Subject: a/afghan_whigs/gentlemen_album.tab
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 13:27:28 -0400
From: Cooperacion Tecnica Sueca
GENTLEMEN - The Album
---------
By
AFGHAN WHIGS
(Elektra/Sub Pop #61501-2)
Compiled by Manuel Zanzi (ubvchile@reuna.cl)
Contains(*=with basslines):
If I were Going *
Gentlemen
Be sweet *
Debonair *
When we two parted *
Fountain and Fairfax
What jail is like
My Curse
Now you know
I keep coming back *
Credits goes to:
Lee Bochicchio (u2lb@csc.liv.ac.uk) for be sweet guitar transcriptions
Michael J. Mann
Brian Ebbitt (sten@ix.netcom.com) for Now you know intro
The rest Transcribed by Manuel Zanzi(ubvchile@reuna.cl)(I worked like hell
so a little feedback is welcome, corrections too of course)
IF I WERE GOING
---------------
Riff1:
Guitar:
e--------------------------------------------------
B------8----8--8--8--8--8--8---7---7-7---3---3-3---
G------9h11-11-11-11-11-11-9---6---6-6---0---0-0---
D--------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------
E--0-----------------------------------------------
Bass:
G----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------
A--7------------------------(9or10or12)--(9or10or12)-
E----(let ring)--------------------------------------
Riff2:
Guitar:
e-------------------------------------------------------
B--8/10-10-10-10-10-88888-8---8/10-10-10-10-10-8888-8---
G--7/9--9--9--9--9--99999-7---7/9--9--9--9--9--9999-7---
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
Bass:
G--------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------
A-/10----------------------------(7or12)-----------------
E-----(let ring)-----------------------------------------
Riff3:
Guitar:
e---------------------------
B----8----8--8--8--8--8--8--
G----9h11-11-11-11-11-11-9--
D---------------------------
A---------------------------
E-0-------------------------
Bass:
G---------------------------
D---------------------------
A--------------------------
E-0------------------------
Riff1x15
Riff2x4
Riff3x4
Riff1x4
Riff2x4
Riff3x4(fade out)
GENTLEMEN
---------
Riff1:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-4-4-4-/9-9-9-9--4-4-4-/7-7-7-/12---4--4-4-/9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--/12-/14
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-2-2-2-/7-7-7-7--2-2-2-/5-5-5-/10---2--2-2-/7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--/10-/12
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Continued...
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-4-4-4-/9-9-9-9--4-4-4-/7-7-7-/12---4--4-4-/9-9-9-9--7-5-4-b-4-4----
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-2-2-2-/7-7-7-7--2-2-2-/5-5-5-/10---2--2-2-/7-7-7-7--5-3-2-b-2-2----
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff2:
B C B A G
-7-7-7---7---7-8-7-7-
-----------------------------------7------5------------
-----------------------------------7------5------------
(7-7-7---7---7-8-7-7)--------------5------3----5-3---5-
Bass plays this
Riff3:
-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------
----9b-b-b-------------------------
-----------------------------------
----7b-b-b------2---5----2----5----
Riff4:
-------------
-------------
----9b-b-b---
-------------
----7b-b-b---
-0-----------
Riff 1 x1
Riff 2 x2
Riff 1 x1
Riff 2 x4
Riff 1 x1
Riff 3 x3
Riff 4 x2
Riff 2 x2 (with guitar solo)
Riff 2 x4
Riff 3 x7
Riff 4 x3
BE SWEET
--------
Intro/Verse
(repeat x4, on 4th time add extra note)
e|-----------------------------------------|---------------
B|-----------------------------------------|---------------
G|---10--10-----9---9----------------------|---------------
D|---12--12----10--10-----7---------7------|--8------------
A|---------------------------8---------8---|---------------
E|-------------------------------6---------|---------------
Ladies, let me tell you...
The solo is played on the e,B,G strings at around about the 12th fret down
to the 9th? It's a bit haphazard, and difficult to follow, but using the
following fingering you should be able to come up with something similar...
