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(Version 1)
(Riff taken from Wayne Ellis' version)
G# C# G# C# G# C#
You're beautiful more beautiful than me
F# G# C# G# C#
You're honorable more honorable than me
G# C# Eb C#
Loyal to the Bank of America
|--------------------------------|------2---------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------4b5-(4b5)-4-2----------2--|--4b5---4b5--4b5r4-p2----2--|
|---------------------4--2--4----|-----------------------4----|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-0--2---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|---2-----------------|--------------|
|---------------------------|-2-------------------|--------------|
|-----2---2----2----2--4b5--|-----4b5-4--2--------|-2------------|
|--4----4---4----4----------|--------------4-2--4-|---4--4p2-4-2-|
|---------------------------|---------------------|--------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|--------------|
(It's a sign of the times) (It's a sign of the times)
F# B F# B
You're sharpening stones, walking on coals
F# B C# B
To improve your business acumen.
F# B F# B
Sharpening stones, walking on coals,
F# B C# B
To improve your business acumen.
G# C# G# C# G# C# F#
Vested interest united ties, landed gentry rationalize
G# C# G# C# G# C# Eb C#
Look who bought the myth, by jingo, buy America
|--------------------------------|------2---------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|------4b5-(4b5)-4-2----------2--|--4b5---4b5--4b5r4-p2----2--|
|---------------------4--2--4----|-----------------------4----|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-0--2---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|---2-----------------|--------------|
|---------------------------|-2-------------------|--------------|
|-----2---2----2----2--4b5--|-----4b5-4--2--------|-2------------|
|--4----4---4----4----------|--------------4-2--4-|---4--4p2-4-2-|
|---------------------------|---------------------|--------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|--------------|
(It's a sign of the times) (it's a sign of the times)
F# B F# B
You're sharpening stones, walking on coals
F# B C# B
To improve your business acumen.
F# B F# B
Sharpening stones, walking on coals,
F# B C# B
To improve your business acumen.
G# C# G# C# G# C# F#
Enemy sighted enemy met, I'm addressing the realpolitik
G# C# G# C# G# C# Eb C#
Look who bought the myth, by jingo, buy America
C / / / C / / / Eb / / / Eb / / /
"Let us not assassinate this man further
C / / / C / / / Eb / / / Eb / / /
Senator, you've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir?
C / / / C / / / Eb / / / Eb / / /
At long last, have you left no sense of decency?"
F Eb C# B
F# B F# B
You're sharpening stones walking on coals
F# B E
To improve your business acumens
F# B F# B
sharpening stones walking on coals
F# B E
To improve your business acumens
F# B F# B F# B E
Enemy sighted enemy met, I'm addressing the realpolitik
F# B F# B
You've seen start and you've seen quit
(I'm addressing the table of content)
F# B E
I always thought of you as quick
F# B F# B F# B E
Exhuming McCarthy Exhuming McCarthy
(Meet me at the book burning) (Meet me at the book burning)
{end on F#}
(Version 2)
Transcribed by Wayne Ellis (ellis_w_wayne@bt-web.bt.co.uk)
The guitars are tuned as follows: E A D G B E (from low to high)
Intro
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|------------------|------------------| 2 Bars of drums, alone.
