Thirsty And Miserable Chords & Tabs
Thirsty And Miserable Tab
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DIRTY PROJECTORS - THIRSTY AND MISERABLE - RISE ABOVE
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Tabbed by: Tom Rozwadowski
Date: 22/08/2011
This tab is based on the Dave Longstreth solo performance
of Thirsty and Miserable at Permanent Records in Chicago, 4/3/2008.
LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdT0N4GOydo
I tabbed this version because I think the structure works better for playing solo
as it omits most of the instrumental sections found on the album take (i.e 3'00''-4'00').
Overall though it is pretty much the same, save a few differences in structure
(most notably the addition of a 3rd verse near the end, though it's actually just a
repeat of the 1st verse) so it shouldn't be too hard to take the material presented
here and restructure it to fit the album version.
Most of the song is made up of repeated sections to which Dave adds
different variations, I can't say I've managed to tab them all, and Mr Longstreth
is known for improvising a lot on his guitar parts each time he plays them, so if
you figure out any variations from other recordings or even make up your own
go ahead and add them in your playing!
This is my first tab so I'm sure there are plenty of mistakes/missed notes, so any
amendments are very welcome.
LEGEND:
| s: slide
| h: hammer on
| ~ : spread chord
| STRUM LOOSELY: strum the chord shifting the emphasis onto different parts of
the chord, i.e going from strumming the whole chord to just the lower strings or vice
versa. If you watch the youtube video it should become much clearer.
Standard tuning
Capo on 3rd fret
[INTRO]
e|-------------------|---3----------------|---------------3-------|
B|------------5------|---------5----------|---------------------5-|
G|-------7---------7-|------7-------7-----|--------7--------7-----|
D|----5---------5----|-----------5------5-|-----5-----------------|
A|-3-------3---------|-3--------------3---|-0----------0----------|
E|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
e|---5---------8------|-7-----------7-------|-----7----------7-----|
B|--------5---------0-|--------8 ---------8-|----------8---------8-|
G|-----5---------0----|----9----------9-----|-------9----------9---|
D|--------------------|----------9----------|-9-----------9--------|
A|-0--------0---------|---------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------|-0-------------------|----------------------|
e|---7---------7-------|---7----------7-------|
B|---------8---------8-|---------8----------8-|
G|----10---------10----|-----10---------10----|
D|-9---------9---------|-9----------9---------|
A|---------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------|
e|-------------------|----3----------------|--------------3-------|
B|------------5------|---------5----5------|--------------------5-|
G|-------7---------7-|------7----7------7--|--------7-------7-----|
D|----5---------5----|----------------5----|-----5----------------|
A|-3-------3---------|-3-------------------|-0----------0---------|
E|-------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
e|---5---------8------|-7-----------7------|-----7----------7-----|
B|--------5---------0-|--------8---------8-|----------8---------8-|
G|-----5---------0----|----9----------9----|-------9----------9---|
D|--------------------|----------9---------|-9-----------9--------|
A|-0--------0---------|--------------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------|-0------------------|----------------------|
e|---7---------7-------|---6----------6--------|------------------|
B|---------8---------8-|---------8-----------8-|------------3-----|
G|----10---------10----|-----10----------10----|-------3--------3-|
D|-9---------9---------|-9----------9----------|----0-------------|
A|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------|-3-------3-----2--|
e|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
B|---8---------8-------|---8----------8-------|----8---------8-----|
G|--------7---------7--|---------7----------7-|---------7--------7-|
D|-----5---------5-----|------5----------5----|------5--------5----|
A|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
E|-s6---------6--------|-6-----------6--------|-6--------6---------|
e|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
B|---8---------8-------|---8----------8-------|---5----------5------|
G|--------7---------7--|---------7----------7-|---------5---------5-|
D|-----5---------5-----|------5----------5----|------5---------5----|
A|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
E|-6---------6---------|-6----------6---------|-6--------6----------|
e|---------------------|
B|---8---------8-------|
G|--------7---------7--|
D|-----5---------5-----|
A|---------------------|
E|-6---------6---------|
VERSE 1/3 ("Oh my Brother wants a ride, to the liquor store....")
