123 tab by Indigo Girls

Tabs

1 2 3
     written by Amy Ray and Ellen James Society
      originally performed by Indigo Girls
       track #5 on "nomads indians saints"
    transcribed by Drew Boles ([email protected])


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.

Tuning: regular (low to high) E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE

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.

(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 MajorE   Dsus2Dsus2    E MajorE   Dsus2Dsus2     bend 1/4 up
E-----------------------------------------------------------B-----------------------------------------------------------G-----------------------------------------------------------D----------------------------4--------4-----4---------------A-------------------------------2--3-----3-----0------------E-------------------0--12\0-----------------------3b--------

 E MajorE    Dsus2Dsus2      E MajorE    Dsus2Dsus2     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 MajorE    Dsus2Dsus2       E MajorE   Dsus2Dsus2
--------------------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 MajorE   Dsus2Dsus2          E MajorE
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|------------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)
  Dsus2Dsus2        E MajorE       Dsus2Dsus2
---------------------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 MajorE            Dsus2Dsus2
(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 MajorE            Dsus2Dsus2
-------------------------------------------------12\---------8--8h10--8-----8h10--8-----8h10--10--10--10/12--12\---------------------9-----------9----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
...own up to me.

(verse 2 and 3)
 E MajorE  Dsus2Dsus2 E MajorE   Dsus2Dsus2             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 MajorE   Dsus2Dsus2 E MajorE   Dsus2Dsus2
-------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 majorC                  E minorEm
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4h5--4----------------5h7--5---5h7---------------------7-----------7--5h7--5--0----------7------7\----------7--10-----------------------------------------------/7--10------------


              E minorEm
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7h9p7-------------------------------------------------8--9---------9--8--7----------------7--7h9--7---------7---------------------------10--7--10--7-------------7--10------------------------------------------------------------------

     C majorC               E minorEm
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-----------9------------------------------7h9--7--7--8--9-----7--8--9-----7--8--9--7h9--7h9--7h8--7-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                C majorC
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7--7h9--9------------------------------------7--8--9--7--9-------------7--9-----10--7--10---------7--10------------------------------------------------7--10-------------------------------------------


       E minorEm
------------------0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0------------------------------------------------------------------7-7h9-9-----7-7h9--7h9--7h9--7h9--7h9--7h9--7h9--7h9-----------------7-9------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(bridge)
 C majorC            E minorEm
---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 majorC             E minorEm
-------------------------------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 augmentedA              BB
-------------------------------------------------------------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 E minorEm chord).

There you go everybody. Have fun.

transcribed by: Drew Boles ([email protected])