E A D G B e
-----------
1 1 1 9th fr.
-----------
2 -| lift/press these fingers at
----------- | the appropriate points to get
3 -|------------- a reasonable version of the solo.
----------- | a little futher into the solo, slide
4 -| about 4 frets up un the neck (12) - I think!
----------- If anyone has a more accurate tab than this,
let me know!
-----------
The song proceeds verse/chorus etc.
Bridge/Whatever You Call It
(play twice) (let ring)
e|--1--1--1----0--0--0----0------------------
B|--1--1--1----1--1--1----3------------------ Back into verse...
G|--2--2--2----2--2--2----2------------------
D|--3--3--3----2--2--2-----------------------
A|--3--3--3----0--0--0-----------------------
E|--1--1--1----------------------------------
The end part (best bit IMHO) is :
(strum pretty loosely - listen to the record, you'll get the idea)
e|-------------1--1--1------5--5--5-------8---8---8-----------
B|-------------1--1--1------5--5--5-------8---8---8-----------
G|-------------2--2--2------6--6--6-------9---9---9-----------
D|-------------3--3--3------7--7--7-------10--10--10----------
A|-------------3--3--3------7--7--7-------10--10--10----------
E|-------------1--1--1------5--5--5-------8---8---8-----------
...you be sweet, be sweet, be sweet...
Bass riffs:
Verse
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------7-8-------7-8-(7)---------------
A--5---5----3----3-----------(8)------------------------
E-----------------------------6------------6-(8)--------
()=played sometimes
pre solo
G----------------------------
D-7-8-------7-8-(7)----------
A----------------------------
E-------6------------6--(8)--
repeat 3 times then
G----------------------------
D-7-8-------7-8---8--/----0--
A----------------------------
E-------6--------------------
then:
guitar solo
G------7-7---5---5-5------------------------------------
D-----------------------7-8-------7-8-(7)---------------
A---5---------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------6----------6--(8)---------
solo (continued...)
G-------7---5-----5-------------------------------------
D-----------------------7-8-------7-8-(7)---------------
A---5---------3-3---------------------------------------
E------------------------------6-----------6--(8)-------
solo (continued...)
G-------7--7------5---5---------------------------------
D-----7---7-----5----5--7-8-------7-8-(7)---------------
A---5--------3------------------------------------------
E------------------------------6-----------6--(8)-------
Back to verse
Bridge
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------
A-0--0--0----0------------------5---5---5----5---5--5---5----5--
E----------------1--1--1----1-----------------------------------
Back to verse
end (almost like the bridge)
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A-0--0--0-----0----------------3--3--3---3---3---3--3---3---
E----------------1--1--1----1-------------------------------
DEBONAIR
--------
Intro:
Guitar reapeats this chord (listen to rhe song for rhythm)
e-12-
B-12-
G-12- =Em
D-x--
A-x--
E-x--
Bass plays this riff:
G--------------------------------
D--------------------------------
A--------------------------------
E-0-r------3p2h3-5/7----5--3--2-- x4
Chorus:
Guitar:
_______________________ THIS PART IS PLAYED AT THE END OF THE INTRO
e------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------
G-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5--
D------------------------------------------
A-9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-- x4
E------------------------------------------
Bass
G------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------
A-------------------------5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-- x4
E-2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3-------------------
Verse:
Guitar plays this chord with some variations(add extra note):
Em
e---------
B--8------
G--9-(11)-
D--9------
A---------
E---------
bass plays:
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------(2)<<<
continued...
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-0---5p3p2p0-r---2h3h5/7----5----3----2----0-----------
Verse thing is played 2 times
chorus
Guitar as first chorus but bass changes
bass part:
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7---5---3---2--- x4
Verse
Bridge:
guitars plays 2 different Em
e-12(x)--------- 12(x)=alternate between chord and muted strings
B-12(x)----8----
G-12(x)-or-9----
D----------9----
A---------------
E---------------
bass
G--------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------
E-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12/7-7-7-7-7/10-10-10/12-
G-----------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------
E-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12/7-7-7-7-5h7-3-3/12-
G--------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------
E-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12/7-7-7-7-7/10-10-10/12-
G-----------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------
E-12-12-12-12-12/15-15-15-15/7---5---3---2---0--
(something like that; improvise!!)
