Artist: PJ Harvey
Song: Dress
Album: Dry
Tabbed by: foofighter1337
Guitar 1 (EADGBe)
Guitar 2 (EADGBe)
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
| ^ bend
[NOTE: The rhythm patterns are difficult, hence why the numbers are included.
I believe this tab is mostly accurate, the only questionable part being
the (pre)ending strum pattern]
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Play Order
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Intro x 4
Verse 1 [Verse x 2]
Chorus
Verse 2 [Verse x 2]
Interlude x 4 [Guitar 2 plays Verse x 2]
Chorus [without vocals]
Verse 3 [Pre-ending]
Chorus x 2
Pre-ending
Ending
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Rhythm Patterns
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Intro
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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4-4-x-4-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-|
A|-4-4-x-4-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-|
E|-2-2-x-2-2-x-x-0-2-2-0-2-2-x-x-x-|
Verse
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F# A F# A F#
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------2---2-x-------x-2---2-x---------|
D|-4-4-x-4-4---4---4-4-4-4-4---4---2---2-x-4---4-x-2---2-x-4---4---|
A|-4-4-x-4-4---4---4-4-4-4-4---4---0---0-x-4---4-x-0---0-x-4---4---|
E|-2-2-x-2-2---2---2-2-0-2-2---2---------x-2---2-x-------x-2---2---|
F# B F# B F#
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------4---4-x-------x-4---4-x---------|
D|-4-4-x-4-4---4---4-4-4-4-4---4---4---4-x-4---4-x-4---4-x-4---4---|
A|-4-4-x-4-4---4---4-4-4-4-4---4---2---2-x-4---4-x-2---2-x-4---4---|
E|-2-2-x-2-2---2---2-2-0-2-2---2---------x-2---2-x-------x-2---2---|
Chorus
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B A F#
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|/9---9---9-9-9-9\7---7---7-7-7-7\4-4-x-4-4---4---4-4-x-4-4---4-x-|
A|/9---9---9-9-9-9\7---7---7-7-7-7\4-4-x-4-4---4---4-4-x-4-4---4-x-|
E|/7---7---7-7-7-7\5---5---5-5-5-5\2-2-x-2-2---2---2-2-x-2-2---2-x-|
B G F#
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|x9---9---9-9-9-9x12--12--12121212\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4~--------------|
A|x9---9---9-9-9-9x12--12--12121212\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4~--------------|
E|x7---7---7-7-7-7x10--10--10101010\2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2~--------------|
Interlude
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1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-x-10------10-10^11^10----10---x-x-10------10--10^-10^-----10--|
G|-x-x-----11--------------11------x-x-----11--------------11------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/pj_harvey/dress_tab.html ]
Pre-ending
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F# A F# A F#
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------2---------------2-----------|
D|-4-------4-------4-------4-------4---2---4-------4---2---4-------|
A|-4-------4-------4-------4-------4---0---4-------4---0---4-------|
E|-2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
F# B F# B F#
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------4---------------4---------------|
D|-4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
A|-4-------4-------4-------4-------2-------4-------2-------4-------|
E|-2-------2-------2-------2---------------2---------------2-------|
Ending
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F# A F# A F#
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------2---------------2-----------|
D|-4-------4-------4-------4-------4---2---4-------4---2---4-------|
A|-4-------4-------4-------4-------4---0---4-------4---0---4-------|
E|-2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
F# E F# E F#
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
A|-4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
E|-2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------2-------0-------2-------|
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Lyrics
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Verse 1
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F# A F# A F#
Put on that dress - I'm going out dancing
F# B F# B F#
Starting off red - clean and sparkling he'll see me
F#
Music playing make it dreamy for dancing -
A F# A F#
must be a way that I can dress to please him
F#
It's hard to walk in the dress, it's not easy -
B F# B F#
I'm spilling over like a heavy loaded fruit tree
Verse 2
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F# A F# A F#
It's sad to see - lonely all this lonely
F# B F# B F#
Close up my eyes - dreamy dreamy music make it be alright
F#
Music play make it good for romacing -
A F# A F#
must be a way I can dress to please him
F#
Swing and sway everything'll be alright -
B F# B F#
but it's feeling so damn tight tonight
Verse 3
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F#
Filthy tight, the dress is filthy -
A F# A F#
I'm falling flat and my arms are empty
F#
Clear the way better get it out of this room -
B F# B F#
a falling woman in dancing costume
Chorus
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B
If you put it on
A F#
If you put it on
B
If you put it on
G F#
If you put it on
Interlude
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A F# A A F# A
"You purdy thang," My man says,
A F# A A F# A
"But I bought you beautiful dresses."
