Phish - You Enjoy Myself (Live) guitar tab
"You Enjoy Myself"
music and lyrics by Trey Anastasio
as performed by Phish on 1986, Junta, and A Live One
and MANY public performances
compilation tab
first movement by trthomp917@aol.com (I don't know who he is, I just found his tab on TabCrawler)
the rest of the tab by eric berman and jay levin
excepting the notes and the Final Fantasy tab by me
complied by J.S. Trageser 7/17/01
Updates & corrections 9/2/01
This is the most complete and correct version of the tab that I could
come up with. I hope it will help. I recommend using Junta as your guide
in spite of the picosecond-long blip during the intro (it's apparently
on the master, because it seems to be on every copy). If you want to use
a live show, I would suggest the one from February 1990 (I don't
remember exact date or location) because it's all together and yet it's
really simple; no fancy work or special sections; not even a spacey jam.
I've been working on learning this song for about a year. It is worth
it. I hope that you enjoy myself.
introduction
general time approx. 4 notes/beat
minor variations on arpeggiated A chord
play twice, ending at the asterisk, hold till it fades, and pause for
about 4 beats. Sometimes I like to rake up muted G7#9 before going onward.
*
E|---------------------------------------------------13--------|
B|----------------15-15---------------------------15----15-----|
G|-------------15-------15---------------------15----------15--|
D|-------12h15------------15-12----------12-15-----------------|
A|-12h13------------------------13p12h13-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
the first movement
arpeggiated chords played in rapid succession
****
E|---------------10-8--------------------------8-----------------------
B|------------11------8---------------------10----------8--------------
G|---------12-----------9----------------10---------------9------------
D|----8-12----------------10--------7-10--------------------10-------8-
A|-10------------------------10-7-8--------------7-10-7-----------10---
E|-------------------------------------------------------------11------
**** I don't play these 3 notes, but they may sound good with backup
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---8-11-8-11-8-------------------------------8------8-8-11-8---------
G|-8-------------8----------------------9----9---9-------------8-------
D|-----------------8---10------10----10---10---------------------8-----
A|-------------------8----7-10----10-------------------------------10--
E|------------------------------------------------------------------11-
E|---------------------------------------------15-18-15----------------
B|---------------------13-------------------17----------16-------------
G|------------------------14-------------17----------------15----------
D|----8----8------7-10-------15----14-17----------------------17-------
A|-10---10---10-8---------------15-------------------------------18-17-
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------15-20-15-------------------------------------10-8----------
B|-------15----------17-------------------------------11------8--------
G|----15----------------17-------------------------12-----------9------
D|-15----------------------17-14--------------8-12----------------10---
A|-------------------------------15--------10-----------------------10-
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------8----------------------------------------------------
B|-------------10---11-----------------------8-11-10-8-----10----------
G|----------10---------10-7----------------8-----------8------8----14--
D|-----7-10-----------------8------------8---------------8------12-----
A|-7-8------------------------8-------10-------------------------------
E|------------------------------10-11----------------------------------
E|-----------------14------------------------------------18-17---------
B|--------------15----15------------------------------20---------------
G|-----------------------14-11---------------------20-----------20-----
D|-----------------------------12------------17-20---------------17-19-
A|--------------------------------12-9----18---------------------------
E|-------------------------------------10------------------------------
E|----------------------17-----------------------------------------------
B|-------------------19-------------20------------------20---------------
G|----------------19-------19----------19------------20------------------
D|----------16-19-------------20-17-------20--/17-20---------------------
A|-18-17-17--------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-18-17-------------------------------------------------15------------
B|----------------------------------------------19----19----15------15-
G|-------20-17-------------------------19----19----19----------16------
D|-------------19-------19-16----16-19----19----------------------17---
A|----------------18-15-------17---------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------17---------------19------------15---------------
B|------------------17----17---------19----19------17------------------
G|-16------------17---------------19-----------/17---------------------
D|----17-----/19--------------/21--------------------------------------
A|-------17------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-20-15--18-15----18-15----18-15----18-15-----------------------------
B|------17------16-------16-------15-------15--------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------15-20-15------------17--22-17----
B|-----17----------17------19 ----------19-
G|-/17-----------------/19-----------------
D|-----------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------
prelude to the spacey jam
don't skip a beat!
