Live In Japan
Transcribed by Doug Boucher, 11/30/2000
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--5----5--5-------5---5-5-------------------------------0-0----
--5----5--5-----------------------4--5-5-----------5-----------
--3----3--3-----------------------2--3-3----sl 7---------------
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--------------------7--6---0--2--2----
--------5--5--------5--------------3--
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Mike Pierry, 5/30/01
Here's my version of it, along
with the verse and chorus, and ending. It's mostly based on the solo acoustic
version on Dancing With Myself, but I consulted the studio version also.
Maybe I'll do the middle part tonight if I can't find anything else to
do.
Intro:
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------3-2-2---------------3-3-----------3-2p0-0-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--
G---------0-0-0---------------2-2-----0-0---0-0---2-0--2-2-0-0-0-0-0--
D--5-5----x-x-------5-5-----0-0-0-----0-0-----------3----------3-3-2--
A--5-5----0-0-------5-5-0h2-----------2-2-----------------------------
E--3-3------------2-3-3-------------2-0-0-----------------------------
Repeat. Add horns if desired.
(I'm not being very helpful rhythmically, so listen to the record people!)
Verse:
Gsus4 G Esus4 Em
"Generation D has taken hold of me
Gsus4 G A7sus4 A7 Am7 Esus4 Em
Intimations of mortality slowing
F#5 G5 A5
I waited around to get hired I just got
e--------------0----------------7-----
B--8----8--------8-------8--------8---
G--7------7--------7-------7--------7-
D--10-------10-------10------10-------
A-------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------
Ti - red
Gsus4 G Esus4 Em
The chicken soup for my soul Is greasy and it's cold
Gsus4 G A7sus4 A7 Am7 Esus4 Em
And the present is too distant a memory
F#5 G5 A5
I need some turbulence Hop a fence into a new
e--------------0----------------7----------------0-----9---9------10------
B--8----8--------8-------8--------8-------8--------8---10----10------10---
G--7------7--------7-------7--------7-------7--------7-9--------9-------9-
D--10-------10-------10------10-------10------10-------0------------------
A-------------------------------------0-----------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wor- ld wor- ld wor- ld
e--7-7-7---5-5-5----
B--8-8-8---6-6-6----
G--7-7-7---5-5-5----
D--0-0-0---0-0-0----
A-------------------
E-------------------
Chorus:
G Am7 D
I'll live in Japan! Maybe you don't care
Bm7 Em7 Am7 D
I wish I could go there in a van and
G Am7 D
live in Japan, I'll take me a yo-yo
Bm7 Em7 Am7 D
some gum and a crossbow and a fan and
Em7 A
live in Japan, yeah hey-ay-ay ye- ah
e--------------0----------------7-----
B--8----8--------8-------8--------8---
G--7------7--------7-------7--------7-
D--10-------10-------10------10-------
A-------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------
2nd verse:
Gsus4 G Esus4 Em
Won't you come with me? I'll bounce you on my knee
Gsus4 G A7sus4 A7 Am7 Esus4 Em
In a home under the stars by the river
F#5 G5 A5
Nothing on our feet Oh it'll be sweet we'll be
e--------------0----------------7----------------0-----9---9------10------
B--8----8--------8-------8--------8-------8--------8---10----10------10---
G--7------7--------7-------7--------7-------7--------7-9--------9-------9-
D--10-------10-------10------10-------10------10-------0------------------
A-------------------------------------0-----------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Danc- ing, Danc- ing, Danc- ing
e--7-7-7---5-5-5----
B--8-8-8---6-6-6----
G--7-7-7---5-5-5----
D--0-0-0---0-0-0----
A-------------------
E-------------------
2nd chorus:
Much the same as the first, but
with different words and a different ending which leads to the instrumental
part and the bridge. Maybe I'll transcribe it later hmm?
Ending:
You start off playing the intro
again, and then this phrase gradually takes over:
e--12--12-12-----------------------------------------------------
b--13--13-13-13--13-13-------------------------11--11---11--11---
G------------12--12-12-14--14-14-13--13-13-12--10--10---10--10---
D----------------------14--14-14-13--13-13-12---9---9----9---9---
A----------------------------------------------10--10---10--10---
E----------------------------------------------------------------
This is probably not exactly
what the guitar part is, but it sounds okay. Feel free to improve upon
it.
