The Refreshments-«European Swallow»
From: Fizzy Fuzzy Big & Buzzy
Tabbed by: J-Punk (E-mail: [email protected])
This is my first tab, so no guarantees. It should be pretty close, though.
This came from my guitar skill, my Refreshments fanatacism, & lack of Refreshments
tabs on the net.
SYMBOLS
o -wah pedal open (the wah notation could be backwards, I can’t find my wah.)
+ -wah pedal closed
3h5 -hammer-on
5p3 -pull-off
32 -finger slide
/// -slide up w/slide
\ -slide down w/slide
(0) -hold note over from last bar
RIFFS
Riff 1 (w/wah)
+ o + o + o + o
E——————|——————|
B——————|——————|
G-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
D-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
A-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
E-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
____________ __________
Riff 2 (w/wah) |1. |2.
o + o + o o + o + o + |o + o + o |o + o + o
E—————|————|—————|——3—-|——3-6-|
B—————|————|—————|1/3-6—6—|1/3-6——|
G*-2/3h5p3—0-|(0)———|-2/3h5p3—0-0-|———-*|———-|
D*———3—|————|———3——|———-*|———-|
A—————|————|—————|————|———-|
E—————|————|—————|————|———-|
Riff 3 (w/slide) (play lower slide line 2nd & 3rd x)
E—————|————-7///|12-|-15\14-|12-|-7///|12-|-(12)-|——|—-|
B—————|——————|—|———|—|-8///|12-|-(12)-|-12\|\\|
G——2h4-5p0-0-|——2h4-5p0——|—|———|—|——|—|——|-16\|\\|
D-2h5————|-2h5————-|—|———|—|——|—|——|——|—-|
A—————|——————|—|———|—|——|—|——|——|—-|
E—————|——————|—|———|—|——|—|——|——|—-|
Fill 1(w/slide)
E———-|
B———-|
G———-|Slide down
D-21\\\|next 6 bars
A———-|
E———-|
LYRICS/SONG STRUCTURE
Rythym Figure 1 (1x)
G Bb|G Bb F|G Bb|G Bb A Ab|
Riff 1 (2x) over RF 1 (1x)
Riff 2 (1x) over RF 1 (2x)
RF 1 (2x) under 1st verse:
I can tell by the way she danced with me
She wanna break my heart wanna tear it apart
And I can tell by the way she dance with me
If i give her 10 dollars I can get anything that I want
Riff 2 (1x) over RF 1 (2x)
RF 1 (2x) under 2nd verse:
So what’s a girl like you doin’ in a place like this
Just forget that I asked, baby give me a kiss
Stop bitin’ my fingernails, there startin’ to bleed
Let’s skip the formalities, get down to what we’re here for
1st Chorus:
E |D |C |C G D |
I’d do anything for you, anything that you want me to
E |D |C (w/Riff 3)|C |
It’s just gonna take a little more money
E |D |C |C G D |
I’d do anything for you, anything that you want me to
E |D |C |C |
It’s just gonna take a little more money
Riff 2 (1x) over RF 1 (2x)
RF 1 (2x) over 3rd verse:
Some big old guy comes up to me
Says «Hey skinny white boy I don’t like the way you look at my girlfriend»
What an ugly thing to say
I said «Don’t lie to yourself I don’t think that much of your girlfriend»
Riff 2 (1x) over RF 1 (2x)
RF 1 (2x) over 4th verse:
Some big old guy socks me in the nose
I fall on my back & get blood on my clothes
Says «Hey skinny white boy whatcha think about that»
I said «It don’t change that much I still don’t think much of your girlfriend»
2nd Chorus:
E |D |C |C G D |
I’d do any thing for you, anything that you want me to
E |D |C (w/Riff3)|C |
It’s just gonna take a little more money
E |D |C |C G D |
I’d do anything for you, anything that you want me to
E |D |C |C |
It’s just gonna take a little more money
SOLO for 24 bars over RF1 (6x)(I don’t have the time or skill to play or tab
this. Go ahead & make something original up!)
5th verse (guitars out for 8 bars):
So what’s a girl like you doin’ in a place like this
Forget that I asked baby gimmie a kiss
Stop bitin’ my fingernails they’re startin’ to bleed
Why don’t we skip the formalities & get down to what we’re here for
3rd chorus:
E |D |C |C G D |
I’d do anything for you, anything that you want me to
E |D |C (w/Riff 3)|C |
It’s just gonna take a little more money
E |D |C |C G D |
I’d do anything for you, anything that you want me to
E |D |C (w/Riff 3)|C |
It’s just gonna take a little more money
E |D |C |C G D |
I’d do any thing for you, anything that you want me to
E |D |C (w/Fill 1)|C |
It’s just gonna take a little more money
Outro:
C |C |C |C |C |C |C |C |
^Gtr 2 plays C w/flanging
End on C, hold until chord stops playing
CHORD CHART
verses ||chorus
G | Bb | F | A | Ab || E | D | C | G |
E|-3-|-6—|-1-|-5-|-4—||-0-|-2-|-0-|-3-|(You might not want to
B|-3-|-6—|-1-|-5-|-4—||-0-|-3-|-1-|-0-|play notes in parentheses.)
G|-4-|-7—|-2-|-6-|-5—||-1-|-2-|-0-|-0-|
D|-5-|-8—|-3-|-7-|-6—||-2-|-0-|-2-|-0-|
A|(5)|(8)-|(3)|(7)|(6)-||-2-|(0)|-3-|-X-|
E|(3)|(6)-|(1)|(5)|(4)-||-0-|(2)|(X)|-3-|
That’s it. Enjoy!
Send comments, requests, corrections, etc. to J-Punk at [email protected].