Stash
Em7b5 I'm pulling the pavement from under my nails
Dm7 I brush past a garden, dependent on whales
Em7b5 The sloping companion I cast down the ash
Dm7 Yanked on my tunic and dangled my stash
Em7b5 Zipping through the forest with the curdling fleas
Dm7 To grow with them spindles, the mutant I seize
Em7b5 I capture the dread beast who falls to his knees
Dm7 And cries to his cohorts, asleep in the trees
Em7b5 Smegma, dogmatagram, fishmarket stew
Dm7 Police in a corner, gunnin' for you
Em7b5 Appletoast, bedheated, furblanket rat
Dm7 Laugh when they shoot you, say
Em7b5 "Please don't do that"
Dm7 Control for smilers can't be bought
Em7b5 The solar garlic starts to rot
Dm7 Was it for this my life I sought?
Dm7-Bb7-Em7b5-A7b9 Maybe so and maybe not (Maybe so and maybe not)
Repeat
Dm7-Bb7-Em7b5-A7b9 Was it for this my life I sought? (Maybe so and maybe not)
Dm7-Bb7-Em7b5-A7b9 Control for smilers can't be bought (Maybe so and maybe not)
Dm7-Bb7-Em7b5-A7b9 The solar garlic starts to rot (Maybe so and maybe not)
Dm7-Bb7-Em7b5-A7b9 Was it for this my life I sought? (Maybe so and maybe not)
Dm7-Bb7-Em7b5-A7b9 Maybe so and maybe not (Maybe so and maybe not)
Repeat
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Em7b5 (ii) Dm7 (i) A7 (V) **If you chose to play this chord
E|--------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--8-----------|--6-------------|--8-------------|
G|--7-----------|--5-------------|--6-------------|
D|--------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--7-----------|--5-------------|--0-------------|
e|--------------|----------------|----------------|
Intro riff:
sl. sl. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E|-----------------|-------------------|----------------------|-10-|----|----|----|
B|-----------------|-9-----------------|---------11--9/10-|----|----|----|----|
G|-----9-10-12-|----12-10--9-----|----9-12----------|----|----|----|----|
D|-/12-----------|----------------12-|-11---------------|----|----|----|--7-|
Section A: x2
Sl. sl. sl. sl. ~~~~~~~~
E|--------------------|---------------------|-----10--------------|--------------|
B|--------------------|----------8---9-----|-/10-----/10--------|--------------|
G|-7-------7---9----|-10-----------------|--------------10-12-|-(12)---10----|
D|---7\6/7---7---7-|----7\6/7---7---7-|-----------------------|------------7-|
sl. sl. sl. sl.
E|--------------------|-----------------------|-----10-------------|---------------|
B|--------------------|-----------8---9-----|-/10----/10---------|---------------|
G|-7-------7---9----|-10------------------|------------10------|-12----10------|
D|---7\6/7---7---7-|----7\6/7----7---7-|-----------------12--|----12----12—|
Section B:
* sl.
E|-------10--|-12-13-12-10-9-----|------------|-12-13-12-10\9--------|
B|-10-12----|---------------11-8-9-|-10--------|---------------11-8-9-|
G|------------|-------------------------|----7------|----------------------|
sl. sl.
E|----10-----|-12-13-12-10-9-----|--------|-----10------------|
B|-10--------|---------------11-8-9-|-10----|-/10-----/10-------|
G|------------|-------------------------|----7---|-------------10----|
D|------------|-------------------------|---------|----------------12-|
1st ending--------------------\ (to *)
E|------------------------10-|
B|------------------10-12----|
G|-12----10------------------|
D|----12----12---------------|
2nd end-----.... Section C:
B|---------------------------|-----------------------10----|----------9-10--|-(10)--|
G|-12----10---------------|---------9-12-10----10----|-12-10-12-----|-------|
D|----12----12---12-11-|-(11)-11---------12--------|------------------|-------|
(Piano)
B|-(10)-------------|-----------------------10----|-------------(9-10-|
G|-------------------|---------9-12-10----10---|-12-11-10-9--------|
D|---------12--11-|-(11)-11---------12-------|-------------------|
(Piano)
B|-(9-10-9-10-|-------------------|-----------------------10-|
G|----------------|------------------|---------9-12-10----10----|
D|----------------|----------12-11-|-(11)-11---------12-------|
A|----------------|-0---0)----------|--------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ sl. sl.
B|----------9-10-----|-(10)---|-(10)-----/11-|-(11)--10-9-8--/10-|
G|-12-10-12----------|--------|--------------|-------------------|
sl.
B|-9-8-6----8-5-----|-6------5------|-------------|------------------|
G|--------------6---|----7------6---|-------------|----------6---9-6-|
D|----------------7-|------7------7-|-------------|------5-8---8-----|
A|------------------|---------------|-7-6-5-4-----|-/4-7-------------|
Using a little different fingering here than before. pick one!
