+
-

Start Choppin

Dinosaur Jr

Text File

START CHOPPIN'
DINOSAUR JR.

I've seen loads of tabs of this song. All of them are wrong or
incomplete. This one is pretty complete. I do not take credit 
for this tab (nor ths mistakes that it might contain). I found 
it several years ago at tabcrawler.com, but it has since been 
taken down and is nowhere else to be found. Credit goes to the 
original tabber, Keith Vonderhulls. 




E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---x-x-10---10-x-x10--10-x-x10-x-x10---10-x-x---10----x-x--|
G|---x-x--9h11-9-x-x-9---9-x-x-9-x-x-9h11-9-x-x--11-----x-x--|
D|---x-x--9----9-x-x-9---9-x-x-9-x-x-9----9-x-x-12------x-x--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Figure1 
 gtr.1(riff 1)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10----10-x-x-10--10-x-x-10-x-x-10---10-x-x---10-----x-x--|
G|---9h11--9-x-x--9---9-x-x--9-x-x--9h11-9-x-x--11------x-x--|
D|---9-----9-x-x--9---9-x-x--9-x-x--9----9-x-x-12-------x-x--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  gtr.2                                                      |
E|------------------------------------------------12---------|
B|------------------------------------10---------10----------|
G|-------------------------------9-11-----------11-----------|
D|-----------------------9-h-11----------------12------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  gtr.1
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10----10-x-x-10--10-x-x-10-x-x-10---10-x-x---10--x-x--x-x|
G|---9h11--9-x-x--9---9-x-x--9-x-x--9h11-9-x-x--11---x-x--x-x|
D|---9-----9-x-x--9---9-x-x--9-x-x--9----9-x-x-12----x-x--x-x|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  gtr.2                                                      |
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------(10)h12-10-9-|
G|----------------------------------------------11-----------|
D|---------------------------------------------12------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  gtr.1
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10----10-x-x-10--10-x-x-10-x-x-10---10-x-x---10-----x-x--|
G|---9h11--9-x-x--9---9-x-x--9-x-x--9h11-9-x-x--11------x-x--|
D|---9-----9-x-x--9---9-x-x--9-x-x--9----9-x-x-12-------x-x--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  gtr.2                                                      |
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10~~~~-------------------------------------------10-12---|
G|----------------------------------------------9h11---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

                                      verse1.  There's no
  gtr.1
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10----10-x-x-10--10-x-x-10-x-x-10---10-x-x---10-----x-x--|
G|---9h11--9-x-x--9---9-x-x--9-x-x--9h11-9-x-x--11------x-x--|
D|---9-----9-x-x--9---9-x-x--9-x-x--9----9-x-x-12-------x-x--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  gtr.2                                                      |
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12b14---5h-7p-5-------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------7--6---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------7--9--------------7--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
    goin' back to that                          So numb
  gtr.1
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10----10-x-x-10--10-x-x-10-x-x-10---10-x-x---10-----x-x--|
G|---9h11--9-x-x--9---9-x-x--9-x-x--9h11-9-x-x--11------x-x--|
D|---9-----9-x-x--9---9-x-x--9-x-x--9----9-x-x-12-------x-x--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  gtr.2                                                      |
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------9-------9-------9-------9--------------------------|
D|--9h-11---9h-11---9h-11---9h-11---9h-11-9------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
   can't even react                                 Didn't
  gtr.1
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10----10-x-x-10--10-x-x-10-x-x-10---10-x-x---10-----x-x--|
G|---9h11--9-x-x--9---9-x-x--9-x-x--9h11-9-x-x--11------x-x--|
D|---9-----9-x-x--9---9-x-x--9-x-x--9----9-x-x-12-------x-x--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  gtr.2                                         (sweep pick) |
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------(10)---|
G|---------------------------------------------------(11)----|
D|--------------------------------------------------(12)-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
    say it's not ok                              but we are
  gtr.1
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10----10-x-x-10--10-x-x-10-x-x-10---10-x-x---10-----x-x--|
G|---9h11--9-x-x--9---9-x-x--9-x-x--9h11-9-x-x--11------x-x--|
D|---9-----9-x-x--9---9-x-x--9-x-x--9----9-x-x-12-------x-x--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  gtr.2                                  (w/distortion)      |
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12b--------------------------------------17b-17b-17b-17b-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
    feelin' the same way                       I   ain't
  gtr.1 (w/distortion)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  gtr.2                                                      |
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--17~~~~~---------------17br-14-17-------------------------|
G|------------------------------------15b~~~-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
    tellin'  you  a  secret                   I   ain't

