From: [email protected] (Tony Bowden)
The Breeders : Last Splash (album)
I compiled this from various bits and pieces here and there, and tidied
It all up.
I make to claims to any of these — i just compiled it.
Additions / corrections etc gratefully received.
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New Year [missing]
Cannonball [OK]
Invisible Man [OK]
No Aloha [OK]
Roi [missing]
Do You Love Me Now? [OK]
Flipside [missing]
I Just Wanna Get Along [OK]
Mad Lucas [missing]
Divine Hammer [OK]
S.O.S. [missing]
Hag [OK]
Saints [OK]
Drivin’ On 9 [OK]
Roi (reprise) [missing]
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Cannonball
Intro:
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-1/5-5-5-5—1/5-5-5-5—1/11-11-11-11—6-6-6-6—-
Verse:
—6-6-6-6—————
—6-6-6-6—7-7-7-7——
—7-7-7-7—7-7-7-7——
—8-8-8-8—7-7-7-7——
—8-8-8-8—6-6-6-6——
—6-6-6-6—————
With that slippery sounding riff,
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—6/8/6-6/8/6——————-
—————-6/8/6-6/8/6——
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Chorus:
(left-hand mute & strum fast)
—6-6-6-6—————————x-x—
—6-6-6-6—7-7-7-7——13-13-13—-x-x—
—7-7-7-7—7-7-7-7——13-13-13—-x-x—
—8-8-8-8—7-7-7-7——13-13-13—-x-x—
—8-8-8-8—6-6-6-6——11-11-11—-x-x—
—6-6-6-6—————————x-x—
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Invisible Man
Intro:
E F# (Repeat 4x)
Verse:
G# B
He’s the invisible man
G# B
Count the bubbles in your hand
G# B
The summer sights
C#
And the southern skies
F# B
That’s all that’s left behind
F# B C# B
The skies, and a sweet caress
G# B
He’s the invisible man
F#
Catch him if you can
Solo:
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-8-11-8-10-8———8-11-8-10-8-11——
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-8-11-8-11-8-11/13—14—————-
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NO ALOHA
— This is just a combination of E-form bar chords and a tasteful slide guitar:
|—6——10——11——8——9—- ——-3————
|—6——10——11——8——9—- and——-3————
|—7——11——12——9——10—-occa——-4————
|—8——12——13——10——11—-sion——-5————
|—8——12——13——10——11—-ally——-5————
|—6——10——11——8——9—- ——-3————
— strum these in 16th notes during the intro, then 8th notes during the «hard
Part».
— over this lay (with a slide, or without — doesn’t really matter):
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|—5/8—7/10—8/11—12—-12———12————13——————-
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|———————————————10————————
(no slide )
— This changes a bit during the «hard part», but the notes are essentially the
Same.
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DO YOU LOVE ME NOW
C# e+ c#/e- f# c# c# e+ c# e- f# a
If I saw you now, could I look in your eyes?
[e+ is on the high e string, e- is the d string, 2nd fret. if you know the
Song, you’ll follow that without too much trouble…]
A G C A
Do you think of me like I dream of you?
D C D A
Do you wish you were here like I wish I was with you?
B C# D A G C A
You loved me before, do you love me now?
Does love ever end when two hearts have torn away
Or does it go on and beat strong anyway?
You loved me before, do you love me now?
D C
Come back to me right now
D C G
Come on, come on, come back to me right now
(solo over verse chords, probably same notes as intro)
B C# D A
You loved me before, do you love me now?
B C# D A
You loved me before, do you love me now?
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I Just Wanna Get Along
G#
We were rich once
A#
Before your head exploded
C# B G#
Imagine doing just what the big band did
G#
The whole world
A#
Knew it was loaded
C# B
Wave bye-bye cause it ain’t ever coming down now
G#/C#/G#/C# (repeat)
G#
I just wanna get along
G#
I just wanna get along
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Divine Hammer
Main Riff:
-10-10-10-11—10—
-11-11-11-11—11—
-10-10-10-10—10—
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Bb Eb
I’m just looking
Cm
Just looking for a way around
F Bb
It disappears this near
Eb Cm F
You’re the rod I’m water
Chorus:
Bb Eb Cm F
I’m just looking for the divine hammer
Bb
One divine hammer
Bb
One divine hammer
Solo (over Bb F Eb chords):
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——-8-10-12—12/10-10/8-8-7-8-7-7———-
-6-8-10—————————————
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—————————————8-8/10-10-10/12-12/15
——-8-10-12—12/10-10/8-8-7-8-7-8/10———————
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Hag
Over the intro and verse, play like so:
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-2—6—9—-7/3——5-5—4-4—2—
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Then: All night All night All night
F# B (strum)
—2————————4———————-
—2————————4———————-
—3————————4———————-
—4————————4———————-
—4————————2———————-
—2————————————————
Under the stars under their light
F# (strum)
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All over the girl only looks bright
F# E E7 (strum)
—2———————————————-
—2——————————————3—
—3————1——————————1—
—4————2——————————2—
—4————2——————————2—
—2———————————————-
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Saints
Intro:
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—-8-9-11—————
—9———————-
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Verse:
B C# F#
I like all the different people
B C# F#
I like sticky everywhere
C# F#
Look around you bet I’ll be there
Chorus:
Just arpeggiate the F# and C# barre chords,
(summer’s ready)
F#
———9—————-9——————
—-11——11——-11——11————-
——11—11—11——-11—11—11————
—11—————11————————
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Summer is ready when you are
C# F#
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——-9————-11——-11————
—10—-10—10———11—11—11———-
——11—-11——11————————
—9——————————————
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Solo:
Variations of:
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—-8-9-11——-9-8——
—9——————-9—
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—-8-9-11——-9-8——
—9——————-9—
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Saints
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|————————6-7————6-7——6-7——6-7——6-7——-
|———5————-6-7————6-7——6-7——6-7——6-7——-
|—4-5-7——5-4——-4-5————4-5——4-5——4-5——4-5——-
|-5—————5——————————————————
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|—————————————————-67——-67-99999—
|———7—————————5———777777-67-77777-67-99999—
|—4-5-7——7-5-5p4h5p4——4-5-7—-5-4—777777-45-77777-45-77777—
|-5———————-5—5—————5-555555—-55555————
|———9—————-9—————7——-9—9—9—9—9———-
|—10——10-10——10——10-10——8——8-8—10-10-10-10-10———
|-9—-9———9-9—-9———9-7—7——-7-9—9—9—9—9———-
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Drivin on 9
The verse is pretty straight forward: G D Am C
I play the part during the chorus like this:
G C
-7—7-5-7—7-5-7-5-3——12—12-10-12—12-10-12-10-8-
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