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Author/Artist: Hum
Title: Why I Like The Robins
Album: You'd Prefer An Astronaut
Email: southpaw25@ziplip.com
detune 6th string one whole note
m - palm-mute
s - semi-tone bend
. - sound then immediately dampen
x - muted string
h - hammer-on
f - full bend
/ - slide up
(x) - sound note without striking, by sliding into it from below
/// - tremolo strum
- slide down
1st chorus - with distortion
1-0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0------
2-0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0------
3-6---6-----6---6-----6---6-----6---6------
4-4---4-----4---4-----4---4-----4---4------
5-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0--
6-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0--
1------------------------------------------------------------------
2------------------------------------------------------------------
3-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13--
4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11--
5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--
6------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0------
2-0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0------
3-6---6-----6---6-----6---6-----6---6------
4-4---4-----4---4-----4---4-----4---4------
5-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0--
6-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0--
p p
1---------------------------------------------------------------------
2---------------------------------------------------------------------
3-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13s--13-13-13-13--
4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11s--11-11-11-11--
5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12s--12-12-12-12--
6---------------------------------------------------------------------
. p p . p p . p p . p p
1-0---0-----0---0-----0----0------0---0------
2-0---0-----0---0-----10---10-----0---0------
3-9---9-----9---9-----9----9------9---9------
4-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7----7--7-7-7---7-7-7--
5-9---9-----9---9-----9----9------9---9------
6--------------------------------------------
. p . p . p . p . p . p . p .
1-------------------------------------------------------------
2-------------------------12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12----
3-9-9---9-9---9-9---9-9---13-13----13-13----13-13----13-13----
4-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---x--x-----x--x-----x--x-----x--x-----
5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----
6----------------------------------------------------------0--
1-0---0-----0---0-----0----0-----0---0------
2-0---0-----0---0-----0----0-----0---0------
3-9---9-----9---9-----9----9-----9---9------
4-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7---7-7-7--
5-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9----9-9-9-9---9-9-9--
6-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0-0--
1--------------------------------------------------------
2-------------------------12-12-14-12---14--12---14--12--
3-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-13-13-13-13---13--13---13--13--
4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x--x--x--x----x---x----x---x---
5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12---12--12---12--12--
6--------------------------------------------------------
2nd chorus - with distortion
1-0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0------
2-0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0------
3-6---6-----6---6-----6---6-----6---6------
4-4---4-----4---4-----4---4-----4---4------
5-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0--
6-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0--
1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------0--0--0--0---
2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------0--0--0--0---
3-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13s--13-13-13-13--
4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11s--11-11-11-11--
5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12s--12-12-12-12--
6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------0--0--0--0---
1-0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0------
2-0---0-----0---0-----0---0-----0---0------
3-6---6-----6---6-----6---6-----6---6------
4-4---4-----4---4-----4---4-----4---4------
5-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0--
6-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0--
1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------0--0--0--0---
2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------0--0--0--0---
3-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13s--13-13-13-13--
4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11s--11-11-11-11--
5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12s--12-12-12-12--
6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------0--0--0--0---
1-0---0-----0---0-----0----0--------0----0--------
2-0---0-----0---0-----10---10-------10---10-------
3-9---9-----9---9-----9----9--------9----9--------
4-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7----7--7--7--7----7--7--7--
5-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9----9--9--9--9----9--9--9--
6-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0----0--0--0--0----0--0--0--
1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---
2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---
3-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--
4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--
5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--
6--------------------------------------------------------------
1-0---0-----0---0-----0----0--------0----0--------
2-0---0-----0---0-----10---10-------10---10-------
3-9---9-----9---9-----9----9--------9----9--------
4-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7----7--7--7--7----7--7--7--
5-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9----9--9--9--9----9--9--9--
6-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0----0--0--0--0----0--0--0--
. p . p . p . p
1--------------------------------------------------------------
