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Wolfmans Brother by Phish
Wolfmans Brother
Tuning-My tab maybe a 1/2 step up or down by accident. I just tuned to
the cd so \ i couldn't tell if maybe i was a 1/2 step or down.
Intro.(first 2 chords)
Bar Chords-Gm G#m
The Groove- Get the Wah Wah Ready.
A#(do some wah wah muffles, and hit lower notes of the chord)->Gm->G#m
The verses are underlined by this groove.
A# Gm G#m
It was many years ago now
A# Gm G#m
I really can't be sure
A# Gm G#m
cause when it all began then
A# Gm G#m
I heard that knock upon my door.
Chorus:
F D#
Its the Wolfman's Brother, the Wolfman's Brother
A#->Gm->G#m(the original groove of the verse)
comin' down on me.
Bridge:
Gm G#m
So in meaningless excitement.
Gm G#m
through the total sound.
Gm G#m
its like a cross between a hurricane.
Gm G#m
Its like a ship that's running g..
The Ending.THe ho ho ho ho part if you know what i mean.
This riff is underlined by the main grove A#->Gm->G#m
a simple run down the pentatonic scale,B means Bend
B B
---6---3-----------------------------------------------------|
---------6---3-----------------------------------------------|
------------------5--3-----3---5-----------------------------|
------------------------5------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
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The rest of the Jam is of course on the same A# pentatonic scale.
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version 2
LEGEND:
~ hold note
h hammer on/off
v down stroke
^ up stroke
b bend
() optional notes
INTRO:
Gm G# [pick scrape]
E|-3~~~4~~~---------------------------------|
A|-3~~~4~~~---------------------------------|
G|-3~~~5~~~---------------------------------|
B|-5~~~6~~~xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
A|-5~~~6~~~xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
E|-3~~~6~~~xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
MAIN THEME:
A# v ^ v ^ v Gm G#
E|--------------------------3---------4---------|
A|-11---11---11-11-11-11-11-3---------4---------|
G|-x----x----x--x--x--x--x--3---------5---------|
B|-8----8----8--8--8--8--8--5---------6---------|
A|--------------------------5---------6---------|
E|--------------------------3---------4---------|
CHORUS:
Well the telephone was ringing
A# v ^ v ^ v hammer on/off
E|--------------------------86868686--4---------|
A|-11---11---11-11-11-11-11-----------4---------|
G|-x----x----x--x--x--x--x------------5---------|
B|-8----8----8--8--8--8--8----------5-6---------|
A|------------------------------------6---------|
E|------------------------------------4---------|
CHORUS:
F D#
E|----------------------------------------------|
A|-10--------------------8----------------------|
G|-10--------------------8----------------------|
B|-10--------------------8----------------------|
A|-8---------------------6----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
INTRO
MAIN THEME x 4
VERSE 1 (with MAIN THEME)
It was many years ago now
But I really can't be sure
Because when it all began now
I heard a knock upon my door
CHORUS
It's the wolfman's brother, the wolfman's brother
NO CHORD
Coming down on me
MAIN THEME x2
VERSE 2 (partially with MAIN THEME)
Well the telephone was ringing
A# v ^ v ^ v hammer on/off
E|--------------------------86868686--4---------|
A|-11---11---11-11-11-11-11-----------4---------|
G|-x----x----x--x--x--x--x------------5---------|
B|-8----8----8--8--8--8--8----------5-6---------|
A|------------------------------------4---------|
E|------------------------------------4---------|
MAIN THEME
That's when I handed it to Liz
She said it isn't who it should be
If it wasn't who it is
CHORUS
It's the wolfman's brother, the wolfman's brother
NO CHORD
Coming down on me
MAIN THEME x 2
VERSE 3 (variation of MAIN THEME, the timing is a little distorted)
Well I might be on a side street
A# v ^ v ^ v Gm G#
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-11---11---11-11-11-11-11------------------------------|
G|-x----x----x--x--x--x--x--5b7~~~5h3--------------------|
B|-8----8----8--8--8--8--8------------3~~~5-5-5-6~~~~~~~-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Or a stairway to the stars
A# v ^ v ^ v Gm G#
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-11---11---11-11-11-11-11-8b9-8-6----------------------|
G|-x----x----x--x--x--x--x----------5h7------------------|
B|-8----8----8--8--8--8--8--------------5-5-5-6~~~~~~~~~-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
I hear the high-pitched cavitation
A# v ^ v ^ v Gm G#
E|--------------------------6----------------------------|
A|-11---11---11-11-11-11-11---6h8-6----------------------|
G|-x----x----x--x--x--x--x----------7--------------------|
B|-8----8----8--8--8--8--8------------8-3h5-5-5-6~~~~~~~-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Of propellers from afar
A# v ^ v ^ v Gm G#
E|--------------------------6---------6-3-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A|-11---11---11-11-11-11-11---6h8-6-9---3-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~
G|-x----x----x--x--x--x--x--------------3-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~
B|-8----8----8--8--8--8--8--------------5-6~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A|--------------------------------------5-6~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E|--------------------------------------3-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHORUS
It's the wolfman's brother, the wolfman's brother
NO CHORD
Coming down on, coming down on me
MAIN THEME x 2
BRIDGE RIFF x 4 (heavy wah-wah rocking)
Gm G#
E|-3--------------4----------------|
B|-3--------------4----------------|
G|-3--------------5----------------|
D|-5--------------6----------------|
A|-5--------------6----------------|
E|-3--------------4----------------|
So meaningless excitement
Smooth and tunnel sound
It's like a cross between a hurricane
And a ship that's run aground
CHORUS
It's the wolfman's brother, the wolfman's brother
It's the wolfman's brother, the wolfman's brother
It's the wolfman's brother, the wolfman's brother
NO CHORD
Coming down on, coming down on me
Note: at this point Trey cuts off the wah-wah effect
FUNKY OUTRO x8
It's the wolfman's bro tha a etc. (scatting...)
E|--------------------6-----------------------|
B|------------------------8---6---8-----------|
G|----------(5)---------------------8h7-------|
D|(6h8)(8)------(8)---------------------6h8-8-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
And finally the jam in A# [A# B# D D# F G G#]
This is the position I start out in, who knows what Trey does...
E|-----------------------------6-8-10-11-----|...
B|-----------------------6-8-9---------------|
G|-----------------5-7-8---------------------|
D|-----------5-6-8---------------------------|
A|-----5-6-8---------------------------------|
E|-6-8---------------------------------------|
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