e|-------------------|---3----------3------|---------------3-------|
B|------------5------|---------5---------5-|---------------------5-|
G|-------7---------7-|------7---------7----|--------7--------7-----|
D|----5---------5----|-----------5---------|-----5-----------------|
A|-3-------3---------|-3-------------------|-0----------0----------|
E|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
e|---5---------8------|-7-----------7------|-----7----------7------|
B|--------5---------0-|--------8---------8-|-----------8---------8-|
G|-----5---------0----|----9----------9----|-------9----------9----|
D|--------------------|----------9---------|-9-----------9---------|
A|-0--------0---------|--------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------|-0------------------|-----------------------|
e|---7---------7-------|---7----------7-------|
B|---------8---------8-|---------8----------8-|
G|-----10--------10----|-----10---------10----|
D|-9---------9---------|-9----------9---------|
A|---------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------|
e|-------------------|---3----------3------|---------------3-------|
B|------------5------|---------5---------5-|---------------------5-|
G|-------7---------7-|------7---------7----|--------7--------7-----|
D|----5---------5----|-----------5---------|-----5-----------------|
A|-3-------3---------|-3-------------------|-0----------0----------|
E|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
e|---5---------8------|-7-----------7------|-----7----------7------|
B|--------5---------0-|--------8---------8-|----------8---------8-|
G|-----5---------0----|----9----------9----|-------9----------9----|
D|--------------------|----------9---------|-9-----------9---------|
A|-0--------0---------|--------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------|--0-----------------|-----------------------|
e|---7---------7-------|---6----------6--------|-------------------|
B|---------8---------8-|---------8-----------8-|------------3------|
G|----10---------10----|-----10----------10----|------3----------3-|
D|-9---------9---------|-9----------9----------|----0----------0---|
A|---------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------|-3---------3-------|
e|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
B|---8---------8-------|---8----------8-------|---8---------8-------|
G|--------7---------7--|---------7----------7-|---------7---------7-|
D|-----5---------5-----|------5----------5----|------5--------5-----|
A|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
E|-s6---------6--------|-6----------6---------|-6---------6---------|
e|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
B|---8---------8-------|---8----------8-------|---5----------5------|
G|--------7---------7--|---------7----------7-|---------5---------5-|
D|-----5---------5-----|------5----------5----|------5---------5----|
A|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
E|-6---------6---------|-6----------6---------|-6--------6----------|
e|--------------------|
B|---8---------8------|
G|--------7---------7-|
D|-----5---------5----|
A|--------------------|
E|-6---------6--------|
CHORUS: ("Miserable and thirsty, always wanting more....")
e|--------------------|---3-------------------|----------------------|
B|------------3-------|---------3-------------|-------------5--------|
G|-------5----------5-|------5---------5------|---------5----------5-|
D|----3----------3----|------------3--------3-|-----5----------5-----|
A|--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
E|-6--------6---------|-6---------------6-----|-3---------3----------|
e|--------------------|----------------------|---3-----------3-------|
B|--------------------|--------------3-------|---------3-----------3-|
G|--------5---------5-|--------5-----------5-|------5-----------5----|
D|-----5---------5----|----3-----------3-----|-------------3---------|
A|--------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-0h3------0h5-------|-6---------6----------|-6---------------------|
e|--------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------5------|----------------------|---------------3-------|
G|--------5---------5-|---------5----------5-|--------5------------5-|
D|----5----------5----|-----5----------5-----|-----3------------3----|
A|--------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-3---------3--------|-0h3-------0h5--------|-6---------6-----------|
e|---3----------3-----|----------------------|-----------------------|
B|--------3---------3-|--------------5-------|-----------------------|
G|-----5---------5----|--------5-----------5-|--------5------------5-|
D|-----------3--------|----5------------5----|-----5-----------5-----|
A|--------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-6------------------|-3---------3----------|-0h3--------0h5--------|
