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Head South by Modest Mouse
Head South
"Struck by being ashamed of your old space..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------||
B|------------------------------------------------------------------.||
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------||
D|---5-----------------------------5------------------------444--22-.||
A|-7---5--7---6-5-------2--------7---5--7---6-5---------2------------||
E|----------8-----8-/-3-------------------8------8-/-3---------------||
"And said, "Of what a drag!" Oh what a backwards scheme..."
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----h-h-h---------------------------------7---7-5-4---------------|
A|-7--9-7-9-7--------h-h-h----------2-------------------------------|
E|---------------8--10-8-10-8--/--3---------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------||
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------.||
G|------------------------------------------------------------------||
D|----h-h-h---------------------------------4---5-7----------------.||
A|-7--9-7-9-7--------h-h-h----------2-------------------------------||
E|---------------8--10-8-10-8--/--3---------------------------------||
* h -> hammer-on - keep first finger on the 7th fret, while tapping the 9th
fret with your third finger. Releasing the third finger will generate the
note back on the 7th fret, which is still held down by the first finger! (
This is for those of you who are unfamiliar with some guitar techniques -
hope you can visualize that one, if you're not confused with my description
:/ )
Chorus:
E (10th) C G
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9----\-----5-------4-------------------------------------------|
D|---9----\-----5-------5-------------------------------------------|
A|---7----\-----3-------5-------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
** The above is a simpler way to play the chorus. If you listen
carefully, you can hear the octave chords.
E C G
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9---11-\-9--11-\-9-----5---7-\-4--7-\-4----------------------------------|
D|-x---x----x--x----x-----x---x---x--x---x----------------------------------|
A|-7---9--\-7--9--\-7-----3---5-\-2--5-\-2----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Outro:
(if you can call it that)
F# D
e|--------------------||----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------.||----------------------------------------------|
G|---11------7--------||----------------------------------------------|
D|---x-------x-------.||----------------------------------------------|
A|---9-------5--------||----------------------------------------------|
E|----------(0)-------||----------------------------------------------|
^optional
Proper timing: Play F# for whole bar, then D in the other three:
** A whole bar, in common (4/4) time, has four beats per measure(bar).
F# | D | D | D | x2
B | D | E | D C B | x2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15-\-12---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--x----x---7-/-9---7---5-4----------------------------------------|
D|--12-\-9---x-------x---x-x----------------------------------------|
A|-----------5-/-7---5---3-2----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
This is a pretty hard song to play; the bottom may be a bit confusing but if you listen
the song you will get the feel of things
e|-----------------------------------------||--------------|------------------------------|
B|--12-/-15---12-/-15----12----------------||-------------.|------------------------------|
G|--x-----x---x-----x----x----9---7---5-4--||--9--7--5-4---|--9--7--5-\-4-/-5-\-4-/-5-\-4-|
D|--9--/-12---9--/-12----9----x---x---x-x--||--x--x--x-x--.|--x--x--x---x---x---x---x---x-|
A|----------------------------7---5---3-2--||--7--5--3-2---|--7--5--3-\-2-/-3-\-2-/-3-\-2-|
E|-----------------------------------------||--------------|------------------------------|
A surf rock man from the land of plenty
Surf rock mess with no surf but pine trees
Struck by being ashamed of your old space
Just wanting that mean heat
You bleached your hair
And you pawned your skis
And then you sold out for the
Shade of the palm tree scene
And said, "Of what a drag!
Oh what a backwards scheme,
'cause here things go from gray
To gray and back to gray again
And they get green and go to gray
And back to gray again"
So he said, " Head south!"
Struck by being ashamed of your old space
Just wanting that mean heat
You bleached your hair
And you pawned your skis
And then you sold out for the
Shape of the palm tree scene
Surrounded, cut off jeans
And cut off jeans and cut off
Jeans are what you mean
When you say, "Head south!"
