The Squirming Coil Tab by Phish

The Squirming Coil tab by Phish

Guitar Tab

The Squirming Coil
~From: Eric Berman (ericbe@microsoft.com)

    G
The Squirming ....
  F
I keep within ...
      C
Tried yesterday ...
    G
and hitchhiked to ...

G

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

I saw Satan ...
F
trying to catch ...
   C
He wasn't quite ...
        G
and the squirming ...
        Fmaj7    C            G
it got away...(4x)

Theme one of middle jam:
[switch to 7/4 time]
   D              A      F6          G->Em7   Am        B
E|--------------|-9--9-|-10-------10-7-|----7-8-------|---------|
B|-7-------7-10-|------|----10-10------|-----------10-|-7-----7-|
G|---7---7------|------|---------------|-------9-9----|---------|
D|-----7--------|------|---------------|--------------|---------|
A|--------------|------|---------------|--------------|---------|
E|--------------|------|---------------|--------------|---------|

   Cmaj7   Bm   Abm       Db     Gb            Ab6 Ab7
E|------------|-------4-|------|-------------|---------|
B|-8----------|-----4---|---6--|-7---------4-|-6----7--|
G|------------|---4-----|-6----|---3---3-6---|---------|
D|---10-------|-6-------|------|-----4-------|---------|
A|------------|---------|------|-------------|---------|
E|------------|---------|------|-------------|---------|

   Amaj7  E/B        Cm    Csus4   C
E|-----------------|-11--|--13---|-15-13-12-------------|
B|--9---------9-12-|-----|-------|--------- 13----------|
G|----9-----9------|-----|-------|-------------12-------|
D|--------9--------|-----|-------|----------------15-14-|
A|-----------------|-----|-------|----------------------|
E|-----------------|-----|-------|----------------------|

                 D            G                A6 A7
E|-------------|------------|----------------|-------|
B|-------------|------------|----------------|-------|
G|-------------|------------|--------------9-|-11-12-|
D|-------------|------12----|-12-9----9-12---|-------|
A|-15-12-------|-15------15-|------10--------|-------|
E|-------15-12-|------------|----------------|-------|

   BbMaj7 F/C          C/E       Ab6           Bb   Gm
E|-------------------|-12---12-|-13-------13-|-10---10-|
B|-10---------10--13-|---------|----13-13----|---------|
G|---10-----10-------|---------|-------------|---------|
D|--------10---------|---------|-------------|---------|
A|-------------------|---------|-------------|---------|
E|-------------------|---------|-------------|---------|

   Cm            D         Ebmaj7  Dm   Bm        E
E|-11----------|---------|------------|-------7-|------|
B|----------13-|-10---10-|--11--------|-----7---|----9-|
G|----12-12----|---------|------------|---7-----|--9---|
D|-------------|---------|-----12-----|-9-------|------|
A|-------------|---------|------------|---------|------|
E|-------------|---------|------------|---------|------|

   A              B6 B7   Cmaj7 G             Ebm   Ebsus4
E|--------------|-------|-------------------|-14--|--16---|
B|-10---------7-|-9--10-|-12----------12-15-|-----|-------|
G|----6---6-9---|-------|----12----12-------|-----|-------|
D|------7-------|-------|-------12----------|-----|-------|
A|--------------|-------|-------------------|-----|-------|
E|--------------|-------|-------------------|-----|-------|

   Eb/G      Bbm   Eb   Bbm
E|-(18)*-------------------|
B|-(11)--Hold===========>--|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
*Best is if you can get a harmonic to ring on the eleventh fret of the B
string.

