From: [email protected] (Marc Bennett Hirsh)
Subject: TAB: «Supernova» (Liz Phair)
Since a bunch o` folks asked, I thought I’d deliver. This is kinda just
the rhythm guitar, but it’ll do just fine. I don’t know the wah-wah lead
part (my band’s other guitar player does that), but this sounds great.
Notes:
1) I’m not convinced that I’m playing these chords in the right place.
Part of me thinks that the riff is played on the bottom 3 strings,
using E-shape power chords (rather than using the A-shaped chords
I’ve got below). That would look like this:
C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5
E————-|—————|—————|—————|—————
B————-|—————|—————|—————|—————
G————-|—————|—————|—————|—————
D—11—12—|-14-11—12—|-14-11—12—|-14-11—12—|-14-11—12—
A—11—12—|-14-11—12—|-14-11—12—|-14-11—12—|-14-11—12—
E—9—0-10-0-|-12-9—0-10-0-|-12-9—0-10-0-|-12-9—0-10-0-|-12-9—0-10-0-
H q q q q h q q q q h q q q q h q q q q h q q q q
I do it the way I do it because, with the sound I use on my guitar, I
can do a fair approximation of a wah-wah using the chords that result
when you drop all fingers but the barre from the A-shape power chord.
Make sense? Don’t worry about it. Below is how I play it. Do what you
want.
2) Play power chords at 8th-note intervals straight throughout the
verses and chorus. I’m not tabbing this out. Cool distortion, though.
3) Despite my rhythm guitar status, I take the solo in this one. It’s
short but sweet. I love it.
4) This is one of my favorite vocal performances in a long time. I
think Ms. Phair is vastly underrated as a singer.
«Supernova» (Liz Phair)
Recorded by Liz Phair
From the album _Whip-Smart_
Transcribed without permission because so many people requested it by Marc Hirsh
Notation:
s — sixteenth note
e — eighth note
q — quarter note
h — half note
w — whole note
. — play note for one and a half times the value before it (just like a dot in
standard notation)
^ — ties two note lengths together
NOTE LENGTHS IN CAPITAL LETTERS MEAN REST FOR THAT VALUE OF TIME!
/ — slide up
— slide down
h — hammer-on
p — pull-off
INTRO
C#5 D5
E—————
B—————
G—6-(4)-7-(5)-
D—6-(4)-7-(5)-
A—4-(4)-5-(5)-
E——(0)—(0)-
H q (q) q (q)
RIFF
E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5
E—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-
B—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-
G-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-
D-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-
A-7—4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7—4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7—4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7—4-(4)-5-(5)-
E——(0)—(0)-|——(0)—(0)-|——(0)—(0)-|——(0)—(0)-
h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q)
A G
I have looked
D E
All over the place
A G
But you have got
D E
My favorite face
A E
Your eyelashes sparkle
D A
Like you did grass
A F#m
And your lips are sweet and slippery like a
D G A
Cherub’s bare wet ass
E
‘Cause you’re a real man
D A
Supernova
E
A solar
D A
Superman
E
You’re an angel
D A
Wings of fire
E
A flying giant
C D
Friction blast
C#5 D5
E—————
B—————
G—6-(4)-7-(5)-
D—6-(4)-7-(5)-
A—4-(4)-5-(5)-
E——(0)—(0)-
H q (q) q (q)
E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5
E—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-
B—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-
G-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-
D-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-
A-7—4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7—4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7—4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7—4-(4)-5-(5)-
E——(0)—(0)-|——(0)—(0)-|——(0)—(0)-|——(0)—(0)-
h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q)
A G
You walk in clouds of glitter
D E
And the sun reflects your eyes
A G
And every time the wind blows
D D
I can smell you in the sky
A E
Your kisses are as wicked
D A
As an F-16
A F#m
And you fuck like a volcano
D G A
And you’re everything to me
E
‘Cause you’re a real man
D A
Supernova
E
A solar
D A
Superman
E
You’re an angel
D A
Wings of fire
E
A flying giant
C D
Friction blast
E
A giant flying
C D
Friction blast
(lead guitar)
E——14p12p10-
B—————
G—————
D—————
A—————
E—————
| H. q3q3q
|
|(rhythm guitar)
| C#5 D5
E—————
B—————
G—6-(4)-7-(5)-
D—6-(4)-7-(5)-
A—4-(4)-5-(5)-
E——(0)—(0)-
H q (q) q (q)
(lead guitar)
E—————-|——-3——-3——-|-3——-3——-3-|——————-
B-12—12——-|——-3——-3——-|-3——-3——-3-|——————-
G————14-|-2b(4)—2b(4)—2b(4)-|—2b(4)—2b(4)—|-2-2p0————-
D—————-|————————|——————-|——-2p0———
A—————-|————————|——————-|————2p0——
E—————-|————————|——————-|—————2p0-
| e E h q q e q e q e q e q q h s s s s s s s s
|
|(rhythm guitar)
| E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5
E—————-|————————|——————-|—————-
B—————-|————————|——————-|—————-
G-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9——6—(4)—7—(5)—|-9—-6-(4)-7-(5)—|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-
D-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9——6—(4)—7—(5)—|-9—-6-(4)-7-(5)—|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-
A-7—4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7——4—(4)—5—(5)—|-7—-4-(4)-5-(5)—|-7—4-(4)-5-(5)-
E——(0)—(0)-|———-(0)——(0)—|———(0)—(0)—|——(0)—(0)-
h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q)
E
‘Cause you’re a real man
D A
Supernova
E
A solar
D A
Superman
E
You’re an angel
D A
Wings of fire
E
A flying giant
C D
Friction blast
C#5 D5
E—————
B—————
G—6-(4)-7-(5)-
D—6-(4)-7-(5)-
A—4-(4)-5-(5)-
E——(0)—(0)-
H q (q) q (q)
E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5
E—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-
B—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-
G-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-
D-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-
A-7—4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7—4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7—4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7—4-(4)-5-(5)-
E——(0)—(0)-|——(0)—(0)-|——(0)—(0)-|——(0)—(0)-
h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q)
E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5
E—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-
B—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-
G-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-
D-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-
A-7—4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7—4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7—4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7—4-(4)-5-(5)-
E——(0)—(0)-|——(0)—(0)-|——(0)—(0)-|——(0)—(0)-
h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q)
E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5
E—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-
B—————-|—————-|—————-|—————-
G-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-
D-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-
A-7—4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7—4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7—4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7—4-(4)-5-(5)-
E——(0)—(0)-|——(0)—(0)-|——(0)—(0)-|——(0)—(0)-
h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q)
E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5
E—————-|—————-|—————-|——
B—————-|—————-|—————-|——
G-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9-9-
D-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9—6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9-9-
A-7—4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7—4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7—4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7-7-
E——(0)—(0)-|——(0)—(0)-|——(0)—(0)-|——
h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) e e H.
—
Marc «As wicked as an F-16» Hirsh ([email protected])
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^ —«It’s easy to be nuts. Try being me.»
V (_The_Fisher_King_)
