Mercury Rev tabs --- HOLES (transcribed by Todd Harrison) GODDESS ON A HIWAY (transcribed by Todd Harrison) FRITTERING (transcribed by Todd Harrison) TONITE IT SHOWS (transcribed by Todd Harrison) GODDESS ON A HIWAY (transcribed by Chemmie) OPUS 40 (transcribed by Chemmie) CHASING A BEE (transcribed by Chemmie) HE WAS A FRIEND OF MINE [bob dylan cover] (transcribed by Welly) ENDLESSLY (transcribed by Glen Maddern) --- "holes" capo ii (all chord shapes relative to capo) C Am Em F (these never change) Time, all the long red lines, that take Control, of all th smokelike streams that flow into yr Dreams, that big blue open sea, that can't be Crossed, that can't be climbed, just born Between, oh th' two white lines, distant gods an' faded Signs, of all those blinking lites, you had t' pick the one tonite... Holes, dug by little moles, angry jealous Spies, got telephones for eyes, come t' you as Friends, all those endless ends, that can't be Tied, oh they make me laugh, an' always make me Cry, til they drop like flies, an' sink like polished Stones, of all th' stones i throw, how does that ol' song go how does that ol' song go... Bands, those funny little plans, that never work quite right. (transcribed by Todd Harrison) --- "goddess on a hiway" capo ii (all chord shapes relative to capo) intro: Em G D/F# Em Em G Well i got us on a hiway an' i got us in a car D/F# Em Got us goin' faster than we've ever gone before chorus: C G An' i know it ain't gonna last C G An' i know it ain't gonna last C G Am7 When i see yr eyes arrive…they explode like two bugs on glass Far above th' ocean, depp under th' sea There's a river runnin' dry because of you an' me chorus She's a goddess on a hiway, a goddess in a car A goddess goin' faster than she's ever gone before chorus x2 and fade… (transcribed by Todd Harrison) --- "frittering" intro: G#m/E F#/E E G#m/E I've seen you eat away F#/E E slow as a glacier makes its way down to the rind I've seen you chisel away slow as a glacier makes its way down to the rind A E and you wonder why I leave so soon A E F#/E E how I get so high sink to the bottom of your room I've seen you fritter away slow as a glacier makes its way down to the rind I've seen you whittle away slow as a glacier makes its way down to the spine And you wonder why I leave so soon how I get so high sink to the bottom of your room breakdown Dsus2 F#/E x4 E… I wonder why I stay slow as a glacier makes its way down to the rind I've seen you eat away slow as a glacier makes its way down to the rind I wonder what to do slow as a glacier takes to move on through the world And you wonder why I leave so soon how I get so high sink to the bottom of your room And you wonder why I leave so soon how I get so high sink to the bottom of your room I've seen you chisel away Hammer in place always in time I've seen you chisel away slow as a glacier makes its way down to the rind And you wonder why I leave so soon how I get so high sink to the bottom of your room (transcribed by Todd Harrison) --- "tonite it shows" capo iv (all chord shapes relative to capo) intro: Am(6) E C(sus) D C E Bb F Into a dream, i took a turn, an' promised t' return Th' way we were, th' way we met, th' way i lit yr cigarette Th' way it trailed, into a stream, an' lay down between... play “intro” chords” C E Bb F You had t' choose, a side t' love, an' divide yerself in two Th' way you were, long before, you were a walkin' civil war But you forget, where th' road goes, an' tonite it shows... play “intro” chords C E Bb F Into yr soul, i tried t' climb, but found th' hole t' high For me t' leave, th' way i'd learned, an' found i couldn't turn Th' way th' trees, an' fallin' rain, remind me in a way... Th' way you were, th' day we met, th' way i lit your cigarette Th' way it changed, into a strange, cole porter phrase But you forget, how th' song goes, an' tonite it shows... play “intro” chords (transcribed by Todd Harrison) --- to play "Goddess on a Hiway" without a capo: Intro: F#m then E (or maybe A, I can't remember) Verse: F#m A E F#m Chorus: D A D A D A E F#m (transcribed by Chemmie) --- "Opus 40" chorus: C Fmaj7 C C Am D The verse goes C G Am but then there's one chord followed by F, followed by another then F G...I don't know. (transcribed by Chemmie) --- "Chasing a Bee" goes: A E That's it, all the way through. If you listen you'll get the timing, just strum along to the speed on the intro all way through too. (transcribed by Chemmie) --- "He was a friend of mine" [bob dylan cover] (Opus 40 b-side) As far as I can remember.This is the basic rythmn.I'm not very good.PS The A chord is the one where you have to bunch your three fingers directly under each other.Doh. Ax4 dx4 ax4 dx4 gx2 dx2 fx2 gx2 dx2 ax4 dx8 (transcribed by Welly) --- "Endlessly" (transcribed by Glen Maddern) This is the intro/verse/chorus acoustic guitar part in Endlessly by Mercury Rev. The bass notes are not really heard but I imagine they're right. If you have short fingers like me you'll probably have a little trouble reaching the Ab (second bar) while forming the normal first position A chord. If you have a mate with a double bass you can get them to play the bass notes. Otherwise you'll have to stretch. Or you can try a different tuning. If you were to tune the bottom E string to a F it may make it easier. This part is played throughout the entire song apart from when the Christmas carol tune comes in (sleep in heavenly peace - I have let my knowledge of carols slip and forget which song that's from. Hmm somehow I don't really care). If anyone out there can actually hear that part and would like to tab it out and send it to me I'd much appreciate it. I'm seeing them next week and if they play this I will hopefully get a better idea of what is played in that part. E||----------0-------|----------0-------|----------0-------|------------------| B||----2-------2---2-|----2-------2---2-|----2-------2---0-|----0-----0-------| G||------2-------2---|------2-------2---|------2-------2---|------3-----3-----| D||--------2---------|--------2---------|--------2---------|--------2-----2---| A||--0---------------|------------------|------------------|----------------0-| E||------------------|--4---------------|--3---------------|--2---------------| ----------0-------|----------2-0-----|----------0-------|----------0--------|| ----0-------0---0-|----0---------2---|----2-------2---2-|----2-------2---2--|| ------2-------2---|------1-----------|------2-------2---|------2-------2---*|| --------2---------|--2-----2-------2-|--------2---------|--------2---------*|| --2---------------|------------------|--0---------------|--0----------------|| ------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|| This may very well be wrong. I'm pretty sure it's close, but I am unable to play it yet so I can't be sure. Any comments are more than welcome. Cheers, Glen Maddern. (glen_maddern@hotmail.com) --- that's all