Neenah Menasha Sponge

 
 e:-----------------------|
 B:-----------------------|
 G:-----------------------|
 D:-12---12---------------|
 A:-12---12---------------|
 D:-12---12---------------|

 


 


 In any case, over this comes these two notes. They're played in a different


 order each time.


 


 

 
 e:-----------------------|
 B:-15~-------------------|
 G:-14~-------------------|
 D:-----------------------|
 A:-----------------------|
 D:-----------------------|

 


 


 The verse riff is played with heavy distortion and palm muting. (Actually the


 entire song is pretty damn distorted!)


 


 

 
 P.M.---------------------------------------|
 e:-------------------------------------------|
 B:-------------------------------------------|
 G:-------------------------------------------|
 D:-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0----|
 A:-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0----|
 D:-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0----|

 


 


 After playing this the necessary amount of times, you play this while he


 goes,"To always be lost, never to find the way."


 


 

 
 e:------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 B:------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 G:------------------------------------|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4/5--5--5--5--5-|
 D:-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4/5--5--5--5--5-|
 A:-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2/3--3--3--3--3-|
 D:-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-----------------------------------|

 


 


 Then you go back to the first verse riff:


 


 

 
 e:-----------------------------------------|
 B:-----------------------------------------|
 G:-----------------------------------------|
 D:-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--|
 A:-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--|
 D:-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--|

 


 


 The prechorus ("To hit the ground and know the sound....") goes something


 like this. (This is as near as I can get it.)


 


 

 
 e:-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B:-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 G:----------5-----------------5--------|---------5-----------------5--------|
 D:-------5-----5-----------5-----5-----|------5-----5-----------5-----5-----|
 A:----5-----------5-----5-----------5--|---5-----------5-----5-----------5--|
 D:-5-----------------5-----------------|-5----------------5-----------------|

 


 


 And now for the chorus....("They will never....")


 


 

 
 e:------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B:------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 G:------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 D:-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
 A:-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
 D:-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|

 


 


 The first time through, play an open-stringed D power chord (000xxx) and then


 go back to the verse riff. The other times you go into this interlude:


 


 

 
 e:-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B:-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------|10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------|
 G:-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------|10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------|
 D:-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 A:-8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-|8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 D:-------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-|------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 e:-------------------------|-------------------------|
 B:-7-----7--7--7-----------|-7-----7--7--7-----------|
 G:-7-----7--7--7-----------|-7-----7--7--7-----------|
 D:-7-----7--7--7--6-----7--|-7-----7--7--7--6-----7--|
 A:-5-----5--5--5--6-----7--|-5-----5--5--5--6-----7--|
 D:----------------6-----7--|----------------6-----7--|

 


 


 Sometimes, the lead guitar plays this over the above riff.


 


 

 
 e:----|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 B:----|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 G:-5/-|-14~--------------12~-------------|-14~--------------12~-------------|
 D:----|-15~--------------14~-------------|-15~--------------14~-------------|
 A:----|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 D:----|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 e:------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B:------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 G:-11----------------5----------------|-11----------------5----------------|
 D:(12)--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 A:------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 D:------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

 


 


 The last time, another guitar plays this with the two measures above.


 


 

 
 e:-14----------------8----------------|
 B:------------------------------------|
 G:------------------------------------|
 D:------------------------------------|
 A:------------------------------------|
 D:------------------------------------|

 


 


 And the ending goes as such:


 


 

 
 e:-14----------------8-----------------|------------------------------------|
 B:-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 G:-------------------------------------|-11----------------5----------------|
 D:-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 A:-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 D:-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 e:-----------------------------|
 B:-----------------------------|
 G:-7---------------------------|
 D:-----------------------------|
 A:-----------------------------|
 D:-----------------------------|

 


 


 And finally, the outro, with no distortion:


 


 

 
 e:-------------------------------------|
 B:----------8-----------------8--------|
 G:-------10----10----------10----10----|
 D:----10----------10----10----------10-|
 A:-8-----------------8-----------------|
 D:-------------------------------------|

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{t:Neenah Menasha}
 {st:Sponge}
 
 Date: 18 Nov 95 16:15:27 -0800
 Subject: TAB: (updated lyrics) "Neenah Menasha" by Sponge
 
 SONG: Neenah Menasha
 GROUP: Sponge
 TUNING: Dropped D, all strings down 1/2 step (Db, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)
 
 Howdy folks, seems like there aren't enough Sponge tabs out there, so here
 goes this one. A few things to note: for those of you who know what a time
 signature is, the one for this song is 3/4 or 6/8 or something like that as
 compared to the usual 4/4.
 
 Okay, the song starts out with this deep booming noise that I haven't figured
 out. My best guess is that it's a D power chord bent up and down twice while
 the bass rumbles a low D. Such as:
 
 [1/2] [1/2] 
 {sot}
 e:-----------------------|
 B:-----------------------|
 G:-----------------------|
 D:-12---12---------------|
 A:-12---12---------------|
 D:-12---12---------------|
 {eot}
 
 In any case, over this comes these two notes. They're played in a different
 order each time.
 