Ron Spiegelhalter, 5/30/01
"Mike Pierry" wrote...
There are things in there I can't call one way or the other, but there
are a few things I know for certain are incorrect (confirmed on two separate
video sources). I'll offer my version too, just for completitude:
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------5-5-5---------------3-3-----------5-5-----1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--
G---------7-6-6---------------2-2-----------7-6p0-0-0--2-2-0-0-0-0-0--
D--5-5----5-5-5-----5-5-----0-0-0-----5-5---5-5-----3--3-3-3-3-2-2-2--
A--5-5----0-0-----5-5-5---------------5-5----------------------3-3-0--
E--3-3------------2-3-3--s7---------2-0-0-----------------------------
That fifth group is definitely
on the mark, although it sounds odd the first time you play it. We debated
that one to death if I recall, but the video tells the tale. I'm 99% certain
the second group is also correct, with the possible exception of the B
string being played. The position is right anyway.
> Verse:
>
> Gsus4 G Esus4 Em
> "Generation D has taken hold of me
I replace that Gsus4 with C/G.
Six of one, half a dozen of the other.
> Chorus:
>
> G Am7 D
> I'll live in Japan! Maybe you don't care
Isn't there something vaguely
Em-ish after that G?
ron
Doug Boucher, 5/31/01
OK, I think we're about there
on getting the main riff down. Mine is much closer to Ron's now. He picked
up a few things I missed and I think there's a couple little things that
should be changed. Here's my new version, always open to correction, broken
up into two staffs because it looks like dogshit on my news reader to
cram it all into one line. (A little suggestion for all the tabaholics
out there - don't make your lines too long or they'll be a mess when someone
tries to read it. I've done it too, but it makes for difficult reading.)
e------------------------------------------
B---------5-5-5-----------------3-3--------
G---------7-6-6-----------------2-2--------
D-5-5-5---5-5-5-----5-5-------0-0-0----5-5-
A-5-5-5---0-0-0---5-5-5----------------5-5-
E-3-3-3-----------2-3-3--5s7---------2-0-0-
e---------------------------
B--5-5---0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
G--7-6p0-0--0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-
D--5-5------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
A-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E---------------------------
On the second bit, Ron added
the 5th fret on the B string. I hadn't heard that in there, but I did
it and I think it's very right. Yay! I definitely hear the two open strings
after the pull-off towards the end, though that might be my imagination.
I'm adding the C note on the bottom of the last chord all the way through,
which seems right, my lame-ass left hand just doesn't like moving that
quick.
Ron sayeth:
> > Verse:
> >
> > Gsus4 G Esus4 Em
> > "Generation D has taken hold of me
>
> I replace that Gsus4 with C/G. Six of one, half a dozen of the other.
Either works, but I'm quite confident
it's the Gsus4, myself. Two open strings under the 1st fret of the B string
seems important to me there.
Pierry done this:
>Gsus4 G A7sus4 A7 Am7 Esus4
Em
> Intimations of mortality slowing
Ah, that made me re-think how
I played the bit you have as the A chords. Here's what I got as tab for
that little thingie now:
e-------------------
B--3--2--1--0-0-1-0-
G--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-
D--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-
A-------------------
E-------------------
Notice I didn't play the open
A string. I might be high, but I hear it as the smaller three-note chord
and it probably doesn't matter anyway.
Ron:
> > e--------------0----------------7-----
> > B--8----8--------8-------8--------8---
> > G--7------7--------7-------7--------7-
> > D--10-------10-------10------10-------
> > A-------------------------------------
> > E-------------------------------------
> >
> > Ti - red
>
> Nice. This is much cooler than how I was playing it.
Yay! Much cooler for me too!
The end of that the second time
confused me, so here's a cleaner looking version of it
e-----9--------10-9-------7-7-7--5-5-5--
B-------10----------10----8-8-8--6-6-6--
G-----------9-------------7-7-7--5-5-5--
D--0----------------------0-7-0--0-0-0--
A---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------
Then:
> > Chorus:
> >
> > G Am7 D
> > I'll live in Japan! Maybe you don't care
>
> Isn't there something vaguely Em-ish after that G?
An Em7 between the G and the
Am7, yeah.