2--------------------------------------------------------------
3-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-13-13----13-13----13-13----13-13-----
4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11----11-11----11-11----11-11-----
5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--
6--------------------------------------------------------------
outro
1---------------------------------------------------
2---------------------------------------------------
3---------------------------------------------------
4-------------------------------------------11--11--
5----------------9--9-9-9-9-12--12-12-12-12---------
6-9--12-12-12-12------------------------------------
1-----------------------------------------------------
2-----------------------------------------------------
3-----------------------------------------------------
4----------------------------------------------12-12--
5-------------------9--9-9-9-9-12--12-12-12-12--------
6-7--9--12-12-12-12-----------------------------------
1---------------------------------------------------------
2---------------------------------------------------------
3---------------------------------------------------------
4----------------------------------------------11---------
5-------------------9--9-9-9-9-12--12-12-12-12-----12--9--
6-7--9--12-12-12-12---------------------------------------
1-----------------------------------------------
2-----------------------------------------------
3-----------------------------------------------
4-----12----------12------11--14--11------------
5-14------14--14------14--------------9--12--9--
6-----------------------------------------------
1---------------------------------------------------
2---------------------------------------------------
3---------------------------------------------------
4-------------------------------------------11--11--
5----------------9--9-9-9-9-12--12-12-12-12---------
6-9--12-12-12-12------------------------------------
1-----------------------------------------------------
2-----------------------------------------------------
3-----------------------------------------------------
4----------------------------------------------12-12--
5-------------------9--9-9-9-9-12--12-12-12-12--------
6-7--9--12-12-12-12-----------------------------------
1---------------------------------------------------------
2---------------------------------------------------------
3---------------------------------------------------------
4----------------------------------------------11h12------
5-------------------9--9-9-9-9-12--12-12-12-12--------12--
6-7--9--12-12-12-12---------------------------------------
1-----------------------------------------------
2-----------------------------------------------
3-----------------------------------------------
4-----12----------12------11--14--11------------
5-14------14--14------14--------------9--12--9--
6-----------------------------------------------
1---------------------------------------------------
2---------------------------------------------------
3---------------------------------------------------
4-------------------------------------------11--11--
5----------------9--9-9-9-9-12--12-12-12-12---------
6-9--12-12-12-12------------------------------------
|
| 2nd guitar
|
1---------------------------------------------------
2----------------------------8----------------------
3----------------------------10f--------------------
4---------------------------------------------------
5---------------------------------------------------
6---------------------------------------------------
1-----------------------------------------------------
2-----------------------------------------------------
3-----------------------------------------------------
4----------------------------------------------12-12--
5-------------------9--9-9-9-9-12--12-12-12-12--------
6-7--9--12-12-12-12-----------------------------------
|
| 2nd guitar
|
1-----------------------------------------------------
2----10------------------------8----------------------
3----12f-----------------------10f--------------------
4-----------------------------------------------------
5-----------------------------------------------------
6-----------------------------------------------------
1---------------------------------------------------------
2---------------------------------------------------------
3---------------------------------------------------------
4----------------------------------------------11---------
5-------------------9--9-9-9-9-12--12-12-12-12-----12--9--
6-7--9--12-12-12-12---------------------------------------
|
| 2nd guitar
|
1----10------------------------9--------------------------
2----13f-----------------------12f------------------------
3---------------------------------------------------------
4---------------------------------------------------------
5---------------------------------------------------------
6---------------------------------------------------------
1-------------------------------------------------
2-------------10----------------------------------
3-----------------12--9--9/(11)--9----------------
4-----12----------------------------11--9---------
5-14------14-------------------------------12--9--
6-------------------------------------------------
|
| 2nd guitar
|
1-10---------------------12-------------14--------
2-13f--------------------15f------------17f-------
3-------------------------------------------------
4-------------------------------------------------
5-------------------------------------------------
6-------------------------------------------------
tremolo strum, and ad lib slides and bends
on the 2nd guitar from here on out, use wah
1----------------------------------------------------------
2----------------------------------------------------------
3----------------------------------------------------------
4-------------------------------------------11h12--11------
5----------------9--9-9-9-9-12--12-12-12-12------------12--
6-9--12-12-12-12-------------------------------------------
|
| 2nd guitar
|
1-------------------------------------------------
2-9-----------10--------10------------------------
3-x-///-----/x--///--/x------------------------
