Phish - Wolfmans Brother (Live) guitar tab
WOLFMAN'S BROTHER [live version]
by PHISH (from 9-11-99)
transcribed by Benjamin Hudnall chillywater14@yahoo.com
I finally got around to tabbing my favorite Phish song. The structure is
pretty loose, but the parts I transcribed are the composed parts from recent
live versions. The song is basically a funk jam in A# played on the bridge
pickup. This is not an EXACT transcription, because there is a great deal of
improvising, which makes it all the more fun to play. Also, to get the timing
just right, it's best to listen to your favorite Phish tape with a kickin'
"Wolfman's Brother."
LEGEND:
~ hold note
h hammer on/off
v down stroke
^ up stroke
b bend
() optional notes
INTRO:
Gm G# [pick scrape]
E|-3~~~4~~~---------------------------------|
A|-3~~~4~~~---------------------------------|
G|-3~~~5~~~---------------------------------|
B|-5~~~6~~~xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
A|-5~~~6~~~xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
E|-3~~~6~~~xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
MAIN THEME:
A# v ^ v ^ v Gm G#
E|--------------------------3---------4---------
A|-11---11---11-11-11-11-11-3---------4---------
G|-x----x----x--x--x--x--x--3---------5---------
B|-8----8----8--8--8--8--8--5---------6---------
A|--------------------------5---------6---------
E|--------------------------3---------4---------
CHORUS:
Well the telephone was ringing
A# v ^ v ^ v hammer on/off
E|--------------------------86868686--4---------
A|-11---11---11-11-11-11-11-----------4---------
G|-x----x----x--x--x--x--x------------5---------
B|-8----8----8--8--8--8--8----------5-6---------
A|------------------------------------6---------
E|------------------------------------4---------
CHORUS:
F D#
E|----------------------------------------------
A|-10--------------------8----------------------
G|-10--------------------8----------------------
B|-10--------------------8----------------------
A|-8---------------------6----------------------
E|----------------------------------------------
INTRO
MAIN THEME x 4
VERSE 1 (with MAIN THEME)
It was many years ago now
But I really can't be sure
Because when it all began now
I heard a knock upon my door
CHORUS
It's the wolfman's brother, the wolfman's brother
NO CHORD
Coming down on me
MAIN THEME x2
VERSE 2 (partially with MAIN THEME)
Well the telephone was ringing
A# v ^ v ^ v hammer on/off
E|--------------------------86868686--4---------
A|-11---11---11-11-11-11-11-----------4---------
G|-x----x----x--x--x--x--x------------5---------
B|-8----8----8--8--8--8--8----------5-6---------
A|------------------------------------4---------
E|------------------------------------4---------
MAIN THEME
That's when I handed it to Liz
She said it isn't who it should be
If it wasn't who it is
CHORUS
It's the wolfman's brother, the wolfman's brother
NO CHORD
Coming down on me
MAIN THEME x 2
VERSE 3 (variation of MAIN THEME, the timing is a little distorted)
Well I might be on a side street
A# v ^ v ^ v Gm G#
E|------------------------------------------------------
A|-11---11---11-11-11-11-11-----------------------------
G|-x----x----x--x--x--x--x--5b7~~~5h3-------------------
B|-8----8----8--8--8--8--8------------3~~~5-5-5-6~~~~~~~
A|------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------
Or a stairway to the stars
A# v ^ v ^ v Gm G#
E|------------------------------------------------------
A|-11---11---11-11-11-11-11-8b9-8-6---------------------
G|-x----x----x--x--x--x--x----------5h7-----------------
B|-8----8----8--8--8--8--8--------------5-5-5-6~~~~~~~~~
A|------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------
I hear the high-pitched cavitation
A# v ^ v ^ v Gm G#
E|--------------------------6---------------------------
A|-11---11---11-11-11-11-11---6h8-6---------------------
G|-x----x----x--x--x--x--x----------7-------------------
B|-8----8----8--8--8--8--8------------8-3h5-5-5-6~~~~~~~
A|------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------
Of propellers from afar
A# v ^ v ^ v Gm G#
E|--------------------------6---------6-3-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A|-11---11---11-11-11-11-11---6h8-6-9---3-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~
G|-x----x----x--x--x--x--x--------------3-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~
B|-8----8----8--8--8--8--8--------------5-6~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A|--------------------------------------5-6~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E|--------------------------------------3-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CHORUS
It's the wolfman's brother, the wolfman's brother
NO CHORD
Coming down on, coming down on me
MAIN THEME x 2
BRIDGE RIFF x 4 (heavy wah-wah rocking)
Gm G#
E|-3--------------4----------------
B|-3--------------4----------------
G|-3--------------5----------------
D|-5--------------6----------------
A|-5--------------6----------------
E|-3--------------4----------------
So meaningless excitement
Smooth and tunnel sound
It's like a cross between a hurricane
And a ship that's run aground
CHORUS
It's the wolfman's brother, the wolfman's brother
It's the wolfman's brother, the wolfman's brother
It's the wolfman's brother, the wolfman's brother
NO CHORD
Coming down on, coming down on me
Note: at this point Trey cuts off the wah-wah effect
FUNKY OUTRO x8
It's the wolfman's bro tha a etc. (scatting...)
E|--------------------6-----------------------
B|------------------------8---6---8-----------
G|----------(5)---------------------8h7-------
D|(6h8)(8)------(8)---------------------6h8-8-
A|--------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------
And finally the jam in A# [A# B# D D# F G G#]
This is the position I start out in, who knows what Trey does...
E|-----------------------------6-8-10-11....
B|-----------------------6-8-9--------------
G|-----------------5-7-8--------------------
D|-----------5-6-8--------------------------
A|-----5-6-8--------------------------------
E|-6-8--------------------------------------
