Shotgun (Tab)

Tabs for the song Shotgun (Album Version)

Guitar

• Tabs sourced from: Saint Chad's Home For The Terminally Helpless.

Lead

Chords
D# x68886
F# 244322
B  x24442
G# 466544
A# 688766
Em 022000
G  355433
C  x35553

intro
e|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------8-|
G|-------------------------------8-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
E|---------------------------------|

Then:

D#                     F# 
I fully understand the shotgun in my pillow
      B                 G#
Is no uncarved block at hand
D#                F#
Life is sweet but not it seems for Buddha
          B              G#
There's a shotgun in his hand


e---------6--8--6------------------------15-15----15----------------------------
B--7-----7--7--7------------7------7/----------14-------------------------------
G-----8-------------6--6h8-----8-----------------------6-6-6-5---------8---8-88-
D---------------------------------------------------------------6--4----8-------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------6------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e------------------------------------------------
B-----8--------------9---7-----------------9---7-
G---------8-8-6-6--8---8----8-8-8-8-6-6--8---8---
D-6s8--------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------

D#  A#   F#  G#   D#  A#   F#  G#   
Shotgun, shotgun, shotgun, shotgun

e-------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------
D-13-12-11-10-9-8-8-9-10-11-12-13-14--------------
A-------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------pick-scrape--

    Em          G       
The nature of uncarved blocks
   C                      B
Is how to describe what's hard to describe

Em  G  Em  G
Yeah

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------5--|
G|---------7----------7-4-7---------7---------7-4----|
D|-------5----------5-------------5---------5--------|
A|---4s7--------4s7-----------4s7-------4s7----------|
E|-0----------0-------------0---------0--------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------19/------------19/\------------19/------------19/\-|
D|---------17-------------17--------------17-------------17------|
A|---16s19----------16s17-----------16s19----------16s19---------|
E|-0--------------0---------------0--------------0---------------|

then later simultaneously with:
e|-7s10--10s9s3--3h5p4-s15-|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

After the next break, it's this riff repeated:
|-12-------------------------|-12----------------------------|
|----12-15----12----------12-|----12-15----12----------12----|
|----------14-------12-14----|----------14-------12-14-------|
|----------------14----------|----------------14----------14-|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|

The simplest things, the quietest
The child-like simplicity
Everything I need to hear
Positive the way I view
The simple of thought inherit the earth (shotgun blows)
Like Winnie the Pooh, confucianist rules (shotgun blows)
Oblivious in what I do (oh)
Deliberate the way I live (shotgun blows)
(Shotgun blows, shotgun blows, oh, shotgun blows)
(Shotgun blows, shotgun blows, oh, shotgun blows)

e|-5-6-7-------5-6-7-------5-6-7-------5-6-7-------787878787878787878787878-|
B|-------5-5-5-------5-5-5-------5-5-5-------5-5-5--------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Em          G       
The nature of uncarved blocks
   C                      Em
Is how to describe what's hard to describe
Em             G
Vinegar taster says
         C                   B
The more force I apply, more trouble I make
(Is that I cannot describe why it is
Such a perfect illustration of the opposite and
Complex arrogance we display to protect one another)

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-9-11-11/\-9-------9---9-11-11/-9-------12-11-|
D|-------------12-12---8------------12-12-------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

simultaneously with

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------5--|
G|---------7----------7-4-7---------7---------7-4----|
D|-------5----------5-------------5---------5--------|
A|---4s7--------4s7-----------4s7-------4s7----------|
E|-0----------0-------------0---------0--------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------19/------------19/\------------19/------------19/\-|
D|---------17-------------17--------------17-------------17------|
A|---16s19----------16s17-----------16s19----------16s19---------|
E|-0--------------0---------------0--------------0---------------|

then even later simultaneously with:

e|-7s10--10s9s3--3h5p4-s15-|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

Think too much, think too much
Think too much, think too much

outro:
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------7--------------------7--------|
D|-------5--------------------5---5------|
A|---4s7------------------4s7-------7----|
E|-0--------------------0-------------0--|

Rhythm

Chords
D# x68886
F# 244322
B  x24442
G# 466544
A# 688766
Em 022000
G  355433
C  x35553

intro
D#

Then:

D#                     F# 
I fully understand the shotgun in my pillow
      B                 G#
Is no uncarved block at hand
D#                F#
Life is sweet but not it seems for Buddha
          B              G#
There's a shotgun in his hand

  [lead guitar bit]

D#  A#   F#  G#   D#  A#   F#  G#   
Shotgun, shotgun, shotgun, shotgun



    Em          G       
The nature of uncarved blocks
   C                      B
Is how to describe what's hard to describe

Em  G  Em  G
Yeah

  [then, there is a big instrumental section. 
   After a while there are 2 guitars playing
   so here is the tab for both of them...]

