From [email protected] Wed Apr 9 12:44:31 1997
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 14:38:41 -0500
From: Andy Adelewitz
To: [email protected]
Subject: CRD: Death of a Dictionary Album by Live
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DEATH OF A DICTIONARY
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+Live+’s first album, published under the name Public Affection
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Tune down 1/2 step for all songs
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transcribed by Andy Adelewitz ([email protected])
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SAVIOUR FOR A DAY
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Intro/Verse: E B E B G#5 A5 G#5 A5
Chorus: G A
It’s got you now, so I will play
G A
It’s got you now, so I will play play…
A E…
Saviour for a day (back into intro progression)
out of verse progression, into Interlude:
G#5 A5 G#5 A5 A5 G#5 G5
interlude bass riff: (bass tuned down 1/2 step)
A—————-0—0—0~——
E—3—3—3~——————
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WHO PUT THE FEAR IN HERE?
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Verse: Am Am~ (x2) Gm Gm~ Fm Fm~ Gm
between verse and chorus, palm mute an F5 and slowly unmute.
Chorus: C C G F FF xx GGG
Interlude («Someone told me once…»)
(This is not quite right, but best I could do)
E (7th fret) Am Bm
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GOOD PAIN
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Just a muddier version of the Mental Jewelry song
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MORNING HUMOUR
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Verse: G# F F# G#
G# F#
And watch you grow into a man
F# G#
with a big burly beard
F# G#
and a mustache to match
F# G#
i’ll watch you love the world
F# G#
and all that it has…
Chorus: G# F# G#
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PAPER FLOWERS
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First verse is all bass. The rest are just G and Csus2 barre chords.
G: 355433
Csus2: x35533
Chorus:
Am Csus2 G
oh why does she water them, paper flowers?
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HANDS OF A TEACHER
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Limited guitar in this one.
During verse:
eb—2——4——5—————————————————
Bb—2——4—-5-5—————————————————
Gb—4—-6————————————————————
The rest of it is similarly based around playing with a
Bsus2 — C#sus2 — Dsus2 progression, except:
Interlude:
G# F#
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SISTER
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Verses: Not a clue. It’s too quiet and background.
Chorus: F#5 (x4) and slide down off fretboard
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RAISING A MAN
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Intro: F#5 (9th fret) D5
Verse: F#5 (9th fret) D5 (x4) Fm
Chorus: E (open) F# (2nd fret) A A
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LIBRA
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I give up. Somebody else do it.
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BALL AND CHAIN
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Verse: D5 G5
end of verse into chorus:
D5 D5 D5 C5 C5 B5
chorus: B5 C5 (x3) D5
The little descending chord thing is just D5 down to G5 one fret
at a time.
