Mikes Song tab by Phish

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Mike's Song, by Phish

This is basically what it sounds like on Slip Stitch and Pass; they don't
vary it too much when they play it, so this should be what the song
basically sounds like.

opening riff (played 4 times, varies a little each time; just listen to the recording. only play the first note in this riff the first time you play it. trust me, you'll get it).
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-----------------------------9/11--11--11-11--------------------6----------
-----------------------9/11--------------------9/11-------------6----------
-------7-7--9-9-9/-11-------------------------------------------4----------
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								  C#C# on the third and fourth times playing this, hit the open A augmentedA in
that last little lick before the C#. It sounds pretty cool, and Trey does
it on this recording.

After this, Trey does a little lead work on the C#C# scale. This is not
very hard and could be mimicked fairly easily. Listen to the recording to
get ideas. After this, the pianist plays chords, and Trey does lead work
as he sings; it is ok to play these chords on the guitar instead,
especially if two of you are playing. We'll call this the verse, ok? These
are the chords:

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---6---6--4---6----9--11----
---6---6--4---6----9--11----
---4---4--2---4----7---9----
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  C#C# C# BB C#C#   E MajorE  F#F#

Lyrics for verse:
 Trapped in time, and I ....
C#C#   BB C#C#       E MajorE         F#F#
These friends of mine, I ...
You don't gotta tell me, I ...
cause I'm sittin' back here, ....

These may not be totally correct, I had to guess. On the word groove Trey
slides down to an E MajorE chord. Now the Chorus:

E MajorE  A augmentedA D MajorD BB

Lyrics for the Chorus:
	We don't ....
E MajorE  A augmentedA  D MajorD       BB
We don't want no ....

on the last B, play C majorC and then C#, which will send you right back into the
verse. Listen to the recording and it's a peice of cake. The next and
final set of lyrics for the verse are as follows:

I walk through the doorways, ....

then the chorus again. After the chorus, again play the C majorC and C#C# after
the B, but then instead of going back into the verse, play the higher E MajorE
power chord. After a second he goes into a little thingy where he goes
back and forth from E MajorE to D....listen to
 it, it works. He then plays more on the E MajorE chord, does the E MajorE to D MajorD thing
again, but on the last D MajorD he goes right to the high F#F# power chord. Then
the whole band goes into a funky groove on the F#F# scale. And there you
have it, I hope this was clear enough. If you have any suggestions e-mail
me at [email protected].

by Drew Best