• Song:

    Dress

  • Artist:

    Pj Harvey

  • Album:

    Dry / Demonstration

Artist: PJ Harvey
Song: Dress
Album: Dry
Tabbed by: foofighter1337

Guitar 1 (EADGBe)
Guitar 2 (EADGBe)

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| ~  vibrato
| x  Mute note
| ^  bend

[NOTE: The rhythm patterns are difficult, hence why the numbers are included.  
I believe this tab is mostly accurate, the only questionable part being 
the (pre)ending strum pattern]

==========
Play Order
==========
Intro x 4
Verse 1 [Verse x 2]
Chorus
Verse 2 [Verse x 2]
Interlude x 4 [Guitar 2 plays Verse x 2]
Chorus [without vocals]
Verse 3 [Pre-ending]
Chorus x 2
Pre-ending
Ending

===============
Rhythm Patterns
===============

Intro
-----
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4-4-x-4-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-|
A|-4-4-x-4-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-|
E|-2-2-x-2-2-x-x-0-2-2-0-2-2-x-x-x-|

Verse
-----
   F#                              A       F#      A       F# 
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------2---2-x-------x-2---2-x---------| 
D|-4-4-x-4-4---4---4-4-4-4-4---4---2---2-x-4---4-x-2---2-x-4---4---|
A|-4-4-x-4-4---4---4-4-4-4-4---4---0---0-x-4---4-x-0---0-x-4---4---|
E|-2-2-x-2-2---2---2-2-0-2-2---2---------x-2---2-x-------x-2---2---|

   F#                              B       F#      B       F# 
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------4---4-x-------x-4---4-x---------|
D|-4-4-x-4-4---4---4-4-4-4-4---4---4---4-x-4---4-x-4---4-x-4---4---|
A|-4-4-x-4-4---4---4-4-4-4-4---4---2---2-x-4---4-x-2---2-x-4---4---|
E|-2-2-x-2-2---2---2-2-0-2-2---2---------x-2---2-x-------x-2---2---|

Chorus
------
   B               A               F#   
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|/9---9---9-9-9-9\7---7---7-7-7-7\4-4-x-4-4---4---4-4-x-4-4---4-x-|
A|/9---9---9-9-9-9\7---7---7-7-7-7\4-4-x-4-4---4---4-4-x-4-4---4-x-|
E|/7---7---7-7-7-7\5---5---5-5-5-5\2-2-x-2-2---2---2-2-x-2-2---2-x-|

   B               G                F#
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|x9---9---9-9-9-9x12--12--12121212\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4~--------------|
A|x9---9---9-9-9-9x12--12--12121212\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4~--------------|
E|x7---7---7-7-7-7x10--10--10101010\2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2~--------------|

Interlude
---------
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-x-10------10-10^11^10----10---x-x-10------10--10^-10^-----10--|
G|-x-x-----11--------------11------x-x-----11--------------11------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-ending
----------
   F#                              A       F#      A       F# 
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------2---------------2-----------|
D|-4-------4-------4-------4-------4---2---4-------4---2---4-------|
A|-4-------4-------4-------4-------4---0---4-------4---0---4-------|
E|-2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|

   F#                              B      F#       B       F# 
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------4---------------4---------------|
D|-4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
A|-4-------4-------4-------4-------2-------4-------2-------4-------|
E|-2-------2-------2-------2---------------2---------------2-------|

Ending
------
   F#                              A       F#      A       F# 
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------2---------------2-----------|
D|-4-------4-------4-------4-------4---2---4-------4---2---4-------|
A|-4-------4-------4-------4-------4---0---4-------4---0---4-------|
E|-2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|

   F#                              E      F#       E       F# 
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
A|-4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
E|-2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------2-------0-------2-------|



======
Lyrics
======

Verse 1
-------
F#                  A   F#    A   F#
Put on that dress - I'm going out dancing
F#                  B      F#       B        F#       
Starting off red  - clean and sparkling he'll see me
F#                                          
Music playing make it dreamy for dancing - 
A       F#             A         F#
must be a way that I can dress to please him
F#                                               
It's hard to walk in the dress, it's not easy - 
B          F#          B        F#      
I'm spilling over like a heavy loaded fruit tree

Verse 2
-------
F#                 A   F#     A     F#
It's sad to see - lonely all this lonely
F#                 B        F#         B          F#  
Close up my eyes - dreamy dreamy music make it be alright
F#                                     
Music play make it good for romacing - 
A        F#         A        F#
must be a way I can dress to please him
F#                                       
Swing and sway everything'll be alright - 
B        F#         B          F#  
but it's feeling so damn tight tonight

Verse 3
-------
F#                                    
Filthy tight, the dress is filthy - 
A        F#         A       F# 
I'm falling flat and my arms are empty
F#                                              
Clear the way better get it out of this room - 
B       F#       B       F#
a falling woman in dancing costume

Chorus
------
B
If you put it on
A               F#
If you put it on 
B
If you put it on 
G               F#
If you put it on

Interlude
---------
 A   F#    A       A  F#  A
"You purdy thang," My man says, 
 A     F#     A   A         F# A
"But I bought you beautiful dresses."
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