Dispatch - The General guitar tab
From: "pat moynihan"
Subject: d/dispatch/the_general.tab
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 14:07:48 -0800
Title: The General [cd version]
Artist: Dispatch
Tuning: Standard [EADGBE]
Tabbed by: Pat Moynihan
These are all the chords in the entire song:
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
X133xx 133xxx x355xx 355xxx x688xx 688xxx
Intro/Outro: Play with the Song to learn strumming techniques
"Go now you are forgiven..."
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------4-4---------------------
G--------------3-3------------------------5-5---------5/8-8-------
D--------------3-3-3-3h5-3-0--------------5-5---------5/8-8-8-8-33
A-----0h1-1----1-1-3---------3-0-----/3-3-----------3-3/6-6-8-8-33
E-0h1-------3------1-------------7\0----------3-3h6---------6-6-11
"There was a decorated general?and always urged his men on."
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----3----1----5---3----8----6-----------------------------------
G----3---------5--------8----------------------------------------
D-3----------5--------8---------3--3---3-------------------------
A-1-----3----3---5----6----8----3--3---3-------------------------
E-------1--------3---------6----1--1---1-------------------------
"But on the eve of great battle?old general told them to go home."
(Strum down each beat)
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G-3-3-----5-5-----8-8--------------------------------------------
D-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-3-3--3--3------------------------------
A-1-1-3-3-3-3-5-5-6-6-8-8-3-3--3--3------------------------------
E-----1-1-----3-3-----6-6-1-1--1--1------------------------------
"I have seen the others?young man you must be living."
(Strum up and down on these chords)
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G-3-------5-------8----------------------------------------------
D-3---3---5---5---8---8---3--------------------------------------
A-1---3---3---5---6---8---3--------------------------------------
E-----1-------3-------6---1--------------------------------------
Breakdown
E--------3-3---3---------1-1---1---------------------------------
B--------3-3---3---------1-1---1---------------------------------
G--------4-4---4---------2-2---2---------------------------------
D--------5-5---5---------3-3---3---------------------------------
A--------5-5---5---------3-3---3---------------------------------
E-1-2-3--3-3---3--3-2-1--1-1---1---------------------------------
This is my own interpretation so it may be a little sketchy.
Play along with the song and you'll understand it much better.
Questions or comments email me: DMBfan112@hotmail.com
