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Set Us Free by J Mascis + The Fog
Set Us Free
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 9th fret
Due to the way the guitar parts seem to have been recorded with like 2-3 overdubs and/or
certain effects, i've changed the tab so it's more like how it's played live (with one
guitar). That way the switches between the rhythm and the lead parts/small fills won't
seem so painfully obvious when you're playing along.
(Edit a few years later after tabbing this - turns out, the palm mutes aren't palm mutes! J himself has
said he just flat out didn't know how to do them until ~2010, and said he'd just been doing
fretting hand mutes all his life. So... I don't know, ignore the palm mutes and make them left hand
mutes if you strive for total accuracy. I still think they were intended as, and sound better, as palm mutes.)
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==intro/chorus
E|--------------------------------3---0-----------|
B|--0~----0h1p0-----0-----0~------0---3---3-------|
G|--0~----------0h2---0---0~------0---0---2b-r-0--| x2
D|--0~--------------------2~------2---2-----------|
A|--2~--------------------3~----------------------|
E|--3~--------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------3--0---------|
B|--0--------0-1-0-----0----0---0-0---0--3--3------|
G|--0---0-0--------0h2---0--0---0-0---0--0--2b-r-0-|
D|--0---0-0-----------------2---2-2----------------|
A|--2---2-2-----------------3---3-3----------------|
E|--3---3-3----------------------------------------|
==verse
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3--3--3--3---1--1--1-1---3--0--3/5--0--3p0-|
G|-0----------0---2--2--2--2-0-0--0--0-0---0--0--------------|
D|-2--2-------2-0-0--0--0--0-0-2--2--2-2---2-----------------|
A|-2--2--2-2--2-0-0--0--0--0---3--3--3-3---3-----------------|
E|-0--0--0-0--0----------------------------------------------|
( PM )
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3--3--3--3---1--1--1-1------------3--------|
G|-0----------0---2--2--2--2-0-0--0--0-0--2h4-2-0---2b-2-0---|
D|-2--2-------2-0-0--0--0--0-0-2--2--2-2----------2--------2-|
A|-2--2--2-2--2-0-0--0--0--0---3--3--3-3---------------------|
E|-0--0--0-0--0----------------------------------------------|
( PM )
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3--3--3--3---1--1--1-1---3--0--3/5--0--3p0-|
G|-0----------0---2--2--2--2-0-0--0--0-0---0--0--------------| (yeah, same as first line)
D|-2--2-------2-0-0--0--0--0-0-2--2--2-2---2-----------------|
A|-2--2--2-2--2-0-0--0--0--0---3--3--3-3---------------------|
E|-0--0--0-0--0----------------------------------------------|
( PM )
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3--3--3--3---1--1--1-1---1--1-1--1-1-1-1--|
G|-0----------0---2--2--2--2-0-0--0--0-0---0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
D|-2--2-------2-0-0--0--0--0-0-2--2--2-2---2--2-2--2-2-2-2--|
A|-2--2--2-2--2-0-0--0--0--0---3--3--3-3---3--3-3--3-3-3-3--|
E|-0--0--0-0--0---------------------------------------------|
( PM )
==bridge
| on a side note, the bass parts in this bit are really cool, J's bass parts are
| really underrated. even under the solo he's doing all these neat fills.
E|--3--3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
B|--3--3-3-3---3--3--3-3-3-3---1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1-0-0-0--|
G|--0--0-0-0---4--4--4-4-4-4-0-0--0--0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--|
D|--0--0-0-0---4--4--4-4-4-4-0-2--2--2-2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2--|
A|--2--2-2-2---2--2--2-2-2-2---3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3--|
E|--3--3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
==solo (2:37-3:08)
|
|not relative to capo - actual fret numbers used. 0s (open strings) are technically the 9th
|fret since the capo is there, but i find it easier to read it as an open string since your
|left hand doesn't need to fret the note.
|
|2:37
E|--17b-r~--16----14-16-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------17-------17b-r--14-17-14h17p14h17(repeat lots)--17-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------16b-r-16-14-16-13-14/16~---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|2:45
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------17----------------------------------------0-12p0--------------|
G|-16-14-13-14-13-14/16~--16b-16-14-16-13-14--13-14-13\0--0-11--11b--------11p0--0-11-0-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|2:52 - there's a part here that goes below the capo (the solo was recorded without one), so
| i'll put that part in [brackets] and tab it an octave up above it so the same notes are
| playable with the capo.
