Party Of Special Things To Do tab by Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Party Of Special Things To Do
Blue Jeans And Moonbeams (1974)

Tabbed by: Michael Harrison
E-mail: jiro_the_fish91@hotmail.com

Tuning: Standard

Apparently this album got slammed, but this is one of my favourite Beefheart songs.
It's really simple to play and I love the riff.
Intro

The camel wore a nightie...

e|---------3-1-----------------|
B|---1-3-4-----4-3-4-3-1-------|
G|-3---------------------3/5---|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

In the party of special things to do...

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------4-6---4/6---|
G|------------------------------3-5---3/5--5-----5-------|
D|-----------------1-3---1/3--5-----5--------------------|
A|---1-3---1/3---3-----3---------------------------------|
E|-3-----3-----------------------------------------------|

[The next line isn't perfect. I think there's some bends/doublestops, but these are the right notes at least)

e|-13-13--11-11-----------|
B|--------------13-118---|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

Main Riff

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------1~---1------------------1~-------1------|
A|-----1h3----3---3--1h3-------1h3----3-------3~---|
E|-(3)---------------------(3)----------1h3--------|

Spoken Bit

e|-----0--------0-----|
B|--------------------|
G|---5---5----3---3---|
D|--------------------|
A|-3--------1---------|
E|--------------------|

Then just repeat the main riff until the end

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| /   slide up
|    slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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