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----10-----------|
B|-8-----8-11------|--------------------|----------8--9-----|-/10-----/10----8-|
G|---6-9------------|-7-------7---9----|-10----------------|-------------10---|
D|----------------7-|---7\6/7---7----7-|----7\6/7--7---7-|------------------|
~~~~~ Sl. sl. sl. sl.
E|--------------|-------------------|----------------------|-----10-----------|
B|-(8)-----6---|-------------------|----------8---9------|-/10-----/10-6----|
G|--------------|-7-------7---9---|-10------------------|----------------7-|
D|------------7-|---7\6/7---7---7-|----7\6/7---7---7-|------------------|
sl. sl. sl. sl.
E|---------------|--------------------|----------------------|-----10-------------|
B|-8---6--------|--------------------|----------8---9-----|-/10-----/10------8-|
G|---7---7------|-7-------7---9----|-10-----------------|---------------10---|
D|-------------7-|---7\6/7---7---7-|----7\6/7---7---7-|--------------------|
~~~~~~~ sl. sl. sl.
E|---------------|--------------------|----------------------|-----10----|
B|-(8)-----------|--------------------|----------8---9-----|-/10-------|
G|---------10---|-7-------7---9----|-10-----------------|-----------|
D|-------------7-|---7\6/7---7---7-|----7\6/7---7---7-|-----------|
sl. ~~~~~~~~~~~~
B|-/10------|------|---------|
G|-----10---|------|---------|
D|-----------|-12---|-(12)----|
Verse:
I think they pretty much play Em7b5-Dm7 but the V (A7b9) is heavily implied.
I play it as a ii-V-i mostly but you can play it as ii-i and be fine (and
maybe closer to what they actually play. Anyhow, here are the voicings I
usually use. They are pretty basic. If you are using a pick be sure to mute
the G string.
Em7b5 (ii) Dm7 (i) A7 (V) **If you chose to play this chord
B|--8-----------|--6-------------|--8-------------|
G|--7-----------|--5-------------|--6-------------|
D|--------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--7-----------|--5-------------|--0-------------|
Then the “Oh-ooooh-oh-ohhh-oh-ohhh” part: (play twice)
B|----10----9-|-10----------|--------10-9-|-10----------|--------10---9-|
G|-9----------|-------9---7-|-(7)---------|------10---9-|-(9)-----------|
B|-10---------|-------|--------|
G|------9---7-|-(7)---|-(7)----|
Then the “controlled chaos” part. (wicked fun to play when you nail it!!)
This is a really hard part to TAB the actual phrasing and articulation that
Trey uses. There are slides, anticipations, and all kinds of things that are
just “Trey.” You really have to listen to a few versions of the song and try
to hear what he’s doing with it. It’s a really cool line!! (and my TAB
might be a bit off but I think more accurate than some that I’ve seen.) The
song switches time signatures a bit here as well. You could cound it as one
big 10/4 but I find dividing it as 2 bars of 4/4 followed by one bar of 2/4 works best.
(for me)
4/4 2/4 ~~ 4/4
B|-----------------------|---------------------|----------|---10\----10\-----9-|
G|-----------------8-9-|-8-7------8-9-8-7-|---------|----------------9---|
D|-7-7-10\---7-7-----|-----10\------------|-10-6---|-7------7-----7-----|
2/4 4/4
B|-7---------9-7---|------------|---10\----10\------|------------------|
G|---7\6---9-----7\|\6-7-8-9-|----------------8-9-|-8-7------8-9-8-7-|
D|-------7-----------|-----------|-7------7-----7-----|-----10\----------|
2/4 ~~ 4/4 2/4
B|----------|---10\----10\-----9-|-7---------9-7---|---------|
G|----------|----------------9-----|---7\6---9-----7-|-6-7-8-9-|
D|-10-6---|-7------7-----7------|-------7-----------|---------|
4/4
B|---------------------|----------------------|----13\-----13\----------|
G|-10-----------------|---------------------|-------------------11-12-|
D|----------------------|----------8---9----|-10------10-----10-------|
A|----------8---10----|-11----------------|-------------------------|
e|----8\7/8---8----8-|----8\7/8---8---8-|-------------------------|
2/4 4/4
G|-11-10------11-12-11-10-|------------|-------------------------|
D|-------13\---------------------|-13-10\---|-11----------11----13----|
A|--------------------------------|---------11-|----11\10/11----11----11-|
G|-------------11----12--------|----13\-----13\----------|----------------------|
D|-14---------------------------|-------------------12-13--|-12-11----12-13-12-11-|
A|----11\10/11----11----11-|-11------11-----11-------|-------14\------------|
2/4 4/4
D|-------------|-------------------------------|-------------12----13----|
A|-14-11-----|-12----------12----14------|-15----------------------|
e|---------12-|----12\11/12----12----12-|----12\11/12----12----12-|
2/4
B|----17\-----17\----------|--------------------------------|---------|
G|-------------------15-16-|-15-14------15-16-15-14-|---------|
D|-14------14-----14------|-------17\--------------------|-17-13--/|
4/4 2/4
B|----17\-----17\-------16-|-14-------------16-14-----|-------------|
G|-------------------16------|----14\13----16-------14\|-13-14-15-16-|
D|-14------14-----14------|----------14-----------------|-------------|
