Song: Beetlebum
Artist: Blur
Album: Blur (Track 1)
Year: 1997
Guitarist: Graham Coxon
Tabbed by: Martín S. Vecchio
Tuning : E A D G B E
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 93
This is the way I play this song.
I believe it sounds like the original version.
In the bottom You'll find the special notation I use in some cases.
Last Correction: 11/04/03
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e-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A-|----------------|----------------|--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-|125-5-5-125-5-5-|125-5-5-125-5-5-|
\_______________________________/ /s /s /s /s
Palm Muted
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e-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A-|--7-7-7---7-7-7-|--7-7-7---7-7-7-|--7-7-7---7-7-7-|--7-7-7---7-7-7-|
E-|125-5-5-125-5-5-|125-5-5-125-5-5-|125-5-5-125-5-5-|125-5-5-125-5-5-|
/s /s /s /s /s /s /s /s
Beetlebum...
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e-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A-|--101010--101010|--101010--101010|--3-3-3---3-3-3-|--3-3-3---3-3-3-|
E-|128-8-8-158-8-8-|158-8-8-128-8-8-|8-1-1-1-8-1-1-1-|8-1-1-1-8-1-1-1-|
/s /s /s /s /s /s /s /s
What you've... She's a...
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e-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D-|----------------|--------3---3---|----------------|----------------|
A-|--5-5-5---5-5-5-|--5-5-5-1---1-5-|--7-7-7---7-7-7-|--7-7-7---7-7-7-|
E-|103-3-3-103-3-3-|103-3-3-------3-|125-5-5-125-5-5-|125-5-5-125-5-5-|
/s /s /s /s /s /s /s
Oh, what... Beetlebum Get nothing...
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e-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A-|--101010--101010|--101010--101010|--3-3-3---3-3-3-|--3-3-3---3-3-3-|
E-|128-8-8-158-8-8-|158-8-8-128-8-8-|8-1-1-1-8-1-1-1-|8-1-1-1-8-1-1-1-|
/s /s /s /s /s /s /s /s
You... Just get...
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e-|----------------|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0---------------|
B-|----------------|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2---------------|
G-|----------------|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2---------------|
D-|----------------|--------3---3---|----------------|----------------|
A-|--5-5-5---5-5-5-|--5-5-5-1---1-5-|----------------|----------------|
E-|103-3-3-103-3-3-|103-3-3-------3-|----------------|----------------|
/s /s /s /s /s /s /s
Oh, what... Beetlebum And when she...
(Another guitar can also play chords in this part)
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A (Play this little fill)---->
e-|----------------
Get nothing... B-|----------------
C G-|7b9r7--7b9------
you Beetle... D-|----------------
F A-|----------------
Just get... E-|----------------
G Bb G A(Br)
Oh, What... Beetlebum
(N.P.) C
And when... ...away
Em Am F
She turns... ...all my... gone
Am
Nothing... ...wrong
F Fm C
I just slip... ...I'm gone
Em
Nothing...
Am F
she turns...
Am F Fm C
I... ...slip away... ...I'm gone
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e-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A-|--7-7-7---7-7-7-|--7-7-7---7-7-7-|--7-7-7---7-7-7-|--7-7-7---7-7-7-|
E-|125-5-5-125-5-5-|125-5-5-125-5-5-|125-5-5-125-5-5-|125-5-5-125-5-5-|
/s /s /s /s /s /s /s /s
Beetlebum...
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e-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A-|--101010--101010|--101010--101010|--3-3-3---3-3-3-|--3-3-3---3-3-3-|
E-|128-8-8-158-8-8-|128-8-8-158-8-8-|8-1-1-1-8-1-1-1-|8-1-1-1-8-1-1-1-|
/s /s /s /s /s /s /s /s
Becouse you're young She's a gun
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e-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D-|----------------|--------3---3---|----------------|----------------|
A-|--5-5-5---5-5-5-|--5-5-5-1---1-5-|--7-7-7---7-7-7-|--7-7-7---7-7-7-|
E-|103-3-3-103-3-3-|103-3-3-------3-|125-5-5-125-5-5-|125-5-5-125-5-5-|
/s /s /s /s /s /s /s
Oh, what... Beetlebum She suck...
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e-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A-|--101010--101010|--101010--101010|--3-3-3---3-3-3-|--3-3-3---3-3-3-|
E-|128-8-8-158-8-8-|158-8-8-128-8-8-|8-1-1-1-8-1-1-1-|8-1-1-1-8-1-1-1-|
/s /s /s /s /s /s /s /s
She'll... Couse she's...
