Author/Artist: Fountains of Wayne
Title: Stacy's Mom
Transcribed by: Jimmy Cafarella
Email: immyjay@comcast.net
standard tuning
INTRO RIFF (palm muted)
-|---------------------------------|----|------------------------------|-------
-|---------------------------------|----|------------------------------|-------
-|-------------------------------4-|----|------------------------------|-------
-|-------2-2-2-2-2---1-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-x5-|-------2-2-2-2-2---1-2-2-2-2-2|-------
-|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-----0-0-0-0---|----|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-2---0-0-0-0-0|-------
-|-0-0-0---------------------------|----|-0-0-0------------------------|-------
or if you like you can finger it this way:
-|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------
-|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------
-|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------
-|-------------------------------9-|------------------------------------------
-|-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7---6-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------------------------------------------
-|-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-7-----5-5-5-5---|------------------------------------------
VERSE
"stacy can I...."
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------
-|---------------------------------------------------------------4-|----------
-|-------2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|-x3-------
-|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---|----------
-|-0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0---------------------------|----------
"is she there..."
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------
-|-------2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|----------
-|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|----------
-|-0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0---------------------------|----------
BRIDGE
"you know I'm not..."
-|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------
-|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------
-|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------
-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------
-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------
-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------
CHORUS
"stacy's mom..."
A E B C#
-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------
-|-------9-9-9-9------------------------|-x2----------------------------------
-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-|-------------------------------------
-|-5-5-5---------7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--9--|-------------------------------------
"stacy can't you see.." "I know it might be wrong..."
A E C C# A B
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
-|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--
-|-------9-9-9-9-9---------------------------------------------------------|--
-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--
-|-5-5-5-----------8--8--8--9--9--9--9--9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--
THEN PLAY INTRO RIFF AGAIN
THEN PLAY VERSE AGAIN, but this time 2nd guitar plays this clean passage
over it. (I may be a little off , it's hard to hear all the notes over
the electric)
E A B A E A B A
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------
-|-----9-----6-9-6---8-9-8---6-9-6-----9-----6-9-6---8-9-8---6-9-6-|----------
-|---9---9-7-------9-------7---------9---9-7-------9-------7-------|-x4-------
-|-7-------------------------------7-------------------------------|----------
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------
THEN PLAY BRIDGE GAIN
THEN THE LEAD INTERLUDE
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------
-|-------9--------------------------------9------------------------|----------
-|-10-12---12-9----------------9----10-12---12-9----9h10p9h10p9----|----------
-|--------------10-12-12-12-10---12--------------10----------------|----------
-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------
-|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------
-|-------9--------------------------8brbrbrb-11brbrbrb-|----------------------
-|-10-12---12-9----------------9-----------------------|----------------------
-|--------------10-12-12-12-10---12--------------------|----------------------
-|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------
NOW CHORUS AGAIN BUT THIS TIME THE PATTERN IS PLAYED IN A HIGHER KEY
C G D Em
-|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
-|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
-|----------12-12-12-12-------------------|-----------------------------------
-|-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-|-----------------------------------
-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-14-14-14-|-----------------------------------
-|-8--8--8--------------10-10-10-12-12-12-|-----------------------------------
C G D# Em C D
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---
-|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---
-|----------12-12-12-12---------------------------------------------------|---
-|-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-14-14-14-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---
-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-14-14-14-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---
-|-8--8--8--------------11-11-11-12-12-12-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---
Alrighty then. Email me with any complaints, suggestions, corrections,
life advice, financial tips, or definitions of street slang at
immyjay@comcast.net September 30, 2003 "word to your mother"
