I've enjoyed this song by Icelandic Mugison for a long time, so I thought I'd give
a bit of it a shot.
See it as a first draft and please improve on it. There are a lot of nice details and
to be found in the song.
Specifically, I have not tabbed the fast descent in the middle of the song. If I'm not
enough to play it, why tab it? ;-)
This is a tab of the album version (from Mugimama - Is this monkey music? ).
There are two guitars (or overdubbing) involved on the album. This is a tab for one
only.
Now, get that ringfinger and pinky tapping!
Legend:
/-slide up
p-pulloff
h-hammeron
[]-natural harmonic
Tuning: D A D G B E
Intro riff (also used in the song many times at the end of rhythm figure 1, with the
Am blending into the beginning of next rhythm figure 1)
[D5] [C5] [B5] [Am]
D|-12-10-9-7-|
A|-12-10-9-7-|
D|-12-10-9-7-|
Rhythm figure 1
[Am]
At one point (at 1:26) the last part is repeated several times:
[Am]
D|---10p7-|
Rhythm figure 2
This part is - like many others - quite muddled. This is a simplification. The high
are very soft.
[D5] [C5] [D5] [C5] [B5]
Rhythm figure 3
This comes after the quick descent just after the one minute mark - which I'm not going
attempt tabbing.
It is also used towards the end of the song.
[A5] [G5] [A5]
This is followed by
Rhythm figure 4
Here - again - several guitars are involved playing almost the same but transposed somewhat.
Here's a shot at the lower register (I'm not that happy with this part).
[A5]
[D5] [C5] [B5] [D5] [C5] [B5]
When playing this at the end of the song finish off with the following harmonic:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-[7]-|
A|-----|
D|-----|
Lyrics:
I try to do it quietly
not a whisper, more like a shock
try to disorganize neatly
what to keep and what to block
I'd shout like that old fly
in that window and wait
wait for a finger to squeeze
or will hesitate?
shout A
there aint no logic, there aint no plain
no roads you can travel free form pain
I'm only shoulder i'm only a kiss
good for confort and cool for the diss
the lord is my mom she's my save
I'm her troubled boy unto the grave
I pretend she's blessing, blessing me
hope she'll save me from this misery
a bit of it a shot.
See it as a first draft and please improve on it. There are a lot of nice details and
to be found in the song.
Specifically, I have not tabbed the fast descent in the middle of the song. If I'm not
enough to play it, why tab it? ;-)
This is a tab of the album version (from Mugimama - Is this monkey music? ).
There are two guitars (or overdubbing) involved on the album. This is a tab for one
only.
Now, get that ringfinger and pinky tapping!
Legend:
/-slide up
p-pulloff
h-hammeron
[]-natural harmonic
Tuning: D A D G B E
Intro riff (also used in the song many times at the end of rhythm figure 1, with the
Am blending into the beginning of next rhythm figure 1)
[D5] [C5] [B5] [Am]
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-12-10-9-7-|
A|-12-10-9-7-|
D|-12-10-9-7-|
Rhythm figure 1
[Am]
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|---7--------7--7-7---10p7-|
A|---7-7h10h11---7-7---7----|
D|-7-----------7-----7------|
At one point (at 1:26) the last part is repeated several times:
[Am]
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|---10p7-|
A|---7----|
D|-7------|
Rhythm figure 2
This part is - like many others - quite muddled. This is a simplification. The high
are very soft.
[D5] [C5] [D5] [C5] [B5]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------17-14-------17-14------13-10------13-10------13-10---------------|
D|----12----------12---------10---------10---------10-----------12--10--9-|
A|----12----------12---------10---------10---------10-----------12--10--9-|
D|-/12---------/12---------10---------10---------10-------------12--10--9-|
Rhythm figure 3
This comes after the quick descent just after the one minute mark - which I'm not going
attempt tabbing.
It is also used towards the end of the song.
[A5] [G5] [A5]
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|----14--[12]---------| Repeat once (for a total of two times ;-) )
D|----14--[12]---7-[7]-|
A|-/12-----------7-[7]-|
D|-------------7-------|
This is followed by
Rhythm figure 4
Here - again - several guitars are involved playing almost the same but transposed somewhat.
Here's a shot at the lower register (I'm not that happy with this part).
[A5]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------5------|
D|--------------------------7--7-----------------------------7--7------|
A|----------0h5h6h7--7h10h11---7-------------0h5h6h7--7h10h11---7------|
D|-2h5h6h7-----------7---------7----2h5h6h7-----------7----------------|
[D5] [C5] [B5] [D5] [C5] [B5]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------5-------------5-------------5----------------------------|
D|---------7--7----------7--7----------7--7----12-10-9-12-10-9---------|
A|--7h10h11---7---7h10h11---7---7h10h11---7----12-10-9-12-10-9---------|
D|--7-------------7-------------7--------------12-10-9-12-10-9---------|
When playing this at the end of the song finish off with the following harmonic:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-[7]-|
A|-----|
D|-----|
Lyrics:
I try to do it quietly
not a whisper, more like a shock
try to disorganize neatly
what to keep and what to block
I'd shout like that old fly
in that window and wait
wait for a finger to squeeze
or will hesitate?
shout A
there aint no logic, there aint no plain
no roads you can travel free form pain
I'm only shoulder i'm only a kiss
good for confort and cool for the diss
the lord is my mom she's my save
I'm her troubled boy unto the grave
I pretend she's blessing, blessing me
hope she'll save me from this misery