Indigo girls - 1 2 3 Tab

This song is rather easy, with some practice.  I have
included all of the parts that Amy and Emily play (I don't,
however, have the transcribed part for Cooper Seay's
electric guitar).  Amy plays primarily chords, and Emily
plays all of the lead stuff.

There are a few parts in here that I have *made up* to go
along with the lead guitar (in parts where the lead seems
rather inactive).  These spots are marked below, so you can
play them, or leave them out.

I have included all of the lyrics, followed by Emily's lead
part with small lyric markers (so you know where you are in
the song).  Amy's rhythym part should be found in the chord
version of this song, preceeding this file.

Lyrics:
From the bowery to the brimstone
I tried to find your heart
The drugs of initiation
The bottom of the barrel that drops
I understand your causes
I sympathize the motivation
But all the details of this war are just
Self infatuation, and it's

CHORUS:

1 2 3, nothin's for free 4 5 6, pick up the stick and go home You'd better own up to me, yeah

(END CHORUS)

(CHORUS)

Yeah, yeah, go home

(Emily's solo)

The basement lies between us Our fear comes through the door. Oh, there's nothing left between us, And the fear becomes a roar. Once that wheel is in motion Don't loose what you have found. I'm talkin' 'bout that burning wheel of tongues Everything that makes me go round and around. We're all born in the devil's scorn They want to see you die. I'm askin' you, are you true If everything they say is a lie, a lie?

(CHORUS)

(Amy and Emily ad lib until the end) Tab notation: h: hammer on NOTE: I use straight lines across staves p: pull off to indicate the beginning and

B: bend string up ending of each riff

r: release bend /: slide up \: slide down ~: vibrato <>: harmonic Emily's lead part

(intro riff)

E Dsus2 E Dsus2 bend 1/4 up
E
B
G
D 4 4 4
A 2 3 3 0
E 0 12\0 3b
E Dsus2 E Dsus2 bend 1/4
2 0
3
0 0
4 4 4 4
2 3 2 3 3 0
0 0 3b

(verse riff 1)

E Dsus2 E Dsus2
2 0
3
0 0
4 4 4 2
2 3 2 3 3 0
0 0 3b
From the bowery... (simile chord progression)

(repeat riff 1 one time)

2 0
3
0 0
4
2 3
0
...your heart.

(verse riff 2)

E Dsus2 E
8 10 10b11r10 8 10 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9
I understand...

(repeat riff 2 two times)

(*pre-chorus: this part thru end of chorus is made up)

(chorus riff 1)

Dsus2 E Dsus2
12 12 12 12 12 11 10 10h12
8h10 10 10h12 12 12 12 12 12 12
...self infatuation. 1 2 3...

(repeat chorus riff 1 one time)

E Dsus2 (bend 1/4 gradually, then release gradually)
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
10b 10 10 10 10r 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10\8
...go home. E Dsus2
12\
8 8h10 8 8h10 8 8h10 10 10 10/12 12\
9 9
...own up to me.

(verse 2 and 3)

E Dsus2 E Dsus2 1/4 bend
0 0 0
0 3 0
1 2 1
2 0 2 0 2p0 0
2 2 2p0 0 2p0 0 3p0 0 2
0 0 3b
Manic blood... Once that wheel... E Dsus2 E Dsus2
0 0 2 0
3 0 3
2 1 0 0
0 2 0
2
0 0
Here, Emily plays chords along with Amy. Then, it's on to

The chorus a second time (which then leads into the solo.)

(Solo)

C Em
4h5 4 5h7 5 5h7 7
7 5h7 5 0 7 7\ 7 10
/7 10
Em
7h9p7
8 9 9 8 7 7 7h9 7 7
10 7 10 7 7 10
C Em
7 9
7h9 7 7 8 9 7 8 9 7 8 9 7h9 7h9 7h8 7
C
7 7h9 9
7 8 9 7 9 7 9
10 7 10 7 10
7 10
Em
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 7h9 9 7 7h9 7h9 7h9 7h9 7h9 7h9 7h9 7h9
7 9

(bridge)

C Em
0 0 0 0 0 2 0
8 8 8 8 0 3 3/5
9 9 9 9 9\ 0 0 0
2
2
0

(bridge riff)

C Em
0 2 0
3 3 3 3 3 0 3 3/5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 5 5 5 5 2
2
0

(repeat bridge riff 1 time)

(bridge riff 2)

A B
3 3 3 5 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 12 11 9
5 5 5/7 7 7/9 9 12 12 12

(3rd verse is the same as the second; it feeds into the last

Chorus, followed by a vocal and lead guitar ad lib; both

guitars end on an Em chord).

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