'The Eaton Rifles' by The Jam
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The guitars are tuned as follows: E A D G B E (from low to high)
Rhythm Guitar Chord TAB Stave (Guitar1, Guitar2)
The stave below shows the TAB for the rhythm chords played by Guitar1
and Guitar2.
C(III) C(VIII) D(V) D(X) E(VII) F(I) F(VIII) G(III) A
| E 3 8 5 10 |
| B 5 8 7 10 9 10 |
| G 5 9 7 11 9 2 10 4 2 |
| D 5 10 7 12 9 3 10 5 2 |
| A 3 10 5 12 7 3 8 5 0 |
| E 8 10 1 3 |
Intro (Guitar1)
rake ~~~~~~
| E | | 0 | 0 |
| B(5) | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| G 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| D 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| A 0 | | | |
| E | | | |
~~~~~~~ harm
| E | | 0 | |
| B | random slides 4 | 0 | 5 |
| G 2 | w/plectrum 4 | | 5 0 |
| D 2 | // 4 | | 0 |
| A 0 | // | | 0 |
| E | // | | |
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ X
| E | 0 | | |
| B | 0 | | |
| G 2 | | | |
| D 2 // | | | |
| A 0 // | | 3 3/ | 5 10 |
| E // | | 1 1/ | 3 8 |
Verse1 (Guitar1, Guitar2)[Play Twice]
Guitar1 D U D D U D ..... etc
C X D X C X D
| E 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| B 5 5 5 | 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 | 7 7 7 |
| G 5 5 5 | 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 | 7 7 7 |
| D 5 5 5 | 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 | 7 7 7 |
| A | | | |
| E | | | |
Guitar2 | | | |
| E Palm Mute Throughout | | |
| B | | | |
| G | | | |
| D | | | |
| A 10 10 | 12 | 10 10 | 12 |
| E 8 8 88 8 8 | 10 10 1010 10 | 8 8 88 8 8 | 10 10 1010 10 |
Sup up your beer Collect your fags Theres a row Down near Slough
and going on
[second time]
Thought you were When you took But you didn't In their artillery
all smart them on take a peep room
C X D X C X D X
| E 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| B 5 5 5 | 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 | 7 7 |
| G 5 5 5 | 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 | 7 7 |
| D 5 5 5 | 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 | 7 7 |
| A | | | |
| E | second time play | fill 1 | |
| | | |
| E Palm Mute Throughout | | |
| B | | | |
| G | | | |
| D | | | |
| A 10 10 | 12 | 10 10 | 12 |
| E 8 8 88 8 8 | 10 10 1010 10 | 8 8 88 8 8 | 10 10 1010 10 |
Get out your mat Pray to the West I'll get out mine Pray for myself
and and
[second time]
All that rugby puts Hairs on your chest What chance have Against a tie and
you got a crest
F5 G5
E------------------| Guitar1 - fill1
B------------------| D X C X
| G | E 5 | 3 |
| D | B 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 5 |
| A 3 5 5 | G 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 5 |
| E 1 3 3 | D 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 5 |
| A------------------|------------------|
| E | E | |
| B |
| G |
| D |
| A 3 5 5 |
| E 1 3 3 |
Chorus1 (Guitar2)
[play twice]
| E | | | |
| B | | | |
| G | | | |
| D | 2 | 5 2 | 5 2 |
| A 3 5 5 | 3 2 0 | 0 3 | 0 3 |
| E 1 3 3 | | | |
Hello hooray What a nice day for The Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles
[second time]
Hello hooray I hope rain stops The Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles
play with
~~ ~~
| E | |
| B 5 | 5 |
| G(5) 5 5 | 5 5 |
| D 5 | 5 |
| A | |
| E | |
Verse2 (Guitar1, Guitar2)
C D C D
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Thought you were You lit the fuse Tore down the In your brand new
clever when House of Commons shoes
C D C D
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Composed a Symphony Then went to bed Charming young
revolutionary with a thing
F G
|------------------|
Verse2 is exactly the same as the first 9 bars of Verse1.
Chorus2 (Guitar2)
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Hello hooray Cheers then mate Its the Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Hello hooray An extremist With the Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles
scrape
|------------------|------------------|
Chorus2 is exactly the same as the Chorus1.
