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From the album 'Document'
Transcribed by Wayne Ellis
|------------------|------------------| 2 Bars of drums, alone.
G# C# G# C# G# C# F#
D D U D U D U D D D D D D
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-------4--6-6-6-6-|-------4--6-6-6-6-|-------4--6-6-6-6-|------------------|
G-5--5--4--6-6-6-6-|-5--5--4--6-6-6-6-|-5--5--4--6-6-6-6-|-3--3--3--3--3-3/-|
D-6--6--4--6-6-6-6-|-6--6--4--6-6-6-6-|-6--6--4--6-6-6-6-|-4--4--4--4--4-4/-|
A-6--6-------------|-6--6-------------|-6--6-------------|-4--4--4--4--4-4/-|
E-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|-2--2--2--2--2-2/-|
X X X
You're beautiful More Beautiful Than me You're honourable More
G# C# G# C# G# C# F# C#
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-------4--6-6-6-6-|-------4--6-6-6-6-|-------4--6-6-6-6-|------------------|
G-5--5--4--6-6-6-6-|-5--5--4--6-6-6-6-|-5--5--4--6-6-6-6-|-/8--8---6-6-6-6--|
D-6--6--4--6-6-6-6-|-6--6--4--6-6-6-6-|-6--6--4--6-6-6-6-|-/8--8---6-6-6-6--|
A-6--6-------------|-6--6-------------|-6--6-------------|-/6--6---4-4-4-4--|
E-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|------------------|
X X X
Honourable Than me Loyal to the Bank of America
E------------------|------------------|------------------|---2--------------| B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| G------------------|-4b--4[5]-4-2-----|----2-------------|-4b-4b--4brp2---2-| D------------------|--------------4-2-|-4----------------|--------------4---| A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E-0--2-------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|----2-------------|------------------| B------------------|------------------|-2----------------|------------------| G-----2------2-----|----2------2--4b--|-----4b--2--------|----2-------------| D--4------4--------|-4------4---------|------------4--2-(2h)4--4--4mbp2-4-2-| A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| X * (It's a sign of the times) (It's a sign of the times) * for the micro-bend (in 4mbp2) pull the string down - towards the high E string, and then pulloff to fret 2.
F# C# B F# B C# B F#
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G-3--3---4---6---6-|-6----------------|--3---------------|------------------|
D-4--4---4---6---6-|-6---6----4-------|--4--------4------|-6--6----4--------|
A-4--------------4-|-4---4----2--0--4-|--4--------2------|-4--4----2--0--4--|
E-2----------------|----------------2-|--2---------------|---------------2--|
X X U X
You're sharpening Walking on coals To improve your Business acumen
stones
F# C# B F# B C# C# B
F#
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G----3---4---------|------------------|---3--------------|------------------|
D----4---2-------6-|-6----6----4------|---4---4---6------|-6--6----4--------|
A----4-----------4-|-4----4----2-0--4-|---4---2---4------|-4--4----2-----4/-|
E----2-------------|----------------2-|---2--------------|------------0--2/-|
X X U X X
You're sharpening Walking on coals To improve your Business acumen
stones
G# C# G# C# G# C# F# |------------------|------------------|------------------|-fill-1-----------| Vested interest United ties Land of gentry Rationalise G# C# G# C# G# C# F# C# |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| Look who bought the myth Buy a jingle Buy America (Look who bought the myth) F# E-----------------| B-----------------| G-3--3--3--3---3/-| fill 1 D-4--4--4--4---4/-| A-4--4--4--4---4/-| E-2--2--2--2---4/-| Verse 2 is the same as verse 1, except where fill 1 is indicated.
