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Surfing With A Spoon by Midnight Oil
Surfing With A Spoon
Tuning: E A D G B E
First Solo (Harmonics, bend behind nut.)
e|------------------------------15---------15---------------------|
B|--------------15----------15-----------------15--------b--b-----|
G|-12-------12----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12------------7--------15------b---15--------------------------|
B|----12-----------7----------------------15----------------------|
G|-------12----------7--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------15---b----15---------------------|
B|--------------15-----------15----------------15---b---b---------|
G|-12--------12---------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Keyboard Solo]
Solo 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------2---2-3-2-3-5-5-3-5-5-3-5----7-5-7---8-7-8------|
G|-0-0h2----4-2-4---4---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--8--10--10--8--10/12--10--12--10-10--12-10--12--------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
This next part is a fast shredding, which is correct here, but you can play it differently.
e|------9-12-9--------------------9-12-9---------------12b14------|
B|-12b14------12b14r12-9-12-12b14--------12b14r12-9-12------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-17p14----14----(14)-17b19--17-14-12b14-------9-12-9------------|
B|-------17----17-------------------------12b14--------12b14------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---12-9-------9----9-12b13-9----9-------------------------------|
G|--------11b13---11-----------11---9b11---~~~~~~~~~--------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2h4-2--------------------2------2h4-2--------------------------|
D|-------4---2--------2--4----4--2-------4--2-------------2-------|
A|---------------2h4---------------------------------2--4---4--2--|
E|----------------------------------------------0--4--------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2h4--2-----------------2--------4--2-4-6-4-6--7-6-7--7/9--7-9--|
D|--------4--2------2--4-----4--2---------------------------------|
A|-------------2h4------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-/--12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Well you knew from the start
That a one way loving wouldn't last
You think I'm moving slowly girl
i tell you, you're moving way too fast
Working in the city from 9 to 5
Traffic on the highway gonna blow my mind
Surfing with a spoon all the rest of the time
Oh yeah, all the rest of time
You better find your way without me
'Cause I'm heading for the coast in june
Don't talk about me when I'm gone
You know I couldn't leave too soon
Working...
I'm back in town, you're still around
I guess I'll have to stay away
I'm going up north where the weather's fine
And I'm living it from day to day
Working...
| b Bend
| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
| r Release
| (n) Ghost note
| p Pull-off
| ~ Vibrato
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
e|---12-----12--------|---11-------11-----|---------9-----------|
B|------9-------9-----|------9--------9---|------10-----10------|
G|--------9-------9---|--------9--------9-|----9-----------9----|
D|------------------9-|-------------------|-11---------------11-|
A|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
E|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
e|----------------------|--------12-------|---11-------11-----|
B|----------------------|-----9-----9-----|------9--------9---|
G|-------9-------9------|-----9--------9--|--------9--------9-|etc..
D|----11------11-----11-|----9------------|-------------------|
A|-12------11------9----|-7---------------|-------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
intro repeats eight times until it finishes on chords E D C Bb
played like:
e|------------------------|
B|----9-9---7-7---5-5---3-|
G|----9-9---7-7---5-5---3-|
D|----9-9---7-7---5-5---3-|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
[Verse 1]
e|-----7---7---7---7---7---|
B|------8---8---8---8---8--|
G|-------9---9---9---9---9-|
D|-------------------------|
A|---10--------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Between lines is
this riff (Played by Bear):
e|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------|
D|------2---0------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-2-1-0-------------|
E|--0--------------|--------4-3-0------|
While this bass riff is played I think Martin plays harmonic slashes but it could be Jim on Keys
e|----12-----------|-------------------|
B|----12-----------|-------------------|
G|----12-----------|-------------------|
D|----12-----------|-------------------|
A|----12-----------|-------------------|
E|----12-----------|-------------------|
e|-----7-----------|-------------------|
B|-----7-----------|-------------------|
G|-----7-----------|-------------------|
D|-----7-----------|-------------------|
A|-----7-----------|-------------------|
E|-----7-----------|-------------------|
The chorus may be incorrect but it sounds alright
Em
Working in the city from nine to five
D G
Traffic on the highway gonna blow my mind
D C
Surfing with a spoon all the rest of the time
D Bm D(5th Fret) E(7th Fret)
Oh yeah, all the rest of the time
Post Chorus Fill (Bass riff played through 4 times while harmonics played on top)
e|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------|
D|------2---0------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-2-1-0-------------|
E|--0--------------|--------4-3-0------|
Martin (Harmonics):
e|----12-----------|-------------------|
B|----12-----------|-------------------|
G|----12-----------|-------------------|
D|----12-----------|-------------------|
A|----12-----------|-------------------|
E|----12-----------|-------------------|
e|-----7-----------|-------------------|
B|-----7-----------|-------------------|
G|-----7-----------|-------------------|
D|-----7-----------|-------------------|
A|-----7-----------|-------------------|
E|-----7-----------|-------------------|
e|-----5-----------|-------------------|
B|-----5-----------|-------------------|
G|-----5-----------|-------------------|
D|-----5-----------|-------------------|
