#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: marc@owlnet.rice.edu (Marc Bennett Hirsh) Subject: TAB: "Supernova" (Liz Phair) Since a bunch o` folks asked, I thought I'd deliver. This is kinda just the rhythm guitar, but it'll do just fine. I don't know the wah-wah lead part (my band's other guitar player does that), but this sounds great. Notes: 1) I'm not convinced that I'm playing these chords in the right place. Part of me thinks that the riff is played on the bottom 3 strings, using E-shape power chords (rather than using the A-shaped chords I've got below). That would look like this: C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------- B-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------- G-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------- D---11---12---|-14-11---12---|-14-11---12---|-14-11---12---|-14-11---12--- A---11---12---|-14-11---12---|-14-11---12---|-14-11---12---|-14-11---12--- E---9--0-10-0-|-12-9--0-10-0-|-12-9--0-10-0-|-12-9--0-10-0-|-12-9--0-10-0- H q q q q h q q q q h q q q q h q q q q h q q q q I do it the way I do it because, with the sound I use on my guitar, I can do a fair approximation of a wah-wah using the chords that result when you drop all fingers but the barre from the A-shape power chord. Make sense? Don't worry about it. Below is how I play it. Do what you want. 2) Play power chords at 8th-note intervals straight throughout the verses and chorus. I'm not tabbing this out. Cool distortion, though. 3) Despite my rhythm guitar status, I take the solo in this one. It's short but sweet. I love it. 4) This is one of my favorite vocal performances in a long time. I think Ms. Phair is vastly underrated as a singer. "Supernova" (Liz Phair) Recorded by Liz Phair From the album _Whip-Smart_ Transcribed without permission because so many people requested it by Marc Hirsh Notation: s - sixteenth note e - eighth note q - quarter note h - half note w - whole note . - play note for one and a half times the value before it (just like a dot in standard notation) ^ - ties two note lengths together NOTE LENGTHS IN CAPITAL LETTERS MEAN REST FOR THAT VALUE OF TIME! / - slide up \ - slide down h - hammer-on p - pull-off INTRO C#5 D5 E--------------- B--------------- G---6-(4)-7-(5)- D---6-(4)-7-(5)- A---4-(4)-5-(5)- E-----(0)---(0)- H q (q) q (q) RIFF E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- B----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- G-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)- D-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)- A-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)- E------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)- h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) A G I have ... D E All .. A G But you .. D E My .. A E Your .. D A Like you .. A F#m And your .. D G A Cherub's .. E 'Cause ... D A Supernova E A solar D A Superman E You're ... D A Wings .. E A .. C D Friction .. C#5 D5 E--------------- B--------------- G---6-(4)-7-(5)- D---6-(4)-7-(5)- A---4-(4)-5-(5)- E-----(0)---(0)- H q (q) q (q) E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- B----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- G-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)- D-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)- A-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)- E------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)- h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) A G You walk ... D E And the ... A G And every ... D D I can ... A E Your ... D A As an ... A F#m And you ... D G A And you're ... E 'Cause .. D A Supernova E A solar D A Superman E You're .. D A Wings .. E A flying .. C D Friction ... E A giant .. C D Friction ... (lead guitar) E-----14p12p10- B-------------- G-------------- D-------------- A-------------- E-------------- | H. q3q3q | |(rhythm guitar) | C#5 D5 E--------------- B--------------- G---6-(4)-7-(5)- D---6-(4)-7-(5)- A---4-(4)-5-(5)- E-----(0)---(0)- H q (q) q (q) (lead guitar) E----------------|-------3-------3-------|-3-------3-------3-|------------------- B-12---12\-------|-------3-------3-------|-3-------3-------3-|------------------- G------------14\-|-2b(4)---2b(4)---2b(4)-|---2b(4)---2b(4)---|-2-2p0------------- D----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------2p0--------- A----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------2p0----- E----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------2p0- | e E h q q e q e q e q e q q h s s s s s s s s | |(rhythm guitar) | E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------- B----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------- G-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9-----6--(4)--7--(5)--|-9----6-(4)-7-(5)--|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)- D-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9-----6--(4)--7--(5)--|-9----6-(4)-7-(5)--|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)- A-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7-----4--(4)--5--(5)--|-7----4-(4)-5-(5)--|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)- E------(0)---(0)-|----------(0)-----(0)--|--------(0)---(0)--|------(0)---(0)- h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) E 'Cause ... D A Supernova E A solar D A Superman E You're .. D A Wings ... E A flying ... C D Friction ... C#5 D5 E--------------- B--------------- G---6-(4)-7-(5)- D---6-(4)-7-(5)- A---4-(4)-5-(5)- E-----(0)---(0)- H q (q) q (q) E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- B----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- G-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)- D-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)- A-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)- E------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)- h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- B----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- G-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)- D-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)- A-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)- E------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)- h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- B----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- G-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)- D-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)- A-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)- E------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)- h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 E----------------|----------------|----------------|----- B----------------|----------------|----------------|----- G-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9-9- D-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9-9- A-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7-7- E------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|----- h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) e e H. -- Marc "As wicked as an F-16" Hirsh (marc@owlnet.rice.edu) \ / ^ --"It's easy to be nuts. Try being me." V (_The_Fisher_King_)