Post by thedroid on Feb 16, 2017 18:42:50 GMT -5
Answering Machine
I had this one all wrong back in the day. Many thanks to the person online who realized this was in open A. Chords here are based on that person’s tab, with adjustments after careful listening and watching this video, which is pretty . . . loose, but you can definitely see where his hand goes at each spot in the song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BqwwL5RtRo
Tune to: E A E A C# E
Notes in parens may be played or not.
Many of the chords regularly add or take away suspensions. In these cases, I’ve listed two or more forms form them, in order that they are typically played.
Bsus4
x.2.2.2.x.0 (you get this by playing the chord below as a barre but releasing the pressure on the B string.)
x.2.2.2.2.x
x.2.4.2.2.x (the fourth fret note is played quickly and pulled off)
A5
x.0.0.x.x.x
B5
x.2.2.x.x.x
C#5
x.4.4.x.x.x
A
5.7.5.7.x.x
5.7.5.6.x.x
and sometimes
5.7.7.6.x.x
F#sus4
2.4.2.2.5.2
Esus2
(7).7.7.9.10.x
(7).7.7.7.7.x
Bsus2
(2).2.2.4.5.x
(2).2.2.2.2.x
C#m
(4).4.4.7.x.x.
(4).4.4.6.x.x
(4).4.4.4.x.x
A alt.
x.0.0.11.12.0
x.0.0.9.10.0
x.0.0.7.8.0
On these A alt. chords he slides from one form to the next, in different patterns throughout.
B5(2)
(2).2.2.2.5.2
The B5(2) is typically followed by this little lick
——————————————
——————————————
——4—2—0————————
——4—2—0———————
——4—2—0———————
——————————————
Asus2
5.7.7.7.x.x
Opening
Bsus4
You sort of arpeggiate the chord, then pull off the note on the fourth fret. Play around with the picking pattern. The only constant is that you hit the ope E string the first time through and the second-fret B string note on the second pass, followed by the fourth fret pull off. At the end you either play A5 to B5 or C#5 to A5 to B5, really quickly. It will look something like this.
----0------------------------------------------------------------0---------------
---------------2--------------------------------------------------------------2--
------2----2---------------------2--------------------------2-----------2--------
---------2-------2---2--4--2------2------4--0--2--------2-----------2------------ etc.
-2-----------------------------2----------4--0--2--------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Try to breathe . . .]
A — F#sus4
[Losing all hope . . .]
A — Esus2 — Bsus2
[My courage is . . .]
A — F#sus4
[How do you say . . .]
C#m — A alt.
[To an answering machine?]
Esus2 — Bsus2
Goes back to the opening after the first chorus. Then after the second chorus he plays:
B5 — Esus2 — B5 — Asus2
The final chorus is interrupted after the A alt. chord with
I hate your answering machine
A — Esus2 — Bsus2
On the Esus2, play the two chord forms in reverse order here.
Then the outro goes back to
B5 — Esus2 — B5 — Asus2
I had this one all wrong back in the day. Many thanks to the person online who realized this was in open A. Chords here are based on that person’s tab, with adjustments after careful listening and watching this video, which is pretty . . . loose, but you can definitely see where his hand goes at each spot in the song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BqwwL5RtRo
Tune to: E A E A C# E
Notes in parens may be played or not.
Many of the chords regularly add or take away suspensions. In these cases, I’ve listed two or more forms form them, in order that they are typically played.
Bsus4
x.2.2.2.x.0 (you get this by playing the chord below as a barre but releasing the pressure on the B string.)
x.2.2.2.2.x
x.2.4.2.2.x (the fourth fret note is played quickly and pulled off)
A5
x.0.0.x.x.x
B5
x.2.2.x.x.x
C#5
x.4.4.x.x.x
A
5.7.5.7.x.x
5.7.5.6.x.x
and sometimes
5.7.7.6.x.x
F#sus4
2.4.2.2.5.2
Esus2
(7).7.7.9.10.x
(7).7.7.7.7.x
Bsus2
(2).2.2.4.5.x
(2).2.2.2.2.x
C#m
(4).4.4.7.x.x.
(4).4.4.6.x.x
(4).4.4.4.x.x
A alt.
x.0.0.11.12.0
x.0.0.9.10.0
x.0.0.7.8.0
On these A alt. chords he slides from one form to the next, in different patterns throughout.
B5(2)
(2).2.2.2.5.2
The B5(2) is typically followed by this little lick
——————————————
——————————————
——4—2—0————————
——4—2—0———————
——4—2—0———————
——————————————
Asus2
5.7.7.7.x.x
Opening
Bsus4
You sort of arpeggiate the chord, then pull off the note on the fourth fret. Play around with the picking pattern. The only constant is that you hit the ope E string the first time through and the second-fret B string note on the second pass, followed by the fourth fret pull off. At the end you either play A5 to B5 or C#5 to A5 to B5, really quickly. It will look something like this.
----0------------------------------------------------------------0---------------
---------------2--------------------------------------------------------------2--
------2----2---------------------2--------------------------2-----------2--------
---------2-------2---2--4--2------2------4--0--2--------2-----------2------------ etc.
-2-----------------------------2----------4--0--2--------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Try to breathe . . .]
A — F#sus4
[Losing all hope . . .]
A — Esus2 — Bsus2
[My courage is . . .]
A — F#sus4
[How do you say . . .]
C#m — A alt.
[To an answering machine?]
Esus2 — Bsus2
Goes back to the opening after the first chorus. Then after the second chorus he plays:
B5 — Esus2 — B5 — Asus2
The final chorus is interrupted after the A alt. chord with
I hate your answering machine
A — Esus2 — Bsus2
On the Esus2, play the two chord forms in reverse order here.
Then the outro goes back to
B5 — Esus2 — B5 — Asus2