Bridge (Guitar1, Guitar2)
E(VII) F(VIII) E(VII) F(VIII)
| | | |
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
What a catalyst You turned out to Loaded the guns You run off home
be then for your
G(III) G(III) G(III) G(III) G
| | | | |
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Tea Left me standing Like a guilty
schoolboy
G(III)
| | | | | | | |
|------------------|
Guitar1 (let ring)
| E 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| B 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| G 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
| D 10 | 12 | | 12 |
| A | | | |
| E | | | |
Guitar2 ~~ | ~~ | ~~ | ~~ |
| E | | | |
| B | | | |
| G | | | |
| D 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
| A 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
| E 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
w/delay
| E 8 8 | 10 10 | 8 | 10 |
| B 8 8 | 10 10 | 8 | 10 |
| G 9 9 | 11 11 | 9 | 11 |
| D 10 | 12 12 | | 12 |
| A | | | |
| E | | | |
~~ | ~~ | ~~ | ~~ |
| E | | | |
| B | | | |
| G | | | |
| D 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
| A 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
| E 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| E | | | |
| B 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| G 9 | 9 | 5 5 | 5 5 |
| D 7 9 | 7 9 | 5 | 5 |
| A | | | |
| E | | | |
E(VII) F(VIII) E(VII) F(VIII)
| | | |
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
What a catalyst You turned out to Loaded the guns You run off home
be then for your
G(III) G(III) G(III) G(III) G
| | | | |
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Tea Left me standing Like a naughty
schoolboy
G(III)
| | | | | | | |
|------------------|
Verse3 (Guitar1, Guitar2)
C D C C*
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
We came out of it Naturally the Beaten and bloody Was sick down my
worst and I shirt
C D C D
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
We were no match Untamed wit Though some of the They'll be back
for their lads said next week
F G
|------------------|
Verse3 is exactly the same as the first 9 bars of Verse1, except for bar 4
in which Guitar1 plays an extra bar of C - instead of the expected D.
Chorus4 (Guitar2)
[play 4 Times]
| E | | | |
| B | | | |
| G | | | |
| D | 2 | 5 2 | 5 2 |
| A 3 5 5 | 3 2 0 | 0 3 | 0 3 |
| E 1 3 3 | | | |
Hello hooray Theres a price to For the Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles
pay
[2]
Hello hooray I'd prefer the To the Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles
plague
[3]
Hello hooray Theres a price to For the Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles
pay
[4]
Hello hooray I'd prefer the To the Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles
plague
~~ ~~
| E | |
| B 5 | 5 |
| G(5) 5 5 | 5 5 |
| D 5 | 5 |
| A | |
| E | |
Noise Section (Guitar1)
-38 bars of random guitars sounds, base this section on the intro-
Ending (Guitar2)
| E Play Staccatto and Mute throughout | | |
| B | | | |
| G | | | |
| D 55 22 | 55 22 | 55 22 | 55 22 |
| A 00 33 | 00 33 | 00 33 | 00 33 |
| E | | | |
Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles
A~~~~~~
TAB Key
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
X - mute with palm of picking hand
U - upstroke
D - downstroke
() - incidental note
~ - hold note
harm - harmonic
rake - exagerate the strumming of the chord
(but not enough for it to be an arpeggio)
Notes
This song is in 4/4 time, and uses 2 Guitars.
The intro voicings are based on an open A-shape, slid up and down
the neck. The scraping noises are achieved by scraping the plectrum
up and down the strings. The guitar sound (for Guitar1) is slightly
distorted - too much distortion will make this section 'mushy'.
The verses are made up of 2 guitar parts. Guitar1 plays partial bar
chords, based upon the open A-shape, at the 3rd and 5th positions.
Guitar2 plays muted root notes and power chord versions of the bar
chords, based upon the open E-shape, at the 8th and 10th frets.
The choruses consist of power chords and a 5 bar riff.
The bridge makes extensive use of Bar chords. Verticle lines above
the TAB stave show the rhythm pattern used.
The picking patterns in the bridge, bars 10-17, are based around the
moveable E-shape at the 8th and 10th frets. This has been shown as a
2 guitar part, because of the way the notes are allowed to ring over
each other - it is possible to approximate this part with one Guitar.
The noise section lasts 38 bars and is a more extreme version of the
Intro. I haven't tabbed it out, but use the Intro as a guide to what
you could do here. Use plenty of string scrapes, and also the pickup
selector to switch between pickups, creating a rhythmic effect.
The outro is based on bars 3 and 4 of the chorus - but played in a
staccato style.
Comments and corrections welcome.