Tabs
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ONE BROWN MOUSE - Jethro Tull ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: MrMelody E-mail: [email protected] Tuning: DADGAD, capo 1st fret Note: This it the new version that Ian Anderson recorded for Jethro Tull's "The Best Of Acoustic" album in 2007. Compared to the original version from "Heavy Horses" (1978), it's half a step lower (probably for vocal reasons). Although the song is allegedly played in OpenE MajorE tuning (song announcement on "Bursting Out", 1978) I chose the DADGAD tuning since I think it's easier to play. Use a pick and listen to the song to get the strumming pattern. The single notes in the tab merge with the surrounding chords most of the time, just practice to figure it out. I'm still not sure about the
G+G based chord in the Verse section, if anyone knows the correct chord, please leave a comment or email me! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Spoken introduction (Excerpt from "To a mouse" by Robert Burns (1759-1796)) "Wee, sleekit, cowrin, tim'rous beastie, O, what a panic's in thy breastie! Thou need na start awa sae hasty Wi bickering brattle!" ... but a mouse is a mouse, for all that. 2. Instrumental introduction ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ e|-0-0-0---------------------------|
BB|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
D MajorD|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
A augmentedA|-0-------------------------------|
3. Verse ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v e||--2---2-0---0---2-2-----2-2---------|-0---0-0---------2---2-0---2-2-0-|Bsus4Bsus4 e|--0----2---3---5---0---2---0-----2-----4---2---|
A5A5 Do you wonder if I really care for you,
A minorAm I just the company you keep?
G/BG/B Who hides his head, pretending to sleep? ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v e|-0---0-0-0-0-0-------------------|-2---2-0---0---2---2-2-0-|
