Bush

Bush - Greedy Fly guitar tab

Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 21:04:18 -0500

From: Brian Johnson

"Greedy Fly" by Bush from the album Razorblade Suitcase.

Tabbed by Brian Johnson (bjohn@gate.net)

First off, I have two words for the original tab thats been posted: DEAD

WRONG. Nice try, but I don't think so. If you would like to play this

song correctly then follow my tab. This song is quite simple and fun to

play. I am almost positive that this is correct but I haven't seen an

actual transcription of it in a magazine so it could contain some

errors. But, I have been playing guitar for 10 years so I am pretty

confident that this is near perfect. All I know for sure is that it

sounds better than the other tab.

The chords you need are as follows:

Cm Cmsus#4/B Cm7/B C5 A#5 Ab5 Cm(used for pre-chorus)

E:8 E:8 E:8 E:x E:x E:x E:x

B:8 B:8 B:11 B:x B:x B:x B:8

G:8 G:11 G:8 G:5 G:3 G:x G:10

D:10 D:9 D:9 D:5 D:3 D:6 D:10

A:10 A:8 A:8 A:3 A:1 A:6 A:x

E:8 E:8 E:8 E:x E:x E:4 E:x

Ab(used for pre-chorus) Bb F Ab(chorus)

E:x E:x E:x E:x

B:x B:x B:x B:x

G:8 G:7 G:2 G:5

D:10 D:8 D:3 D:6

A:11 A:8 A:3 A:6

E:x E:6 E:1 E:4

x means do not play that string( instead of mute string).

INTRO

The intro uses apperegios and is clean electric.

Each note is an eightth note.

Cm Cmsus#4/B

|---8----------------------------||--------------8------------|

|-------8-----8----8-------8-----||---------8-------8------8--|

|----------8-----8---------------||------11---11-------11-----|

|---10----------------10---------||---9-----------------------|

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

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

Cm Cmsus#4/B

|---------------8-----------||----------------8-------------|

|---------8--------8------8-||---------8---------8------8---|

|------8-----8--------------||-----11-----11--------11------|

|--10-----------------10----||--9---------------------------|

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

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

Play that once than the following two measures twice:

Cm Cm7/B

|---------------8-------------||---------------8--------------|

|---------8--------8--------8-||--------11--------11------11--|

|------8-----8----------------||-----8------8---------8-------|

|--10------------------10-----||--9---------------------------|

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

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

These two measures are also used during the verse at certain parts,

listen to the CD to find out where.

VERSE

As far as I can tell, there is no guitar used during the verses other

than the bass, but you can play power chords which correspond to the

notes the bass plays. Palm mute the chords to make it sound even better.

The chords are as follows:

C5 C5 C5 A#5 C5 Ab5 Ab5 Ab5 Ab5 Ab5 (brief pause) Ab5 Ab5 Ab5

Repeat this for the verses except for the little apperegio parts which

are the last two measures of the intro played with a slighlty different

mesure.

PRE-CHORUS

This is distorted and has a very high treble-like sound to it.

Use the chords that are for the pre-chorus. The rythm goes like this 1

and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1....... Listen to the CD to figure it out, I

tried to write it with the rythm.

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Cm Cm Cm Cm Cm Cm Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab

This is used for the parts that go : I'm screaming daisies.... and This

indian summer......

CHORUS

This is heavily distorted and involves a lot of sliding

This is the easiest part to learn and uses barre chords.

Bb Bb\F F F/Ab Ab Ab\F F/Ab Ab\F F/Bb Bb Bb\F F F/Ab Ab Ab

If you liste to the CD, then that should make complete sense remember

that / and \ meand to side up or down.

INTERLUDE

Listen to the song to figure where this is played (it occurs during the

chorus at about 2:45 into the song).

|--8---------8------------|

|-----9--9----------------|

|----------------10---10--|

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

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

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

This is played twice then goes immediately back into the chorus.

SOLO

This is heavily distorted and has a very low sound to it. An Octave

pedal is probably used, if you don't have one turn your tone knob all

the way down for the best possible sound.I highly recommned listening to

the song to get this right.