3rd Chorus
Both guitar and bass as 1st chorus
solo
guitar plays something like
e---------------------------
B---------------------------
G-4--7--9--9-b-b-b--Two-----
D---------------------------
A-2--5--7--7-b-b-b--times---
E---------------------------
then it goes into something like
(very unsure about this part, but this is how i play it)
e------------------7--x-7-/-12--x-12--12brbrbr12p10h12---x-x--x-x--x--
B------------------8--x-8-/-12--x-12--------------------12-x-12-x-12--
G-4--7---9--b--b---9--x-9-/-12--x-12--------------------12-x-12-x-12--
D------------------9--x-9---------------------------------------------
A-2--5---7--b--b------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
continued...
e----------------------------------10bbbbbr-------------
B--12brbrbr12/10-8-8--x-8--8/10/12----------------------
G------------------9--x-9-------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
Bass plays
G--------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------
A--2---2----------------------------2-- x4
E------------0----0--3---3----0---0----
verse
bridge
Chorus twice
(as first chorus)
end on em (079987)
WHEN WE TWO PARTED
------------------
This song contains just one chord: B
I'll tab the bass parts and some of the guitar.
For the lead guitar just improvise with some B-scale with a lot of bends
and harmonics.
Bass1
G-----------------------------
D-----------------------------
A--7b9r7----6-----------------
E-----------------7--7--7--7--
Bass2
G--------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------
A--7--7--7--7--6--6--6--6--------------------------
E--------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--
Bass3
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E--4--4---4----5---5--5----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-------
Just arpeggiate
this chord
B
e--7----------------------------------------------------------------
B--7------------------------------7---------------------------------
G--8---suugestions:---9br--8--------8----8--or-------------8--------
D--9---------------------------9-------9--------repeat-9-9-----9----
A--9----------------------------------------------------------------
E--7----------------------------------------------------------------
the shrieky chord that comes in later in the song goes something like this:
bass3 comes in here
(...Yourself)
e--14---14---14--11-11--12---12---12--11-11--11---11---11-12-11-12-11-12-11
B--12---12---12--12-12--12---12---12--12-12--12---12---12-12-12-12-12-12-12
G--11---11---11--11-11--11---11---11--11-11--11---11---11-11-11-11-11-11-11
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
FOUNTAIN AND FAIRFAX
--------------------
intro/outro:
e-0--0--0--0--0-----0---0-0--0---
B-0--------0-----0---------------
G--------------------------------
D-------------------------------- x4
A--------------------------------
E--------------------------------
Verse riff:
e---------------------------------------
B-12--10--8--10-8-10--7--8-7--5--7---5-- a second
G--------------------------------------- Guitar plays
D--------------------------------------- this constantly:e-0--0-0-0-
A---------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------- x4 as intro
then 4 times with bass, drums, lyrics.
