------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Swansong - Be Bop Deluxe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: axe victim Email: UG member Leave a message on my profile page or comment here. Epic track from the 'Futurama' album. A bit of a weird one this, as the guitar parts are lines and melodies rather than chords, but it makes a nice change from the usual riffery. Apparently much of this material was written on piano which would explain the unusual ( for guitar ) key of F. I reckon a capo at the first fret would be handy so you could play the open E and A strings for those piano 'pedal' parts. You could also transpose the key to E quite easily but I prefer to play without doing either of these, so that's how I've tabbed it. I hope you enjoy it. Tuning:EADGBe | Bb/D chord/bass note | ^ quarter tone bend | b bend | r relax bend | pb pre-bend | \ slide down | / slide up | h hammer-on | p pull-off | t use left hand thumb to fret string |(6) optional note Intro: Military style drum, then piano and lead guitar. Chords as shown in the verse section. Chords, piano: ___F___________________Cm/F________________ (Riff 1 ) e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------5-h7--| D|---------------------3~~~-----5-h7-------| A|---------------3-h5----------------------| E|-1~~~-----3-h5---------------------------| ___Eb________________________Bb/D__________________________ (Riff 1 ) e|-----------------8-h10--13----10h13p10p8----10p8---------| B|-6~~~-----8-h10------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------12b14b12~| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| __C___________________________________ (Lead guitar, first time...) e|--------------------------------------| B|----------------------13--------------| G|~~~~~~~~~-------12-b14--pb10^r10------| D|--------------------------------12p10-| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| __Bb_________________________________ e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-10^--10--8~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\3--------| E|-----------------------------5--3--| ___F___________________Cm/F________________ (Riff 1) e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------5-h7--| D|---------------------3~~~-----5-h7-------| A|---------------3-h5----------------------| E|-1~~~-----3-h5---------------------------| ___Eb_____________________Bb/D________________________________ (Riff 1) e|-----------------8--10--13----10h13p10p8h10p8---------------| B|-6~~~-----8--10---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------12b13r12p10h12-| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| ___C__________________________________ (lead guitar, second time...) e|-----------------------------13----| B|--------------------------13----15-| G|-12~~~~~~~~----------15b17---------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| __Bb________________________Bb7_______________________ (lead guitar, second time...) e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-16^-13-15----13--b15--13~~-------------------------| D|-----------15--------------15p13--------------------| A|--------------------------------15p13h15p13\11------| E|----------------------------------------------13p11-|-(13) Verse: voice and piano, same chord sequence as above. Chords are my arrangement for guitar, but not a perfect copy of the piano parts, so play around with them. __F________________Cm/F________Eb_________Bb/D_____ "with our bodies... etc" e|---------------------------|---------------------| B|-10--------------8---------|-8-----------6-------| G|-10--------------8---------|-8-----------7-------| D|-10--------------10--------|-8-----------8-------| A|-8---------------8---------|-6-----------5-------| E|---------------------------|---------------------| ___C________________________Bb_____________Bb7_______ e|------------------------|--------------------------| B|-5----------------------|-3---------------3--------| G|-5----------------------|-3--------------(1)-------| D|-5----------------------|-3---------------3--------| A|-3----------------------|-1---------------1--------| E|------------------------|--------------------------| Repeat No lead guitar until: ___C_______________________________ "..company... " e|------------------------8~~~~~~--| B|------------------------11b13~~--| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| ___Bb_______________________________________________ "..derided me. " e|--------------------------8-13--------------------| B|---------------------11b13-----9^-----------------| G|------------------------------------10p8----------| D|----------------------------------------10p8------| A|---------------------------------------------11^--| E|--------------------------------------------------| New guitar rhythm part comes in, up in the Fmaj pent box. Use left thumb to fret bass notes. Verse continues... __F_________________Cm/F______________Eb_______________Bb/D___________ "..in your head i'm so easily led... etc " e|----------13----------------13----|---------13----------------13----| B|----------13----------------13----|---------13----------------13----| G|----------10----------------10----|---------10----------------10----| D|----------10----------------10----|---------10----------------10----| A|-8~~~~----------------------------|---------------------------------| E|------------------13--------------|-11---------------10-------------| t t t __C______________________________________________________ "..lose the key oh, won't you.." e|--------------------13--------13-----13-----13-----13--| B|-------------16b18-------16b18--16b18--16b18--16b18----| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-8-----------------------------------------------------| t __Bb________________________________________________ "..lose the key." e|-18^--16~~~13-------------------------------------| B|-------------16-13--------------------------------| G|------------------15-13^--------------------------| D|--------------------------15p13-------------------| A|-------------------------------15p13\11h13p11-----| E|----------------------------------------------13~~| Then: ("Let me show you a...) (riff 2) ___F#_______________________________Gm_______________________________ "..sign pure as the virgin snow... etc " e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-4-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------| A|----------4----------------------|----------5----------------------| E|-------------------2~~~----------|-------------------3~~~----------| (riff 2) __Bb_________________Bb______________Eb_______Bb_______Eb_______Bb_______ "..through my dreams... etc " ( harmony guitar in brackets... ) e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D|-8-------------------------------|(5)------(3)------(5)------(3)-------| A|----------8----------------------|-6--------5--------6--------5--------| E|-------------------6~~~----------|-------------------------------------| (riff 2) __C________C/G______C________C__Bb______Ab_______Eb________Ab_______A___ "..you in several keys of blue sing for you my... " e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|------------------------------------|-3--------5--------6--------7----| A|-3----------------3--------3--1-----|---------------------------------| E|---------3--------------------------|---------------------------------| __Bbm______________________________Eb/Bb_______________________________ "..swansong... " ( Use left hand thumb to fret bass notes... ) e|---------6----------------------|------------------------------------| B|---------6-----------8^--8------|------------------------------------| G|---------6-----------8^--8------|---------6^-----8b9b8----8--6-------| D|-8~~~~---8----------------------|-6h8p6--8---8---8b9b8-6--8----8-6-8-| A|--------------------------------|------------------------------------| E|---------6-------(6)------------|-(6)---------------(6)--------------| t t t t __Bbm________________________________Eb/Bb_________________________________ (Lead guitar...) e|-----------6---6---6----------------6h9-11b13-11b13-9--------------------| B|---------6---9-------9p6----------6h9----------------11-9-11-11b13-9-----| G|-----8b10---------------8p6^----6h8---------------------------------10-8-| D|----------------------------8p6h8----------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-(6)---------------------------------------------------------------------| t ( Middle bit: ) ___Ab/Eb___________________________Eb_______________________________ "..Oh.............Strange, strange harmony." e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-----9-11b14--b9~~~-------------|---------------------------------| G|-10-----------------------------|---------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|----------------------8/10\8-----| A|--------------------------------|-6--------------------6/8~\6-----| E|--------------------------------|----------------------6/8~\6-----| __Ab/Eb______________________________Eb______________________________ " oh such a sad refrain." e|-4-------4-------4-------4-------|---------------------------------| B|-4-------4-------4-------4-------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------| G|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------| D|---------------------------------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------| A|-----6-------6-------6-------6---|-----6-------6-------6-------6---| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Repeat until: ___Eb...Eb_F_Eb________Db__Db_Eb_Db__ (Lead guitar...) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-8----8-/10\8--------6----6-/8\6---| D|-8----8-/10\8--------6----6-/8\6---| A|-6----6-/8~\6--------4----4-/6\4---| E|-----------------------------------| Then: (Riff 3) __Dm___________________________________Eb_______________________ ( Lead guitar..) e|------------------------------------|-------------------------| B|------------------------------------|-------------------------| G|----------7\------------------------|---------8\--------------| D|-3-----------------3--------3--5--7-|-5--------------5~~~~----| A|------------------------------------|-------------------------| E|------------------------------------|-------------------------| (Riff 3) __Em_________________________Am_____F_______G_______E7______(Am....) ( Lead guitar..)