Why I Like The Robins tab by Hum

Tabs

Artist: Hum
Album: You'd Prefer An Astronaut
Song:  Why I Like the Robins

Transcribed by Jeremy Styron

Dropped D MajorD Tuning

Main riff:

Guitar 1:

 ||====A chorus effect is used====||
 ||===throughout this whole riff==||
BB |---------------------------------|
G+G |-------------0---0---0---0---0---|
D MajorD |-------------4---4---4---4---4---|
A augmentedA |-5--5-5-5-5--0---0---0---0---0---|
D MajorD |-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--|

BB |---0----0---0---0---0---0--------|
G+G |---6----6---6---6---6---6---0-0--|
D MajorD |--(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--4-4--|
A augmentedA |----------------------------0-0--|

Guitar 2 (riff 1):

A augmentedA |--5-5-5-5--|
D MajorD |--0-0-0-0--|

 [this part is probably both guitar 2 and bass at
 one point or another, but this is the part that's there]

[Play this through the 1st verse:]

This distance outside of you (I ....
[Here, some soaring sound effects come in that
 I personally like a lot]

[The next section of the verses brings in a
 different guitar 2 part...keep playing the main riff
 along with this part...]

Guitar 2 (riff 2):
E MajorE |------5-------------------------------------------|
BB |------2--2--2-2-2-2-------------------------------|
G+G |------2--2--2-2-2-2-------6----6---6---6---6---6--|
D MajorD |----4-----------4-4---4--(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-|
A augmentedA |--5-----------------5-----------------------------|
D MajorD |-(0)----------------------------------------------|

And i like your raindrop ...too

[Next part....Distortion]

Guitar 1 (riff 2):

E MajorE |--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--|
BB |--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--|
G+G |--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--|
D MajorD |--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--|
A augmentedA |--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--|
D MajorD |--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--|

*
E MajorE |--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--|
BB |--5--5-5--5--5-5--9--9-9--9--9-9--|
G+G |--4--4-4--4--4-4--6--6-6--6--6-6--|
D MajorD |--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--|
A augmentedA |--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--|
D MajorD |--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--|

[Guitars 1 and 2 play this riff 4 times]
 and on the 3rd time...guitar 2 breaks off
 and plays this at the part on riff 2 with
 the asterick above it...]

E MajorE |--5------------------------------------|
BB |--5------------------------------------|
G+G |--6---(bring this note out the most)---|
D MajorD |--5------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |--5------------------------------------|
D MajorD |--5------------------------------------|
 ||=====strum this very furiously,======||
 ||===========kinda syncopated==========||

E MajorE |----9----------------------------------|
BB |----9----------------------------------|
G+G |----X-(about 12 times)----------------|
D MajorD |---11----------------------------------|
A augmentedA |----0----------------------------------|
 ||===strum the same way as mentioned===||

[Here, play the main riff with these lyrics:]

I'll take the glasses and cover ...

[Next, while guitar 1 plays riff 2, play guitar 2
 plays this 4 times
Guitar 2 (Riff 3):

A augmentedA |--0--0-0-0-0--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--0-0--|
D MajorD |--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0--|

[repeat guitar 1 riff 2 twice then...]
Guitar 1 (Riff 3):

G+G |-------------------------------------6-6-6--|
D MajorD |--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |--0--0-0-0-0--4--4-4-4-4--7--7-7-7-7--------|

[this riff and other lead fills are played during
 the last portion of the lyrics...]

She's got colors to spare ...(repeat this verse 3 times
  and fade while the music overpowers the
  singing)

[repeat the guitar parts above until the end
 and fade with the closing drumbeat]
  the end of the song)