RENEGADE PRINCESS

tabbed by chris lawrence (mustang@islandnet.com)

tunings:

T - CGDGBB
L - ***
K - DGDDBB

*** -- lee plays a 12-string electric guitar with only 10 strings on it. 
they are tuned as follows, from low to high:

C (one string) 
G (one string)
C/C octave higher (set of 2 strings)
C/C octave higher (set of 2 strings)
G/G octave higher (set of 2 strings)
A#/C (set of 2 strings)

I'm not 100% positive that the G string is doubled an octave higher, 
it might be in unison. So could the Cs, for all I know...

I've tried to tab the song in a way that works on a 6-string guitar
tuned to CGCCGC.

Intro:

kim begins with:

B----10-10----10-10----10-10----10-10--
B--8--------8--------8--------8--------
D--------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------

thurston enters with:

B-------0---------0---------------12-----
B----11---11---11---11---------11----11-- etc etc, something
G--0---------0---------0-----0----------- similar to this
D-------------------------11-------------
G----------------------------------------
C----------------------------------------

lee initially just makes some noises, then comes in with:

C-----------2----------4----------2-----------4-----------7---
G-------------------------------------------------------------
C--------0----------0-----------0----------0------------0-----
C------2----------4-----------2----------4------------7-------
G----3----------5-----------3----------5------------8---------
C--3----------5-----------3----------5------------8-----------

C-----------4---------7------------4---------2-----------4----
G-------------------------------------------------------------
C--------0----------0-----------0----------0-----------0------
C------4----------7-----------4----------2-----------4--------
G----5----------8-----------5----------3-----------5----------
C--5----------8-----------5----------3-----------5------------

C-----------2----------4--
G-------------------------
C--------0-----------0----
C------2-----------4------
G----3-----------5--------
C--3-----------5----------

note: the notes on the high C string are added for 6-string gtr. on
a 12-string tuned like lee's, the high note comes from the C string 
in the mid-octave.

For the midnight princess part:

thurston:

begin building up on this chord (from the first part of the song):

B------
B------
G---0--
D--11--
G---0--
C------

then start strumming this:

B---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
G--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
D--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
G--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
C--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-- etc

start letting the open B strings bleed in as well...

eventually play:

B--8--  
B--8--
G--0--  keep strummin' the shit outta that...
D--0--
G--0--
C--7--

kim:

B----------------
B----------------
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
G--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
D----------------

lee:

C---------------------------
G--------------------------- 
C--5-5-5-5\7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-- 
C--5-5-5-5\7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-- 
G--5-5-5-5\7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--
C--5-5-5-5\7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--

eventually he bars the entire fretboard, and the A# string adds an
alternate note to the chord, which you can duplicate by fretting
the 10th fret of the high G string while barring the 7th fret, if you
want.

play heavier and heavier until the song spills out into the outro, during 
which everybody basically improvises. kim basically strums a circular motion 
of open strings, while thurston and lee just deliver subtle feedback. on the 
lp version, the main melody gtr during the outro is played by rafael toral, 
and it is the same notes as the midnight princess jam, F and G.

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