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Mr Bungle
Slowly Growing Deaf
Transcribed by Michael Bylstra from Melbourne. (that's right. Ther are some
Mr Bungle fans in Australia!) It was made on a Mac with courier font and it
won't look pretty with proportional fonts.
E-mail:[email protected].
Down tune Low 
E MajorE string to 
D MajorD
Figure 
A augmentedA
Very choppy, jazzy feel (clean elec) the bass carries the melody
E-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------|
B-|-9-x-x-9-x-9-9---9-x-x-9-x-9-9---|9-x-x-9-x-9-9---9---10---9------|
G-|-9-x-x-9-x-9-9---9-x-x-9-x-9-9---|9-x-x-9-x-9-9---9---10---9------|
D-|-9-x-x-9-x-9-9---9-x-x-9-x-9-9---|9-x-x-9-x-9-9---9---10---9------|
A-|-7-x-x-7-x-7-7---7-x-x-7-x-7-7---|7-x-x-7-x-7-7---7----8---7------|
D-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
- Then there is a long slow part with bass and keyboards
Figure B-Verse type part (with lots of distortion)
E-|-----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
B-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
^ pm..........................., ^ pm............................,
1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4
E-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
B-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------fb......-|
G-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------3-3-3-3-|
D-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
^ pm............................, pm....,
1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a
Figure C-Chorus type type part
E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G-|-----------------|----------------|------6---6---6-|------6---6---6-|
D-|-------6---6---6-|------6---6---6-|------6---6---6-|------6---6---6-|
A-|-------6---6---6-|------6---6---6-|4-4-4---4---4---|4-4-4---4---4---|
D-|-6-6-6---6---6---|6-6-6---6---6---|----------------|----------------|
pm.., ., ., ....., ., ., pm.., ., ., ....., ., .,
1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a
E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D-|-1---------------|1---------------|1---------------|1---------------|
A-|-1---------------|0---------------|1---------------|0---------------|
D-|-1---------------|1---------------|1---------------|1---------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
- Then it goes back to Figure A augmentedA
(Same chords but the rythym changes a bit)
- Then there is this jazz/rock'n'roll combo. I don't know the proper rythym
so you have to listen to the record.
Something like this:
Ist Fill Guitar 2 (dist.)
E-|3-x-x-3-x-3-3---x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|--------------------------------|
B-|3-x-x-3-x-3-3---4-x-x-4-x-4-4----|----------12-13-12--------------|
G-|3-x-x-3-x-3-3---4-x-x-4-x-4-4----|-14-11-14----12----14-----------|
D-|3-x-x-3-x-3-3---4-x-x-4-x-4-4----|-12-------------------11--------|
A-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x---2-x-x-2-x-2-2----|--------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a
2nd FIll Guitar 2(dist.) 3rd Fill (listen to record)
E-|----------------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------------|
B-|13--13----------------------------|-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9----------------|
G-|---(13/15)--10--12p10--------10---|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9----------------|
D-|---------------------12p10h12-----|--------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 e & a 4 e &a
- Then it goes back to figure A augmentedA and ends like this:
E-|---------------------------------|
B-|-9-10-9---9---10---11---12-------|
G-|-9-10-9---9---10---11---12-------|
D-|-9-10-9---9---10---11---12-------|
A-|---------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|
- Then there are computers sounds and stuff.
- Then Figure 
BB and 
C majorC are repeated
- Then there is alot of pick slides and crap
- Then there is this kind of bridge intro with distortion:
E-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--------------------------------|
pm..............................................................,
BRIDGE distortion
E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G-|-------6-----6---|------6-----6---|------7-----7---|------7-----7---|
D-|-------7-----7---|------7-----7---|------7-----7---|------7-----7---|
A-|-99999---9-9---9-|88888---8-8---8-|66666---6-6---6-|55555---5-5-----|
D-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
second ending of Bridge: repeat a few times
E-|---------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------|
G-|-----7-----7---7---7-------------|
D-|-----6-----6---6---6-------------|
A-|-----5-----5---5---5-------------|
D-|-0-0---0-0-------0---------------|
- Then there is more pick slides and crap
- then the Bridge plus bridge intro is repeated
- Then it goes back to the slow moody part like the beginning. This section
contains a bit of soft acoustic guitar which I couldn't be
bothered transcribing. Sorry. Someone can send it in if they want
Well that's about it. Please feel free to make corrections and send in Mr
Bungle songs!
Jan Bylstra
[email protected]
