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Bull Black Nova by Wilco
Bull Black Nova
Tuning: CGCGCD
Cmadd2 003530
Cadd2 004540
C xx(12)x(12)x
Cm xx(12)x(12)(13)
C II xx(12)x(12)(14)
Gm x02320
Fsus2 555555
Dmadd2 225222
Emadd2 447444
intro
Cmadd2 Cadd2 x2
C
It's in my hair, it's on my clothes
C
It's in the river, over the road
Cm C
It's shining down, my angry star
Cm Gm
Hanging off the hood of my car
Fsus2
Not going far, not going far
riff 1
e|-0--0--0-0-0-|
D|-0--0--0-0-0-|
A|-9--9--3-5-5-|
D|-10-10-2-5-4-|
A|-0--0--0-0-0-|
D|-0--0--0-0-0-|
or
E|-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-3-3-3-5-5-|
D|-4-4-2-5-4-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-|
Cm C II
It's coming down, they're coming up the shoulders
Cm C II
What have they found? I wonder if they'd know
Cm C II Cm C II
I'm in a bull black Chevy Nova, silhouetted by the setting sun
Gm Fsus2
This can't be undone, this can't be undone
riff 1 x2
Dmadd2 Emadd2 Dmadd2
riff 2
e|---------------------|
D|---0-2-4-0-----0-----|
A|---0-0-0---0-4-------|
D|---0-0-0---------4-7-|
A|-0-------------------|
D|-0-------------------|
Dmadd2 Emadd2 Dmadd2
riff 3
e|-----------------------5-|
D|---0-2-4-------8-------5-|
A|---0-0-0-----7-------3---|
D|---0-0-0---5-------3-----|
A|-0-------5-------3-------|
D|-0-------5-------3-------|
D
C
If I Gm the one, blood on the sofa
C
Blood in the sink, blood in the trunk
Cm
High at the wheel of a bull black Nova
Cm
And I'm sorry as a setting sun
Gm Fsus2
This can't be undone, can't be outrun
riff 1 x2
Cm
C
It's in my hair, there's blood in the sink
C
I can't calm down, I can't think
Cm
I keep calling, there's blood in the trunk
Cm
I can't calm down, I freak out, black out
C
| / 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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version 2
Intro
Guitar 1 repeats this until the verse:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 does something like this:
e|----------------0------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1-----------1------------------------------------------------------|
G|------3---------0------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-------------2------------------------------------------------------|
A|3---------------3------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
Guitar 1 (throughout verse)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11------------------------|
G|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------------------------|x4
D|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
G|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|x2
D|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
This is tricky, but these chords sound alright (listen for the timing)
G F G F A G
e|3------1----------3-3-3-1-5-3------------------------------------------|
B|3------1----------3-3-3-1-5-3------------------------------------------|
G|4------2----------4-4-4-2-6-4------------------------------------------|
D|5------3----------5-5-5-3-7-5------------------------------------------|
A|5------3----------5-5-5-3-7-5------------------------------------------|
E|3------1----------3-3-3-1-5-3------------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
Guitar 1- varies a little throughout the verse, but is based on this:
C
e|--------------0------------------------1-------0-----------------------|
B|--------1-------1----------------1---------1-------1-------------------|
G|----0-----0-------0----------0-----0---------0-------0-----------------|
D|--2------------------------2---------2---------------------------------|
A|3------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2- same as verse 1
Chorus x2
Bridge/lead- I have no idea what Cline and Tweedy are doing here, either
improvise or figure it out for yourself
Interlude- this is the part right after the bridge where the keyboard and
guitars go back and forth (timing isn't exact)
Guitar 1:
e|20-20-------20-20------------20-20-------------20-20-----------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|17-17-------17-17------------17-17-------------17-17-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------16-16------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------17-17--------------17-17------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------15-15--------------15-15------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitars 1 and 2 keep playing these octaves of C, while guitar 3 comes in
with that crazy metallic scratching sound (strumming behind the bridge on a
Fender Jazzmaster while muting the strings)
Verse 3:
Transitions from the interlude to the same arrangement as verse 2, except
that guitar 1 plays an octave higher (x15x17xx instead of x3x5xx).
Chorus (again, the weird metallic sound is either Cline or Tweedy playing
behind the bridge)
After that everyone just goes crazy, it sounds like guitar 1 keeps playing
the same octave but just faster while guitar 2 launches into a lead using a
diatonic pitch effect... guitar 3 plays a very deep, fuzzed-out riff in the
background (might actually be a baritone guitar). Then it goes back to the
verse arrangement for a while, then back to chaos.
| / 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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