Mekong tab by The Refreshments

Tabs

"Mekong", by The Refreshments
Written by Blush, Clyne, Edwards, Naffah
>From the album "Fizzy Fuzzy Big & Buzzy"

Transcribed by Jim Moyer ([email protected])

Notes:
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The rhythm guitar is played clean with upstrokes.
I get a decent replication of the lead guitar sound with just my
Strat and Marshall amp (on lead channel with reverb all the way to 11).
During the verse the rhythm guitar plays the chords listed while the
lead guitar plays the verse riff. During the chorus the lead guitar
plays the chords listed, but as barre chords.
I have not tabbed the solo, but will hopefully add that soon.
There may be a few minor discrepancies but I think the following is
pretty close.

Opening chords (upstrokes):
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A minorAm Am A minorAm Am C majorC C C majorC C A minorAm Am A minorAm Am C majorC C C majorC C


Opening riff (rhythm guitar repeat above chords):
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E MajorE|------------------------------------------7-7H8-7--------------------|
BB|------------------8-------------------4/8---8---8--------------------|
G+G|--------4--H5--4/9---9---------4--H5----------------------4--H5------|
D MajorD|-----5----------------------5--------------------------5-------------|
A augmentedA|--3----------------------3--------------------------3----------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

                             Barkeep...

E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----8------12------13-----------------5-5-3-3-----------------------|
G+G|--4/9---9/12---12/14-----------4--H5---5-5-4-4----4^4----------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------5------------------5------5--------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------3------------------------------0------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse riff (4 times):

E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--4H5-4------------------------5----5--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------5------------------5---5H7--5---------------------3----------|
A augmentedA|----------0----------5--5H7-----------7-5-------------3-3H5--5-------|
E MajorE|-------------3-33-5/7---------------------1--1-1-3/5-------------5-5-|

Verse riff (5th time):   Rhythm Fill 1 (see "*Fill 1" below):

E MajorE|-------------3--|     E MajorE|--------------|
BB|-------------3--|     BB|--------------|
G+G|--4H5-4------4--|     G+G|--2^2--0------|
D MajorD|--------5----5--|     D MajorD|----------2P0-|
A augmentedA|----------0--5--|     A augmentedA|--------------|
E MajorE|-------------3--|     E MajorE|--------------|


Verse 1:
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A minorAm       G+G       C majorC                FF
Barkeep another Mekong please. Yes of ...

A minorAm             G+G       C majorC
New glass here for this new ...

FF   A minorAm            G+G      C majorC
name. Flip a coin what shall we talk about...

    FF         A minorAm         G+G       C majorC
tails I lie. Well I came all the way ...

          FF                A minorAm
pourin' rain as I'm goin' blind again a....

G+G
fifteen ...


Chorus 1:
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FF              C majorC     G+G
Well is it true it's always ...

FF            G+G      *Fill 1
And if it is I'd like to stay a ....

A minorAm     G+G       FF         G+G       A minorAm
Well as cliche as it may ...

      G+G       FF
And if your bottle's ...

G+G             (opening chords + opening riff)
Thank you for your time...


Verse 2:
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A minorAm         G+G        C majorC
Barkeep we need to go around again....

  FF          A minorAm             G+G
my new best friend. So deal me in and I'll ....

           C majorC               FF   A minorAm
floor. I'll see your lucky coin and ...

          G+G                  C majorC
girl at the door, another four-dollar ...

           FF        A minorAm         G+G
eyes she'll break your heart. We ...

   C majorC                FF
Still Bangkok's pissin' rain and ....

A minorAm        G+G
seen my girl for fifteen ...


Chorus 2:
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FF              C majorC     G+G
Well is it true it's ...

FF            G+G      *Fill 1
And if it is I'd like ...

A minorAm     G+G       FF         G+G       A minorAm
Well as cliche as it may sound ...

      G+G       FF
And if your bottle's empty help ...

G+G                    (solo...)
Thank you for your time...


Chords during solo (1 measure each):
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A minorAm C majorC A minorAm G+G A minorAm FF A minorAm G+G


Chorus 3:
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FF              C majorC     G+G
Well is it true it's always ...

FF            G+G      *Fill 1
And if it is I'd like to ...

A minorAm     G+G       FF         G+G       A minorAm
Well as cliche as it may sound I'd ...

      G+G       FF
And if your bottle's empty ....

G+G           *Fill 1
Thank you for ...


A minorAm     G+G       FF         G+G       A minorAm
Well as cliche as it may sound I'd ...

      G+G       FF
And if your bottle's empty ....

G+G               (opening riff and chords)
Thank you for your time. And ...


Mmm Hmm Mmm.  And here's to ....


Tab notes:
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/ = slide up
^ = 1/2 bend up
H = hammer-on
P = pull-off


Chord chart:
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A minorAm     X02210   A minorAm (barre) 577555
G+G      320003   G+G (barre)  355433
C majorC      X32010   C majorC (barre)  X35553
FF      XX3211   FF (barre)  133211


Transcribed by Jim Moyer ([email protected])
Any comments or questions or corrections are welcome.