a future uncertain acoustics?

[the phish]

could someone tab for me the acoustic intro for a future uncertain?

For some reason i can get most the distorted stuff down, but i cant seem to figure out acoustic stuff for the life of me.

 

[Steve Smyth]

Hey Phish!
Though I am not able to write these in tab format right now, I can tell you the tuning...
it's basically DADGAD down a major third, tuned to Bb. BbFBbEbFBb. To play the first chord, picture playing an A7 chord shape, but take the B string note up a whole step ( due to the tuning, this note appears a whole step higher). Hope that helps get ya started! I'll try and get some intenet tabs up for this soon.

 

[Will Bozarth]

Hey steve! How's stuff goin?!

 

[the phish]

Hey Phish!
Though I am not able to write these in tab format right now, I can tell you the tuning...
it's basically DADGAD down a major third, tuned to Bb. BbFBbEbFBb. To play the first chord, picture playing an A7 chord shape, but take the B string note up a whole step ( due to the tuning, this note appears a whole step higher). Hope that helps get ya started! I'll try and get some intenet tabs up for this soon.

steve, you are the rockingest dude ever!!!

 

[Galiral]

i found the same arpeggio with the standard E tune and the A7 chord shape with the barre on the first fret. Steve you are amazing, seriously!

 

[WinterSolstice]

I'll try and get some intenet tabs up for this soon.

I certainly hope so. I think this should be the next song covered in the Guitar World column after you guys finish This Godless Endeavor. This is definitely a live song, too!

My favorite part of the song is right when the music kicks in after the bass quiets things down (after "I see the coming plague"). This occurs twice in the song (the other time being before the chorus perceeding the solo section). For the life of me, I can't figure out what you're doing on that part. Any helpful hints, Steve?

 

[Fragle]

"My favorite part of the song is right when the music kicks in after the bass quiets things down (after "I see the coming plague"). This occurs twice in the song (the other time being before the chorus perceeding the solo section). For the life of me, I can't figure out what you're doing on that part. Any helpful hints, Steve?"

yeah, that riff is quite tricky, good job man!
and i totally agree, the combination of the bass breakdown - insane riffing change coupled with those lyircs is PERFECT....

 

[scottdavis]

DADGAD tuned a major third down to Bb. That's so f**king creative man, why don't I ever think of cool things like that?

I was actually going through that song with a student today, not the tab but the modal stuff behind it. Well we were looking at modes and he kept saying to me "let's do a Nevermore song!" so we did.

Thanks Steve!