Man Or Astroman - Electrostatic Brainfield Chords & Tabs

MAN OR ASTROMAN?

" Electrostatic Brainfield " 

album: Your Weight On The Moon 	
year: 1998
guitar: Starcrunch
composition: Man Or Astroman?

translated by Michiel, submitted oktober 2004


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general note: use reverbeffect and maybe a bit chorus

explanation signs:

7h8	= hammer-on
7b	= bend the string a little bit
~	= vibration
	= slide down
/	= slide up
x	= percussionstrike
(2)	= is played sometimes
>7	= give accent
*	= unclear
(	= striked as arpeggio
R	= rest


INTRO
		
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RIFF A (with variations and extra guitars)

      1.2.3. time				4. time

E ---------------------------------|------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|-*/5b---------5b------*-|
G ---------------------------------|-*/4b---------4b------*-|
D -------2----2-------2-------4-2--|------------2-----------|
A -----2----2---2-3-----3--/5------|-whammybar--------------|
E -0--------------R----------------|-+ effect---------------|
   let ring-------------|

RIFF B (strike very fast)

(amount of strikes at approach)

E ----------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5--6--5-----|
B -/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------5--|
G ----------------------------------|---------------------|
D ----------------------------------|---------------------|
A ----------------------------------|---------------------|
E ----------------------------------|---------------------|

E ---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|
D ---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

E ----------------------------------|---------------------------|
B ----------------------------------|---------------------------|
G --------------2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-|
D -2-2--2-2-2-2---------------------|---------------------------|
A ----------------------------------|---------------------------|
E ----------------------------------|---------------------------|

E -----------------------------------|-----------------|
B -----------------------------------|-----------------|
G -----------------------------------|-----------------|
D -2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A -----------------------------------|-----------------|
E -----------------------------------|-----------------|

note: leave out the last bar when this riff is played at the end of this song

RIFF C (with variations) 

E ------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------------|
G ---------2--->5---4--2--->5---4--2--------------|
D ------3------------------------------>5---3--2--|
A ->3---------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------|

note: play the above staccato

E ------------------------------|-------------((5---(4)--|
B --------------------------5-R-|->5--x>5-x5-5-(6---(5---|
G ->1--1->1--1-1-1-(2---1--(4-R-|->4--x>4-x4-4)(5---(4---|
D ->2--2->2--2-2-2-(x---x-------|-------------((3---(2)--|
A ->2--2->2--2-2-2-(3---2-------|------------------------|
E ->0--0->0--0-0-0-(1---0-------|------------------------|

E ------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------->3---------------------|
G ---------2--->5---4--2--------5--4--->2(~)------|
D ------3-----------------------------------5--3--|
A ->3---------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------|

note: play the above staccato
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/man_or_astroman/electrostatic_brainfield_tab.html ]
E --------------------------------------------|
B ->/9--9-9--9-9-->9-->/10--10-10--10-10-->10-|
G ->/9--9-9--9-9-->9-->/10--10-10--10-10-->10-|
D --------------------------------------------|
A --------------------------------------------|
E --------------------------------------------|

BREAK 1 (first time after riff C)

E -0-R-drumstop---------|
B ----------------------|
G -----4h5-4------------|
D ------------2h3-2-----|
A ------------------5b--|
E ----------------------|

RIFF C2 variation

E -----------------------------------------------|
B ->/9--9-9-->9-9-9--9-9-->9-9-9-->9-9-9--9-9----|
G ->/9--9-9-->9-9-9--9-9-->9-9-9-->9-9-9--9-9----|
D -----------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------|
E --------------------------------------------7-|

note: the last bar of riff C is the second time in the song replaced
by the above part

INTERLUDE (at approach)

      1.2.3. time				4. time

E ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G -------------->9---------->9-----|------------->9---------->9---------|
D ->5/7--7--7-7->7--7-7-7-7->7-7-7-|>5/7--7--7-7->7--7-7-7-7->7-5-5-5-5-|
A ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|

      1.2.3. time				4 time

E -----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G ->7----------->7----------->7------|->7----------->7----------->7----------|
D ->5--5-5-5-5-->5--5-5-5-5-->5--5-5-|->5--5-5-5-5-->5--5-5-5-5-->5--3-3-3-3-|
A -----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

      1. time				      2.3.4. time

    note about these tabs: leave out these tones in the fourth and shorter bar
                                                                       | |
E -----------------------------------|---------------------------------|-|-|
B -----------------------------------|---------------------------------|-|-| 
G ->5----------->5----------->5------|------------>5----------->5------|-|-| 
D ->3--3-3-3-3-->3--3-3-3-3-->3--3-3-|->2/3--3-3-3-3-->3--3-3-3-3-->3--3-3-| 
A -----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
E -----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

E ----------------------------------|-------------------------|
B ----------------------------------|-------------------------|
G ->4----------->4------------------|-------------------------|
D ->2--2-2-2-2-->2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A ----------------------------------|-------------------------|
E ----------------------------------|-------------------------|

note: strike chords in last bar (below) louder and louder

E ---------------------|-------------------------|
B ---------------------|-------------------------|
G ---------------------|->5->4->5->4->5->4->5->4-|
D -3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|->3->2->3->2->3->2->3->2-|
A ---------------------|-------------------------|
E ---------------------|-------------------------|

BREAK 2 (after interlude)

note 1: about slidetones in first bar: make a slide from the 2nd to the 14th fret 
and a little back - strike fast meanwhile

E -drumstop-----------------------|--------------------------------|
B --------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G --------------*2//////14\\\*-|---------------* noise *--------|
D --->2--->2--R-------------------|--------------------------------|
A -0->0--->0--R-------------------|-0->5--->5--R-------------------|
E --------------------------------|--->3--->3--R-------------------|

E --------------------------------|
B --------------------------------|
G ---------------* noise *------5-|
D ------------------------------3-|
A --->3--->3--R-------------------|
E -3->1--->1--R-------------------|

note 2: after this, the 2nd and 3rd bar of riff C follows

END OF SONG (after once riff A and B)

E ->0--------------------------------|
B ->0--------------------------------|
G --x--------fade-out----------------|
D ->2--------------------------------|
A ->2--------------------------------|
E ->0--------------------------------|