e|--------------------|---3-----------3-------|---------------------|
B|------------3-------|---------3-----------3-|-------------5-------|
G|-------5----------5-|------5----------5-----|--------5----------5-|
D|----3----------3----|------------3----------|----5----------5-----|
A|--------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
E|-6--------6---------|-6---------------------|-3---------3---------|
e|--------------------|---------------2------|---2-----------2------|
B|--------------------|--------------------3-|----------3---------3-|
G|--------5---------5-|---------5-------5----|------5-----------5---|
D|-----5---------5----|-----4------4---------|-4-----------4--------|
A|--------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E|-0h3------0h5-------|-0h2------------------|----------------------|
STRUM LOOSELY- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
e|---0----0----0----0-|---0----0-----0----0-|-----0-----0-----0----0-|
B|---3----3----3----3-|---3----3-----3----3-|-----3-----3-----3----3-|
G|---5----5----5----5-|---5----5-----5----5-|-----5-----5-----5----5-|
D|---4----4----4----4-|---4----4-----4----4-|-----4-----4-----4----4-|
A|--------------------|---------------------|-----0-----0-----0----0-|
E|-0----0----0----0---|-0----0----0----0----|-0-----0-----0-----0----|
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
e|---0----0----0----0-|
B|---3----3----3----3-|
G|---5----5----5----5-|
D|---4----4----4----4-|
A|---0----0----0----0-|
E|-0----0----0----0---|
VERSE 2/3
[STRUM LOOSELY]
e|-------------------|---3----------3-------|---------------3-------|
B|------------5------|---------5----5-----5-|---------------------5-|
G|-------7---------7-|------7-------7-----7-|--------7--------7-----|
D|----5---------5----|-----------5--------5-|-----5-----------------|
A|-3-------3---------|-3---------------3----|-0----------0----------|
E|-------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
e|---5---------8------|-7-----------7-------|-----7----------7------|
B|--------5---------0-|--------8 ---------8-|----------8----------8-|
G|-----5---------0----|----9----------9-----|-------9----------9----|
D|--------------------|----------9----------|-9-----------9---------|
A|-0--------0---------|---------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------|-0-------------------|-----------------------|
e|---7---------7-------|---7----------7--------|
B|---------8---------8-|---------8-----------8-|
G|----10---------10----|-----10---------10-----|
D|-9---------9---------|-9----------9----------|
A|---------------------|-----------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------|
e|-------------------|---3----------------|---------------3-------|
B|------------5------|---------5----------|---------------------5-|
G|-------7---------7-|------7-------7-----|--------7--------7-----|
D|----5---------5----|-----------5------5-|-----5-----------------|
A|-3-------3---------|-3--------------3---|-0----------0----------|
E|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dirty_projectors/thirsty_and_miserable_tab.html ]
e|---5---------8------|-7-----------7------|-----7----------7------|
B|--------5---------0-|--------8 --------8-|-----------8---------8-|
G|-----5---------0----|----9----------9----|-------9----------9----|
D|--------------------|----------9---------|-9-----------9---------|
A|-0--------0---------|--------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------|-0------------------|-----------------------|
e|---7---------7-------|---6----------6--------|--------------------|
B|---------8---------8-|---------8-----------8-|------------3-------|
G|----10---------10----|-----10----------10----|-------3----------3-|
D|-9---------9---------|-9----------9----------|----0----------0----|
A|---------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------|-3--------3---------|
e|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
B|---8---------8-------|---8----------8-------|---8---------8-------|
G|--------7---------7--|---------7----------7-|---------7---------7-|
D|-----5---------5-----|------5----------5----|------5--------5-----|
A|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
E|-s6---------6--------|-6----------6---------|-6---------6---------|
e|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
B|---8---------8-------|---8----------8-------|---5----------5------|
G|--------7---------7--|---------7----------7-|---------5---------5-|
D|-----5---------5-----|------5----------5----|------5---------5----|
A|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
E|-6---------6---------|-6----------6---------|-6--------6----------|
e|---------------------|
B|---8---------8-------|
G|--------7---------7--|
D|-----5---------5-----|
A|---------------------|
E|-6---------6---------|
("Oh It's now one-thirty, and we're all getting nervous......")
