Swansong
Be-Bop Deluxe
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E|E|------------------------------ E|---------------------------------- E|---------------|| Swansong - Be Bop Deluxe E|E|------------------------------ E|---------------------------------- E|---------------||Tabbed by: axe victim Email: UG member Leave a message on my profile page or comment here. Epic track from the 'Futurama' album. A bit of a weird one this, as the guitar parts are lines and melodies rather than chords, but it makes a nice change from the usual riffery. Apparently much of this material was written on piano which would explain the unusual ( for guitar ) key of F. I reckon a capo at the first fret would be handy so you could play the open E and A strings for those piano 'pedal' parts. You could also transpose the key to E quite easily but I prefer to play without doing either of these, so that's how I've tabbed it. I hope you enjoy it. Tuning:EADGBe | Bb/D chord/bass note | ^ quarter tone bend | b bend | r relax bend | pb pre-bend | \ slide down | / slide up | h hammer-on | p pull-off | t use left hand thumb to fret string |(6) optional note Intro: Military style drum, then piano and lead guitar. Chords as shown in the verse section. Chords, piano: ___F___________________Cm/F________________ (Riff 1 )E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|---------------------3~~~-----5- A|---------------3-h5------------- E|-1~~~-----3-h5------------------ E|---------| B|---------| G|---5-h7--| D|h7-------| A|---------| E|---------|___Eb________________________Bb/D__________________________ (Riff 1 )E|-----------------8-h10--13---- B|-6~~~-----8-h10--------------- G|------------------------------ D|------------------------------ A|------------------------------ E|------------------------------ E|10h13p10p8----10p8---------| B|---------------------------| G|------------------12b14b12~| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| E|--C----------------------------- E|------| (Lead guitar, first time...) E|------------------------ B|----------------------13 G|~~~~~~~~~-------12-b14-- D|------------------------ A|------------------------ E|------------------------ E|--------------| B|--------------| G|pb10^r10------| D|--------12p10-| A|--------------| E|--------------|__Bb_________________________________E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-10^--10--8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\3----- E|-----------------------------5-- E|---| B|---| G|---| D|---| A|---| E|3--|___F___________________Cm/F________________ (Riff 1)E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|---------------------3~~~-----5- A|---------------3-h5------------- E|-1~~~-----3-h5------------------ E|---------| B|---------| G|---5-h7--| D|h7-------| A|---------| E|---------|___Eb_____________________Bb/D________________________________ (Riff 1)E|-----------------8--10--13---- B|-6~~~-----8--10--------------- G|------------------------------ D|------------------------------ A|------------------------------ E|------------------------------ E|10h13p10p8h10p8---------------| B|------------------------------| G|---------------12b13r12p10h12-| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| E|---C---------------------------- E|------| (lead guitar, second time...) E|-----------------------------13- B|--------------------------13---- G|-12~~~~~~~~----------15b17------ D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|---| B|15-| G|---| D|---| A|---| E|---|__Bb________________________Bb7_______________________ (lead guitar, second time...)E|--------------------------- B|--------------------------- G|-16^-13-15----13--b15--13~~ D|-----------15-------------- A|--------------------------- E|--------------------------- E|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|15p13--------------------| A|-----15p13h15p13\11------| E|-------------------13p11-|-(13)|Verse: voice and piano, same chord sequence as above. Chords are my arrangement for guitar, but not a perfect copy of the piano parts, so play around with them. __F________________Cm/F________Eb_________Bb/D_____ "with our bodies... etc"E|---------------------------|---- B|-10--------------8---------|-8-- G|-10--------------8---------|-8-- D|-10--------------10--------|-8-- A|-8---------------8---------|-6-- E|---------------------------|---- E|-----------------| B|---------6-------| G|---------7-------| D|---------8-------| A|---------5-------| E|-----------------| E|---C------------------------| E|Bb-------------Bb7------- E|------------------------|------- B|-5----------------------|-3----- G|-5----------------------|-3----- D|-5----------------------|-3----- A|-3----------------------|-1----- E|------------------------|------- E|-------------------| B|----------3--------| G|---------(1)-------| D|----------3--------| A|----------1--------| E|-------------------|Repeat