Tabs
"Chesterfield King"
written and performed by Jawbreaker
(C majorC) and (P) 1992 Punk: The Other White Meat music (BMI)
from the Tupelo/Communion release Bivouac (Comm 38-2, Tup 38-2)
transcribed by Mike Ripplinger ([email protected])
[Notes]
* (p) = palm-muted
* I'm not the best at transcribing solos, so the solo may be inaccurate
* The F#/G chord is a G+G power chord with the root lowered a half-step:
D---5--|
A---5--|
E---2--|
***
["Chesterfield King"]
[ GC GC GC GC ]
[Verse]
G+G E MajorE BB (p) C majorC (p)
We ..
G+G E MajorE A augmentedA C majorC
Suddenly ..
G+G E MajorE BB (p) C majorC (p)
We sat ..
G+G E MajorE
I could .,
A augmentedA C majorC
"Do ..
G+G C majorC G+G
Too ..
[Pre-chorus]
BB (p) C majorC (p)
Left ..
E MajorE (p) D MajorD (p) C majorC
Put ..
BB (p) C majorC (p)
Guess ..
E MajorE (p) D MajorD (p) C majorC
Think ..
[Verse]
[Pre-chorus]
[Chorus]
G+G F#/G E MajorE D MajorD C majorC
I took ..
BB A augmentedA
I ..
G+G F#/G E MajorE D MajorD C majorC
The ..
BB A augmentedA
And ..
G+G F#/G E MajorE D MajorD
You ..
C majorC BB A augmentedA
breath ..
G+G F#/G E MajorE D MajorD
We ..
C majorC BB D MajorD
lawn, ..
[ GC GC GC GC ]
[Solo over verse]
h = hammer-on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G---0-----0----0-----0-----------------------------------------------
D------0-----0---0-----0---------------------------------------------
A--------------------------9h10--9\7--7h9--7\5--5h7--5\3--3h5--3\2---
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G---0-----0----0-----0-------------------------------|
D------0-----0---0-----0-----------------------------|
A--------------------------10/12--12/14--14/15-------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
...and repeat
[Pre-chorus]
Said my ..
Handed ..
Held ..
Traced ..
[Repeat chorus]
[Play chorus progression once, palm muting all chords]
[End on G+G]