4/4 2/4
B|----17\-----17\----------|--------------------------------|---------|
G|-------------------15-16-|-15-14------15-16-15-14-|---------|
D|-14------14-----14------|-------17\---------------------|-17-13--/|
4/4 2/4
B|----17\-----17\-------16-|-14-------------16-14-----|-------------|
G|-------------------16------|----14\13----16-------14\|-13-14-15-16/|
D|-14------14-----14------|----------14-----------------|-------------|
4/4
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|----20\---20\---------|
G|-17--------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------18-19-|
D|-------------------------------|-------------15----16--------|-17----17----17-------|
A|-------------15----17-------|-18---------------------------|----------------------|
e|----15\14/15----15----15-|----15\14/15----15----15-|----------------------|
2/4 4/4
G|-18-17------18-19-18-17-|-------------|-------------------------|
D|-------20\---------------------|-20-17\----|-18----------18----20----|
A|--------------------------------|---------18-|----18\17/18----18----18-|
G|-------------18----20-------|-/21--20-19-18--/20-|-19-18-16--18-15-------|
D|-21---------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------17----|
A|----18\17/18----18----18-|--------------------------|--------------------18-|
G|-16--------15--------|-----------------|--------------------------|
D|-----18--------17----|-----------------|--------------17----20-17-|
A|--------18--------18-|-----------------|--------16-19----19-------|
e|------------------------|-18-17-16-15-----|-/15-18-------------------|
Note once again the new fingering. I use this to get back down the neck.
It requires a few position shifts. Point being that you can play this melody
several different ways and it’s still going to sound just fine.
G|-18-------18-21----|-------------------------------|-------------12----13----|
D|----17-20------------|-12----------12----14------|-15----------------------|
A|-------------------12-|----12\11/12----12----12-|----12\11/12----12----12-|
sl. sl. ~~~~~~ sl. sl.
E|----------------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
B|-----15---/10----8-|-(8)----------|-------------------|----------8---9---|
G|-/14----------10---|--------10----|-7-------7---9---|-10---------------|
D|---------------------|-------------7-|---7\6/7---7---7-|----7\6/7---7---7-|
sl. sl. sl.
E|-----10-------------|---------------------|-----------------|
B|-/10-----/10-------|---------------------|-----------------|
G|-------------10-----|-12----10----------|-7-------7---9---|
D|-----------------12-|----12----12-----7-|---7\6/7---7---7-|
sl. sl. sl. ~~~~~
E|----------------------|-----10-------------|-------------------|
B|----------8---9-----|-/10-----/10--------|-------------------|
G|-10-----------------|--------------10-12-|-(12)------10------|
D|----7\6/7---7---7-|-----------------------|-----------------7-|
sl. sl.
E|-------------------|----------------------|-----10--------------|
B|-------------------|----------8---9-----|-/10-----/10---------|
G|-7-------7---9---|-10-----------------|-------------10------|
D|---7\6/7---7---7-|----7\6/7---7---7-|------------------12-|
E|----------------------10-|-12-13-12-10-9--------|------------|
B|----------------10-12---|------------------11-8-9-|-10---------|
G|-12----10---------------|---------------------------|----7-------|
D|----12----12------------|----------------------------|------------|
E|-12-13-12-10-9-----|----10---|-12-13-12-10-9--------|---------|
B|---------------11-8-9-|-10------|-------------------11-8-9-|-10------|
G|------------------------|----------|-----------------------------|----7----|
sl. sl.
E|-----10--------------|----------------------10-|-12-13-12-10-9--------|
B|-/10-----/10--------|----------------10-12---|---------------11-8-9-|
G|-------------10------|-12----10---------------|----------------------|
D|------------------12-|----12----12------------|----------------------|
E|---------|-12-13-12-10-9-------|----10-----|-12-13-12-10-9--------|
B|-10-----|-----------------11-8-9-|-10--------|---------------11-8-9-|
G|----7---|--------------------------|-------------|----------------------|
sl. sl.
E|---------|-----10--|-----------|------|--------|
B|-10-----|-/10-----|-/10------|------|--------|
G|----7---|----------|-----10----|------|--------|
D|---------|----------|------------|-12--|-(12)---|
Then back to the verse. (Em7b5-Dm7)
The jam is based on this chord progression: Dm7-Bb7-Em7b5-A7b9
This progression comes in at “Maybe so, maybe not”
You can pretty much solo in D minor the whole time with the exception of the
A7b9 chord which has C#. Use D Harmonic minor for this chord. (D-E-F-G-A
Bb-C#)
The end riff:
3 4
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-10-||
B|----------------|-9------------------|---------11---9/10-|-10-||
G|-----9-10-12-|----12-10--9-----|----9-12------------|----||
D|-/12-----------|--------------12---|-11------------------|----||