Too Uptight Graham Coxon
tabbed by Morgan Choax
24 MY 2002
A very ill-bient song...
Time signature is a kind of fast 6/8. I'll take one measure for 4 arpeggios of 6 notes each.
The tuning is traditionnal.
Chords you need to know: (@ stands for 10)
(0) (3) 0 0 0 @ (2) (2) 0 (0) (0) (0) x x
2 0 0 7 @ @ 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 1
0 0 0 7 @ @ 4 4 4 1 0 2 0 0
2 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 4 2 2 2 0 3
0 (2) 4 x x x 2 0 x (2) (2) 0 x x
x 3 2 x x x x x 0 0 0 x 3 1
A7 G F#op Dadd9 Dmadd9 Dm Bm Bm/A Esus2 E Em Am Gsus4 Fsus2
Notes in brackets are not played in the song. So if you feel lazy to finger the whole chords, just don't...
Intro & main riff:
|---------------0-----0----|---------------0------0---| |----2-----0-----0-----0---|----2-----0-----0------0--| |---0-0---0-0-----0-----0--|---0-0---0-0-----0---0--0-| |--2---0-0---0-----4-----4-|--2---0-0---0-----4-------| |-0-----------(4)---(4)----|-0-----------(4)---(4)----| |-------3-----2-----2------|-------3-----2-----2------|
A7 G F#op A7 G F#op
The first bar gives you the main riff. The end of the second intro measure shows a small variation on the last arpeggio.
First verse:
"Once there was nothing"
Just repeat 4 times the riff measure. (And don't forget to drown your voice in a fat echo effect.)
Bridge:
Repeat three times the following measure:
|----0--0--0-----0-----@---| |---7-7-@--@----7-7---@-@--| |--7---7@--@---7---7-@---@-| s slide from 7 to 10 |-0----s0---0-0-----0------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------|
[Dadd9] [Dmadd9] [Dadd9] [Dm]
Chorus:
"I was too uptight..."
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |----3-----3-----0-0---0-0-|----0-0---0-0---0-----0---| |---4-4---4-4---44-4--44-4-|---44-4--44-4--44--h-1-1--| |--4---4-4---4-4-----4-----|--4-----4-----4---022---2-| |-2-----0------------------|--------------------------| |-------------3-----3------|-0-----0-----0-----0------|
[Bm] [Bm/A] [GM7] [Esus2] [E]
Graham plays here a very interesting trick with a doubled B (4 on G-string + open B-string).
You'll find the same kind of plan in Where'd You Go: there B is not dubbed but seconded by a Bb, which creates an amazing discord.
Back to second verse:
Play twice the main riff (without lyrics), then comes verse 2.
Second verse:
"Now disappointment shadows..."
Exactly the same as the first verse (excepted the words, of course.)
Second bridge:
It's basically the same plan as the first bridge. On the second measure, Graham introduces a slight variation:
|----0--0--0-----0-----@---| |---7-7-@--@@---7-7---@-@--| |--7---7@--@-@-7---7-@---@-| s slide from 7 to 10 |-0----s0-----0-----0------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------|
[Dadd9] [Dmadd9] [Dadd9] [Dm]
Second chorus:
It isn't exactly similar to the first chorus. In the second measure, the double B's (4 on G-string and open B-string) are change into B's and F#'s (4 on D-string and open B-string).
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |----3-----3-----0-0---0-0-|----0-0---0-0---0--h--0---| |---4-4---4-4---44-4--44-4-|---4-----4-----4--01-1-1--| |--4---4-4---4-4-----4-----|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2---2-| |-2-----0------------------|--------------------------| |-------------3-----3------|-0-----0-----0-----0------|
[Bm] [Bm/A] [GM7] [Esus2] [E]
Back to the third verse:
Once again, play twice an instrumental main riff.
Third verse:
"A slow and (?) breakdown"
Exactly the same as the first and second verses.
Third bridge:
There's a slight change on the first measure:
|----0--0--0-----0-----@---| |---7-7-@--@------7---@-@--| |--+---7@--@---77--7-@---@-| s slide from 7 to 10 |-0----s0---0-0-----0------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------|
[Dadd9] [Dmadd9] [Dadd9] [Dm]
The 7 replaced by a + doesn't sound anymore in this third bridge (on all measures).
Third chorus:
There's a small change in the way Graham plays his arpeggios in the first measure. In the second measure, we're back to the 4's on G-string (double B's).
|--------------------------|---------------------(0*)-| |----3-----3-----0-0---0-0-|----0-0---0-0---0--h--0---| |---4--4--4--4--44-4--44-4-|---44-4--44-4--4--01-1-1--| * This string seems to sound accidentaly. |--4--------4--4-----4-----|--4-----4-----4-4---2---2-| No problem with the harmony. |-2-----0------------------|--------------------------| |-------------3-----3------|-0-----0-----0-----0------|
[Bm] [Bm/A] [GM7] [Esus2] [E]
Middle instrumental:
What on earth is that instrument playing? A kind of chorused piano? If you have any idea, please let me know.
