Out There Tab by Dinosaur Jr.

Out There tab by Dinosaur Jr.

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                                "Out There"
                                Dinosaur Jr.

                                Recorded on
                              "Where You Been"


This is a (fairly close) transcription of Dinosaur Jr.'s
"Out There." The verse riff and the first solo were posted
earlier by . I've incorporated his
transcription into mine, and added the other sections and
the second solo. All the rhythm is TABbed out first, then
the lead at the end.

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Have fun!
                                        -Michael Gunter-


P.S. Soon to come: The rest of the "Where You Been" Album.
                   All of Live's "Mental Jewelry" album (guitar and bass).

Note that this is all by ear, so it is at most a reasonable facsimile.
Please pardon the verbosity of my transcriptions; I'm a real perfectionist
when it comes to these things.




                                "OUT THERE"

       NOTENOTENOTENOTENOTENOTENOTE: Capo'd third fret!!!!!!
         The TAB is NOT relative to capo (i.e., 5 = fifth fret,
	    not fifth fret above capo, which is the eighth).


       Intro (see verse riff) w/ solo
       Verse
       Chorus riff #1
       Verse
       Chorus riff #1 (see NOTE in this section)
       Chorus riff #2
       Verse
       Verse w/solo (see NOTE #2)
       Chorus


       notation                                    rhythm (under Tab)
       --------                                    ------
=   - hold note(s) (to next measure)
h   - hammer-on                                   | - quarter note beats
p   - pull off                                    . - eighths in between
b   - bend
br  - bend + release
brp - bend,release, and pull off
() - hold bend to acheive this note
!   - pinch harm
\,/ - slide down, up
X   - mute w/ left hand
,   - palm mute (above measure)
~   - vibrato
=3= - triplet

         Remember to capo third fret!


|--------6-----5--3-------|-------5--3-------------|
|--------------------6--3-|-------------6--3-------|
|-------------------------|----7-----------------7-|
|-----------5-------------|-7-----------------7----|
|-----5-------------------|------------------------|
|--3----------------------|------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .


                     ,  ,      ,  ,        ,  ,  ,
|--------------3----------|-3--------3-------------|
|--------6--------6-------|-6--------6-------------|
|-----3-----3-------------|-3--------3-------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|--6-----------------6--6-|----6--6--------6--6--6-|
|--------------------3--3-|----3--3--------3--3--3-|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .



NOTE #1: At end of first solo (in the intro):
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|----------11----10-------|---------10-----8-------|
|-12-----X----------------|10-----X----------------|
|-12-----X--------------X-|10-----X--------------X-|
|-10-----X--------------X-|-8-----X--------------X-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .


|-----------0-------------|------------------------|
|-----------0-------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|--5-----X--------5--5--5=|=====--5--5--5--5-------|
|--5-----X--------5--5--5=|=====--5--5--5--5-------|
|--3-----X--------3--3--3=|=====--3--3--3--3--6~~~-|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .



NOTE #2: At end of second solo.
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|--5-----5-----X--5-----5-|----X--5-----5--5--5--5-|  play these two twice
|--5-----5-----X--5-----5-|----X--5-----5--5--5--5-|   before proceeding on
|--3-----3-----X--3-----3-|----X--3-----3--3--3--3-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .



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         Remember to capo third fret!



|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-10----10----10-10--X-10=|==--X-10----10-10-10-10-|
|-10----10----10-10--X-10=|==--X-10----10-10-10-10-|
|--8-----8-----8--8--X--8=|==--X--8-----8--8--8--8-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .


|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-14-----X-15-----X-14----|-X-15-----X-14----15----|
|-14-----X-15-----X-14----|-X-15-----X-14----15----|
|-12-----X-13-----X-12----|-X-13-----X-12----13----|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .


|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-10----10----10-10--X-10=|==--X-10----10-10-10-10-|
|-10----10----10-10--X-10=|==--X-10----10-10-10-10-|
|--8-----8-----8--8--X--8=|==--X--8-----8--8--8--8-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .


|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|--7-----X--8-----X--7----|-X--8-----X--7-----8----|
|--7-----X--8-----X--7----|-X--8-----X--7-----8----|
|--5-----X--6-----X--5----|-X--6-----X--5-----6----|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .


NOTE: At the end of second chorus, these last two bars are repeated, then:


|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|--5-----5-----X--5-----5-|----X--5-----5--5--5--5-|  play these two twice
|--5-----5-----X--5-----5-|----X--5-----5--5--5--5-|   before proceeding on
|--3-----3-----X--3-----3-|----X--3-----3--3--3--3-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .


$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

         Remember to capo third fret!

|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|--8-----8-----X--8-----8-|----X--8-----8--8--8--8-|
|--8-----8-----X--8-----8-|----X--8-----8--8--8--8-|
|--6-----6-----X--6-----6-|----X--6-----6--6--6--6-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .


|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|--6-----6-----X--6-----6-|----X--6-----6--6--6--6-|
|--6-----6-----X--6-----6-|----X--6-----6--6--6--6-|
|--4-----4-----x--4-----4-|----x--4-----4--4--4--4-|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .


|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|--5-----5-----X--5-----5-|----X--5-----5--5--5--5-|
|--5-----5-----X--5-----5-|----X--5-----5--5--5--5-|
|--3-----3-----X--3-----3-|----X--3-----3--3--3--3-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .


|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|--5-----5-----X--5-----5-|----X--5-----5--5--5--5-|
|--5-----5-----X--5-----5-|----X--5-----5--5--5--5-|
|--3-----3-----X--3-----3-|----X--3-----3--3--3--3-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .


