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Hey Emilie

The Mother Hips

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Tab Taken From MyGuitarTabs.com
Hey Emilie

Lyrics/Music by Tim Bluhm
Performed by The Mother Hips
From the album "Back to the Grotto" (1992)
Tablature by krautmonger

This is pretty much the opening riff.  it varies.

(first guitar has a capo on 2nd fret)

Riff A
first guitar
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
b|------0------------0---------------0------------0----------|
g|----1----------3-----3---------2-----2--------1---1--------|
d|---2---------4---4-----4-----2---2-----2----2-------2------|
a|---------2/4---------------0-------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------------------0---------------|

and here's the fill that is played by greg
Fill 1
second guitar
g|--9--9p8--8\6--6\3--3-----------------------------|
d|--9--9----9\8--8\4--4-----------------------------|

second guitar: (no capo)

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------|
d|--4--------6---------------9----------------4-----------|
a|--4--------6---------------9----------------4-----------|
E|--2--------4---------------7----------------2-----------|
play these chords in steady eighth notes with some palm muting

then there's the part after that:
Riff B
guitar 1 (capo)
e|-0----------------------------2h3--2----------------|
b|-0-------------2--------------3----3---2h3--2-------|
g|-1-------------2--------------2----2---2----2-------|
d|-2-------------2-----------------------2----2-------|
a|-2-------------0------------------------------------|
E|-0--------------------------------------------------|

guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------4h6--4-------------------|
d|---------------4-4-6-4-6-4--------------4h6--4----------|
a|-4-4-6-4-6-4---2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------|

guitar 1
e|-2------5--------------------------------------------------|
b|-2------5--------------------------------------------------|
g|-3------6--------------------------------------------------|
d|-4------7--------------------------------------------------|
a|-4------7--------------------------------------------------|
E|-2------5--------------------------------------------------|

guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------|
g|---4-4--6-6b-6b-6b-6-4-----------------------------------|
d|-6-------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
(that 6b is a gradual bend up and bend down)

then the first guitar busts this part out--
Riff C
e|-------------------------------7-----------------------------|
b|-------------------------------7-----------------------------|
g|--9---7------------------------8-----------------------------|
d|---------9---7-----------------9-----------------------------|
a|----------------9-8-7----------9-----------------------------|
E|------------------------10-----7-----------------------------|


the capoed guitar plays this over it the second and following times:

e|-----------------------4---3---------------------------------|
b|-----------------------3---2---1-----2-----------------------|
g|--7--5------------1----4---3---0-----2-----------------------|
d|--7--5---7---5----2----0---0---2-----2-----------------------|
a|--5--3---7---5----2------------3-----0-----------------------|
E|---------5---3----0------------------------------------------|


there's one more riff that comes during the "i went down to the desert..." part:
Riff D
guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------|
g|--1-1-1-1-1-----3-3-3-3-3-----6-6-6-6-6-----1---------|
d|--2-2-2-2-2-----4-4-4-4-4-----7-7-7-7-7-----2---------|
a|--2-2-2-2-2-----4-4-4-4-4-----7-7-7-7-7-----2---------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-----0---------|
            <             <             <
guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------2----2--2--|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------2/3----3-------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------|
a|--4-4-4-4-4-----6-6-6-6-6------9-9-9-9-9-------------------|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-----4-4-4-4-4------7-7-7-7-7-------------------|


at the end of the song, guitar 2 plays a little solo:
guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
b|--/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|
g|--/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------|
d|---

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Hey Emilie

The Mother Hips