e|-------------------|---3---------3------|---------------3-------|
B|------------5------|---------5--------5-|---------------------5-|
G|-------7---------7-|------7--------7----|--------7--------7-----|
D|----5---------5----|-----------5--------|-----5-----------------|
A|-3-------3---------|-3------------------|-0----------0----------|
E|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
e|---5---------8------|-7-----------7------|-----7----------7------|
B|--------5---------0-|--------8 --------8-|----------8----------8-|
G|-----5---------0----|----9----------9----|-------9----------9----|
D|--------------------|----------9---------|-9----------9----------|
A|-0--------0---------|--------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------|-0------------------|-----------------------|
e|---7---------7-------|---7----------7-------|
B|---------8---------8-|---------8----------8-|
G|----10---------10----|-----10---------10----|
D|-9---------9---------|-9----------9---------|
A|---------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------|
e|-------------------|---3----------3-----|---------------3-------|
B|------------5------|---------5--------5-|---------------------5-|
G|-------7---------7-|------7--------7----|--------7--------7-----|
D|----5---------5----|-----------5--------|-----5-----------------|
A|-3-------3---------|-3------------------|-0----------0----------|
E|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
e|---5---------8------|-7-----------7------|-----7----------7------|
B|--------5---------0-|--------8 --------8-|----------8----------8-|
G|-----5---------0----|----9----------9----|-------9----------9----|
D|--------------------|----------9---------|-9-----------9---------|
A|-0--------0---------|--------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------|--0-----------------|-----------------------|
e|---7---------7-------|---6----------6--------|--------------------|
B|---------8---------8-|---------8-----------8-|------------3-------|
G|----10---------10----|-----10----------10----|-------3----------3-|
D|-9---------9---------|-9----------9----------|----0----------0----|
A|---------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------|-3--------3---------|
e|---------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
B|---8---------8-------|---8----------8--------|---8---------8------|
G|--------7---------7--|---------7-----------7-|---------7--------7-|
D|-----5---------5-----|------5----------5-----|------5--------5----|
A|---------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
E|-s6---------6--------|-6----------6----------|-6--------6---------|
e|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
B|---8---------8-------|---8----------8--------|---5----------5------|
G|--------7---------7--|---------7-----------7-|---------5---------5-|
D|-----5---------5-----|------5----------5-----|------5---------5----|
A|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
E|-6---------6---------|-6----------6----------|-6--------6----------|
e|--------------------|
B|---8---------8------|
G|--------7---------7-|
D|-----5---------5----|
A|--------------------|
E|-6---------6--------|
CHORUS: ("Miserable and thirsty, always wanting more....")
e|--------------------|---3-----------3-------|----------------------|
B|------------3-------|---------3-----------3-|-------------5--------|
G|-------5----------5-|------5----------5-----|---------5----------5-|
D|----3----------3----|------------3----------|-----5----------5-----|
A|--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
E|-6--------6---------|-6---------------------|-3---------3----------|
e|--------------------|-----------------------|---3-----------3-------|
B|--------------------|--------------3--------|---------3-----------3-|
G|--------5---------5-|--------5------------5-|------5-----------5----|
D|-----5---------5----|----3-----------3------|------------3----------|
A|--------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-0h3------0h5-------|-6---------6-----------|-6---------------------|
e|--------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------5------|----------------------|---------------3--------|
G|--------5---------5-|---------5----------5-|--------5-------------5-|
D|----5----------5----|-----5----------5-----|-----3-------------3----|
A|--------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
E|-3---------3--------|-0h3-------0h5--------|-6----------6-----------|
e|---3---------3------|----------------------|-----------------------|
B|--------3---------3-|--------------5-------|-----------------------|
G|-----5---------5----|--------5-----------5-|--------5------------5-|
D|-----------3--------|----5------------5----|-----5------------5----|
A|--------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-6------------------|-3---------3----------|-0h3--------0h5--------|
e|--------------------|---3-----------3------|----------------------|
B|------------3-------|---------3----------3-|-------------5--------|
G|-------5----------5-|------5----------5----|---------5----------5-|
D|----3----------3----|------------3---------|-----5----------5-----|
A|--------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E|-6--------6---------|-6--------------------|-3---------3----------|
e|--------------------|--------------2--------|---2------------------|
B|--------------------|---------------------3-|-----------3--------3-|
G|--------5---------5-|--------5--------5-----|-------5---------5----|
D|-----5---------5----|-----4-----------------|-4------------4-------|
A|--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
E|-0h3------0h5-------|-0h2-------2-----------|----------------------|
STRUM LOOSELY
e|---0----0----0----0-|
B|---3----3----3----3-|
G|---5----5----5----5-| X12
D|---4----4----4----4-|
A|---0----0----0----0-|
E|-0----0----0----0---|
VERSE 3/3 ("Oh my Brother wants a ride, to the liquor store....")