E------------------|------------------|------------------|---2--------------| B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| G------------------|-4b--4[5]-4-2-----|----2-------------|-4b-4b--4brp2---2-| D------------------|--------------4-2-|-4----------------|--------------4---| A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E-0--2-------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B---------------2--|------------------|------------------|----5---7b9r7-b9r7| G-----2--4--4b-----|--4b--2-----------|-----2-----4---2--|-/6---6-----------| D--4---------------|---------4---2----|-4------4---------|------------------| A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| (Its a sign of the times) (Its a sign of the times)
slight rake
F# C# B F# B C# B
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G-3--3---4-------6-|-6----------------|-3-3--------------|------------------|
D-4--4---4-------6-|-6----------4-----|-4-4-------4------|-6--6----4--------|
A-4--------------4-|-4----------2-----|-4-4-------2------|-4--4----2--------|
E-2----------------|------------------|-2-2--------------|------------------|
X U X
You're sharpening Walking on coals To improve your Business acumen
stones
slight rake
F# C# B F# B C# B
F#
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G--3---------------|------------------|-3-3--------------|------------------|
D--4--4-------4--6-|-6-------------4--|-4-4-------4------|-6--6----4--------|
A--4--4-------2--4-|-4-------------2--|-4-4-------2------|-4--4----2--4-----|
E--2---------------|------------------|-2-2--------------|------------2-----|
X U
You're sharpening Walking on coals To improve your Business acumen
stones
G# C# G# C# G# C# F# |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| Enemy sighted Enemy met I'm addressing The realpolotik G# C# G# C# G# C# F# C# |------------------|------------------|------------------|-fill-2-----------| Look who bought the myth Buy a jingle Buy America (Look who bought the myth) F# C# E------------------| B------------------| G-/8--8---6---6----| fill 2 D-/8--8---6---6----| A-/6--6---4---4----| E------------------| Verse 3 is the same as verse 1, except where fill 2 is indicated.
guitar 1 (mute throughout) C5 C5 D#5 D#5 E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| G------------5-----|-----5-------5/---|-----8------------|-8---8---88/------| D555--5------5-----|-----5-------5/---|888--8------------|-8---8---88/------| A333--3---3-----3--|-3-------33-------|666------6--------|---6--------------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| | |tr | | guitar 2 | | | | E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B-----5-------5----|-----5-------5----|-----8-------8----|-----8-------8----| G-----5-------5----|-----5-------5----|-----8-------8----|-----8-------8----| D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| Let us not assasinate this man further than the truth C5 C5 D#5 D#5 E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B----with-guitar3--|--double_fill-1---|------------------|------------------| G------------------|------------------|-----8------------|-8---8---88-------| D555---------------|------------------|888--8------------|-8---8---88-------| A333---------------|------------------|666------6--------|--6---------------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| tr | |tr | | guitar 2 | | | | E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B-----5-------5----|-----5-------5----|-----8-------8----|-----8-------8----| G-----5-------5----|-----5-------5----|-----8-------8----|-----8-------8----| D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| but you've done enough have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last C5 C5 D#5 D#5 E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B----with-guitar3--|--double_fill-2---|------------------|------------------| G------------------|------------------|---------8--------|-----8---8--------| D555----------55---|-5--55-------55---|888--8---8--8-----|-8---8---8---8/---| A333----------33---|-3--33-------33---|666--6----6-6-----|-66----------6/---| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| tr | |tr | | guitar 2 | | | | E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B-----5-------5----|-----5-------5----|-----8-------8----|-----8-------8----| G-----5-------5----|-----5-------5----|-----8-------8----|-----8-------8----| D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| have you left no sense of decency ? F5 D#5 C#5 B5 guitar 1 E------------------|------------------| B------------------|------------------| G------------------|------------------| D--10---------8----|--6----------4----| A--8----------6----|--4----------2----| E------------------|------------------| E------------------|-0----------------| B-----5------------|-5-------5--------| guitar 3 G---------5--------|-----5-------5----| double_fill 1 D------------------|------------------| A------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------| E-----3------------|------------------| B-----5-------3----|-5-------5--------| guitar 3 G---------5--------|-----5-------5----| double_fill 2 D------------------|------------------| A------------------|------------------| E------------------|------------------|
