Song: Nth Degree
Artist: Morningwood
Transcribed by: Jeff Martin
Tuning: Drop D (just because I am lazy). Standard tuning works fine, adjust accordingly.
Opening Riff Part 1 (3x)
Guitar 1 (moderate distortion and delay OR echo) let last note ring out
Listen to song for timing…
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b--12--9--7-9-7--12-12-9-9-10-9-------||
g-------------------------------9-----||
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Opening Riff Part 2
Guitar 1 (1X)
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b--12--9--7-9-7--12-12-9-9-10-9-------||
g-------------------------------9-----||
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Guitar 2 (4X)
(distortion)
***There are various strumming patterns. Listen for the variations ~ they are subtle).
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b--------9-----------------||
g--------9--7777-----------||
d--9-----9--7777-7777------||
a--7--0--7--5555-7777------||
d----------------7777------||
Verse: (no guitar until… “…to the Nth degree” where the chorus kicks in)
Chorus:
Guitar 1 (1X)
Much like opening riff, but there is a slight variation in timing)
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g---------------------------9---------||
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Guitar 2 (4X)
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b--------9-----------------||
g--------9--7777-----------||
d--9-----9--7777-7777------||
a--7--0--7--5555-7777------||
d----------------7777------||
End on… let it ring out
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Verse 2 (no guitar until...)
Both Guitars enter at the phrase “…is all we need”)
Guitar 1 (faint in back round, and muted… with distortion and WAH)
e—12.12.12.12.-10.10.10.10.-10.10.10.10.-5555-4444-2222-0000---||
b—12.12.12.12.-10.10.10.10.--9--9--9--9--7777-5555-3333-2222---||
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Guitar 2 (volume is more prominent)
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d----0----7--------6--------0----|----0----7--------6--------0---------||
a--7--------7--------7--------7--|--7--------7--------7--------7-------||
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Chorus:
Guitar 1 (1X)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/morningwood/nth_degree_tab.html ]
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b--12--9--7-9-7-1212-9-10-9---||
g---------------------------9-||
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Guitar 2 (4X)
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b--------9-----------------||
g--------9--7777-----------||
d--9-----9--7777-7777------||
a--7--0--7--5555-7777------||
d----------------7777------||
end on (and let it ring out):
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b--9---||
g--9---||
d--9---||
a--7---||
d------||
Solo (or so it goes… I don’t know)
Guitar 1
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b--7/9999-77-5---------------------------------7/9999-77-5------------------------||
g--7/9999-77-6-6h7-----676-------676-----------7/9999-77-6-6h7----676-------676---||
d------------------7/9-----9-7/9-----7-6b7~~~~----------------7/9-----9-7/9-----7-||
a---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
d---------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Guitar 2 (during solo)
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b--------9-----------------||
g--------9--7777-----------||
d--9-----9--7777-7777------||
a--7--0--7--5555-7777------||
d----------------7777------||
All end on”
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b------||
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d--2---||
a--2---||
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she whispers “M-O, M-O-R, MORNING W-O-O-D, ARE WE RIGHT?” then guitar 1 plays (1X):
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“…A LITTLE LOUDER” then guitar 1 plays this again (1X)
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“…AND HARDER,” Guitar 1 once more:
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g-------------------------------9-99999999-7777------||
d---------------------------------99999999-7777-7777-||
a---------------------------------77777777-5555-7777-||
d-----------------------------------------------7777-||
Chorus to ending:
Guitar 1 (4X) (just listen for when this riff comes in)
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g-------------------------------9-----||
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Guitar 2 (16X)
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b--------9-----------------||
g--------9--7777-----------||
d--9-----9--7777-7777------||
a--7--0--7--5555-7777------||
d----------------7777------||
Please let me know about corrections. Enjoy