Blinded by the Sun The Seahorses
by The "Seahorses"
Written by Chris Helme
off the album "do-it-yourself" on Geffen records
Catologoue No. GED-25134
Tablature Legend:
16 :Play string on fret indicated
16~~~ :Vibrato
16vvv :Wide vibrato
16 (16) :Let note ring out
(16) :Ghost note
2h3 :Hammer-on 2nd note
3p2 :pull-off 1st note to sound the 2nd
5b(7) :play 1st note and bend to pitch indidcated in brackets
5sb(7) :As above only bend slower
(7)r5 :Release bent note
3/6 :Play 1st note and slide up to 2nd note
6\3 :Play 1st note and slide down to 2nd note
6 \ 3 :Slow slide
(x) :Muted string (percussive sound)
*15 :Pinched Harmonic
@7 :Natural Harmonic
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(Guitar 1) John Squire's Lead & fills played with mild distortion
and flanger f/x
Intro
E|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------14----------------------------------------| G|--------------14----14---------13b(14)r13---13---\11-------| D|------16---16----------16----------------------------11----| A|--(16)--------------------------------------------------12-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------|----------------------------------17-------------| B|--------------------|---------------14----17(---hold---)--------------| G|--------------------|------------14----14-16sb(18)~~~~~~~(18)sr16~~~~-| D|------------14-h-16-|-14h16---16--------------------------------------| A|---12-14/16---------|-------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
<--- Repeat to here
E|---------------------------------------------||-----------------------| B|-10h12p10\9-10p9----9------------------------||-----------------------| G|-----------------11---11p9----9--------------||-6--/9--9/11--11/14\11-| D|---------------------------11---11p9---------||-x--/x--x------x-------| A|-------------------------------------12p11-9-||-4--/7--7/9----9/12\9--| E|---------------------------------------------||-----------------------|
1st Time 2nd Time
E|----------------------| |-----------------------------| B|----------------------| |-----------------------------| G|--11/14--14-/-16---11-| |-11/16--16-\-14---3--3-6--/9-| D|---x------x---------x-| |--x------x--------x--x-x---x-| A|---9/12--12-/-14----9-| |--9/14--14-\-12---1--1-4--/7-| E|----------------------| |-----------------------------|
Intro Ends Verse (Fig 1)
E|-9--------------------------|| |-------------------------|| B|---12-11-9-11-9-------------|| |-------------------------|| G|----------------11-10-11~~~-|| |--(11)~~~~~\3---3-3/6--4-|| D|----------------------------|| |-------------------------|| A|----------------------------|| |-------------------------|| E|----------------------------|| |-------------------------||
Verse Fill(1)
E|--------------------------------------------|| B|---------7-7-9-9b(10)-9-7---10sb(11)~~~~~~~-|| G|--9b(10)------------------9--9sb(11)~~~~~~~-|| D|--------------------------------------------|| A|--------------------------------------------|| E|--------------------------------------------||
Verse Fill(2)
E|-----7\x---------------------7----7------| B|-----7\x--10b(12)-10--------7--10--10p9--| G|-7h8------------------9b(11)-------------| D|-9(9)------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------|
Verse Fill(2) cont. Chorus Lead-in
E|-----------------------------------|| |-------------------------0--|| B|-9h10p9\7-9p7---7---10sb(11)~~~~~~-|| |-2---2-------2-----------0--|| G|--------------9---9--9sb(11)~~~~~~-|| |-2---2-------2-----------1--|| D| ----------------------------------|| |-2---2-------2-------2--(2)-|| A|-----------------------------------|| |-0---0---/4-----4\---2--(2)-|| E|-----------------------------------|| |---------------------0--(0)-||
Chorus (Fig 2)
E|------------------------|---------------------------| B|--------3---3-2h3-------|---------7-----------------| G|--------4----------4----|---------7--------7--------| D|-----4----------------4-|------7-----------7--------| A|--2---------------------|-2/5----------7/9-----9\---| E|-(2)--------------------|---------------------------| E|-------5----------------|------0----------------|| (repeat last B|-------5----------------|------0----------------|| 4 bars) G|-------6----------------|------1----------------|| D|-------7---------7------|--2---(2)--------------|| A|----7------------7------|--2---(2)---2h4-2-0----|| E|-5-----------7/9-----9\-|--0---(0)-----------4--||
(Chorus
ends)
E|----------------------|------3----------|------2--2h3-2-------|| B|-------3--3-2h3-------|------3----3-----|------3--3-----2h3-2-|| G|-------4---------4----|------4------4---|---2----------2------|| D|----4--------------4--|------5--------5-|-0-------------------|| A|--2-------------------|---5-------------|---------------------|| E|-(2)------------------|-3---------------|---------------------||
Verse 2 (fig 3)
<-------Palm Mute-----------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3----4b(6)r4p2---2sb(3)---------------| D|---4---4---4---4---2---2---2------------4--------4--2-2--2-4---| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------7----7-----------------------------------------|| B|-------7--10--10p9-9h10p9\7-9p7---7---10sb(11)~~~~~~~~-|| G|-9b(11)-------------------------9---9--9sb(11)~~~~~~~~-|| D|-------------------------------------------------------|| A|-------------------------------------------------------|| E|-------------------------------------------------------||
Bridge (fig 4)
E|10------10-------10----------10-9-7------------------------------------|| B|10b(12)r10b(12)-(12)r10-------------10-8-9~~~--7h8p7----7--7h8p7-/12-10|| G|------------------------6~~~~-----------------9------7h9--9------------|| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------||
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(Guitar 2) Chris Helme's Rythm played on Steel-string Acoustic.
