#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of # #the song.You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or # #research. # #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# ============================================================================== THIS MOURNING - WIDE MOUTH MASON ============================================================================== By: John Will sbw@sk.sympatico.ca Saskatoon, Saskatchewan's best since the late,lamented Northern Pikes!(Anyone up to tabbing the Pikes?) As you may have heard they're opening for the Stones in the rescheduled Montreal and Toronto concerts. Their official website is www.warnermusic.ca/widemouth/index.html; there's some great fan sites as well I'm not so hot on time signatures - it's a slow blues/rock;listen to the cd to get the timing right Standard tuning, distorted; I think Shaun Verreault uses a Les Paul Riff 1: B7 E~~~~~~ B7 E * E~~~ B7 E~~~~~~ e|--7-----7-------7--------------7----7-------------------------------| B|--7-----9-------7 /9h10--9-----7----9-------------------------------| G|--8-----9-------8 /9h11--9-----8----9-----7-------------------------| D|--7-----9-------7 /9--9--9-----7----9--------9--7--9~~~~~/(0)-------| A|--9-----7-------9--------------9----7-------------------------------| E|--7-------------7--------------9------------------------------------| *not sure what this chord/partial is Play the B7 as a regular barre, then the E as well;slide your 1st finger, still barring the 2nd, 3rd and 4th strings, up to ninth fret, hammer on the *, 2nd finger/2nd string, 3rd finger/3rd string Riff 1(var): . . . . . . . . e|-----------------(7)(7)---------------------------------------------| B|----10--10--9--9--7--7---9--9---------------------------------------| G|----11--11--9--9--8--8---9--9---------------------------------------| D|----9---9---9--9--7--7---9--9---------------------------------------| A|------------------9--9----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------(7)(7)---------------------------------------------| Fill 1 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---7--------9--7----------------------------------------------------| D|------9--7--------9--7----------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Fill 2 - something like: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------9---11---9--------------------------------------------------| E|----/11--------------11---9---7/(0)---------------------------------| Other chords: Chords for refrain: G#m7 F# E(I) E7(I) D("it's alright...) e|---4----------2-----0-------0---------------------------------------| B|---4----------2-----0-------3-----------7---------------------------| G|---4----------3-----1-------1-----------7---------------------------| D|---4----------4-----2-------2-----------7---------------------------| A|---6----------4-----2-------2-----------5---------------------------| E|---4----------2-----0-------0---------------------------------------| At the very end, play this B7: e|---7-----| B|---10----| G|---8-----| D|---7-----| A|---9-----| E|---7-----| .:staccato ~~~~~~:vibrato h:hammer on /:slide Begin with riff 1 twice B7 E B7 E B7 E Morning came a little early today B7 E B7 (continue for all verses) Woke me up when I wasn't ready (fill 1) Creeping, in through the window I guess It came in quiet while I was sleeping riff 1 I'm dreaming my way through the rain today Now the clouds have moved inside But it's alright Well I'm not superstitious So I grab an umbrella Sit on down and get washed away - and all the while I'm singing G#m7 F# B7 (fill 2) Na na na na na na na na G#m7 F# B7 Na na na na na na na G#m7 F# E(I) E7(I) Na na na na na na na na G#m7 F# B7 And I'll sing till the rain is gone (riff 1 twice) One hour ago it was raining Sunshine I never thought I'd see your face Slowly I'll shake the cobwebs away D It's alright by me if it's cool by you E If it's all day long Singing like fools (refrain) riff 1(var) X3,then solo solo begins something like this: e|------------------------------------------------7-------------------| B|---10/12--12--10--10------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------10/11-11--9-7----7----------------------------| D|------------------------------------9-----9--7----------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| ...based on the blues scale VII position (what is sometimes referred to as the Albert King extended box) - the above figure repeats at the beginning of each 4 measures of the solo Repeat refrain twice, ritard last line at "rain is gone" Keep those corrections/Wide Mouth tabs coming! ==================================================================================