Set Us Free Chords & Tabs
J Mascis and The Fog - Set Us Free
From the album 'Free So Free' (2002)
Standard tuning, capo on 9th fret
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This tab is based on what I could see from a video of it being played live/some fancy
sound-slowing software/oldschool listening for notes, so it's got to be fairly accurate.
Due to the way the guitar parts seem to have been recorded with like 2-3 overdubs and/or
certain effects, i've changed the tab so it's more like how it's played live (with one
guitar). That way the switches between the rhythm and the lead parts/small fills won't
seem so painfully obvious when you're playing along.
Warning: badass riffs ahead in verse/bridge.
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==intro/chorus
E|--------------------------------3---0-----------|
B|--0~----0h1p0-----0-----0~------0---3---3-------|
G|--0~----------0h2---0---0~------0---0---2b-r-0--| x2
D|--0~--------------------2~------2---2-----------|
A|--2~--------------------3~----------------------|
E|--3~--------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------3--0---------|
B|--0--------0-1-0-----0----0---0-0---0--3--3------|
G|--0---0-0--------0h2---0--0---0-0---0--0--2b-r-0-|
D|--0---0-0-----------------2---2-2----------------|
A|--2---2-2-----------------3---3-3----------------|
E|--3---3-3----------------------------------------|
==verse
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3--3--3--3---1--1--1-1---3--0--3/5--0--3p0-|
G|-0----------0---2--2--2--2-0-0--0--0-0---0--0--------------|
D|-2--2-------2-0-0--0--0--0-0-2--2--2-2---2-----------------|
A|-2--2--2-2--2-0-0--0--0--0---3--3--3-3---3-----------------|
E|-0--0--0-0--0----------------------------------------------|
( PM )
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3--3--3--3---1--1--1-1------------3--------|
G|-0----------0---2--2--2--2-0-0--0--0-0--2h4-2-0---2b-2-0---|
D|-2--2-------2-0-0--0--0--0-0-2--2--2-2----------2--------2-|
A|-2--2--2-2--2-0-0--0--0--0---3--3--3-3---------------------|
E|-0--0--0-0--0----------------------------------------------|
( PM )
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3--3--3--3---1--1--1-1---3--0--3/5--0--3p0-|
G|-0----------0---2--2--2--2-0-0--0--0-0---0--0--------------| (yeah, same as first line)
D|-2--2-------2-0-0--0--0--0-0-2--2--2-2---2-----------------|
A|-2--2--2-2--2-0-0--0--0--0---3--3--3-3---------------------|
E|-0--0--0-0--0----------------------------------------------|
( PM )
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3--3--3--3---1--1--1-1---1--1-1--1-1-1-1--|
G|-0----------0---2--2--2--2-0-0--0--0-0---0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
D|-2--2-------2-0-0--0--0--0-0-2--2--2-2---2--2-2--2-2-2-2--|
A|-2--2--2-2--2-0-0--0--0--0---3--3--3-3---3--3-3--3-3-3-3--|
E|-0--0--0-0--0---------------------------------------------|
( PM )
==bridge
| on a side note, the bass parts in this bit are really cool, J's bass parts are
| really underrated. even under the solo he's doing all these neat fills.
E|--3--3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
B|--3--3-3-3---3--3--3-3-3-3---1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1-0-0-0--|
G|--0--0-0-0---4--4--4-4-4-4-0-0--0--0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--|
D|--0--0-0-0---4--4--4-4-4-4-0-2--2--2-2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2--|
A|--2--2-2-2---2--2--2-2-2-2---3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3--|
E|--3--3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/j_mascis_the_fog/set_us_free_tab.html ]
==solo (2:37-3:08)
|
|not relative to capo - actual fret numbers used. 0s (open strings) are technically the 9th
|fret since the capo is there, but i find it easier to read it as an open string since your
|left hand doesn't need to fret the note.
|
|2:37
E|--17b-r~--16----14-16-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------17-------17b-r--14-17-14h17p14h17(repeat lots)--17-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------16b-r-16-14-16-13-14/16~---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|2:45
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------17----------------------------------------0-12p0--------------|
G|-16-14-13-14-13-14/16~--16b-16-14-16-13-14--13-14-13\0--0-11--11b--------11p0--0-11-0-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|2:52 - there's a part here that goes below the capo (the solo was recorded without one), so
| i'll put that part in [brackets] and tab it an octave up above it so the same notes are
| playable with the capo.
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----12--12-------------------------------------------------------------------------------12/14-|
G|-11b----11b-11--0h11p0---------------------------------------------------0-11/13-11-0-13-------|
D|----------------------h11-13-0---------------------------------------0h11---------------[9h11]-|
A|--------------------------------11-14-11-12-11-12-12/14~--12-11----------[7-9/11-9-7-11]-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------12---[7h9]---------------------|
|
|2:58
E|------------------19---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-16-16~--16~---16----16--16-h17p16-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------16--16h18brp16----16-16--\14-14b-14-13--0-13-0--0h11p0------|
D|-------------------------------------------------h18---------------------------------------16b~|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
==bridge, part 2
E|--3--3---3-3--------------------| |--0-0------------| the fill at the end can also be
B|--3--3---3-3--0-----------------| |------0-0--------| played like this, an octave up
G|--0--0---0-0--0-----------------| x2 |----------3-3-0--| (same way it's played live)
D|--0--0---0-0--2--2-2------------| |-----------------|
A|--2--2---2-2--2------2-2-1-1-2--| |-----------------|
E|--3--3---3-3--0-----------------| |-----------------|
E|-0--0--0-0------------------------------|
B|-1--1--1-1--3--x-x-3--x-x-3--x-x-3--x-x-|
G|-0--0--0-0--2--x-x-2--x-x-2--x-x-2--x-x-| x2
D|-2--2--2-2--0--x-x-0--x-x-0--x-x-0--x-x-|
A|-3--3--3-3------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
repeat, then head to chorus rhythm
==outro riff/solo (4:08)
not relative to capo - fret numbers used
E|--11-12-14-11------11--------------------------------| |------------------|
B|----------------12----12~~---------------------------| repeat, till ending: |------------------|
G|-----------------------------13-14-16-14-----13------| |-13-14-16-16b--r~-|
D|------------------------------------------14----14~--| |------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------| |------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------| |------------------|
if you're playing the song yourself though, i recommend ending it like this, combining both the
rhythm and lead parts: (relative to capo)
E|---------------|
B|-0-1-3b---3~---|
G|----------0----|
D|----------0----|
A|----------2----|
E|----------3----|
enjoy!
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|p - pull-off
|h - hammer-on
|/ - slide up (\ = down)
|b - bend; release bend before next note, unless...
|r - release bend after holding it for a little
|~ - vibrato (if used on chords, use the tremelo)
|x - muted string strum
|PM - palm mute
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