------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DINNER TIME - Cardiacs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: SPLAM! Bassist: Jim Smith Tuning: EADG Intro: The bass is very difficult to work out here as so much is going on but it sounds something like this (feel free to offer a correct bass part for the intro!): G|----------------| D|----2-----------| A|----------2-----| E|0-0---0-R---235-| Verse: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|.---.---.---.---|.---.---.---.---| A|--------2-2-2-2-|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---| E|2-2-2-2---------|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|.---.---.---.---|.---.---2-2-----| A|--------2-2-2-2-|0---0---0---0---|0---0-------0---| E|2-2-2-2---------|----------------|----------------| Chorus: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|.-----.-.-----.-|----------------|----1-3-1-------|0---------2---2-| D|4-----4-2-----2-|.---.---.---.---|--4---------2---|----2---0-.---.-| A|----------------|3---3---5---5---|4---------------|----------------|x2 E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Into even bigger Chorus: D|0-0-0-0-etc. Even bigger Chorus: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|--------5-------|----------------|--------7-------| D|--------5-------|.---.-----------|--------7-------|.---.-----------| A|----------------|3---3-----------|----------------|5---5-----------| E|3---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|--------9-------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|--------8-------|--------7-------|----------------| A|7---------------|.---.-----------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|6---6-----------|5---------------|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| Only play this on last repeat- all other times just hold the first F. Mad bit: E|4-6-8-0-4-6-8 Bridge 1: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|5---------------|L---------------|2---------------|L---------------| Put occasional sides between the A and the F#. Bridge 2: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|.---.-----.---.-|----.---.-------|.---.-----.---.-|----.---.-------| D|7---7---7-7---7-|R-7-7---7---7-7-|4---4---4-4---4-|R-4-4---4---4-4-| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Halfway through, when all the instruments come in the above line is played an octave lower and with no staccato. Outro: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + G|----------------| D|----2-2---------| A|--------0-------| E|0---------------| | . staccato | L tie | R rest
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Dinner Time by Cardiacs