• Song:

    Green-tinted Sixties Mind

  • Artist:

    Mr Big

  • Album:

    Raw Like Sushi III: Jap...

The introduction to this song is very tricky, the first impression you get
is that it's some kind of backward tape recording but no!!!, It's just 
Paul's guitar with distortion and some kind of octave or harmonizer effect 
(sounding one octave lower or higher) to achieve his unique soloing 
TONE!! Anyways, Paul uses mostly a pick/hammer/sliding/tapping technique
in which the use of both hands is probably the right choice to play the         
        
introduction. It's a very cool song, it should really impress anyone if 
it's performed live.

This should be ok for the first part of the song, if someone wants to post
the rest it's fine, e mail me at: oandrade@impsat.net.ec


b=bend          
r=release          
tr=trill            
*=mute strings
( )= let ring previous note
[ ]= harmonic note(probably played on the 12th fret)
t= tap (with right hand index finger)

p= pick (either with right hand fingers or left hand ring finger,               
                                                         whichever is easier 4 U)


h=hammer on (done with left hand fingers)
po= pull off (done with left hand fingers)

s/=slide up. Example: 12t-s/-16 (tap 12 first, then slide up untill fret 16)
s\=slide down. Example: 16-s\-12( slide down from fret 16 to fret 12)
~=vibrato
 | =end of bar
%=repeat last bar


[Intro/Outro]

    h po      h po po    h   h    h  tap  po po    tap    h  h
e:-0^2^0--- | -0^5^3^0-- | -----0^5-- | ^7-(12)-^7^5--- | -(17)-^9^12^17---- | 
B:-------0- | ---------- | -0^2------ | --------------- | ------------------ | 
G:--------- | ---------- | ---------- | --------------- | ------------------ | 
D:--------- | ---------- | ---------- | --------------- | ------------------ | 
A:--------- | ---------- | ---------- | --------------- | ------------------ | 
E:--------- | ---------- | ---------- | --------------- | ------------------ | 

                                  +----------   +--------
                                   |  1,2,3        |  4
     h       po   po h h  tap      |        h h    | 
e:--5^7-(16)-^4-- | -^0^4^7-(12)-s/-16-s\-12^7^4-- | -s/-16---------- | 
B:--------------- | --------------- | -------------- | ---------------- | 
G:--------------- | --------------- | -------------- | ---------------- | 
D:--------------- | --------------- | -------------- | ---------------- | 
A:--------------- | --------------- | -------------- | ---------------- | 
E:--------------- | --------------- | -------------- | ---------------- | 

[Fig 1]
     E                                  Esus4
 | ------------------ | ---------------- | --------------- | ---------------------- | 
 | ----9------------- | --------*------- | -----10-------- | ---------(10)--------- | 
 | ----9------------- | --------*------- | -----9--------- | ---------(9)---------- | 
 | ----9------------- | --------*------- | -----9--------- | ---------(9)---------- | 
 | ----7------------- | --------*------- | -----7--------- | ---------(7)---------- | 
 | ------------------ | ---------------- | --------------- | ---------------------- | 

     D5                                   E5
 | ------------------ | ---------------- | --------------- | ---------------------- | 
 | ------------------ | ---------------- | --------------- | ---------------------- | 
 | ----7------------- | --------*------- | -----9--------- | -------(9)------------ | 
 | ----7------------- | --------*------- | -----9--------- | -------(9)------------ | 
 | ----5------------- | --------*------- | -----7--------- | -------(7)------------ | 
 | ------------------ | ---------------- | --------------- | ---------------------- | 

     E                                   Esus4
 | ------------------ | ---------------- | --------------- | -0-------------------- | 
 | ------------------ | ---------------- | --------------- | ---0------------------ | 
 | ----1------------- | --------*------- | -----2--------- | -----2---------------- | 
 | ----2------------- | --------*------- | -----2--------- | ---------------------- | 
 | ----2------------- | --------*------- | -----2--------- | ---------------------- | 
 | ------------------ | ---------------- | --------------- | ---------------------- | 

    B5 A5 B5 A5                           E
 | ----------------------------------- | --------------- | ---------------------- | 
 | ----------------------------------- | --------------- | ---------------------- | 
 | ----4--2--4--2-(2)----------------- | -----9--------- | -------(9)------------ | 
 | ----4--2--4--2-(2)----------------- | -----9--------- | -------(9)------------ | 
 | ----2--0--2--0-(0)----------------- | -----7--------- | -------(7)------------ | 
 | ----------------------------------- | --------------- | ---------------------- | 

[Fig 2]
    (Harmonics)      (With tremolo bar)
 | -------[12]------- | --(12)~~~------- | --------------- | ---------------------- | 
 | ---[12]----------- | --(12)~~~------- | --------------- | ---------------------- | 
 | ------------------ | ---------------- | --------------- | ---------------------- | 
 | ------------------ | ---------------- | --------------- | ---------------------- | 
 | ------------------ | ---------------- | --------------- | ---------------------- | 
 | ------------------ | ---------------- | --------------- | ---------------------- | 


 E5    E5      D5        E5        E5      E5   
   She just woke up, but she's still tired
               D5        E5      [fig 2]
   is that the telephone ringing?
 E5    E5      D5        E5        E5      E5      
   The curtains can't hold back the light
                  E5   E5
   That's reaching into her dreams
   C#5
   down in her heart
  E5        B5               G5          D5
   if it had fingers, it'd be tearing it apart


          E5
[Chorus]  You be lookin' groovy
         F#5
          in a sixties movie
         E5                      A5
          maybe tell the press you died
         C#5 
          Little legend baby
         B5                 A#5 [x12120]
          try your very best to hide
            A5            B5       E5     [fig 1]
          a green-tinted sixties mind
   
   She keeps some memories locked away

   but they are always escaping

   neglect won't make them fade away

   They're reaching into her dreams

   down in her heart

   don't need fingers to be tearing it apart

[Chorus]  Gotta face the day

          there is no other way

          to clear the fog inside your mind

          fill it up with dreams

          but all that she can seem to find

          a green-tinted sixties mind


[Solo]    |  E5    |  E5   |  E5   |  B5    |  B5    |  B5    |  B5     |  F#5    |       | 
          4/4               5/8                         3/4   4/4

[Chorus]  Hangin' out with Janis
          movin' to Atlantis
          could've made it if you tried
          What's the point of force
          it's easy as a horse to ride
          green-tinted sixties mind

          You be lookin' groovy
          in a sixties movie
          maybe tell the press you died
          Little legend baby
          try your very best to hide
          a green-tinted sixties mind

[Outro]    ( - U can't hide - )
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