Intro
E|---------------------------|---------------------------| B|---------------------------|---------------------------| G|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--| D|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--| A|---------------------------|---------------------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------|| (repeat B|---------------------------|---------------------------|| Last 4 G|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|| Bars) D|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|| A|---------------------------|---------------------------|| E|---------------------------|---------------------------||
F# C#7 (Intro ends)
E|--2--2-2-2--2---0-|--7-7-7--7-7-7-0--|| B|--2--2-2-2--2---0-|--6-6-6--6-6-6-0--|| G|--3--3-3-3--3---0-|--6-6-6--6-6-6-0--|| D|--4--4-4-4--4---0-|--6-6-6--6-6-6-0--|| A|--4--4-4-4--4-----|------------------|| E|--2--2-2-2--2-----|------------------||
Chords Used Throughout Song
[F#] [F#7] [B] [Bm] [C#7] [A] [E] [D] [G]
E| -2- -2- -2- -2- -7- -0- -0- -2- -3- B| -2- -2- -4- -3- -6- -2- -0- -3- -3- G| -3- -3- -4- -4- -6- -2- -1- -2- -0- D| -4- -2- -4- -4- -6- -2- -2- -0- -0- A| -4- -4- -2- -2- -x- -0- -2- -x- -2- E| -2- -2- -x- -x- -x- -X- -0- -X- -3-
(Verse 1) [Gtr 1: Fig 1 +fill 1]
[F#]How would u feel if [F#7]i was to Kneel right [B]down at your [Bm]feet? right now
[F#]is the way it's g[F#7]oing to be for [B]now until forever lets have le[Bm]ss of
getting clever with me.[F#7] [C#7]
(Verse 2) [Gtr 1: Fig 1 +fills 1&2]
[F#] [F#7] [B]
[Bm] Who would u blame for blowing the flame right out is it me? there is
no
[F#] [F#7]
[B] doubt i can do what i want to to do from now until forever lets have
[Bm]less of getting clever with me[A] [E]
(Chorus) [Gtr 1: Fig 2]
[Bm]Your wasting Your t[D]ime and my time a[A]swell la la la living a
[E]lie i guess that time will te[Bm]ll
your making ex[D]cuses for the things you never d[A]one walking in ci[E]rcles
blinded by the [Bm]sun, [G] blinded by the [D]sun[F#] [F#7]
(Verse 3- Same as verse2) [Gtr 1 Fig 3]
(Chorus) [Gtr 1: Fig 2]
(Bridge) [Gtr 1: Fig 4+ riffs based on same scale]
[D]I don't mean to sound un[F#]kind [G]to you [D]you'll just h[F#]ave to go and fi[G]nd
something else to [D]do And don't [F#]ask me what went w[G]rong, the list goes
on and on........(etc)
Well, that just about wraps it up atfer much blood, sweat etc.
I hope u enjoy learning this, as it took me FAR longer to tab it out
than
to transcribe it
Any corrections, comments, suggestions, requests (do u want any
more seahorses, as they are rare on OLGA?) E-mail "The Leprachaun"
See yas laters,
*Daz*
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