Straight no chaser appears on the second Bush album, Razorblade
Suitcase. It's played with an electric guitar but it sounds great on a six or twelve string
acoustic. It was transcribed by guitarist Paul Morea.
1) INTRO
E E E
| E 0 X X 0 XXXX 0 |
| B 0 X X 0 XXXX 0 0 0\ 0 |
| G 1 X X 1 XXXX 4/ 6 1 | | REPEAT |
| D 2 X X 2 XXXX 4/ 6 6 6 \ 2 |
| A 2 X X 2 XXXX 1/ 4 4 4 2 |
| E 0 X X 0 XXXX 0 |
2) VERSE; Same as the intro. Verse comes in at the part when you
slide after the E chord.
E E E
| E 0 X X 0 XXXX 0 |
| B 0 X X 0 XXXX 0 0 0\ 0 |
| G 1 X X 1 XXXX 4/ 6 1 | | REPEAT |
| D 2 X X 2 XXXX 4/ 6 6 6 \ 2 |
| A 2 X X 2 XXXX 1/ 4 4 4 2 |
| E 0 X X 0 XXXX 0 |
Always be there
Face I live with
Always be there
Face I live with
Abcess memory
With broken fingers
All the fallen down angels
Raw pain distress
CHORUS
A A A A B
| E 0 X X 0 X X X X 0 X X 0 X X X X / 0 X X 0 X X X X / 0 |
| B 0 X X 0 X X X X 0 X X 0 X X X X / 0 X X 0 X X X X / 0 |
| G 6 X X 6 X X X X 6 X X 6 X X X X / 8 X X 8 X X X X / 11 |
| D 7 X X 7 X X X X 7 X X 7 X X X X / 9 X X 9 X X X X / 12 |
| A 7 X X 7 X X X X 7 X X 7 X X X X / 9 X X 9 X X X X / 12 |
| E 5 X X 5 X X X X 5 X X 5 X X X X / 7 X X 7 X X X X / 10 |
ITs ALL.. IN THE WAY WE KNEW THAT WE ..
SOME.. SATELLITES OF PAIN CAN ALWAYS ..
B B D
| E 0 X X 0 X X X X / 0 X X X |
| B 0 X X 0 X X X X / 0 X X X |
| G 8 X X 8 X X X X / 11X X X |
| D 9 X X 9 X X X X / 12X X X |
| A 9 X X 9 X X X X / 12X X X |
| E 7 X X 7 X X X X / 10X X X |
WAR ON ALL SIDES
WAR ON ALL SIDES
D E
| E 0 X X X X X X X X X X \ 0 |
| B 0 X X X X X X X X X X \ 0 |
| G 11X X X X X X X X X X \ 1 |
| D 12X X X X X X X X X X \ 2 | BACK TO | NTRO/VERSE |
| A 12X X X X X X X X X X \ 2 |
| E 10X X X X X X X X X X \ 0 |
THAT'S ABOUT IT. ENJOY. just repeat this for the rest of the song.
listen along to the cd for timing, lyrics etc.
author : BUSH
album : razorblade suitcase
song : straight no chaser
tunning: normal
guitar tab
Fig1 :
F D5
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 2 7 7 |
| D | 3 3 3 /7 7 7 7 7 7 7 X |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 /5 5 5 5 5 X |
| E | 1 1 1 |
Always be there
Fig2 :
Bb5
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 X |
| A | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 X |
| E | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 X |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Fig3 :
C5 D#5
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 X |
| D | 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 X 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 X |
| A | 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 X 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 X |
| E | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 X |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Verse : ("always be there")Fig1 x4
Chorus: Fig2,Fig3 x3 ("war on all sides") Fig2 x2