bass:
G--------------------------
D--------------------------
A-------------------------- x2
E-0----2-(3)--7----10--12--
Chorusriff1
e---------------------------------------------------------------
B-12b13r-------12b13r------12b14r12--12-10-12/13--13-12-12--10--
G-------12------------12----------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
continued
e----------------------------------------------------------
B-12b13r-------12b13r------12b14r----15/12-10-8-7-8-7/12---
G-------12------------12----------12-----------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
Bass
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------
Verseriff x4 (with bass)
Chorusriff2
e---------------------------------------------------------------
B-12b13r-------12b13r------12b14r12--12-10-12/13--13-12-12--10--
G-------12------------12----------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
continued
e----------------------------------------------------------
B-12b13r-------12b13r------12b14r----15/12-15/17-15-17/19b-
G-------12------------12----------12-----------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
Bass as in chorus 1
Verseriff without bass x4
Bridge
This is very unclear.(lots of strings)
I play like this
Guitar
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-9.../11.../13.../16.../18.../20...--------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-7.../9..../11.../14.../16.../18...--------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
Bass repeats
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A--7(let ring)----5-7(let ring)-------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
verse riff x 4 without bass
verse riff x 4 with bass
Chorusriff 2 x2
WHAT JAIL IS LIKE
-----------------
Basic chord progression:
Intro and in between verses: C#m - B - G# - A twice
Verse: C#m - B - G# - A
C#m - B - G# - A
C#m - C#m - C#m - C#m
Chorus: B - C#m - E - E 3 or 4 times
Chords:
C#m: x46654
B: x2444x
G#: 466544
A: 577655
E: 07999x
Riff under C#m - B - G# - A progression is something like:
(it IS hard to tab piano-stuff)
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------6---------------6---------------6---------
D------7--9-----9--7----7--9----9--7----7--9----9--7----
A-------------------------------------------------------
E--9-----------------7----------------4-----------------
Continued...
e---------------------------------
B--7--9--7------------------------
G-----------9--7---9-(6)----------
D---------------------------------
A---------------------------------
E---------------------9...repeat--
lead under chorus
B C#m E E
e--22222222/4444444/121212121212/1515------
B--44444444/5555555/121212121212/1515------
G------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------
MY CURSE
--------
Chords used in this song:
E]-|1|-|-|-| E]-|-|-|-|-| E]-|-|4|-|-|
B]-|-|2|-|-| B]-|-|-|-|-| B]1|-|-|-|-|
G]-|-|-|4|-| G]-|-|-|-|-| G]-|-|-|-|-|
D]-|-|-|3|-| D]-|2|-|-|-| D]-|2|-|-|-|
A]-|1|-|-|-| A]-|1|-|-|-| A]-|-|3|-|-|
e]x|x|x|x|x| e]-|-|-|-|-| e]x|x|x|x|x|
Bm Em C
E]-|-|-|-|4| E]-|-|4|-|-| E]-|2|-|-|-|
B]-|-|1|-|-| B]-|-|3|-|-| B]-|-|3|-|-|
G]-|-|-|-|-| G]-|-|-|-|-| G]-|1|-|-|-|
D]-|-|-|2|-| D]-|-|-|-|-| D]-|-|-|-|-|
A]-|-|-|-|3| A]-|1|-|-|-| A]x|x|x|x|x|
e]x|x|x|x|x| e]-|-|2|-|-| e]x|x|x|x|x|
D4 G D
Bm Em C D4
Hurt me baby
Bm Em C D4
I flinch so when you
Bm Em C D4
do. Your kisses scourge me.
Bm Em C D4
Hyssop in your per-
Bm Em C D4
fume. Oh
I do not fear you.
Bm Em C D4
And slave I only
Bm Em C D4
use as a word to de-
Bm Em C (hold
drums enter)
scribe the special way I feel for you.
Bm Em C D4}
} Guitar break
Bm Em C D4}
Bm Em C D4
You look like me.
Bm Em C D4
And I look like no one
Bm Em C D4
else. We need no other.
Bm Em C
As long as we
G D
have ourselves.
C D4 C D4
G D
But I won't cry about it
C D4 C D4
Every time you get obsessed and
C D4 C (hold)
Every time I came undressed.
Bm Em C D4}
}
Bm Em C D4}
} Guitar solo
Bm Em C D4}
}
Bm Em C D4}
Bm Em C D4
All ugly thoughts are
Bm Em C D4
gone. I'm sure we'll all be
Bm Em C D4
friends. I'll try to break your
Bm Em C D4
back. You'll try to make a-
Bm Em C D4
mends. Curse softly to me
Bm Em C D4
baby and smother me in your
Bm Em C D4
love. Temptation comes
Bm Em C
not from Hell
but from above. And there's
G Em
blood on my teeth when I
C Em
bite my tongue to speak. Zip me
G Em
down
kiss me there
I can
C D4 C D4
smile now
you won't
C D4 C D4
find out ever!
