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Without Applause
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Step 1 / 63Position: 2
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
Tuning: EADGBd (Capo 7)
Notes:
- A standard tuning arrangement without capo follows this capo'd
alternate tuning arrangement.
- Tabs are for studio recording, using live video to help identify them.
- See the provided diagrams for chord fingerings. As this is not standard
tuning, the chord fingerings for standard tuning do not apply. However, some
less familiar chords have well-known fingering, e.g. Am11 is played as Am7.
- The Cadd9 chords are played in a fashion similar to "Riff for Cadd9".
[Chords]
Am11x02010
Cadd9x32010
Dx00230
Dsus4/Ax00030
G3x0000
Gsus43x0010
G/Bx20000 (or x20030)
[Riff 1]
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
d|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-0---1p0-1p0-0-0h1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-|
G|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-0---2p0-2p0-0-0h2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-|
A|-x-----------------0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|
E|-3-------------------------3-3-3-|
[Riff 2]
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
d|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0-0---------|
B|-0---1p0-1---1-1---3-1-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0-0-2-0-0-0-|
D|-0---2p0-2---2-2---0-0-0-0---2---|
A|-x-------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|
[Riff for Cadd9]
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
d|-0---0---0---0-0-|
B|-1---1p0-1p0-0-0-|
G|-0---0---0---0-0-|
D|-2---2p0-2p0-0-0-|
A|-3---------------|
E|-----------------|
[Intro]
Riff 1 Riff 2
[Verse 1]
Riff 1 Riff 1
Work was on the wane
D Dsus4/A Cadd9Riff 1 Riff 2
And I'd rather be no one, work in vain
Riff 1 Riff 1
And I was searching for relief
D Dsus4/A Cadd9Riff 1 Riff 1
And as for me, I'd sooner take than receive
[Chorus]
And Gtime she bears a Am11cross
In an G/Bocean teaming with Cadd9fraud
G/B Dsus4/ARiff 1 Riff 2
I'm on the shore without applause
[Instrumental]
Riff 1 Riff 2
[Verse 2]
Riff 1 Riff 1
I'm always here and nothing can be done
D Dsus4/A Cadd9Riff 1
O'er by the phone mean- while they suck their thumbs
Riff 1 Riff 1
Dead to rights, there's a fix and then
D Dsus4/A Cadd9Riff 1 Riff 2
It's not the drinking but the worry that does you in
[Instrumental]
N.C.
[Bridge]
(The bridge lyrics are most certainly wrong, as are genius.com's.)
GI learned you once Am11sold
All G/Bruthless and Cadd9cold
GNow gears of Dsus4/Anothing
Stacking upG
[Chorus]
GShe bears a Am11cross
In an G/Bocean teaming with fCadd9rauds
G/B Dsus4/ARiff 1
I'm on the shore without applause
[Outro]
Repeating Riff 1s and 2s
####################################################################
Alternate arrangement
####################################################################
Artist: Horse Feathers
Song: Without Applause
Album: Appreciation
Tuning: Standard (No capo)
Notes:
- Strumming of D may be substituted for Riff 1 and Riff 2.
[Chords]
Asus4x02230
Dxx0232
Dadd9/F#2x0230
Dsus2xx0230
Em7022030
G320033
[Riff 1]
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-2---3p2-3p2-2-2h3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-|
B|-3---3---3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-2---4p2-4p2-2-2h4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-|
D|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Use pointer as barre across 'GBe' strings. Middle finger for 'B'.
Pull-of and hammer on with ring finger on 'e' and pinky on 'G'.
To simplify, only play 2 on the 'G' string.
[Riff 2]
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-2---3p2-3---3-3---5-3-2---------|
B|-3---3---3---3-3---3-3-3-5-3---3-|
G|-2---4p2-4---4-4---2-2-2-2-2-4-2-|
D|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0-----------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
^pinky for 5s
[Intro]
Riff 1 Riff 2
[Verse 1]
Riff 1 Riff 1
Work was on the wane
Asus4 Dsus2 GRiff 1 Riff 2
And I'd rather be no one, work in vain
Riff 1 Riff 1
And I was searching for relief
Asus4 Dsus2 GRiff 1 Riff 1
And as for me, I'd sooner take than receive
[Chorus]
And Dtime she bears a Em7cross
In an Dadd9/F#ocean teaming with fGraud
D Asus4Riff 1 Riff 2
I'm on the shore without applause
[Instrumental]
Riff 1 Riff 2
[Verse 2]
Riff 1 Riff 1
I'm always here and nothing can be done
Asus4 Dsus2 GRiff 1
O'er by the phone mean- while they suck their thumbs
Riff 1 Riff 1
Dead to rights, there's a fix and then
Asus4 Dsus2 GRiff 1 Riff 2
It's not the drinking but the worry that does you in
[Instrumental]
N.C.
[Bridge]
(The bridge lyrics are most certainly wrong, as are genius.com's.)
DI learned you once Em7sold
Dadd9/F#All ruthless and Gcold
DNow gears of Asus4nothing
Stacking upD
[Chorus]
DShe bears a Em7cross
In an Dadd9/F#ocean teaming with fGraud
D Asus4Riff 1
I'm on the shore without applause
[Outro]
Repeating Riff 1s and 2s
| p Pull-off
| h Hammer-on
All chords in this song (11)
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Without Applause
by Horse Feathers
Chords in this song · guitar
Am11
Cadd9
D
Dsus4/A
G
Gsus4
G/B
Asus4
Dadd9/F#
Dsus2
Em7
Tuning: EADGBd (Capo 7)
Notes:
- A standard tuning arrangement without capo follows this capo'd
alternate tuning arrangement.
