------------|-5--5-5-----------|------------------|-5--5-5---7--7-7--|
A-2--2-2-----------|-3--3-3-----------|-2--2-2-----------|-3--3-3---5--5-5--|
E-0--0-0-----------|------------------|-0--0-0-----------|------------------|
With a face like This you won't break Any hearts

A figure like That won't make any Friends

PreChorus 1 (Guitar1, Guitar2)(Play Twice)
------------------------------------------

E5 C5 E5 C5 D5
Guitar1
E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|---This-bar-is----|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|-'Silent'-second--|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|---time-around----|
E-(low in the mix)-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Guitar2 | | | |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|-Second Time Play-|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------Fill-2------|
D------------------|-5----------------|------------------|-5------7---------|
A-2----------------|-3----------------|-2----------------|-3------5---------|
E-0----------------|------------------|-0----------------|------------------|
Screw that Forget about that I don't want to Anything like that
think about

Screw that Forget about that I don't want to Anything like that
know about

G5 D5
E-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-0------2--------| Fill 2
D-0------0--------|
A-----------------|
E-----------------|

Chorus 1 (Guitar1, Guitar2, Guitar 3) (Play Twice)
---------------------------------------------------

E5 C5 G5 D5
Guitar1
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-2nd-time-play----|------------------|------------------|--Guitar3-Fill-1--|
G----Fill-3--------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D-2--2--5-----4h5--|-------5-----4h5--|-------5-----4h5--|-------7--7-5-4---|
A------------------|-3----------------|------------------|-5----------------|
E------------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|
Guitar2 | | | |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D-9----------------|-5----------------|------------------|-7----------------|
A-7----------------|-3----------------|-5----------------|-5----------------|
E------------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|
I've got Nothin' to do But hang around and Get screwed up on

You, I've got Nothin' to do But hang around and Get screwed up on

E5
Guitar1
E------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------| Fill 3
D-2-----5-----4h5--|
A------------------|
E------------------|

Half Verse (Guitar2)
--------------------

E5 C5 E5 C5 D5
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D------------------|-5--5-5-----------|------------------|-5--5-5---7--7-7--|
A-2--2-2-----------|-3--3-3-----------|-2--2-2-----------|-3--3-3---5--5-5--|
E-0--0-0-----------|------------------|-0--0-0-----------|------------------|
You

Verse 2 (Guitar2)
-----------------

E5 C5 E5 C5 D5
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-Mute this section heavily-----------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D------------------|------5-------5---|------------------|-------5--------7-|
A-----2--------2---|-03-3-3---3---3---|0----2--------2---|0--3-3-3-0--5-5-5-|
E-0-0-0---00-0-0---|------------------|-0-0-0---00-0-0---|------------------|
Your beauty Makes me feel alone

E5 C5 E5 C5 D5
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-Mute this section heavily-----------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D------------------|-------5------5---|------------------|-5--5-5-/-7--7-7--|
A0----2--------2---|-0-3-3-3--3-3-3---|0----2--------2---|-3--3-3-/-5--5-5--|
E-0-0-0---00-0-0---|------------------|-0-0-0----0-0-0---|------------------|
I look inside But no'ones home

PreChorus 2 (Guitar1, Guitar2)
------------------------------

E5 C5 E5 C5 D5
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Screw that Forget about that I don't want to Anything like that
think about

E5 C5 E5 C5 D5
|------------------|------------------|------------------|--Guitar2-Fill-2--|

Screw that Forget about that I don't want to Anything like that
know about

PreChorus2 is exactly the same as PreChorus1.

Chorus 2 (Guitar1, Guitar2, Guitar3)
------------------------------------

E5 C5 G5 D5
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
I've got Nothin' to do But hang around and Get screwed up on

E5 C5 G5 D5
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
You I've got Nothin' to do But hang around and Get screwed up on

Chorus 2 is exactly the same as Chorus 1 (but without fill 3).