Verse 1
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G# C# G# C# G# C# F#
D D U D U D U D D D D D D
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-------4--6-6-6-6-|-------4--6-6-6-6-|-------4--6-6-6-6-|------------------|
G-5--5--4--6-6-6-6-|-5--5--4--6-6-6-6-|-5--5--4--6-6-6-6-|-3--3--3--3--3-3/-|
D-6--6--4--6-6-6-6-|-6--6--4--6-6-6-6-|-6--6--4--6-6-6-6-|-4--4--4--4--4-4/-|
A-6--6-------------|-6--6-------------|-6--6-------------|-4--4--4--4--4-4/-|
E-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|-2--2--2--2--2-2/-|
X X X
You're beautiful More Beautiful Than me You're honourable More
G# C# G# C# G# C# F# C#
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-------4--6-6-6-6-|-------4--6-6-6-6-|-------4--6-6-6-6-|------------------|
G-5--5--4--6-6-6-6-|-5--5--4--6-6-6-6-|-5--5--4--6-6-6-6-|-/8--8---6-6-6-6--|
D-6--6--4--6-6-6-6-|-6--6--4--6-6-6-6-|-6--6--4--6-6-6-6-|-/8--8---6-6-6-6--|
A-6--6-------------|-6--6-------------|-6--6-------------|-/6--6---4-4-4-4--|
E-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|------------------|
X X X
Honourable Than me Loyal to the Bank of America
Guitar Solo 1
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E------------------|------------------|------------------|---2--------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|-4b--4[5]-4-2-----|----2-------------|-4b-4b--4brp2---2-|
D------------------|--------------4-2-|-4----------------|--------------4---|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E-0--2-------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|----2-------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|-2----------------|------------------|
G-----2------2-----|----2------2--4b--|-----4b--2--------|----2-------------|
D--4------4--------|-4------4---------|------------4--2-(2h)4--4--4mbp2-4-2-|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
X
(It's a sign of the times) (It's a sign of the times)
* for the micro-bend (in 4mbp2) pull the string down - towards the high E
string, and then pulloff to fret 2.
Chorus 1
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F# C# B F# B C# B F#
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G-3--3---4---6---6-|-6----------------|--3---------------|------------------|
D-4--4---4---6---6-|-6---6----4-------|--4--------4------|-6--6----4--------|
A-4--------------4-|-4---4----2--0--4-|--4--------2------|-4--4----2--0--4--|
E-2----------------|----------------2-|--2---------------|---------------2--|
X X U X
You're sharpening Walking on coals To improve your Business acumen
stones
F# C# B F# B C# C# B
F#
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G----3---4---------|------------------|---3--------------|------------------|
D----4---2-------6-|-6----6----4------|---4---4---6------|-6--6----4--------|
A----4-----------4-|-4----4----2-0--4-|---4---2---4------|-4--4----2-----4/-|
E----2-------------|----------------2-|---2--------------|------------0--2/-|
X X U X X
You're sharpening Walking on coals To improve your Business acumen
stones
Verse 2
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G# C# G# C# G# C# F#
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-fill-1-----------|
Vested interest United ties Land of gentry Rationalise
G# C# G# C# G# C# F# C#
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Look who bought the myth Buy a jingle Buy America
(Look who bought the myth)
F#
E-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-3--3--3--3---3/-| fill 1
D-4--4--4--4---4/-|
A-4--4--4--4---4/-|
E-2--2--2--2---4/-|
Verse 2 is the same as verse 1, except where fill 1 is indicated.
Guitar Solo 2
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E------------------|------------------|------------------|---2--------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|-4b--4[5]-4-2-----|----2-------------|-4b-4b--4brp2---2-|
D------------------|--------------4-2-|-4----------------|--------------4---|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E-0--2-------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B---------------2--|------------------|------------------|----5---7b9r7-b9r7|
G-----2--4--4b-----|--4b--2-----------|-----2-----4---2--|-/6---6-----------|
D--4---------------|---------4---2----|-4------4---------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
(Its a sign of the times) (Its a sign of the times)
Chorus 2
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slight rake
F# C# B F# B C# B
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G-3--3---4-------6-|-6----------------|-3-3--------------|------------------|
D-4--4---4-------6-|-6----------4-----|-4-4-------4------|-6--6----4--------|
A-4--------------4-|-4----------2-----|-4-4-------2------|-4--4----2--------|
E-2----------------|------------------|-2-2--------------|------------------|
X U X
You're sharpening Walking on coals To improve your Business acumen
stones
slight rake
F# C# B F# B C# B
F#
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G--3---------------|------------------|-3-3--------------|------------------|
D--4--4-------4--6-|-6-------------4--|-4-4-------4------|-6--6----4--------|
A--4--4-------2--4-|-4-------------2--|-4-4-------2------|-4--4----2--4-----|
E--2---------------|------------------|-2-2--------------|------------2-----|
X U
You're sharpening Walking on coals To improve your Business acumen
stones
Verse 3
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G# C# G# C# G# C# F#
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Enemy sighted Enemy met I'm addressing The
realpolotik
G# C# G# C# G# C# F# C#
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-fill-2-----------|
Look who bought the myth Buy a jingle Buy America
(Look who bought the myth)
F# C#
E------------------|
B------------------|
G-/8--8---6---6----| fill 2
D-/8--8---6---6----|
A-/6--6---4---4----|
E------------------|
Verse 3 is the same as verse 1, except where fill 2 is indicated.
