Steely Tab

Marnie Stern - Steely
Tabbed by Matt Hunziker
 
She seems to condense this down to one guitar a few different ways when playing it live,
but this should be accurate to what you hear on the studio version (if THAT were
condensed down to one guitar).
 
Standard tuning
R= tapped with right hand
 
 
        *INTRO/MAIN RIFF* (tapped, in 4/4)
(pick
 up
 notes)  1       &       2       &       3       &       4       &
         R           R           R           R           R
--------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
--------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
5-h-7---|14--5-h-7---12--5-h-7---11--5-h-7---12--5-h-7---11--7-p-5-h-7---|
--------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
--------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
--------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
         R           R           R           R           R
        |----------------------------------------------------------------|
        |----------------------------------------------------------------|
        |14--5-h-7---12--5-h-7---11--5-h-7---12--5-h-7---14-----(5-h-7)--|
        |----------------------------------------------------------------|
        |----------------------------------------------------------------|
        |----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
*VERSE RIFF 1*
 
 1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
          take a look at her now
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|5-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|5-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
  tossed out                              she got what she was after
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|5-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|5-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
 
 
*VERSE RIFF 2*
 
 1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
  sounds of the future
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------5---------------------5---|------5---------------------5---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3-----------3-----3-------------|3-----------3-----3-------------|
 
 
  imagine it all
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------5---------------------5---|------5---------------------5---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3-----------3-----3-------------|3-----------3-----3-------------|
 
 
*WEIRD STOP-START TRANSITION SECTION IN FIRST VERSE*
 
First there is one beat of 4/4 that cuts off
 
 1       &
 R
|----------------|
|----------------|
|14--------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
 
Then it immediately switches to 6/8 time, with quarter note pulse remaining consistent
 
 1       &       a       2       &       a
 R           R           R           R
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|11--5-h-7---12--5-h-7---14--5-h-7---12--5-h-7---|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
 
 1       &       a       2       &       a
 R           R
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|11--5-h-7---12----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
 
And then into the pre-chorus...
 
 
*WEIRD STOP-START TRANSITION SECTION IN SECOND VERSE*
 
One measure of 9/8 (or if you prefer, a measure of 6/8 and one of 3/8)
 
 1       &       a       2       &       a       3       &        a
 R           R           R           R
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|14--5-h-7---12--5-h-7---11--5-h-7---12----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
And then into the pre-chorus...
 
 
*PRE-CHORUS* (tapped, in 6/8)
 1       &       a       2       &       a
 R           R           R           R
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|11--5-h-7---12--5-h-7---14--5-h-7---12--5-h-7---|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
 
 
*CHORUS* (in 4/4, with quarter note pulse equal to a dotted-quarter in the 6/8 pre-chorus)
 
 1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|5-------------------------------|12------------------------------|
|5-------------------------------|12------------------------------|
|3-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|10------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|10------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|8-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------12------12------15------|15------12------10------8-------|
|12------12------12------14------|14------12----------------------|
|12------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|10------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|9--\\\----------12--------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &
    i m hoping it s true         i m hoping for you
|--------------------------------|----------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------|
|9-------------------------------|----------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------|
|7-------------------------------|----------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------|
 
last measure of chorus is only 2/4 and then song returns to Main Riff
 
 
 
*OUTRO* (In 4/4. If you want to play the bass notes here, drop your pick and
fingerpick this section.)
 
 1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
|--------7-----------------------|--------12----------------------|
|----8---------------------------|----13--------------------------|
|7-------------------------------|12------------------------------|
|5-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
|--------5-----------------------|--------------------------------|
|----5---------------------------|5-------------------------------|
|5-------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
 
 
 
*SONG ORDER*
 
INTRO/MAIN RIFF (x4)
VERSE RIFF 1
MAIN RIFF (x4)
VERSE RIFF 2
MAIN RIFF (x2)
WEIRD TRANSITION SECTION 1
PRE-CHORUS (x15)
CHORUS
MAIN RIFF (x4)
VERSE RIFF 2
MAIN RIFF (x2)
WEIRD TRANSITION SECTION 2
PRE-CHORUS (x16)
CHORUS
MAIN RIFF (x2)
OUTRO (x10)
X