------------------
version 2
INTRO--------------
/.5\ /.5\ /.5\ /.5\ /.5\ /.5\
e|----------------------------3--------------------|
B|--1-----1-----0-------------1-----1-----0--------|
G|--0-----2-----0-------------0-----2-----0--------|
D|--2-----3-----0-------------2-----3-----0--------|
A|--3-----3-----x-------------3-----3-----x--------|
E|--0-----------3-------------------------3--------| x2
--------------VERSE--------------
Guitar 1 and 2 riff:
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|----5-0-2---1-0---------|
A|--7-------3-----3---2---|
E|------------------3-----|
Guitar 2 sometimes plays this:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|----5-0-2---1-0------------------|
A|--7-------3-----3---2---9-9-7-7--|
E|------------------3--------------|
The last 3 times play this:
e|-------------------------------------|--
B|-------------------------------------|--
G|-------------------------------------|--
D|----5-0-2---1-0----------------------|--
A|--7-------3-----3---2/---12--12-10-9-|--
E|------------------3------------------|--
---------------------------------------|--
---------------------------------------|--
---------------------------------------|--
---5p0-0-------1-0---------------------|--
-7-------7p0-3-----3---2/---9---10-12\-|--
---------------------3-----------------|--
---------------------------------------|--
---------------------------------------|--
---------------------------------------|--
----5p0-0-2---1-0----------------------|--
--7---------3-----3---2/---12--12-10-9-|--
--------------------3------------------|--
--------------CHORUS--------------
e|---------------------------------------------------------|--
B|---------------------------------------------------------|--
G|--9--9--11--12-x-x-14--12--x-x-5--5--7--5--x-x-7--5--x-x-|--
D|--x--x--x---x--x-x-x---x---x-x-x--x--x--x--x-x-x--x--x-x-|--
A|--7--7--9---10-x-x-12--10--x-x-3--3--5--3--x-x-5--3--x-x-|--
E|---------------------------------------------------------|--
-----------------|-------------------|
-----------------|-------------------|
-----------------|-------------------|
-----------------|---------------x-x-|
-----------------|---------------x-x-|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-|
Variation (see chord marked with *):
*
e|---------------------------------------------------------|--
B|---------------------------------------------------------|--
G|--9--9--11--12-x-x-11--12--x-x-5--5--7--5--x-x-7--5--x-x-|--
D|--x--x--x---x--x-x-x---x---x-x-x--x--x--x--x-x-x--x--x-x-|--
A|--7--7--9---10-x-x-9---10--x-x-3--3--5--3--x-x-5--3--x-x-|--
E|---------------------------------------------------------|--
-----------------|-------------------|
-----------------|-------------------|
-----------------|-------------------|
-----------------|---------------x-x-|
-----------------|---------------x-x-|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-|
REPEAT-VERSE-AND-CHORUS
OUTRO
Riff 1:
guitar 1 jam with these 3 chords:
e|---------------------------|
B|-----------------3---------|
G|---11-----7------0---------|
D|---x------x------0---------|
A|---9------5------x---------|
E|-----------------3---------| x1
guitar 2 with these chords:
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|---9------5------5--------|
A|---x------x------x--------|
E|---7------3------3--------| x1
Riff 2:
guitar 1 same chords:
e|---------------------------|
B|-----------------3---------|
G|---11-----7------0---------|
D|---x------x------0---------|
A|---9------5------x---------|
E|-----------------3---------| x1
guitar 2 with these new chords:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|----------7------9-----7---|
D|---9------x------x-----x---|
A|---x------5------7-----5---|
E|---7-----------------------| x1
Riff 3:
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--16-----------------------------------|
D|--x--------12-----14-----12-----10-9---|
A|--14-------x------x------x------x--x---|
E|-----------10-----12-----10-----8--7---| x2
Riff 4:
e|--------------|-------------|-----------|--------------------|
B|--------------|-------------|-----------|--------------------|
G|--16----19----|-16----19----|-16--------|--------------------|
D|--x-----x-----|-x-----x-----|-x---------|--14----12----10-9--|
A|--14----17----|-14----17----|-14--------|--x-----x-----x--x--|
E|--------------|-------------|-----------|--12----10----8--7--| x2
Final Riff:
e|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-9--7--5--4--9--7--5--4-|-9--7--5--4--5--4--5--4--|
D|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
A|-7--5--3--2--7--5--3--2-|-7--5--3--2--3--2--3--2--|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|
A surf rock man from the land of plenty
Surf rock mess with no surf but pine trees
Struck by being ashamed of your old space
Just wanting that mean heat
You bleached your hair
And you pawned your skis
And then you sold out for the
Shade of the palm tree scene
And said, "Of what a drag!
Oh what a backwards scheme,
'cause here things go from gray
To gray and back to gray again
And they get green and go to gray
And back to gray again"
So he said, " Head south!"
Struck by being ashamed of your old space
Just wanting that mean heat
You bleached your hair
And you pawned your skis
And then you sold out for the
Shape of the palm tree scene
Surrounded, cut off jeans
And cut off jeans and cut off
Jeans are what you mean
When you say, "Head south!"
