"Jenny Says" TAB
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Time signature is 4/4 throughout
Normal Tuning
Low to high: E A D G B E
Key of F#-minor
Intro/Verse Riff: (half-time feel)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F#5 B5 F#5 B5
E-----------------------------------||
B-----------------------------------||
G----------------------------------o|| repeat until pre-chorus
D--------------4~--------------4~--o||
A------4-x-2-----------4-x-2--------||
E--2---------------2----------------||
Every fourth measure a second guitar plays a quick F#5 chord (bass plays F#
note on the E string) starting the vocals on the "1" beat
until the drums kick in regular time and the bass plays this riff under
guitar 1's riff:
(Guitar 2 tacets)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G-----------------------------------||
D----------------------------------o||
A----------------------------------o||
E--2---x-9-7-/-5---2---x-9-7-/-5----||
Pre-Chorus: ("Jenny says..." part) (guitar 2 doubles guitar 1, bass follows
guitars)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F#5 A5 B5 D5
Jenny says, "turn off the radio"
F#5 A5 B5 C#5
Jenny says, "turn off the lights"
F#5 A5 B5 D5
Jenny says, "turn off the video"
(strum these two chords really fast [16th notes]
A5 C#5
You build yourself up, to bring yourself down
Chorus: (both guitars, bass does the riff it plays during the intro)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
F#5 x x B5/ A5 F#5 x x B5/ A5
So let it go, let it go, let it go...
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
(strum chords in quarter notes)
C#5 D5 C#5 E5 (022xxx) (back to verses)
When the world is coming down on me, let it go
Solo: (Guitar 1 and bass play pre-chorus chords)
This isn't quite exact but it should be pretty close. Work with it.
It's basically an ascending F#-minor penatonic scale.
(* means pick in 16th notes)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D--4*********************/ 7*****/ 9*************/11*****/14*****/
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
|----(play these as triplets)------|
| |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------17p14-14-16p14-14-17p14-14-16p14-14
G----------------/14***************-------------------------------
D/16*************-------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
|--(triplets)---| (guitar 1 starts riff 1 again)
| |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E-------------------14----------------------------------------------
B17p14-14-16p14-14--17^---14p12-------------------------------------
G-------------------------------14-/-11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
( ^ = bend full step and release )
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 (back to verse)
E--------------------------------------
B----------------------------------7\--
G(11)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----6\--
D--------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------
(guitar 2 and bass: F#)
Final Verse:
Same as other verses except once the drums kick in, guitar 2 does this fill:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G--4-(gradual bend to) 6~~~~---4--b6----r4-2---------------------2--
D----------------------------------------------2---4~~~~~~~~~~~~----
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E----------------------------------------------------------------2~~
B----------------------------------------------------------------2~~
G--4-(gradual bend to) 6~~~~---4--b6----r4-2-------2~~--------------
D----------------------------------------------2--------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
During the last chorus, guitar 2 does some little fills in the high
fret numbers in F#-minor penatonic. I'm not going to tab those out, just
listen to the song and you'll get the idea.
I'm still not 100% sure on the solo, so if anyone could help, I would
appreciate it.
Lyrics:
Got no reason for the things I fear
The things that plague me when I see and hear
A dime's a nickel, a nickel's none
I throw myself into the Sunday sun
A summer Sunday when you went insane
Said you're going but I said I came
I'm throwin' oranges in an apple cart
The ties that bind are tearing me apart
Jenny says, turn off the radio
Jenny says, turn off the light
Jenny says, turn off the video
You beat yourself up, to bring yourself down
Let it go, let it go, let it go
Let it go, let it go, let it go
When the world is coming down on me, I let it go
I got no reason for the things I say
She turned toward me then she turned away
There's lots of forces in a modern world
That take the toll upon a modern girl
I got no reason for the things I fear
The things that plague me when I see and hear
I press my finger on an itchy trigger
What once was small right now is now so much bigger
Jenny says, turn off the radio
Jenny says, turn off the light
Jenny says, turn off the video
You beat yourself up, to bring yourself down
Let it go, let it go, let it go
Let it go, let it go, let it go
When the world is coming down on me, I let it go
Solo
Got no reason for the things I deal
The dealer deals them and the dealer's screwed
You throw your cards upon the playing table
My name is Cain and I am now unable
I got no reason for the things I fear
The things that plague me when I see and hear
A dime's a nickel, a nickel's none
I throw myself into the Sunday sun
Jenny says, turn off the radio
Jenny says, turn off the light
Jenny says, turn off the video
You beat yourself up, cause you've fallen
Let it go, let it go, let it go
Let it go, let it go, let it go
When the world is coming down on me, I let it go
Let it go, let it go, let it go Other Part
Let it go, let it go, let it go Other Part
When the world is coming down on me, I let it go
(Let it go)Let it go, let it go
I let it go
(Let it go)Let it go, let it go
I let it go
Let it go, let it go, let it go
AAAAAAAAAAAA!
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