The Bluetones
Marblehead Johnson
This is a cool song, really well written (in 12/8).
Don't bother with any muting, let the open strings ring out.
INTRO
| e] | |
| B] | |
| G] | 0 |
| D] | 0h2 2 2 0 |
| A] | |
| E] 0 | 0 | x3 |
e]-------------------|
| B] | (These hammer on's are |
| G] | a lot quicker than the |
| D] h2 0 | one in the first 3 measures) |
| A] h2 0 0 |
| E] 0 3b4 |
VERSE
Em7 Asus2
| e] 3 | 3 | | |
| B] 3 | 3 | 0 0 | 0 |
| G] 0 | 0 | 2 2 | (0h)2 2 0 | (2nd time only) |
| D] 0h2 2 2 | 0h2 2 2 | 2 2 | 2 2 |
| A] 0h2 2 2 | 0h2 2 2 | 0 2 | 0 |
| E] 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 | | |
Tonight I'm wound tighter than a watchspring...
C Dsus2 Em7
| e] | | | |
| B] 1 0 | | | |
| G] 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D] 2 2 | 4 4 | 0h2 2 2 0 | 0h2 2 2 0 |
| A] 3 3 | 3/5 2 | | |
| E] | 0 | 0 0 | 0 |
Tonight you owe my patience quite a debt...
Play through the above twice
For each verse, with the extra
hammer on the 2nd time round.
CHORUS
Dsus2 D9 (no 3rd) C G/B Am7 G
| e] 0 | 0 | | |
| B] 3 | 1 | | |
| G] 2 | 2 | 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
| D] 0 | 0 | 2 0 0 0 | 2 |
| A] | | 3 2 | 0 0h2 |
| E] | | | 3 |
And now the pressure's on...
G7 A7sus4 A7 A7sus2 A7
| e] 3 3 | 3 3 | 0 0 | |
| B] 3 3 | 3 3 | 3 2 | 0 2 0 |
| G] 4 4 | 4 4 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| D] 3 3 | 3 3 | 2 2 | 2 |
| A] 5 5 | 5 5 | 0 0 | |
| E] 3 3 | 3 3 | | |
The time has come to stop...
Cmaj7 B7
| e] | | | |
| B] | 0 | 0 | |
| G] 0 0 | 0 0 | 2 | |
| D] 2 | 2 2 | 1 | |
| A] 2s3 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| E] | | | |
Cos when the skies go clear...
SOLO
Em7
| e] | |
| B] | |
| G] 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
| D] 0h2 0h2 | 0h2 0h2 |
| A] | |
| E] 0 0 | 0 0 |
Asus2
| e] | |
| B] | 0 0 |
| G] 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D] 0h2 0h2 | 0h2 0h2 |
| A] | |
| E] 0 0 | 0 0 |
C Bm7
| e] | |
| B] 1 | 0 |
| G] 0 0 0 | 2 2 |
| D] 0h2 0h2 2 | 0 0 0h1 |
| A] 3 | 2 2 |
| E] | 0 |
Em7 (with wah and distortion)
| e] 3 | 3 |
| B] 3 | 3 |
| G] 0 | 0 |
| D] 0h2 2 2 | 0h2 2 2 |
| A] 0h2 2 2 | 0h2 2 2 |
| E] 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
Am
| e] 5 | 8 8 7 |
| B] 5 | 7 7 7 |
| G] 5 | 7 7 7 |
| D] 7 | |
| A] 7 | |
| E] 5 | |
| e] 7 | |
| B] 7 7 | 7 8 |
| G] 7h8 8 | 9 9s7 8 9 |
| D] 7 | |
| A] | |
| E] | |
| e] |
| B] 2 |
| G] 9 7h9 9 7 0 |
| D] |
| A] |
| E] |
Thats most of the song I think. Just a repeat of a couple of measures in the last chorus.
INTRO
VERSE
CHORUS
REPEAT INTRO
VERSE
CHORUS
SOLO
CHORUS
REPEAT INTRO (ritenuto/gradually slowing)
- Peace out
Abe