Bm Em C D4
Hurt me baby
Bm Em C D4
I flinch so when you
Bm Em C D4
do. Your kisses scourge
Bm Em C D4
me. Hyssop in your per-
Bm Em C D4
fume. Oh
I do not fear you.
Bm Em C D4
And slave I only
Bm Em C D4
use as a word to describe the
Bm Em C
way I feel when I'm with you.
G D
C D4 C D4
G D
if I have to lie about it
C D4 C D4
every time I came undressed
G D
C D4 C D4
C D4 C (Hold - end)
NOW YOU KNOW
------------
Intro w/ slide (listen for the pattern)
e---------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------
g--12--9--12--9--12--9--7---5---3---5--3--1---
d--12--9--12--9--12--9--7---5---3---5--3--1---
a---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------
verse
E(m) D5 C5
e------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------
G--9--9-9--9--9-9--7--7-7--7--7-7--5--5--5--5/7/5--5--5/7/5--5/9---
D--9--9-9--9--9-9--7--7-7--7--7-7--5--5--5--5/7/5--5--5/7/5--5/9---
A--7--7-7--7--7-7--5--5-5--5--5-5--3--3--3---------3---------3/7---
E------------------------------------------------------------------
x3 and then the same chords but in the basic posisions (and without the
slide part):
(... watch you chew)
Em(022000) D5(x0023x) C(33201x) C
x2
intro part again
then verse again but the first part(the powerchord'n'slide part) is played
just twice
then
bridge
E5 F#5 G5
e----------------
B----------------
G----------------
D-2-x-4-x-5--5--- x8
A-2-x-4-x-5--5---
E-0-x-2-x-3--3---
then
e------------------------------
B------------------------------
G------------------------------
D-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-10--10-10--
A-7-7-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-10--10-10-- x 3
E-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-8---8--8---
then again the E5-F#5-G5 thing x4
then verse again
I KEEP COMING BACK
------------------
intro/verse bass
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A-9--8--6--4--2--4--2--/4-4-2--1-------------------1-4---4-6-8-9-
E---------------------------------4--4/6-6-2---2-4---------------
Verse guitar:
(I play it with capo on fret 6, but the tab is NOT relative to capo)
e------------------------9p6-----------------------------------
B--7---7--6---------7--------9-7---7---------------7-9p7p6-----
G----6------6-----8---8----------8-------8h9p8-------------6---
D-------------8/10---------------------9--------8------------6-
A--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
Continued..
e---------------------------------------------------------------
B-----7-9p7p6-------------------------7-9p7p6-----7-9p7p6-------
G-------------6--------------8h9p8------------6-----------6-----
D-(6)-----------6h8p6---6--9-------8------------6------------6--
A---------------------9-----------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
Continued..
e------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------6--7(from beginning)-
G-----6-----6---------------6----6--8------------------------
D-(6)---6h8---8-------6--8-----------------------------------
A---------------9--9-----------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
Bridge1
(and I cant understand....(2:24))
Bass
G---------------------------
D---------------------------
A-/9-----2-----4-4-4-4-4-4--
E---------------------------
Guitar:
e---------------------------
B---------------------------
G---------------------------
D---------------------------
A-/9------------------------
E--------7-----9-9-9-9-9-9--
Bridge2
(baby i realize...(3:04))
bass
G--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------
A--9----9/4----4/6---6--6---6/2--1-----------
E-----------------------------------4---2----into verse
Guitar
(strum lightly)
e---------------------------------------------
B--7...---------------------------------------
G--6...--6...---8...--------------------------
D--------6...---8...----------9...------------
A-----------------------------9...------------
E---------------------------------------------
verseriff till end repeating the middle part of verseriff twice
FATHWER WOODROW/CLOSING PRAYER
------------------------------
forget it, to much work has been done already
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