Artist: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Song: Summertime
Album: Are a Drag
Tabbed by Fatty3 (Phatty3@web.de)
This is a jazz-classic, originally written by George Gershwin..
I also think it's one of the best songs on this album besides
Phantom of the Opera...Forget Janice Joplin, here comes Spike
Slawson!!! I think they work with a vibrato system...symbolized
by a big V!!!
h -hammer on
p -pull off
b -bend
rb-release bending
kb-keep on bending
v -vibrato
/ -slide up
\ -slide down
<<-pick slide
pm-palm muting
x -Left-Hand-Muting
R -Pause
~ -let ring
> -Tab goes on further down
<9>-9 is an artificial harmonic
Intro:
Guitar 1 (guitar 2 is quiet)
e|---------10--15--10------------12--14-b15\--|
B|------12------------12------11--------------|
G|---12--------------------11-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
\\<< means sliding down the neck while strumming the notes
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
D|--------------------------------------------------------------8---8---12-11-9-->
A|---9----9~v---7----7-9-------9--17\\<<---7----7----7-10-9v--9~--9~--9---------->
E|-----10---------10-----10-7----------------10---10----------------------------->
Guitar 2
(after chords have been strummed they are slightly arpeggiated;
do it as you like almost every arpeggiation fits...)
V
e|--------2~-------------------------------0------3-------2~--------------------->
B|--------3~-------------------------------0------3-------2~--------------------->
G|--------4~-------------------------------0------4-------3~--------------------->
D|--------4~-------------------------------2------5-------4~--------------------->
A|--------2~-------------------------------2------5-------4~--------------------->
E|-----------------------------------------0------3-------2~--------------------->
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------12-----12---------------|
G|---------9-7/9-7/9-----------11~--------------------9b11kb11---kb11---kb11rb9-7-----|
D|--9-12-9-----------12-9----9---------------12-9-12------------------------------9---|
A|------------------------12----------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
(I noted the one arpeggiation here Bm Bmsus2 Bm cuz it fits the hole in the solo!!!)
V V
e|--2~----------------------------------------5--------7~-------------------------2~--|
B|--3~----------------------------3-3-2--2-3--7--------8~-------------------------3~--|
G|--4~----------------------------------4-----7--------9~-------------------------4~--|
D|--4~----------------------------------------7--------9~-------------------------4~--|
A|--2~----------------------------------------5--------7~-------------------------2~--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
Guitar 2 (guitar 1 is quiet)
V V
e|---7~----------7-------7~-------------------2~---2-------2----2~----3~---2~-----|
B|---7~------------7-----8~-----8~-----7~-----3~-----3---3---3--3~----5~---3~-----|
G|---7~--------------7---9~-----7~-----6~-----4~-------4--------2~----4~---4~-----|
D|---9~------------------9~-----5~-----4~-----4~----------------0~----2~---4~-----|
A|---9~------------------7~-----5~-----4~-----2~---------------------------2~-----|
E|---7~---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5------------|
G|----------------------9-9-9-9--------------------4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---|
D|-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-----------4-4-4-4---|
A|-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------2-2-2-2---|
E|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7------------|
B|-------------------------------8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7------------------------8-8-8-8------------|
G|----------------------9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6---------------7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9------------|
D|-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9---|
A|-<<<-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9---|
E|-<<<-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------7-7-7-7---|
Solo:
Guitar 1
(Guitar 2 plays Verse 2 and takes a pick slide at the end)
Tremolo Picking is a Technique where you strum the strings very fast with
alternate picking...In this case I'd suggest placing your index finger on
all strings like a barré without pushing the strings and your ringfinger
takes the notes (index two frets before ring finger)...you just have to
be careful with the flutes...
B5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------->
B|------------12------12------12------12------12------12----12------12-->
G|---9b11kb11----kb11----kb11----kb11----kb11----kb11----kb----kb11----->
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------->
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------->
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------->
|now he uses a technique called
Tremolo Picking (TP)
E5 G5 F#5
e|------------------------------------------------------------------>
B|---------------------------------TP--TP--TP-TP-TP--TP-TP-TP--TP--->
G|---kb11rb9-7-------7----9p7------12--11--9--11--9--7--6--11--15--->
D|-------------9---9----9-----9------------------------------------->
A|------------------------------------------------------------------>
E|------------------------------------------------------------------>
B5
e|------------------------------------------------------------\________________play_very_fast_________________/->
B|--------12-------12------12--------12-------12------12-------------------------------------------------------->
G|--15b16----15b16----kb16-----15b16----15b16----kb16----15b16rb15p14------------------------------------------->
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------16p14-------12h14p12h14-12---------12----->
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------17p14---------------14p12h14----14-->
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
D5 E5
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15p12-------15p12-------15p12-------15p12------------------|
G|--------14h16-------14h16-------14h16-------14----14--<16>v--|
D|-----------------------------------------------16------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Out-Verse:
Guitar 1&2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
B|-----------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------------->
G|----------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7--------------->
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-->
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-->
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-->
e|-------------------------------------------------7~------7~----|
B|-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8---------------7~----8~------7~----|
G|----7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9---------------7~----9~------7~----|
D|----7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--7~----9~------9~----|
A|----5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9--5~----7~------9~----|
E|------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7----------------7~----|
Simply wonderful...Hush little strings don't you cry!!!
Tabbed by Fatty3 on 1st of August 2003
Any comments, requests or corrections?
E-mail me:
Phatty3@web.de
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