Anodyne

Which Album?: 
Anodyne
Which Track Number?: 
7

Transcribed By: Jeffery R. Knobbe
(jrk@cad.vmss.gmeds.com)

TUNING - E-G-D-G-B-D (LO TO HI ( A HYBRID FORM OF OPEN G TUNING))

BASICALLY, THIS SONG CONSISTS OF 4 BASIC RIFFS THAT I WILL TAB OUT
AND THEN MAKE REFERENCE TO THEIR PLACE IN THE LYRICS. IF YOU LISTEN
TO THE SONG, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO HEAR OR FOLLOW THE ARRANGEMENT.

RIFF 1
D---------0---|-------0---|------0---|-------------------------|
B-----------0-|---------0-|--------0-|-------------------------|
G-------------|-----------|----------|---------5~sl~7--7---7---|
D---4H5-------|--4H5------|---4H5----|---4H5---5~sl~7--7---7---|
G---5---------|--5--------|---5------|---5-----5~sl~7--7---7---|
E-------------|-----------|----------|-------------------------|

RIFF 2
Gmaj7 G Em7 G open
D--4-0-0-0-0--|-4h5-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0--|--0--0--0--0----|
B--3-3-3-3-3--|-3---3-3-3-3--|--0-0-0-0--|--0--0--0--0----|
G--0-0-0-0-0--|-0---0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0--|--0--0--0--0----|
D--0-0-0-0-0--|-0---0-0-0-0--|--0 0 0 0--|--0--0--0--0----|
G--0-0-0-0-0--|-0---0-0-0-0--|--4-4-4-4--|--0--0--0--0----|
E-------------|--------------|-----------|--0--0--0--0----|

RIFF 3
D-------------------------------|-----------------------|
B---7------7----7-----7---------|-----7-----------------|
G---7-h-9--7----7-----7----7----|-----7-------------0---|
D---------------7-h-9------7----|--7--------------0-----|
G-------------------------7-h-9-|--------9~sl~11--------|
E-------------------------------|-----------------------|

RIFF 4
C G C G G
D--5-5-5-0-|-5-5-5-0-|--0---|
B--5-5-5-0-|-5-5-5-0-|--0---|
G--5-5-5-0-|-5-5-5-0-|--0---|
D--5-5-5-0-|-5-5-5-0-|--4---|
G--5-5-5-0-|-5-5-5-0-|--5---|
E--5-5-5-0-|-5-5-5-0-|--0-=-|

INTRO:

RIFF 1 - RIFF 2 - RIFF 2 - RIFF 1

RIFF 2
THROUGHOUT THE PAST,
Em7 G
YOU THREW OUT WHAT WAS MINE
RIFF 2
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS
Em7 G
IT WAS HARD TO MAKE IT LAST
Riff 1
ANODYNE

Riff 2
NO SIGN OF RECONCILIATION
Em7 G
IT'S A QUARTER PAST THE END
RIFF 2
FULL MOON FROM ON HIGH
Em7 G
ACROSS THE BOARD, WE LOSE AGAIN

Riff 1 G
ANODYNE
C D
TOSSED IT OUT FOR ME TO FIND
C
WITHOUT A WORD AND YOU'RE OUT THE DOOR
D RIFF 3
NOT A REASON ANYMORE

RIFF 2 - RIFF 1 - RIFF 4

RIFF 2
TWO FINGERS ON THE TRIGGER
Em7 G
CAN BREAK THE HEART OF ANY DAY
RIFF 2
FOOLISH TO BELIEVE
Em7 G
IT WOULD TURN OUT OKAY

RIFF 1 G
ANODYNE
C D
TOSSED IT OUT FOR ME TO FIND
C
WITHOUT A WORD AND YOU'RE OUT THE DOOR
D RIFF 3
NOT A REASON ANYMORE

RIFF 1 (FADE OUT)

NOTES: I THINK THIS IS A PRETTY CLOSE TO THE RECORDED VERSION. ONCE
AGAIN, LISTEN TO THE SONG TO GET THE TIMING DOWN. AS FAR AS THE TUNING
GOES, I TALKED
WITH UNCLE TUPELO'S GUITAR TECH ABOUT THE TUNING FOR ANODYNE AND HE REPLIED
"SPANISH TUNING" WHICH I TOOK FOR OPEN G. I THINK IT SOUNDS CLOSER TO THE
RECORDED VERSION WITH THE LOW E LEFT AS AN E.

HAVE FUN!

JEFF