SLEATER KINNEY - "be yr mama" Tablature
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This was tabbed by Greg <me_jord@yahoo.com>.
BE YR MAMA
(from the self titled
album "Sleater-Kinney")
NOTES: Tuning 'D G C f a d' -- I think
(Note: This song can be played in standard tuning)
The rhythm, although notated as accurately as possible, is
not perfect. Play this version along with the original
recording a few times to get an overall feel for the rhythm.
If playing along with the original song, slight tuning of your
instrument may be necessary to accomodate for the speed of
your playback machine.
There are slight variations between this transcription and
the original song.
The numbers 1 and 2 to the left of the notation represent
guitar 1 and guitar 2 respectively.
The symbol ' // ' with the letters 'sl' above it designate
a slide.
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1 ³--------------------------5----7--³---------------------------5----7--
³-0----0----0----0----0------------³--0----0----0----0----0------------
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³
³ * Guitar 2 is not played the first time through
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2 ³----------------------------------³-----------------------------------
³--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---³---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---
³--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---³---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---
³----------------------------------³-----------------------------------
(In the following section, after the vocals have started, Guitar 1
changes every two times through. Rather then waste space by notating
it unabridged, I have shown the other two changes right below this
section)
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³-------------------------5--------³-------------------------5---------
1 ³---4----4----4-----0----------4---³---4----4----4-----0----------4----
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³
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2 ³----------------------------------³-----------------------------------
³---4----4----4-----9-----9---9----³---4----4----4-----9-----9---9-----
³---2----2----2-----7-----7---7----³---2----2----2-----7-----7---7-----
³-------------------0-----0---0----³-------------------0-----0---0-----
sl (2)
³--------------------------------------------------
³------5-//-7---7--7---5---7--7--8--8--------------
³--4------------------------------------7--7--5--5-
³--------------------------------------------------
³--------------------------------------------------
³--------------------------------------------------
(3)
³-------------------------------------------------
³--5--5-----------5--5----------------------------
³--------4--0-----------4--0----4--4--4--0--4--4--
³-------------------------------------------------
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³-------------------------------------------------
I know what is going on here.......
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1 ³------7-------7--7---4---5---4----³------7-------7---4--4--5--5--4----
³--5-------5---------------------5-³--5-------5----------------------5-
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³
³
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2 ³----------------------------------³-----------------------------------
³--2---2---2---2----5---5---5---5--³---2---2---2---2----5---5---5---5--
³--0---0---0---0----3---3---3---3--³---0---0---0---0----3---3---3---3--
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(repeat from beg. of song)
sl sl
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³--5-//-7------------7--7----------³---7--7------------7--7----7-\\-5--
1 ³----------------------------------³-----------------------------------
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³
³
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2 ³----------------------------------³-----------------------------------
³--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---³---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---
³--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---³---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---
³----------------------------------³-----------------------------------
sl Just a little more... sl
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³--5-//-7------------7--7----------³---7--7------------7--7----7-\\-5--
1 ³----------------------------------³-----------------------------------
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³
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2 ³----------------------------------³-----------------------------------
³-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11---³--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11---
³--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---³---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---
³----------------------------------³-----------------------------------
(As this section progresses, there are minor picking changes made by
guitar 1. Also, towards the end of this section, guitar 1 does the
slides more often. As always, listen to the song for details.)
Repeat from beginning
This musical interpretation has been removed due to a legal threat from Moses & Singer LLP,
representing the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) and
The Music Publisher's Association of the United States (MPA).
Unfortunately, these threats are fueled by greed and being masked by a "copyright infringement." They claim tab sites are
"hurting the songwriters," but it's a known fact that the publishing companies garner most of the
revenue. Instead, they would prefer you to purchase the
official SLEATER KINNEY tablature
which is an option we've always given our users. And due to the highly error-prone nature of tabs on the internet, many choose to go this route.
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For more information on this onslaught, you can read the
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