Thru The Rhythm                                  

                            The 13th Floor Elevators
          
As heard on the 2005 Compact disc reissue of The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (Charly)
                                       

Guitar
     F#m                         B                        
     PM  PM PM PM PM PM PM PM    PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM  
     E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   
E||---------------------------|--------------------------|
B||---------------------------|--------4--------4-----4--|
G||---------2--------2-----2--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
D||--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A||--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--------------------------|
E||---------------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
  F#m                         B                        
  PM  PM PM PM PM PM PM PM    PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM  
  E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   
---------------------------|--------------------------|
---------------------------|--------4--------4-----4--|
---------2--------2-----2--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--------------------------|
---------------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
    F#m                         B                        
    PM  PM PM PM PM PM PM PM    PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM  
    E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------4--------4-----4--|
|*---------2--------2-----2--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
|*--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
|---4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
  F#m                         B                        
  PM  PM PM PM PM PM PM PM    PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM  
  E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   
---------------------------|--------------------------|
---------------------------|--------4--------4-----4--|
---------2--------2-----2--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--------------------------|
---------------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
  F#m                         B                        
  PM  PM PM PM PM PM PM PM    PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM  
  E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   
---------------------------|--------------------------|
---------------------------|--------4--------4-----4--|
---------2--------2-----2--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--------------------------|
---------------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
  F#m                         B                        
  PM  PM PM PM PM PM PM PM    PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM  
  E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   
---------------------------|--------------------------|
---------------------------|--------4--------4-----4--|
---------2--------2-----2--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--------------------------|
---------------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
  F#m                         B                        
  PM  PM PM PM PM PM PM PM    PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM  
  E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   
---------------------------|--------------------------|
---------------------------|--------4--------4-----4--|
---------2--------2-----2--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--------------------------|
---------------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
  F#m                         B                        
  PM  PM PM PM PM PM PM PM    PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM  
  E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   
---------------------------|--------------------------|
---------------------------|--------4--------4-----4--|
---------2--------2-----2--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--------------------------|
---------------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
  F#m                         B                          F#m                   
  PM  PM PM PM PM PM PM PM    PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM                          
  E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E     Q    E  Q    E  Q     
---------------------------|--------------------------|--2-------2------------|
---------------------------|--------4--------4-----4--|--2-------2------------|
---------2--------2-----2--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--2-------2------------|
--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--4-------4------------|
--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--------------------------|--4-------4------------|
---------------------------|--------------------------|--2-------2------------|
 
 
  B                       F#m                     B                     
  Q    E  Q    E  Q       Q    E  Q    E  Q       Q    E  Q    E  Q     
--2-------2------------|--2-------2------------|--2-------2------------|
--4-------4------------|--2-------2------------|--4-------4------------|
--4-------4------------|--2-------2------------|--4-------4------------|
--4-------4------------|--4-------4------------|--4-------4------------|
--2-------2------------|--4-------4------------|--2-------2------------|
--2-------2------------|--2-------2------------|--2-------2------------|
 
 
  F#m                     B                       F#m                   
  Q    E  Q    E  Q       Q    E  Q    E  Q       Q    E  Q    E  Q     
--2-------2------------|--2-------2------------|--2-------2------------|
--2-------2------------|--4-------4------------|--2-------2------------|
--2-------2------------|--4-------4------------|--2-------2------------|
--4-------4------------|--4-------4------------|--4-------4------------|
--4-------4------------|--2-------2------------|--4-------4------------|
--2-------2------------|--2-------2------------|--2-------2------------|
 
 
  B                                                
  Q    E  Q    E  Q       2-BAR SOLO HERE  
--2-------2------------|--------------------------|
--4-------4------------|--------------------------|
--4-------4------------|--------SOLO--------------|
--4-------4------------|--------------------------|
--2-------2------------|--------------------------|
--2-------2------------|--------------------------|
 
 
                                F#m                       
                                PM  PM PM PM PM PM PM PM  
 SOLO HERE                      E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E   
----------------------------||---------------------------|
----------------------------||---------------------------|
--------SOLO--------------*-||---------2--------2-----2--|
--------------------------*-||--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
----------------------------||--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
----------------------------||---------------------------|
 
 
  B                          G#m                     C#                    
  PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM                                                  
  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E     Q    E  Q    E  Q       Q    E  Q    E  Q     
--------------------------|--4-------4------------|--4-------4------------|
--------4--------4-----4--|--4-------4------------|--6-------6------------|
--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--4-------4------------|--6-------6------------|
--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|--6-------6------------|--6-------6------------|
--------------------------|--6-------6------------|--4-------4------------|
--------------------------|--4-------4------------|--4-------4------------|
 
