====================================================================================== Band: Superchunk Song: Throwing Things Album(s): No Pocky For Kitty; Incidental Music 1991-95 Original songwriter: Mac McCaughan (guitarist and vocalist for Superchunk) Credit goes to the original tabber, Todd (todd@icu.com) This version is just edited and cleaned up a bit by me. ====================================================================================== Standard tuning. Gtr.1 Verse: E5 E5/C# Asus2 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--------------------------------| B|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--------------------------------| A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--------------------------------| E|-------------------9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5--------------------------------| Gtr.2 Verse: |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------4-4-4-4-4--------------------------------------| |--4-4-4-6-6-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus: E5 A5 C#5 |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------6-6-6-6--------------------------------| |--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6--------------------------------| |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--------------------------------| |-------------------5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------|x4 Bridge after 2nd and 3rd choruses: A5 G#5 F#5 |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7--7--6--6--4-/6---6-\4---4-/6--6--------------------------------| |--7--7--6--6--4-/6---6-\4---4-/6--6--------------------------------| |--5--5--4--4--2-/4---4-\2---2-/4--4--------------------------------|x4 (Second bridge is longer.) |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---9---11--13--14--16--18--16--14--13--11--9--4--------------------| |---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x--x--------------------| |---7---9---11--12--14--16--14--12--11--9---7--2--------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|x2 (Gtr.1 then holds E5 until the song ends, and Gtr.2 plays the solo.) Gtr.2 Solo: |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------------| |---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---/11-9-9-9-7-6-6h7p6-------------------| |---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------7-----------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |---14-14-13-14-14-13-11-9-9-9-9-11-9-11-9-11-9-11-13---9-----------| |-------------------------------------------------------9-----------| |-------------------------------------------------------7-----------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| ******************** | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off ******************** Lyrics: Blowing up the street like a leaf I skin my back a few times you'll see Head over heels, my hand's on my heart I'm making a promise, and that's a start You're leaving a trail for me I see you up in the tallest tree You're throwing things down at me I'm starting to climb but I'm starting on my knees Somewhere along the way The dusk it turns back into day The sky is orange The trees bend down against the wind