e|-------------------|---3----------3-----|---------------3-------|
B|------------5------|---------7----------|---------------------5-|
G|-------7---------7-|------5-------------|--------7--------7-----|
D|----5---------5----|-----------5------5-|-----5-----------------|
A|-3-------3---------|-3--------------3---|-0----------0----------|
E|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
e|---5---------8------|-7-----------7------|-----7----------7------|
B|--------5---------0-|--------8 --------8-|----------8----------8-|
G|-----5---------0----|----9----------9----|-------9----------9----|
D|--------------------|----------9---------|-9----------9----------|
A|-0--------0---------|--------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------|-0------------------|-----------------------|
e|---7---------7-------|---7----------7--------|
B|---------8---------8-|---------8-----------8-|
G|----10---------10----|-----10----------10----|
D|-9---------9---------|-9----------9----------|
A|---------------------|-----------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------|
e|-------------------|---3----------3------|---------------3-------|
B|------------5------|--------5----------5-|---------------------5-|
G|-------7---------7-|-----7----------7----|--------7--------7-----|
D|----5---------5----|-----------5---------|-----5-----------------|
A|-3-------3---------|-3-------------------|-0----------0----------|
E|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
e|---5---------8------|-7-----------7------|-----7----------7------|
B|--------5---------0-|--------8 --------8-|----------8----------8-|
G|-----5---------0----|----9----------9----|-------9----------9----|
D|--------------------|----------9---------|-9----------9----------|
A|-0--------0---------|--------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------|--0-----------------|-----------------------|
e|---7---------7-------|---6----------6--------|--------------------|
B|---------8---------8-|---------8-----------8-|------------3-------|
G|----10---------10----|-----10----------10----|-------3----------3-|
D|-9---------9---------|-9----------9----------|----0----------0----|
A|---------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------|-3--------3---------|
e|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
B|---8---------8-------|---8----------8-------|---8---------8-------|
G|--------7---------7--|---------7----------7-|---------7---------7-|
D|-----5---------5-----|------5----------5----|------5--------5-----|
A|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
E|-s6---------6--------|-6----------6---------|-6--------6----------|
e|---------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
B|---8---------8-------|---8----------8--------|---5---------5------|
G|--------7---------7--|---------7-----------7-|--------5---------5-|
D|-----5---------5-----|------5----------5-----|-----5---------5----|
A|---------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
E|-6---------6---------|-6----------6----------|-6--------6---------|
e|--------------------|-------------------------|----0------------0---|
B|---8---------8------|----------------10-------|----------10---------|
G|--------7---------7-|---------12-----------12-|------12----------12-|
D|-----5---------5----|-------------------10----|---------------------|
A|--------------------|------15-----------------|-------------15------|
E|-6---------6--------|-s13-------13------------|-13------------------|
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|--------------12-------|-----------------------|--------------10-------|
G|--------12----------12-|---------12---------12-|--------12----------12-|
D|----12----------12-----|------12---------12----|----------------10-----|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----15----------------|
E|-10--------10----------|-0h10-------0h12-------|-13--------13----------|
e|----0------------0----|-------------------------|-----------------------|
B|----------10----------|----------------12-------|-----------------------|
G|------12-----------12-|--------12------------12-|--------12----------12-|
D|----------------------|-----12------------12----|------12---------12----|
A|--------------15------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-13-------------------|-10----------10----------|-0h10-------0h12-------|
e|----------------------|----0--------------0------|----------------------|
B|--------------10------|----------10--------------|--------------12------|
G|-------12----------12-|------12---------------12-|--------12---------12-|
D|----------------10----|--------------------------|----12-----------12---|
A|----15----------------|--------------15----------|----------------------|
E|-13--------13---------|-13-----------------------|-10--------10---------|
e|----------------------|-------------------------|----0----------0------|
B|----------------------|----------------10-------|----------10--------0-|
G|--------12---------12-|-------12-------------12-|------12---------12---|
D|-----12---------12----|-------------------10----|----------------------|
A|----------------------|----15-------------------|-------------15-------|
E|-0h10-------0h12------|-13--------13------------|-13-------------------|
SLOW DOWN - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------||
B|--------------12-------|-----------------------|-10~-------------------||
G|--------12----------12-|---------12---------12-|-12~-------------------||
D|----12----------12-----|------12---------12----|-10~-------------------||
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-15~-------------------||
E|-10--------10----------|-0h10-------0h12-------|-13~-------------------||