Middleman Tab by Terrorvision #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: Tom Petty Terrorvision are a one guitar band, but most of their stuff is recorded with two guitars set up slightly differently playing much the same thing. Hence, the following transcription is an arrangement for one guitar only, to simplify things. If you want to separate the guitar parts, listen to the album (and if you haven't already done this, why not?). Enjoy Paul Hutchinson Middleman - Terrorvision ------------------------ Symbols used / - slide up \ - slide down ~ - vibrato h - hammer on = - sustain note for duration indicated + - marks where the beat comes Intro: GTR (clean) (distortion) + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----1-------3---|-----1-------4---|-----1-------3---|-----------------| |---0---0---2---2-|---2---2---5---5-|---0---0---2---2-|-----2-------5---| |---------0-------|-3-------6-------|---------0-------|---3---3---6---6-| |-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-------4-------| BASS + + + | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------6\\\|-----------------|-3=======6===5===| |-----------------|-----------------|-3=======5=======|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| + + + + + + + + |-----------------|------------------| |-----1-------3---|------------------| |---0---0---2---2-|-----10-9\\\\\\\\\| |---------0-------|---10---9\\\\\\\\\| |-3---------------|-8------7\\\\\\\\\| |-----------------|------------------| | + + + + | + + + + | |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-3======2===------| |-3=======5=======|------------3-2-1-| |-----------------|------------------| Verse: - Play this twice for the first verse, and once for the second + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----10------8---|-----7-------6---|-----10------8---|-----7-------8~~~| |-----9-------9---|-----7-------5---|-----9-------9---|-----7-------7~~~| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------3-3---3-|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0---0-3-3---3-|-5-5---5---------|-0-0---0-3-3---3-|-5-5---5---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-0-----| + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----10------8---|-----7-------6---|-----10------8---|-----------------| |-----9-------9---|-----7-------5---|-----9-------9---|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------2~~~------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-0-------0-2---| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-----------| | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------3-3---3-|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0---0-3-3---3-|-5-5---5---------|-0-0---0-3-3---3-|-2-0-------0-2---| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-0===------| Chorus: + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----1-------3---|-----------------|-----1-------3---|-----1-------4---| |---0---0---2---2-|-----2-------5---|---0---0---2---2-|---2---2---5---5-| |---------0-------|---3---3---6---6-|---------0-------|-3-------6-------| |-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-1-------4-------|-----------------|-----------------| | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3=====3---------| |-3=====3-5=====5-|-----------------|-3=====3-5=====5-|-----------------| |-----------------|-1=====1-4-4-3-3-|-----------------|---------4-4-6-3-| + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----1-------3---|-----------------|-----1-------3---|------------------| |---0---0---2---2-|-----2-------5---|---0---0---2---2-|-----10-9\\\\\\\\\| |---------0-------|---3---3---6---6-|---------0-------|---10---9\\\\\\\\\| |-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-8------7\\\\\\\\\| |-----------------|-1-------4-------|-----------------|------------------| | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3======2===------| |-3=====3-5=====5-|-----------------|-3=====3-5=====5-|------------3-2-1-| |-----------------|-1=====1-4-4-3-3-|-----------------|------------------| Go back and do another verse and chorus, but instead of playing the last bar of the chorus, go straight onto this Bridge: + + + + + + + + + + + + |-------------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9--|-5=====5--------4=|=======----------| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9--|-5=====5----5---4=|=======5=========| |-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--|-3=====3-/7---7-2=|=======5=========| |-------------------------|------------------|-------3=========| | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | |-------------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--|------------5-----|-----------------| |-------------------------|-3=====3-/7---7---|-----------------| |-------------------------|----------------7=|=======3=========| + + + + + + + + + + + + |-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-7---7-777-7---7=|===777-777-777-77|-5=====5-----------4=| |-7---7-777-7---7=|===777-777-777-77|-5=====5-----5-----4=| |-5---5-555-5---5=|===555-555-555-55|-3=====3-5h7-----7\2=| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | |-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------5-------| |-5===5===5-5---5=|=========5---5---|-3=====3-5h7-----7---| |-----------------|-----------5---5-|-------------------7=| + + + + + + + + + + + + |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |===4===2=========|-7===7-777-7---7=|===777-779-9-9---| |===4===2=========|-7===7-777-7---7=|===777-779-9-9---| |===2===0=========|-5===5-555-5---5=|===555-557-7-7---| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-5===5===5-5===5=|===5-5===7-7-7---| |===7===5=========|-----------------|-----------------| Quiet Verse: (clean) + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3---| |-----------------|-----1-----------|-----------------|-----1-----3---3-| |-----2-------0---|---2---2-----2---|-----2-------0---|---2---2---------| |---2---2---2---2-|-0-------3-3---3-|---2---2---2---2-|-0-------2-------| |-0-------3-------|-----------------|-0-------3-------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------3=====3-|-----------------|-----------------| |-0=====0-3=====3-|-5=====5---------|-0=====0-3=====3-|-5=====5---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0=====3-| + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----1-----------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----2-------0---|---2---2-----2---|-----2-------0---|-----------------| |---2---2---2---2-|-0-------3-3---3-|---2---2---2---2-|-3-3-3-----------| |-0-------3-------|-----------------|-0-------3-------|-3-3-3-------0-2-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-----1-----| | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------3-3---3-|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0---0-3-3---3-|-5-5---5---------|-0-0---0-3-3---3-|-------------0-2-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-1-----1-----| Play another chorus, basically the same as before with a slightly notier bass line (work it out yerself!), replacing the last bar with: + + + + |-----------------| |-----1-----------| |---2---2-----3-3-| |-3-------6-6-3-3-| |---------6-6-1-1-| |---------4-4-----| | + + + + | |-----------------| |-3-3-3===--------| |-----------------| |---------4-4-6-6-| 'Solo': + + + + + + + + |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-------5-----5-3=|=========--------| |-3--/7---5-7-----|-------------5-3=| |-----------------|---------4-6-----| | + + + + | + + + + | |-----------------|-----------------| |---------------3-|-3-3-3-3---------| |-3-3-3-3-5-5-5---|-----------------| |-----------------|---------4-4-3---| Play that 4 times and then + + + + + + + + |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------5-----3-3-| |-------5-----5-3=|===-/7---6-6-3-3-| |-3--/7---5-7-----|---------6-6-1-1-| |-----------------|---------4-4-----| | + + + + | + + + + | |-----------------|-----------------| |---------------3-|-3-3-3-3---------| |-3-3-3-3-5-5-5---|-----------------| |-----------------|---------4-4-6-6-| Do another chorus (with an even notier bass line), finishing off with: + + + + + |-------------------|-----|| |-------------------|-----|| |-10-10-10----------|-----|| |-10-10-10----------|-----|| |-8--8--8-----8-887-|-----|| |-------------------|-8---|| | + + + + | || |-------------------|-----|| |-3--3--3-----3-332-|-----|| |-------------------|-3---|| |-------------------|-----|| Lyrics: You know I couldn't be me if it wasn't for you I feel like shit and look like plastic but I'll get through You know it's plain to see what's going to do As long as it don't get too drastic then we can't lose Don't blame the middleman, come to me I'll tell you what I can: all you need Cut out the middleman, wait and see. It was you that told me the aliens had landed And it was you that told me the end had just begun But now we're in this thing together You can't escape I've got you trapped deep inside You said you'd stay with me forever Where are you now when I need you as my alibi? You left me all alone in my hour of need I tried to explain the situation, but they don't believe me Doodleoot, doodleoot, doodleoot, come to me Doodleoot, doodleoot, doodleoot, all you need Doodleoot, doodleoot, doodleoot, wait and see