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |----0-----1-----1-----1---|----0-----0-----0-----0---| |---0-0---2-2---0-0---0-0--|---0--0--0--0--1--1--1--1-| |--2---0-2---2-0---0-3---3-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--| Use thumb for bass note on Fsus2. |-------0------------------|--------------------------| |-0-----------3-----1------|-0-----0-----0-----0------|
[Em] [Am] [Gsus4] [Fsus2] [Em] [E]
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |----0-----1-----1-----1---|----0-----0-----0-----0---| |---0--0--2-2---0-0---0-0--|---0--0--0--0--1--1--1-1--| |--2--2--2---0-0---0-3---3-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---0-| |-------0------------------|--------------------------| |-0-----------3-----1------|-0-----0-----0-----0------|
[Em] [Am] [Gsus4] [Fsus2] [Em] [E]
Back to fourth verse:
Play twice the main riff.
Fourth verse:
Same as the first three verses. On the third measure, a note changes but I guess it's accidental.
|----------... I only note this for perfectionist fans who really want |----------... to play the song note for note. But this mistake is also |---000---0... interesting because it shows us that Graham uses three |--2---0-0-... different fingers for his arpeggios (+ thumb), otherwise |-0--------... he wouldn't have been able to produce this triple G. |-------3--...
[A7] [G]
Fourth bridge:
Some little changes occur.
First measure: Second and third measures:
|----0--0--0-----0-----@---| |----0--0--0-----0-----@---| |---7-7-@--@----7-7---@-@--| |---7-7-@--@@---7-7---@-@--| |------7@--@---7---7-@---@-| |------7@--@-@-7---7-@---@-| |-0----s0---0-0-----0------| |-0----s0-----0-----0------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------|
[Dadd9] [Dmadd9] [Dadd9] [Dm] [Dadd9] [Dmadd9] [Dadd9] [Dm]
Fourth and last chorus:
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |----3-----3-----0-0---0-0-|----0-0---0-0---0--h--0---| |---4--4--4--4--44-4--44-4-|---44-4--44-4--4--01-1-1--| |--4-----4--4--4-----4-----|--4-----4-----4-4---2---2-| |-2-----0------------------|--------------------------| |-------------3-----3------|-0-----0-----0-----0------|
[Bm] [Bm/A] [GM7] [Esus2] [E]
Ending:
|---------------0----------| |----2-----0-----0---------| |---0-0---0-0-----0--------| Slow down and let ring on F#op. |--2---0-0---0-----4-------| |-0-----------(4)----------| |-------3-----2------------|
A7 G F#op
Comments ?
morgan.choax@caramail.com
title: too uptight
author: graham coxon
key=D, 3/4
tabbed by Sun Ye
A7 G #Fx
e-------------|-------------|-----0-------|-----0-------| b-------2-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----| g-----0---0---|-----0---0---|---------0---|---------0---|6 times A part d---2-------2-|---0-------0-|-----------4-|-----------4-| a-0-----------|-------------|---4---------|---4---------| e-------------|-3-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------|
once there was a nothing...
Dx
e-------0-----|-------------|-------0-----|---------10-------| b-----7-------|-6-----6-----|-----7---7---|------10----10----| g---7-----7---|-5-----5---5-|---7-------7-|---10----------10-|3 times B part d-0-----------|-----0---0---|-0-----------|-0----------------| a-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------| e-------------|-------------|-------------|------------------|
Everything seemed...
Bm Gmaj7 Ex
e-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| b-------3-----|-------3-----|-------0---0-|-------0---0-|-------0---0-|-------0---0-| g-----4---4---|-----4---4---|-----4-----4-|-----4-----4-|-----4-----4-|-----4-----4-| d---4-------4-|---4-------4-|---4---------|---4---------|---4---------|---4---------| a-2-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| e-------------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
too up tight...
Ex E
e-------------|-------------|-------------| b-------0---0-|-------0-----|-------0-----| g-----4-----4-|-----4----0h1|---------1---| C part d---4---------|---4---------|-----2-----2-| a-------------|-------------|-------------| e-0-----------|-0-----------|---0---------|
play A part;then B part and then C part again
play A part;then B part and then C part again
solo part:
[Am] [C/G] [Fsus2] [E7]
e-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| b-------1-----|-------1-----|-------1-----|-------0-----|-------0-----| g-----2---2---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----1-----1-|-----1-----1-| d---2-------2-|---2-------2-|---3-------3-|---0-----0---|---0-----0---| a-0-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| e-------------|-3-----------|-1-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
[E]
e-------------|-------------| b-------0-----|-------0-----| g-----1-----1-|-----1-----1-|2 times d---2-----2---|---2-----2---| a-------------|-------------| e-0-----------|-0-----------|
play A part;then B part and then C part again
play A7-G-#Fx-#Fx once and FINALE!
Hi i think this is fairly accurate,
if u have better idea please e-mail yeyeye@citiz.net
:)
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