• Song:

    The Medicine Show

  • Artist:

    Blind Illusion

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THE MEDICINE SHOW
As recorded by Blind Illusion
(From the 1988 EP PSYCHEDELIC SYMPHONY (DEMO))

Transcribed by James Stewart
        

Words and Music by Blind Illusion
Arranged by James Stewart

Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

 Intro
  Q=63
    BmE5/B    Bm    E5/B      Bm            E5/B    Bm    E5/B      Bm
 4/4
  Gtr I
    |--3--| |-3-| |--3--|  |---3---|     |--3---| |-3-| |--3--|  |--3---|
    E  E  E E E E E  E  E  E   E   E     E   E  E E E E E  E  E  E   E  E
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---3h=5--5-5-3-3-3h=5--5--5---3---3--|--3h==5--5-5-3-3-3h=5--5--5---3--3-|
|---4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4--4---4---4--|--4--(4)-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4--4---4--4-|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|                              T   T
|                          |---3---|                             |--3---|
| a H.                    +E   E   E    +H.                     +E   E  E
|-----------------------------12------|--------------------------------12-|
|---------------------------------12--|-----------------------------12----|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-0h2---------------------(2)-(2)-(2)-|-(2)---------------------(2)-------|


  Bm E5/B        Bm    E5/B    Bm
   |--3---|   |-3--| |--3--| |-3-|
   E  E   E   E  E E E  E  E E E E
|----------------------------------|
|--3h=5---5---5--3-3-3h=5--5-5-3-3-|
|--4-(4)--4---4--4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|
|  |--3---|
|  E  E   E  +H.
|-14-15----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--------12-(12)-------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|


        E5/B         Bm        E5/B             Bm
   |------3------| |-3-|  |-----3------|     |-3--|
   E     E       E E E E  E     E      E     E  E E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--3h====5-------5-5-3-3--3h====5------5-----5--3-3-|
|--4----(4)------4-4-4-4--4----(4)-----4-----4--4-4-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|
|  |--3--|                |-------6-------|
|  S  S  S   +Q.          S  S  S   S  S  S  Q
|-14-15------------------19p15-----19p15------------|
|------------------------------17--------17---------|
|-------12--(12)------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------10\-----|
|---------------------------------------------------|


   Pre-Verse
    D5E5    D5    E5    D5      E5    D5    E5    D5
    Gtrs I, II
    |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
    E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|--------------------------||
||o-------------------------|-------------------------o||
||--------------------------|--------------------------||
||--0-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-|-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0--||
||o-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-|-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-o||
||--0-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-|-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0--||


  F#G5    F#5   G5    F#5     G5    F#5   G5    F#5
  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-|-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-|
|-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-|-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-|
|-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-|-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-|
|
| Gtr II
| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-|-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-|-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


  G5 A5       G5       A5       G5 C5
   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|--5--7--7--7--5--5--5--7--7--7--5-10-|
|--5--7--7--7--5--5--5--7--7--7--5-10-|
|--5--7--7--7--5--5--5--7--7--7--5-10-|
|
|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
|  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-12-14-14-14-12-12-12-14-14-14-12-12-|
|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
|-10-12-12-12-10-10-10-12-12-12-10-10-|
|-------------------------------------|


  G5 A5       G5       A5
   |--3--|  |--3--|  |---3---|  |-3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  S S  S S +S  +E
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--5--7--7--7--5--5--5--7--7-------------------|
|--5--7--7--7--5--5--5--7--7------5-(5)-(5)----|
|--5--7--7--7--5--5--5--7--7-5--7--------------|
|
|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|    |-----3------|
|  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E    E       E
|-------------------17-15-12---15-----------12-|
|--------------------x--x--x----x---15-------x-|
|-12-14-14-14-12-12-14-12--9---12----x-------9-|
|--x--x--x--x--x--x-----------------12---------|
|-10-12-12-12-10-10----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|


 Verse
  Em
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   TP
   W           +H     H
|-----------|---------------|
|-----------|---------------|
|-----------|---------------|
|-----------|---------x\----|
|--7--------|--(7)----x\----|
|-----------|---------------|
|
|  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|  W           +H     H
|-15--------|-(15)----------|
|-----------|---------------|
|-----------|---------------|
|-----------|---------------|
|-----------|---------------|
|-----------|---------------|


  D5E5    D5    E5    D5      E5    D5    E5    D5
  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-|-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-|
|-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-|-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-|
|-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-|-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-|
|
| W                         W
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


 Chorus
  F#G5    F#5   G5    F#5     G5    F#5   G5    F#5
  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-|-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-|
|-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-|-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-|
|-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-|-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-|
|
| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-|-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-|-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


  G5 A5       G5       A5       G5 C5   G5 A5       G5       A5       G5
   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|    |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--5--7--7--7--5--5--5--7--7--7--5-10-|--5--7--7--7--5--5--5--7--7--7--5--5-|
|--5--7--7--7--5--5--5--7--7--7--5-10-|--5--7--7--7--5--5--5--7--7--7--5--5-|
|--5--7--7--7--5--5--5--7--7--7--5-10-|--5--7--7--7--5--5--5--7--7--7--5--5-|
|
|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|    |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
|  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------------------|-------------------17-15-12-15----12-|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------x--x--x--x-15--x-|
|-12-14-14-14-12-12-12-14-14-14-12-12-|-12-14-14-14-12-12-14-12--9-12--x--9-|
|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|--x--x--x--x--x--x-------------12----|
|-10-12-12-12-10-10-10-12-12-12-10-10-|-10-12-12-12-10-10-------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


 Outro
  Bm E5/B    Bm      E5/B    Bm      E5/B    Bm    E5/B      Bm
   |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |-3-|   |--3--| |-3-| |--3---|  |----3-----|
   E  E  E E E   E E  E  E E E E   E  E  E E E E E  E   E  E  E       E
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--3h=5--5-5-3---3-3h=5--5-5-3-3-|-3h=5--5-5-3-3-3h=5---5--5--3-------3--|
|--4-(4)-4-4-4---4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-|-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-(4)--4--4--4-------4--|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|
|  ~~~
|                                                |--3---|  |----3-----|
|  Q.          E   H               H             E  E   E  E  S   S   E
|-12-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------<5>---<5>---------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------<5>-----------<4>-<5>-|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|


    E5/B      Bm                E5/B    Bm
  |--3--|  |----3----|        |--3--| |-3-|
  E  E  E  E  E      E        E  E  E E E E
|-------------------------------------------|
|-3h=5--5--5--3------3--------3h=5--5-5-3-3-|
|-4-(4)-4--4--4------4--------4-(4)-4-4-4-4-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|
| |3-|           |---3----|
| E  Q    +E     S   S   +S   H
|-------------------<5>-(<5>)---------------|
|---------------<5>-------------------------|
|---<5>---(5)-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|


    E5/B    Bm    E5/B    Bm    E5/B
  |--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
  E  E  E E E E E  E  E E E E   W
|-----------------------------|------*|
|-3h=5--5-5-3-3-3h=5--5-5-3-3-|-5----*|
|-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-|-4----*|
|-----------------------------|------*|
|-----------------------------|------*|
|-----------------------------|------*|
|
| W                             W
|-----------------------------|------*|
|-----------------------------|------*|
|-----------------------------|------*|
|-----------------------------|------*|
|-----------------------------|------*|
|-----------------------------|------*|



Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
 - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <> - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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