------------------
version 3
These are the three main parts to the song (not including the minor little riffs in the
and end of the song) Figure out exact timing for yourself.
e|--7--------3--------3-------------------------|
B|--8--------4--------3-------------------------|
G|--9--------5--------4-------------------------|
D|--9--------5--------5-------------------------|
A|--7--------3--------5-------------------------|
E|--7--------4--------3-------------------------| x4
A..surf...rock....bah-hand...from...the land of plen-teeeey. (Bend guitar neck when played)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---5-0----1-0------------------------------|
A|--7---7-/3---3---2-------------------------|
E|---------------3---------------------------|
Stuck by being ashamed of your old space....x7
e|---x-x-/x/x--/x--x--x-/x-----x--x--x-/-x--/x-/--x--x--x-/x---x-x-x-x-x-|
B|---x-x-/x/x--/x--x--x-/x-----x--x--x-/-x--/x-/--x--x--x-/x---x-x-x-x-x-|
G|---9-9-/11/12/11-11-11/12----x--x--x-/-x--/x-/--x--x--x-/x---4-4-4-4-4-|
D|---x-x-/x/x--/x--x--x-/x-----10-10-10/-12-/13/--12-12-12/13--x-x-x-x-x-|
A|---7-7-/9/10-/9--9--9-/9-----x--x--x-/-x--/x-/--x--x--x-/x---3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---x-x-/x/-x--/x--x-x-/x-----8--8--8-/-10-/11/--10-10-10/10--x-x-x-x-x-|
Head south! Head south! (x's are muted) (frets of muted chords are realtive to the
numbed fret in the chord itself {the one that your finger would be laid across}
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|----3--------------------------------------|
D|-0-0---------------------------------------|
A|--2----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------| x figure it out
You slide to this after all of the muted chords when he is yelling "head south!", then
the chords again however many times.
A surf rock man from the land of plenty
Surf rock mess with no surf but pine trees
Struck by being ashamed of your old space
Just wanting that mean heat
You bleached your hair
And you pawned your skis
And then you sold out for the
Shade of the palm tree scene
And said, "Of what a drag!
Oh what a backwards scheme,
'cause here things go from gray
To gray and back to gray again
And they get green and go to gray
And back to gray again"
So he said, " Head south!"
Struck by being ashamed of your old space
Just wanting that mean heat
You bleached your hair
And you pawned your skis
And then you sold out for the
Shape of the palm tree scene
Surrounded, cut off jeans
And cut off jeans and cut off
Jeans are what you mean
When you say, "Head south!"
------------------
version 4
[Intro] "A surf...rock...band..."
(Only Isaac Brock here. You pretty much need a whammy bar for this part. If your guitar
has a bolt on neck then you can bow the neck back and forth by either pushing forward on
the headstock and body or back on both to sort of simulate the effect).
(let g and b strings ring through last chord)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0N/\N~--------0N/\N~-------(0)N~~-------------------|
G|----0N/\N~--------0N/\N~-------(0)N~~-------------------| (x4)
D|----x-------------x-------------x-----------------------|
A|----7N/\N~--------3N/\N~--------2N~~--------------------|
E|--------------------------------3N~~--------------------|
[Verse 1A]
"Stop being ashamed of your old space..."
Isaac Brock:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------| (x4)
D|-----5--0--------1--0---------------|
A|--7--------7--3--------3-----2------|
E|--------------------------3---------|
Steve Wold: (only play on 2nd and 4th repetitions of Isaac's main riff)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--+7-+7-+7-+7--7--4--4--4--2--4------------------| (x2)
D|----------------------------------0-h4--4--2--2--|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1B]
"Oh what a drag..."
Isaac Brock:
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5p0-5p0-------1--0-------------7b---7--5--4--|
A|--7----------7--3--------3-----2------------------|
E|----------------------------3---------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5p0-5p0-------1--0-------------4b---5--7----|
A|--7----------7--3--------3-----2-----------------|
E|----------------------------3--------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5p0-5p0-------1--0-------------7b---7--5--4--|
A|--7----------7--3--------3-----2------------------|
E|----------------------------3---------------------|
Steve Wold: (Steve occasionally plays an open b string here)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0------------------------|
G|-----4p0-4p0--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------1--0-------------7b---7--5--4--|
A|--7-------------3--------------2------------------|
E|----------------------------3---------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--+7-+7-+7-+7--7--4--4--4--2--4------------------|
D|----------------------------------0-h4--4--2--2--|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0------------------------|
G|-----4p0-4p0--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------1--0-------------7b---7--5--4--|
A|--7-------------3--------------2------------------|
E|----------------------------3---------------------|
[Chorus]
"Head south, head south..."