Spoken Quote Section
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guitar 1 (mute throughout)
C5 C5 Eb5 Eb5
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------5-----|-----5-------5/---|-----8------------|-8---8---88/------|
D555--5------5-----|-----5-------5/---|888--8------------|-8---8---88/------|
A333--3---3-----3--|-3-------33-------|666------6--------|---6--------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| |tr | |
guitar 2 | | | |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-----5-------5----|-----5-------5----|-----8-------8----|-----8-------8----|
G-----5-------5----|-----5-------5----|-----8-------8----|-----8-------8----|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Let us not assasinate this man
further than the truth
C5 C5 Eb5 Eb5
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B----with-guitar3--|--double_fill-1---|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|-----8------------|-8---8---88-------|
D555---------------|------------------|888--8------------|-8---8---88-------|
A333---------------|------------------|666------6--------|--6---------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
tr | |tr | |
guitar 2 | | | |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-----5-------5----|-----5-------5----|-----8-------8----|-----8-------8----|
G-----5-------5----|-----5-------5----|-----8-------8----|-----8-------8----|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
but you've done enough have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last
C5 C5 Eb5 Eb5
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B----with-guitar3--|--double_fill-2---|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|---------8--------|-----8---8--------|
D555----------55---|-5--55-------55---|888--8---8--8-----|-8---8---8---8/---|
A333----------33---|-3--33-------33---|666--6----6-6-----|-66----------6/---|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
tr | |tr | |
guitar 2 | | | |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-----5-------5----|-----5-------5----|-----8-------8----|-----8-------8----|
G-----5-------5----|-----5-------5----|-----8-------8----|-----8-------8----|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
have you left no sense of decency ?
F5 Eb5 C#5 B5
guitar 1
E------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|
D--10---------8----|--6----------4----|
A--8----------6----|--4----------2----|
E------------------|------------------|
E------------------|-0----------------|
B-----5------------|-5-------5--------| guitar 3
G---------5--------|-----5-------5----| double_fill 1
D------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|
E-----3------------|------------------|
B-----5-------3----|-5-------5--------| guitar 3
G---------5--------|-----5-------5----| double_fill 2
D------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|
Verse 4
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F# B F# B F# B E
E------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------0---|
B-------2--4-4-4-4-|-------2--4-4-4-4-|-------2--4-4-4-4-|----------------0-|
G-3--3--2--4-4-4-4-|-3--3--2--4-4-4-4-|-3--3--2--4-4-4-4-|--1---1---1-------|
D-4--4--2--4-4-4-4-|-4--4--2--4-4-4-4-|-4--4--2--4-4-4-4-|--2---2---2-------|
A-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|--2---2---2-------|
E-2--2-------------|-2--2-------------|-2--2-------------|--0---0---0-------|
X X X
You're sharpening Walking on coals To improve your Business acumens
stones
F# B F# B F# B C# B
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-------2--4-4-4-4-|-------2--4-4-4-4-|-------2--4-4-4-4-|-/6---6---4---4-4-|
G-3--3--2--4-4-4-4-|-3--3--2--4-4-4-4-|-3--3--2--4-4-4-4-|-/6---6---4---4-4-|
D-4--4--2--4-4-4-4-|-4--4--2--4-4-4-4-|-4--4--2--4-4-4-4-|-/6---6---4---4-4-|
A-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|-4--4-------------|-/4---4---2---2-2-|
E-2--2-------------|-2--2-------------|-2--2-------------|------------------|
X X X
You're sharpening Walking on coals To improve your Business acumens
stones
Verse 5
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F# B F# B F# B E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-fill-3----------|
Enemy sighted Enemy met I'm addressing The
realpolotik
F# B F# B F# B C# B
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
You've seen Stalin You've seen Dresden I always thought of You as quick
E-------------0-0--|
B------------------|
G--1---1---1-------| fill 3
D--2---2---2-------|
A--2---2---2-------|
E--0---0---0-------|
Verse 5 is the same as verse 4, except where fill 3 is indicated.
