Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 12:14:01 -0400
From: Dins <TDins@comcast.net>
Subject: b/barenaked_ladies/the_flag.tab
The Flag
by the Barenaked Ladies
Well, here it is. My first transcription submission.
I figured I was benefiting so much from OLGA that I had to make some contribution.
There is another transcription of this song on OLGA that is not even close.
You'll find that the chords and notes are all right on the money.
The only curve ball may be the Bb/D chord, which is the only uncommon
chord not represent in tab (see the below chart). Naturally, you will
have to supplement my transcription with some emulation by ear.
Kudos to Carrie Mitnick for turning me on to the Barenaked Ladies.
-The Dins
Here's the only cord that needs explanation:
Bb/D
EADGBE
xx0331
Intro:
Riff A:
E--1---1-------1-------|-------8----8-------7--7---|
B--3-----3--------3----|------10---10-------8--8---|
G--2-------0h2---------|xx----10---10--xx---9--9---|
D--0--0-0-----0--0-----|xx--0----------xx-0--------|
A----------------------|---------------------------|
E----------------------|---------------------------|
Repeat 3X
Verse1:
Dm G
The phone . . . it's 7 o'clock.
F C
sorry . . . but I just
Dm G
last night . . . when I tried
F C
mean it . . . . it was only
Bridge:
(C) Dm C G
You . . . know that . . .
F C Dm
when . . .checkered ... comes down.
Chorus:
Bb/D Am Dm (into Riff A)
No one, . . . no one . . . . the race
(Verse 2 folows same chord pattern as 1st verse.)
Verse 2:
. . . she'll quietly say dear,
Bridge:
(C) Dm C G
. . . never . . . known
F C Dm
one . . . flag . . flown
Chorus:
Bb/D Am Dm (into Riff B)
No one . . . . . . . . . . won the race
Before last verse, Riff B:
E 1---1------------|----1------------|----1------------|
B 3-----3----3-----|------3----3-----|------3----3-----|
G 2------0h2--0h2--|-------0h2--0h2--|-------0h2--0h2--|
D 0----0----0------|0----0----0------|0----0----0------|
A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|
B -----------------|
G ---0-0-0-0-------|
D -----------------|
A 3---3-2-0--------|
E ----------3------|
(Verse chord pattern)
Verse 3:
Bridge:
(C) Dm C G
you've never .. . . .known that
F C Dm
. . . . . . . . . .flown
Chorus:
Bb/D Am Dm (into Riff A)
No one. . . . . . . . . . . won the race
Riff A into pre-outro:
Dbsus Asus2
. . . . a forest . . . . . . . a Bluebird
E 0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|
B 0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|
G 6--6-6-6-6---6-6-6-|2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|
D 6--6-6-6-6---6-6-6-|2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|
A 4--4-4-4-4---4-4-4-|0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|
E -------------------|-------------------|
(continue pre-outro chord pattern)
(Until . . .)
Dbsus Asus2
There . . . raven . . . . . goes - - - -
Dbsus
the ribbons, . . . . . . . . . . .the ribbons of the
Outro:
flag - - - Of the
E 0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
B 0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
G 8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-|6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-|
D 9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-|7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-|
A 9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-|7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-|
E 7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-|5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-|
flag - - - . . .
E 0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
B 0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
G 8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-|6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-|
D 9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-|7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-|
A 9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-|7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-|
E 7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-|5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-|
flag - - - . . .
E 0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
B 0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
G 8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-|6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-|
D 9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-|7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-|
A 9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-|7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-|
E 7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-|5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-|
flag.
E 0----------|
B 0----------|
G 8----------|
D 9----------|
A 9----------|
E 7----------|
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