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Band: The Drones
Song: Shark Fin Blues
Album: Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float by
Tabber: Andrew Biles
At the bottom of the page I have written out an idea of what the rhythm
guitar does during this song.  The timing and voicings in the tab are not 
perfect so you will have to experiment a bit, but it's a decent basis.
The intro appears to be based around the chords I've tabbed out but, again,
you'll probably need to try a few hammer-ons and occasionally adjust your 
finger positions.
The outro is also picked around the chords provided.
Be sure to have a good distortion pedal at the ready and your whammy bar
attached.  It does sound great on acoustic too, though.
Standard tuning: E, A, D, G, B, e
[Intro]
|---------|------|---------|------|-0----|------|
|-3---1---|-3----|-3---1---|-3----|-0----|-3----|
|-0---0---|-2----|-0---0---|-2----|-0----|-2----|
|-4---2---|-0----|-4---2---|-0----|-x----|-0----|
|-5---3---|------|-5---3---|------|-2----|------|
|---------|------|---------|------|------|------|
SAtanding on the deck I watch my shadow sEtretch
the sGun pours my shadow upon the Ddeck
the wAaters licking round my ankles Enow
there Gain't no sun shine way way dDown
I see the sAharks in the water like slicks of Eink
well, there's Gone there bigger than a submaDrine
as he cAircles I look in his Eeyes
I see Jonah Gin his belly by the camp fire lDight
see the aAlbatross up in the windy lofEts
he gets to bGeating his wings while he sleeps it Doff
I hear the jettisonAed cries from his dream unEkind
get to wGhippin' my ears like a riding cDrop
Well, the Acaptain once as able as a fink Edaddy
he's now lGaid up in the gallery like a dried out Dmink
He's laying dAying of thirst and he says or EI think
we're gGonna be alone from here on Din
well you Eare all my brothers
and you have been Dkind
but what Ewere you expecting to Dfind?
now your Eeyes turn inwards
countenance tuBmrns blank
and I'm floCating away on a barrel of pain
it looks like nothing but the sea and sky rE5emain
[break]
(A, E7, G,  Dx 4)
nAah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nEah
nGah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, Dnah (x4)
A haArpoon's shaft is short and Ewide
a grGappling hook's cracked and Ddry
I said, whAy don't you get down in the Esea
tGurn the water red like you want to Dbe?
'Cause if I crAy another tear I'll be turned to duEst
the Gsharks won't get me but they don't feel lDoss
keep one eAye on the horizon man, you best not bElink
they're coming fGin by fin until the whole boat Dsinks
Afin by fEin
Gfin by fDin
Afin by fEin
Gfin by fin by Dfin by fin
Outro chords:
|--7--|--2--|-7-9--|--2--|-7-9--|-14-|-7-9--|--2--|
|--8--|--3--|-8-10-|--3--|-8-10-|-15-|-8-10-|--3--|
|--7--|--2--|-7-9--|--2--|-7-9--|-14-|-7-9--|--2--|
|-----|-----|------|-----|------|----|------|-----|
|-----|-----|------|-----|------|----|------|-----|
|-----|-----|------|-----|------|----|------|-----|
Rough chord pattern:
|--A----------------E0--0-----G-----------------D0--0---2-----2----|
|--2-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-0--0-----3--3-3-2-2-3-2---3--3-3-3-3---3-3--|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1--1-----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-4-2--2-2-2-0h2-2-2--|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x--x-----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0--|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2--2-----x--------------x-------------------|
|------------------0-----2--3----------------------------------|
************************************
| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
************************************

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Shark Fin Blues

by The Drones

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Band: The Drones

Song: Shark Fin Blues

Album: Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float by

Tabber: Andrew Biles

At the bottom of the page I have written out an idea of what the rhythm

guitar does during this song. The timing and voicings in the tab are not

perfect so you will have to experiment a bit, but it's a decent basis.

The intro appears to be based around the chords I've tabbed out but, again,

you'll probably need to try a few hammer-ons and occasionally adjust your

finger positions.

The outro is also picked around the chords provided.

Be sure to have a good distortion pedal at the ready and your whammy bar

attached. It does sound great on acoustic too, though.

Standard tuning: E, A, D, G, B, e

[Intro]

|---------|------|---------|------|-0----|------|

|-3---1---|-3----|-3---1---|-3----|-0----|-3----|

|-0---0---|-2----|-0---0---|-2----|-0----|-2----|

|-4---2---|-0----|-4---2---|-0----|-x----|-0----|

|-5---3---|------|-5---3---|------|-2----|------|

|---------|------|---------|------|------|------|

A E

Standing on the deck I watch my shadow stretch

G D

the sun pours my shadow upon the deck

A E

the waters licking round my ankles now

G D

there ain't no sun shine way way down

A E

I see the sharks in the water like slicks of ink

G D

well, there's one there bigger than a submarine

A E

as he circles I look in his eyes

G D

I see Jonah in his belly by the camp fire light

A E

see the albatross up in the windy lofts

G D

he gets to beating his wings while he sleeps it off

A E

I hear the jettisoned cries from his dream unkind

G D

get to whippin' my ears like a riding crop

A E

Well, the captain once as able as a fink daddy

G D

he's now laid up in the gallery like a dried out mink

A E

He's laying dying of thirst and he says or I think

G D

we're gonna be alone from here on in

well you are all my brothers

and you have been kind

E D

but what were you expecting to find?

now your eyes turn inwards

countenance turns blank

and I'm floating away on a barrel of pain

it looks like nothing but the sea and sky remain

[break]

A E7 G D

(, , , x 4)

A E

nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah

G D

nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah (x4)

A E

A harpoon's shaft is short and wide

G D

a grappling hook's cracked and dry

A E

I said, why don't you get down in the sea

G D

turn the water red like you want to be?

A E

'Cause if I cry another tear I'll be turned to dust

G D

the sharks won't get me but they don't feel loss

A E

keep one eye on the horizon man, you best not blink

G D

they're coming fin by fin until the whole boat sinks

A E

fin by fin

G D

fin by fin

A E

fin by fin

G D

fin by fin by fin by fin

Outro chords:

|--7--|--2--|-7-9--|--2--|-7-9--|-14-|-7-9--|--2--|

|--8--|--3--|-8-10-|--3--|-8-10-|-15-|-8-10-|--3--|

|--7--|--2--|-7-9--|--2--|-7-9--|-14-|-7-9--|--2--|

|-----|-----|------|-----|------|----|------|-----|

Rough chord pattern:

A E G D

|------------------0--0----------------------0--0---2-----2----|

|--2-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-0--0-----3--3-3-2-2-3-2---3--3-3-3-3---3-3--|

|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1--1-----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-4-2--2-2-2-0h2-2-2--|

|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x--x-----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0--|

|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2--2-----x--------------x-------------------|

|------------------0-----2--3----------------------------------|

************************************

| x Dead note

| h Hammer-on

************************************

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