Both guitars play: (there is some variation here throughout)
(let open strings ring here)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--8--7--8----7--8--0-0-0--0--3--4----3--4--0--|
G|--0--0--0--0----0--0--0-0-0--0--0--3----0--3--0--|
D|--x--x--x--x----x--x--x-x-x--x--x--x----x--x--0--|
A|--7--7--7--7----7--7--x-x-3--3--3--3----3--3--x--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Then just Isaac: (x4)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-(0)----------------------------------------------|
G|-(0)----------------------------------------------|
D|-(0)----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3~~3~~3~~3~~3~~3~~3~~3~~3~~3~~3~~3~~3~~3~~3~~3--|
[Verse 2A]
"Struck by being ashamed of your old space..."
Isaac Brock:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------| (x4)
D|-----5--0--------1--0---------------|
A|--7--------7--3--------3-----2------|
E|--------------------------3---------|
Steve Wold:
(during the second repetition of Isaac's riff)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--4--4--4--2--------4-----------|
D|--------------------------------0-h4--4--2--2--|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
(during the fourth repetition of Isaac's riff)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--4--4--4--2--4------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2B]
"Then you sold out for the shade of the palm tree scene..."
Isaac Brock:
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5p0-5p0-------1p0-1p0------------7b---7--5--4--|
A|--7----------7--3----------3-----2------------------|
E|------------------------------3---------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5p0-5p0-------1p0-1p0------------4b---5--7----|
A|--7----------7--3----------3-----2-----------------|
E|------------------------------3--------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5p0-5p0-------1p0-1p0------------7b---7--5--4--|
A|--7----------7--3----------3-----2------------------|
E|------------------------------3---------------------|
Steve Wold: (Steve occasionally plays an open b string here)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5p0-5p0-------1p0-1p0------------7b---7--5--4--|
A|--7----------7--3----------3-----2------------------|
E|------------------------------3---------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--4--4--4--2-------4--------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------0-------------0------------------------|
G|-----4p0 4p0----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------1p0-1p0------------7b---7--5--4--|
A|--7-------------3----------------2------------------|
E|------------------------------3---------------------|
[Chorus 2]
Both Guitars: (slightly more intense/percussive than before)
(let open strings ring here)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--8--7--8-x-x-7--8--0-0-0--0--3--4-0-0-3--4--0--|
G|--0--0--0--0-x-x-0--0--0-0-0--0--0--3-0-0-0--3--0--|
D|--x--x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x-x--x--0--|
A|--7--7--7--7-----7--7--x-x-3--3--3--3-----3--3--x--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Then just Isaac: (x4)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-(0)----------------------------------------------|
G|-(0)----------------------------------------------|
D|-(0)----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--3~~3~~3~~3~~3~~3~~3~~3~~3~~3~~3~~3~~3~~3~~3~~3--|
[Outro Jam]
I can hear some quiet texture from Steve here, but this is pretty much all Isaac
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-0-0-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-x-x(0)-|
G|--x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-x-2-0--|
D|--9--9-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x(0)-|
A|--x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-x-x-x--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|--3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-x-x-|
B|--3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-0-0-|
G|--0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-|
D|--2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-x-x-|
A|--x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-0-0-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-0-0-|
G|--x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-|
D|--9--9-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-|
A|--x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-x-x-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-x-15-x-|
G|--0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-x-x--x-|
D|--2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-x-12-x-|
A|--x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x--x-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
(Rhythm is essentially the same here, don't let double digit tabs confuse you)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--16--x-x---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--x---x-x-16--16-16--16-16--16-16-x-x-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-x-x-|
D|--13--x-x-x---x--x---x--x---x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-|
A|--x---x-x-14--14-14--14-14--14-14-x-x-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-x-x-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--9-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-x-x-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--5--4--|
D|--x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x--x--x--|
A|--7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-x-x-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--3--2--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--16--16-16-16--16-16--16-16--16-16-x-x-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-x-x-|
D|--x---x--x--x---x--x---x--x---x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-|
