VERUCA SALT - "celebrate you" Tablature

Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 01:10:02 +0000
From: mills@ptw.com
Subject: TAB: "Celebrate You" by Veruca Salt


"Celebrate You" written by Louise Post, performed by Veruca Salt from the
album American Thighs. Transcribed by Michael Dalby ( mills@ptw.com) with
the help of some concert footage.

Chords Used:

Open D (XX0232)
D Power Chord (X577XX)
A Power Chord (577XXX)
Bb Power Chord (688XXX)
G Power Chord (355XXX)
C Major (81010988)
Bb Major (688766)
F Major (133211)
Ab Major (466544)
G Major (355433)

Intro: (Mostly Clean)

Open D melody, something like 4 1 2...3 1 2 1 (numbers indicate string numbers)


Verse: (Power Chords - Distortion)

D A Bb G D
I wear my patent leather shoes
D(cont) A Bb G
And my golden fleeces,
Repeat


Chorus: (Major Chords - Distortion)

A Bb G C A
At your Celebration (Oh-oh, Oh-oh)
A (cont) Bb G C A
Celebration (Oh-oh, Oh-oh)
Repeat

Interlude?: (Major Chords - Mostly Clean)

C, Bb, F, Ab, Bb, C
C, Bb, F, Ab, F

C Bb F Ab Bb C
And in the dream you held a gun,
C (cont) Bb F Ab Bb C
You killed off all who hurt you
Repeat - kick in distortion on...

C Bb F Ab Bb C
I'm safe here growing in the shade

Repeat 'til last chord progression, then follow pattern but slide from Ab
to C, skipping Bb at the end.

Verse: (Same as before)

Chorus: (Same as before until the end when she switches it up a little and
I get confused)

Please Post any and all improvements to this transcription.