• Song:

    Spy

  • Artist:

    They Might Be Giants

  • Album:

    Why Does the Sun Shine?

Spy
They Might Be Giants
Dial-A-Song

Standard tuning
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Notes:  The end part is very random and I only included the
first couple recorded notes.  You can pretty much play anything
you want in the key.  The rest is mainly the pentatonic scale.
I've included the key changes (E, A, and B).  Enjoy
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Spy


Intro:
  E
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------0-2-0---------0-2-0-----x2----| End intro.
E|--0--3-------3---0-3-------3---------|



Verse 1:

  E
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------0-2-0---------0-2-0-----------| 
E|--0--3-------3-0--0-3------3---------|

  A
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------0-2-0---------0-2-0-----------|
A|--0--3-------3-0--0-3------3---------|
E|-------------------------------------|

  E
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------0-2-0---------0-2-0------x2---| 
E|--0--3-------3-0--0-3------3---------|

  A
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------0-2-0---------0-2-0-----------|
A|--0--3-------3-0--0-3------3---------|
E|-------------------------------------|

  E
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------0-2-0---------0-2-0-----------|
E|--0--3-------3-0--0-3------3---------|



Chorus:

  B                A
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---------2-4-2-0-------------2-0-----|
A|--2--2-2---------2--0--0-0-3-----3-0-|
E|-------------------------------------|

          Quickly
  B         | |       A
G|-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------2--------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---0------|
E|-------------------------------------|



Post-chorus:

  E
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------0-2-0---------0-2-0-----x2----| 
E|--0--3-------3---0-3-------3---------|



Verse 2:

  E
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------0-2-0---------0-2-0-----------|
E|--0--3-------3-0--0-3------3---------|

 A
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------0-2-0---------0-2-0-----------|
A|--0--3-------3-0--0-3------3---------|
E|-------------------------------------|

  E
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------0-2-0---------0-2-0------x2---| 
E|--0--3-------3-0--0-3------3---------|

  A
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------0-2-0---------0-2-0-----------|
A|--0--3-------3-0--0-3------3---------|
E|-------------------------------------|

  E
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------0-2-0---------0-2-0-----------|
E|--0--3-------3-0--0-3------3---------|

  A                   E
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---------0-2-0-----------------------|
A|--0--0-3-------3-0---------0-2-0-----| x2
E|--------------------0--0-3-------3-0-|

    A                 B(hold)   A(hold)
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---------0-2-0-----------------------|
A|--0--0-3-------3-0-2---------0-------|
E|-------------------------------------|



Post-chorus:

  E
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------0-2-0---------0-2-0-----x2----| 
E|--0--3-------3---0-3-------3---------|



Guitar solo:

  E
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------0-2-0---------0-2-0-----------| x4
E|--0--3-------3-0--0-3------3---------|



"Spy!" part:

G|-------|
D|-------|
A|--7----| x16  (End on an open E)
E|-------|



Random part:

G|-------------|
D|--/10--------|
A|-------------| Etc, just hit random notes 
E|-------4-6---| with the drums/horns

G|-------|
D|-------|
A|--7----| Strum repetedly, end.
E|-------|

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Tabbed by:  Shaun Molthop
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