Der Bluten Kat
Umphrey's McGee
Tab by Eric Sievers (eric_j_sievers@yahoo.com)
Intro (riff 1) 5/4 time for 1 bar then 4/4 for 1 bar
*1/4 step *triplet
1 - + - 2 - + - 3 - + - 4 - + - 5 - + - 1 - + - 2 - + - 3 - + - 4 - + -
E|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|--------3-------3---------------|
G|---------------------------------------|--------2-------0---------------|
D|---------------------------------------|--------0-------0---------------|
A|------3b------------5-3-0-232---020----|----------------2---------------|
E|3-5-------5-3---3-5-----------------3--|2---------------3---------------|
| | |
E|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|----0---2p0---------2p0-3p0-----|
E|---------------------------------------|2-----2-----2---3-----------3---|
*use 1/4 bends on the pull offs, even pinch harmonics
Play this with the verses 4/4 time...
A C D
E---------------------------------
B---2-----2-----------------------
G---2-----2-------0-----0---------
D---2-----2---------2----/4-----4-
A-0-----0-------------3-----5-0---
E---------------------------------
Or just skip the arpeggiation and rock out these chords (riff 2)...
A C D
E---------------------------------
B---2-----2-------1------/3-------
G---2-----2-------0------/0-------
D---2-----2-------2------/4-------
A-0-----0---------3------/5-------
E---------------------------------
The stuff in parentheses are Joel's vocals...
(I know) Cause I know another way to turn if you go around and look (turn) back.
(and I know) Another way to think if you open up your eyes
(and I know) Cause I know the way you're brought up and the way you're (the way you think to) supposed to think.
(and I know) Cause I know to look before jump and jump before you look.
Then this in between verses 4/4 time (riff 3)
2nd time add the harmony, same riff starting up on D instead of G
* hit a pinch harmonic here, if you dare!
1 - + - 2 - + - 3 - + - 4 - + - 1 - + - 2 - + - 3 - + - 4 - + -
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------5---------5-454--4--------|------5---------4b5r4b5r4-------|
A|--4---------4--------5---454----|--4---------4-------------------|
E|3---------3------------------5--|3---------3---------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-------5---------5-454--4-------|------5---------4---------------|
A|---4---------4--------5---454---|--4---------4-------------------|
E|-3---------3------------------5-|3---------3---------------------|
When going back into the verse, skip the last half of the second measure
and transition with a F# > G > A. Go back to riff 2 with more verses...
(I know) Cause I know another way to breathe if you open up (another way to dream?) your eyes wide.
(and I know) Cause I know to take a deep breath and take (take a deep breath) it real clear.
(and I know) Cause I know another way to believe when (another way to believe) everything opens up.
(and I know) Cause I know to think before you speak and think before you act.
When playing riff 3 here, the second time the harmony is the same riff starting on B instead of G...
(I know) Another way to blink when everything (everything to breathe) goes wrong.
(and I know) Cause I know when life's too short (life's to short) and not so long/hard(?).
(and I know) Cause I know the way your brought up and what (what you believe in) you believe in.
(and I know) Cause I know to look before you jump and jump before you look.
Here, you play riff 3 over and over, usually playing the full 8 beats
but sometimes skipping 1 beat and playing it in 7. The drums stay 4/4.
The guitar pattern is like this...
8888 8887 8887 8887 8887 8887 (#'s of beats)
Then this...
E----------------------------------------------------10-9-8-7-------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------10-9-8-7----------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------10-9-8-7-
D-------5---------4------------7---------9---9-9-9-9----------------------------
A---4---------4------------6---------8------------------------------------------
E-3---------3------------5---------7--------------------------------------------
Play riff 3 again once, then this 3 times...
E------------------------
B------------------------
G------------------------
D-----5------454---676---
A---4-----4------5-----7-
E-3-----3----------------
Then this 3 times...
E------------------------
B------------------------
G------------------------
D-----7------676---898---
A---6-----6------7-----9-
E-5-----5----------------
This part has a triplet feel the first four beats, then ends with a 4/4 feel,
Then the second measure is the same way but the end is 1 half beat shorter
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + 2 + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + 2
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------7-----------9---------1113|------7-----------9---------11|
A|----6-----6-----8-----8---10----|----6-----------8---------10--|
E|5-----------7-----------9-------|5-----------7-----------9-----|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + 2 + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + 2
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------7-----------9---------1113|------7-----------9---------11|
A|----6-----6-----8-----8---10----|----6-----------8---------10--|
E|5-----------7-----------9-------|5-----------7-----------9-----|
Here play this, at the same time the other guitar hits the tritones as a chord
using a wah to add some evils stabs at the end of each measure...
