e | ------- | [played] | ------- |
B | ------- | [lots,] | ------- |
G | --13--- | | --11--- |
D | --14--- | [then] | --14--- |
A | --14--- | | --14--- |
E | ------- | | ------- |
This's called an E/B into a B4, I guess.
Listen to the song for the timing.
E/B B4 x2
[Next, E (played normal, open 022100), then slide into an A, no bar (go ahead and hit
all the strings, though).]
E A
E A
Whatever you want from me,
E A
whatever you want I'll do.
E A
Try to squeeze a drop of blood,
E A
from a sugarcube.
[Play the break like so.]
A B C#4 Eb4
E [slide, sucka] A
E A
Try to be more assured,
E A
try to be more right there.
E A
Try to be less uptight,
E A
try to be more aware.
E A
Whatever you want from me,
E A
is what I want to do for you.
E A
Sweeter than a drop of blood,
E A
from a sugarcube.
A B C#4 Eb4
C#4 Eb4
E A
A B C#4 Eb4
And though I like to act the part of being tough,
C#4 Eb4 E4
I crumble like a sugarcube,
F#4
for you!
[Do the intro thing again! Yeah! Now we're cookin'!]
E/B B4 x2
A B
Whatever you want from me,
C#4 Eb4
whatever you want I'll do,
E A
and I will try!
E A
A B
Whatever you want from me,
C#4 Eb4
whatever you want I'll do!
E A
Try to squeeze a drop of blood,
E A
squeeze a drop of blood,
E A
from a sugarcube.
End on E.
That's all.
A more difficult, but complex-sounding thing to do for the verses would be to go from E
to A to B back to A then back to E. You have to be faster, but it might be worth it.
See, Ira plays this in open E usually (hence the quicker note changes in the studio
version of this song, and the nutty solo), but he also did a Take-Away Show in which he
played it in standard on an acoustic. Hit up Google with the following search and I'm
sure a smart kid like you will easily be able to find it: "Yo La Tengo Take Away Show".
Anywhoo, I've taken what should have been a really simple tab and made it confusing, I'm
sure, so I'll stop typing here.
No I won't.
Yo La Tengo is one of the loveliest bands ever to rock on this earth.
Now I will.