Slow Dog tab by Belly

Tabs

Someone requested some Belly. I don't have _King_ yet, but I
thought I'd repost this classic off their debut. And I'd just
like to say that their version of "Are You Experienced?" from
_Moon_ fucking rocks. Anyway, a few points on "Slow Dog":

 1) There is NO guarantee that this song has only 2 guitars, as
   I have transcribed them here. It IS a 2-guitar band, but
   then, the Ramones only had 1 guitar player, and God knows
   Johnny overdubbed millions of guitars on their songs. This
   only raises an eyebrow on the outchorus "solo," where the
   rhythm guitar (as I've transcribed it) is asked to go from
   fifth position power chords to 12th position octaves (which
   is usually what the lead guitar plays, but it's playing
   other notes at the time). If you don't know what this
   means, basically, I'm asking you to jump up 7 frets within
   an eighth note. Not much fun, but, hey, what can you do
   with 2 guitars?
 2) The rhythm notation is very basic; there are obviously more
   notes being played on the album than what I've written
   here, but this WILL get you by. Listen to the album and
   get a feel for what the rhythms sound like.
 3) The words are damn near indecipherable. I love Tanya
   Donnelly, but I can't understand much more than the chorus
   (and even then, I still dn't know what it MEANS). If
   someone else can send me the words, I'll append them to
   this file and post a more complete version. Otherwise, just
   mumble in tune. It works for Michael Stipe.
 4) When I could figure them out or when they were important to
   the transcription, chord names are above the TAB.
 5) I've tried to keep this as short as possible, so guitars go
   in and out of the transcription. Assume that when only one
   guitar is listed, the other is playing chords. Listening to
   the album will clear this up immensely. Anyway, a text
   editor should be able to readjust this to your needs,
   should you want to repeat the verse and chorus (which I've
   just shorthanded the second time through). If this makes
   absolutely no sense, then my work is done.

I've tried to teach this to my band, but as far as I can tell,
the bass-line has NOTHING to do with the guitar, and our drummer
is having a hard time with the changes. Oh well. BTW, Belly are
great live, if you ever get a chance.

"Slow Dog" (Tanya Donnelly)
Recorded by Belly
From the album _Star_
Transcribed by Marc Hirsh with little or no permission

Notation:
s - sixteenth note
e - eighth note
q - quarter note
h - half note
w - whole note
. - play note for one and a half times the value before it (just
   like a dot in standard notation)
^ - ties two note lengths together
NOTE LENGTHS IN CAPITAL LETTERS MEAN REST FOR THAT VALUE OF TIME!
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off

           (guitar 2 comes in,
           playing the same
           thing, but just
(guitar 1)      behind the beat)
E--------|----------|--------|----------
B-11-----|----------|-11-----|----------
G----10--|-8--9-----|----10--|-8--9-----
D--------|-------10-|--------|-------10-
A--------|----------|--------|----------
E--------|----------|--------|----------
 q. q^q. q. q. q  q. q^q. q. q. q

(Band enters)
(both guitars)
E----------|---------|----------|---------
B-11-------|---------|-11-------|---------
G-10-10-10-|-8--9--9-|-10-10-10-|-8--9--9-
D-----8--8-|-8--8-10-|-----8--8-|-8--8-10-
A----------|---------|----------|---------
E----------|---------|----------|---------
 q. q. q  q. q. q  q. q. q  q. q. q

(Verse)
(guitar 2 out)
(guitar 1)
E----------|---------|----------|---------
B-11-------|---------|-11-------|---------
G-10-10-10-|-8--9--9-|-10-10-10-|-8--9--9- (play this 4 times)
D-----8--8-|-8--8-10-|-----8--8-|-8--8-10-
A----------|---------|----------|---------
E----------|---------|----------|---------
 q. q. q  q. q. q  q. q. q  q. q. q
(Tanya Donnelly starts singing SOMETHING)


(half-time feel)
E---------|---------|---------|---------
B----9----|----9----|----9----|----9----
G-10----9-|-10----9-|-10----9-|-10----9-
D---------|---------|---------|---------
A---------|---------|---------|---------
E---------|---------|---------|---------
 q. q. q  q. q. q  q. q. q  q. q. q

(regular feel)
E----------|---------|----------|---------
B-11-------|---------|-11-------|---------
G-10-10-10-|-8--9--9-|-10-10-10-|-8--9--9-
D-----8--8-|-8--8-10-|-----8--8-|-8--8-10-
A----------|---------|----------|---------
E----------|---------|----------|---------
 q. q. q  q. q. q  q. q. q  q. q. q

(half-time feel)
E---------|---------|---------|---------
B----9----|----9----|----9----|----9----
G-10----9-|-10----9-|-10----9-|-10----9-
D---------|---------|---------|---------
A---------|---------|---------|---------
E---------|---------|---------|---------
 q. q. q  q. q. q  q. q. q  q. q. q