Theme 2:

   Eb        Fm        B         E         A6       Gmaj7
E|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|-----|----|
B|-11-|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|-----|----|
G|----|-12-|-12-|-13-|-11-|----|----|----|-11-|-11-|-11--|----|
D|----|----|----|----|----|-13-|-13-|-14-|----|----|-----|-12-|
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|-----|----|
E|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|-----|----|
         \----/             \-----/        \----------/

   C             G              Ab        Bbm        E         A
E|-------------|-7-------7-10-|-11-|----|-----|----|----|----|----|
B|-5-------5-8-|---8---8------|----|-13-|-13--|-14-|-12-|----|----|
G|---5---5-----|-----7--------|----|----|-----|----|----|-13-|-13-|
D|-----5-------|--------------|----|----|-----|----|----|----|----|
A|-------------|--------------|----|----|-----|----|----|----|----|
E|-------------|--------------|----|----|-----|----|----|----|----|
                                     \-----/              \-----/

        D6        CMaj7       F                   Gm6
E|----|----|----|------|----|-------------------|-12-10-------10-12-|
B|----|-12-|-12-|-12---|----|-10----------10-13-|----------11-------|
G|-14-|----|----|------|-12-|----10----10-------|-------12----------|
D|----|----|----|------|----|-------10----------|-------------------|
A|----|----|----|------|----|-------------------|-------------------|
E|----|----|----|------|----|-------------------|-------------------|
        \----------/

   Eb2?          C2?               Ddim7             G
E|-13-11----11-|-14-12-----------|-----------------|----|
B|-------11----|------12---14-10-|-9----------9-11-|-12-|
G|-------------|-----------------|---10----10------|----|
D|-------------|--------14-------|------12---------|----|
A|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|----|
E|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|----|

   D+7                A                   E/B  B    Bb-->Fm7-->Bb->Fm7
E|------------------|-------------------|-16-|-14-|-13-|-------------
B|-13-11------11-13-|-14----------14-17-|----|----|----|-------------
G|----------11------|----14----14-------|----|----|----|-------------
D|-------12---------|-------14----------|----|----|----|-------------
A|------------------|-------------------|----|----|----|-------------
E|------------------|-------------------|----|----|----|-------------
                                                     \---------------

Bb
The muscles flex the ..
    Fm7
She fastens ...
    Bb
and sends him down the ...
     Fm7
When he returns, the ...

Bb
Jimmy holds the ....
    Fm7
The forest's ...
    Bb
The sun tips off ...
     Fm7
from sequined sash ...

     Bbm
"I'd like to lick the ...
     Gb
Like Iccarus, who ....
     Ab
with melting ...
   Bbm
He tasted it on ....

Stun ...
Burn the ...
Gb
Bark a scruff ...
Ab
Forge the coin and ...
Bb
Little Jimmy's ...

Cm7 Ab Bbm Gb Abm

Theme 3:

   D         G         C6        Bbmaj7    Eb
E|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--------------|
B|-10-|----|----|----|-10-|-10-|-10-|----|-8-------8-11-|
G|----|-11-|-11-|-12-|----|----|----|-10-|---8---8------|
D|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|-----8--------|
A|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--------------|
E|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|--------------|
         \----/        \----------/

   Fm6              Db2        D2                 Cdim7
E|-10-8------8-10-|-11-9---9-|-12-10------------|--------------|
B|---------9------|------9---|-------10----12-8-|-7--------7-9-|
G|------10--------|----------|------------------|---8----8-----|
D|----------------|----------|----------12------|-----10-------|
A|----------------|----------|------------------|--------------|
E|----------------|----------|------------------|--------------|

   F    C+7              G                   D/A  A    B/D#
E|----|----------------|-------------------|-14-|-12-|-11-------11-14-|
B|-10-|-11-9------9-11-|-12----------12-15-|----|----|---12--12-------|
G|----|---------9------|----12----12-------|----|----|-----11---------|
D|----|------10--------|-------12----------|----|----|----------------|
A|----|----------------|-------------------|----|----|----------------|
E|----|----------------|-------------------|----|----|----------------|

   Eb   E+                  Ebb5   C+7/E                Am9/Eb?
E|-15-|-16-------------16-|--17--|--18-16-------16-18-|-19------17-19-|
B|----|----19----17-19----|------|-----------17-------|---17--17------|
G|----|-------17----------|------|--------17----------|-----17--------|
D|----|-------------------|------|--------------------|---------------|
A|----|-------------------|------|--------------------|---------------|
E|----|-------------------|------|--------------------|---------------|

   D7   D
E|-20-|-22-|
B|----|----|
G|----|----|
D|----|----|
A|----|----|
E|----|----|

G       Fmaj7  C             G
It got away..........It got away (repeat a few times and fade)

End

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