  gtr.1                       trill..............
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-------------------------(9)11--------------------------|
D|--4--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  gtr.2                       trill...............           |
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------(14)15-------------------------|
G|-----------------------12-14-------------------------------|
D|-------------------/12-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
    tellin'  you     good     bye-e-eye
Figure 2 
(riff. 2)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------7----5------------2-----2-----2-----2---------|
G|.---2---2----6----4----2 / 4------4-----4-----4------4-----|
D|.---2---2--------------2 / 4-------------------------------|
A|----0---0--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------7----5------------2-----2-----2-----2---------|
G|----2---2----6----4----2 / 4------4-----4-----4------4-----|
D|----2---2--------------2 / 4-------------------------------|
A|----0---0--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
                               verse 2.  It's   the 
                                     3.  When   you
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------7----5------------2-----2-----2-----2---------|
G|----2---2----6----4----2 / 4------4-----4-----4------4-----|
D|----2---2--------------2 / 4-------------------------------|
A|----0---0--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
    last thing on my mind                 Still you
    call it's just not fair               It's  the
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------7----5------------2-----2-----2-----2---------|
G|----2---2----6----4----2 / 4------4-----4-----4------4-----|
D|----2---2--------------2 / 4-------------------------------|
A|----0---0--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
    won't let things unwind                Spinnin'
    last thing you should share             I  can't 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------7----5------------2-----2-----2-----2---------|
G|----2---2----6----4----2 / 4------4-----4-----4------4-----|
D|----2---2--------------2 / 4-------------------------------|
A|----0---0--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
    tight around your head                  Can't you
    deal I'll let you know                  Still  I
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------7----5------------2-----2-----2-----2---------|
G|----2---2----6----4----2 / 4------4-----4-----4------4-----|
D|----2---2--------------2 / 4-------------------------------|
A|----0---0--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
    hear a word I said                     I   ain't
    wish you'd let it go
  gtr.1
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7---------------------------------------------7----------|
D|--7---------------------------------------------7----------|
A|--5---------------------------------------------5----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  gtr.2                                                      |
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7---------------------------------------------7----------|
D|--7---------------------------------------------7----------|
A|--5---------------------------------------------5----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
    tellin'  you  a  secret                   I   ain't

  gtr.1                       trill..............
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-------------------------(9)11-------------------------.|
D|--4-------------------------------------------------------.|
A|--2--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  gtr.2                       trill...............           |
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------(14)15-------------------------|
G|--4-------------------------------------------------------.|
D|--4-------------------------------------------------------.|
A|--2--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
    tellin'  you     good     bye-e-eye
Figure3
    D riff 3
E|-------5----5-----5-------------5----7----7----------------|
B|-------7----7-----7-------5-----7----7----7-------5--------|
G|.------7----7-----7---7---------7----7----7---7------------|
D|.------7----7-----7-------------7----7----7----------------|
A|-------5----5-----5-------------5----5----5----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
       I'm   tellin'   you   for  one   last   time
       I've   waited    as    long   as   I   could
   A/Asus2
E|-------5---------------------------5-----------------------|
B|-------5---------------------------5-----------------------|
G|-------6---------------------------6-----------------------|
D|-------7----7---9---7---9---7------7----7---9---7---9---7--|
A|-------7----7---7---7---7---7------7----7---7---7---7---7--|
E|-------5----5---5---5---5---5------5----5---5---5---5---5--|
        it's   not    just   you  the  problems   mine   to
        If   you   need   it   sure   I   would   that's
   E
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------.|
D|-------2-------2----2--2----------2-------2----2--2-------.|
A|-------2-------2----2--2----------2-------2----2--2--------|
E|-------0----0--0----0--0----------0----0--0----0--0--------|
             p.m.                       p.m.
         hi   -    i    -    ide
         fi   -    i    -    ine

   guitar solo 1 w/riff3
E|-------------14-----14------14-----------------------------|
B|---10----12b----15b----12b-----15b--17br-14-17-17b-17-14---|
G|---12b-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
                                         gtr.2 takes over 
E|-----17----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------x-x-x--12b12b12b~\---------|
G|--16b--16r16-14-16b-r~~---------x-x-x--12b12b12b~\~\---/---|
D|-------------------------7b~~~--x-x-x-------------~\~\//---|
A|--------------------------------x-x-x---------------~\/----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
                                         tremelo dive&release
    trem.  VVVVVVVVVVVVV
E|-19bVVV----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------11-9-------------------------|
D|---------7b-7-5-7b-7-5--9b-/11----11-9bVVVVV-11p9h11p9h11VV|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
                       gtr.1 starts riff1 w/distorion
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--x-x----------------xx33xx33xx33--------------------------|
G|--x-x-4b-2-4b-2-4b-2-xx00xx00xx00----/7-6-----------6h7----|
D|--x-x----------------xx--xx--xx-----------7-----7h9-----7--|
A|--------------------------------------------7h9------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------5h7-9-10-9-7--9h10h-12-10-9----9-99----|
B|-----------------5h7---------------------------12-12b--12b~|
G|-7p6h7p6-7/9--6h7------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12b-12b12b10-10-------------------------------------xx-xx-|
G|-----------------9-9-7-7-----------------------------xx-xx-|
D|-------------------------7-7-6-6-6h7p6-4-6------6x7--xx-xx-|
A|-------------------------------------------7--7x-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
                                            end solo1
E|-------------12-14-17-17bVVVVV-----------------------------|
B|---12b~~~--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

