J CHURCH GUITAR TAB: THE DRAMA OF ALIENATION

Musical notation (except where stated):

{*} - muted        ^ - bend
* - harmonic       . - palm mute
\ - slide          x\ - pick slide
/ - hammeron       oct) - one octave higher than usual
< - pull off       ~~~~ - tremolo picking

ALONE WHEN SHE DIES

tab by buttcircus@aol.com

intro: C E A C7 F G F E D C

   C               E           A C7                      F
If I could have any expectations and looked back a generation,

G                     F E D C
what would be the case?

   C                         E               A
My grandmother died with the mind of a child

C7              F        G                       F E D C 
All she did was smile and couldn't recognize my face.


F       G                C
It's sad but nothing more.

                             F    G             C
I didn't feel better than the time I did before.

F         G        C                 Bb             A   
And in my head the feeling's coming, coming closer, closer all the time.

G
Stronger though sublime.

C   C/B      A          G               F     Ab         C
Now feel the rain wash away the sin and guilt of what's left.

C   C/B   A             G                F    Ab       C
My window pane...I write her name in the steam from my breath.


C E A C7 F G F E D C


C             E                A    C7                 F
My grandmother on my mom's side was alone when she died, 

    G              F E D C
her family moved away.

C               E                  A        C7        F   G
Who's to say my mom's not the same? Living across the USA. 

                  F E D C
Getting old and gray.


F       G                C
It's sad but nothing more.

                             F    G             C
I didn't feel better than the time I did before.

F         G        C                 Bb             A   
And in my head the feeling's coming, coming closer, closer all the time.

G
Stronger though sublime.

C   C/B      A          G               F     Ab         C
Now feel the rain wash away the sin and guilt of what's left.

C   C/B   A             G                F    Ab       C
My window pane...I write her name in the steam from my breath.

A SIMPLE GESTURE

Verse / Chorus (Diff rythms)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-99999999----55555555----99999999----55555555-------------------------|
D|-99999999----55555555----99999999----55555555-------------------------|
A|-77777777----33333333----77777777----33333333-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Last Chorus
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------7-7--5-55-55-55-55---------------------------------|
A|-5-55--5-55--2-22--5-5--3-33-33-33-33---------------------------------|
E|-3-33--2-22--0-00-----------------------------------------------------|

Other Part...                           (2nd time)
e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-(5)----(7)----(5)----(7)------------|-(5)----(7)----(5)----(7)--8----|
A|-(3)----(5)----(3)----(5)------------|-(3)----(5)----(3)----(5)--6----|
E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

The part labeled "Last Chorus" was my original transcription for the Chorus, but
I think what I was hearing was just the bass line.  It seems as though the verse
is just played differently as a chorus until the last one (where I'm sure the guitar
plays with the bass.)  Use your own judgement, either of the two sound good.
Be sure to kick up the treble.

STATIC (intro)

Tab by Haplo Drake
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e:                   :
B:                   :
G:  4    8    6      : 
D:                   : 
A: 2 2 66 6 44 4 44/6:
E:                   :
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THE DRAMATIC HISTORY OF A BORING TOWN

With or without distortion, this is most of the song
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--5--3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3--5--3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3--1-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------^-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------3-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2----3-2-5------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-2-2-5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-2-0-5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-0---3-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----2-5--5-3------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-5------5-3------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------3-1------------------------------------------------------------|