*-------------------------------------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.-------* *-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Released at October 22nd 2012 as the second single from Mother Mother's fourth studio album "The Sticks", "Bit by Bit" has the smart and folky-rock with jazzy sensation that Ryan Guldemond hails on the band's songs. It reached #4 in Canadian Alternative Rock and #49 in Canadian Active Rock music charts. With an acoustic arpeggio followed by some distorsion bits this track is a wildebeest. Tabbed by Pelusteriano Contact at my UG profile Lyrics by Ryan Guldemond (Official website lyrics) Music by Mother Mother Key of G minor =============================================================================== NOTE: This tab is based on the next live performances: Live at the Verge Sirius XM radio station 2013 - http://goo.gl/XQMi9H Live at the CASBY Awards 2013 - http://goo.gl/yPRxf6 Live at Riffland Festival 2012 (special performance) - http://goo.gl/XCDXVd Live at Zulu Records 2012 - http://goo.gl/KQsy0R =============================================================================== INTRO |----|-----------------|-----------------| |----|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3-| |----|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3-| |----|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-| |----|-----------------|-----------------| |-10\|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---| (\: slide down) VERSE I Gm Dm6/F Dm/A# Dm/A Dm/G# || -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- || || ----------------- || || ---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---0---0-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6- || || ---6---6---6---6- || ||o---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---2---2-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-o|| ||o---7---7---7---7-o|| ||o---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-o|| ||o---0---0---0---0-o|| || -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- || || ----------------- || || -3---3---3---3---|-3---3---1---1---|-6---6---6---6---|-6---6---5---5--- ||X2|| -4---4---4---4--- ||X2 (slowly fade) Gm Dm6/F Dm/A# Bit by bit, I'm gonna get my bricks out in the sticks Dm/A Gm Bit by bit, I'm gonna build my house in the wildest thickets Dm6/F Dm/A# I'm gonna get away from all those mouths and my shit Dm/A Dm/G# I'm gonna say good-bye to all the la-di-da-di-da-di-da-di-da CHORUS Gm Amadd11 A#6 D#7/M9 A#6 Amadd11 Gm |---------------|---------------|--------------|-----|----------------| |-3-3-XX-5-5-XX-|-6-6-XX-6-6-XX-|-6-6-XX-5-5-XX|--3--|----------------| |-3-3-XX-5-5-XX-|-7-7-XX-7-7-XX-|-7-7-XX-5-5-XX|--3--|----------------| |-0-0-XX-0-0-XX-|-5-5-XX-5-5-XX-|-5-5-XX-0-0-XX|--0--|--------0vvv--\-| |-X-X-XX-X-X-XX-|-X-X-XX-6-6-XX-|-X-X-XX-X-X-XX|--X--|--------------\-| |-3-3----5-5----|-6-6----X-X----|-6-6----5-5-XX|--3--|-(3)vvv-------\-| (X: mute) (v: vibrato) Gm Amadd11 I?m getting on a mountain A#6 D#7/M9 Away from the people on the ground and A#6 Amadd11 Gm Some cop sticking up my wagon VERSE II Gm Dm6/F Dm/A# Dm/A Dm/G# || -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- || || ----------------- || || ---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---0---0-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6- || || ---6---6---6---6- || ||o---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---2---2-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-o|| ||o---7---7---7---7-o|| ||o---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-o|| ||o---0---0---0---0-o|| || -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- || || ----------------- || || -3---3---3---3---|-3---3---1---1---|-6---6---6---6---|-6---6---5---5--- ||X2|| -4---4---4---4--- ||X2 (slowly fade) Gm Dm6/F Dm/A# One by one, I?m gonna get my properties all bundled up Dm/A Gm To the branch of a poplar tree and saunter off Dm6/F With a buck and a wildebeest Dm/A# Dm/A Dm/G# I?m getting lost, I?m getting lost, I?m getting lo-o-o-ost CHORUS Gm Amadd11 A#6 D#7/M9 A#6 Amadd11 Gm || ---------------|---------------|-------------- || |-----| || -3-3-XX-5-5-XX-|-6-6-XX-6-6-XX-|-6-6-XX-5-5-XX || |--3--| ||o-3-3-XX-5-5-XX-|-7-7-XX-7-7-XX-|-7-7-XX-5-5-XXo|| |--3--| ||o-0-0-XX-0-0-XX-|-5-5-XX-5-5-XX-|-5-5-XX-0-0-XXo|| |--0--| || -X-X-XX-X-X-XX-|-X-X-XX-6-6-XX-|-X-X-XX-X-X-XX || |--X--| || -3-3----5-5----|-6-6----X-X----|-6-6----5-5--- ||X2|--3--| Gm Amadd11 I?m getting on a mountain A#6 D#7/M9 Away from the people on the ground and A#6 Amadd11 Some cop sticking up my wagon Gm Amadd11 Chop-chop, we gonna build a cabin A#6 D#7/M9 Up top on a pretty little mountain A#6 Amadd11 Gm Fuck off all you people on the ground, ya! |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-/13-/13--13-11-13-11-13-11v-|-/13-/13-13-11-13-11-14-14bvv-| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| (/: slide up) (b: bend) BRIDGE D D# A# G D D# A# G |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |---3---3---4---4--|------------------|---3---3---4---4--|------------------| |------------------|---7---7---4---4--|------------------|---7---7----------| |--4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|--8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-|--4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|--8-8-8-8---------| |-5---5---6---6----|-8-------5--------|-5---5---6---6----|-8--------------4-| |------------------|-----6-------3----|------------------|-----6----3-5-6---| 16th notes arpeggio D D# A# G D |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| |---3---3---4---4--|------------------|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---3--3---| |------------------|---7---7---4---4--|------------------|--------------X---| |--4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|--8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---| |-5---5---6---6----|-8-------5--------|-5---5---5---5----|-5---5---5----5---| |------------------|-----6-------3----|------------------|------------------| (slowly fade) D D# A# G No, I won?t bring too much of anything D D# A# G Maybe a little slicker for the rain D D# A# G Maybe just a good book and a heart to break D I?ll make a mistress of a little Wiccan thing VERSE III Gm Dm6/F Dm/A# Dm/A || -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- || || ---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---0---0-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6- || ||o---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---2---2-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-o|| ||o---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-o|| || -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- || || -3---3---3---3---|-3---3---1---1---|-6---6---6---6---|-6---6---5---5--- ||X2 Dm/G# E5 F5 F#5 |-----------------|-----------------|--------------| |---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|--------------| |---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|--------------| |---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|--------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-2---2---3--4-| |-4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---|-0---0---1--2-| +disto Gm Dm6/F Dm/A# Bit by bit, I'm gonna get my bricks out in the sticks Dm/A Gm Bit by bit, I'm gonna build my house in the wildest thickets Dm6/F Dm/A# I'm gonna get away from all those mouths and my shit Dm/A Dm/G# E5 F5 F#5 I'm gonna say good-bye to all the la-di-da-di-da-di-da-di-da GUITAR SOLO |-/13-13tr\-10-10tr\-6-|-6tr\-1-1tr--0-0tr-1-|-/6-10-10/13-15-| |----------------------|---------------------|----------------| |----------------------|---------------------|----------------| |----------------------|---------------------|----------------| |----------------------|---------------------|----------------| |----------------------|---------------------|----------------| (tr: tremolo picking) |-15b16r15-13--13vv-|----13-15-15b16r15-13--13vv-|----13-15-15b16r15-13----13v-| |------------15-----|-15------------------15-----|-15-------------------15-----| |-------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------|------------| |-15-18-17----17\16----16-|-\15----15-14----14-13-|------------| |----------17-------16----|-----15-------14-------|-14vv--12vv-| |-------------------------|-----------------------|------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------|------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------|------------| CHORUS Gm Amadd11 A#6 D#7/M9 A#6 Amadd11 Gm || ---------------|---------------|-------------- || |-----| || -3-3-XX-5-5-XX-|-6-6-XX-6-6-XX-|-6-6-XX-5-5-XX || |--3--| ||o-3-3-XX-5-5-XX-|-7-7-XX-7-7-XX-|-7-7-XX-5-5-XXo|| |--3--| ||o-0-0-XX-0-0-XX-|-5-5-XX-5-5-XX-|-5-5-XX-0-0-XXo|| |--0--| || -X-X-XX-X-X-XX-|-X-X-XX-6-6-XX-|-X-X-XX-X-X-XX || |--X--| || -3-3----5-5----|-6-6----X-X----|-6-6----5-5--- ||X2|--3--| Gm Amadd11 I?m getting on a mountain A#6 D#7/M9 Away from the people on the ground and A#6 Amadd11 Some cop sticking up my wagon Gm Amadd11 Chop-chop, we gonna build a cabin A#6 D#7/M9 Up top on a pretty little mountain A#6 Amadd11 Gm Fuck off all you people on the ground, ya! OUTRO |-----------------------|----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------|------------------------| |-(3)/5-/5-5-3-5-3-5-3v-|-(3)/5-/5-5-3-5-3-5br-|-(3)/5-/5-5-3-5-3-5-----| |-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------0v--| |-----------------------|----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------| |-/13-13-11-13-11-13-11v-|-13-13v--13-11-13-11-13-----|-/13-13-13-11-13-11-13-11v-| |------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------12v-|---------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------| |-/13-/13-13-11-13-11-13-----|-----------| |----------------------------|-----------| |------------------------12v-|-(12)www\--| |----------------------------|-----------| |----------------------------|-----------| (w: wide vibrato)