F# B F# B F# B E
E------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------0---|
B-------2--4-4-4-4-|-------2--4-4-4-4-|-------2--4-4-4-4-|----------------0-|
G-3--3--2--4-4-4-4-|-3--3--2--4-4-4-4-|-3--3--2--4-4-4-4-|--1---1---1-------|
D-4--4--2--4-4-4-4-|-4--4--2--4-4-4-4-|-4--4--2--4-4-4-4-|--2---2---2-------|
A-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|--2---2---2-------|
E-2--2-------------|-2--2-------------|-2--2-------------|--0---0---0-------|
X X X
You're sharpening Walking on coals To improve your Business acumens
stones
F# B F# B F# B C# B
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-------2--4-4-4-4-|-------2--4-4-4-4-|-------2--4-4-4-4-|-/6---6---4---4-4-|
G-3--3--2--4-4-4-4-|-3--3--2--4-4-4-4-|-3--3--2--4-4-4-4-|-/6---6---4---4-4-|
D-4--4--2--4-4-4-4-|-4--4--2--4-4-4-4-|-4--4--2--4-4-4-4-|-/6---6---4---4-4-|
A-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|-/4---4---2---2-2-|
E-2--2-------------|-2--2-------------|-2--2-------------|------------------|
X X X
You're sharpening Walking on coals To improve your Business acumens
stones
F# B F# B F# B E |------------------|------------------|------------------|-fill-3----------| Enemy sighted Enemy met I'm addressing The realpolotik F# B F# B F# B C# B |------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| You've seen Stalin You've seen Dresden I always thought of You as quick E-------------0-0--| B------------------| G--1---1---1-------| fill 3 D--2---2---2-------| A--2---2---2-------| E--0---0---0-------| Verse 5 is the same as verse 4, except where fill 3 is indicated.
F# B F# B F# B E |------------------|------------------|------------------|-fill-4-----------| Exhuming McCarthy Exhuming McCarthy F# B F# B F# B C# B |------------------|------------------|------------------|-fill-5-----------| Exhuming McCarthy Exhuming McCarthy E--------------0---| E------------------| B----------------0-| B-/6---6----4--4---| G--1---1-----------| fill 4 G-/6---6----4--4---| fill 5 D--2---2-----------| D-/6---6----4--4---| A--2---2-----------| A-/4---4-----------| E--0---0-----------| E------------------|The Outro is the same as verse 4, except where fills 4 and 5 are indicated.
b - bend a semitone (1 fret)
YbZ - bend the note at fret Y to the same pitch
as the note found at fret Z
mb - microtone bend (see record for further details)
r - release previous bend
rZ - release previous bend to the same pitch as
the note found at fret Z
Y[Z]- Play the note at fret Y which has been previously bent
to the same pitch as that found on fret Z. (The bend
is silent when playing this note)
h - hammer on
p - pulloff
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
X - mute with palm of picking hand
U - upstroke
D - downstroke
tr - tremolo picking
( ) - incidental note
In verses 4 and 5 (and also in the Outro) the original verse riff is transposed down by a whole tone (by moving the original chords down by 2 frets) giving a (F#, B)[3],E - (F# B)[3] E B progression. Again, the riff played over the (F# B)[3] section is constant with only slight changes occurring in bars 4 and 8. (These are also shown as fills)
The 2 guitar solos are based on the F# minor pentatonic scale, using the 'standard box' pattern (with extension) found at the second fret. Both solos share the same first 4-bars.
Some of the notation in the guitar solos may need clarification.... The term '4brp2' (in the 4th bar of solo 1) is an attempt to notate a fluid movement of the wrist used to fret the notes. The note on the 4th fret is bent by 1 semitone (the same as the note found on the 5th fret) then released and then pulled-off to the 2nd fret - all in one movement. Other terms, such as 4mbp2, can be explained in a similar way. The note at the 4th fret is bend slightly (i.e. less than a semitone - listen to the record for the exact bend) and the pull-off to fret 2. All in one movement. Listen to the record and it should become clear.
The spoken word section contains 2 guitars. Guitar 1 plays the main rhythm part, which is based on playing partial power chords. Guitar 2 plays diads, - these have a reggae type of feel to them, as they are played on beats 2 and 4 of each bar. Guitar 3 is used to add a melody over the C5 sections these are shown as double_fills 1 and 2. The fills also sound as if they may have been doubled, to get a thicker sound.
The choruses are all different, but follow the same structure. They are made up of partial chords - its just a matter of playing the chords shown above the TAB to match the vocal phrasing to get the 'loose effect' heard on the record.