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------6-------8---|----------------------------6-------8---|
D|------7-----------9-------5---5---7---7-|------7-----------9-------5---5---7---7-|
A|----6-----6-----8-------4-------6-------|----6-----------8-------4-------6-------|
E|5-----------7---------------------------|5----------7----------------------------|
Then finish this part like this...
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 1 2 3!
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------6-----7-----8-9---10--11-|
D|------7-----------9-------5-----6-----7---8---9---10-|
A|----6-----6-----8-------4-----5-----6-----7---8---9--|
E|5-----------7----------------------------------------|
This is the jam part, it stays in F#m most of the way.
It starts off with this part (riff 4) real quiet like, then jam F#m
for a while, then do this part again louder, 4 times...
F#m A B A
E-----------------------------------------
B-----------------2-------4-------2-------
G-----------------2-------4-------2-------
D-------2-4-2---2-2---4-2-4---4-2-2---4-2-
A-232-0-------4---------------------------
E-----------------------------------------
Into this, it's that classical infusion...
F#m Bm
E-----|--------------------5-------5-4-|2---2-0---------------
B-3p2-|2---3p2-2---3p2-2---------------|--------3---3-2-0-----
G-----|--------------------------------|----------------------
D-----|--------------------------------|----------------------
A-----|--------------------------------|----------------------
E-----|--------------------------------|----------------------
E C# F#m
E-----|--------------------4-------4-2-|1---1-----------------
B-2p0-|0---2p0-0---2p0-0---------------|------3-2---2-0-------
G-----|--------------------------------|----------------2-----
D-----|--------------------------------|----------------------
A-----|--------------------------------|----------------------
E-----|--------------------------------|----------------------
C# F#m C# F#m
E-5p4-|4---7-------4-------5-------5p4-|4---7-------4---------
B-----|--------6-------7---------------|--------6-------7-----
G-----|--------------------------------|--------------------6-
D-----|--------------------------------|----------------------
A-----|--------------------------------|----------------------
E-----|--------------------------------|----------------------
Here just go off, over these chords...
F#m > D > C# > D > C# > D > C#>D>C#>D>C#>D>C#
Play the whole classical part again, this time an octave up,
then more jamming in F#m
This is usually the most open ended part of the jam, but when
you finally come back, play
F#m > G# > A > B > (emphasize the upbeat of the 1 and 3)
Into this 4 times (riff 5)...
A
E-------------------------4b5r4---|-------------------------4-------
B-2---5p2---4p2---2---------------|-2---5p2---4p2---2---------------
G-2-------2-----2-----2-----------|-2-------2-----2-----2-----------
D-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------
A-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------
E---------------------------------|---------------------------------
And back into more F#m jamming, mostly a rippin solo over this riff...
E---------------------------------
B-----------------2---------------
G-----------------2-------2-------
D-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-------2-------
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-------2-------
E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------0-------
pm. . . . . . .
Transition with a
E-------------------------------------
B-----------------2-------4-------2---
G-----------------2-------4-------2---
D-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-------4-------2---
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-------2-------0---
E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------
pm. . . . . . .
Now repeat everything since the classical part, which would be:
More F#m way out there jamming...
F#m > G# > A > B >
riff 5, 4 times
And back into more F#m jamming, mostly a rippin solo over flat out chuggin on F#5 metal style...
Exit with this...
E-------------------------------------
B-----------------2-------4-------2---
G-----------------2-------4-------2---
D-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-------4-------2---
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-------2-------0---
E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------
pm. . . . . . .
Do riff 4 again 4 times, then repeat this 4 times...
E-------------------------------
B-------------------------------
G-------------------------------
D-------4---------4---------4-3-
A---3---------3---------3-------
E-2---------2---------2---------
Now slide up 1 fret and do that riff again 4 more times...
Here you do a little stop/start part, play this riff twice, with a
pause after each one... (this is the part where on 12/31/02 BB
threw in "Hey, its 2003, what the fuck!" and "sorry about the curse" into the pauses)
E-----------------------------
B-----------------------------
G-----------------------------
D-------5---------5---------5-
A---4---------4---------4-----
E-3---------3---------3-------
Now play that riff a third time, but instead of a pause this time, cut it
1 note short and go immediately into riff 3, then transition into the verse
chords again once, holding on the D, and then into riff 1 again, finishing with...
E-------------------
B-------------------
G-------------------
D-------5---------5-
A---4---------4-----
E-3---------3-------