Severed Lips tab by Dinosaur Jr.

Tabs

~From: [email protected] (CR72438902)
~Subject: TAB: Dinosaur Jr.-Severed Lips

  Severed Lips (J. Mascis)
        from Japan import "Quest" and acoustic version from
		the Goodier Session (1992)

This song sounds great on acoustic and is easy to learn.
This is in the key of G. The bass line walks make this song.

General Chord progression: Cmaj7, C, G, Em, F, Am, C, D MajorD

Intro : 4 measures: Cmaj7-C, Cmaj7-C, Cmaj7-C-D-C-Cmaj7 walk, G+G
E---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
B---0--0--1--0--1--0--1--0--
G---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--  X 2
D---2--------2--------2--2--
A---3--------3-----------3--
E---------------------------
 Cmaj7Cmaj7  C majorC Cmj C majorC   C majorC Cmaj7Cmaj7

 (Cmaj7-C-D-C-Cmaj7 walk)
E---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3--3---------3---------
B---0--0--1--3--1--0--1--0--2--2--2---------2---------
G---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------0---------
D---2-----------------2--2--0---------------0---------
A---3--------------------3--2---------------2--------2
E---------------------------3---------2---3-3--3-2-3--
 Cmaj7Cmaj7  C majorC C/DC/D C majorC   C majorC   G+G G+G G+G  G+G   G+G

Verse:
  I  wanna   help   you
E---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3--3---------3---------
B---0--0--1--0--1--0--1--0--2--2--2---------2---------
G---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------0---------
D---2--------2--------2--2--0---------------0---------
A---3--------3-----------3--2---------------2--------2
E---------------------------3---------2---3-3--3-2-3--
 Cmaj7Cmaj7  C majorC Cmj C majorC   C majorC   G+G G+G G+G  G+G   G+G

** upstroke on Cmaj7, down on Cs; G+G timing is slightly off beat for bass line.

In transition to chorus, instead of
A--------2
E--3-2-3--
Try:
A---------
E--3-3-2-1
This walks nicely into the Em.

Chorus:
I wont cry if you walk bye........

e-----1-----1--0--0--3--0--0--0--3--0-----------------5----5----5
B-----1-----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--5--5--7--7-----5----5----5
G-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--5--5--7--7-----5----5----5
D--2--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--5--5--7--7-----7--7-7----7
A--2--3--3--3--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3--5--5--77-7-77-7-77-7
E--0--1--1--1--------------------------------------55-5-55-5-55-5
 E minorEm FF FF F* Ami     Ami     C majorC   D MajorD   Ami
 Play this part twice during chorus. On second time throug chords, this
 sounds real nice if you play each succesive chord louder so that the
 tension builds
 to a climax at Ami and then you pause and go back to Cmaj7-C verse.

 This F* chord is not exact, sounds like C/DC/D combo but I am not sure
 what it is so I cheat by holding the FF which works in the key.
 Suggestions would be appreciated.

Nice transition that J plays; really impresses your friends!:
The transition includes some real simple eighth note picking
 that goes from C majorC to G+G and walk down to C/Cmaj7:

B---------------3/5-5-5-5-5-5-3-1-0-1-0
G---0-0------------------------------
D-------2-0--------------------------
      G+G G MajorG

Complete transition to be played after chorus & before return to verse:
E---0--0--0--0--0--0----------------------------------
B---0--0--1--0--1--0------------3/5-5-5-5-5-3-1-0-1-0
G---0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0------------------------------
D---2--------2----------2-0-0-------------------------
A---3--------3--------------2--2----------------------
E---------------------------3--3----------------------
 Cmaj7Cmaj7  C majorC Cmj C majorC   C majorC   G+G G+G
Lyrics:

Verse 1:
I wanna help you....

Chorus:
I won't cry if you ....

Transition fill.
Verse 2:
Now the ....
I ain't gonna .../* Perhaps the best lines by J
Let the ...
of my d...
I never knew .../* Perhaps the second best line by J?
would be so ...

Chorus:
now I'm reachin' ....

The last time I listend to D MajorD jrs first album, I noticed that some
of the lyrics are different on the electric version.

Thanks to the original poster,
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