Tabs
"This is Shangri-la"
MOTHER LOVE BONE
Key:
x = left hand mute
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
b = bend (ie, 12b14 = strike at 12, bend to pitch of 14)
r = release bend
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
' = bend up approx. 1/4 step
Intro:
[Fig. 1]
N.C. (
E5E5)
e+-------------------------------------------------|
BB+-------------------------------------------------|
G+G+--9-----------9-----x--x--x--x-11----11/12-12-12-|
D MajorD+-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA+--7-----------7-----x--x--x--x--9-----9/10-10-10-|
E MajorE+-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-12/14-14-14-14\12-12-12-12\11-11-11-11/12\11----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-10/12-12-12-12\10-10-10-10\-9--9--9--9/10\-9----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--9-----------9-----x--x--x--x-11----11/12-12-12-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--7-----------7-----x--x--x--x--9-----9/10-10-10-|
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[End Fig. 1]
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|-12\11-11-11-11\-9--9--9--9\-7--7--7--7-----x--x-|
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|-10\-9--9--9--9\-7--7--7--7\-5--5--5--5-----x--x-|
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(Repeat Fig. 1)
said I've been around ....
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-9-------9---9-9\-----------------14b16-12'-----x-x-x-x-14b16-12\-----
-9-------9---9-9\-----------------------------------------------------
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bore to me
I've slept in the ....
(These notes ARE picked)
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-9-------9---9-9\----------------12\11\-9\-7--------------------------
-9-------9---9-9\-----------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------10\-9\-7\-5--------------------------
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bo- thered ...
(slower bend)
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-9-------9---9-9\-----------------14b16-12'--14-14b16-----------------
-9-------9---9-9\-----------------------------------------------------
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lookin' for ...
but with my CRYSTAL SHEEN GU....
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-9-------9---9-9\------------------12-11-12-12/14-12-11--9------------
-9-------9---9-9\-----------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------10--9-10-10/12-10--9--7------------
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me, give it to me, ....
Chorus: (w/ Fig. 1)
get me to the ....
Verse 2: (similar to verse 1)
I look bad in ....
Verse 3:
[Fig. 2]
A augmentedA G+G
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-------14----14-----x--x--x--x-14b15r14-12h14p12----12-
-------14----14-----x--x--x--x-14b15r14-12h14p12----12-
-------------------------------------------------14----
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'cause LOVE is all ...
G#G# [End Fig. 2]
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----------------------------12----12----13-----x-
----------------------------12----12----13-----x-
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(w/ Fig. 2)
and MUSIC sets the ....
Solo (w/ Fig. 1) (E MajorE pent. minor)
Verse 4: (w/ Fig. 2)
because now this is ....
Chorus (twice)
(Fig. 2 once)
End:
-12------- Quick rake
---12-----
-----12---
-------14-
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NOTES:
In the tablature, I have tried to use spacing to represent the rhythm.
However, as always, your best bet is to listen closely to the
recording, especially since the ostinato soloing varies from verse to
verse. Don't pay too much attention to my x's and when to slide, when
not to slide, etc., those are just my personal mannerisms when playing
the song. At first, I was going to transcribe the solo, but it is
kind of... how do we put it... messy. It's entirely based on E MajorE
pentatonic minor, though, and it would be no sweat for you to find
your own version of his solo.
As always, comments, questions, and gratitudes :) are welcome by
e-mail... or if you want to tell me I f**ked up, that's ok too. :)
Bye!
--
Kevin Bourrillion, Semi-Official Caretaker and Consultant on Bodily Fluids.
[email protected] [email protected] (309) 677-1193
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I'm not an actor, but I play one on TV.
