1.The Slab (Live Acoustic)
From Living in Large Rooms and Lounges
2.The Slab (Studio)
Tabbed by James Greig
Verse
When the singing starts, the guitar comes in with the verse riff.
Listen to the song for how to strum it.
Em C
e|—0—0—0-0—0—0:—|
B|—0—0—0-0—1—1:—|
G|—0—0—0-0—0—0:—|
D|—2—2—2-2—2—2:—|
A|—2—2—2-2—3—3:—|
E|-0-0—0—0-0———-|
This is played throughout all of the verse parts.
Chorus
Again, listen to the song on how to strum it right.
Em Bm
e|—0—0-0—0-0—0—2—2-2—2-2—2—|
B|—0—0-0—0-0—0—3—3-3—3-3—3—|
G|—0—0-0—0-0—0—4—4-4—4-4—4—|
D|—2—2-2—2-2—2—4—4-4—4-4—4—|
A|—2—2-2—2-2—2—2—2-2—2-2—2—|
E|—0—0-0—0-0—0——————|
C G
e|—0—0-0—0-0—0—3—3-3—3-3—3—|
B|—1—1-1—1-1—1—0—0-0—0-0—0—|
G|—0—0-0—0-0—0—0—0-0—0-0—0—|
D|—2—2-2—2-2—2—0—0-0—0-0—0—|
A|—3—3-3—3-3—3—2—2-2—2-2—2—|
E|——————3—3-3—3-3—3—|
First Solo
e|——————————|
B|——————————|
G|——————————|
D|——7-9-7———5-7-5——| x4
A|—7-9——-9—5-7——-7-5-|
E|——————————|
After the last chorus (Just one touch) the chords played change to Em,G,A,D.
These Chords are played until the end.
Em G
e|—0—0-0—0-0—0—3—3-3—3-3—3-|
B|—0—0-0—0-0—0—3—3-3—3-3—3-|
G|—0—0-0—0-0—0—0—0-0—0-0—0-|
D|—2—2-2—2-2—2—0—0-0—0-0—0-|
A|—2—2-2—2-2—2—2—2-2—2-2—2-|
E|—0—0-0—0-0—0—3—3-3—3-3—3-|
A D
e|—0—0-0—0-0—0—2—2-2—2-2—2-|
B|—2—2-2—2-2—2—3—3-3—3-3—3-|
G|—2—2-2—2-2—2—2—2-2—2-2—2-|
D|—2—2-2—2-2—2—0—0-0—0-0—0-|
A|—0—0-0—0-0—0——————|
E|———————————|
After that is played once by the acoustic guitar, the lead guitar comes
in with this solo.
e|——————————————|
B|——————————————|
G|-/9-999-9-999—12-12—9-999-9-999—12-12-|
D|——————————————|
A|——————————————|
E|——————————————|
e|—————————————|
B|———————10-10-12-10——-|
G|—9-999-9-999—12-12————-12-9—|
D|—————————————| x2
A|—————————————|
E|—————————————|
Then this is played twice
e|—————————————————|
B|—17-17-17-17-15-15-15-15-14-14-14-14-12-12-10-10—|
G|—————————————————|
D|—————————————————| x2
A|—————————————————|
E|—————————————————|
Lyrics
I was looking to see some dreams drip from your fingers
I was working in that lonely place where memory lingers
If there were words, if there was hair that I could drag you back with
If there was one single little hook that I could break your back with
Oh yeah
Better get my head down there
Oh where?
Down there in that cavern where heaven grows
If there were words, if there was hair that I could drag you back with
And I’m gonna sweat beneath the light of a warm world
Oh yeah
Better get my head down there
Oh where?
Down there in that cavern where heaven grows
Out here in the street, naked in front of God and everyone
And I’m just sitting here waiting for things to come
So cram that page baby
You think I’m sweating like this just for fun?
And hey I know it’s true but I just can’t say it
Just one touch
And everything will be all right
Just one touch
And everything will be all right
The Slab (Studio)
On the original recording, the song is all drum and bass up until
the very end, when this is played over and over until the end.
e|—0-0—x-x—0-0-0—x-x—0—0—|
B|—0-0—x-x—0-0-0—x-x—0—0—|
G|—0-0—x-x—0-0-0—x-x—0—0—|
D|—2-2—x-x—2-2-2—x-x—2—2—|
A|—2-2—x-x—2-2-2—x-x—2—2—|
E|—0-0—x-x—0-0-0—x-x—0—0—|
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