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Emajor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 4Position: 13

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Hey, looked at this tab's previous version and the other tab 
and there's a mistake in the break between verses, I think.
For the bridge and intro:
Play E, but from the 12th fret position with no bar,
(it's alright if you hit all the strings)
then step back down to the 11th fret with your first finger.
e|-------|   |-------|
B|-------|   |-------|
G|--13---|   |--11---|
D|--14---|   |--14---|
A|--14---|   |--14---|
E|-------|   |-------| x2
Listen to the song for the timing.
Play the rest with open chords.
You could play most any sort of A (you could change up most of these chords); 
I like using an Asus2.
   E   Ax2
EWhatever you want from me,A  
Ewhatever you want I'll do.A  
ETry to squeeze a drop of blood,A  
Efrom a sugarcube.A  
A B F#m B
E A
ETry to be more assured,A  
Etry to be more right there.A  
ETry to be less uptight,A  
Etry to be more aware.A  
EWhatever you want from me,A  
Eis what I want to do for you.A  
ESweeter than a drop of blood,A  
Efrom a sugarcube.A  
A B F#m B
F#m B
E A
AAnd though I Blike to act the F#mpart of being Btough,
F#mI crumble Blike a sugaArcube,
for Byou!
[Do the intro riff x2]
AWhatever you want from Bme,
F#mwhatever you want I'll Bdo,
Eand I will try!A  
E   A
AWhatever you want from Bme,
F#mwhatever you want I'll Bdo!
ETry to squeeze a drop of blood,A  
Esqueeze a drop of blood,A  
Efrom a sugarcubeA.
End on E.  Lovely little song.

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Sugarcube

by Yo La Tengo

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F#m

Hey, looked at this tab's previous version and the other tab

and there's a mistake in the break between verses, I think.

For the bridge and intro:

Play E, but from the 12th fret position with no bar,

(it's alright if you hit all the strings)

then step back down to the 11th fret with your first finger.

e|-------| |-------|

B|-------| |-------|

G|--13---| |--11---|

D|--14---| |--14---|

A|--14---| |--14---|

E|-------| |-------| x2

Listen to the song for the timing.

Play the rest with open chords.

You could play most any sort of A (you could change up most of these chords);

I like using an Asus2.

E A

Whatever you want from me,

E A

whatever you want I'll do.

E A

Try to squeeze a drop of blood,

E A

from a sugarcube.

A B F#m B

E A

Try to be more assured,

E A

try to be more right there.

E A

Try to be less uptight,

E A

try to be more aware.

E A

Whatever you want from me,

E A

is what I want to do for you.

E A

Sweeter than a drop of blood,

E A

from a sugarcube.

A B F#m B

F#m B

E A

A B F#m B

And though I like to act the part of being tough,

F#m B A

I crumble like a sugarcube,

for you!

[Do the intro riff x2]

A B

Whatever you want from me,

F#m B

whatever you want I'll do,

E A

and I will try!

E A

A B

Whatever you want from me,

F#m B

whatever you want I'll do!

E A

Try to squeeze a drop of blood,

E A

squeeze a drop of blood,

E A

from a sugarcube.

End on E. Lovely little song.

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