 
  G#m                         C#                       
  PM  PM PM PM PM PM PM PM    PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM  
  E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   
---------------------------|--------------------------|
---------------------------|--------6--------6-----6--|
---------4--------4-----4--|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
--6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
--6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--------------------------|
---------------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
  G#m                         C#                       
  PM  PM PM PM PM PM PM PM    PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM  
  E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   
---------------------------|--------------------------|
---------------------------|--------6--------6-----6--|
---------4--------4-----4--|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
--6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
--6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--------------------------|
---------------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
  G#m                         C#                       
  PM  PM PM PM PM PM PM PM    PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM  
  E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   
---------------------------|--------------------------|
---------------------------|--------6--------6-----6--|
---------4--------4-----4--|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
--6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
--6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--------------------------|
---------------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
  G#m                         C#                       
  PM  PM PM PM PM PM PM PM    PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM  
  E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   
---------------------------|--------------------------|
---------------------------|--------6--------6-----6--|
---------4--------4-----4--|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
--6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
--6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--------------------------|
---------------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
  G#m                         C#                       
  PM  PM PM PM PM PM PM PM    PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM  
  E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   
---------------------------|--------------------------|
---------------------------|--------6--------6-----6--|
---------4--------4-----4--|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
--6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
--6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--------------------------|
---------------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
  G#m                         C#                       
  PM  PM PM PM PM PM PM PM    PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM  
  E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   
---------------------------|--------------------------|
---------------------------|--------6--------6-----6--|
---------4--------4-----4--|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
--6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
--6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--------------------------|
---------------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
  G#m                         C#                         G#m                   
  PM  PM PM PM PM PM PM PM    PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM                          
  E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E     Q    E  Q    E  Q     
---------------------------|--------------------------|--4-------4------------|
---------------------------|--------6--------6-----6--|--4-------4------------|
---------4--------4-----4--|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--4-------4------------|
--6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--6-------6------------|
--6---6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--------------------------|--6-------6------------|
---------------------------|--------------------------|--4-------4------------|
 
 
  C#                      G#m                     C#                    
  Q    E  Q    E  Q       Q    E  Q    E  Q       Q    E  Q    E  Q     
--4-------4------------|--4-------4------------|--4-------4------------|
--6-------6------------|--4-------4------------|--6-------6------------|
--6-------6------------|--4-------4------------|--6-------6------------|
--6-------6------------|--6-------6------------|--6-------6------------|
--4-------4------------|--6-------6------------|--4-------4------------|
--4-------4------------|--4-------4------------|--4-------4------------|
 
 
  G#m                     C#                      G#m                   
  Q    E  Q    E  Q       Q    E  Q    E  Q       Q    E  Q    E  Q     
--4-------4------------|--4-------4------------|--4-------4------------|
--4-------4------------|--6-------6------------|--4-------4------------|
--4-------4------------|--6-------6------------|--4-------4------------|
--6-------6------------|--6-------6------------|--6-------6------------|
--6-------6------------|--4-------4------------|--6-------6------------|
--4-------4------------|--4-------4------------|--4-------4------------|
 
 
  C#                                                                          
  Q    E  Q    E  Q        2-BAR SOLO HERE                   SOLO HERE   
--4-------4------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
--6-------6------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
--6-------6------------|---------SOLO-------------|---------SOLO-------------|
--6-------6------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
--4-------4------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
--4-------4------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 
 
    Repeat until fade                                                     
    G#m                                       C#                          
    E                 E  E  E  E  E  E  E     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   8x 
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------||
|------------------------------------------|--------6--------6-----6----||
|*-----------------------4--------4-----4--|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--*-||
|*--6-----------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--*-||
|---6-----------------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|----------------------------||
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------||
 
 
 
 
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole
H - half
Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th
T - 32nd
X - 64th
. - note dotted
|-n-|  - n-tuplets
 
 
Tablature Legend
----------------
L - tied note
x - dead note
g - grace note
(n) - ghost note
> - accentuded note
NH - natural harmonic
AH - artificial harmonic
TH - tapped harmonic
SH - semi harmonic
PH - pitch harmonic
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend
br - bendRelease
pb - preBend
pbr - preBendRelease
brb - bendReleaseBend
\n/ - tremolo bar dip
\n - tremolo bar dive
-/n - tremolo bar Release up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
/n - tremolo bar return
-\n - tremolo bar Release down
S - shift slide
s - legato slide
/ -  slide into from below or out of upwards
\ -  slide into from above or out of downwards
~ - vibrato
W - wide vibrato
tr - tril'
TP - tremolo picking
T - tapping
S - slap
P - pop
< - fade in
^ - brush up
v - brush down