Everything else looks reasonable
enough. Who want to do the gtr/percussion duet? Not me. :)
Dougie
Michael Pierry, 5/31/01
At the end of the second chorus,
this occurs:
e------------7---10-9-7--------7-------
B-------8------8--------10---8---10--8-
G-----7--------------------7-----------
D--10-----10---------------------------
A--------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------
G Gsus4
"Will you think of me when I'm gone,
C
Gone to Ja-pan? Will you think of me
Eb D G
When I'm gone, gone to Ja-pan?"
Again with that part (less the
last chord), and then:
Eb Ab G
Aaah Aaaah
Here it comes folks:
e--15-------------------15-------------------
B-----15-------------------15----------------
G--------14-12-10-------------14-12-10-------
D--------------------------------------------
A-----------------12-10----------------12-10-
E--------------------------------------------
Play that twice, then:
e--15----------------------------------------
B-----15----------------13-15----------13-15-
G--------14-12-10-12-14-------10-12-14-------
D--------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------
B-----------13-15----------------18-15-20-18-
G--10-12-14-------10-14-12-17-14-------------
D--------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------
e--20-17-22--22tr.
B-----------------
G-----------------
D-----------------
A-----------------
E-----------------
I think that's how it goes. Alright
ye bastards, tell me where I fucked up now!
Yogi, 5/31/01:
Ok, so I said I'd take a crack
at the guitar/vibes duet in LIJ, so here it is:
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The opening figure is a seven
note melody played four times successively, then it starts to mutate.
The part I didn't notate at the end should be easy to figure out, basically
it's tremelo picking (roughly 32nd notes) the high D (22 on high E), with
a couple of C to D hammer-on accents, followed at the very end with a
couple of whole step bends from F to G (I found it easiest to do on the
B string).
I have no idea if this is the
fingering Mike uses, but I'm pretty sure the notes are right. Find alternate
fingerings for yourself if these seem skewed to you. Watching Mike play
this tune live, I'm pretty sure the fingering for at least the opening
figure is correct.
Wheeee!
Yogi
www.wonky.net
Michael Pierry, 6/1/01:
I like your way of playing this,
Yogi, and I'm sure it's what Mike plays. The thing is, well... have you
ever seen a grown left hand weep? Me neither, but that's what mine sure
wants to do from trying to play this. Anyone who's ever taken a close
look at my hands knows a 6-fret stretch is not easy for me... you know,
small hands and feet are not necessarily indicative of.. well nevermind.
Oh well, at times like this I always try to keep Django Reinhardt in mind.
If that guy could play jazz with two fingers, I should be able to play
this little biotch!
Oh and if anybody finds my version
of this that I posted last night, ignore it and use Yogi's version. His
notes are more accurate. But that same post starts off with tab for the
end of the second chorus and the "Will you think of me when I've
gone to Japan" bit, which is usable. I might as well say "Tal"
because this is pretty much for his benefit, presuming he's still in the
business of archiving this stuff.
Pierry
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Mark Lamb, 9/25/01:
Hi,
I've been enjoying the MK/BFD
tab (...) and having a go at some of them. I would like to submit this
as my take on the main Live In Japan intro/riff. I think the existing
tabs are a bit more tricky than they need to be and there's more first
position stuff in there. I'm not happy with the last chord. I'm sure there's
an E in it and it sounds like an open string to me - but there isn't one
available in the right register.
(do the usual fixed font tweak
to make it readable)
e------------------------------------------
B---------3s2-2-----------------3-3--------
G---------0-0-0-----------------2-2--------
D-5-5-5---2-2-2---------------0-0-0--------
A-5-5-5---0-0-0---4-5-5--0h2-----------2-2-
E-3-3-3-----------2-3-3--------------2-0-0-
e---------------------------
B--3-2p0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
G--0-0-0-0--0h2-2p0-0-0-0-0-
D-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-
A-----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E---------------------------
... and it sounds more authentic
on a Telecaster (I presume that's what MK used?).
Please let me know what you think.
Cheers,
Mark Lamb
Ron Spiegelhalter, 9/25/01:
I don't have a problem with the
more "open" arrangement; you could
definitely play it however you want without pissing anyone off too badly.
:-) But the existing tab is closer to what Mike actually plays, as per
the
video evidence. This way is fine too.
ron
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