THE SHAPE IS IN A TRANCE

by Thurston Moore
from Trees Outside the Academy

tabbed by Chris Lawrence (silvercircle@shaw.ca)

tuning: C G D G C D

intro:

D-----10-----------------10-----------------------------8--------------
C-----------11-----------------11-------------------9-------9--------0-
G--------------12--------------------12---------10--------------10----- repeat
D--10----10--------10-10----10----10-----10\8-8----8--8---8---8----8---
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
C----------------------------------------------------------------------

D---------------12----------------12----------------------3-3---0--------
C------------------------------------0--------------0--------------------
G-----12----12---------------12--------12-------3-----3--------------3--- repeat
D--12----12------12-12-12-10----10----------1-1---1-----1-----1----1---1-
G------------------------------------------------------------------------
C------------------------------------------------------------------------

D-------------------------------
C-------------------------------
G-------------------------------
D-------------------------------
G-----0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0- repeat
C--0--------------0-------------

verse:

D------------(0)--
C------------(0)--
G--------3-5--5---
D--5-5-5-0-0--5---
G--0-0-0-0-0--5---
C-------------5---

chorus:


D------------
C------------
G--3-----0--- these are just the chords, play w/. your thumb and let open strings ring in
D--3-----7--- or do hammer on stuff on the top strings between 5th and 7th frets
G--3-----7---
C--3-----7---

then repeat everything and have mascis solo over the chorus progression.

then it returns to the intro chords but picked really fast with different notes thrown in, kinda like:

D---------------------------
C-----12-11--------9-10--9--
G--12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10--
D--10-10-10-10--8--8--8--8-- strum each chord longer than shown and toss in other notes around the same frets...
G---------------------------
C---------------------------

ends on:

D------
C---0--
G--10--
D---8--
G------
C------



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