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Jam - The Eaton Rifles guitar tab

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'The Eaton Rifles' by The Jam

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From the album 'Setting Sons'

Transcribed by Wayne Ellis email wayne.ellis@bt-sys.bt.co.uk

The guitars are tuned as follows: E A D G B E (from low to high)

Rhythm Guitar Chord TAB Stave (Guitar1, Guitar2)

------------------------------------------------

The stave below shows the TAB for the rhythm chords played by Guitar1

and Guitar2.

C(III) C(VIII) D(V) D(X) E(VII) F(I) F(VIII) G(III) A

E--3-----8------5-----10----------------------------------|

B--5-----8------7-----10----9-----------10----------------|

G--5-----9------7-----11----9------2----10------4------2--|

D--5-----10-----7-----12----9------3----10------5------2--|

A--3-----10-----5-----12----7------3----8-------5------0--|

E--------8------------10-----------1------------3---------|

Intro (Guitar1)

---------------

rake ~~~~~~

E------------------|------------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|

B(5)---------------|----------------5-|-4----------------|-0----------------|

G-5----------------|----------------5-|-4----------------|------------------|

D-5----------------|----------------5-|-4----------------|------------------|

A-0----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

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

~~~~~~~ harm

E------------------|------------------|-0----------------|------------------|

B------------------|-random-slides--4-|-0----------------|-5----------------|

G-2----------------|-w/plectrum-----4-|------------------|-5--------------0-|

D-2----------------|--------//------4-|------------------|----------------0-|

A-0----------------|-----//-----------|------------------|----------------0-|

E------------------|--//--------------|------------------|------------------|

~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ X

E------------------|-------------0----|------------------|------------------|

B------------------|-------------0----|------------------|------------------|

G-2----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

D-2-----------//---|------------------|------------------|------------------|

A-0--------//------|------------------|-3--------------3/|5--------------10-|

E-------//---------|------------------|-1--------------1/|3--------------8--|

Verse1 (Guitar1, Guitar2)[Play Twice]

-------------------------------------

Guitar1 D U D D U D ..... etc

C X D X C X D

E----------3-------|----------5-------|----------3-------|----------5-------|

B----------5---5-5-|----------7---7-7-|----------5---5-5-|----------7---7-7-|

G----------5---5-5-|----------7---7-7-|----------5---5-5-|----------7---7-7-|

D----------5---5-5-|----------7---7-7-|----------5---5-5-|----------7---7-7-|

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

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

Guitar2 | | | |

E-Palm-Mute-Throughout----------------|------------------|------------------|

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

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

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

A----------10--10--|-----------12-----|----------10--10--|-----------12-----|

E-8-8--88--8---8---|10-10-1010-10-----|-8-8--88--8---8---|10-10-1010-10-----|

Sup up your beer Collect your fags Theres a row Down near Slough

and going on

[second time]

Thought you were When you took But you didn't In their artillery

all smart them on take a peep room

C X D X C X D X

E----------3-------|----------5-------|----------3-------|----------5-------|

B----------5---5-5-|----------7---7-7-|----------5---5-5-|----------7---7---|

G----------5---5-5-|----------7---7-7-|----------5---5-5-|----------7---7---|

D----------5---5-5-|----------7---7-7-|----------5---5-5-|----------7---7---|

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

E------------------|-second-time-play-|-fill-1-----------|------------------|

| | | |

E-Palm-Mute-Throughout----------------|------------------|------------------|

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

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

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

A----------10--10--|-----------12-----|----------10--10--|-----------12-----|

E-8-8--88--8---8---|10-10-1010-10-----|-8-8--88--8---8---|10-10-1010-10-----|

Get out your mat Pray to the West I'll get out mine Pray for myself

and and

[second time]

All that rugby puts Hairs on your chest What chance have Against a tie and

you got a crest

F5 G5

E------------------| Guitar1 - fill1

B------------------| D X C X

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

D------------------| B----------7-7---7-|-5--------5---5-5-|

A-3---5-5----------| G----------7-7---7-|-5--------5---5-5-|

E-1---3-3----------| D----------7-7---7-|-5--------5---5-5-|

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

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

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

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

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

A-3---5-5----------|

E-1---3-3----------|

Chorus1 (Guitar2)

-----------------

[play twice]

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

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

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

D------------------|---------2--------|---------5---2----|---------5---2----|

A-3---5-5----------|-3---2---0--------|-0---3------------|-0---3------------|

E-1---3-3----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

Hello hooray What a nice day for The Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles

[second time]

Hello hooray I hope rain stops The Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles

play with

~~ ~~

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

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

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

D(5)--5-------5----|-----5-------5----|

A-5----------------|-5----------------|

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

Verse2 (Guitar1, Guitar2)

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C D C D

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

Thought you were You lit the fuse Tore down the In your brand new

clever when House of Commons shoes

C D C D

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

Composed a Symphony Then went to bed Charming young

revolutionary with a thing

F G

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

Verse2 is exactly the same as the first 9 bars of Verse1.

Chorus2 (Guitar2)

-----------------

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

Hello hooray Cheers then mate Its the Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles

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

Hello hooray An extremist With the Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles

scrape

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

Chorus2 is exactly the same as the Chorus1.

Bridge (Guitar1, Guitar2)

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E(VII) F(VIII) E(VII) F(VIII)

| | | |

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