_ e|--------------------------|-------------------------------|--------- B|--------------------------|-------------------------------|--------- G|-------9\-----------------|-------------------------------|--------- D|-5------------5-----5-7-9-|-7-9-10-7-9-10-9-10-12-9-10-12-|-(12)~~~~ A|--------------------------|-------------------------------|--------- E|--------------------------|-------------------------------|--------- Then: Piano - arranged for guitar. __Am______Am/G______Fmaj7____________Am_____Am/G____Fmaj7____________ (Piano...) e|------5--------5------5-----------|------5-----5-------5-----------| B|----5--------5------5----5--------|----5-----5-------5----5--------| G|----------------------------5-----|--------------------------5-----| D|-7-------5------------------------|-7------5-----------------------| A|------------------8------------8--|---------------8-------------8--| E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------| (Riff 3) __Am__________________________________Bb_____________________________ ( Lead guitar..) e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------| B|--------10------10------10--11--13-|-11------11------11~~~~~~------| G|-9---------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------| (Riff 3) __Bm____________________________________C________C#______Dm____________ ( Lead guitar..) e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------| B|-12------12------12------12--13--15--|-13------14------15~~~~~~------| G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------| Play next part twice: ___D___________D/C_________Bbmaj7________________________ (Piano - arranged for guitar)) e|--------10-----------10-----------10-------------------| B|-----10----------10-----------10------10---------------| G|------------------------------------------10-----------| D|-12----------10----------------------------------------| A|-------------------------13--------------------13------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| Pause, and then: ( VERY loud! ) __F#____________________Ebm______________ (Lead guitar) e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------7\----| G|-------4b6--4b5b4-2--------------8\----| D|--------------------4------------8\----| A|---------------------------------6\----| E|-2-------------------------------------| __F#______________________Ebm_____________________ e|------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------11-14-----11-----------| G|-------4^-4p2--------13b15----13b15---13-11~~~~-| D|--------------4---------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|-2----------------------------------------------| __F#_________________Ebm_______________ e|-------------------------------------| B|----------------------11----11-------| G|-----------------2----13b15-13b15~~~~| D|-----------4p2h4---------------------| A|---------4---------------------------| E|-----2-------------------------------| __F#______________________________ e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------14--------------------------------------------------------| G|-13b15----15b13-11--13p11--13-11^--------------11---13b15b13~~~~-| D|-------------------------13--------11-13-11-13----13-------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Then follows a reversed guitar solo, I haven't tried to tab it yet as I tend to think of it more as an effect than a guitar part. The nice piano chords are tabbed below. ( Piano, my arrangement for guitar. I use left thumb for bass note Bb.) ___Cm/Bb____________Bb______________Bb________________Fm_____________ e|---------3-----------------------|---------6-----------------4-----| B|---------4-----------------6-----|---------6-----------------6-----| G|---------5-----------------7-----|---------7-----------------5-----| D|---------------------------8-----|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-6--------------6-6---6----------|-6--------------6-6---6----------| t t t t t t t t __Cm______________________Bb___________Bbm____________Fm__ e|---------3--------------6---|--------6--------------4---| B|---------4--------------6---|--------6--------------6---| G|---------5--------------7---|--------6--------------5---| D|----------------------------|---------------------------| A|----------------------------|---------------------------| E|-6------------6--6--6-------|-6----------6--6---6-------| t t t t t t t t __Fm______________________________________________________ e|---------1-------------1---|---------1--------------1---| B|---------1-------------1---|---------1--------------1---| G|---------1-------------1---|---------1--------------1---| D|---------3-------------3---|---------3--------------3---| A|---------3-------------3---|---------3--------------3---| E|-1-------1---1--1--1---1---|-1-------1---1--1---1---1---| ___________Ab_________________Eb____________Ab__________________Eb__ e|---------4----------------------|---------4-----------------------| B|---------4------------------8---|---------4-------------------8---| G|---------5------------------8---|---------5-------------------8---| D|----------------------------8---|-----------------------------8---| A|-6--------------6---6-----------|-6---------------6---6-----------| E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| __Db_______Eb/Db___Db________Db_______Eb/Db___Db_______ e|--------------------------|--------------------------| B|---------8----------------|---------8----------------| G|-10------8-------10--10---|-10------8-------10--10---| D|-11------8-------11--11---|-11------8-------11--11---| A|-11------x-------11--11---|-11------x-------11--11---| E|-9-------9-------9---9----|-9-------9-------9---9----| t t (Riff 3) __Dm___________________________________Eb_______________________ ( Lead guitar..) e|------------------------------------|-------------------------| B|------------------------------------|-------------------------| G|----------7\------------------------|---------8\--------------| D|-3-----------------3--------3--5--7-|-5--------------5~~~~----| A|------------------------------------|-------------------------| E|------------------------------------|-------------------------| (Riff 3) __Em_________________________F______Cm/F_____Eb_____Bb/D____ ( Lead guitar..)_ e|--------------------------|-------------------------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------9\-----------------|-------------------------------| D|-5------------5-----5-7-9-|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------------| A|--------------------------|-------------------------------| E|--------------------------|-------------------------------| __F________________Cm/F________Eb_________Bb/D_____ (piano - arranged for guitar) e|---------------------------|---------------------| B|-10--------------8---------|-8-----------6-------| G|-10--------------8---------|-8-----------7-------| D|-10--------------10--------|-8-----------8-------| A|-8---------------8---------|-6-----------5-------| E|---------------------------|---------------------| ___C________________________Bb_____________Bb7_______ e|------------------------|--------------------------| B|-5----------------------|-3---------------3--------| G|-5----------------------|-3---------------1--------| D|-5----------------------|-3---------------3--------| A|-3----------------------|-1---------------1--------| E|------------------------|--------------------------| Verse 2 __F________________Cm/F________Eb_________Bb/D_____ "with our bodies..etc" e|---------------------------|---------------------| B|-10--------------8---------|-8-----------6-------| G|-10--------------8---------|-8-----------7-------| D|-10--------------10--------|-8-----------8-------| A|-8---------------8---------|-6-----------5-------| E|---------------------------|---------------------| ___C________________________Bb_____________Bb7_______ e|------------------------|--------------------------| B|-5----------------------|-3---------------3--------| G|-5----------------------|-3--------------(1)-------| D|-5----------------------|-3---------------3--------| A|-3----------------------|-1---------------1--------| E|------------------------|--------------------------| (riff 2) ___F#_______________________________Gm_______________________________ "..Ride, far from the stony ground...etc" e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-4-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------| A|----------4----------------------|----------5----------------------| E|-------------------2-------------|-------------------3-------------| (riff 2) __Bb_________________Bb______________Eb_______Bb_______Eb_______Bb_______ "..in my dreams.." e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D|-8-------------------------------|(5)------(3)------(5)------(3)-------| A|----------8----------------------|-6--------5--------6--------5--------| E|-------------------6-------------|-------------------------------------| (riff 2) __C________C/G______C________C__Bb______Ab_______Eb________Ab_______A___ "..you in several shades of blue sing for you my.." e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|------------------------------------|-3--------5--------6--------7----| A|-3----------------3--------3--1-----|---------------------------------| E|---------3--------------------------|---------------------------------| __Bbm______________________________________________________ "..swansong swansong.." e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|-8---8---8-7-6--------------|-8---8---8-7-6--------------| A|-----------------9-8-7-6----|----------------9-8-7-6-----| E|----------------------------|------------------------9-8-| __________Fm/Bb____________________________________ e|-------------------------------------------------| B|--------(6)--------------------------------------| G|--------(5)--------------------------------------| D|--------(6)--------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-6~~~--------------------------------------------| t |pb pre-bend |Bb/D chord/bass note |^ quarter tone bend |b Bend up/down |(6) optional note | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================