Egg Shaped Fred (Tab)
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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
