The Old Tab Thread

guy · Oct 01, 2003, 10:01 PM

Anyone know what that really nice and simple chord progression on the second half of "Steam Engine" (you know, when the "take your money and your drugs" part kicks in) is?

yax · Oct 13, 2003, 05:45 PM

I Will Be There When You Die
by My Morning Jacket
tab by Porter Yax
capo 1

riff
E-1-0----
B-----3-1
G--------
D--------
A--------
E--------

riff (pick 1-0 part a few times then the whole thing once.)

[c] Joe was born in new york [F] city
son of Paul and [C] Catherine
always down and [F] always out
but his [Dm] morrow's always [G] seem Just fine

[Am]there will be [Dm] bigetry and [F] there will be open [Dm] minds
[Am]there will be [Dm] days of peace you'll [F] never have the [Dm] time

[C] as long as you [Dm] keep a straight face [F]
I will [Dm]be there when you [C] die
as long as you [Dm]keep a straight face[F]
I will [Dm]be there when you die[c] riffx2

[Dm] I was born in east [F] kentucky
home of where the [C] grass is dyed
always down and [F] always out
but [Dm]morrow's always [G] seem Just fine

[Am]there will be [Dm] bigetry and [F] there will be open [Dm] minds
[Am]there will be [Dm] days of peace you'll [F] never have the [Dm] time

[C] as long as you [Dm] keep a straight face [F]
I will [Dm]be there when you [C] die
as long as you [Dm]keep a straight face[F]
I will [Dm]be there when you [c] die

[Dm]awwww[F]awwww [Dm]aww
[c]awwww[Dm]awwww[F] [Dm]
riff over
I will be there when you die
riff x3

outro riff (loosely pick these then fade out)
E-9---6--
B-9---6--
G-10--6--
D--------
A--------
E--------

lowerthantheangels · Oct 17, 2003, 11:22 AM

Does anyone know "I Needed it Most"?

yax · Oct 24, 2003, 01:15 PM

I posted an updated capo6 version of I Will Be There When You Die, as well as Lowdown and Phone Went West at www.altcountrytab.com. There's been some other people posting MMJ songs pretty regularly there as well.

Enjoy,
Porter

lfish · Oct 26, 2003, 04:25 AM

May I also(or again) point out that there are 9 tabs of the jacket on the site www.powertabs.net. It would be nice to hear some comment on these songs. I think they're pretty accurate. You first have to download the free software to play the tabs.

lfish · Oct 26, 2003, 04:27 AM

Ps: solo's included

josh · Nov 20, 2003, 09:24 AM

Can someone post the chords to "Golden". Such a beatiful song. Thanks.

killian doherty · Nov 26, 2003, 03:52 PM

hey everyone just wonderin is there anyone who that could post some bass tabs, it would be a great help thanks :)
and i mite i just say MMJ

lfish · Nov 27, 2003, 08:06 AM

Ok Here's go nothing!

GOLDEN

---------------------------------------------------------
-1-1-------1--3-------3--3------3--5--------5---5-------5
-----2---2------2---2------3---3-----3---3--------5---5--
---3---3------3---3------5---5-----5---5--------7---7----
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------
-6-------6---8------------------8
---5---5-------5---5------strum-9
-7---7-------7---7---7----------7
---------------------------------
--------------------------------8

Ok this not exactly correct but maybe it will get you along the way. If someone has the other chords, please put them on this forum.