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e-|----------------|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0---------------|
B-|----------------|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2---------------|
G-|----------------|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2---------------|
D-|----------------|--------3---3---|----------------|----------------|
A-|--5-5-5---5-5-5-|--5-5-5-1---1-5-|----------------|----------------|
E-|103-3-3-103-3-3-|103-3-3-------3-|----------------|------------8-8-|
/s /s /s Palm Muted---> \_/
Oh, what... Beetlebum And when she...
(Again the chords...)
A
She suck...
C
she'll...
F
Couse she's...
G Bb G A(Br)
Oh, what...
...Beetlebum
(N.P.) C
And when... ...away
Em Am F
She turns... ...all my... gone
Am
Nothing... ...wrong
F Fm C
I just slip... ...I'm gone
Em
There's nothing...
Am F
she turns...
Am F Fm C
I... ...slip away... ...I'm gone
A
It's on... This is the final riff played
over the chords:
C
It's on... | | | | | | |
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F
e-|--5-------------|---------------|
It's on...
B-|----3-3/5-------|---------------|
G Bb G
G-|--------------5-|5-4-4----------|
It's on... ...on me
D-|----------------|------7-7------|
A-|----------------|----------7-7--|
A
E-|----------------|---------------|
It's on...
C
It's on...
F
It's on...
G Bb G
It's on... ...on me
A C <----(These are the chords you
play)
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e-|--5-------------|---------------|--5-------------|---------------|
B-|----3-3/5-------|---------------|----3-3/5-5-----|---------------|
G-|--------------5-|5-4-4----------|--------------5-|5-4-4----------|
D-|----------------|------7-7------|----------------|------7-7------|
A-|----------------|----------7-7--|----------------|----------7-7--|
E-|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
F G Bb G
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e-|--5-------------|---------------|--5-------------|---------------|
B-|----3-3/5-------|---------------|----3-3/5-5-----|---------------|
G-|--------------5-|5-4-4----------|--------------5-|5-4-4----------|
D-|----------------|------7-7------|----------------|------7-7------|
A-|----------------|----------7-7--|----------------|----------7-7--|
E-|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
A C
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e-|--5-------------|---------------|--5-------------|---------------|
B-|----3-3/5-------|---------------|----3-3/5-5-----|---------------|
G-|--------------5-|5-4-4----------|--------------5-|5-4-4----------|
D-|----------------|------7-7------|----------------|------7-7------|
A-|----------------|----------7-7--|----------------|----------7-7--|
E-|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
F G Bb G
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e-|--5-------------|---------------|--5-------------|---------------|
B-|----3-3/5-5-----|---------------|----3-3/5-5-----|---------------|
G-|--------------5-|5-4-4----------|--------------5-|5-4-4----------|
D-|----------------|------7-7------|----------------|------7-7------|
A-|----------------|----------7-7--|----------------|----------7-7--|
E-|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
A C
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e-|--5-------------|---------------|--5-------------|---------------|
B-|----3-3/5-5-----|---------------|----3-3/5-5-----|---------------|
G-|--------------5-|5-4-4----------|--------------5-|5-4-4----------|
D-|----------------|------7-7------|----------------|------7-7------|
A-|----------------|----------7-7--|----------------|----------7-7--|
E-|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
F G Bb G C
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e-|--5-------------|---------------|--5-------------|---------------|
B-|----3-3/5-5-----|---------------|----3-3/5-5-----|---------------|
G-|--------------5-|5-4-4----------|--------------5-|5-4-4----------|
D-|----------------|------7-7------|----------------|------7-7------|
A-|----------------|----------7-7--|----------------|----------7-7--|
E-|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
That's It!
AN ADVISE!: A-|--------...
E-|125-5-5-...
If you found something like this ---> /s
You'll have to make a slide (from fret 12 to 5 in this case)
When instead of a chord I put (N.P.), it means that you don't have to
play any chords there
USEFUL INFORMATION: Guitar 1 (The one who plays the riffs) plays with
soft distortion.
Guitar 2 (The one who plays chords) plays with no
distortion
These are the chords
EADGBe EADGBe
A [x02220] or [577655]
C [x32010] or [x35553]
F [133211]
G [320003] or [355433]
Bb [688766] or [x14441]
A(Br) [xxx220]
Am [x02210] or [577555]
Em [x79987] or [022000]
Fm [133111]
Well, I guess i've covered all the angles. If you have any corrections
send me a mail.
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"What the hell I am doing here? I Don't belong here..."
-Thom Yorke
PS: Sorry about the bad english, I'm from Argentina...
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