No lead guitar until:E|---C---------------------------- E|---|#t2#E|------------------------8~~~~~~--| B|------------------------11b13~~--| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|#/t2# ___Bb_______________________________________________ "..derided me. "E|--------------------------8-13- B|---------------------11b13----- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|-------------------| B|9^-----------------| G|-----10p8----------| D|---------10p8------| A|--------------11^--| E|-------------------|New guitar rhythm part comes in, up in the Fmaj pent box. Use left thumb to fret bass notes. Verse continues... __F_________________Cm/F______________Eb_______________Bb/D___________ "..in your head i'm so easily led... etc "E|----------13----------------13-- B|----------13----------------13-- G|----------10----------------10-- D|----------10----------------10-- A|-8~~~~-------------------------- E|------------------13------------ E|--|---------13----------------13-- B|--|---------13----------------13-- G|--|---------10----------------10-- D|--|---------10----------------10-- A|--|------------------------------- E|--|-11---------------10-----------t t tE|--C----------------------------- E|------|___________________ "..lose the key E|--------------------13-------- B|-------------16b18-------16b18 G|------------------------------ D|------------------------------ A|------------------------------ E|-8---------------------------- oh, won't you.." E|13-----13-----13-----13--| B|--16b18--16b18--16b18----| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|tContinues after the ad__Bb________________________________________________ "..lose the key."E|-18^--16~~~13------------------ B|-------------16-13------------- G|------------------15-13^------- D|--------------------------15p13 A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|15p13\11h13p11-----| E|---------------13~~|Then: ("Let me show you a...) (riff 2) ___F#_______________________________Gm_______________________________ "..sign pure as the virgin snow... etc "E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-4------------------------------ A|----------4--------------------- E|-------------------2~~~--------- E|-|-------------------------------- B|-|-------------------------------- G|-|-------------------------------- D|-|-5------------------------------ A|-|----------5--------------------- E|-|-------------------3~~~---------(riff 2) __Bb_________________Bb______________Eb_______Bb_______Eb_______Bb_______ "..through my dreams... etc " ( harmony guitar in brackets... )E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-8------------------------------ A|----------8--------------------- E|-------------------6~~~--------- E|-|-------------------------------- B|-|-------------------------------- G|-|-------------------------------- D|-| (5)------(3)------(5)------(3)- A|-|-6--------5--------6--------5--- E|-|--------------------------------(riff 2)E|--C--------C/| G------C-------- E|C--Bb------Ab-------Eb--------Ab-------A--- "..you in several ke E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-3----------------3--------3--1- E|---------3---------------------- ys of blue sing for yo E|----|---------------------------- B|----|---------------------------- G|----|---------------------------- D|----|-3--------5--------6-------- A|----|---------------------------- E|----|---------------------------- u my... " E|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|7----| A|-----| E|-----|__Bbm______________________________Eb/Bb_______________________________ "..swansong... " ( Use left hand thumb to fret bass notes... )E|---------6---------------------- B|---------6-----------8^--8------ G|---------6-----------8^--8------ D|-8~~~~---8---------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|---------6-------(6)------------ E||-------------------------------- B||-------------------------------- G||---------6^-----8b9b8----8--6--- D||-6h8p6--8---8---8b9b8-6--8----8- A||-------------------------------- E||-(6)---------------(6)---------- E|----| B|----| G|----| D|6-8-| A|----| E|----|t t t t __Bbm________________________________Eb/Bb_________________________________ (Lead