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Date: Sat, 26 Aug 1995 10:36:33 +1000
From: jbylstra@connexus.apana.org.au (Jan Bylstra)
This archive needs some mr Bungle!!!
If YOU know any Mr Bungle songs send them in!
Mr Bungle
Slowly Growing Deaf
Transcribed by Michael Bylstra from Melbourne. (that's right. Ther are some
Mr Bungle fans in Australia!) It was made on a Mac with courier font and it
won't look pretty with proportional fonts.
E-mail:jbylstra@connexus.apana.au.
Down tune Low E string to D
Figure A
Very choppy, jazzy feel (clean elec) the bass carries the melody
E-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------|
B-|-9-x-x-9-x-9-9---9-x-x-9-x-9-9---|9-x-x-9-x-9-9---9---10---9------|
G-|-9-x-x-9-x-9-9---9-x-x-9-x-9-9---|9-x-x-9-x-9-9---9---10---9------|
D-|-9-x-x-9-x-9-9---9-x-x-9-x-9-9---|9-x-x-9-x-9-9---9---10---9------|
A-|-7-x-x-7-x-7-7---7-x-x-7-x-7-7---|7-x-x-7-x-7-7---7----8---7------|
D-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
- Then there is a long slow part with bass and keyboards
Figure B-Verse type part (with lots of distortion)
E-|-----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
B-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
^ pm..........................., ^ pm............................,
1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4
E-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
B-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------fb......-|
G-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------3-3-3-3-|
D-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
^ pm............................, pm....,
1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a
Figure C-Chorus type type part
E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G-|-----------------|----------------|------6---6---6-|------6---6---6-|
D-|-------6---6---6-|------6---6---6-|------6---6---6-|------6---6---6-|
A-|-------6---6---6-|------6---6---6-|4-4-4---4---4---|4-4-4---4---4---|
D-|-6-6-6---6---6---|6-6-6---6---6---|----------------|----------------|
pm.., ., ., ....., ., ., pm.., ., ., ....., ., .,
1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a
E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D-|-1---------------|1---------------|1---------------|1---------------|
A-|-1---------------|0---------------|1---------------|0---------------|
D-|-1---------------|1---------------|1---------------|1---------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
- Then it goes back to Figure A
(Same chords but the rythym changes a bit)
- Then there is this jazz/rock'n'roll combo. I don't know the proper rythym
so you have to listen to the record.
Something like this:
Ist Fill Guitar 2 (dist.)
E-|3-x-x-3-x-3-3---x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|--------------------------------|
B-|3-x-x-3-x-3-3---4-x-x-4-x-4-4----|----------12-13-12--------------|
G-|3-x-x-3-x-3-3---4-x-x-4-x-4-4----|-14-11-14----12----14-----------|
D-|3-x-x-3-x-3-3---4-x-x-4-x-4-4----|-12-------------------11--------|
A-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x---2-x-x-2-x-2-2----|--------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a
2nd FIll Guitar 2(dist.) 3rd Fill (listen to record)
E-|----------------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------------|
B-|13--13----------------------------|-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9----------------|
G-|---(13/15)--10--12p10--------10---|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9----------------|
D-|---------------------12p10h12-----|--------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 e & a 4 e &a
- Then it goes back to figure A and ends like this:
E-|---------------------------------|
B-|-9-10-9---9---10---11---12-------|
G-|-9-10-9---9---10---11---12-------|
D-|-9-10-9---9---10---11---12-------|
A-|---------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|
- Then there are computers sounds and stuff.
- Then Figure B and C are repeated
- Then there is alot of pick slides and crap
- Then there is this kind of bridge intro with distortion:
E-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--------------------------------|
pm..............................................................,
BRIDGE distortion
E-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G-|-------6-----6---|------6-----6---|------7-----7---|------7-----7---|
D-|-------7-----7---|------7-----7---|------7-----7---|------7-----7---|
A-|-99999---9-9---9-|88888---8-8---8-|66666---6-6---6-|55555---5-5-----|
D-|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
second ending of Bridge: repeat a few times
E-|---------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------|
G-|-----7-----7---7---7-------------|
D-|-----6-----6---6---6-------------|
A-|-----5-----5---5---5-------------|
D-|-0-0---0-0-------0---------------|
- Then there is more pick slides and crap
- then the Bridge plus bridge intro is repeated
- Then it goes back to the slow moody part like the beginning. This section
contains a bit of soft acoustic guitar which I couldn't be
bothered transcribing. Sorry. Someone can send it in if they want
Well that's about it. Please feel free to make corrections and send in Mr
Bungle songs!
Jan Bylstra
jbylstra@connexus.apana.org.au
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