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NOW TO WAR - Guided By Voices
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Tabbed by: Pat Malavi
pat.malavi@gmail.com
Tuning: Drop-D (album version is slightly detuned)
u - upstroke
d - downstroke
Intro and verse: Alternate between D-riff and A-riff
D-riff
u u d d u d u d u d u u d u d u d d u d u d u d u u d u
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5---5-----5---3-----3---3-3---3-----5-----5---3-----3---3-3---3----------|
G|--9---9-----9---7-----7---7-7---7-----9-----9---7-----7---7-7---7----------|
D|--0-----0-0---0-0---0---0-----0---0---0-0-0---0-----0---0---0-0------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-riff
D u D D u D u D u D u u D u D u D D u D u D u D u u D u
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------6-----6---4-----4---4-4---4-----6-----6---4-----4---4-4---4----------|
D|--7---7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------|
A|--0-----0-0---0-0---0---0-----0---0---0-0-0---0-0---0---0---0-0------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D
There is no boy in me now
There is no time and I'm alone
A
But I am only breathing, breathing around
D
I get involved with your crowd
They make me feel so alone
A
If you could only see me when I'm around
Chorus: Alternate between Am/D1-riff and Am/D2-riff. Finish with Am/D3 riff.
Am/D1-riff
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/guided_by_voices/now_to_war_tab.html ]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------5-----5--/7----7-----7--\5-----5-----5--/7-----7-----7---------------|
G|------5-----5--/7----7-----7--\5-----5-----5--/7-----7-----7---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-0---0-0---0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am/D2-riff
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------5-----5--/7----7-----7--\5-----5-----5--/7-----7-----7---------------|
G|------5-----5--/7----7-----7--\5-----5-----5--/7-----7-----7---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-5---5-5---5---5-5--5-5---5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am/D3-riff
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7-----5-------3-----3---3-3-3--------------------------------------------|
G|--7-----5-------2-----2---2-2-3--------------------------------------------|
D|--7-----5-------3-----3---3-2-3--------------------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------------|
Am/D1
But this is you and this is war, it makes me drink even more
Am/D2
And I'll have fun then, I'll make a mark on you
Am/D1
I'll tell you all that I am, how simple feet will walk for free
Am/D3
Until you injure me again
Solo:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------3---2-0--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------2---0--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------2/4---2-0-0--------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
repeat 7 times
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-2-3---2-0--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------2---0--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------2/4---2-0-0--------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat chorus after solo (end with one bar of D-riff)