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

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

|---------------------||---------------------||--------------------8--|

|---------------------||---------------------||---------------10------|

|------------------10-||--13\12---10--6---6--||-----------------------|

|------------------8--||--11\10---8---4---4--||-----------------------|

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~

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

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

|---(8)---------------||-----------------10--||-(10)^-------r---(10)--|

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

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

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

|---------------------||---------------------||-8---------8---------8--||------------------11-||-(11)^-----r----(11)-||-11^-r-(11)11^-r-(11)11^|

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

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

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

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

~~~~~~~

|------8--------------||-8-------------8-------------8-------------|

|---------11----------||-11^--r--(11)--11^--r--(11)--11^--r--(11)--|

|-------------8-------||-------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

~~~~~~~

|----8----------------------11^--||---(11)--------11^------------------|

|----11^--r--(11)-----------11^--||---(11)--------11^------------------|

|------------------8-------------||------------------------------------|

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

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

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

~~~~~~~~~

|--11^-------------------11^-----||---11^---------------r--(11)------|

|--11^-------------------11^-----||---11^---------------r--(11)------|

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

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

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

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

That last measure involves very slow graduated bends and releses.

Date: Sat, 05 Apr 1997 19:33:07 +0100

From: Dan Meloche

Greedy Fly by BUSH

Razorblade Suitcase

Tabbed by John Meloche (d.meloche@sauron.globalx.net)

Normal Tuning

This is 100% right

Chord Formations:

C5 Cm7 Ab5 Bb F Ab Cm

e------------6--1--4--8--

B------------6--1--4--8--

G--5--3------7--2--5--8--

D--5--5--6---8--3--6--10-

A--3--3--6---8--3--6--10-

E--------4---6--1--4--8--

Intro:

e--8-----------------|------------8---------|

B-----8---8---8----8-|-------8------8----8--|

G-------8---8--------|----11---11-----11----|

D--10-----------10---|--9-------------------|

A--------------------|----------------------|

E--------------------|----------------------|

e--------------------|------------8---------|

B-----8---8---8----8-|-------8------8----8--|

G-------8---8--------|----11---11-----11----|

D--10-----------10---|--9-------------------|

A--------------------|----------------------|

E--------------------|----------------------|

Riff A:

e--------------------|------------8---------|

B-----8---8---8----8-|------11------11--11--|

G-------8---8--------|----8----8------8-----|

D--10-----------10---|--9-------------------|

A--------------------|----------------------|

E--------------------|----------------------|

Riff B:

e-8-----8--------|

B---9-9----------|

G---------10-10--|

D----------------|

A----------------|

E----------------|

Riff C:

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

B--8--8--8--8--8--8--------------------------------|

G--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|

D--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

A--------------------11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|

E--------------------------------------------------|

note: there is a change between the intro and riff A. In the intro

the chords used are Cm and Cmsus#4/B, and in riff A the chords are

Cm and Cm7/B.

Play Intro

Play Riff A 2x with background chords C5 Ab5

C5 Ab5

C5 Ab5

verse 1:

C5 Cm7 C5 Ab5

do you feel the way you hate

C5 Cm7 C5 Ab5

do you hate the way you feel

C5 Cm7 C5 Ab5

always closer to the flame

C5 Cm7 C5 Ab5

ever closer to the blade

yeah

(Play Riff A 2 times)

verse 2:

C5 Cm7 C5 Ab5

i am poison crazy lush

C5 Cm7 C5 Ab5

built these hands to lift me up

C5 Cm7 C5

we are servants to our formulaic ways

(Play Riff A)

pre-chorus:

(With Riff C)

Cm Ab

i'm screaming daisies

Cm Ab

from 14 miles away

Cm Ab

i've got my own time

Cm Ab

got it all today

chorus:

Bb F Ab F Ab F Bb

make up your mind

F Ab F Bb F Ab F

need some help

Ab F Bb F Ab

find this mind, mind, mind

verse 3:

C5 Ab5

C5 Ab5

C5 Ab5

limbo this and limbo that

C5 Ab5

you were this and you were that

C5 Ab5

ever know that what you fear is what you find

(play riff A)

pre-chorus:

(first line with riff c)

Cm Ab

this indian summer

Cm Ab

i signed my life away

Cm Ab

there's a greedy fly in here

Cm Ab

and i fly away

chorus:

Bb F Ab F Ab F Bb

make up your mind

F Ab F Bb F Ab F

need some help

Ab F Bb F Ab

find this mind, mind, mind

(play riff B 2x)

chorus:

Bb F Ab F Ab F Bb

make up your mind

F Ab F Bb F Ab F

need some help

Ab F Bb F Ab

find this mind, mind, mind

Bb F Ab

Solo (totally correct even though it may sound weird):

