Alumni Blues tab by Phish

Tabs

This is a I, IV, V song in the key of E.

Main riff: E MajorE (this is 1 of 10 million ways to play this lick)

e---------12----------x-x-x--------14-12-----|
B---------12---xxx----x-x-x---xx---14-12-----|
G---------12---xxx----6/7-7---xx---14-12-----|
D--------------xxx----4/5-5---xx-------------|
A---------------------x-x-x------------------|
E--/12*---------------x-x-x------------------|

*Play first time through only, substitute with some muting the other times.

| E MajorE | E MajorE | E MajorE | E MajorE |
| A augmentedA | A augmentedA | E MajorE | E MajorE |
| BB | A augmentedA | E MajorE | E MajorE |

This is the verse, there are four bars of intro first, which sould be
played using the main riff. The two bars of A augmentedA should be played with
lots of muting and the same 14-12 ending as the E MajorE riff, using this
chord:

A9A9
e-12-
B-12-
G-12-
D-11-
A-12-
E---

The B-->A progression should be played like this:

-7-----7--6-5---|
-10----10-9-8---|
-8-----8--7-6---|
-7-----7--6-5---|
-9-----9--8-7---|
----------------|

The last bars of E MajorE should then be played on the 12th fret, using the E MajorE
,B,and G+G strings. The chorus seems to be just playing around on that
same pattern.

For the solo, you can just play E minorEm pentatonic the entire time, or switch
to A minorAm and B minorBm pentatonic when those bars are played.

Lyrics:

Woke up this morning and I had those Walking Blues (x2)
I wasn't walkin' nowhere 'cause I didn't have no floor!

Staring over the edge of the bed
My old lady lying next to me, I started to cry (x2)
She said "I'm gonna take this diploma,
I'm gonna slice you in the eye!"

Well I'm alright (he's alright) (x9)
'cause I got a degree!

Escaping through my window
There's a policeman on the lawn outside my home (x2)
I opened my mouth to scream
But my throat was full of foam

So I'm sittin' in this cell
My fortune dwindled to a thimble full of filth (x2)
I may spend the rest of my life in jail
But at least it's got a floor!