• Song:

    You Part The Waters

  • Artist:

    CAKE

  • Album:

    Live

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			     You Part The Waters - Cake
                            From: Motorcade of Generosity
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Tabbed by: bcaviator

Tuning: Standard

This song is primarily constructed with the first guitar playing 2-note intervals 
and repeating riffs.The second guitar strongly influences the syncopated / funk 
feel by playing one or two note passages with muted notes.

	| /  slide up
	| \  slide down
	| h  hammer-on
	| p  pull-off
	| ~  vibrato
	| +  harmonic
	| x  Mute note
	| b  bend (1/2 or full)

(also note: |----| does not equal a musical bar in this TAB, 
it only represents a break between passages to make it easier to piece together...)


PIANO INTRO...


VERSE 1:
  
  GUITAR 1 

    "You part the waters...
  e|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  B|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  G|----------------|---9--9-6-/-7---|---9--9-6-/-7---|
  D|----------------|--10-10-8-/-9---|--10-10-8-/-9---|
  A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  E|----------------|----------------|----------------|

         (an alternative to the above fingering):
      > e|----------------|----------------|----------------|
      > B|----------------|---5--5-2-/-3---|---5--5-2-/-3---|
      > G|----------------|---5--5-3-/-4---|---5--5-3-/-4---|
      > D|----------------|----------------|----------------|
      > A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
      > E|----------------|----------------|----------------|

  e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  B|--12------------|--12-12---------|--12-12---------|--12-12---------|
  G|--12-12-10h11---|--12-12-10h11---|--12-12-10h11---|--12-12-10h11---|
  D|--12-12-10------|--12-12-10------|--12-12-10------|--12-12-10------|
  A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

  e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  B|----------------|------------8---|----------------|----------------|
  G|---9--9-6-/-7---|--7-7-9-7-9-----|----------------|----------------|
  D|--10-10-8-/-9---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

  
  GUITAR 2 (Only at the very end of the verse)

  e|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
  B|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
  G|----------------|----------------|-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10------------|
  D|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
  A|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
  E|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|


CHORUS:

  GUITAR 1 

    "...Grand    Piano...."
  e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  A|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|
  E|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|

  e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  A|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|
  E|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|

  e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  A|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|---------------------------|
  E|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|---------------------------|
  
    "... Play Piano... I'm the one who Plays Piano..."
  e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  D|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|
  A|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|
  E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
                                                             D      C
  e|---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------|
  B|---------------------------|---------------------------|-7------5----|
  G|---------------------------|---------------------------|-7------5----|
  D|---------------------------|---------------------------|-7------5----|
  A|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|-5------3----|
  E|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|-------------|


  GUITAR 2 (Begins when drums, etc. come in)

    "... Play Piano... I'm the one who Plays Piano..."
  e|-------------------------------------------------------|
  B|-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-11-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-11---|
  G|-------------------------------------------------------|
  D|-------------------------------------------------------|
  A|-------------------------------------------------------|
  E|-------------------------------------------------------|

  e|-------------------------------------------------------|
  B|-------------------------------------------------------|
  G|-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10---|
  D|-------------------------------------------------------|
  A|-------------------------------------------------------|
  E|-------------------------------------------------------|

  e|-------------------------------------------------------|
  B|-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-13--11-------------------------|
  G|-------------------------------------------------------|
  D|-------------------------------------------------------|
  A|-------------------------------------------------------|
  E|-------------------------------------------------------|


BREAK BETWEEN CHORUS AND VERSE 2:

  GUITAR 1

  e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  B|-----------------3-3-----------|-----------------3-3-----------|
  G|-----------------3-3-----------|-----------------3-3-----------|
  D|-------------0-3-----5p3-5-5-3-|-------------0-3-----5p3-5-5-3-|
  A|-1-1-2h3-/-4-------------------|-1-1-2h3-/-4-------------------|
  E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

  e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  B|-----------------3-3-----------|-------------------------------|
  G|-----------------3-3-----------|-------------------------------|
  D|-------------0-3-----5p3-5-5-3-|-5-----------------------------|
  A|-1-1-2h3-/-4-------------------|-------------------------------|
  E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

  GUITAR 2 (Just the very end of the break... transitions to next verse)

  e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

  e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  G|-------------------------------|---10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10-10-----|
  D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

VERSE 2:

  GUITAR 1

    "You part the waters..."
  e|---------------|----------------|----------------|
  B|---------------|----------------|----------------|
  G|---------------|---9--9-6-/-7---|---9--9-6-/-7---|
  D|---------------|--10-10-8-/-9---|--10-10-8-/-9---|
  A|---------------|----------------|----------------|
  E|---------------|----------------|----------------|

  e|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
  B|--12-----------|--12-12---------|--12-12---------|--12-12----------|
  G|--12-12-10-11--|--12-12-10-11---|--12-12-10-11---|--12-12-10-11----|
  D|--12-12-10-10--|--12-12-10-10---|--12-12-10-10---|--12-12-10-10----|
  A|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
  E|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|

  e|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
  B|---------------|------------8---|----------------|-----------------|
  G|---9--9-6-/-7--|--7-7-9-7-9-----|----------------|-----------------|
  D|--10-10-8-/-9--|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
  A|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
  E|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|

  GUITAR 2 (Continues where Guitar 2 left off during Chorus)

  e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  G|---10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10-10------|---10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10-10--------|
  D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

  e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  B|-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-13--13--|-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-13--13----|
  G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

  e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  B|-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-13--13--|-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-13--13----|
  G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

  e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  G|---10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10-10------|---10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10-10--------|
  D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|


