Date: Sun, 28 Sep 1997 18:41:14 -0700
From: Jack Skellington
Subject: Tab: Grey Matter by Oingo Boingo
Song: Grey Matter
Artist: Oingo Boingo
Album: Good For Your Soul / Boingo Alive / Skeletons in the Closet / Farewell
Written by: Danny Elfman
Tabbed by: [email protected]
Very easy to play. This was adapted from a midi so it isn’t all together
true. A good basis for future work though.
The intro/synth line goes like this:
E ———————————————————-
B ———————————————————-
G ———————————————————-
D ——-0—4—————0—-4—————0—-4—-
A -2—————0——2—————0—-2—————
E ———————————————————-
The main synth/bass line goes like this:
E ——————————————
B ——————————————
G ——————————————
D ——————————————
A —————-5————————
E -7-7-5-5-2————5-5-7—-5-5-7——
Of course, most people find it easier to play like this, but for some
reason I don’t:
D —————-0——————
A -2-2-0-0————-0-2—-0-0-2-
E ———2————————
During the verse, this little riff is played periodically:
G ——————————-2-2-2-
D -4-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-2-4——-
G ——————————-4-4-4-
D -4-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-2-4——-
The main guitar riff is:
E ——————————————-
B ——————————————-
G -4—4-4-4—-7—7-7-7—-9—9-9-9——-
D -4—4-4-4—-7—7-7-7—-9—9-9-9—9—
A -2—2-2-2—-5—5-5-5—-7—7-7-7—9—
E —————————————7—
At «Grey matter, grey matter, oh oh oh oh …» it just alternates between
B and D. (2 and 5 on the A string, simply powerchorded)
The only slightly different part is «I… think you like it…»; the
bass/synth
line thingo steps down from B to A, so it ends up being:
E ——————————————
B ——————————————
G ——————————————
D ——————————————
A —————-3————————
E -5-5-3-3-0————3-3-5—-3-3-5——
And the other guitar part during this section goes:
E ——————————————
B ——————————————
G -7-7-7-5———————————
D -7-7-7-5——5—5-5—5-7-5————
A -5-5-5-3——5—5-5—5-7-5————
E —————3—3-3—3-5-3————
