Despite The Tears The Seedy Arkhestra
Words and Music by Chris Dowd of Fishbone and Jeff Buckley
Tabbed by Petsky Piyamaradu
This is a fantastic song which hasn?t gotten one zillionth of the attention it deserves.
Still, if any raving Jeff Buckley or Fishbone fans care to try it out, here it is.
It?s easiest to play with a capo on the second fret, so everything in this document is
two semitones below sounding pitch.
Enjoy! Rock on!
CHORD CHART
INTRO: E B Bm C# F#m C#/E# (B7)
VERSE 1
[E]He found a [B]letter from his lover[Bm] [C#]
[F#m]she said sh[C#/E#]e's never coming home[(B7)]
[E]his things [B]were lying on her [Bm]door[C#]step
[F#m]and his tears, t[C#/E#]hey fell[(B7)] like rain
CHORUS 1
[E]and in h[(E7)]is mind, he knew
[Am]he'd l[Bm]ove her [C]always
[F#m]despite[B] the [E]tears[(B7)]
VERSE 2
[E]and in this town wher[B]e few knew love[Bm] [C#]
he'[F#m]d spend his night[C#/E#]s all alo[(B7)]ne, crying
[E]and all the love he[B]'d once shared with her[Bm]
was gone, long, [C#]long, long gone
[F#m]and he knew a pa[C#/E#]rt of him wa[(B7)]s dying
CHORUS 2 (slightly crazier guitar part)
[E]and in h[(E7)]is mind, he knew
[Am]he'd l[Bm]ove her [C]always
[F#m]despite[B] the [E]tears[(B7)]
BRIDGE
[D] [A] [B]
(continued B7) D
don't cry, don't cry, don't cry
[A]lover we tried[B7], we tried, we tried
CHORUS 3
[E]yet in his mind he knew
[Am]he'd love her [Bm]alwa[C]ys
[E]yet in his mind now in his mind
he kne[Am]w he'd love her
he kne[Bm]w he[C]'d love her always
[F#m]despi[B]te [E]the tears
[E] []
NOW IN TAB FORM?
MAIN RIFF/VERSES
---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------2-2-------2-2-----------------| ------4-4-------4-4------4-4------1-1------2---------1---------------------| ----6----------4-------4---------3-------4---------3-----------------------| --7---------6--------5---------4---------------------------2-2-2-2-2[etc]--| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Sometimes be repeats tbe root of tbe cbord]
CHORUS:
------0------------------------------------------------------| ---0--0------->9--------->10--->12----13---------------------| ---1--1------->7---7----->9---->11--------12-----------------| ---2--2------->9-----9--->10--->12------------14--[etc]------| -------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------| --4-4-4-[etc]------------------2-2-2-[etc]-------------------| -----------------2-2-2-[etc]------------------2-2-2-[etc]----| -------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2 is the same thing except I like to put a G# on top of the first E chord and the
& Bm chords are arpeggiated in a frantic way.
BRIDGE
-------------0---5----------5--6--7---------| --7--7--7----5-----5--------------7---------| --7--7--7----6--------6--6--------8---------| --7----------7--------------------9---------| --5----------0--------------------9---------| ----------------------------------7---------| ------------0---5--------5-6-7---------------------| --7--7--7---5-----5----------7---------------------| --7--7--7---6-------6--6-----8------6--------------| --7---------7----------------9--------9-7-6--------| --5---------0----------------9--------------9-7-7--| -----------------------------7---------------------|
OUTRO
Noodling based on the standard shape E chord
--0---------------| --0---------------| --1---------------| --2---------------| --2---------------| --0---------------|
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