THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS - "metal detector" Tablature
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Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 12:51:13 -0700 (PDT)
From: Casey Connor chconnor@hotmail.com
Subject: t/they_might_be_giants/metal_detector.crd
Metal Detector
They Might Be Giants
from "Factory Showroom" chconnor@hotmail.com
This song is a lot simpler than I make it out to be here... Some notes:
often the lyrics change subtly (i.e. waiting there beneath the sand vs.
hidden there underneath the land; don't need to squaking gull vs. don't
need no gull on the echo part, etc...) God bless tmbg.
The |X |X |X format is supposed to be measures, but I think I may switch
unannounced between whole and half-measures in this. You'll get it.
|X/Y means chord X with note Y in the bass.
I probably shouldn't have written everything as sharps, but I don't know
anything about music theory.
Some of the voicings here are hard, but they're worth it for that
thoughtful Giants effect.
/---------- Low E
V
C6 x32033
D/A x00232
Gsus/C x30013 or x30033 or G6sus4/C as x32033 (=C or C6)... whatever ...
G/B x20033
G9/A x00033
G# 466544
C#m x46654
F#/C# x4667x
G#/D# x66544
F#/A# 698565
G#/C 8-11-10-787
|G |C6 |G |D/A |G
Down at the shore there's a place where there's no one vacationing
|Gsus/C | G/B |G9/A
|G |G |G |D/A |A
There's just the sound of the call of the wild overcoming the fear of
|G#
the unknown
|C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C#
And I've got something to help you understand
|E |A |E |G#/D#
Something waiting there, beneath the sand
|C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C#
My metal detector is with me all of the time
|E! |A |C#m |B |E |A |C#m |B
I'm the inspector over the mine
|A
Look past the volleyball
Look past the ball
|E
Look past the squaking gull
Look past the gull
|G#m |A |F#/A# |G#/C
Ignore the mountain of discarded folderal
|C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C#
Cause I've got something to make you understand
|E |A |E |G#/D#
something hidden there underneath the land
|C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C#
My metal detector is with me all of the time
|E! |A |C#m |B |E |A |C#m |B
I'm the inspector over the mine
|E |A |C#m |B |E |A |C#m |B
Metal detector watch it shine
|G |C6 |G |D/A |G |Gsus/C |G/B |G9/A
Every sea shell has a story to tell if you're listening
|G |C6 |G |D/A |A
But underneath every shell there's a story as well if you've heard enough
|D
of the sea.
|G |C6 |G |D/A |G
Then everything on the top will just sudenly stop sounding interesting
|Gsus/C |G/B |G9/A
|G |Gsus/C |G/B |G9/A
So listen now to the sound of the things that are found under (over?) the
|G |G |G |G#
ground
[early years Giants samples over these chords:]
|C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C#
|E |A |C#m |B |E |A |C#m |B
|A
Don't need no volleyball
Don't need no volleyball
|E
Don't need no squaking gull
Don't need no squaking gull
|G#m |A |F#/A# |G#/C
Don't need to look at any bathing beauty doll
Don't need to look at any doll
|C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C#
For I've got something to help you understand
|E |A |C#m |B
Something waiting there beneath the sand
|C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C#
My metal detector is with me all of the time
|E! |A |C#m |B |E |A |C#m |B
I'm the inspector over the mine
|A
Look past the volleyball
Look past the ball
|E
Look past the squaking gull
Look past the gull
|G#m |A |F#/A# |G#/C
Ignore the mountain of discarded folderal
|C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C#
Cause I've got something to make you understand
|E |A |C#m |B
something hidden there underneath the land
|C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C# |C#m |F#/C#
My metal detector is with me all of the time
|E! |A |C#m |B |E |A |C#m |B
I'm the inspector over the mine
|E! |A |C#m |B |E |A |C#m |B
Metal detector watch it shine
|E! |A |C#m |B
Don't need no volleyball
Don't need no volleyball
|E |A |C#m |B
Don't need no squaking gull
Don't need no squaking gull
|E |A |C#m |B |E |A |C#m |B |E |A |C#m |B
Metal detector all the time (vocal note ends on f# for "time"...cool)
Metal detector all the time)
|C#m |C#m |C#m |C#m | etc...
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