The Bees
written by Tanya Donelly
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:::::: Guitar Tablature
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Chords - chord diagrams & suggested fingering (Standard
tuning)
x = string is not played (mute to keep from sounding)
o = string is played open
n- = row denotes fret number ("1-" is the first fret)
1 = index finger
2 = middle finger
3 = ring finger
4 = pinky
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E5 Badd11 E
xx oo xx oo xx o
7-|||||| 7- |||||| 7-||||||
|||||| |||1|| ||||||
||23|| ||2||| ||234|
Aadd9 Asus2 E/G#
xx oo xx oo xx oo
5-|||||| 1- |||||| 1- |||1||
|||1|| ||23|| ||2|||
||2||| |||||| |||||||
B5 Badd9/F# Esus2
xx oo xx o xx o
2-|||||| 2-|||||| 7-||||1|
|||||| |||||| ||||||
||23|| ||234| ||23||
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Perfomance Notes - the main guitar part (tanya) is
pretty simple actually. the first two strings are
ringing mostly all the time. the chords to this song are
just E, A, B, but because of the way they are
constructed they make all these fancy names...
- Mikko Palovaara
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Intro - Tom with e-bow on D-string:
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D|----14\13\9\6---------------|
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fig. 1:
E5 Badd11 E Badd11
My blessed son, you
fig. 2:
E5 Badd11 Aadd9 Asus2 E/G# B5
you've got a lot to learn
E5 Badd11 Aadd9
So I'm your best friend you love me and
fig. 3:
E Asus2 E/G# Badd11/F#
Well I tell you something
[play fig. 2]
We're on the road to messy
Now the bees behind my eyes sing "beware"
E5 Badd11 Aadd9
But my bee-stung tongue wants in there
[play fig. 3] (3 times)
Beware of me
[play 4 times] ( with fig. 3 the 3rd time)
E5 Badd11 Aadd9 E/G#
If your heart is not on my side (3 times)
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figure 4 - at 2:05 2 times
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E5 E E5 Esus E5
e|-0-----------0--0--0--0--0--0--|
B|-0-----------9--0--0--7--0--0--|
G|-9-----------9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D|-9-----------9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
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[play fig. 1]
I steal a piece of your diary
[play fig. 2]
i don't think that looks like me
E5 Badd11 Aadd9
Am I so cold now that I'm older
[play fig. 3]
I tell you stories
[play fig. 2]
that doesn't mean you know me
now the bees behind my eyes sing "beware"
E5 Badd11 Aadd9
but my bee-stung tongue wants in there
E5 Badd11 E Aadd9
You come at me with mouth open wide
[play fig. 2]
And I, like a jerk, I crawl inside
[play fig. 3] (4 times)
beware of me
play 4 times (with fig. 3 the 4th time)
E5 Badd11 Aadd9 E/G#
If your heart is not on my side
[play fig. 2]
you're not on my side anymore
[play fig. 4] (4 times)
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"The Bees" appears on the Belly release King. Live version available
on the Belly single release Seal My Fate (Live) One. Original fan
transcription by Mikko Palovaara. "This file is the author's own work
and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this
file for private study, scholarship, or research."
See the Lyrics for "The Bees"
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