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Einstein On The Beach by Counting Crows
Einstein On The Beach
This song sounds like it was played either in standard tuning and slowed
down a bit, or detuned and sped up. To play along, tune all strings
approximately 1/4 step down from standard.
There are two riffs in this song I thought were worth tabbing out,
besides a few rhythm figures.
Riff 1:
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|--5p4p0-5~p4p0-5~p4p0-5~p4p0-(4)-5p4p0-5~p4p0-5~p4p0-5~p4p0--|
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Riff 2:
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|-----1---2---2-1~--1-------------1---2---2-1~--1-------------|
|--2----2---2---------2-4-6-4-2~----2---2---------2-4-6-4-2~--|
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Rhythm Figure 1: (p = palm-mute slightly)
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E A E B E A E B
|--0--0-----0----0--0-----2----0--0-----0----0--0-----2----|
|--0--0-----2-x--0--0-----2-x--0--0-----2-x--0--0-----2-x--|
|--1--1---2-2-x--1--1---4-4-x--1--1---2-2-x--1--1---4-4-x--|
|--2--2---2---x--2--2---4---x--2--2---2---x--2--2---4---x--|
|--2------0---x--2------2---x--2------0---x--2------2---x--|
|--0-------------0-------------0-------------0-------------|
p p p p
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Rhythm Figure 2:
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C#m B A E F#m A
|--4---2---0---0--| |--2------5--|
|--5---2---2---0--| |--2------5--|
|--6---4---2---1--| x 3 |--2------6--|
|--6---4---2---2--| |--4------7--|
|--4---2---0---2--| |--4------7--|
|--------------0--| |--2------5--|
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Rhythm Figure 3:
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G#m A B B
|--4----5--| |--2----2--|
|--4----5--| |--2----2--|
|--4----6--| x 3 |--4----4--|
|--6----7--| |--4----4--|
|--6----7--| |--2----2--|
|--4----5--| |----------|
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The song starts with Riff 1 fading in, with an acoustic guitar
strumming an E chord fading in behind it.
Then we have the rhythm figure, which might be played by bass only
(I'm not sure), but regardless, Rhythm Figure 1 is what's going on under
Riff 2, which is the first thing when the song proper starts.
For the verses, play Rhythm Figure 1 four times.
The prechorus consists of two lines over which an A chord is played.
Between the two lines, there is a repetition of the rhythm figure, with
half of Riff 2 played over it.
For the chorus, play Rhythm Figure 2. Over the last line, the
F#m -> A progression, play Riff 1 a couple of times.
From there it goes back into Rhythm Figure 1 with Riff 2.
(Repeat verse, prechorus, and chorus)
For the bridge, play Rhythm Figure 3.
Under the organ solo, play Rhythm Figure 1 four times.
(Repeat prechorus and chorus)
Then repeat the first half of the bridge (G#m -> A -> G#m -> A)
Then repeat the chorus twice, except after the first one, omit the A chord,
so it goes like this:
C#m -> B -> A -> E (three times) -> F#m
C#m -> B -> A -> E (three times) -> F#m -> A -> E
At this point, the song starts to fade out with the guitar playing an E
chord and the other instruments playing little fills.
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version 2
Chords used in this song :
E
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|---|---|---|---|
G -x-|---|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| A
e ---|---|---|---|---|
B ---|-x-|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|-x-|---|---|---|
A ---|---|---|---|---|
E ---|---|---|---|---| B
e ---|-o-|---|---|---|
B ---|---|---|-x-|---|
G ---|---|---|-x-|---|
D ---|---|---|-x-|---|
A ---|-x-|---|---|---|
E ---|-o-|---|---|---| C#m
4 fr.
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B ---|-x-|---|---|---|
G ---|---|-x-|---|---|
D ---|---|-x-|---|---|
A -x-|---|---|---|---|
E -o-|---|---|---|---|
F#m
e ---|-x-|---|---|---|
B ---|-x-|---|---|---|
G ---|-x-|---|---|---|
D ---|---|---|-x-|---|
A ---|---|---|-x-|---|
E ---|-x-|---|---|---| G#m
4 fr.
e -x-|---|---|---|---|
B -x-|---|---|---|---|
G -x-|---|---|---|---|
D ---|---|-x-|---|---|
A ---|---|-x-|---|---|
E -x-|---|---|---|---|
(Intro)
E A E B
(1st Verse)
[Bouncy E A E B]
Albert's always sincere, he's a sensivitive type
His intentions are clear, he wanna be well-liked
Better think of nothing, all are we anything (???)
Better to be better than to be anything
A E A E B
And Albert's vision is blooming uncontrolled
A
All his wings are slowly sinking
(Chorus)
C#m B A E
And the world begins to disappear
C#m B A E
The worst things come from inside here
C#m B A E
And all the king's men reappear
F#m A
For an eggman, on and off the wall
A
Will never be together again
E A E B
(2nd Verse)
Einstein down on the beach staring into the sand
It's everything he believes in has been shattered
What you fear in the night in the day comes to call anyway-ay
We all get burned as:
(Bridge)
A E A E B
One more sun comes sliding down the sky
A
One more shadow leans against the wall
(Chorus)
G#m A G#m
Albert's waiting in the sun
A
On a field (?) American
G#m A B
For the cause of some inflated form of hit and run
(Solo)
(Bridge)
(Chorus)
G#m A G#m
Albert's fallen on the sun
A
Cracked his head wide open
(Chorus x 2)
(Ad lib outtro)
E A E B etc
No never be together again
No no never never never again, uh huh
What you fear in the night etc..
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