- Tabs are for studio recording, using live video to help identify them.
- See the provided diagrams for chord fingerings. As this is not standard
tuning, the chord fingerings for standard tuning do not apply. However, some
less familiar chords have well-known fingering, e.g. Am11 is played as Am7.
- The Cadd9 chords are played in a fashion similar to "Riff for Cadd9".
[Chords]
Am11
x02010
Cadd9
x32010
D
x00230
Dsus4/A
x00030
G
3x0000
Gsus4
3x0010
G/B
x20000 (or x20030)
[Riff 1]
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
d|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-0---1p0-1p0-0-0h1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-|
G|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-0---2p0-2p0-0-0h2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-|
A|-x-----------------0-0-0-0-x-x-x-|
E|-3-------------------------3-3-3-|
[Riff 2]
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
d|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0-0---------|
B|-0---1p0-1---1-1---3-1-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0-0-2-0-0-0-|
D|-0---2p0-2---2-2---0-0-0-0---2---|
A|-x-------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|
[Riff for Cadd9]
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
d|-0---0---0---0-0-|
B|-1---1p0-1p0-0-0-|
G|-0---0---0---0-0-|
D|-2---2p0-2p0-0-0-|
A|-3---------------|
E|-----------------|
[Intro]
Riff 1 Riff 2
[Verse 1]
Riff 1 Riff 1
Work was on the wane
D Dsus4/A Cadd9
Riff 1 Riff 2
And I'd rather be no one, work in vain
Riff 1 Riff 1
And I was searching for relief
D Dsus4/A Cadd9
Riff 1 Riff 1
And as for me, I'd sooner take than receive
[Chorus]
G Am11
And time she bears a cross
G/B Cadd9
In an ocean teaming with fraud
G/B Dsus4/A
Riff 1 Riff 2
I'm on the shore without applause
[Instrumental]
Riff 1 Riff 2
[Verse 2]
Riff 1 Riff 1
I'm always here and nothing can be done
D Dsus4/A Cadd9
Riff 1
O'er by the phone mean- while they suck their thumbs
Riff 1 Riff 1
Dead to rights, there's a fix and then
D Dsus4/A Cadd9
Riff 1 Riff 2
It's not the drinking but the worry that does you in
[Instrumental]
N.C.
[Bridge]
(The bridge lyrics are most certainly wrong, as are genius.com's.)
G Am11
I learned you once sold
G/B Cadd9
All ruthless and cold
G Dsus4/A
Now gears of nothing
G
Stacking up
[Chorus]
G Am11
She bears a cross
G/B Cadd9
In an ocean teaming with frauds
G/B Dsus4/A
Riff 1
I'm on the shore without applause
[Outro]
Repeating Riff 1s and 2s
####################################################################
Alternate arrangement
####################################################################
Artist: Horse Feathers
Song: Without Applause
Album: Appreciation
Tuning: Standard (No capo)
Notes:
- Strumming of D may be substituted for Riff 1 and Riff 2.
[Chords]
Asus4
x02230
D
xx0232
Dadd9/F#
2x0230
Dsus2
xx0230
Em7
022030
G
320033
[Riff 1]
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-2---3p2-3p2-2-2h3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-|
B|-3---3---3---3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-2---4p2-4p2-2-2h4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-|
D|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Use pointer as barre across 'GBe' strings. Middle finger for 'B'.
Pull-of and hammer on with ring finger on 'e' and pinky on 'G'.
To simplify, only play 2 on the 'G' string.
[Riff 2]
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
e|-2---3p2-3---3-3---5-3-2---------|
B|-3---3---3---3-3---3-3-3-5-3---3-|
G|-2---4p2-4---4-4---2-2-2-2-2-4-2-|
D|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0-----------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
^pinky for 5s
[Intro]
Riff 1 Riff 2
[Verse 1]
Riff 1 Riff 1
Work was on the wane
Asus4 Dsus2 G
Riff 1 Riff 2
And I'd rather be no one, work in vain
Riff 1 Riff 1
And I was searching for relief
Asus4 Dsus2 G
Riff 1 Riff 1
And as for me, I'd sooner take than receive
[Chorus]
D Em7
And time she bears a cross
Dadd9/F# G
In an ocean teaming with fraud
D Asus4
Riff 1 Riff 2
I'm on the shore without applause
[Instrumental]
Riff 1 Riff 2
[Verse 2]
Riff 1 Riff 1
I'm always here and nothing can be done
Asus4 Dsus2 G
Riff 1
O'er by the phone mean- while they suck their thumbs
Riff 1 Riff 1
Dead to rights, there's a fix and then
Asus4 Dsus2 G
Riff 1 Riff 2
It's not the drinking but the worry that does you in
[Instrumental]
N.C.
[Bridge]
(The bridge lyrics are most certainly wrong, as are genius.com's.)
D Em7
I learned you once sold
Dadd9/F# G
All ruthless and cold
D Asus4
Now gears of nothing
D
Stacking up
[Chorus]
D Em7
She bears a cross
Dadd9/F# G
In an ocean teaming with fraud
D Asus4
Riff 1
I'm on the shore without applause
[Outro]
Repeating Riff 1s and 2s
| p Pull-off
| h Hammer-on
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