repeat fig.1 w/distortion without gtr.2 

(riff. 2)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------7----5------------2-----2-----2-----2---------|
G|.---2---2----6----4----2 / 4------4-----4-----4------4-----|
D|.---2---2--------------2 / 4-------------------------------|
A|----0---0--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
                                                  Good
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------7----5------------2-----2-----2-----2---------|
G|.---2---2----6----4----2 / 4------4-----4-----4------4-----|
D|.---2---2--------------2 / 4-------------------------------|
A|----0---0--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
     bye                              Go - od
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------7----5------------2-----2-----2-----2---------|
G|.---2---2----6----4----2 / 4------4-----4-----4------4-----|
D|.---2---2--------------2 / 4-------------------------------|
A|----0---0--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
     by - eye
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------7----5------------2-----2-----2-----2---------|
G|.---2---2----6----4----2 / 4------4-----4-----4------4-----|
D|.---2---2--------------2 / 4-------------------------------|
A|----0---0--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
                                                  good
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------7----5------------2-----2-----2-----2---------|
G|.---2---2----6----4----2 / 4------4-----4-----4------4-----|
D|.---2---2--------------2 / 4-------------------------------|
A|----0---0--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
     bye
    D riff 3
E|-------5----5-----5-------------5----7----7----------------|
B|-------7----7-----7-------5-----7----7----7-------5--------|
G|.------7----7-----7---7---------7----7----7---7------------|
D|.------7----7-----7-------------7----7----7----------------|
A|-------5----5-----5-------------5----5----5----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
       I'm   tellin'   you   for  one   last   time
       I've   waited    as    long   as   I   could
       I've   taken    way    a  lot   of   stuff
   A/Asus2
E|-------5---------------------------5-----------------------|
B|-------5---------------------------5-----------------------|
G|-------6---------------------------6-----------------------|
D|-------7----7---9---7---9---7------7----7---9---7---9---7--|
A|-------7----7---7---7---7---7------7----7---7---7---7---7--|
E|-------5----5---5---5---5---5------5----5---5---5---5---5--|
        it's   not    just   you  the  problems   mine   to
        If   you   need   it   sure   I   would   that's
        I'm   tellin'   you   it's  rough  without  good
   E
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------.|
D|-------2-------2----2--2----------2-------2----2--2-------.|
A|-------2-------2----2--2----------2-------2----2--2--------|
E|-------0----0--0----0--0----------0----0--0----0--0--------|
             p.m.                       p.m.
         hi   -    i    -    ide
         fi   -    i    -    ine
         bye  -    i    -    aye
Solo2 w/riff3
E|-------------------19~~~-----------------------17b~~-------|
B|-------12b---12-15-----------------------------------------|
G|-------12b------------------------------11-13--------------|
D|--9b----------------------12-12p11-12-14-------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------15-15b15b15b15b--17br17-14-17-14h15p14-------------|
D|-----13-15-15b15b15b15b-----------------------16-14-16brVV-|
A|--/15------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------19b19b~~-17-19-14br--14b-17p16-|
B|-----12-------12-14h15-17-19-------------------17----------|
G|--14b--13--/14---------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------19bVVVV---|
B|-17\14-----------14-15-14-16b16br------16br17b17b----------|
G|------16p14-14/16---------16b16br14-16-16br----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--xx~\----xx~\-------------------5b5bVVVV-5b5b5b5bVVVV-----|
G|--xx~\~\--xx~\~\--5b\----5b\-----5b5bVVVV-5b5b5b5bVVVV-----|
D|--xx~\~\~-xx~\~\~----\------\------------------------------|
A|------~\~-----~\~-----\------\-----------------------------|
E|--------~-------~------~~-----~~---------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------7-5-----------------------------------|
G|---5b---5b5b5b5b--5b----6-4------5b5b5b(2steps)-6-4--------|
D|---------------------------7-4---------------------7-4-7b--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-7-5-7-5-x-5-x------------------------------------10~~---|
G|-x-7-5-7-5-x-5-x-7\6x7/9\7\6----6-7~~-6-9~~-6-7~~-6--------|
D|----------------------------6/7----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------14-15-14-15--14-14~~|
G|--6-7VV-6-9b--9b9b9~~\----14~~-13-14-16--------------------|
D|----------------------\------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------\-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
                                       fade out.............
E|--17-17~~-17-16~~-19b19~~--1716--16------------------------|
B|-------------------------------19--191716h17p16--16--------|
G|-----------------------------------------------18--18161412|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

search

Start Choppin

Dinosaur Jr