Die Europe tab by Nick Cave

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 "Dumb Europe" by Die Haut with Nick Cave (from "Burning The Ice", 1983)
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Music by Jochen Arbeit, Christoph Dreher, Rainer Lingk, & Thomas Wydler
Lyrics by Nick Cave

Transcribed by Greg O'Beirne ([email protected])

 Tempo: 80bpm
Rhythm: triplets (like "Da, d-Da, d-Da, d-Da, d-" etc...)
            1   2   3   4

 Intro: (incredibly distorted noisy guitar)

 [Spoken above feedback - "Fucking cold europe..."]

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
 E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------
 BB -----------------------------------------------------------------
 G+G -----------------------------------------------------------------
 D MajorD -----------------------------------------------------------------
 A augmentedA -5---5---7-------5---5---7-------5-------7-------5---5---7-------
 E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
 E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------
 BB -----------------------------------------------------------------
 G+G -----------------------------------------------------------------
 D MajorD -----------------------------------------------------------------
 A augmentedA -8---5---7---7---8---5---7---7---5-------7-------5---5---7-------
 E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
 E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------
 BB -----------------------------------------------------------------
 G+G -----------------------------------------------------------------
 D MajorD -7-------2-------7-------5-------8---7---5---3---2---------------
 A augmentedA -----------------------------------------------------------------
 E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------
                  la la la la la.....

  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
 E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------
 BB -----------------------------------------------------------------
 G+G -----------------------------------------------------------------
 D MajorD -7-------2-------7-------5-------8---7---5---3---2---------------
 A augmentedA -----------------------------------------------------------------
 E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------
                  la la la la la.....

Verse: (virtually the same as the intro, but
    spaced so the words can fit underneath)

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
 BB -------------------------------------------------------------------
 G+G ---7-------7-------9---------------7-------7-------9---------------
 D MajorD ---7-------7-------9---------------7-------7-------9---------------
 A augmentedA ---5-------5-------7---------------5-------5-------7---------------
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
 This ..

   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
 BB -------------------------------------------------------------------
 G+G ---7-------7-------9---------------7-------7-------9---------------
 D MajorD ---7-------7-------9---------------7-------7-------9---------------
 A augmentedA ---5-------5-------7---------------5-------5-------7---------------
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
 The ..

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
 BB -------------------------------------------------------------------
 G+G -X--10-----------X--7------------X--9------------X--9--------------
 D MajorD -X--10-----------X--7------------X--9------------X--9--------------
 A augmentedA -X--8------------X--5------------X--7------------X--7--------------
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
  the ..

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
 BB -------------------------------------------------------------------
 G+G -X--10-----------X--7------------X--9------------X--9--------------
 D MajorD -X--10-----------X--7------------X--9------------X--9--------------
 A augmentedA -X--8------------X--5------------X--7------------X--7--------------
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
  not ..

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
 BB -------------------------------------------------------------------
 G+G -X--10-----------X--7------------X--9------------X--9--------------
 D MajorD -X--10-----------X--7------------X--9------------X--9--------------
 A augmentedA -X--8------------X--5------------X--7------------X--7--------------
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
                      (leave this room in a)

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
 BB -------------------------------------------------------------------
 G+G -X--10-----------X--7------------X--9------------X--9--------------
 D MajorD -X--10-----------X--7------------X--9------------X--9--------------
 A augmentedA -X--8------------X--5------------X--7------------X--7--------------
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
    cata -    - tonic     ..

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
 BB -------------------------------------------------------------------
 G+G -X--10-----------X--7------------X--9------------X--9--------------
 D MajorD -X--10-----------X--7------------X--9------------X--9--------------
 A augmentedA -X--8------------X--5------------X--7------------X--7--------------
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
  and if  ..

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
 BB -------------------------------------------------------------------
 G+G -X--10-----------X--7------------X--9------------X--9--------------
 D MajorD -X--10-----------X--7------------X--9------------X--9--------------
 A augmentedA -X--8------------X--5------------X--7------------X--7--------------
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
    some ..

