Jesus Lizard

Jesus Lizard - Elegy guitar tab

Elegy by the Jesus Lizard

from the album "Down"

music by David Yow, Duane Denison, Mac MacNeilly, David Wm. Sims

tabbed by Tom Mallon

Standard Tuning, let ring throughout

E B

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

B |---------5-------5-------------4-------4--------------5-------5------|

G |.-------------------------------------------------4-------4----------|

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

A |----------------------------------------------2----------------------|

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

C#

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

B |---------4-------4-------------5-------5--------------4-------4------|

G |-----4-------4-------------6-------6--------------6-------6----------|

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

A |-2---------------------4----------------------4----------------------|

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

G#

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

B |---------5-------5-------------4-------4---|

G |------------------------------------------.| repeat this entire

D |-----6-------6-------------6-------6------.| section once

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

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

then play this:

F#

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

B |---------5-------5-----------------4-------4-------|

G |.-------------------------------------------------.| repeat once

D |.----4-------4------4----------4-------4-------4--.|

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

E |-2-------------------------2-----------------------|

E B

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

B |-------5--------5--------------4--------4-----------------5--------5-|

G |.-----------------4-----------------------4------------4--------4----|

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

A |----------------------------------------------------2--------2-------|

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

C#

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

B |-------------4--------4----------------5--------5---------------4----|

G |-4--------4--------4-----4----------6--------6-----6---------6-------|

D |---4-----------------------4-------------------------6---------------|

A |-------2--------2----------------4--------4---------------4----------|

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

G#

E |----------------------------------------------------------------| repeat

B |-------4---------------5--------5--------------4--------4-------| this

G |----6-----6----------------------------------------------------.| entire

D |------------6-------6--------6-----6--------6--------6-----6---.| section

A |-4-----------------------------------6-----------------------6--| once

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

then play this:

F#

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

B |--------5--------5--------------4--------4---------|

G |.-------------------4-----------------------4------| repeat once

D |.----4--------4-------4------4--------4-------4----|

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

E |--2--------2--------------2--------2---------------|

at "Just when you're about to learn to smile again..":

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

B |--------5--------5--------------4--------4--------|

G |.----2--------2-----2--------2--------2-----2----.| repeat once

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

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

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

For the heavy part, I'm not really sure what's going on, it's kinda

garbled. I just play this for the whole thing:

E

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

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

G |--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----|

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

A |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|

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

For the ending:

E

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

B |----------5-------5------------4-------4------------5-------5--------|

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

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

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

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

Any questions, comments, or if you just wanna chat Jesus Lizard stuff (I have

not yet met anybody else who really likes this band) you can email me at

burning.inside@f929.n273.z1.fidonet.org.

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