Sinister: Peel session guitar tabs(apologies for length)

Mike K dontloveanyone at xxx.net
Fri Jun 29 00:09:35 BST 2001


Hey all,

since no one seems to have done them and since i'm bored, lonely, and in need of something to do i decided to give figuring out the new songs on guitar a go. i'll try the single songs out later, but for now i gave the Peel session ones a try. please point out any mistakes i made (probably several) so we can get versions that are more correct and submit them to the site. apologies to all who don't play guitar for the length of the message.

the lyrics have been posted, so i'll only put lyrics where they're necessary to judge timing

SHOOT THE SEXUAL ATHLETE
bass verse bit
G--------------------------------------------------
D------4---45--------------------------------------
A---55--5------------------------------------------
E--------77----------------------------------------

chorus(?):
A                 A/G (302220)
'Cause I'm a fan of the Go-Betweens
pick the chords like so:
e-----0-------0------------------------------------
B-------2------2-----------------------------------
G---2--------2-------------------------------------
D--2--------2--------------------------------------
A-0------------------------------------------------
E---------3----------------------------------------

verse guitar (pick chords dont strum)
D                 D/B(x20032)
Of all the stars, and all the would-be stars
the riff at the end of each line is something like
e-3-2-0
B-3-3-3
G-2-2-2

end on A

MAGIC OF A KIND WORD
no one, i think, has posted the lyrics to Magic so these are rough rough guesses 

F                       G      
When I think of all the sorrow,
It is hard to take a breath
People fighting one another
F                  G#                                     C
And i feel there's nothing left,And i feel theres nothing left

this is when it all goes mental so the chords are a bit hard to hear
the C to F thing is way easier on piano, but do-able on guitar. timing's sorta tricky.
C    F      C          F       C            F       C
Hey! Cut me loose, i'm feeling fine,yea i'm feeling fine

C                           F   
We're just like traffic in a big town
C                          G
You better stop you better slow down


NOTHING IN THE SILENCE
the isobel bits:
F#m              D
Something set me thinking
     Bm             E 
When I opened up my eyes
               D                Dm
That there was nothing there to tell me
         D             E
I'd been listening to lies
       F#m              D
But in silence there is truth
         Bm               E
There is beauty, there is love
        D               Bm
There is nothing in the silence
      F#m
To be frightened of
the sarah bits:
     F#m               
 Her retreat in so few words
        E      
 Is the last thing you'd expect
             D
 But there's danger in assuming
            Bm 
 That she's being direct
        D    
 Take a look behind her eyes
              E
 And you will see
                D 
 That she knows nothing of silence
 Bm               F#m
 Silence can only come from me

the instrumental bit is F#m Bm E D Bm F#m
(MY GIRL'S GOT) MIRACULOUS TECHNIQUE
D          G      
Oh no, the snow's stopped snowing
D           G                    D
Maybe we'll get some bowling and drinking in
    G             A
And looking at the sky

[the verses sometimes end on A, or something they go back to D G]
CHORUS
D      G     
Take a look around you
D              G                 C              G
The spring has sent the sound of rain upon your windowsill
                      A  
So grab your coat and play a song for me
***
again, these are guesses, corrections are very very welcome.
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