SOCIETY IS A HOLE

tabbed by Chris Lawrence (mustang@islandnet.com)

tuning: F# F# F# F# E B

one guitar: (all harmonics)   keep playing this throughout song...

B-----------------------*12*-------------------------------------*12*--
E-------------------*12*------------------------------------*12*-------
F#--*12*--*12*--*12*----------*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*-*12*------------
F#---------------------------------------------------------------------
F#---------------------------------------------------------------------
F#---------------------------------------------------------------------

other guitar:

B-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- etc
E--------------------------------------
F#-------------------------------------
F#-------------------------------------
F#-------------------------------------
F#-------------------------------------

B------
E---2-- for the next part, you have to keep picking the
F#--0-- open F# string while bending the 2nd fret of the E
F#----- string up and down as exaggerated as possible..
F#----- listen to the record to see how it's done.
F#-----

then start strumming furiously behind the bridge (or put
something like a slide over the strings)...

then back to B string droning when the vocals enter.

the harmonic guitar drops out halfway thru the verse

after the first verse, the 2nd gtr does the bends on the
E string again (you can use a trem bar if you'd prefer).

then back to behind the bridge strumming / B droning...

the harmonic gtr comes back in droning the open middle F# strings.

2nd verse begins... harmonics come back in, other guitar keeps
repeating its same 3 patterns.

after vocals finish, it sounds like both guitars start playing
these harmonics:

B-----------*5*---------------------*5*------
E-------*5*-----*5*-------------*5*-----*5*--
F#--*5*-----------------*5*-*5*--------------
F#-------------------------------------------
F#-------------------------------------------
F#-------------------------------------------

this could be screwdriver/behind bridge work though... 


last updated: 3/3/02

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