Solo 2 (Guitar1, Guitar2)
--------------------------

E5 C5 E5 C5 D5
Guitar1
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-5-5--5-5--5--5/8-|-8-8--8-8--8--8\5-|-5-5--5-5--5--5/8-|8mb-8mb-10mb-10mb-|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Guitar2 | | | |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D------------------|-5----------------|------------------|-5--------7-------|
A-2----------------|-3----------------|-2----------------|-3--------5-------|
E-0----------------|------------------|-0----------------|------------------|

You

E5 C5 E5 G5 D5 G5
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-5-5--5-5--5--5/8-|-8-8--8-8--8--8/--|-10b-r---12b--12b-|15b17--15b17-15b17|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Guitar2 | | | |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|-0-------2-----0--|
D------------------|-5----------------|------------------|-0-------0-----0--|
A-2----------------|-3----------------|-2----------------|------------------|
E-0----------------|------------------|-0----------------|------------------|

Chorus 3 (Guitar1, Guitar2, Guitar3)(Play Four times)
-----------------------------------------------------

E5 C5 G5 D5
Guitar1
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-After-First-Time-|------------------|------------------|--Guitar3-Fill-1--|
G--Play-Fill-3-----|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D-2--2-----5--4h5--|-------5-----4h5--|-------5-----4h5--|-------7--7-5-4---|
A------------------|-3----------------|------------------|-5----------------|
E------------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|
Guitar2 | | | |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D-9----------------|-5----------------|------------------|-7----------------|
A-7----------------|-3----------------|-5----------------|-5----------------|
E------------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|
(You) I've got Nothin' to do But hang around and Get screwed up on

Guitar Solo 3 (Guitar1, Guitar2, Guitar3)(Play Twice)
-----------------------------------------------------

E5 C5 G5 D5
Guitar1
E-15[x8]-----------|-15[x8]-----------|-15[x8]-----------|-14[x8]-----------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G---Play-8-times---|------------------|------------------|-Second-Time-Play-|
D-----(Evenly)-----|------------------|------------------|------Fill-4------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Guitar2 | | | |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D-9----------------|-5----------------|------------------|-7----------------|
A-7----------------|-3----------------|-5----------------|-5----------------|
E------------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|
Guitar3 | | | |
E-3[x8]------------|-3[x8]------------|-3[x8]------------|-2[x8]------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G---Play-8-times---|------------------|------------------|-Second-Time-this-|
D-----(Evenly)-----|------------------|------------------|--bar-is-'silent'-|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
You But Get screwed up on

E5 D5
Guitar2 Guitar1
E------------------| E1414--14-14--14-14|
B------------------| B------------------|
G------------------| G------------------| Fill 4
D-----Let Ring-----| D------------------|
A-2----------------| A------------------|
E-0----------------| E------------------|
You

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
h - hammer on
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
[xT] - play indicated note 'T' times

Notes
------

Mute all chords throughout.

If you aren't used to using all the fingers on your fretting hand,
then it may take time to get The Riff sounding fluent. The Riff
also appears in the choruses, but isn't played the same every time,
(the differences aren't major).

Verse 2 uses fast, muted picking. The timing isn't rigid - listen
to the record to get the rhythm exactly right.

In the guitar solos make sure the picking on the 'soloing' guitars
is kept even. Solos 1 and 2 are quite similar. The mb's in bars 4
and 8 of Solo 1 (and bar 4 of Solo 2) are almost a semitone.

Solo 3 differs from the format of previous two solos. It also uses
an extra guitar (Guitar3) to play the same notes as Guitar1, but
an octave lower.

This Transcription (c) Copyright DarkMusic 1994. ReVamped '96.

This Transcription (and others) is also available at:
http://www.keme.co.uk/~mandy/tabs/

Comments and corrections welcome.

Wayne Ellis email ellis_w_wayne@bt-web.bt.co.uk

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