play these arpeggios in this order about six times
G Am Bm
E|-------10-------10-|-------12-------12-|-------14-------14-|
B|----12-------12----|----13-------13----|----15-------15----|
G|-12-------12-------|-14-------14-------|-16-------16-------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
C
E|-------15-------15-|
B|----17-------17----|
G|-17-------17-------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
play this G triad progression about 4 times, maybe throw in an open G
near the end
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----0-----0-----0-----0----0----0-|
A|---2-----2-----2-----2----2----2---|
E|-3-----3-----3-----3---------------|
the spacey jam
guitar is tacet, or noodles softly a bit around the G triad
maybe do a few harmonics w/ volume pedal if things are slow
this segment was originally just a couple of measures of rapping on
cymbals, but it has evolved into a keyboard/drum jam. UPDATE: I like to
fill in here with the Final Fantasy theme as a riff. This is not really
exactly what that piece is, but it sounds very close; it is a scale, I
think quadratic, starting at C on the 6th string. . . I learned this
from TabCrawler, too. I don't think it's on there anymore.
|----------------------------15-20-15-------------------------------|
|--------------------13-15-17--------17-15-13-----------------------|
|------------------12------------------------14-12------------------|
|----------10-12-14-------------------------------14-12-10----------|
|--------10-----------------------------------------------10--------|
|-8-10-12---------------------------------------------------12-10-8-|
try playing this with varying roots. The usual interval is a step and a
half or so. This is only my personal thing; as far as
I know, Trey has never played this. It just sounds good to me.
banjo thang
play the following twice and then launch into "the piano solo thing"
repeat the measures within the **'s several times at your discretion
(I tend to play each first about 5 times, then continue for the time it
takes to pan my head up and back down before moving on to the next
measure.)
E|---------------|-------------------|---------|
B|---------------|----------12----13-|-----12--|
G|*----12----12-*|----14-------------|*-------*|
D|*-------------*|-------12----14----|*-12----*|
A|--14----14-----|-15----------------|---------|
E|---------------|-------------------|---------|
piano solo thing
play these arpeggios under Page's piano solo
repeat the first four (C/E -> G/D) six times,
and move into the other set starting the seventh time
C/E G/D Am7/C G/D
E|----------|----------|-----------------|-----------|
B|----------|----------|-----------------|-----------|
G|---5--5---|---4--4---|---0-2---0-2---0-|---4--4----|
D|--5--5--5-|--5--5--5-|-----------------|--5--5--5--|
A|-7--7--7--|-5--5--5--|-3-----3-----3---|-5--5--5---|
E|----------|----------|-----------------|-----------|
C/E G/D Am7/C G/D
E|----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---5--5---|---7--7---|-----9----11--11-|----12----12-----|
D|--5--5--5-|--5--5--5-|--10----10-------|--12----12----12-|
A|-7--7--7--|-5--5--5--|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------|----------|-8-----8-----8---|10----10----10---|
let notes on 6th string ring as you play
C/E G/D Am7/C
E|---8--8---|---7--7---|---5--5----|
B|--8--8--8-|--8--8--8-|--5--5-----|
G|-9--9--9--|-7--7--7--|-5--5--5-5-|
D|----------|----------|-----------|
A|----------|----------|-----------|
E|----------|----------|-----------|
finger pick part
this is really just another shape of the banjo thing
it's easier to finger-pick, but you need the pick later, so you may
as well learn it the hard way
E|---5---7---8----10-|
B|-------------------|
G|-----7---9---11----|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
E|---12----10---8----12---10-|----8---7----10---10-------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|12----11----9---12----11---|--9---7---11---11----------------------|
D|---------------------------|----------------------0--0--0--0-0~~~~-|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|---5---8---8---/10-----------|---5---8---8----10---8-----7-6-5-|
B|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|------7---9---9--11----------|-7---9---9--/11----9---6/7---6-5-|
D|-------------------0-0-0-0-0-|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-5/7-5---15--|
B|-x-------------|
G|-4-5/7-5---16--|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
if you want, you can substitute a pair of harmonics for the last chord
bass solo underjam
pick these chords with a slow reverse stroke under the bass solo. I
have yet to get these to actually sound correct.
|-0---0---|
|-0---0---|
|-0---0---|
|-16--14--|
|-17--15--|
|-19--17--|
pre-Nirvana
strum these chords leading up to the first solo
D A E D A
E|-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-9--9--9--12-12-12-10-10-10-9--9--9--|
B|-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|-0-0-0-0-11-11-11-9--9--9--13-13-13-11-11-11-9--9--9--|
D|-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A|-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E|-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E E D/F# A/B
E|-------------------|
B|-9-9--7------5-----|
G|-9-9--7------6-----|
D|-9-9--7------7-----|
A|-7-7--9------X-----|
E|-------------7-----|
(try varying the number of hits on each chord)
(you're going for a nice bright rhythm)
play this progression 6 to 12 times, then . . .
