Marblehead Johnson by Bluetones The Bluetones Marblehead Johnson This is a cool song, really well written (in 12/8). Don't bother with any muting, let the open strings ring out. INTRO e]--|---------------| B]--|---------------| G]--|-----0---------| D]--|-0h2---2---2-0-| A]--|---------------| E]-0|---------0-----| x3 e]-------------------| B]-------------------| (These hammer-on's are G]-------------------| a lot quicker than the D]--h2-0-------------| one in the first 3 measures) A]-------h2-0-----0--| E]-0----------3b4----| VERSE Em7 Asus2 e]-------------3-|-------------3-|----------------|-------------------| B]-------------3-|-------------3-|-0------0-------|---------0---------| G]-------------0-|-------------0-|-2--------2-----|-(0h)2-----2-----0-| (2nd time only) D]-0h2--2---2----|-0h2--2---2----|-2-----------2--|-------2-------2---| A]-0h2--2---2----|-0h2--2---2----|-0---2----------|-0-----------------| E]-0-0--0---0----|-0-0--0---0----|----------------|-------------------| Tonight I'm wound tighter than a watchspring... C Dsus2 Em7 e]---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| B]-----1--0------|---------------|----------------|---------------| G]----------0--0-|-------0----0--|-----0----------|-----0---------| D]---2--------2--|-----4----4----|-0h2---2---2-0--|-0h2---2---2-0-| A]-3----3--------|-3/5----2------|----------------|---------------| E]---------------|--------------0|---------0-----0|---------0-----| Tonight you owe my patience quite a debt... Play through the above twice for each verse, with the extra hammer on the 2nd time round. CHORUS Dsus2 D9 (no 3rd) C G/B Am7 G e]-0-------------|-0-------------|----------------|------------------| B]-3-------------|-1-------------|----------------|------------------| G]-2-------------|-2-------------|----0------0----|----0-----0-----0-| D]-0-------------|-0-------------|--2---0--0---0--|--2---------------| A]---------------|---------------|-3------2-------|-0----------0h2---| E]---------------|---------------|----------------|-------3----------| And now the pressure's on... G7 A7sus4 A7 A7sus2 A7 e]-3-----3-------|-3-----3-------|-0------0-------|----------------| B]-3-----3-------|-3-----3-------|-3------2-------|-0------2---0---| G]-4-----4-------|-4-----4-------|-0------0-------|---0----------0-| D]-3-----3-------|-3-----3-------|-2------2-------|-----2----------| A]-5-----5-------|-5-----5-------|-0------0-------|----------------| E]-3-----3-------|-3-----3-------|----------------|----------------| The time has come to stop... Cmaj7 B7 e]---------------|---------------|----------------|--------------| B]---------------|-------0-------|-0--------------|--------------| G]-------0-----0-|---0------0----|-2--------------|--------------| D]----------2----|-----2------2--|-1--------------|--------------| A]-2s3-3---------|-3-------------|-2--------------|--------------| E]---------------|---------------|----------------|--------------| Cos when the skies go clear... SOLO Em7 e]---------------------|----------------------| B]---------------------|----------------------| G]-----0---0-----0---0-|-----0---0-----0---0--| D]-0h2-------0h2-------|-0h2-------0h2--------| A]---------------------|----------------------| E]-------0---------0---|-------0---------0----| Asus2 e]---------------------|----------------------| B]---------------------|---------------0---0--| G]-----2---2-----2---2-|-----2---2-----2---2--| D]-0h2-------0h2-------|-0h2-------0h2--------| A]---------------------|----------------------| E]-------0---------0---|-------0---------0----| C Bm7 e]---------------------|----------------------| B]--1------------------|---------------0------| G]--------0-----0---0--|-2----2---------------| D]----0h2---0h2---2----|-0--0------0h1--------| A]-3-------------------|-2------2-------------| E]---------------------|-------------------0--| Em7 (with wah and distortion) e]-------------------3-|-------------------3-| B]-------------------3-|-------------------3-| G]-------------------0-|-------------------0-| D]-0h2----2-----2------|-0h2----2-----2------| A]-0h2----2-----2------|-0h2----2-----2------| E]-0-0----0-----0------|-0-0----0-----0------| Am e]-5-------------------|-------------8--8--7-| B]-5-------------------|-------------7--7--7-| G]-5-------------------|-------------7--7--7-| D]-7-------------------|---------------------| A]-7-------------------|---------------------| E]-5-------------------|---------------------| e]--7------------------|---------------------| B]----7---------7------|----------7----8-----| G]----------7h8---8----|--9--9s7--8----9-----| D]-------7-------------|---------------------| A]---------------------|---------------------| E]---------------------|---------------------| e]-----------------| B]-------------2---| G]--9-7h9-9-7----0-| D]-----------------| A]-----------------| E]-----------------| Thats most of the song I think. Just a repeat of a couple of measures in the last chorus. INTRO VERSE CHORUS REPEAT INTRO VERSE CHORUS SOLO CHORUS REPEAT INTRO (ritenuto/gradually slowing) - Peace out Abe www.TAB6.com