Phish - Sand guitar tab
SAND by Phish
transcribed by Benjamin Hudnall
I just recently bought a compressor, which gives that distinctive Trey
sound. While jamming to the 9-11-99 Gorge tape, I learned most of this
incredible new song.
Notation Legend
~ hold note [this is when a compressor comes in handy]
h hammer on/off
() played sometimes [whenever Trey feels like spicing it up a bit]
The timing may be a little off, but I'm pretty sure the notation is
correct.
Bass Line:
E--5---3---5-5-0-3- (for the entire song, listen for timing :)
Main riff:
E--5----------- E--------------
B--5---5------- B--------------
G------5------- x3 G----------5---
D----------5-7- D--555-555---7-
A-------------- A--------------
E-------------- E--------------
Trey basically strums an Am barred on the 5th fret during the verse
and occasionally plays the second part of the main riff as a filler.
He also plays a simple riff that goes something like this at the end of
each verse line:
E--5~~~---------
B------5~~~-----
G---------------
D---------(5-7)-
A---------------
E---------------
lyrics (taken from www.gadiel.com/phish/lyrics/sand.html)
If you can heal the symptoms
but not affect the cause
it's quite a bit like trying to heal
the gunshot would with gauze
if you instead attempt to rest
the pistol from the hand
then I would not be able to
equate my life with sand
Flowing through the hourglass
pushing through the funnel
turn once more and racing
all your siblings for the tunnel
slide like the silicone
embrace you as you fall
then bounce around
and let your brothers
crush you to the wall
I would choose my own religion
worship my own spirit
but if he ever preached to me
I wouldn't want to hear it
I'd drop him a forgotten god
languishing in shame
and then if I hit stormy seas
I'd have myself to blame
If you can heal the symptoms,
but not affect the cause
you can't heal the symptoms
(Transcribed by T. Gaine)
And here is the solo that leads to a funky jam
E---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G--------------------------------- x4
D--7-7~~~7h5----------------------
A------------7h5-5h3------------3-
E--------------------3-33-3h5-5---
E---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G--------------------------------- x2
D---------------------------------
A------5~~~~~~~7------------------
E--3h5-----------3h5-5-5~~~~~~~~~~
Now you repeat the entire solo once then play this:
E---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G--------------------------------- x2
D---------------------------------
A------3~~~~~~(7)-----------------
E--3h5----------3h5-5-5~~~~~~~~~~~
And the rest of the song is a pentatonic jam out of Am with an added F#
(A C D E F# G)
at the end of the jam Trey reprises the main lick
Note: I also found out that the song sounds a little better if it is
played on the bridge pickup and with an occasional artificial harmonic
thrown in when deemed neccesary
