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From: jraab@itsmail1.hamilton.edu (J)
Subject: TAB: "Spoons" by Binsey Poplars
Binsey Poplars -- "Spoons" (4.48)
from the KokoPop release "Trip So Far" c1995.
transcribed by Jeff Raab
Again, two guitar parts. G1 is the main rhythm part, G2 is dubbed over.
I'll break it down by the song structure...
12 second bass intro...
---------
| Intro | .12
---------
G2 (heavy chorus)
|-2-------0------3------2---3p2p0---------------|
|---3-----------------3---3---------------------|
|-----2------2------2---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------| <----|
|--------------------------------------| ---|
- call this thing riff A.
|-2-------0------3------2--------------| ---|
|---3-----------------3----------------| <----|
|-----2------2------2---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
------------
| Chorus 1 | .23
------------
G1: (med. distortion)
D Dsus2 D Dsus2
|-2--2--2---0--0----0--2--2--2---0--0----0----|
|-3--3--3---3--3----3--3--3--3---3--3----3----|
|-2--2--2---2--2----2--2--2--2---2--2----2----|
|-0--0--0---0--0----0--0--0--0---0--0----0----|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
D
|-2-------------------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
(turn off distortion)
D
|-2-------------------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
G2:
Riff A, during the two lines where G1 just plays D
-----------
| Verse 1 | .40
-----------
G1: (dist. still OFF)
D
|-2---------------------------------------------------|
|-3---------------------------------------------------|
|-2---------------------------------------------------|
|-0---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------| <----|
|---------------------------------------------| ---|
- play this 2x
Dsus2 |
|-0-------------------------------------------| <---
|-3-------------------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
G2: nothing.
------------
| Chorus 1 | 1.01
------------
Same as before for both guitars, except G1 keeps its distortion on the
whole time, and adds a random ghost note, e |--3--|, before playing the
second measure of just plain D.
-----------
| Verse 2 | 1.17
-----------
G1: (dist. OFF)
Dsus2
|-0-------------------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------| <--- play this 2x, then
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/binsey_poplars/spoons_tab_ver_2.html ]
Dsus2 D
|-0-----0-----2-----0--2----------------------|
|-3-------------------------------------------|
|-2--------2-----2----------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
Dsus2 D
|-0-----0-----2-----0--2----------------------|
|-3-------------3-----------------------------|
|-2--------2------2---------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
G2: nothing.
------------
| Chorus 2 | 1.38
------------
G1: (dist. ON)
D Dsus2 D Dsus2
|-2--2--2---0--0----0--2--2--2---0--0----0----|
|-3--3--3---3--3----3--3--3--3---3--3----3----|
|-2--2--2---2--2----2--2--2--2---2--2----2----|
|-0--0--0---0--0----0--0--0--0---0--0----0----|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
A As2 A G Ds4 D
|-0-----0---0----0-----3--3----3---2--3p2-----|
|-2-----2---0----2-----0--0----3---3------3---|
|-2-----2---2----2-----0--0----2---2--------2-|
|-2-----2---2----2-----0--0----0---0----------|
|-0-----0---0----0-----2--2-------------------|
|----------------------3--3-------------------| <-- repeat this 3x
A As2 A G
|-0-----0---0----0-----3----------------------|
|-2-----2---0----2-----0----------------------|
|-2-----2---2----2-----0----------------------|
|-2-----2---2----2-----0----------------------|
|-0-----0---0----0-----2----------------------|
|----------------------3----------------------|
^
-- turn off distortion before playing this G
G2: nothing.
-----------
| Verse 2 | 2.07
-----------
Same as before, for both guitars.
------------
| Chorus 2 | 2.29
------------
Same as before, for both guitars
--------
| Solo | 2.59
--------
G1: (dist. OFF)
|--------------------|
|-0h1--3--s5--3--1---|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------| <-- repeat this 7x (some solo, huh?)
|--------------------|
|-0h1--3--s5--3------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
----------
| Bridge | 3.20
----------
G1:
|-2-------0--------2-------0--2----|
|---3----------------3-------------|
|-----2------2---------2-----------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------| <-- repeat this 2x
then, silent for one measure, then random feedback
G2:
Riff A, starting when G1 goes silent.
----------
| Chorus | 3.42
----------
G1: (dist. ON)
D Dsus2 D Dsus2
|-2--2--2---0--0----0--2--2--2---0--0----0----|
|-3--3--3---3--3----3--3--3--3---3--3----3----|
|-2--2--2---2--2----2--2--2--2---2--2----2----|
|-0--0--0---0--0----0--0--0--0---0--0----0----|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------| <-- repeat this 2x
A As2 A G Ds4 D
|-0-----0---0----0-----3--3----3---2--3p2-----|
|-2-----2---0----2-----0--0----3---3------3---|
|-2-----2---2----2-----0--0----2---2--------2-|
|-2-----2---2----2-----0--0----0---0----------|
|-0-----0---0----0-----2--2-------------------|
|----------------------3--3-------------------| <-- repeat this 7x
A As2 A G
|-0-----0---0----0-----3----------------------|
|-2-----2---0----2-----0----------------------|
|-2-----2---2----2-----0----------------------|
|-2-----2---2----2-----0----------------------|
|-0-----0---0----0-----2----------------------|
|----------------------3----------------------|
G
|-3-------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------------------|
fade out the last G.
G2: nothing.
That's it. A lot easier than my presentation makes it look. Great
song, though. Too bad that KokoPop has no power at all as a label.
Questions, comments, and all that to jraab@hamilton.edu
