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