A|--14--14-14-14--14-14--14-14--14-14-x-x-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-x-x-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9---9-9-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-x-x-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7--5--4--|
D|-(10)-x-x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x(8)-x-x-x--x-x--x-x--x--x--|
A|--7---7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-x-x-5--5-5-5--5-5--5-5--3--2--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
(good vibrato can do the trick here if you don't have a whammy bar)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--16--16-16-16--16-16--16-16--19N\/19N~16--16-16-16--16-16--16-16--19N\/19N~|
D|--x---x--x--x---x--x---x--x---x----x---x---x--x--x---x--x---x--x---x----x---|
A|--14--14-14-14--14-14--14-14--17N\/17N~14--14-14-14--14-14--14-14--17N\/17N~|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--16--16-16-16--16-16--16-16--16-16-x-x-9--9-9-9--9-7--7-7--5--4--|
D|--x---x--x--x---x--x---x--x---x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x--x--x--|
A|--14--14-14-14--14-14--14-14--14-14-x-x-7--7-7-7--7-5--5-5--3--2--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
(some manic sounding bends here)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--16b-16-16-16b-16-16b-16-16--19N\/19N~16b-16-16-16b-16-16b-16-16--19N\/19N~|
D|--x---x--x--x---x--x---x--x---x----x---x---x--x--x---x--x---x--x---x----x---|
A|--14b-14-14-14b-14-14b-14-14--17N\/17N~14b-14-14-14b-14-14b-14-14--17N\/17N~|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--16b-16-16-16b-16-16b-16-16b-16-16-x-x-9--9-9-9--9-7--7-7--5--4--|
D|--x---x--x--x---x--x---x--x---x--x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x--x-x--x--x--|
A|--14b-14-14-14b-14-14b-14-14b-14-14-x-x-7--7-7-7--7-5--5-5--3--2--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
At this part, Isaac plays more and more wrong notes as the song goes on (I think its on
purpose). Instead of going through hell to try and tab out each specific mistake I'm going
to tell you this: play like mad and remember to let yourself accidentally play a fret lower
than you meant to every now and then.
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--7--5--4--9--7--5--4--9--7--5--4--5--4--5--4--| (x2)
D|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
A|--7--5--3--2--7--5--3--2--7--5--3--2--3--2--3--2--|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-x-7-x-5-x-4-x-9-x-7-x-5-x-4-x-9-x-7-x-5-x-4-x-5-x-4-x-5-x-4-x-|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|--7-x-5-x-3-x-2-x-7-x-5-x-3-x-2-x-7-x-5-x-3-x-2-x-3-x-2-x-3-x-2-x-|
E|---(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)|
(I think Isaac gets lost here)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------x-x|
G|--9-x-7-x-5-x-4-x-5-x-4-x-5-x-4-x-5-x-4-x-5-x-4-x-(5)b---5---x-x|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-----x---x-x|
A|--7-x-5-x-3-x-2-x-3-x-2-x-3-x-2-x-3-x-2-x-3-x-2-x-(3)b---3---x-x|
E|---(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-------0---x-x|
Really sloppy sliding and tremolo picking here--remember to play some notes wrong
(also note to play twice as fast as my notation might make you think)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9\7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5\4-4-4-x-9-9-9-9\7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5\4-4-4-x-|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|--7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3\2-2-2-x-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3\2-2-2-x-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
(x3)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9\7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5\4-4-4-x-5-5-5-5\4-4-4-4\5-5-5-5\4-4-4-x-|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|--7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3\2-2-2-x-3-3-3-3\3-3-3-3\3-3-3-3\2-2-2-x-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9\7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5\4-4-4-x-9-9-9-9\7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5\4-4-4-x-|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|--7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3\2-2-2-x-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3\2-2-2-x-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9\7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5\4-4-4-x-5---4---5---4---|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x---x---x---|
A|--7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3\2-2-2-x-3---2---3---2---|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
(slow down)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--5---4---5---4---5~-----4b----r--------|
D|--x---x---x---x---x------x--------------|
A|--3---2---3---2---3~-----2b----r--------|
E|----------------------------------------|
[END]
A surf rock man from the land of plenty
Surf rock mess with no surf but pine trees
Struck by being ashamed of your old space
Just wanting that mean heat
You bleached your hair
And you pawned your skis
And then you sold out for the
Shade of the palm tree scene
And said, "Of what a drag!
Oh what a backwards scheme,
'cause here things go from gray
To gray and back to gray again
And they get green and go to gray
And back to gray again"
So he said, " Head south!"
Struck by being ashamed of your old space
Just wanting that mean heat
You bleached your hair
And you pawned your skis
And then you sold out for the
Shape of the palm tree scene
Surrounded, cut off jeans
And cut off jeans and cut off
Jeans are what you mean
When you say, "Head south!"
| N~~ flutter tremolo
| N/ tremolo pitch up
| N\ tremolo pitch down (note that an additional / or \ means return to original pitch)
|( ) ghost note
| + harmonic
| * pinch harmonic
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
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