SACRED TRICKSTER

tabbed by Chris Lawrence (silvercircle@shaw.ca)

Thurston: DDAF#AD (right)
Lee: DDDDAA (left)


THURSTON'S PART:

intro:

D---6---0---
A---6---0--- strum and let ring X 4
F#--0---0---  
A---0---0--- play as rhythm x 4
D---0---7---
D---0---7---

then:

D--------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------
F#-------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------
D--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-2--2-2-2-2-2--
D--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-2--2-2-2-2-2--

then:

D--------------------------------------10-12b-10--
A-----------------------------10-12-12-10-12b-10--
F#------------------------------------------------ repeat 4 times w/ variation of riff
A-------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------- rock wah as appropriate for muted strings
D-- (strum muted/open strings) -------------------

verse: intro chords  (try 777700 if 770000 doesn't sound good enough)

chorus: sludgy riff above

"i wish i could be": muted strings/riff as above

when she sings "uh huh, uh huh" thurston keeps strumming the muted strings while rocking the wah
and simultaneously stepping on off pedals (possibly the octave fuzz and blue box)

thurston mutes the strings right at the nut for those parts, so there are elements of open strings too.

"what's it like to be a girl in a band?":

D---\18-- (trem pick) --0--
A---\18-----------------0--
F#----------------------0--
A-----------------------0--
D-----------------------7--
D-----------------------7--


it's really easy to play, perhaps worth watching a video of them playing it to get a better idea.


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LEE'S PART:

on the album he plays the intro a bit differently than he does live.

intro (live):

A--6-----0--- 
A--6-----0---  just go back and forth
D--0-----7---
D--0-----7---
D--0-----7---
D--0-----7---

intro (album):

A--6---7---9---6---9---6---9---6---
A--6---7---9---6---9---6---9---6---
D--0-------------------------------
D--0-------------------------------
D--0--(7)-(0)-(7)-(0)-(7)-(0)-(7)-- root notes are implied based on 'live version' above
D--0--(7)-(0)-(7)-(0)-(7)-(0)-(7)--


verse:

A---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-0-0-0--4--  emphasize the higher strings more
A---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-0-0-0--4--
D---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-----
D---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-----
D---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-----
D---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-----

chorus:

A--9----5---2--
A--9----5---2--
D--9----5---2--
D--9----5---2--
D--9----5---2--
D--9----5---2--

next riff:

A-------------------------------------------10-12-10-12b--10-12-10-12\-- then: --14-12-10-12--10-12-10-12\-
A-------------------------------------------10-12-10-12b--10-12-10-12\--       --14-12-10-12--10-12-10-12\-
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------       ----------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------       ----------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------       ----------------------------
D--(mute open strings @ nut like thurston)------------------------------       ----------------------------

"uh huh, uh huh" part is same as thurston above, just open strings w/ alternating pedals on/off

when the 'intro' riff is played again after that part, it's the 'live' version.

last verse:

A--\18-- trem pick -0---4\--
A--\18--------------0---4\--
D-------------------7-------
D-------------------7-------
D-------------------7-------
D-------------------7-------



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