guitar...)E|-----------6---6---6-------- B|---------6---9-------9p6---- G|-----8b10---------------8p6^ D|---------------------------- A|---------------------------- E|-(6)------------------------ E|--------6h9-11b13-11b13-9-------- B|------6h9----------------11-9-11- G|----6h8-------------------------- D|8p6h8---------------------------- A|--------------------------------- E|--------------------------------- ------------| 11b13-9-----| -------10-8-| ------------| ------------| ------------|t ( Middle bit: ) ___Ab/Eb___________________________Eb_______________________________ "..Oh.............Strange, strange harmony."E|-------------------------------- B|-----9-11b14--b9~~~------------- G|-10----------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E||--------------------------------- B||--------------------------------- G||--------------------------------- D||----------------------8/10\8----- A||-6--------------------6/8~\6----- E||----------------------6/8~\6-----__Ab/Eb______________________________Eb______________________________ " oh such a sad refrain."E|-4-------4-------4-------4------ B|-4-------4-------4-------4------ G|-5-------5-------5-------5------ D|-------------------------------- A|-----6-------6-------6-------6-- E|-------------------------------- E|-|-------------------------------- B|-|-8-------8-------8-------8------ G|-|-8-------8-------8-------8------ D|-|-8-------8-------8-------8------ A|-|-----6-------6-------6-------6-- E|-|--------------------------------Repeat until: ___Eb...Eb_F_Eb________Db__Db_Eb_Db__ (Lead guitar...)E|---------------------------- B|---------------------------- G|-8----8-/10\8--------6----6- D|-8----8-/10\8--------6----6- A|-6----6-/8~\6--------4----4- E|---------------------------- E|-------| B|-------| G|/8\6---| D|/8\6---| A|/6\4---| E|-------|Then: (Riff 3) __Dm___________________________________Eb_______________________ ( Lead guitar..)E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|----------7\------------------- D|-3-----------------3--------3-- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|-----|-------------------------| B|-----|-------------------------| G|-----|---------8\--------------| D|5--7-|-5--------------5~~~~----| A|-----|-------------------------| E|-----|-------------------------|(Riff 3) __Em_________________________Am_____F_______G_______E7______(Am....) ( Lead guitar..)_E|--------------------------|----- B|--------------------------|----- G|-------9\-----------------|----- D|-5------------5-----5-7-9-|-7-9- A|--------------------------|----- E|--------------------------|----- E|--------------------------|- B|--------------------------|- G|--------------------------|- D|10-7-9-10-9-10-12-9-10-12-|- A|--------------------------|- E|--------------------------|- E|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|(12)~~~~| A|--------| E|--------|Then: Piano - arranged for guitar. __Am______Am/G______Fmaj7____________Am_____Am/G____Fmaj7____________(Piano...) E|------5--------5------5-------- B|----5--------5------5----5----- G|----------------------------5-- D|-7-------5--------------------- A|------------------8------------ E|------------------------------- E|---|------5-----5-------5-----------| B|---|----5-----5-------5----5--------| G|---|--------------------------5-----| D|---|-7------5-----------------------| A|8--|---------------8-------------8--| E|---|--------------------------------|(Riff 3) __Am__________________________________Bb_____________________________ ( Lead guitar..)E|-------------------------------- B|--------10------10------10--11-- G|-9------------------------------ D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|---|------------------------------ B|13-|-11------11------11~~~~~~----- G|---|------------------------------ D|---|------------------------------ A|---|------------------------------ E|---|------------------------------(Riff 3) __Bm____________________________________C________C#______Dm____________ ( Lead guitar..)E|-------------------------------- B|-12------12------12------12--13- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|-----|---------------------------- B|-15--|-13------14------15~~~~~~--- G|-----|---------------------------- D|-----|---------------------------- A|-----|---------------------------- E|-----|----------------------------Play next part twice: ___D___________D/C_________Bbmaj7________________________ (Piano - arranged for guitar))E|--------10-----------10------- B|-----10----------10----------- G|------------------------------ D|-12----------10--------------- A|-------------------------13--- E|------------------------------ E|----10-------------------| B|10------10---------------| G|------------10-----------| D|-------------------------| A|-----------------13------| E|-------------------------|Pause, and then: ( VERY loud! ) __F#____________________Ebm______________ (Lead guitar)E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------4b6--4b5b4-2------------- D|--------------------4----------- A|-------------------------------- E|-2------------------------------ E|-------| B|-7\----| G|-8\----| D|-8\----| A|-6\----| E|-------|__F#______________________Ebm_____________________E|------------------------------ B|-------------------------11-14 G|-------4^-4p2--------13b15---- D|--------------4--------------- A|------------------------------ E|-2---------------------------- E|------------------| B|-----11-----------| G|13b15---13-11~~~~-| D|------------------| A|------------------| E|------------------|__F#_________________Ebm_______________E|---------------------------- B|----------------------11---- G|-----------------2----13b15- D|-----------4p2h4------------ A|---------4------------------ E|-----2---------------------- E|---------| B|11-------| G|13b15~~~~| D|---------| A|---------| E|---------|__F#______________________________E|------------------------------ B|-------14--------------------- G|-13b15----15b13-11--13p11--13- D|-------------------------13--- A|------------------------------ E|------------------------------ E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|11^--------------11---13b15b13~~~~-| D|-----11-13-11-13----13-------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|Then follows a reversed guitar solo, I haven't tried to tab it yet as I tend to think of it more as an effect than a guitar part. The nice piano chords are tabbed below. ( Piano, my arrangement for guitar. I use left thumb for bass note Bb.)E|---C| m/Bb------------Bb-------- E|------Bb----------------Fm-------- E|----- E|---------3---------------------- B|---------4-----------------6---- G|---------5-----------------7---- D|---------------------------8---- A|-------------------------------- E|-6--------------6-6---6--------- E|-|---------6-----------------4---- B|-|---------6-----------------6---- G|-|---------7-----------------5---- D|-|-------------------------------- A|-|-------------------------------- E|-|-6--------------6-6---6---------t t t t t t t t __Cm______________________Bb___________Bbm____________Fm__E|---------3--------------6---|--- B|---------4--------------6---|--- G|---------5--------------7---|--- D|----------------------------|--- A|----------------------------|--- E|-6------------6--6--6-------|-6- E|-----6--------------4---| B|-----6--------------6---| G|-----6--------------5---| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|---------6--6---6-------|t t t t t t t t __Fm______________________________________________________E|---------1-------------1---|---- B|---------1-------------1---|---- G|---------1-------------1---|---- D|---------3-------------3---|---- A|---------3-------------3---|---- E|-1-------1---1--1--1---1---|-1-- E|-----1--------------1---| B|-----1--------------1---| G|-----1--------------1---| D|-----3--------------3---| A|-----3--------------3---| E|-----1---1--1---1---1---| E|-----------| Ab----------------- E|Eb------------Ab------------------ E|Eb-- E|---------4---------------------- B|---------4------------------8--- G|---------5------------------8--- D|----------------------------8--- A|-6--------------6---6----------- E|-------------------------------- E||---------4----------------------- B||---------4-------------------8--- G||---------5-------------------8--- D||-----------------------------8--- A||-6---------------6---6----------- E||---------------------------------__Db_______Eb/Db___Db________Db_______Eb/Db___Db_______E|--------------------------|----- B|---------8----------------|----- G|-10------8-------10--10---|-10-- D|-11------8-------11--11---|-11-- A|-11------x-------11--11---|-11-- E|-9-------9-------9---9----|-9--- E|---------------------| B|----8----------------| G|----8-------10--10---| D|----8-------11--11---| A|----x-------11--11---| E|----9-------9---9----|t t (Riff 3) __Dm___________________________________Eb_______________________ ( Lead guitar..)E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|----------7\------------------- D|-3-----------------3--------3-- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|-----|-------------------------| B|-----|-------------------------| G|-----|---------8\--------------| D|5--7-|-5--------------5~~~~----| A|-----|-------------------------| E|-----|-------------------------|(Riff 3) __Em_________________________F______Cm/F_____Eb_____Bb/D____ ( Lead guitar..)