Blind Melon - Tones Of Home Chords & Tabs

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TONES OF HOME - Blind Melon
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Tabbed by:DannyT
From Blind Melon Album

-took me a while to figure this out by ear.  Let me know about mistakes-

Tuning:Standard

Intro:
G1
e|-5/3-1-----/6-5-----/5-8-------13p10--10-8-5---5-3-1----1~----------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------3----3\-------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G1
e|-----7-7-7-7-7------------5-5-5-5-5--7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-5--/13-13-13-13-13-13|
B|-----8-8-8-8-8-6----------6-6-6-6-6--8-8-6-8-8-8-8-8-6--------------------|
G|5/7--7-----------7-5--5/7-7-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G1
e|-13~-|-2-----------5--5----2-------------------------------------------|
B|-----|-3--5~-----7--7------3--5~-------7---7---------------------------|
G|-----|-2-------7-----------2---------7----7----------------------------|  
D|-----|-----------------------------7-----------------------------------|
A|-----|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

G2	      ...PM...
e|-----|-------------------------------------------|
B|-----|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----|-------------------------------------------|  X2     
D|15\\-|-5-4---------------5-4---------------------|
A|-----|----5-3--3-3-3-3-5-----5-------------------|
E|-----|-------------------------------------------|

G1
e|--5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-3-3-x-x-3/5-5-5-5--------5-5~~-5----|--2-------------|
B|--7-7-x-x-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-5/7-7-7-7---5-7--7-7--------|--3--5~----7--7-|
G|--7-7-x-x-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-5/7-7-7-7----------------5-7|--2-------7--7--|
D|--7-7-x-x-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-5/7-7-7-7-------------------|---------7------|
A|--5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-3-3-x-x-3/5-5-5-5-------------------|----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|----------------|

G2						      ...PM...
e|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
D|5-------4-------5------5/7-7-7-7---5--4--------------|5-4-------------5-4-|
A|--5---5---5---5---5------------------5-5--5-3/5-5-5-5|---5-3-3-3-3-3-5---5|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------|

G2			G1
e|-----------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------------------|---------------------------|
G|-----------------------|---------4h5p4---4---/7~~--|
D|--5~~3---4h5p4---4-2-0-|--5~~3---------7---7-------|
A|---------------7-------|---------------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------------|
Verse riff:
What do you think they would say?...     
G1
e|-5---------------3---------5----3-3-1-1-|
B|-7---------------5---------7----3-3-1-1-| X4
G|-7---------------5---------7----4-4-2-2-|
D|-7---------------5---------7----5-5-3-3-|
A|-5---------------3---------5----5-5-3-3-|
E|--------------------------------3-3-1-1-|
G2
e|-10---------8---------10------10-10-10-10--------|
B|-10---------8---------10------13-13-12-12--------|
G|-11---------9---------11------12-12-12-12--------|	X4
D|-12--------10---------12------12-12-12-12--------|
A|-12--------10---------12------10-10-10-10--------|
E|-10-------------------10-------------------------|

Pre-Chorus: 
"Fine..................Tones of Home..."
G1
e|-2---------5~-5------2--------------------------------------|
B|-3--5~---7---7-------3---5~------7---7~---------------------|
G|-2------7------------2---------7---7------------------------|
D|-----------------------------7------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

G2	  ...PM...
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-5-4--------------------5-4---------|  X2
A|-----5---3--3-3-3-3--5------5~~-----|
E|------------------------------------|

Chorus:
"Said You don't like the way I'm living..."
G1
e|-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-3-3-x-x-3/5-5-5-5---|
B|-7-7-x-x-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-5/7-7-7-7---|
G|-7-7-x-x-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-5/7-7-7-7---|
D|-7-7-x-x-7-7-x-x-5-5-x-x-5/7-7-7-7---|
A|-5-5-x-x-5-5-x-x-3-3-x-x-3/5-5-5-5---|
E|-------------------------------------|
G2
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5------4------5----5-/7-7-7-7----5------4----------------|
A|---5--5---5--5---5------------------5--5---5--3/5-5-5-5---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

"Tones of Home, Tones of Home..."
G1
e|-10---10-10-10----10----10-10-10-----5----------------------|
B|-12---12-12-13p12-12----12-12-13p12--7----------------------|
G|-12---12-12-12----12----12-12-12-----7----------------------|
D|-12---12-12-12----12----12-12-12-----7----------------------|
A|-10---10-10-10----10----10-10-10-----5----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

G2
e|-3-----7--8\7----3-----7--8\7-------------------------------|
B|-3-----7--8\7----3-----7--8\7-------------------------------|
G|-4-----8--9\8----4-----8--9\8-------------------------------|
D|-5-----9-10\9----5-----9-10\9-------------------------------|
A|-5-----9-10\9----5-----9-10\9-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Back to Pre-Chorus riff, then 2nd verse.

