New Jersey
Red House Painters
(NOTE: To play it as I believe he's doing, you'll need to capo
at the second fret. This is written as normal, though, the '2's
representing where the capo would be.)
E------5---------5---------5---------5---|------5--
B-------3---------3---------3---------3--|-------3-
G----2---------2---------2---------2-----|----2---- ETC.
D------------2---------4---------2-------|---------
A--5-------------------------------------|--5------
E----------------------------------------|---------
I know it's not much, but this progression runs through the better
part of the song. Now you just have to figure the rest of it.....
Mail suggestions, comments and "you wuss, you like the red house
painters" flames to either address below.
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Kevin Murray c/o Gorilla Films
I'm me, me be, god damn, I am." A Subdivision of Johansen Productions
kmurra01@hills.ccsf.cc.ca.us
Weezer OR wendellg@netcom.com
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New Jersey (Quiet Version)
Red House Painters
--normal tuning, but tune G
string down to F#
main theme:
E |--------5-----------5------------5-----------5------|
B |----------3-----------3-------------3-----------3---|
F# |-----3----------3------------3-----------3----------|
D |---0----------0----------4------------5-------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------|
keep repeating this
part through "you're an american girl/red headed, eyes blank/
living on a
freckle on the face of the-
and on the word "world" play:
E |-----------------------|
B |---------0--------0----|
F# |------0----0----0---0--|
D |---7---------9---------|
A |-----------------------|
E |-----------------------|
repeat main theme th
rough "another dying kid that learned too much too soon/you're not as good as
your mom/but you're as good as-
then on "dead" repeat the second part, then
play
E |------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------|
F# |----3------------------------6------------------------|
D |----0------------------------0------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|
you're as
good as dead, New Jersey ain't the whole world.
--the second verse repeats all
this exactly.
then this section (call it the chorus):
E |-----------------------------------------------------|
B |------0--------0----------------0---------0----------|
F# |----0---0---0----0-----------0----0----0----0--------|
D |--5-------5----------------7---------9---------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------|
don't you
me leave out here too long
E |-----------------------------------------------------|
B |------0--------0----------------0---------0----------|
F# |----5---5---5----5-----------7----7----8----8--------|
D |--5-------5----------------7---------9---------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------|
will you
bring me out there?
--repeat this section, then return to the beginning for
the third verse,
repeat chorus section again, and then play (call this next part
the bridge):
E |---------9-----5------5--------0--------0-----|
B |-----------7-----3----------0----0---0--------|
F# |------7------------3-----1---------3----------|
D |---0------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------|
E |---------9-----12--------12--------0-------0--|
B |-----------7------10------------0----0---0----|
F# |------7--------------10------1---------3------|
D |---0------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------|
repeat, then play chorus
again, then repeat bridge, then end on:
E |-----------|
B |-----------|
F# |---0-------|
D |---0-------|
A |-----------|
E |-----------|
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Kevin Fanning
kevfan@yahoo.com
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