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Monkey Trick by The Jesus Lizard

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From the videos I've seen of Duane playing this song,
it appears that he and David Wm. Simms play in 7th or
8th position. This is what I could muster based on
that and GuitarPlaya's tab. It's basically 4 parts
an interlude and a breakdown.

Intro

e|-----------------|--------|----------|
Chord diagramBB|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--------|--you'll--|
Chord diagramG+G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|.-rest-.|.--------.|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|.------.|.--need--.|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--------|----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|--------|----it----|

e|-------0~~~~~|~~|------0~~~-------|-|------0~~~|~--------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------|--|-----------------|-|----------|---------|
Chord diagramG+G|.--------8~~~|~.|--------8~-8b9r8~|~|--------8~|~-10/11\-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|.-9/10~~~~~~~|~.|-9/10~~~~~-9~~~~~|~|-9/10~~~~~|~-12/13\-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------|--|-----------------|-|----------|---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------|--|-----------------|-|----------|---------|

"He's gone in her lips..."

e|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-8-------------|------------------|-8-------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|.-----7-8~-----|------------------|------7-8~-----|------------------.|
Chord diagramD MajorD|.--10------7-8-|-10~------7-8--8--|---10------7-8-|-10~------7-8---7-.|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------|-----8-10---10-10-|---------------|-----8-10-----5----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|

"...shaaaaaade"

e|-----------------|---------------|-------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------|---------------|-------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-7-7/5-5-5\7-7-7-|-7/5-5-5-7-7-7-|-7/5-5-5-7-7-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-8-8/6-6-6\8-8-8-|-8/6-6-6-8-8-8-|-8/6-6-6-8-8-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------|---------------|-------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|---------------|-------------|

Scream

e|-----------------|--------|----------|
Chord diagramBB|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--------|--you'll--|
Chord diagramG+G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|.-rest-.|.--------.|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|.------.|.--need--.|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--------|----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|--------|----it----|

"Only a little is used..."

e|--------------------------------0~|~~~|~----------------|
Chord diagramBB|-8--8--8----8--|-8--8--8----------|---|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-8--8--8----8--|-8--8--8----------|-8~|~-8b9r8b9r8b9r8~.|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-10-10-10---10-|-10-10-10--9/10~~~|~~~|~-10~~10~~10~~~~.|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------|------------------|---|-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------|------------------|---|-----------------|

"Tonight at the knife stick-up place..."

e|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-8-------------|------------------|-8-------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|.-----7-8~-----|------------------|------7-8~-----|------------------.|
Chord diagramD MajorD|.--10------7-8-|-10~------7-8--8--|---10------7-8-|-10~------7-8---7-.|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------|-----8-10---10-10-|---------------|-----8-10-----5----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|

"What are they doing outside..."

e|-----------------|---------------|-------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------|---------------|-------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-7-7/5-5-5\7-7-7-|-7/5-5-5-7-7-7-|-7/5-5-5-7-7-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-8-8/6-6-6\8-8-8-|-8/6-6-6-8-8-8-|-8/6-6-6-8-8-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------|---------------|-------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|---------------|-------------|

"What are they doing?!" + "It's so much brown and crap, it's set in an odd
light..."

e|-----------------|--------|----------|
Chord diagramBB|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|--------|--you'll--|
Chord diagramG+G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|.-rest-.|.--------.|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|.------.|.--need--.|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--------|----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|--------|----it----|

"Insomuch as they don't know..."

e|-0~|~|-0~~|~|-0~~|~|-0~~|~|-0~~|~|-0~~|~|-0~~|~|-0~|~|
Chord diagramBB|-8~|~|-8~~|~|-10~|~|-12~|~|-8~~|~|-10~|~|-12~|~|-8~|~|
Chord diagramG+G|-9~|~|-9~~|~|-12~|~|-11~|~|-9~~|~|-12~|~|-11~|~|-9~|~|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-9~|~|-10~|~|-11~|~|-9~~|~|-10~|~|-11~|~|-9~~|~|-9~|~|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-7~|~|-10~|~|-12~|~|-10~|~|-10~|~|-12~|~|-10~|~|-7~|~|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0~|~|-0~~|~|-0~~|~|-0~~|~|-0~~|~|-0~~|~|-0~~|~|-0~|~|

"An absurd gag..."

e|------0~~~|~|-----|-|-|-|-|
Chord diagramBB|----------|-|-8\--|-|-|-|-|
Chord diagramG+G|--------8~|~|-8\--|-|-|-|-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-9/10~~~~~|~|-10\-|-|-|-|-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------|-|-----|-|-|-|-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------|-|-----|-|-|-|-|

Breakdown

e|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------|
Chord diagramBB|-13tr-15tr-|-13tr-12tr-|-13tr-15tr-|-13tr-12tr-15tr-|
Chord diagramG+G|-12tr-13tr-|-12tr-12tr-|-12tr-13tr-|-12tr-12tr-13tr-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-13tr-15tr-|-13tr-12tr-|-13tr-15tr-|-13tr-12tr-15tr-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------|

e|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
Chord diagramBB|-13tr-15tr-|-13tr-12tr-|-13tr-15tr-|-12tr-|
Chord diagramG+G|-12tr-13tr-|-12tr-12tr-|-12tr-13tr-|-12tr-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-13tr-15tr-|-13tr-12tr-|-13tr-15tr-|-12tr-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------|-----------|-----------|------|

"Ow!"

e|-----------------|------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-8--8---8--8--8--|-8--8---8--8--8---|
Chord diagramG+G|-8--8---8--8--8--|-8--8---8--8--8--.|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-10-10--10-10-10-|-10-10--10-10-10-.|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------|------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|------------------|
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e|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB|-8--8---8--8--8--|-8--8---8--8--8--|
Chord diagramG+G|-8--8---8--8--8--|-8--8---8--8--8--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-10-10--10-10-10-|-10-10--10-10-10-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|-----------------|

e|-----------------|-----------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-8--8---8--8--8--|-8--8---8/-10\8-/10\8--|
Chord diagramG+G|-8--8---8--8--8--|-8--8---8/-10\8-/10\8--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-10-10--10-10-10-|-10-10--10/12\10/12\10-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------|-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|-----------------------|

e|-----------------|------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-8--8---8--8--8--|-8--8---8--8--8---|
Chord diagramG+G|-8--8---8--8--8--|-8--8---8--8--8--.|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-10-10--10-10-10-|-10-10--10-10-10-.|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------|------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|------------------|


e|-----------------|------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-8--8---8--8--8--|-8--8---8--8--8---|
Chord diagramG+G|-8--8---8--8--8--|-8--8---8--8--8--.|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-10-10--10-10-10-|-10-10--10-10-10-.|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------|------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|------------------|

"Tonight at the knife stick-up place..."

e|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-8-------------|------------------|-8-------------|-------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|.-----7-8~-----|------------------|------7-8~-----|------------------.|
Chord diagramD MajorD|.--10------7-8-|-10~------7-8--8--|---10------7-8-|-10~------7-8---7-.|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------|-----8-10---10-10-|---------------|-----8-10-----5----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|

"I know they have them..."

e|-----------------|---------------|-------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------|---------------|-------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-7-7/5-5-5\7-7-7-|-7/5-5-5-7-7-7-|-7/5-5-5-7-7-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-8-8/6-6-6\8-8-8-|-8/6-6-6-8-8-8-|-8/6-6-6-8-8-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------|---------------|-------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|---------------|-------------|

"What are they doing?!"

e|-----------------||
Chord diagramBB|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||
Chord diagramG+G|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||
Chord diagramD MajorD|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||

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