_E|--------------------------|- B|--------------------------|- G|-------9\-----------------|- D|-5------------5-----5-7-9-|- A|--------------------------|- E|--------------------------|- E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|7~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------|__F________________Cm/F________Eb_________Bb/D_____ (piano - arranged for guitar)E|---------------------------|---- B|-10--------------8---------|-8-- G|-10--------------8---------|-8-- D|-10--------------10--------|-8-- A|-8---------------8---------|-6-- E|---------------------------|---- E|-----------------| B|---------6-------| G|---------7-------| D|---------8-------| A|---------5-------| E|-----------------| E|---C------------------------| E|Bb-------------Bb7------- E|------------------------|------- B|-5----------------------|-3----- G|-5----------------------|-3----- D|-5----------------------|-3----- A|-3----------------------|-1----- E|------------------------|------- E|-------------------| B|----------3--------| G|----------1--------| D|----------3--------| A|----------1--------| E|-------------------|Verse 2 __F________________Cm/F________Eb_________Bb/D_____ "with our bodies..etc"E|---------------------------|---- B|-10--------------8---------|-8-- G|-10--------------8---------|-8-- D|-10--------------10--------|-8-- A|-8---------------8---------|-6-- E|---------------------------|---- E|-----------------| B|---------6-------| G|---------7-------| D|---------8-------| A|---------5-------| E|-----------------| E|---C------------------------| E|Bb-------------Bb7------- E|------------------------|------- B|-5----------------------|-3----- G|-5----------------------|-3----- D|-5----------------------|-3----- A|-3----------------------|-1----- E|------------------------|------- E|-------------------| B|----------3--------| G|---------(1)-------| D|----------3--------| A|----------1--------| E|-------------------|(riff 2) ___F#_______________________________Gm_______________________________ "..Ride, far from the stony ground...etc"E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-4------------------------------ A|----------4--------------------- E|-------------------2------------ E|-|-------------------------------- B|-|-------------------------------- G|-|-------------------------------- D|-|-5------------------------------ A|-|----------5--------------------- E|-|-------------------3------------(riff 2) __Bb_________________Bb______________Eb_______Bb_______Eb_______Bb_______ "..in my dreams.."E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-8------------------------------ A|----------8--------------------- E|-------------------6------------ E|-|-------------------------------- B|-|-------------------------------- G|-|-------------------------------- D|-| (5)------(3)------(5)------(3)- A|-|-6--------5--------6--------5--- E|-|--------------------------------(riff 2)E|--C--------C/| G------C-------- E|C--Bb------Ab-------Eb--------Ab-------A--- "..you in several shad E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-3----------------3--------3--1- E|---------3---------------------- es of blue sing for yo E|----|---------------------------- B|----|---------------------------- G|----|---------------------------- D|----|-3--------5--------6-------- A|----|---------------------------- E|----|---------------------------- u my.." E|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|7----| A|-----| E|-----|__Bbm______________________________________________________ "..swansong swansong.."E|----------------------------|--- B|----------------------------|--- G|----------------------------|--- D|-8---8---8-7-6--------------|-8- A|-----------------9-8-7-6----|--- E|----------------------------|--- E|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|--8---8-7-6--------------| A|-------------9-8-7-6-----| E|---------------------9-8-| E|----------| Fm/Bb--------------- E|--------------------- E|-------------------------------- B|--------(6)--------------------- G|--------(5)--------------------- D|--------(6)--------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-6~~~---------------------------t |pb pre-bend |Bb/D chord/bass note |^ quarter tone bend |b Bend up/down |(6) optional note | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================