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----12--12-------------------------------------------------------------------------------12/14-|
G|-11b----11b-11--0h11p0---------------------------------------------------0-11/13-11-0-13-------|
D|----------------------h11-13-0---------------------------------------0h11---------------[9h11]-|
A|--------------------------------11-14-11-12-11-12-12/14~--12-11----------[7-9/11-9-7-11]-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------12---[7h9]---------------------|
|
|2:58
E|------------------19---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-16-16~--16~---16----16--16-h17p16-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------16--16h18brp16----16-16--\14-14b-14-13--0-13-0--0h11p0------|
D|-------------------------------------------------h18---------------------------------------16b~|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
==bridge, part 2
E|--3--3---3-3--------------------| |--0-0------------| the fill at the end can also be
B|--3--3---3-3--0-----------------| |------0-0--------| played like this, an octave up
G|--0--0---0-0--0-----------------| x2 |----------3-3-0--| (same way it's played live)
D|--0--0---0-0--2--2-2------------| |-----------------|
A|--2--2---2-2--2------2-2-1-1-2--| |-----------------|
E|--3--3---3-3--0-----------------| |-----------------|
E|-0--0--0-0------------------------------|
B|-1--1--1-1--3--x-x-3--x-x-3--x-x-3--x-x-|
G|-0--0--0-0--2--x-x-2--x-x-2--x-x-2--x-x-| x2
D|-2--2--2-2--0--x-x-0--x-x-0--x-x-0--x-x-|
A|-3--3--3-3------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
repeat, then head to chorus rhythm
==outro riff/solo (4:08)
not relative to capo - fret numbers used
E|--11-12-14-11------11--------------------------------| |------------------|
B|----------------12----12~~---------------------------| repeat, till ending: |------------------|
G|-----------------------------13-14-16-14-----13------| |-13-14-16-16b--r~-|
D|------------------------------------------14----14~--| |------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------| |------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------| |------------------|
if you're playing the song yourself though, i recommend ending it like this, combining both the
rhythm and lead parts: (relative to capo)
E|---------------|
B|-0-1-3b---3~---|
G|----------0----|
D|----------0----|
A|----------2----|
E|----------3----|
(I've) traced my life right (and) I'm still down
Than I've heard your sound
Went around still all around
(I've) Got ain't good, I'm goin' down
Get some painful sound
Life is so rough just fill around
Set us free this time
Set us free this time
What's the different until the maze
Thank for all my race
Crank the fire on the stage
Have enough (of) me it's such a waste
(Still) crample weirdful way
Help me keep your measure stage
And it all
Comes together now
All your story
On your own, (the) path you run
Become in peaces now
You've got no choice
You have come and I'm just gone
Time to focus on the world
You've got to go in to it
It ain't easy we don't do it
But it's all became to do
It's been down in front of you
'Cause you know the truth is vague
And you're wastin' time hangin' around in town
Set us free this time
Set us free this time
|p - pull-off
|h - hammer-on
|/ - slide up (\ = down)
|b - bend; release bend before next note, unless...
|r - release bend after holding it for a little
|~ - vibrato (if used on chords, use the tremelo)
|x - muted string strum
|PM - palm mute
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version 2
Tuning: EADGBe (capo on 4th fret)
J plays this with a capo on the 9th fret, however most people wouldn't desire
their guitars to sound like a muted bass, so in this tab we're gonna make
believe J actually has some sense and places his capo on the 4th fret instead.