(regular feel)
E----------|---------|----------|---------
B-11-------|---------|-11-------|---------
G-10-10-10-|-8--9--9-|-10-10-10-|-8--9--9-
D-----8--8-|-8--8-10-|-----8--8-|-8--8-10-
A----------|---------|----------|---------
E----------|---------|----------|---------
 q. q. q  q. q. q  q. q. q  q. q. q

(half-time feel)
E---------|---------|---------|---------
B----9----|----9----|----9----|----9----
G-10----9-|-10----9-|-10----9-|-10----9-
D---------|---------|---------|---------
A---------|---------|---------|---------
E---------|---------|---------|---------
| q. q. q  q. q. q  q. q. q  q. q. q
|
|(guitar 2)
E---------|---------|---------|---------
B---------|---------|---------|---------
G---------|---------|---------|---------
D---------|---------|---------|---------
A---------|---------|---------|-10-9--8-
E---------|---------|---------|-8--7--6-
 W     W     W     q. q. q

(regular feel)
E-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------
B-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------
G-----------|-(5)b6-----|-(8)b9-----|-(11)b12---
D-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------
A-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------
E-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------
| W        w      w      w
|
|
E-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------
B-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------
G-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------
D-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------
A-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-
E-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-
 q e q e q  q e q e q  q e q e q  q e q e q

(chorus)
(guitar 2 plays chords (open, I believe))
(guitar 1)
 D MajorD  G+G    A augmentedA
E----|-------|------|---------
B----|-------|------|---------
G-11-|-7-----|-9----|-12-11-9-
D----|-------|------|---------
A-9--|-5-----|-7----|-10-9--7-
E----|-------|------|---------
 w  w    w   q. q. q
Maria, carry ....

 D MajorD  G+G    A augmentedA
E----|-------|------|---------
B----|-------|------|---------
G-11-|-7-----|-9----|-12-11-9-
D----|-------|------|---------
A-9--|-5-----|-7----|-10-9--7-
E----|-------|------|---------
 w  w    w   q. q. q
Maria, carry a dog ...

 D MajorD  G+G    A augmentedA
E----|-------|------|---------
B----|-------|------|---------
G-11-|-7-----|-9----|-12-11-9-
D----|-------|------|---------
A-9--|-5-----|-7----|-10-9--7-
E----|-------|------|---------
 w  w    w   q. q. q
That dog is ...

 D MajorD  G+G    A augmentedA
E----|-------|------|---------
B----|-------|------|---------
G-11-|-7-----|-9----|-12-11-9-
D----|-------|------|---------
A-9--|-5-----|-7----|-10-9--7-
E----|-------|------|---------
 w  w    w   q. q. q
That  slow  dog is ....

(guitar 1)
E---------|---------|---------|---------
B---------|---------|---------|---------
G---------|---------|---------|---------
D---------|---------|---------|---------
A---------|---------|---------|---------
E---------|---------|---------|---------
| W     W     W     W
|
|(guitar 2)
E-2-------|-3--2--0-|-0-------|-3--2--0-
B-3--3----|---------|-2--2----|---------
G-2-----2-|---------|-2-----2-|---------
D-0-------|---------|-2-------|---------
A---------|---------|-0-------|---------
E---------|---------|---------|---------
 q. q. q  q. q. q  q. q. q  q. q. q
    See-...

(guitar 2 plays just chords again)
(guitar 1)
E---------|---------|---------|---------
B---------|---------|---------|---------
G-11------|---16----|---9-----|-12-11-9-
D---------|---------|---------|---------
A-9-------|---14----|---7-----|-10-9--7-
E---------|---------|---------|---------
 w      w     w    q. q. q
 The kind of skin you ....

(guitar 1)
E---------------|------------|---------|-----------
B---------------|------------|---------|-----------
G-11------------|------------|---------|-----------
D---------------|------------|---------|-----------
A-9-------------|------------|---------|-----------
E---------------|------------|---------|-----------
| w        W      W     W
|
|(guitar 2)
E-2-------------|-2----------|-3-------|-3--2--0---
B-3--3----------|----3-------|-3--3----|-----------
G-2-----2-------|-------2----|-0-----0-|-----------
D-0-------------|------------|-0-------|-----------
A---------------|------------|-2-------|-----------
E---------------|------------|-3-------|-----------
 q. q. q     q. q. q   q. q. q  q. q. q
 He's shot again, he's shot again...

(guitar 1)
E---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------
B---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------
G---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------
D-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-----7-----|-7-----7-----
A-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-----7-----|-7-----7-----
E-5-------------|-5-------------|-5-----5-----|-5-----5-----
| q H.      q H.      q Q q Q  q Q q Q
|
|(guitar 2 (eighth notes here should be palm muted))
E---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------
B---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------
G-2-------------|-2-------------|-2-----2-----|-2-----2-----
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------
 q e e e e e e  q e e e e e e  q e e q e e  q e e q e e
 Ah   Ah    Ah  Ah    Ah  ....