 
 {sot}
 e:-----------------------|
 B:-15~-------------------|
 G:-14~-------------------|
 D:-----------------------|
 A:-----------------------|
 D:-----------------------|
 {eot}
 
 The verse riff is played with heavy distortion and palm muting. (Actually the
 entire song is pretty damn distorted!)
 
 
 {sot}
 P.M.---------------------------------------|
 e:-------------------------------------------|
 B:-------------------------------------------|
 G:-------------------------------------------|
 D:-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0----|
 A:-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0----|
 D:-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0----|
 {eot}
 
 After playing this the necessary amount of times, you play this while he
 goes,"To always be lost, never to find the way."
 
 
 {sot}
 e:------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 B:------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 G:------------------------------------|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4/5--5--5--5--5-|
 D:-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4/5--5--5--5--5-|
 A:-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2/3--3--3--3--3-|
 D:-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|-----------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Then you go back to the first verse riff:
 
 
 {sot}
 e:-----------------------------------------|
 B:-----------------------------------------|
 G:-----------------------------------------|
 D:-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--|
 A:-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--|
 D:-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--|
 {eot}
 
 The prechorus ("To hit the ground and know the sound....") goes something
 like this. (This is as near as I can get it.)
 
 
 {sot}
 e:-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B:-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 G:----------5-----------------5--------|---------5-----------------5--------|
 D:-------5-----5-----------5-----5-----|------5-----5-----------5-----5-----|
 A:----5-----------5-----5-----------5--|---5-----------5-----5-----------5--|
 D:-5-----------------5-----------------|-5----------------5-----------------|
 {eot}
 
 And now for the chorus....("They will never....")
 
 
 {sot}
 e:------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B:------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 G:------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 D:-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
 A:-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
 D:-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
 {eot}
 
 The first time through, play an open-stringed D power chord (000xxx) and then
 go back to the verse riff. The other times you go into this interlude:
 
 
 {sot}
 e:-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B:-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------|10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------|
 G:-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------|10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------|
 D:-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 A:-8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-|8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 D:-------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-|------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-|
 e:-------------------------|-------------------------|
 B:-7-----7--7--7-----------|-7-----7--7--7-----------|
 G:-7-----7--7--7-----------|-7-----7--7--7-----------|
 D:-7-----7--7--7--6-----7--|-7-----7--7--7--6-----7--|
 A:-5-----5--5--5--6-----7--|-5-----5--5--5--6-----7--|
 D:----------------6-----7--|----------------6-----7--|
 {eot}
 
 Sometimes, the lead guitar plays this over the above riff.
 
 
 {sot}
 e:----|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 B:----|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 G:-5/-|-14~--------------12~-------------|-14~--------------12~-------------|
 D:----|-15~--------------14~-------------|-15~--------------14~-------------|
 A:----|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 D:----|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 e:------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B:------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 G:-11----------------5----------------|-11----------------5----------------|
 D:(12)--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 A:------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 D:------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 The last time, another guitar plays this with the two measures above.
 
 
 {sot}
 e:-14----------------8----------------|
 B:------------------------------------|
 G:------------------------------------|
 D:------------------------------------|
 A:------------------------------------|
 D:------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 And the ending goes as such:
 
 
 {sot}
 e:-14----------------8-----------------|------------------------------------|
 B:-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 G:-------------------------------------|-11----------------5----------------|
 D:-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 A:-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 D:-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 e:-----------------------------|
 B:-----------------------------|
 G:-7---------------------------|
 D:-----------------------------|
 A:-----------------------------|
 D:-----------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 And finally, the outro, with no distortion:
 
 
 {sot}
 e:-------------------------------------|
 B:----------8-----------------8--------|
 G:-------10----10----------10----10----|
 D:----10----------10----10----------10-|
 A:-8-----------------8-----------------|
 D:-------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 =======
 LYRICS:
 =======
 
 To hear but not complete
 To sleep but not to eat
 To always be lost
 To never find the way
 No thought, no memory
 No hope or tragedy
 A (bare old ancient?) reflection of the feast
 
 To hit the ground and know the sound
 It's like trial by mistake
 Death's a crown we wear around
 Like a smile on our face
 
 They will never eat or lie
 They will never drink or try
 They will never weep or cry
 They will never wave goodbye
 
 The silence that would not break
 The loss of a feat
 The fence of a woman
 That aroused much to leave
 
 I'll break down and she sees a cloud
 That goes to hide away
 Death to clouds and on their crowns
 A smile on their face
 
 They will never weep or cry
 They will never eat or lie
 They will never sing or smile
 They will never breathe or cry
 
 Neenah Menasha will wait
 
 I'll break down and she sees a cloud
 That goes to hide away
 Death to clouds and on their crowns
 A smile on their face
 
 They will never eat or lie
 They will never drink or try
 They will never breathe or cry
 They will never wave goodbye
 
 Neenah Menasha will wait
 Neenah Menasha will fade

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