-----------------------------------intro/chorus--------------------------------
(relative to capo)
e|-0~~~~~~~0h1p0-----0-----0~~~~~~~8-------------0~~~~~~~--------------------|
B|-1~~~~~~~------3-----1---1~~~~~~~----8---------1~~~~~~~--------------------|
G|-0~~~~~~~----------------2~~~~~~~--------7brb0-0~~~~~~~---- repeat --------|
D|-2~~~~~~~----------------3~~~~~~~--------------2~~~~~~~--------------------|
A|-3~~~~~~~----------------3~~~~~~~--------------3~~~~~~~--------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
you can ram down the tremolo bar to get the vibe on, though any sufficiently
sustaining distortion will do the trick
----------------------------------------verse----------------------------------
(relative to capo)
e|---------------3---3-3---0---0---0-0---------------------------------------|
B|---------------3---3-3-x-1---1---1-1-8-------10----------------------------|
G|-2---2-2-2-2-2-0---0-0-x-2---2---2-2-----9-------9---0-2---2-2-2-2-2-------|
D|-2---2-2-2-2-2-0---0-0-x-3---3---3-3-------------------2---2-2-2-2-2-------|
A|-0---0-0-0-0-0-2---2-2-x-3---3---3-3-------------------0---0-0-0-0-0-------|
E|---------------3---3-3-----------------------------------------------------|
[PM-------] [PM-------]
e|-3---3-3---0---0---0-0---0-0---0-------------------------------------------|
B|-3---3-3-x-1---1---1-1---1-1---1-x-----------------------------------------|
G|-0---0-0-x-2---2---2-2---2-2---2-x-2---2-2-2-2-2-- repeat -----------------|
D|-0---0-0-x-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-x-2---2-2-2-2-2---------------------------|
A|-2---2-2-x-3---3---3-3---3-3---3-x-0---0-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
E|-3---3-3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[PM-------]
------------------------------------bridge-------------------------------------
(relative to capo)
e|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0---0---------------------------------|
B|-1---1---0---0---1---1---1-1---1-1---1---1---------------------------------|
G|-0---0---0---0---2---2---2-2---2-2---2---0-- repeat -----------------------|
D|-2---2---2---2---3---3---3-3---3-3---3---2---------------------------------|
A|-3---3---2---2---3---3---3-3---3-3---3---3---------------------------------|
E|---------0---0-------------------------------------------------------------|
[[if you want to learn the solo you should check out pete-c's tab]]
e|-0---0---0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1---1---1-1-1-----1010----------------------------------------------------|
G|-0---0---0-0-0-2-------9-9-9-9----------- repeat once ---------------------|
D|-2---2---2-2-2-2--- use the tremolo ---------------------------------------|
A|-3---3---3-3-3-0--- bar to down-bend --------------------------------------|
E|---------------------- the notes ------------------------------------------|
e|-0---0---0-0---3-------3-------3-------3-----------------------------------|
B|-1---1---1-1-x-3---x-x-3---x-x-3---x-x-3-----------------------------------|
G|-2---2---2-2-x-0---x-x-0---x-x-0---x-x-0--- repeat once then back to top --|
D|-3---3---3-3-x-0---x-x-0---x-x-0---x-x-0-----------------------------------|
A|-3---3---3-3-x-2---x-x-2---x-x-2---x-x-2-----------------------------------|
E|---------------3-------3-------3-------3-----------------------------------|
play the chorus another couple of times
(I've) traced my life right (and) I'm still down
Than I've heard your sound
Went around still all around
(I've) Got ain't good, I'm goin' down
Get some painful sound
Life is so rough just fill around
Set us free this time
Set us free this time
What's the different until the maze
Thank for all my race
Crank the fire on the stage
Have enough (of) me it's such a waste
(Still) crample weirdful way
Help me keep your measure stage
And it all
Comes together now
All your story
On your own, (the) path you run
Become in peaces now
You've got no choice
You have come and I'm just gone
Time to focus on the world
You've got to go in to it
It ain't easy we don't do it
But it's all became to do
It's been down in front of you
'Cause you know the truth is vague
And you're wastin' time hangin' around in town
Set us free this time
Set us free this time
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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