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Tabs for the song Egg Shaped Fred (Single Version)

Guitar

• Tabs sourced from: Saint Chad's Home For The Terminally Helpless.

Lead

CHORDS USED:
D7sus4 xx0312
D7     xx0212
F5     133xxx
G5     355xxx
D5     x577xx
C5     x355xx
E5     022xxx
G#5    466xxx

intro:
|--------0-------------0-|
|---1----1p0----1------1-|
|---0----2------0----2---|
|---2--0--------2--0-----|
|-0-----------0----------| x 4
|------------------------|

with
|---0------------------------------|
|-8---7----------------------------|
|-------5-bend up then slide down -|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|

MAIN RIFF
|-------------------------|
|-----1-x-x-1/3-3-3-x-x-3-|
|-----0-x-x-0---0-0-x-x-0-|
|-2-2-2-x-x-2/4-4-4-x-x-4-|
|-0-0-0-x-x-0-------x-x-0-| x 8
|-------------------------|

with occasional pickings round an Am chord

VERSE

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|---5-----------3----5-----------3---5-|
|--------------------------------------|
I'm sick of all this scratching around, 

|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|------3----5------------3-|
|--------------------------| MAIN RIFF
I'm calling Fred to come and give me a hand
He's the queen of all the shops where he shops, 
and he's the king of all the scene to be seen.

|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------| MAIN RIFF
Skinima Nosebreak, Fatima Toothpaste.
Penlope Cheapskate, Claudia Farmgate 
                                We're takin'

CHORUS - you may want to see the rhythm version of this as well.

|---0------0------------------------0-----|
|-----1------1----1---------------1---1---|
|-------2------2----2-----------2-------2-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-0---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
Egg Shaped Fred for tea    we'll make them

|-0---------------------------------------|
|---1-------------------------------------|
|------2------2-------------------------2-|
|---------2-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
  sit strategically        we'll test their

|----3------------------------------------|
|--1---1-----1--------------------1-------|
|----------2---2--2-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------| MAIN RIFF 
 eggability,  we'll make them meet


THEN VERSE AGAIN, WITH THIS RIFF AFTER EACH SENTENCE
|-----5---------|
|-5-8-----------|
|-------7/\-5---|
|-------------7-|
|---------------|
|---------------|


THEN, THE "MAVIS SHE KNOWS" BIT:
          F5               G5               D5               C5
Mavis she knows, Mavis she knows, she's got all these things around her
                 F5                    G5                     D5       C5
All things to no men, she'll see you in hell, I'll go shopping instead.

                 F5           E5
He will send his centipede to sort ya! 
                        F5              G5  G#5 A5
He'll stretch it out to make it two foot taller.

LITTLE ENSUING RIFF
|-15--12-14----15-|
|-----------15----|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|  x2

THEN: MAIN RIFF x 4, 
      CHORUS x3, 
          BUT AFTER CHORUS 1 PLAY MAIN RIFF,
          AFTER CHORUS TWO, PLAY
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----12-12-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
|-----12-12-x-x-12-12-x-x-12-12-12-12-x-x-12-12-|
|-/14-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
         
          AND AFTER CHORUS 3 SIMPLY PLAY
|-0--|
|-1--|
|-0--|
|-2--|
|-0--|
|----|

Rhythm

CHORDS USED:
D7sus4 xx0312
D7     xx0212
F5     133xxx
G5     355xxx
D5     x577xx
C5     x355xx
E5     022xxx
G#5    466xxx

intro:

x02010, xx0210 x4

then MAIN RIFF
|-------------------------|
|-----1-x-x-1/3-3-3-x-x-3-|
|-----0-x-x-0---0-0-x-x-0-|
|-2-2-2-x-x-2/4-4-4-x-x-4-|
|-0-0-0-x-x-0-------x-x-0-| x 8
|-------------------------|

VERSE

    D7sus4
I'm sick of all this scratching around, 
D7                           MAIN RIFF
I'm calling Fred to come and give me a hand
         D7sus4
He's the queen of all the shops where he shops, 
D7                           MAIN RIFF
and he's the king of all the scene to be seen.


D7sus4             D7              MAIN RIFF
Skinima Nosebreak, Fatima Toothpaste.

D7sus4              D7           
Penlope Cheapskate, Claudia Farmgate 
                                We're takin'

CHORUS

|-0----------------0-0-0------------------|
|-1----------------1-1-1------------------|
|-0----------------0-0-0------------------|
|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-|
|-----------------------------------------|
Egg Shaped Fred for tea    we'll make them

|-3----------------3-3-3------------------|
|-1----------------1-1-1------------------|
|-2----------------2-2-2------------------|
|-x----------------x-x-x------------------|
|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3---3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|
|-1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1---1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1-|
  sit strategically        we'll test their

|-3-------------------0------------------|
|-1-------------------1------------------|
|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------| MAIN RIFF 
 e g g a b i l i t y  we'll make them meet


THEN, THE "MAVIS SHE KNOWS" BIT:
          F5               G5               D5               C5
Mavis she knows, Mavis she knows, she's got all these things around her
                 F5                    G5                     D5       C5
All things to no men, she'll see you in hell, I'll go shopping instead.

                 F5           E5
He will send his centipede to sort ya! 
                        F5              G5  G#5 A5
He'll stretch it out to make it two foot taller.

THEN x02010, xx0210 as intro

THEN: MAIN RIFF x 4, 
      CHORUS x3,
AND END ON
|-0--|
|-1--|
|-0--|
|-2--|
|-0--|
|----|

Bass

1. The two notes right at the beginning.
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|---5-|
E|-5---|

1. The Main Riff (also the intro).

G|------------------|
D|----------5-5-5-7-|
A|------5-7---------|
E|-5--5-------------|


2. The Verse.

|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|----------5-5-5-7-|
|-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-------|------5-7---------|
|-----------------5-3-5-|-5--5-------------|


3. Skinima Nosebreak....

|---------------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------5-5-5-7-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------5-7---------|
|---------------------------------|-5--5-------------|


4. Chorus (Not Including Main Riff).


G|------------------|------------------|
D|----------5-5-5-7-|----------5-5-5-7-|
A|------5-7---------|------5-7---------|
E|-5--5-------------|-5--5-------------|

G|------------------|------------------|
D|----------5-5-5-7-|----------5-5-5-7-|
A|------5-7---------|------5-7---------|
E|-1--1-------------|-1--1-------------|

G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-------|
E|-----------------5-3-5-|


4. Mavis she knows....

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3---3-4-4-5---|

Drums

Credit

• Lead section:
• Rhythm section:
• Bass section: Peter Embling

References

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