VERSE 3 (note a slight change in progression)

  GUITAR 1

    "You've got your credit cards..."
  e|---------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  B|---------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  G|---------------|--9--9-6-/-7-------------|--9--9-6-/-7-------------|
  D|---------------|-10-10-8-/-9-------------|-10-10-8-/-9-------------|
  A|---------------|-------------10--10-10-8-|-------------10--10-10-8-|
  E|---------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
                                                                 D
  e|------------------------------|------------------------------------|
  B|-10-10-7-/-8------------------|----10-10-7-/-8---------------7-----|
  G|-10-10-8-/-9------------------|----10-10-8-/-9---------------7-----|
  D|-------------10p8-10-10-8-----|----------------10p8-10-10-8--7-----|
  A|------------------------------|------------------------------5-----|
  E|------------------------------|------------------------------------|


  GUITAR 2 (Continues where Guitar 2 left off during VERSE 1)

  e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  G|---10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10-10------|--10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10------------|
  D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
                                                                 D
  e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  B|-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-11------|--11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-11-7-----|
  G|--------------------------------|----------------------------7-----|
  D|--------------------------------|----------------------------7-----|
  A|--------------------------------|----------------------------5-----|
  E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|


INTERLUDE... TRANSITION TO SOLO

  GUITAR 2  (This is probably not 100% correct, but close...)

  e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B|--12-12-12-12-12-/-10-10-8-8-8-/-6-6-5-5-5-/-3-/-0h1p-0-1-1p0------|
  G|--12-12-12-12-12-/-11-11-9-9-9-/-7-7-5-5-5---4-/-------------------|
  D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


SOLO

  GUITAR 1

             bend/pull off	               bend/pull off
  e|-12--------------12--------------|-17-15-----------17-15-----------|
  B|----15--------------15-----------|-------15b-13----------15b-13----|
  G|-------14b-12----------14b-12----|--------------15--------------15-|
  D|--------------15--------------15-|---------------------------------|
  A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                 1/2 bend        1/2 bend
  e|-10--------------10---------------|-12-----------------------------|
  B|----13--------------13------------|----15--------------------------|
  G|-------12b-10b---------12b-10b----|-------14b-12--------12---------|
  D|--------------12---------------12-|--------------15----------------|
  A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  GUITAR 2 (Begins during second half of SOLO)

  e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  B|-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-13--13--|-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-13--13----|
  G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

  e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  G|---10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10-10------|----------------------------------|
  D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|


SYMPHONIC INTERLUDE... (leads back to Chorus)


CHORUS (essentially the same as the first chorus)

  GUITAR 1

  "...Grand    Piano...."
  e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  A|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|
  E|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|

  e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  A|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|
  E|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|

  e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  A|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|---------------------------|
  E|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|---------------------------|
  
    "... Play Piano... I'm the one who Plays Piano..."
  e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  D|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|
  A|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|
  E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
                                                              D     C
  e|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------|
  B|---------------------------|---------------------------|--7-----5--|
  G|---------------------------|---------------------------|--7-----5--|
  D|---------------------------|---------------------------|--7-----5--|
  A|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|--5-----3--|
  E|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|-----------|


  GUITAR 2 (Begins when drums, etc. come in)

    "... Play Piano... I'm the one who Plays Piano..."
  e|-------------------------------------------------------|
  B|-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-11-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-11---|
  G|-------------------------------------------------------|
  D|-------------------------------------------------------|
  A|-------------------------------------------------------|
  E|-------------------------------------------------------|

  e|-------------------------------------------------------|
  B|-------------------------------------------------------|
  G|-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10---|
  D|-------------------------------------------------------|
  A|-------------------------------------------------------|
  E|-------------------------------------------------------|

  e|-------------------------------------------------------|
  B|-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-13--11-x-11-x-11-x-11-11-11----|
  G|----------------------------10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10-10----|
  D|-------------------------------------------------------|
  A|-------------------------------------------------------|
  E|-------------------------------------------------------|


BREAK TO END OF SONG

  GUITAR 1

  e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  B|-----------------3-3-----------|-----------------3-3-----------|
  G|-----------------3-3-----------|-----------------3-3-----------|
  D|-------------0-3-----5p3-5-5-3-|-------------0-3-----5p3-5-5-3-|
  A|-1-1-2h3-/-4-------------------|-1-1-2h3-/-4-------------------|
  E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
                                     G
  e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
  B|-----------------3-3-----------|-3-----------------------------||
  G|-----------------3-3-----------|-4-----------------------------||
  D|-------------0-3-----5p3-5-5-3-|-5-----------------------------||
  A|-1-1-2h3-/-4-------------------|-------------------------------||
  E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------||

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Lyrics

VERSE 1

You part the waters
The same ones that I'm drowning in
You need your casual slaughters
And I'm the one who helps you win

CHORUS

You've got your grand piano
And you don't even play piano
I'm the one who plays piano
You don't even play piano
Alright...

VERSE 2

You part the waters
The same ones that I'm thirsty for
You invite your friends to tea
But when it's me you lock the door

VERSE 3

You've got your credit cards
And you thank your lucky stars
aaahh but...
But don't forget the ones who foot the bill

CHORUS

You've got your grand piano
And you don't even play piano
I'm the one who plays piano     Alright!
You don't even play piano

Owww... You part the waters...

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