Counting Crows - Einstein on the Beach

This song sounds like it was played either in standard tuning and
slowed down a bit, or detuned and sped up.  To play along, tune all
strings almost 1/4 step down from standard.

There are three riffs in this song I thought were worth tabbing out.


Riff 1:
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      |--5p4p0-5~p4p0-5~p4p0-5~p4p0-(4)-5p4p0-5~p4p0-5~p4p0-5~p4p0--|
      |-------------------------------------------------------------|
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      |-------------------------------------------------------------|
      |-------------------------------------------------------------|
      |-------------------------------------------------------------|
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Riff 2:
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      |-------------------------------------------------------------|
      |-------------------------------------------------------------|
      |-------------------------------------------------------------|
      |-----6---7---7-6~--6---4-6-4-----6---7---7-6~--6---4-6-4-----|
      |--7----7---7---------7-------7~----7---7---------7-------7~--|
      |-------------------------------------------------------------|
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Rhythm Figure 1:
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         E      A      E      B      E      A      E      B

      |--0--0-----0----0--0-----2----0--0-----0----0--0-----2----|
      |--0--0-----2-x--0--0-----2-x--0--0-----2-x--0--0-----2-x--|
      |--1--1---2-2-x--1--1---4-4-x--1--1---2-2-x--1--1---4-4-x--|
      |--2--2---2---x--2--2---4---x--2--2---2---x--2--2---4---x--|
      |--2------0---x--2------2---x--2------0---x--2------2---x--|
      |--0-------------0-------------0-------------0-------------|
                p             p             p             p
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p = palm-mute slightly


The song starts with Riff 1 fading in, with an acoustic guitar
strumming an E chord fading in behind it.

Then we have the rhythm figure, which might be played by bass only
(I'm not sure), but regardless, Rhythm Figure 1 is what's going on
under Riff 2, which is the first thing when the song proper starts.

For the verses, continue playing the rhythm figure.


     Verse 1:
     _______

     Albert's always sincere, he's a sensitive type
     His intentions are clear, he wanna be well-liked
     If everything is nothing, then are we anything?
     Is it better to be better than to be anything?


For the prechorus, between the two lines there is a repetition of
the rhythm figure, with half of Riff 2 played over it.


     Prechorus 1:
     ___________
          A                                E     A     E     B
     And Albert's vision's blooming uncontrolled

     A
     All his wings are slowly sinking


On the 4th line of the chorus, over the F#m -> A progression,
play Riff 1 a couple of times.


     Chorus:
     ______
         C#m      B       A     E
     The world begins to disappear
         C#m           B         A      E
     The worst things come from inside here
     C#m      B         A     E
     All the king's men reappear
            F#m                    A                                E
     For an eggman, on and off the wall, who'll never be together again


Before Verse 2, play Riff 2 with Rhythm Figure 1.


     Verse 2:
     _______

     Einstein's down on the beach staring into the sand
     Cause everything he believes in is shattered
     What you fear in the night in the day comes to call anyway
     And we all get burned as


Again, for the prechorus there is the rhythm figure with half
of Riff 2 played over it, between the 2 lines of A.


     Prechorus 2:
     ___________
     A                                   E     A     E     B
     One more sun comes sliding down the sky
     A
     One more shadow leans against the wall and


Repeat Chorus


     Bridge:
     ______
     G#m           A            G#m        A
        Albert's waiting in the sun, on a field American
     G#m          A               B
        For the cause of some inflated form of hit and run


Solo - play Rhythm Figure 1 four times


Repeat Prechorus 2


Repeat Chorus


     Bridge:
     ______
     G#m          A            G#m               A
        Albert's fallen on the sun, cracked his head wide open


The last chorus is a bit different.


     Last Chorus:
     ___________
         C#m      B       A     E
     The world begins to disappear
         C#m           B         A      E
     The worst things come from inside here
         C#m      B         A     E
     And all the king's men reappear
            F#m
     For an eggman, falling, falling
         C#m      B       A     E
     The world begins to disappear
         C#m           B         A      E
     The worst things come from inside here
         C#m      B         A     E
     And all the king's men reappear
            F#m                    A                                E
     For an eggman, on and off the wall, who'll never be together again


At this point, the song starts to fade out with the guitar playing an
E chord and the other instruments playing little fills.  That's it!

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