Outro
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F# B F# B F# B E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-fill-4-----------|
Exhuming McCarthy Exhuming McCarthy
F# B F# B F# B C# B
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-fill-5-----------|
Exhuming McCarthy Exhuming McCarthy
E--------------0---| E------------------|
B----------------0-| B-/6---6----4--4---|
G--1---1-----------| fill 4 G-/6---6----4--4---| fill 5
D--2---2-----------| D-/6---6----4--4---|
A--2---2-----------| A-/4---4-----------|
E--0---0-----------| E------------------|
The Outro is the same as verse 4, except where fills 4 and 5 are indicated.
TAB Key
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b - bend a semitone (1 fret)
YbZ - bend the note at fret Y to the same pitch
as the note found at fret Z
mb - microtone bend (see record for further details)
r - release previous bend
rZ - release previous bend to the same pitch as
the note found at fret Z
Y[Z]- Play the note at fret Y which has been previously bent
to the same pitch as that found on fret Z. (The bend
is silent when playing this note)
h - hammer on
p - pulloff
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
X - mute with palm of picking hand
U - upstroke
D - downstroke
tr - tremolo picking
( ) - incidental note
Notes
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The verses of the song are all quite similar. Verses 1,2 and 3 are
made up of a (G#, C#)[3],F# - (G# C#)[3] F# C# progression over
8-bars. Each verse differs slightly an bars 4 and 8 - after the
first verse these changes are shown as 'fills'. The differences are
only slight.
In verses 4 and 5 (and also in the Outro) the original verse riff is
transposed down by a whole tone (by moving the original chords down
by 2 frets) giving a (F#, B)[3],E - (F# B)[3] E B progression. Again,
the riff played over the (F# B)[3] section is constant with only
slight changes occurring in bars 4 and 8. (These are also shown as
fills)
The 2 guitar solos are based on the F# minor pentatonic scale, using
the 'standard box' pattern (with extension) found at the second fret.
Both solos share the same first 4-bars.
Some of the notation in the guitar solos may need clarification....
The term '4brp2' (in the 4th bar of solo 1) is an attempt to notate
a fluid movement of the wrist used to fret the notes.
The note on the 4th fret is bent by 1 semitone (the same as the note
found on the 5th fret) then released and then pulled-off to the 2nd
fret - all in one movement. Other terms, such as 4mbp2, can be
explained in a similar way. The note at the 4th fret is bend slightly
(i.e. less than a semitone - listen to the record for the exact bend)
and the pull-off to fret 2. All in one movement. Listen to the record
and it should become clear.
The spoken word section contains 2 guitars. Guitar 1 plays the main
rhythm part, which is based on playing partial power chords. Guitar 2
plays diads, - these have a reggae type of feel to them, as they are
played on beats 2 and 4 of each bar. Guitar 3 is used to add a melody
over the C5 sections these are shown as double_fills 1 and 2. The fills
also sound as if they may have been doubled, to get a thicker sound.
The choruses are all different, but follow the same structure. They
are made up of partial chords - its just a matter of playing the
chords shown above the TAB to match the vocal phrasing to get the
'loose effect' heard on the record.
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