After 2nd chorus:
G2
------------------------------------------------------5--
------------------------------------------------------7--
------------------------------------------------------7-- X2
-5------3---------------------------------------------7--
---5--5---5--5-3-3-3p0--3p0-3p0-3p0-0-0-3p0-3p0-3p0-3/5--
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/blind_melon/tones_of_home_tab.html ]
2nd time G2 plays riff above,
G1 With Med. Distortion:
-13-10----10------------------------------------------------------------
-------13----13-10----10----------12-12---------------------------------
-------------------12----12-10----12-12--12-10-12-10-12-10--------------
-------------------------------12-12-12--------------------12~~---------
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Interlude:
G1 Clean:
e|---------------------------------8--8---------------------------------8-8-|
B|-5/6~~-5-6-5-7~~---5h6-5---5-6--5--5--6-7-5h6-5-7-5-7-5--6-5-------6-5-5--|
G|-----------------5-5----5--5--------------5------------------7-5--5-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


G2 Distant:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|10~~-10h12p10h12p10\9~~-9h10p9h10p9\7~~-7h9p7h9p7/10~~-10h12p10h12p10/12~~|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Add Distortion:
G2
e|-----------------13----13----13-------------------------------------------|
B|--10---10---10-----15----15----15\--13b15r13b15---------------------------|
G|12---12---12-------16----16----16\----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

"Your Mom and Daddy Said..."
G1				G2-Wah,Use Heavy distortion+ whammy or bend
-5---3-3-x-3-3----------	---------------------
-6---5-5-x-5-5----------	---------------------
-7---5-5-x-5-5----------	-12~~~~~~~12b14~~r12-
-7---5-5-x-5-5----------	---------------------
-5---3-3-x-3-3----------	---------------------
------------------------	---------------------

Solo:
G1:Dmin chord and some picking

G2: Add Wah
e|13-13-15-15-13-13-12-12-13-13-12-12-10-10-12-12-13-13-10-10---------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------13-13-10-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|10h13p10---10---13b15---15b17--15--13p12p10--10---------------------------|
G|--------12---------------------------------12---13p12p10--10--------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------12----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Whatever he says in the background here: 
G2					  Gradual bend
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|12^12^12^12^-12-10---10-------------------------------------------10------|
D|-------------------12--12-10--10-12~----10--10-12b^x-12b14-12-10--10------|
A|----------------------------12-------/12--12--------------------12---12\--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------10-----------------------------|
D|---10--10-12^-12^-12^-x-x-x-x-12b14-12-10--10--10-------------------------|
A|/12--12----------------------------------12--12---------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---13-15p13---\13--15-15-15-15-13-13-13---13-13p12-------12--13p12---10---|
G|/14--------14-\14----------------------/12--------12--/12--12------12-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------12-----------------------------------------------------|
G|12-10--10-12-10--10--10--10-12-10--10-12^12^12^12^-12-10--10--------------|
D|-----12--------12------12--------12---------------------12---12p11p10-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------12~~12b14r12-10-12~~12b14r12-10-12~~12b14r12-10-12\-----|
A|12p11p10-----12-12--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------12-10-------------------------------------------------------------|

Then last verse, then chorus.

What do you think they would say
If I stood up and I walked away
Nobody here really understands me, and so I'll wave goodbye , I'm fine, I'm fine

Tones of home

Said you don't like the way I'm living
Tones of home, Tones of home
And so I'll wave goodbye
I'm flyin, I'm flyin home 

And I always thought this would be
The land of milk and honey
Oh but I come to find out that its all hate and money
And there's a canopy of greed holding me down 

-chorus- 

 See I'm so high to you, so I'll fade away
I said you're on your own

Your mom and daddy said, and your sister said, and your brother is saying
Everybody, is saying everybody, is saying I, eye, god I gotta go! 

All my freinds patronize me and they say yo hey boy 
have you found what you're looking for
It seems they don't really know me cause its here, and its what they
can't see.... 
-chorus-



| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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