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40s Theme Tab by Umphreys Mcgee

40s Theme tab by Umphreys Mcgee

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40's Theme
Umphrey's McGee
Transcribed by Jay P
Edited by Rich Steinmetz 2-12-02
Edited by Hunter Bauer 3/18/2015  (rbauer7@uic.edu)


E----------------------------------------------------5--5-5--5-|
B----------------------------------------------------5--5-5--5-|
G-----------6-9------------6-9------------4-7--------6--6-6--6-|Repeat (ends on G)
D---------7--------------7--------------5------------7--7-7--7-|
A-----6-9------------6-9------------4-7--------------7--7-7--7-|
E---7--------------7--------------5------------------5--5-5--5-|

Interlude (not exact but close)
E------------------7p4------------------------------10p7------------|
B----------------5-----6--------------------------7------9----------|
G--------------6---------7-4--------------------8----------70-7-----|
D----------5-8---------------6-------------7-10-----------------9---|
A------4-7-----------------------------6-9--------------------------|
E--3-6-----------------------------5-8------------------------------|
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
then the little country-ish riff
E-14-------14--------------14-------14-----------14------------------7-7-7--6--4--|
B-14----------14-----------14----------14-----------14---------------7-7-7--6--4--|
G-13b15----------b15r13-------13b15---------13b15------11-------------------------|con't
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------2-3-4---------------|

Verse can be played like this:

        G#m7(9?)               C#9                  F#m7(9?)        B9
e---------4----------------------------------------------2------------------|
b---------4--------------------4-------------------------2-----------2------|
g---------4 (strum)------------4-(strum)-----------------2-(strum)---2------| con't
d---------4--------------------3-------------------------2-----------1------|
a---------4----------2-3-4-----4-------------------------2-----------2------|
e--2-3-4--4--------------------------------------0-1-2---2------------------|

Little rig played over the F#
E----------------------------------------|
B-2----2----2----2---2-------(2)---------|
G-4b6--4b6--4b6--4b6-4b6r4--4-2----------|
D--------------------------4-------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|


After the last verse, it cools down:
Jam in C# Dorian

Jake toys around with this chord in rhythm.

C#m7add11
e---4--
b---7--
g---4--
d---6--
a---4--
e------
He likes to play with the 7th fret of the B string, going down to 5 and 4 sometimes

Once Brendan gives the nob to move the jam into the next section, it changes to the following chords:
    C#5    E5   F#5    G#5    F#5
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G----6-----9----11--/--13--\--11--------------------|
D----6-----9----11--/--13--\--11--------------------|
A----4---6-7-----9--/--11--\---9--------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
Brendan's solo is in C# Dorian, which an emphasis on the #6 (A#)

Then when Brendan switches to rhythm, it changes to something like this:
     C#5    E5   D#    G#5
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G----6-----9-----8--/--13---------------------------|
D----6-----9-----8--/--13---------------------------|
A----4-----7-----6--/--11---------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
Jake's solo is in C# Minor Pentatonic, which some hints of Aeolian (some A naturals in there)

Jake's Part at the end of jam
E--12-11------12-11------12-11----------12-11-----------|
B--------12~--------12~--------12^(14)--------12^(14)---|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|

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