Tractor Rape Chain tab by Guided By Voices

Tabs

Tractor Rape Chain' by Guided by Voices
         from the album 'Bee Thousand'

 standard tuning (EBGDAE top to bottom)

 NOTE: I haven't tabbed the acoustic intro; if you want to
 experiment, tune your guitar slightly flat from standard
 tuning and use variations of the verse chords.

 Also, I haven't included exact number of keystrokes in verse
 progression; I tabbed it to show different voicings I use for
 same named chords in the verse. If you have other voicings you
 prefer to use for these chords, be my guest (gee, thanks dude).

          verse progression

   Asus2Asus2    A augmentedA    Asus4Asus4  A augmentedA Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA   A augmentedA Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA
 ---0--0--0--0--------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
 ---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--
 ---2--2--2--2--6--6--6--7--7--7--2--4--2--2--2--2--4--2--
 ---2--2--2--2--7--7--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--
 ---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
 ---------------------------------------------------------

      chorus chords (not in order)

     A augmentedA  A/G#  B minorBm  D MajorD   E MajorE  F# minorF#m
    --0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----2------
    --2-----2-----3-----3-----0-----2------
    --2-----2-----4-----2-----1-----2------
    --2-----2-----4-----0-----2-----4------
    --0-----0-----2-----------2-----4------
    --------4-----2-----------0-----2------


   ****** how it all goes together ******

 (acoustic intro not included)

 (play verse progression 2x no vocals....)

 (then continue to play verse progression while singing...)

  Asus2Asus2   A augmentedA     Asus4Asus4  A augmentedA Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA  A augmentedA Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA
  why is it ...
  Asus2Asus2       A augmentedA      Asus4Asus4
  something that you ...
       A augmentedA Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA A augmentedA Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA
  makes me ...
  Asus2Asus2         A augmentedA   Asus4Asus4
  then i look into ...
     A augmentedA Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA  A augmentedA Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA
  and i know it
  Asus2Asus2        A augmentedA    Asus4Asus4
  as if it never ...

 (chorus)
  D MajorD                 A augmentedA         A/G#
  parallel lines on a slow ...
  D MajorD        B minorBm         A augmentedA         F# minorF#m
  better yet lets all get ...
  E MajorE           D MajorD
  speed up slow down go all ....

  (again, play verse progression 2x no vocals....)

  (..and continue to play verse progression while singing...)

  Asus2Asus2         A augmentedA    Asus4Asus4  A augmentedA Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA A augmentedA Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA
  in the first place its ...
  Asus2Asus2          A augmentedA
  but theres a ...
      Asus4Asus4     A augmentedA Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA A majorA Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA
  and he says i ...
  Asus2Asus2     A augmentedA      Asus4Asus4  A augmentedA Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA A majorA Asus2Asus2 A augmentedA
  its a thing i know  ...
       E MajorE
  won't you tell it ...

  (repeat chorus)


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