e-------------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------11fb----------

g------------------------------------8--8v--10--10fb----------------

d--------------------------------10---------------------------------

a--10-----13/12--10--6------6-------------------------------10------

e--8------11/10--8---4------4-------------------------------8-------

e--8-----8-----8-----8------------------8-----8---------8-----8-----

b--11fb--11fb--11fb-----11--------11----11----11fb--11--11fb--11fb--

g---------------------------8v----8---------------------------------

d-------------------------------------------------------------------

a-------------------------------------------------------------------

e-------------------------------------------------------------------

e--8---------11fb--11fb--11fb--11fb--------|

b--11fb------11fb--11fb--11fb--11fb--------|

g---------8--------------------------------|

d------------------------------------------|

a--------------------------------------10--|

e--------------------------------------8---|

Bb F Ab

Bb F Ab

Bb F Ab

Finish:

Bb F Ab F Ab F Bb

make up your mind

F Ab F Bb F Ab F

need some help

Ab F Bb F Ab

find this mind, mind, mind

Mind

F

Mind

Ab

Mind

F

Mind

Ab

Mind

F Bb

Mind

F

Mind

Ab

Mind

Finish with about 5 or 6 hits of Ab

Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 00:48:23 -0600 (CST)

From: matthew michael koenig

The current tab of Greedy Fly by Bush is a little off. This tab should

be a little better, especially the intro.

Greedy Fly

Recorded by Bush

>From the album Razorblade Suitcase

Transcribed by Matt Koenig (mmkoenig@students.uiuc.edu)

This is pretty close...maybe a couple notes off in places.

I put a bar in the places on the intro that make it easiest to learn.

Intro

e-----------------------------8-------|-----------8-------|

B-----8----8------8-----8-------8---8-|----8--------8---8-|

G------------8------8-------8-----8---|---------8-----8---|

D--10---10-----10-----9---9-----------|-10---10-----------|

A-------------------------------------|-------------------|

E-------------------------------------|-------------------|

e----------8-------|-----------8-------|--------8-------|

B----8-------8---8-|----8--------8---8-|---8-11---8---8-|

G--------8-----8---|---------8-----8---|------------8---|

D--9---9-----------|-10---10-----------|-9---9----------|

A------------------|-------------------|----------------|

E------------------|-------------------|----------------|

e-----------8-------|----------8-----|

B----8--------8---8-|---8---11---8---|

G---------8-----8---|--------------8-|

D-10---10-----------|-9---9----------|

A-------------------|----------------|

E-------------------|----------------|

Riff 1 (Starts playing near end of the intro)

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

B-------------------------------| (00:08)

G-------------------------------|

D-10-10-10-10-10--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|

A-10-10-10-10-10--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|

E-8--8--8--8--8---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

Riff 2

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

B------------------------| (01:25)

G------------------------|

D-8-8--3-3--6-6--3--6--3-|

A-8-8--3-3--6-6--3--6--3-|

E-6-6--1-1--4-4--1--4--1-|

Fill A

e-8----8---8----8-------| First time, play twice (00:43)

B---8----8---11---8---8-|

G-------------------8---| Second time, play once (01:05) & (02:09)

D-----------------------|

A-----------------------|

E-----------------------|

Fill B

e-8-----8-----|

B---9-9---9-6-| place two times at (02:46)

G-------------|

D-------------|

A-------------|

E-------------|

Played over Riff 1

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

B-----------------------------| Most noticable at (01:47)

G-----------------------------| played lightly in other parts

D-10-10-8-10-8-----------10-8-|

A--------------8--8-10-8------|

E-----------------------------|

Riff 3

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

B------------------------------------------| (03:15)

G------------------------------------------|

D-10----13-----8-----10----13-----8-----10-|

A-10----13-----8-----10----13-----8-----10-|

E-8-----11-----6-----8-----11-----6-----8--|

Fill C (^ denotes bend)

e---------------------------------------------

B-13-13-13-----13-13-13-----13---13---13---13- (03:31)

G-12-12-12-15--12-12-12-15--12---12---12---12-

D-^^-^^-^^-14--^^-^^-^^-14--^^---^^---^^---^^-

A---------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------

Matt Koenig

http://www.students.uiuc.edu/~mmkoenig/fof.html

This is 'Greedy Fly' by 'Bush'. It's a really cool song off the 'Razorblade Suitcase' album. I know there is another copy of this song posted, but I tried playing it with the CD and it was not right. So, I decided to tab it myself. It sounds right, however there may be a few missing notes here and there. Anyway, here it is.

Riff 1:

(Some distortion)

e:----------------------------8-----------------8----------------

B:----8---8---8---8------8------8----8------8-----8---8------8---

G:------8---8---8-----11---11-----11------8---8-----8-----11---11

D:-10---------------9------------------10---------------9--------

A:---------------------------------------------------------------

E:---------------------------------------------------------------

