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Dr Worm by They Might Be Giants
Dr Worm
Note: The recorded verision, for the sake of the horns, is in the key of G-flat.
(intro riff)
E--------7--|----------|-------7-|----------|-------|
B--8-8-8----|--------7-|-8-8-8---|--------7-|-8-----|
G-----------|-9--9-9---|---------|--7-7-9---|-------|
D-----------|----------|---------|----------|-------|
A-----------|----------|---------|----------|-------|
E-----------|----------|---------|----------|-------|
G Em C D G
They call me Dr. Worm. Good morning how are you? I'm Dr. Worm
Em C D
I'm interested in things. I'm not a real doctor but I
C G/Bb Em
Am a real worm I am an actual worm.
C D
I live like a worm
G Em
And I like to play the drums
C D G Em
I think I'm getting good but I can handle critisim,
C G
I'll show you what I know and you can
C G/Bb Em
Tell me if you think I'm getting better on the drums
C D
I'll leave the fron unlocked 'cause
Eb F
I can't hear the door bell
(intro riff)
G C G C G C G C
(alternate between G and C)
G C G C G C G C G C G C G C
When I get into it I can't tell if you are watching me twirling the stick.
Am C Em G
When I give the signal my friend
C Cm
Rabbi Bole will play the solo.
(Solo)
E-----|---------------|---------|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B-----|-------0-1-0---|-------3-|-3--1--1--0--|-0------------|--------------|--------------|
G-----|-0--2----------|---------|-------------|----2---2---0-|--0-----------|--------------|
D--0--|---------------|---------|-------------|--------------|-----4--2--0--|--2-----------|
A-----|---------------|---------|-------------|--------------|--------------|-----3--2--0--|
E-----|---------------|---------|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
(chords under solo)
| G/D5 | E5 | D/A5 | G5 | A/E5 | |
D-chord triplets
(intro riff)
Am C Em G
Someday somebody else besides me
C Cm
Will call me by my stage name they will
(guitar tacet - hold out Cm)
Call me Dr. Worm. Good morning how are you I'm Dr. Worm.
G (bass hit)
I'm interested in things. I'm not a real doctor but I
C G/Bb Em
Am a real worm I am an actual worm.
C D
I live like a worm
G Em
And I like to play the drums
C D G Em
I think I'm getting good but I can handle critisim,
C G
I'll show you what I know and you can
C G/Bb Em
Tell me if you think I'm getting better on the drums
C D
I'm not a real doctor but they
Eb F G (intro riff) G
Call me Dr. Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooorm!
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version 2
G Em C D G
They call me Dr. Worm. Good morning how are you? I'm Dr. Worm
Em C D
I'm interested in things. I'm not a real doctor but I
C G/Bb Em
Am a real worm I am an actual worm.
C D
I live like a worm
G Em
And I like to play the drums
C D G Em
I think I'm getting good but I can handle critisim,
C G
I'll show you what I know and you can
C G/Bb Em
Tell me if you think I'm getting better on the drums
C D
I'll leave the fron unlocked 'cause
Eb F
I can't hear the door bell
(intro riff)
G C G C G C G C
(alternate between G and C)
G C G C G C G C G C G C G C
When I get into it I can't tell if you are watching me twirling the stick.
Am C Em G
When I give the signal my friend
C Cm
Rabbi Vole will play the solo.
(Solo)
E-----|---------------|---------|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B-----|-------0-1-0---|-------3-|-3--1--1--0--|-0------------|--------------|--------------|
G-----|-0--2----------|---------|-------------|----2---2---0-|--0-----------|--------------|
D--0--|---------------|---------|-------------|--------------|-----4--2--0--|--2-----------|
A-----|---------------|---------|-------------|--------------|--------------|-----3--2--0--|
E-----|---------------|---------|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
(chords under solo)
| G/D5 | E5 | D/A5 | G5 | A/E5 | |
D-chord triplets
(intro riff)
Am C Em G
Someday somebody else besides me
C Cm
Will call me by my stage name they will
(guitar tacet - hold out Cm)
Call me Dr. Worm. Good morning how are you I'm Dr. Worm.
G (bass hit)
I'm interested in things. I'm not a real doctor but I
C G/Bb Em
Am a real worm I am an actual worm.
C D
I live like a worm
G Em
And I like to play the drums
C D G Em
I think I'm getting good but I can handle critisim,
C G
I'll show you what I know and you can
C G/Bb Em
Tell me if you think I'm getting better on the drums
C D
I'm not a real doctor but they
Eb F G (intro riff) G
Call me Dr. Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooorm!
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version 3
Here is the bass tab for this neat little song.
Intro:
G|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
A|-------1-2--1-2-4-|-------1----1-2-4-|-----------------|
E|-2-2-2------------|-2-2-2---4--------|-2--2-2---2--2-2-|
Verse:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----4-4---6------|-2--------4------|----4-4---6------|-2--------4------|
E|-2-----------6-6-|----2-2------4-4-|-2-----------6-6-|----2-2------4-4-|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-|----------6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-|
E|------------------|-2-2-2-2----------|------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----4-4---6------|-2--------4------|----4-4---6------|-2--------4------|
E|-2-----------6-6-|----2-2------4-4-|-2-----------6-6-|----2-2------4-4-|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-|----------6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-|
E|------------------|-2-2-2-2----------|------------------|
Bridge
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-|-------4-5--4-5-7-|-------4-5--4-5-7-|
E|------------------|-5-5-5------------|-5-5-5------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-2--2-2---2--2-2---2--2-2-|-2--2-2---2--2-2---2--2-2-|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-2--2-2---2--2-2---2--2-2-|-2--2-2---2--2-2---2--2-2-|
G|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
A|--------------------|-6-6--8-8--9-9--6-6-|-------6--9/14-|
E|-4-4--6-6--7-7--4-4-|--------------------|-7--9----------|
Guitar Solo
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----6---2---4-------6-|
E|-2---------------2-----|
Intro Again:
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------1-2--1-2-4-|-------1-2--1-2-4-|
E|-2-2-2------------|-2-2-2------------|
Bridge (last 3 measures)
G|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
A|--------------------|-6-6--8-8--9-9--6-6-|-------6--9/14-|
E|-4-4--6-6--7-7--4-4-|--------------------|-7--9----------|
Verse
G|--------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|--------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-9\2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-|----------6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-|
E|--------------------|-2-2-2-2----------|------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----4-4---6------|-2--------4------|----4-4---6------|-2--------4------|
E|-2-----------6-6-|----2-2------4-4-|-2-----------6-6-|----2-2------4-4-|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-|----------6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-|
E|------------------|-2-2-2-2----------|------------------|
Outro:
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-|-------1-2--1-2-4-|-------1----1-2-4-|
E|------------------|-2-2-2------------|-2-2-2---4--------|
G|------------------|------------------|-----|
D|------------------|------------------|-----|
A|-------1-2--1-2-4-|-------1----1-2-4-|-----|
E|-2-2-2------------|-2-2-2---4--------|--2--|
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version 4
Play the chords as followed:
#F Dm
They call me Dr. Worm
#B #C
Good morning, how are you?
#F
I'm Dr. Worm
Dm
I'm interested in things
#B #C
I'm not a real Dr.
#Bx4 #Cx4
But I am a real worm
#Fx4 Dm x4
I am an actual worm
#B #C
I live like a worm
And the rest of the song is the same thing with different lyrics.
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