4-6-----------7---------7-------------------------
5-------------------------------------------------
6-------------------------------------------------
1-----------------------------------------------------
2-----------------------------------------------------
3-----------------------------------------------------
4-------------------------------------------11h12-11--
5----------------9--9-9-9-9-12--12-12-12-12-----------
6-9--12-12-12-12--------------------------------------
|
| 2nd guitar
|
1-------------------------------------------------
2-12----------------------------------------------
3-x-----------------------------------------------
4-9-----------------------------------------------
5-------------------------------------------------
6-------------------------------------------------
1-------------------------------------------------
2-------------------------------------------------
3-------------------------------------------------
4-----9--12--11------------------------11---------
5-12-------------12-------------9--12------12--9--
6--------------------12--9--12--------------------
|
| 2nd guitar
|
1-------------------------------------------------
2-22----------------------------------------------
3-x-----------------------------------------------
4-19----------------------------------------------
5-------------------------------------------------
6-------------------------------------------------
1-----------------------------------------------
2-----------------------------------------------
3-----------------------------------------------
4-----12----------12------11--14--11------------
5-14------14--14------14--------------9--12--9--
6-----------------------------------------------
|
| 2nd guitar
|
1-------------------------------------------------
2-15----------------------------------------------
3-x-----------------------------------------------
4-12----------------------------------------------
5-------------------------------------------------
6-------------------------------------------------
1---------------------------------------------------------
2---------------------------------------------------------
3---------------------------------------------------------
4-------------------------------------------11h12--11--9--
5----------------9--9-9-9-9-12--12-12-12-12---------------
6-9--12-12-12-12------------------------------------------
|
| 2nd guitar
|
1-------------------------------------------------
2-16----------------------------------------------
3-x-----------------------------------------------
4-13----------------------------------------------
5-------------------------------------------------
6-------------------------------------------------
1----------------------------------------------
2----------------------------------------------
3----------------------------------------------
4-----------------------11---------12--12--12--
5----------------9--12------12--9--------------
6-9--9-9-9-9-12--------------------------------
|
| 2nd guitar
|
1-------------------------------------------------
2-18----------------------------------------------
3-x-----------------------------------------------
4-15----------------------------------------------
5-------------------------------------------------
6-------------------------------------------------
1------------------------------------------------------
2------------------------------------------------------
3------------------------------------------------------
4-------------------------------------------11---------
5----------------9--9-9-9-9-12--12-12-12-12-----12--9--
6-9--12-12-12-12---------------------------------------
|
| 2nd guitar
|
1-------------------------------------------------
2-22----------------------------------------------
3-x-----------------------------------------------
4-19----------------------------------------------
5-------------------------------------------------
6-------------------------------------------------
1--------------------------------------------------
2--------------------------------------------------
3--------------------------------------------------
4-----12----------12------11--14--11------------0--
5-14------14--14------14--------------9--12--9--0--
6-----------------------------------------------0--
|
| 2nd guitar
|
1-------------------------------------------------
2-16----------------------------------------------
3-x-----------------------------------------------
4-13----------------------------------------------
5-------------------------------------------------
6-------------------------------------------------
Here are the rest of the parts, taken from other tabs
Brian's verse parts:
*1
G1 (clean, phasing)
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------0--0-0-0-------------------------------------
|---------(0--0-0-0)6--6-6-6-------------------------------------
|----------4--4-4-4-0--0-0-0-4--4-4-4----------------------------
|-5--5-5-5-0--0-0-0----------0--0-0-0----------------------------
|-0--0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------
^repeat
Sometimes varies to this:
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------0--0-0-0-------------------------------------
|---------(0--0-0-0)6--6-6-6-------------------------------------
|----------4--4-4-4-0--0-0-0-4-4-5-5-4-4-------------------------
|-5--5-5-5-0--0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------
|-0--0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------
^repeat
*2
"I'll take the glasses..."
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------0--0-0-0-------------------------------------
|---------(0--0-0-0)6--6-6-6-------------------------------------
|----------4--4-4-4-0--0-0-0-7--7-7-7----------------------------
|-5--5-5-5-0--0-0-0----------0--0-0-0----------------------------
|-0--0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------
^repeat
Obscured's:
INTRO/VERSE
|--------------|
|-(0)---(0)----|
|--6-----6-----|
|--4-----4-----|
|--5-----0-----|
|--0-----5-----|
PRECHORUS - Play with this chord
|---|
|---|
|-6-|
|-4-|
|-5-|
|-5-|
2nd verse fill:
|-0---5-----|
|-0---0-----|
|-6---6-----|
|-4---4-----|
|-5---5-----|
|-----------|
