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Othello

Dance Hall Crashers

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From pancreas@vt.edu Thu May  8 13:50:18 1997
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 00:03:27 -0400
From: pancreas 
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: TAB: Othello by the Dance Hall Crashers

OTHELLO by the Dance Hall Crashers
>From the album 1989-1992

(  )X4 = Repeat four times
xby = play x bent to tone of y

======================Intro============================
Guitar 1
(B5   E5)X4

=======================================================

Guitar 1
   B                     D
Guitar 2
e----------------------------------------------------|
B--7----7----7---------------------------------------|
G--9b11-9b11-9b11--7-----7~~~---------------7--9-----|
D---------------------9--7~~~---------7--9-----------|
A-------------------------------7--9-----------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
=======================================================

Guitar 1
   B                     D
Guitar 2
e----------------------------------------------------|
B--7----7----7---------------------------------------|
G--9b11-9b11-9b11--7-----7~~~------------------------|
D---------------------9--7~~~------------7--9--------|
A-------------------------------9--7--9--------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
=======================================================

Guitar 1
   B                     D
Guitar 2
e----------------------------------------------------|
B--7----7----7---------------------------------------|
G--9b11-9b11-9b11--7-----7~~~---------------7--9-----|
D---------------------9--7~~~---------7--9-----------|
A-------------------------------7--9-----------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
=======================================================

Guitar 1
   B                     D
Guitar 2
e----------------------------------------------------|
B--7----7----7---------------------------------------|
G--9b11-9b11-9b11--7-----7~~~------------------------|
D---------------------9--7~~~------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|


Verse One
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B               D                         B                    D
How can you say that you need me when you never look me in the face

B               D                     B                              D
How can you say that you love me when you've been messing around all over the place

B               D                   B                    D
I went downtown yesterday and I was walking in the marketplace

B         D                   B                D
Everybody laughed at me, they whispered that i was a disgrace

(B5   E5)X4

Verse 2
You've been out all night drinking again, you never even bother to call
Been crossing blades with god knows who, you're headed for your rise and fall
Sooner or later I'll wake up and wipe the sleep out of my eyes
Later that day when you wake up you'll be in for a big surprise

Chorus
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F#5             Db5
Black White and White go Black

F#5             Db5      F#5
Black White and White go Black

E5              B5
Black White and White go Black

E5              B5       E5
Black White and White go Black

F#5             Db5           F#5             Db5      F#5
Black White and White go Black

E5              B5       E5
Black White and White go Black

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Repeat Intro Guitar Parts
=========================

Verse Three
You talk about yourself all night when really you are such a bore
You give me flowers to my face, behind my back you call me a whore
I've had enough of your god knows what, I think it's time for you to leave
I've forgiven you too many times before, this time you get no reprive

Verse Four
The bed's too big without you but I suppose it'll have to do
Better to lay in an empty bed than to spend another night beside you
People talking all over town about the way you've been putting me down
People talking all over town, they don't want to see you around

===============Solo================

Guitar One
   B5                       E5
Guitar Two
e---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------7--9---------7--9---------7--9b11~~-9b11-9b11-9b11~~~--|
D--7--9---------7--9--------7--9--------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
=======================================================

Guitar One
   B5                                  E5
Guitar Two
e---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G--9b11~~-9b11-9b11-9b11~~~--9b11-9b11-9b11~~~--7-----7--7------|
D--------------------------------------------------9--7--7------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
=======================================================

Guitar One
   B5                   E5
Guitar Two
e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G--7--7-----7--7-----7-----7--7-----7--7-----7--9----|
D--7--7--9--7--7--9--7--9--7--7--9--7--7--9----------|
A--------9--------9-----9--------9--------9----------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
=======================================================

Guitar One
   B5                   E5
Guitar Two
e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G--9b11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~9--7-----7-------------------|
D-----------------------------9--7-------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
=======================================================

Guitar One
   B5                      E5
Guitar Two
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------8--7--------------------------------------------|
G--7--6--------------9--7-----7---9---9b11---------------------|
D--------9--7--------------9-----------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
=======================================================

Guitar One
   B5                   E5
Guitar Two
e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G--9b11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~9--7-----7-------------------|
D-----------------------------9--7-------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
=======================================================

Guitar One
   B5                       E5
Guitar Two
e---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------8--7--------------------------------------|
G--7--6---------------9--7-----7--9--9b11~~~~~------------|
D--------9--7---------------9-----------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
=======================================================

Guitar One
   B5                              E5
Guitar Two
e---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G--9b11~~~-9-9b11~~~~-9-9b11~~~~---12--9---10-------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
=======================================================

Guitar One
   B5                            E5
Guitar Two
e--12--10--9------10--9----------9------------------------|
B-------------12---------12--10-----12-10-9--10--9--10----|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
=======================================================

Guitar One
   B5              E5
Guitar Two
e----------------------------------------------------|
B--12--10--9-----------------------------------------|
G--------------11--9b11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|


That's my interpretation...at least as close as I could write on
paper.  I tried to get as close note per note on the solo as I
could but since I have the feeling that Mr. Hammon doesn't play these
exact notes every time, improvisation on the B pentatonic is
probably fine.
Feel free to e-mail me for comment, corrections, etc.

Pancreas
pancreas@vt.edu