ONSLAUGHT -- most of it is in 12/8 time (except the middle section) First 4 bars no guitar-- guitar fades in an E chord at the end of the 4th bar First 4 bars *with* guitar (hereafter known as fig. 1) |------------------------|0-----------------------| |------------------------|0-----------------------| |------------------------|1-----------------------| |2-2-22222222222222222222|2-----------------------| |------------------------|2-----------------------| |------------------------|0-----------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 |3-3-33333333333333333333|0-----------------------| |3-3-33333333333333333333|0-----------------------| |------------------------|1-----------------------| |------------------------|2-----------------------| |------------------------|2-----------------------| |------------------------|0-----------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 -> to lyrics Standard verse chords (fig. 2) E E7#9 G A E G A sim. |0-------3---5---|0-------3---5---|0-------3---5---|0-------3---5---| |0---8\--3---5---|0-------3---5---|0---8\--3---5---|0-------3---5---| |1---7\--4---6---|1-------4---6---|1---7\--4---6---|1-------4---6---| |2---6\--5---7---|2-------5---7---|2---6\--5---7---|2-------5---7---| |2---7\--5---7---|2-------5---7---|2---7\--5---7---|2-------5---7---| |0-------3---5---|0-------3---5---|0-------3---5---|0-------3---5---| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Lies.. oKay more...day Truth..too.. can...you (etc) Chorus (for this part I suggest barring the chords as usual, playing the lower strings on the downstroke and then plucking the high string on the upstroke of the pick) D E A |--5---7---5---5-|----------------|----------------|--------5-5-5-5-| |7---9-----------|----------------|----------------|--------5-5-5-5-| |7---9---6---6---|---sim.---------|--sim.----------|-sim.---6-6-6-6-| |7---9---7---7---|----------------|----------------|--------7-7-7-7-| |5---7---7---7---|----------------|----------------|--------7-7-7-7-| |--------5---5---|----------------|----------------|--------5-5-5-5-| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 tell heard think abSurd need why need try D E A A G# F# |----------------|----------------|----------------|-first--|5---4---2-------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|half of-|5---4---2-------| |--same as first-|-bar of chorus--|----------------|-first--|6---5---3-------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-bar of-|7---6---4-------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-chorus-|7---6---4-------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|5---4---2-------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 look me notice free maybe be far bare ly see play fig 1, then short harp solo over verse, then 2nd verse and chorus, then: A G# F# |5--4--2---------|5--4--2---------|----------------|----------------| |5--4--2---------|5--4--2---------|----------------|----------------| |6--5--3---------|6--5--3---------|----------------|----------------| |7--6--4---------|7--6--4---------|----------------|----------------| |7--6--4---------|7--6--4---------|7--6--4---4-444-|7--6--4---4-444-| |5--4--2---------|5--4--2---------|5--4--2---2-222-|5--4--2---2-222-| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 barely see barely see bare ly see bare ly see (softer -- repeat these 2 bars till lyrics) On lyrics-- repeat from "ellis island" to "but it was the muslims" |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |7--6--4---4-444-|7--6--4---4-444-|7--6--4---4-444-|7--6--4---4-444-| |5--4--2---2-222-|5--4--2---2-222-|5--4--2---2-222-|5--4--2---2-222-| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 On "Muslims"-- repeat through "finding it odd" F# F# A F# F# G#A G#AG# |2--2--5---------|2--2------------|----------------|----------------| |2--2--5---------|2--2------------|----------------|----------------| |3--3--6---------|3--3------------|----same 2 bars-|----------------| |4--4--7---------|4--4--5-7-5-7-5-|----------------|----------------| |4--4--7---------|4--4--5-7-5-7-5-|----------------|----------------| |2--2--5---------|2--2--4-5-4-5-4-|----------------|----------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Beginning of guitar solo- I have put in only the single notes. In actuality it is played by strumming really fast on these notes and sliding from one position to the next. I have tried to be precise in the timings of the changes. (These are octaves.) A B A C# E |5---------------|7---------------|--5-------------|9-------------12| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |2---------------|4---------------|--2-------------|6-------------9-| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 (E) B C# E F# A |----------------|-7----------9---|----12----14----|17--------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----9-----11----|14--------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Then solo in F#m play fig. 1, harp solo over fig. 2, chorus, then CODA: Open chords: D E I really couldnt say for sure D E Like everyone else I know, Im just looking for the D cure (last chord is sometimes A at live shows-- see 12/31/96)