Thx

greetz,
lfish

joyopposite · Dec 09, 2003, 10:00 AM

Steam Engine by My Morning Jacket
Album It Still Moves

D Am C
so, I do believe. none of this is physical
   G
at least not to me
D Am
so, I do believe
   C
that anywhere it goes
   G
t's always with me
   Bm
it's not the dream
   G
that makes you weak
   Em A x02220, x02230,x02250
it's not the night that makes you sleep
   Bm G
but it's a voice. and it's a choice
   Em A x02220, x02230, x02250
to call you out. or stay at home

solo: Bm G Em A
D Am
so! I do believe
   C
none of this is physical
   G
at least not to me
D Am
so I do believe
   C
that anywhere it goes
   G
it's always with me
   Bm G
it's not the beast. it's not the sheets
   Em A
so soft and warm. all over me
   Bm G
but it's the touch. you need so much
   Em A x02220, x02230, x02250
to move around on this green earth
   Gmaj7 A
take your money and your drugsssssssssssss
   Gmaj7 A
take your money and your drugsssssssssssss
Gmaj7 A
  to anyone who wondered
Gmaj7 A
  what old jebus meant to me
Gmaj7 A
  take him out to go diving
Gmaj7 A
  in red patoka sea
Gmaj7 A
  the brain melts in the twilight
Gmaj7 A
  with the boar and moving trees
Gmaj7 A
  your skin looks good in moonlight
Gmaj7 A
  and god damn those shaky knees
Gmaj7 A
  the fact that my heart's beating
Gmaj7 A
  is all the proof you need

Gmaj7: 3x0032

That's about it. Hopefully it's fairly accurate. Tell me what you think of it. Thanks.
Tabbed by Steve F

joyopposite · Dec 09, 2003, 10:08 AM

well that didn't format correctly but with the chords and listening to the song you'll get it anyway i guess.

lfish · Dec 10, 2003, 02:30 AM

Thx for the nice work!

lfish · Dec 17, 2003, 07:26 AM

Ok for all the powertabfans amongst us (for those who don't know this: It's about time you did) I've uploaded "O is the one that is real". Enjoy it and if you pop by would you give any comment? It would be great for my future tabbings.

PS. Now it's still standing in the waiting list but in a few days it will be approved and be placed in the my morning jacket directory

lfish · Dec 20, 2003, 03:59 AM

Ok it's on! Right now I'm working on one big holliday, including the solo's, but I don't know if I'm gonna be able to tab the whole solo very accurate. I'll see. Feel free to give me any advice and if there are any suggestions for a particular song to be tabbed, just let me know.

greetz

lfish · Dec 22, 2003, 08:50 AM

Ok I never thought I could pull this off but I did. I tabbed completely One Big Holliday, solo's included. It's just amazing how simple the guitarsolo's are. And it sounds just like the real thing. Every moderate guitarist can play the jacket. So the story is familiar: I've put the song on www.powertabs.net and within a few days it should be accessible for all of you.

I think I must be crazy puttin' all of my free time in this tabbing.

nonesuch · Dec 23, 2003, 06:00 AM

it's appreciated :)

nonesuch · Dec 24, 2003, 07:30 AM

oh yeah, i have just a small gripe with your 'o is the one that is real tab', you have this as the outro riff :

e----------------------------
b----8b-7--------7-----------
g---------9--7-9-------------
d----------------------------
a----------------------------
e----------------------------

i think it sounds more like:

e----12b-11------------11----
b-----------14--12-14--------
g----------------------------
d----------------------------
a----------------------------
e----------------------------

or am i going crazy ?

lfish · Dec 24, 2003, 08:30 AM

I don't think that your change is right. If you play your riff along with the song, you will notice that you are playing in a different key. If you play my riff along with the song, it is hmmm "perfect". But thx for the tip. It is worth checking it out, because I know that my tabs aren't 100% correct? If you have other comment, just let it flow.

nonesuch · Dec 26, 2003, 05:50 PM

heh..just listened to it again, and both riffs are playing in harmony, the lower(in pitch) one is mixed left, the other right
i'd bet my life on it ;)

lfish · Dec 27, 2003, 03:08 AM

Well if you would have done the bet, I think you are death by now. I've just filled in your riff into the powertab of O is the one that is real and it sounds terrible. Your riff is played in a different key, namely B minor while that part of the riff (my riff) is played in key D major, which is the key of the song.

Just try it out and let me know. :)

The Old Tab Thread

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