Tabs
Elegy by the Jesus Lizard
from the album "Down"
music by David Yow, Duane Denison, Mac MacNeilly, David Wm. Sims
tabbed by Tom Mallon
Standard Tuning, let ring throughout
E MajorE BB
E MajorE |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |---------5-------5-------------4-------4--------------5-------5------|
G+G |.-------------------------------------------------4-------4----------|
D MajorD |.----2-------2-------------2-------2---------------------------------|
A augmentedA |----------------------------------------------2----------------------|
E MajorE |-0---------------------0---------------------------------------------|
C#C#
E MajorE |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |---------4-------4-------------5-------5--------------4-------4------|
G+G |-----4-------4-------------6-------6--------------6-------6----------|
D MajorD |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |-2---------------------4----------------------4----------------------|
E MajorE |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#G#
E MajorE |-------------------------------------------|
BB |---------5-------5-------------4-------4---|
G+G |------------------------------------------.| repeat this entire
D MajorD |-----6-------6-------------6-------6------.| section once
A augmentedA |-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |-4---------------------4-------------------|
then play this:
F#F#
E MajorE |---------------------------------------------------|
BB |---------5-------5-----------------4-------4-------|
G+G |.-------------------------------------------------.| repeat once
D MajorD |.----4-------4------4----------4-------4-------4--.|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |-2-------------------------2-----------------------|
E MajorE BB
E MajorE |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |-------5--------5--------------4--------4-----------------5--------5-|
G+G |.-----------------4-----------------------4------------4--------4----|
D MajorD |.---2--------2------2-------2--------2------2------------------------|
A augmentedA |----------------------------------------------------2--------2-------|
E MajorE |-0--------0--------------0--------0----------------------------------|
C#C#
E MajorE |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |-------------4--------4----------------5--------5---------------4----|
G+G |-4--------4--------4-----4----------6--------6-----6---------6-------|
D MajorD |---4-----------------------4-------------------------6---------------|
A augmentedA |-------2--------2----------------4--------4---------------4----------|
E MajorE |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#G#
E MajorE |----------------------------------------------------------------| repeat
BB |-------4---------------5--------5--------------4--------4-------| this
G+G |----6-----6----------------------------------------------------.| entire
D MajorD |------------6-------6--------6-----6--------6--------6-----6---.| section
A augmentedA |-4-----------------------------------6-----------------------6--| once
E MajorE |-----------------4--------4--------------4--------4-------------|
then play this:
F#F#
E MajorE |---------------------------------------------------|
BB |--------5--------5--------------4--------4---------|
G+G |.-------------------4-----------------------4------| repeat once
D MajorD |.----4--------4-------4------4--------4-------4----|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |--2--------2--------------2--------2---------------|
at "Just when you're about to learn to smile again..":
E MajorE |--------------------------------------------------|
BB |--------5--------5--------------4--------4--------|
G+G |.----2--------2-----2--------2--------2-----2----.| repeat once
D MajorD |.---------------------2-----------------------2--.|
A augmentedA |--0--------0--------------0--------0--------------|
E MajorE |--------------------------------------------------|
For the heavy part, I'm not really sure what's going on, it's kinda
garbled. I just play this for the whole thing:
E MajorE
E MajorE |----------------------------------------|
BB |----------------------------------------|
G+G |--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----|
D MajorD |--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|
A augmentedA |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
E MajorE |----------------------------------------|
For the ending:
E MajorE
E MajorE |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB |----------5-------5------------4-------4------------5-------5--------|
G+G |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD |------2-------2------------2-------2------------2-------2------------|
A augmentedA |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |--0--------------------0--------------------0------------------------|
Any questions, comments, or if you just wanna chat Jesus Lizard stuff (I have
not yet met anybody else who really likes this band) you can email me at
[email protected].