What a catalyst You turned out to Loaded the guns You run off home

be then for your

G(III) G(III) G(III) G(III) G

| | | | |

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

Tea Left me standing Like a guilty

schoolboy

G(III)

| | | | | | | |

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

Guitar1 (let ring)

E-------8----------|---------10-------|---------8--------|--------10--------|

B---------8--------|-----------10-----|------------8-----|----------10------|

G------------9-----|--------------11--|---------------9--|------------11----|

D--------------10--|----------------12|------------------|--------------12--|

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

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

Guitar2 ~~ | ~~ | ~~ | ~~ |

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

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

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

D----10------------|-----12-----------|-----10-----------|-----12-----------|

A--10--------------|---12-------------|---10-------------|---12-------------|

E-8----------------|-10---------------|-8----------------|-10---------------|

w/delay

E-8-----8----------|-10-----10--------|---------8--------|--------10--------|

B-8-------8--------|-10-------10------|------------8-----|----------10------|

G-9----------9-----|-11----------11---|---------------9--|------------11----|

D-10---------------|-12------------12-|------------------|--------------12--|

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

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

~~ | ~~ | ~~ | ~~ |

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

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

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

D----10------------|-----12-----------|-----10-----------|-----12-----------|

A--10--------------|---12-------------|---10-------------|---12-------------|

E-8----------------|-10---------------|-8----------------|-10---------------|

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

B----------8-------|----------8-------|----------5-------|----------5-------|

G--------------9---|--------------9---|----5---------5---|----5---------5---|

D-7---9------------|-7---9------------|-5----------------|-5----------------|

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

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

E(VII) F(VIII) E(VII) F(VIII)

| | | |

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

What a catalyst You turned out to Loaded the guns You run off home

be then for your

G(III) G(III) G(III) G(III) G

| | | | |

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

Tea Left me standing Like a naughty

schoolboy

G(III)

| | | | | | | |

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

Verse3 (Guitar1, Guitar2)

-------------------------

C D C C*

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

We came out of it Naturally the Beaten and bloody Was sick down my

worst and I shirt

C D C D

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

We were no match Untamed wit Though some of the They'll be back

for their lads said next week

F G

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

Verse3 is exactly the same as the first 9 bars of Verse1, except for bar 4

in which Guitar1 plays an extra bar of C - instead of the expected D.

Chorus4 (Guitar2)

-----------------

[play 4 Times]

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

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

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

D------------------|---------2--------|---------5---2----|---------5---2----|

A-3---5-5----------|-3---2---0--------|-0---3------------|-0---3------------|

E-1---3-3----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

Hello hooray Theres a price to For the Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles

pay

[2]

Hello hooray I'd prefer the To the Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles

plague

[3]

Hello hooray Theres a price to For the Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles

pay

[4]

Hello hooray I'd prefer the To the Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles

plague

~~ ~~

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

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

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

D(5)--5-------5----|-----5-------5----|

A-5----------------|-5----------------|

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

Noise Section (Guitar1)

-----------------------

-38 bars of random guitars sounds, base this section on the intro-

Ending (Guitar2)

-----------------

E-Play-Staccatto-and-Mute-throughout--|------------------|------------------|

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

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

D---------55--22---|---------55--22---|---------55--22---|---------55--22---|

A-00--33-----------|-00--33-----------|-00--33-----------|-00--33-----------|

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

Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles

A~~~~~~

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

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

G-2----------------|

D-2----------------|

A-0----------------|

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

TAB Key

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/ - slide up

\\ - slide down

X - mute with palm of picking hand

U - upstroke

D - downstroke

() - incidental note

~ - hold note

harm - harmonic

rake - exagerate the strumming of the chord

(but not enough for it to be an arpeggio)

Notes

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This song is in 4/4 time, and uses 2 Guitars.

The intro voicings are based on an open A-shape, slid up and down

the neck. The scraping noises are achieved by scraping the plectrum

up and down the strings. The guitar sound (for Guitar1) is slightly

distorted - too much distortion will make this section 'mushy'.

The verses are made up of 2 guitar parts. Guitar1 plays partial bar

chords, based upon the open A-shape, at the 3rd and 5th positions.

Guitar2 plays muted root notes and power chord versions of the bar

chords, based upon the open E-shape, at the 8th and 10th frets.

The choruses consist of power chords and a 5 bar riff.

The bridge makes extensive use of Bar chords. Verticle lines above

the TAB stave show the rhythm pattern used.

The picking patterns in the bridge, bars 10-17, are based around the

moveable E-shape at the 8th and 10th frets. This has been shown as a

2 guitar part, because of the way the notes are allowed to ring over

each other - it is possible to approximate this part with one Guitar.

The noise section lasts 38 bars and is a more extreme version of the

intro. I haven't tabbed it out, but use the Intro as a guide to what

you could do here. Use plenty of string scrapes, and also the pickup

selector to switch between pickups, creating a rhythmic effect.

The outro is based on bars 3 and 4 of the chorus - but played in a

staccato style.

This Transcription (c) Copyright DarkMusic 1997.

This Transcription (and others) is also available at:

http://www.mandy.co.uk/music/tabs/

Comments and corrections welcome.

Wayne Ellis email wayne.ellis@bt-sys.bt.co.uk

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