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------5--|
G|---------7----------7-4-7---------7---------7-4----|
D|-------5----------5-------------5---------5--------|
A|---4s7--------4s7-----------4s7-------4s7----------|
E|-0----------0-------------0---------0--------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------19/------------19/\------------19/------------19/\-|
D|---------17-------------17--------------17-------------17------|
A|---16s19----------16s17-----------16s19----------16s19---------|
E|-0--------------0---------------0--------------0---------------|

then later simultaneously with:
e|-7s10--10s9s3--3h5p4-s15-|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|


    E                    B
The simplest things, the quietest
    C             B
The child-like simplicity
A
Everything I need to hear
C                  B
Positive the way I view

  [all x5]


  [then while the lead guitar does something else
   Paul plays this:  ]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-3-4-------2-3-4-------2-3-4-------2-3-4-------454545454545454545454545-|
D|-------2-2-2-------2-2-2-------2-2-2-------2-2-2--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Em          G       
The nature of uncarved blocks
   C                      Em
Is how to describe what's hard to describe
Em             G
Vinegar taster says
         C                   B
The more force I apply, more trouble I make


  [Again, there are 2 (even 3) guitars in this 
   bit so here are the tabs...   ]

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-9-11-11/\-9-------9---9-11-11/-9-------12-11-|
D|-------------12-12---8------------12-12-------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

simultaneously with

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------5--|
G|---------7----------7-4-7---------7---------7-4----|
D|-------5----------5-------------5---------5--------|
A|---4s7--------4s7-----------4s7-------4s7----------|
E|-0----------0-------------0---------0--------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------19/------------19/\------------19/------------19/\-|
D|---------17-------------17--------------17-------------17------|
A|---16s19----------16s17-----------16s19----------16s19---------|
E|-0--------------0---------------0--------------0---------------|

then even later simultaneously with:

e|-7s10--10s9s3--3h5p4-s15-|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

Bass

INTRO: 2nd string 6th fret repeatedly

FIRST PART:
      I fully...    shotgun in my... uncarved...  hand.
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----6---6---6-6-6--------------------------------------------|
|------------------2---2-2-2-2-2-2---7---7-7-7-7-4------------|

     Life is..     not it seems...   shotgun...  hand...
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------4----|
|----6---6---6-6-6-----------------------------------4-6---6--|
|------------------2---2-2-2-2-2-2---7---7-7-7-7-4-6----------|

FIRST BRIDGE:
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|----4-4---3--------6-6-6--|
|-------------4-2----------|

CHORUS:
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|----6---6---6-6-6----------------------------------|
|------------------6---6-6-6-6-6-6---2---2-2-2-2-4--|     x 2

UPPY-DOWNY BIT:
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------s7-----------|
|----1-2-3-4-5-6-7-5-4-3-2-1-0----------------------|

SECOND PART:
 The nature of uncarved... how... hard to describe
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|----0-----------3---------8------7-----------------|

SECOND BRIDGE:
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|----0---5-7-5--3--6-----0---5-7-5--3--6-----0---5-7-5--3--6---|

INSTRUMENTAL:
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------5-5-5-5-5---|   repeated loads
|----0-----------------|

INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE:
|--------------7-------------7-------|
|-----------5-------------5----5-----|
|--------7-------------7----------7--|
|----0--------------0----------------|

THIRD PART:
The simplest... quietest...   childlike simplicity,   
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|---7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-
|-----------------------------------------------------

  everything...           positive... view...
---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2---|  x 5
---------------------------------------------------|

RETURN TO SECOND PART

Credit

• Lead section:
• Rhythm section:
• Bass section: Paul Annett