MARILLION - "sugar mice" Tablature
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From: ronakaps@aol.com (RonAKaps)
SUGAR MICE by Marillion (an interpretation)
Here's the way I play it on my six-string, standard tuning, no capo.
~ - vibrato (finger or whammy -whatever fits)
p - pull off
h - hammer on
r - release bend
s - slide /s - slide from infinity
b(n) - bend to pitch of fret (n)
rhythm figure - repeat and adapt as necessary
|---3---2-----------3--2h3p2-------3---2-----------3---2h3p2--------
|----3---3---3-------3------3-------3---3---3-------3-------3-------
|-----0---0---0-0-----0------0-------0---0---0-0-----0-------0------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------3--------------------------------
|---3---------------------------------------------------------------
----3---2-----------3--2h3p2-------3---2----------------3-----------|
-----3---3---3-------3------3-------3---3---3-------0h1---1-0h1p0---|
------0---0---0-0-----0------0-------0---0---0-0----0-------------0-|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------3--------------------------------|
----3---------------------------------------------------------------|
...when it comes right down to it...
|------0-0h2-----2-3-2h3p2-------3-------3--------3-------3---------
|-----3-----3---3---------3-----1-1-----1-1------3-3-----3-3--------
|----2-------2-2-----------2---0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0-------
|---0---------0---------------2-----2-2-----2--0-----0-0-----0------
|----------------------------3-------3------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------3-------3-------------
--------3-------3----------0-0h2-----2-3-2h3p2--------3-------3-----|
-------1-1-----1-1--------3-----3---3---------3------1-1-----1-1----|
------0---0---0---0------2-------2-2-----------2----0---0---0---0---|
-----2-----2-2-----2----0---------0----------------2-----2-2-----2--|
----3-------3-------3-----------------------------3-------3-------3-|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
solo - LOTS of emotion. It's difficult for me to accurately
transcribe the bends and vibrato, so let your soul be your guide...
|---------------------------------------------------10--------------
|-----------------------------8~------8-10-8-10b(12)---10b(12)------
|-------------------------7-9----/s9--------------------------------
|-------------------5-7s9-------------------------------------------
|---------------5-7-------------------------------------------------
|----3--3--3s5-7----------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------12-----------------------
-----10b(12)~-----10b(12)~--8-10~-------------15b(17)-(17)-15~------
----------------------------------7--7s9~---------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--13p12h13~-----13-12h13p12----13p12----13p12-----------------------
------------12--------------12-------12-------12--12~-----------12--
--------------------------------------------------12~--12--12s14--14
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------12-14-15--14h15p14p12---------------
---12--12~---------12-15---/s15-------------------------12-12-15-15~
---12--12~---12-14-----------------------------------14~------------
----------14--------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-----12-14-14b(15)r14~---14b(15)r14~------------------------------
-/s15-----------------15~-----------15~-13-12-13~-13---15-13-12-----
-----------------------------------------------------12--------12---
-----------------------------------------------------------------12~
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------12-14-14b(15)~r14~-----
-(12)(12)(12~)(12)--(12~)--13-12-13-15~--/s15-----------------------
--12--12--12~--12-14-12~-14-----------------------------------------
----14--14----------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--14b(15)~r14b(15)~-------------------------------------------------|
---------(x)---------15b(17)~-15-15b(17)~---------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
repeat these figures (and slight variations) after the solo
|-----3~------0~------------------------3~------0~------------------
|-----3~------1~---1p0-1p0-1p0-1p0------3~------1~------------------
|-----0~------0~------------------------0~------0~--2b(4)-----------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------3----------------------------------3---------------------
|--3----------------------------------3-----------------------------
------3~------0~--------------15~----|
------3~------1~-------/s13---15~----|
------0~------0~-------/s12----------|
-----------------------/s14----------|
-----------3-------------------------|
---3---------------------------------|
...things quiet down a bit
|----3~--------------------
|----3~--------------------
|----0~--------------------
|-----------0--2--(2)s5----
|---------3----------------
|--3-----------------------
...repeat beginning figures.
RonAKaps@aol.com - Are there any other Marillion fans in Omaha,
Nebraska?
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