Em7 (D) Fmaj7
E|----(--)-12---|
B|-12-(--)-13---|
G|-12-(11)-14---|
D|-12-(12)-14---|
A|-x--(12)-x----|
E|-12-(10)-13---|
play this progression six times, barely hinting at the D
I tend to leave it out and make the FMaj7 a standard F
I don't think it makes much difference
first solo
these solos are based on the Junta album solos.
many, many bends and slides. the "/1" indicates that you strike the first note,
bend it up to the note in parentheses, and let it down in one beat. the -/
indicates that you use a compressor to hold the pitch at the left-hand side
of the mark until the right hand side of it, while playing the notes in between.
all fractions indicate a degree of bend.
G F
1 1 1
/ / /
|-----|-15-17-(19)/15---------|------------------------------------------|
|-----|--------------17-16-15-|----15------------------------------------|
|-/16-|-----------------------|-/16--16-15-14--12/14-(16)-14p12-14-12/14-|
|-----|-----------------------|--------------14--------------------------|
|-----|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-----|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|
--
G F
1 1 1/4 1
/ / / /
|-15-------------------------15-------------------------|------12--------------|
|-------------------------15----15------------------15--|-(17)----15-12-----12-|
|--(16)-14p12--14--12-14-(16)-----(16)-14p12----12-----|---------------14-14-12|
|-------------14--14--------------------------14--------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
---------/ ----------------/ ------/
G F
1/2 1/2 1/2
/ / /
|-17---17---15-------------------------------|------15----------------|
|--------------17-15--15-17-(18)-17-15p17-15-|--------17-16-15----15--|
|-------------------17-----------------------|-15/16---------15/16--16|
|--------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|------------------------|
G
1/2 1/2 1/2
/ / /
|-17---15---------------------------------------------|---------------|
|---------17-(18)-17-15p17-(18)-17p15---15------------|---------------|
|------------------------------------/16--16-15-14-12-|----12-14-(16)-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|-14------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-14p12-14-12-14-(16)-14p12-|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
back again
play the last section of the "pre-nirvana" segment again (the Em7 to F7
part, six times)
second solo
the same information applies.
G F
1 1
/ /
|-----|-15-17--(19)--15---------|-------------------------------|
|-----|----------------17-16-15-|----15-------------------------|
|-/16-|-------------------------|/16---16-15-14--12-14-(16)-14--|
|-----|-------------------------|--------------14---------------|
|-----|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
G F
1 1 1
/ / /
|-22--22-20-19-20-(22)-20-19----|--------------19-22-(24)-22-19-22-19-|
|----------------------------20-|-----------20------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-19--19-21---------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---21--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G 1
/
|-----3-----------------------------|------------------|
|-------5-3-5-(6)-5-3p5-3---3-------|------------1-/13-|
|-3h4--------------------/4---4-3-2-|-0-----0--0-------|
|-----------------------------------|---0h2--2---------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------|
shootout at the ok corral this is a little hard-rock buildup riff that
is played over a wild-west backing on piano. the piano sounds like that
in a saloon, hence the name. just play these bar-chords in standard form
and rise up the neck. the "sus" can either be a full sustain build, but
simply raising the note played on the 2nd string up half a step works
for me. this is the progression:
B C C# C#sus C# D D# E Esus E F F# G G# A A# B C C# D
around the G, Trey starts screaming, rising in pitch and intensity
until the D, at which he yells "BOY!" and makes the transition to
the funky end part.
the jam this is a very difficult bit to transcribe; after all, it is a
jam. use these chords as a guide, vary the number of repetitions and try
some variations on the chords. if the groove calls for picking, I
suggest using the G sliding pentatonic (start at 5th string, 10th
fret). then, use chords that fall along that scale. that's it! here are
the jam chords and highly disputed lyrics:
G7#9 C7#9
|-15--15-|
|-15--15-|
|-15--15-|
|-15--14-|
|-x---15-|
|-15-----|
to save space, abbreviated G and C
(suggested rhythm: G (pause slightly for lyric), G 4x, C 5x (pause))
G C G C G C G C
Boy! Man! God! Shit!
G C
Boy, man÷ wash Uffize, drive me to Firenze!
(wash Uffize, drive me to Firenze)
G C
Wash Uffize, drive me to Firenze!
Stephen
