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Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

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Special thanks to Michael Davidson for tabbing these

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AS WE GO UP
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The chorus and verse are both arpeggiated barre chords. These are the
notes I think they're playing, but the guitar is pretty hard to hear
for most of the song

Verse:

  G          C         E         D
e---3------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------3--------5------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------5-------9--------7-----------------------------------|
D---------------------------9--------7---------------------------------|
A------------3-------3-7------7--5-------------------------------------|
E-3-------3------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

  G         C         Bm        C
e----3-------------------2--------------------------------------------|
B------3------5------------3------5-----------------------------------|
G---------------5-------------------5---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------3------3--2------2--3-------------------------------------|
E-3-------3-----------------------------------------------------------|

For the bridge ("I speak in monotone...") play Bb and C, strummed
normally.

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BLIMPS GO 90
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The verse is a pretty simple little riff.

Play this thing a few times:

e------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D---4-------4------|
A-2---2------------|
E-------0-0---0----|

Followed by:

e----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|   etc.
D---------------------------4-------4----|
A----6-------6-----4------2--2-----------|
E--4---4-4-4---0-2---2----------0-0---0--|
               ^ (This is kind of a grace note played as you move your
                  fingers from the G#5 to F#5.)

The transition from verse to chorus goes:

e-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-------------------|
D----4-----4--------|
A--2---2-1---1-2----|
E-------------------|

The chorus is just two note power chords:

  G#5   F#5   E5
  G#5   E5    F#5

The violin part is basically four notes played in different orders.

e---11---9-----------|   is the first riff; the violin plays these notes
B-----------12---9---|   throughout the rest of the song.

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CLOSER YOU ARE
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The verse is just a change between C and G barre chords.
The chorus is G C Bm Bb A.
For "Now you can see the boys" play C then B. (It might be C then G,
I'm not really sure.)
The "dreaming, scheming" riff is this:

e-----0-0-0-------0-0-0-----------------------------------------------|
B---0-------0---0-------0-----0-0-0-------0-0-0-----------------------|
G---------------------------0-------0---0-------0---------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-0-----------0-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------0-----------0-------------------------------|

The last part goes like this:

   C          G               Csus2

e--3-----3----3---------------3----------------------3----------------|
B--5----------3---------------3----3--3--3-----------3----------------|
G--5--5----5--4---------------5-5-----------5--------4----------------|
D--5----------5---------------5----------------------5----------------|
A--3----------5---------------3----------------------5----------------|
E-------------3--------------------------------------3----------------|

I get up      Seven o'clock   Drive myself up to the lookout rock

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LITTLE WHIRL
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The verse riff is:  D A G   E G A
The chorus is:  G  A
End on a D.

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MY SON COOL
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The intro is:  B   D
               B   D   E

The verse is:  A  D  A  F#  E  F#  D  B  D
 And then repeat the intro.

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PIMPLE ZOO
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The first part is E then G.
The break in between the two main parts is B G# D#.
Then the final part is E then Db.

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A SALTY SALUTE
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The guitar part to this is simply D and E. However, I think it sounds
better to follow the baseline, especially if you're just playing alone.
In that case, the chords are: D  A  D  G  F#  E  F#  G.

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WATCH ME JUMPSTART
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The opening riff is 3 barre chords: E F# A F# E
For the verse, I play the same chords, only leave the low E string open
and alternate it with the chords like this:

e-0-----0----------2-----2----------5------|
B-0-----0----------2-----2----------5------|
G-1-----1----------3-----3----------6------|
D-2-----2----------4-----4----------7------|
A-2-----2----------4-----4----------7------|
E---0-0---0-0-...----0-0---0-0-...----0-0--|

Followed by the main riff.
For the "Shoot me down part" play E followed by A.
Then, for "Cause I won't be around" play a Dbm. The little riff that
goes on there is just the B string; while making the Dbm, lift your
middle finger on and off, like this B-5-5-5-4-5. The rest of the bridge
goes like this:
       F#                              E
As you run from the places you love I remember the faces that cry

            C                  D         C
And they're pulling me back so I have to die

Comments, corrections, etc.
michael.davidson@the-matrix.com


Special thanks to Dildozer

*a good flying bird/alien lanes

f g bflat c
f g bflat c
bflat g bflat c
f g bflat c
f g bflat c
f g bflat c
f g bflat c
bflat g bflat c
f g bflat c
f g bflat c
a bflat c f

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*don't stop now(not the one on the new album)

d|--0--0----0--0----|
a|-0--0--0-0--0--0--|
e|2--2--2-3--3--3---| (keep doin this over and over)
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*my valuable hunting knife(sort of how they play it live)
first part:
c e c a g
hit it:
f e f e f e f e g e f e f e g f
third part:
c a g
c a g
c e c a g
c e c a g
hit it:
f e f e f e f e g e f e f e g f
i will run:
e f g f
e f g f
e f g f
e f
sixth part:
c a g
c a g
never know:
c a g f
c a g f
c a g f
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*striped white jets/alien lanes
(* = play the f over and over again at the start)
f* f a g
f* f a g
f* f a g
f* f a g
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b a f
b a
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riff
g-------------------------3333----------------------------333----------------|
d-3333333222222211111115555---3333333322222222111111115555---0---------------|
a------------------------------------------------------------------0770-0550-|
e-----------------------------------------------------------------1----1-----|

a--0330-01111(alot of times)--|
e-1----1--------------------0-|

f* f a g f
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*king and caroline/alien lanes
this song is played on bass but it sounds fine on a six string
my notes on this one are far from perfect but they're good enough for me

first part: 4 times
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