A|-----5-----------|-------------------|
E|-----5-----------|-------------------|
e|-----7-----------|-------------------|
B|-----7-----------|-------------------|
G|-----7-----------|-------------------|
D|-----7-----------|-------------------|
A|-----7-----------|-------------------|
E|-----7-----------|-------------------|
[Verse 2]
e|-----7---7---7---7---7---|
B|------8---8---8---8---8--|
G|-------9---9---9---9---9-|
D|-------------------------|
A|---10--------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Bass Riff (Between Lines)
e|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------|
D|------2---0------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-2-1-0-------------|
E|--0--------------|--------4-3-0------|
Martin (Harmonics)
e|----12-----------|-------------------|
B|----12-----------|-------------------|
G|----12-----------|-------------------|
D|----12-----------|-------------------|
A|----12-----------|-------------------|
E|----12-----------|-------------------|
e|-----7-----------|-------------------|
B|-----7-----------|-------------------|
G|-----7-----------|-------------------|
D|-----7-----------|-------------------|
A|-----7-----------|-------------------|
E|-----7-----------|-------------------|
[Chorus 2]
Em
Working in the city from nine to five
D G
Traffic on the highway gonna blow my mind
D C
Surfing with a spoon all the rest of the time
D Bm D(5th Fret) E(7th Fret)
Oh yeah, all the rest of the time
The Bass riff is then played on guitar like this four times
e|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------|
D|------2---0------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-2-1-0----5-2------|
E|--0--------------|--------3----------|
First Guitar Solo is all Harmonics (b indicates bend behind nut)
e|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
B|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
G|--12-----------12--|--7------------7--|--5-----------5--|--7b~~~~~~~----|
D|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
A|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
e|--12---------------|--7---------------|------------------|
B|------12-----------|-----7------------|------------------|
G|----------12-------|--------7---------|--5b~~~-~~~5~--7--|
D|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
Then Martin plays harmonic slashes across the 12th, 7th, 5th and 9th
frets - I haven't worked in exactly what order!
Then we get to the "Merry Go Round" keyboard bit
Second Solo
e|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
B|-------------------|--------2---2-3-2-|-3/5-5-3-5---5-3-|-5------7-5-7--|
G|0-0h2--------------|--4-2-4---4-------|-----------------|---~~~~~~~-----|
D|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
A|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
e|-------------------|------------------|--------------12-|
B|-8-7-8----10-8-10--|-10-8-10/12--10-12|10-10-12-10-12b--|
G|-------------------|------------------|----~~~-~~~-~----| The next bit is some insane shredding I couldn't
D|-------------------|------------------|-----------------| figure out for the life of me.
A|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
After shredding it goes (x3)
e|-------------------|------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------|
G|--2h4-2------------|---------2--------|
D|--------4-2--------|-----2-4---4-2----|
A|-------------------|-2h4--------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|
Then (x1)
e|-------------------|------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------/13--|
G|-4-2-4-6-4-6-7-6-7-|-7/9-7-9----------|
D|-------------------|------------------|
A|-------------------|------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|
Then back to the last verse and chorus, and finishes on the E D C Bb
chords like in the intro.
Guitar Riff (x4)
e|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------|
D|------2---0------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-2-1-0----5-2------|
E|--0--------------|--------3----------|
[Verse 3]
e|-----7---7---7---7---7---|
B|------8---8---8---8---8--|
G|-------9---9---9---9---9-|
D|-------------------------|
A|---10--------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Bass Riff (Between Lines)
e|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------|
D|------2---0------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-2-1-0-------------|
E|--0--------------|--------4-3-0------|
Martin (Harmonics)
e|----12-----------|-------------------|
B|----12-----------|-------------------|
G|----12-----------|-------------------|
D|----12-----------|-------------------|
A|----12-----------|-------------------|
E|----12-----------|-------------------|
e|-----7-----------|-------------------|
B|-----7-----------|-------------------|
G|-----7-----------|-------------------|
D|-----7-----------|-------------------|
A|-----7-----------|-------------------|
E|-----7-----------|-------------------|
[Chorus 3]
Em
Working in the city from nine to five
D G
Traffic on the highway gonna blow my mind
D C
Surfing with a spoon all the rest of the time
D Bm D(5th Fret) E(7th Fret)
Oh yeah, all the rest of the time
Guitar Riff (x3)
e|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------|
D|------2---0------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-2-1-0----5-2------|
E|--0--------------|--------3----------|
Closing
e|------------------------|
B|----9-9---7-7---5-5---3-|
G|----9-9---7-7---5-5---3-|
D|----9-9---7-7---5-5---3-|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
Well you knew from the start
That a one way loving wouldn't last
You think I'm moving slowly girl
i tell you, you're moving way too fast
Working in the city from 9 to 5
Traffic on the highway gonna blow my mind
Surfing with a spoon all the rest of the time
Oh yeah, all the rest of time
You better find your way without me
'Cause I'm heading for the coast in june
Don't talk about me when I'm gone
You know I couldn't leave too soon
Working...
I'm back in town, you're still around
I guess I'll have to stay away
I'm going up north where the weather's fine
And I'm living it from day to day
Working...
| ~ Vibrato
| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| b Bend
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