Riff 2:

e:-8-------- ----------8----------------8------------------------

B:---8----8- ------8-----8---8-----11-----11---8-----------------

G:-----11--- ----8---8-----8-----8----8------8-------------------

D:---------- -10---------------9---------------------------------

A:---------- ----------------------------------------------------

E:---------- ----------------------------------------------------

Riff 3: Riff 4

(Heavy dist.) (Play 8 sec., heavy dist.)

e:-------------------------------- ------------------------------B:-------------------------------- ------------------------------G:-5-5-5-5------------------------ -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5

D:-5-5-5-5---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-- -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0

A:-3-3-3-3---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-- -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5

E:-----------4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-- -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0

Riff 5: Riff 6:

(Heavy dist.) (Heavy dist.)

e:------------------------- -8-------8-------8-------8-----------B:------------------------- ---9-9-----6-6-----9-9-----6-6-------G:------------------------- -------------------------------------D:-8-8--3-3--6-6--3-3--6--3 -------------------------------------

A:-8-8--3-3--6-6--3-3--6--3 -------------------------------------

E:-6-6--1-1--4-4--1-1--4--1 -------------------------------------

Date: Fri, 04 Apr 1997 11:51:04 EST

From: jason a gray

Song: Greedy Fly

Artist: Bush

Album: Razorblade Suitcase

Words and Music By: Galvin Rossdale

Tabbed By: Jason Gray (sacred@juno.com)

Intro:

(Moderate Rock: tempo = 112)

Cm Cmsus#4/B

e|--8--------------------------|----------------8-------------|

B|------8-----8-----8------8---|---------8---------8------8---|

G|---------8-----8-------------|-----11-----11--------11------|

D|--10-----------------10------|--9---------------------------|

A|-----------------------------|------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|

Cm Cmsus#4/B

e|---------------8-------------|----------------8-------------|

B|---------8--------8----------|---------8---------8------8---|

G|------8-----8------------8---|-----11-----11--------11------|

D|--10-----------------10------|--9---------------------------|

A|-----------------------------|------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|

Riff A End Riff A

Cm Cm7/B

e|---------------8-------------|---------------8--------------|

B|*--------8--------8----------|--------11--------11-----11--*|

G|------8-----8------------8---|-----8------8---------8-------|

D|--10-----------------10------|--9---------------------------|

A|*----------------------------|-----------------------------*|

E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|

Rhy. Fig. 1 End Rhy. Fig. 1

C Cm7 Ab5

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

B|*----------------------------|-----------------------------*|

G|---5---5---3---5-------------|------------------------------|

D|---5---5---5---5-----6---6---|--6---6---6------6---6---6----|

A|*--3---3---3---3-----6---6---|--6---6---6------6---6---6---*|

E|---------------------4---4---|--4---4---4------4---4---4----|

Rhy. Fig. 2 End Rhy. Fig. 2

Cm Ab

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

B|----8--8--8--8--8--8---------|------------------------------|

G|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------|

D|----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----|

A|----------------------11-11--|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-----|

E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|

Rhy. Fig. 3 End Rhy. Fig. 3

Bb F Ab

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

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

G|---7---7\2---2---2/5---5---5\|-2---2---2/5---5\2---2/7------|

D|---8---8\3---3---3/6---6---6\|-3---3---3/6---6\3---3/8------|

A|---8---8\3---3---3/6---6---6\|-3---3---3/6---6\3---3/8------|

E|---6---6\1---1---1/4---4---4\|-1---1---1/4---4\1---1/6------|

Rhy. Fig. 4 (quiet here)

Bb F Ab

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

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

G|--7---7\2---2---2/5---5---5--|------------------------------|

D|--8---8\3---3---3/6---6---6--|------------------------------|

A|--8---8\3---3---3/6---6---6--|------------------------------|

E|--6---6\1---1---1/4---4---4--|------------------------------|

End Rhy. Fig. 4

Bb F Ab

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

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

G|--7---7\2---2---2/5---5---5--|

D|--8---8\3---3---3/6---6---6--|

A|--8---8\3---3---3/6---6---6--|

E|--6---6\1---1---1/4---4---4--|

Fill 1 End Fill 1

Fm

e|-----8----------8------------|-----8----------8-------------|

B|--------9--9-----------------|--------9--9------------------|

G|-------------------10--10----|-------------------10--10\----|

D|-----------------------------|------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------|------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|

The solo isn't worth the time to type out, most of it is simple high E

eighth fret and a full bend on the 11th fret on the B string.

Questions, comments, corrections, requests welcome.

-Jason (sacred@juno.com)

sacred@juno.com

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