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
 BB -------------------------------------------------------------------
 G+G -X--10-----------X--7------------X--9------------X--9--------------
 D MajorD -X--10-----------X--7------------X--9------------X--9--------------
 A augmentedA -X--8------------X--5------------X--7------------X--7--------------
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
    six       ..

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
 BB -------------------------------------------------------------------
 G+G -X--10-----------X--7------------X--9------------X--9--------------
 D MajorD -X--10-----------X--7------------X--9------------X--9--------------
 A augmentedA -X--8------------X--5------------X--7------------X--7--------------
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
  a .....


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
 BB -------------------------------------------------------------------
 G+G ----7-------------------------------9------------------------------
 D MajorD ----7-------------------------------9------------------------------
 A augmentedA ----5-------------------------------7------------------------------
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
  and ..


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
 BB -------------------------------------------------------------------
 G+G ----7-------------------------------9------------------------------
 D MajorD ----7-------------------------------9------------------------------
 A augmentedA ----5-------------------------------7------------------------------
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
    die       ...


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
 BB -------------------------------------------------------------------
 G+G ----7---------------7---------------9------------------------------
 D MajorD ----7---------------7---------------9------------------------------
 A augmentedA ----5---------------5---------------7------------------------------
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
                            yeah...


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
 BB -------------------------------------------------------------------
 G+G ----7---------------7---------------9------------------------------
 D MajorD ----7---------------7---------------9------------------------------
 A augmentedA ----5---------------5---------------7------------------------------
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
    die       ...


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
 BB -------------------------------------------------------------------
 G+G -------------------------------------------------------------------
 D MajorD ----7-------------------------------2------------------------------
 A augmentedA -------------------------------------------------------------------
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
             Dumb ...

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
 BB -------------------------------------------------------------------
 G+G -------------------------------------------------------------------
 D MajorD ----7-------------------------------5------------------------------
 A augmentedA -------------------------------------------------------------------
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
    Dumb      ....


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
 BB -------------------------------------------------------------------
 G+G -------------------------------------------------------------------
 D MajorD ----8---------------7---------------5---------------3--------------
 A augmentedA -------------------------------------------------------------------
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
   a laaaaaaaa    ..

    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
 BB -------------------------------------------------------------------
 G+G -------------------------------------------------------------------
 D MajorD ----2--------------------------------------------------------------
 A augmentedA -------------------------------------------------------------------
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
    laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa....


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
 BB -------------------------------------------------------------------
 G+G -------------------------------------------------------------------
 D MajorD ----7-------------------------------2------------------------------
 A augmentedA -------------------------------------------------------------------
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
             Dumb ..


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
 BB -------------------------------------------------------------------
 G+G -------------------------------------------------------------------
 D MajorD ----7-------------------------------5------------------------------
 A augmentedA -------------------------------------------------------------------
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
    Dumb      ..


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
 BB -------------------------------------------------------------------
 G+G -------------------------------------------------------------------
 D MajorD ----8---------------7---------------5---------------3--------------
 A augmentedA -------------------------------------------------------------------
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
   a laaaaaaaa    ..


    1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
 BB -------------------------------------------------------------------
 G+G -------------------------------------------------------------------
 D MajorD ----2--------------------------------------------------------------
 A augmentedA -------------------------------------------------------------------
 E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------
    laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa....

This recording is reasonably rare, and it's unlikely anyone you play the
song to will have heard the original anyway, so just use the lyrics
above, or the ones from King Ink, and play the song in whatever way
sounds best to you ;) Have fun ;)

Any comments/corrections/suggestions welcome,
--
Greg O'Beirne
[email protected]
http://www.student.uwa.edu.au/student/gobeirne/
http://www.student.uwa.edu.au/student/gobeirne/Transcriptions.html