• Song:

    The Girl Of My Dreams

  • Artist:

    Machine Gun Fellatio

MACHINE GUN FELLATIO
The Girl Of My Dreams (Is Giving Me Nightmares)

Tabbed by Aidan Gordon (the_borderline@bigpond.com)
Guitarist - Love Shark
Tuning - E Standard, ie;
         High E = E
              B = B
              G = G
              D = D
              A = A
         Low  E = E

Notes; As my favorite band, this is my first MGF tabbing effort. I am in the
process of arranging MGF songs to play as covers in a live band format, so there
should be more tabs to follow. If yr reading this then yr probably Australian so
then G'day mate. I'm possibly the only person out there tabbing this stuff...

Tab Guide - The following symbols may appear under the tab. The correspond to the
notes directly above the markings...
     o = wah open (treble)
     + = wah closed (bass)
     m = wah active, but not in motion (middle)
     . = staccato (play the note short or cut it off quickly)
   (x) = note in brackets may     
 - / < = slight accent first time / heavy accent first time
[- / <]= slight accent second time / heavy accent second time

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Intro 0s - 15s (Verse 1)
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Gtr 1 
Clean, steel string acoustic
"The girl of my dreams..."      x 2 "got..." x 1 [Last time only]
E|-2-------5-------0--------------- --0-x---  
B|-2-------2-------0--------------- --0-x---
G|-2-------2-------1--------------- -(1)x---
D|-4-------2-------2--------------- --------
A|--------------------------------- --------
E|--------------------------------- --------
let ring

Gtr 2
Clean, trebly electric w/reverb
"The girl of my dreams..."      x 2
E|---------------------------------
B|-----2-------2-2------0----------
G|-----2-------2-2------1----------
D|---------------------------------
A|---------------------------------
E|---------------------------------
Heavy P.M. throughout

Gtr 3
(Synth arr. for gtr)
Wah, trebly distortion, w/reverb
"...nightmares..."              x 1
E|---------------------------------
B|---------------------------------
G|---------------------------------
D|----------------7-p4---2---4-----
A|---------------------------------
E|---------------------------------
                  + o.+ m
Note; For two guitars, Gtr 2 and Gtr 3 can be arranged together as their parts do not overlap.
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Verse 1 cont' 15s - 29s
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With Swing Feel;  /- /- = /  /-
                            3 
Gtr 1
Clean, steel string acoustic
"...style, she's got violent ways..."                x 2
E|-2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--
B|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--
G|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--1--1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1--
D|-4--4--4--4--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--
A|------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------
Short, rhythmical and precise throughout

Gtr 3
(Synth arr. for gtr)
Wah, trebly distortion, w/reverb
"...about her..."               x 1
E|---------------------------------
B|---------------------------------
G|---------------------------------
D|----------------7-p4---2---4-----
A|---------------------------------
E|---------------------------------
                  + o.+ m
Bass
Clean and full
"...style, she's got violent ways..."                     x 1
G|-----------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------0--0--0-0-0-0-------------------------------
E|-2--2--2-2-2-2---------------0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--
precise and rhythmical

Bass (continued)
Clean and full
"...got me so that I can't dream..."                   x 1
G|--------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------0--0--0-0-0-0---------------7-4--2----4--
E|-2--2--2-2-2-2---------------0--0--0-0-0-0---------2----
precise and rhythmical

============================================================================
Chorus 29s - 44s
============================================================================

With Swing Feel;  /- /- = /  /-
                            3
Gtr 1
Clean, steel string acoustic
"...nightmares...she's giving me nightmares"     &                & x 2
E|-5--5--7-5-5-5-9--9--10-x-9--x-9-4--4--5--4-x-4-4--4--5--4-4-4-4--
B|-7--7------7---10-10----x-10-x---5--5-----5-x-5-5--5-----x-5------
G|------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------
                     -  <   [<]       [- <]
Short and detatched throughout

Gtr 1
Clean, steel string acoustic
Second time replace & & (above) with;
E|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4--
B|-5---5------5----
G|-----------------
D|-----------------
A|-----------------
E|-----------------
    [-   -]         

Bass
Clean and full
"...nightmares...she's giving me nightmares"              x 1
G|-----------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------0--0--0-0-0-0-------------------------------
E|-2--2--2-2-2-2---------------0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--
precise and rhythmical

Bass (con't)
Clean and full
"...nightmares...she's giving me nightmares"           x 1
G|--------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------0--0--0-0-0-0---------------7-4--2----4--
E|-2--2--2-2-2-2---------------0--0--0-0-0-0---------2----
precise and rhythmical

============================================================================
Verse 2  44s - 1'02s
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Gtr 2 (doubling synth keyboard)
Distortion w/reverb
"My bedside is loaded..."    
E|---------------------------- ------
B|---------------------------- ------
G|---------------------------- --9--
D|---------------------------- --9--
A|---------------------------- --7--
E|---------------------------- ------

Gtr 2
Distortion w/reverb
"Hard to believe you..."     x 2
E|------------------------------
B|------------------------------
G|--------2------6--------------
D|-4------2------6------2-------
A|-4------0------4------2-------
E|-2--------------------0-------
Full, tight and powerful 

Gtr 2
Distortion w/reverb
"...steal..."
E|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|-4----------
A|-4----------
E|-2----------
let ring

Bass
Clean and full 
"Hard to belive you can't get..."               x 2
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|--------------0--0------4-4-4-4------------------
E|-2-2-2-2-----------------------------0-0-0-0--0--
Short and precice                               let ring

Bass
Clean and full
"...steal..."
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|-----------
(silent)

Gtr 1 (quaver upbeat into next section)
Clean, steel string acoustic 
"The..." x 1
E|----0-----
B|----0-----
G|---(1)----
D|---(2)----
A|----------
E|----------
      .

