The Breeders

The Breeders - Oh guitar tab

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Date: Sun, 14 Jan 1996 13:25:13 -0500

From: Bryson Meunier

Subject: TAB:"Oh!" by The Breeders

This is undoubtedly my favorite Breeders song. This transcription should be

pretty accurate because it's not that difficult of a song to figure out or

to play. One of the great things about this song is the different musical

textures. There are in fact so many that it's difficult to point out exactly

where they all are in relation to the lyrics. In other words, I am posting

all of the tabbed guitar/violin parts that are crucial to the song, but

you'll have to figure out where they go in relation to the lyrics by

listening to the music. Write me with comments, corrections, questions and

additions at meunier.1@osu.edu Enjoy!

"Oh!"(Kim Deal)

Performed by the Breeders on "Pod"(1990)

At that time, the Breeders were Kim Deal(vocals,guitar), Tanya

Donnely(vocals,guitar), Josephine Wiggs(vocals, bass guitar), Shannon

Doughton(vocals,drums) and Carrie Bradley(violin)

Backing vocals on "Oh!" by Michael Allen

Transcribed by Bryson Meunier

The three chords in the intro just sound like this:

B5 G5 F#5

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

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

G----4--4--4--x------------------|

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

A----2--2--2--x--x--5--5--x--4---|

E----------------x--3--3--x--2---|

After that, they start in on the vocals, at which point the guitar does

something that's barely audible,sometimes not audible. At times, the only

thing heard from the guitar at this part is the sound of a hand changing

chords. Use the tab for the rhythm guitar here as a guideline and make up

something that sounds right to you.

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

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

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

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

A---2---------------5-----5------4-----4------5-----5--|

E----------------3------------2------------3-(etc.)----|

The rhythm guitar part for the "Push him down" part sounds like this:

C5 B5-G5-F#5

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

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

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

D---5--x--x--5-----------------------------------------|

A---3--x--x--3-----------------------------------------|

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

Repeat the C5 part about 9x and then play the intro figure

The other guitar in this part sounds like this(figure out timing by

listening to the music):

guitar 2(light distortion)-

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

B--2p0-------------------9--------7--------------------|

G-------5\10--10--10--------10\9-----8--7--------------|

D--------------------------------------------7b---r--3-|

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

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

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

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

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

D---7b---r--3-----7br----7br-----|

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

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

The violin is a plays a big part in giving this song really interesting tone

color. I'm not going to transcribe the whole thing but here's a little part

that sounds right to me.This is the part right before Kim says "still rollin

in the stones".

violin transcribed for guitar:

(extended vibrato)

E--9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~9~~~~9--9h11--9~~~~~11~~~~\13~~~~-|

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

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

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

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

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

Later on in the song(you'll have to listen to the music to figure out

exactly where) the electric guitar repeats the figure that it that it played

in the "Push him down" part. Later still, that same guitar plays something

like this:

guitar 2: run to the log...

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

B----6--5\3--3--5--------------------------------------|

G------------------2------2\5--5-----------------------|

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

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

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

The only part of this song left to tab is the ending which goes something

like this:

guitar 2:

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

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

G---9--------7-----------9--------7---------9b---r--5--|

D------10\9-----8--7--------10\9-----8--7--------------|

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

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

(guitar 1) B5-G5-F#5

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

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

G--9b---r--5----9b---r--5------------------------------|

D---------------------------7br--7br--7br--7br--7br----|

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

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

B5 G5 F#5

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

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

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

D-7br--7br--7br--7br--7br--7br-------------------------|

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

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

The lyrics go something like this:

Oh (Oh whoa)

Let's Fly(Let's Fly)

and get lost in the moss

Oh!Oh! (Oh whoa)

Followin' the neon mine

Push him down Push him down Push him down

still rollin in the

stones run to the log that's rotten

and oh! oh! (oh whoa)

Your soft belly boss (?) in close(?)

Push him down Push him down Push him down

As with the guitar tab, the lyrics are all there but out of sequence. Listen

to the song for sequential verification.

symbols used in transcription:

x = make percussive sound with fretting hand

p = pull-off

h = hammer-on

b = bend

r = release

\ = slide

~ = vibrato(shake the hell out of the string)

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