If going back to verse,   |------------------------|
 replace this last        |------------------------|
  measure with:           |----X--5--5--5--5-------|
                          |----X--5--5--5--5-------|
 (This is also the end)   |----X--3--3--3--3-------|
                          |-------------------6~~~-|
                            |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .
                                              ^vibrato


$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

          Remember to capo third fret!

-------3~~~~~~~--|-------------------------|--------------------------|
-------3~~~~~~~--|-------------------------|----------------------10==|
-------3~~~~~~~--|-10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-------10----10-12----12b=|
-----------------|-------------------------|-12~~~----12--------------|
-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
 | . | . | . | .    |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .    |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .


|--------------------------|------------------------|
|======-10-------------10==|=====-10----10-11-11-11-|
|======-12b---10-12-10-12b=|=====-12b---12b---------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .    |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .


|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-11-10-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|----------12~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~b=========-| <--hold bend
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .


|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|==r~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--7--7-|-7-h8-p7--5----p3--5-p3-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .


|-------------------------------------|-------10-10-------10-10-|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------10----10h12-10h12-10h12-10h12-|-12b---------------------|
|-12b------12-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |     .    |     .        |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .
               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                 16th notes whenever there are wide spaces


  ======3===== ======3=====
|-10---11---10-----------13-|-------------------------|
|--------------11---10------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-12b----------rp10----10-|
|---------------------------|-------------------12----|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
   |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .     |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .


|-------------10~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~-10-11----10-------|
|-10h11-10h11-------------|------------------13-11=|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .


|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|===========--11h13-11-11-11-|-11p10-11p10-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------10h12-|
|----------------------------|----------------10-12--------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |     .  |  .    |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .


|-------------------------|-18----------------18----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|----------15-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .    |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .
 ^^^This is where the rhythm changes (see Verse riff, above)



|-17----15-17-15----15----|------------------------|
|----------------18b---18b|===============---------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|   That's all folks!
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------6~~~-|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .



$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

          Remember to capo third fret!


|---------10-10-10--|-10----------------------|------------------------|
|---------13b13b13b-|-13b----r-10-13b=========|===-r-10-13b----------r-|
|-------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
 | . | . | .  |  .     |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .



|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-10--13b---------------r-|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .    |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .


               =====3=====               =====3=====
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|-12b----r----10---12---10-|-10-----------\---7---10-|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |   .    |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .


|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--8~~~~~~~~~~-7-h8p7h8-p7=|==-h8p7h8-p7-/8/10-10-10-|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .   |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .


  ======3=====                    ,  ,  ,  ,   ,  ,
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|------11---10-10===========|===-----------------------|
|-12-----------12b==========|===-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-------10-12-12b-12-10-12=|
|---------------------------|----12--------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
   |  .  |  .   |   .  |  .    |  .  |  .  |   .  |  .


|------------------------------|--6-----6--8!br----------|
|--------------------------6h8-|-----8-------------------|
|-------10----10h12-12--\------|-------------------------|
|======----12------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |     .  |  .      |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .


|--6--8b-------6p3========|======-6--8--8!brp6p3----|
|-------------------------|-----------------------3-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .


|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-10-11-10-11-10----------|---------11~~~~~~-10~~~~|
|----------------------10~|~~----------------------|
|----------------10-12----|---10-12----------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .


|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~b~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~r~~~~~~~~~-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .


|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------11!~~~~~-10~~~-|
|-10~~~~~--12~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~----------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .


                                        =====3====
|----------------------10==|===========-10--10--10--|
|----------------------13b=|===========(15)(15)(15)-| <--hold bend
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .    |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .


|-10=======----------------|---------------------------|
|(15)====r----13----11-----|-10----11----10----13brp11-|
|-----------------------X--|-----X-----X-----X---------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .     |  .  |  .  |  .  |    .



|-------------10--10--10------|---------------------------|
|-13b========(15)(15)(15)(15)=|=rp11----11-11-10\----6--6-|
|-----------------------------|------12-------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |   .   |   .    |     .  |  .  |  .  |  .


|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--8-p6-h8-----8--8--6--8b=|=rp6p3--------------------|
|--------------------------|-------10-10-12----10-12--|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .    |   .  |  .  |  .  |  .

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------11~~~-11~~~-11~~~-|
|-12b~~~~r~~~-10-12-10-12~|~~~-10~~~-10~~~-10~~~----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .    |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .


|-10--10--10-----10--10--10-----|-10----10-13/15-15-15-15-|
|-13b(15)(15)-13-13b(15)(15)-13-|----13b------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
   |   .   |   .  |   .   |   .    |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .


|-15b================r-15=|===-13-15-15b---15-17b---|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .    |  .  |  .  |  .  |  .
 ^^^This is where the rhythm changes (see Verse Riff, above)

The rest of the lead is just a flurry of notes that I'm a combination of too
lazy and too not good enough to figure out. The chorus section is just in D#
so just solo with the D# MAJOR and D# MAJOR PENTATONIC scales and you'll be
fine.

.-=Michael Gunter=-.

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