(guitar 1)
E---------------|------------|---------|-----------
B---------------|------------|---------|-----------
G---------------|------------|---------|-----------
D---------------|------------|---------|-----------
A---------------|------------|---------|-----------
E---------------|------------|---------|-----------
| W        W      W     W
|
|(guitar 2)
E-2-------------|-2----------|-3-------|-3--2--0---
B-3--3----------|----3-------|-3--3----|-----------
G-2-----2-------|-------2----|-0-----0-|-----------
D-0-------------|------------|-0-------|-----------
A---------------|------------|-2-------|-----------
E---------------|------------|-3-------|-----------
 q. q. q     q. q. q   q. q. q  q. q. q
         he's shot ....

(guitar 1)
E---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------
B---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------
G---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------
D-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-----7-----|-7--8--9-----
A-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-----7-----|-7--8--9-----
E-5-------------|-5-------------|-5-----5-----|-5--6--7-----
| q H.      q H.      q Q q Q  q. q. q
|
|(guitar 2 (eighth notes here should be palm muted))
E---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------
B---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------
G-2-------------|-2-------------|-2-----2-----|-2-----2-----
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------
 q e e e e e e  q e e e e e e  q e e q e e  q e e q e e
 Ah   Ah    Ah  Ah    Ah  Ah

(guitar 2 out)
(guitar 1)
E----------|---------|----------|---------
B-11-------|---------|-11-------|---------
G-10-10-10-|-8--9--9-|-10-10-10-|-8--9--9- (play this twice)
D-----8--8-|-8--8-10-|-----8--8-|-8--8-10-
A----------|---------|----------|---------
E----------|---------|----------|---------
 q. q. q  q. q. q  q. q. q  q. q. q

(play verse one time through)

(play chorus one time through)

(outchorus)
(guitar 2 plays chords)
(guitar 1)
 D MajorD  G+G    A augmentedA
E----|-------|------|---------
B----|-------|------|---------
G-11-|-7-----|-9----|-12-11-9-
D----|-------|------|---------
A-9--|-5-----|-7----|-10-9--7-
E----|-------|------|---------
 w  w    w   q. q. q
Maria, carry ...

 D MajorD  G+G    A augmentedA
E----|-------|------|---------
B----|-------|------|---------
G-11-|-7-----|-9----|-12-11-9-
D----|-------|------|---------
A-9--|-5-----|-7----|-10-9--7-
E----|-------|------|---------
 w  w    w   q. q. q
Maria, carry a ....

 D MajorD  G+G   A augmentedA
E----|------|------|---------
B----|------|------|---------
G-14-|-16---|-9----|-12-11-9-
D----|------|------|---------
A-12-|-14---|-7----|-10-9--7-
E----|------|------|---------
 w  w   w   q. q. q
Maria, carry you ....

 D MajorD          G+G
E----------|---------|----------|----------
B----------|---------|----------|----------
G-11-11-11-|-12-11-9-|-12-12-12-|-12-14-16-
D----------|---------|----------|----------
A-9--9--9--|-10-9--7-|-10-10-10-|-10-12-14-
E----------|---------|----------|----------
 q. q. q  q. q. q  q. q. q  q. q. q

 (guitar 1)
E---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------
B---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------
G-(13)b14-------|-(13)b14-------|-(13)b14-(13)b14-|-(13)b14-(13)b14-
D---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------
A---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------
E---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------
|  w        w        h    h     h    h
|
|(guitar 2 (palm mute on eighth notes))
E---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------
B---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------
G---------------|---------------|-----------------|-12-11-9-
D-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-----7---------|---------
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|-10-9--7-
E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|---------
 q e e e e e e  q e e e e e e  q e e q e e    q. q. q
Hoo hoo      hoo  hoo    hoo  hoo     hoo hoo

(guitar 2 back to chords)
(guitar 1)
 D MajorD          G+G
E----------|---------|----------|----------
B----------|---------|----------|----------
G-11-11-11-|-12-11-9-|-12-12-12-|-12-14-16-
D----------|---------|----------|----------
A-9--9--9--|-10-9--7-|-10-10-10-|-10-12-14-
E----------|---------|----------|----------
 q. q. q  q. q. q  q. q. q  q. q. q

 A augmentedA
(guitar 1)
E---------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------------
B---------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------------
G-(13)b14-------|-(13)b14-------|-(13)b14-(13)b14-|-(13)b14-(14)b15-(15)b16-
D---------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------------
A---------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------------
E---------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------------
|  w        w        h    h     q.   q.   q
|
|(guitar 2 (plam mute on eighth notes))
E---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------
B---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------
G---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------
D-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-----7---------|-7--8--9-
A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|-7--8--9-
E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|-5--6--7-
 q e e e e e e  q e e e e e e  q e e q e e    q. q. q

The end. Abrupt and beautiful.
--
Marc Hirsh ([email protected])

  \ /
   ^ --"I'm breathing but it's become a chore."
   V   (Michael Penn)

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