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Astral Plane

Modern Lovers

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From michael@magick.net Sun May  4 10:33:25 1997
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 16:25:41 GMT
From: michael p mccullough 
To: guitar@OLGA.net
Subject: TAB: Modern Lovers /// Astral Plane

On Thu, 03 Apr 1997 16:12:02 GMT, in rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature
michael@magick.net (michael p mccullough) wrote:

hello again,

Here is another tab/chord chart for a song from the
Modern Lovers' 1976 album, *The Modern Lovers.*
I would be extremely interested in hearing from
anybody with corrections, comments, etc.

Thanks,
michael mccullough
michael@magick.net

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Astral Plane

This song has two main riffs. listen to the record to get the feeling
of the time, etc, but the basic rifs are the "E riff":

e-0---0----------------0--|
B-0---0----------------0--|
G-1---1----------------1--|
D-2---2----------------2--|
A-2---2----------------2--|
E-0---0---3---5---3----0--|

I guess that would be written as E   E/G  E/A  E/G  E , but it is
easier for me to think of it this way.

The "A riff" is about the same except it uses an A intead of an E.

e-0---0----------------0--|
B-2---2----------------2--|
G-2---2----------------2--|
D-2---2----------------2--|
A-0---0----------------0--|
E-X---X---3---5---3----X--|

The chord progression during the organ solos sounds like:

E A E B E

Here are the lyrics with the chords:

(N.C. means "No Chord")

N.C.                            E (hit the three high strings)
Tonight I'm all alone in my room
N.C.                        E
I'll go insane if you won't sleep with me
         E
Or still be with you
E
I'm gonna meet you on the astral plane
E riff
The astral plane for dark at night
E     N.C.                    E
The astral plane or I'll go insane

E riff
Well I don't see you and it's getting dark
E riff
Today we should have gone to Central Park
A riff
Well don't you want to see me ever again?
E   N.C.
If not I'll meet you on the astral plane
E riff
The astral plane for late at night
E riff         E  N.C.          E riff
The astral plane or I'd go insane

(Organ solo)
E A E B E, (etc.)

E riff
Well we've known each other from other lives
E riff
I want to see you today
A riff
But I'll prove my knowledge of what's inside
E  N.C.
When I intercept you on the astral plane
E riff
The astral plane for late at night
E riff            E N.C.          E riff
The astral plane or I'll go insane

Alright

E A E B E

E riff
Well I don't see you and it's getting dark
E riff
I'd have a lot to say
A riff
But you're not the one that I can say it to
E riff
At least not today
E riff
Oh, well I don't remember it afterwords
E riff
I don't yet know the words!
E riff
But I know we've been together just this week
E riff
We've been together on the astral plane
E riff
The astral plane for late at night
E riff
The astral plane or I'd go insane

(and so on . . . . )
{repeat first verse}

lyrics from:

http://members.aol.com/gustoeater/jojo/ml.htm

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michael p mccullough ++++ Klamath Falls OR   # 1.541.884.3278
michael@magick.net  michaelm@cdsnet.net
all moanday, tearsday, wailsday, thumpsday, frightday, shatterday (joyce/FW)
http://www.magick.net/~michael/  http://www.magick.net/~michael/music.html