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Verse 3 1'02s - 1'30s
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With Swing Feel;  /- /- = /  /-
                            3 
Gtr 1
Clean, steel string acoustic
"...girl of my dreams is giving me..."                 x 4
E|-2--2--2--2--5--5--5-5-5-5-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--
B|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--
G|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-1--1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1--
D|-4--4--4--4--2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--
A|--------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------
Short, rhythmical and precise throughout. Ad lib by adding strokes

Gtr 3
(Synth arr. for gtr)
Wah, trebly distortion, w/reverb
"...nightmares..."              x 2
E|---------------------------------
B|---------------------------------
G|---------------------------------
D|----------------7-p4---2---4-----
A|---------------------------------
E|---------------------------------
                  + o.+ m

Bass
Clean and full
"...girl of my dreams is giving me..."                    x 1
G|-----------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------0--0--0-0-0-0-------------------------------
E|-2--2--2-2-2-2---------------0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--
precise and rhythmical

Bass (continued)
Clean and full
"...don't know what it means but she's got..."         x 1
G|--------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------0--0--0-0-0-0---------------7-4--2----4--
E|-2--2--2-2-2-2---------------0--0--0-0-0-0---------2----
precise and rhythmical

BASS NOW REPEATS THE PREVIOUS TWO MEASURES IN THE SAME ORDER

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Chorus 1'30s - 1'45s
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With Swing Feel;  /- /- = /  /-
                            3
Gtr 1
Clean, steel string acoustic
"She's giving me nightmares..."                  &                & x 2
E|-5--5--7-5-5-5-9--9--10-x-9--x-9-4--4--5--4-x-4-4--4--5--4-4-4-4--
B|-7--7------7---10-10----x-10-x---5--5-----5-x-5-5--5-----x-5------
G|------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------
                     -  <   [<]       [- <]
Short and detatched throughout

Gtr 1
Clean, steel string acoustic
Second time replace & & (above) with;
E|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4--
B|-5---5------5----
G|-----------------
D|-----------------
A|-----------------
E|-----------------
    [-   -]         

Bass
Clean and full
"...nightmares...she's giving me nightmares"              x 1
G|-----------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------0--0--0-0-0-0-------------------------------
E|-2--2--2-2-2-2---------------0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--
precise and rhythmical

Bass (con't)
Clean and full
"...nightmares...she's giving me nightmares"           x 1
G|--------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------0--0--0-0-0-0---------------7-4--2----4--
E|-2--2--2-2-2-2---------------0--0--0-0-0-0---------2----
precise and rhythmical

============================================================================
Verse 4  1'45s - 2'18s 
============================================================================

Gtr 2 (doubling synth keyboard)
Distortion w/reverb
"People keep on staring..."   "...but..."   
E|---------------------------- ------
B|---------------------------- ------
G|---------------------------- --9--
D|---------------------------- --9--
A|---------------------------- --7--
E|---------------------------- ------

Gtr 2
Distortion w/reverb
"...one flat pick to get..." x 6
E|------------------------------
B|------------------------------
G|--------2------6--------------
D|-4------2------6------2-------
A|-4------0------4------2-------
E|-2--------------------0-------
Full, tight and powerful 

Gtr 2
Distortion w/reverb
"...steal..."
E|-------
B|-------
G|-------
D|-4-----
A|-4-----
E|-2-----
let ring

Bass
Clean and full 
"One flat pick to get started..."               x 6
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|--------------0--0------4-4-4-4------------------
E|-2-2-2-2-----------------------------0-0-0-0--0--
Short and precice                               let ring

Bass
Clean and full
"...steal..."
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|-----------
(silent)

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Breakdown 2'18s - 2'50s
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Gtr 1
Clean, steel string acoustic
"...girl of my dreams is giving me..." [Third time]      #             x 4
E|---- -5--5-5-7-5(5)5-9--9--9--10-x-9-----9-4--4--5-4-4-4--4-4-4--4------
B|-1/- -7--7-------7---10----10----x-10-10---5--5------5------5------1/7--
G|---- ---------------(9)-----------(9)---------------(4)------------0----
D|---- -------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---- -------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---- -------------------------------------------------------------------
ad lib.
ON FOURTH REPEAT, GTR 1 IS SILENT AFTER THE SYMBOL "#" (ABOVE)

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Verse 5 2'50s - 3'30s
============================================================================

Gtr 2 (doubling synth keyboard)
Distortion w/reverb
"...(vocals silent)..."
E|---------------------------- ------
B|---------------------------- ------
G|---------------------------- --9--
D|---------------------------- --9--
A|---------------------------- --7--
E|---------------------------- ------

Gtr 2
Distortion w/reverb
"...my breakdown is coming..." x 8
E|------------------------------
B|------------------------------
G|--------2------6--------------
D|-4------2------6------2-------
A|-4------0------4------2-------
E|-2--------------------0-------
Full, tight and powerful 

Gtr 2
Distortion w/reverb
"...steal..."
E|-------
B|-------
G|-------
D|-4-----
A|-4-----
E|-2-----
let ring

Bass
Clean and full 
"My breakdown is coming, running..."            x 8
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|--------------0--0------4-4-4-4------------------
E|-2-2-2-2-----------------------------0-0-0-0--0--
Short and precice                               let ring

Bass
Clean and full
"...steal..."
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|-----------
(silent)

Please feel free to email your comments/questions.
the_borderline@bigpond.com

Aidan Gordon
RELIC, Bunbury Western Australia
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