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From Nic.Boulton@cw.mercury.co.uk Fri Jan 10 09:28:47 1997
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 12:02:36 +0000
/o/Joan_Osborne/Spider_Web.tab
By Osborne/Chertoff/Lucas/Merendino/Palmaro, from Relish
[riff 1] :
||. G Bb G |
||.---x---/-/--/-/------/----/---/-----////--|
|| ^ ^ ^ ^ |
beats 1 2 3 4
G Bb G .||
----/---/-/--/-/------/----/---/----------.||
^ ^ ^ ^ ||
beats 1 2 3 4
This strumming (riff 1, guitar 1) goes on in the background pretty much
for the whole song (except the Eb D G 'chorus' bit). Over the top of it
alternates between guitar 2 playing riff 2 and guitar 3 playing riff 1
over again.
[riff 2] :
position V III V
e -||---------------------------------------------------------
B -||-----------------------8---------------------------------
G -||.----7-\-5--3--5-/-7--(7)--------------------------------
D -||.----------------------------7pb(8)r7-5---7pb(8)----5----
A -||---------------------------------------------------------
E -||---------------------------------------------------------
beats 1 2 3 4
e --------------------------------------------------------||--
B --------------------------8-----------------------------||--
G --------7-\-5--3--5-/-7--(7)---------------------------.||--
D --------------------------------7pb(8)r7-5---7pb(8)----.||--
A --------------------------------------------------------||--
E --------------------------------------------------------||--
[intro]: riff 2 x 4
[riff1]
I dreamed about Ray Charles last night
[riff 2]
and he could see just fine you know
[riff1]
I asked him for a lullaby
[riff 2]
he said honey I don't sing no more
['chorus'] :
Eb D G
no more no more
Eb D G [riff 2]
no more Ray don't sing no more
[riff2]
[riff1]
he said since I got my eyesight back
my voice has just deserted me
no georgia on my mind no more
[riff2]
I stay in bed with mtv
[riff2]
[riff1]
then Ray took his glasses off
and I could look inside his head
flashing like a thunderstorm
[riff2]
I saw a shining spider web
Eb D G
spider web spider web
Eb D G [riff2]
spider web in Ray Charles' head
[riff2]
[riff1]
I dreamed about Ray Charles last night
[riff2]
he took me flying in the air
[riff1]
he showed me my own spider web
[riff2]
and said honey you had best take care
[riff1]
the world is made of spider webs
their threads are stuck to me and you
be careful what you're wishing for
[riff2]
coz when you gain you just might lose
you just might lose your
Eb D G
spider web spider web
Eb D G [riff2]
spider web Ray Charles said
[riff2]
[break] :
C
--/-///----/--/----/-//------
C Eb C G [riff2] (G)
--/-///----/--/----/-//--------/----------/--------
C
--/-///----/--/----/-//------
D F D
--/-///----/--/----/-//------
D F D G
--/-///----/--/----/-//---/-----
e --------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------11----8------(8)---
G ---10--/12----10p8---10p8---10----------------------
[riff2]
[riff1]
when you're feeling lonely
when you're hiding in your bed
don't forget your string of pearls
[riff2]
don't forget your spider web
[riff2]
[over bongos]
when I go to sleep tonight
don't let me dream of rubber Ray [bass E-3--10-13-15--10-13--3-]
don't get me wrong i'm glad he sees
[riff2]
just like him best the other way
Eb D G
spider web spider web
Eb D G
spider web Ray Charles said
Eb D G
ah, spider web
Eb D G [riff2]
spider web in Ray Charles' head
[riff2]
||: all I got's my spider web keeping me alive :||
chords :
Most of the strumming is done on the top four strings only
x_x________
| | | | | | so for everything except the 'chorus'
|_|_|_|_1_1 (Eb D G bit), just move this shape
| | | | | | around
|_|_|_2_|_|
| | | | | |
|_|_3_|_|_|
| | | | | |
|_|_|_|_|_|
E A D G B e
x x 5 4 3 3 - G } in riff1
x x 8 7 6 6 - Bb }
x x 10 9 8 8 - C }
x x 13 12 11 11 - Eb } in break
x x 12 11 10 10 - D }
x x 15 14 13 13 - F }
11 13 13 12 x x - Eb } (or xx5343)
10 12 12 11 x x - D } in chorus (or xx0232)
3 5 5 4 x x - G }
/ is slide up
\ is slide down
h is hammer-on
p is pull-off
7pb(8)r7 is fret at 7, pre-bend to 8 then pick and release bend
--/--- is a strum
--x---- is strum but mute the strings at the neck
there's still something not quite right with this, any improvements
welcome.....
Nic
Nic.Boulton@cw.mercury.co.uk
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