Split Open and Melt

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Music/Lyrics By Anastasio

Transcribed by Tim Kelly
Modified by Andrew Russell (DeadHead) 

This song has a basic E9 D9 Db9 chord progression in it, but Trey seems
to mainly use different dominant voices, mainly with ninths and
thirteenths.  

Opening chords:


E--12-12-12-12------------------------------------------------|
B--15-15-15-15-----------14p12--14p12--12-12-----2p0----------|
G--13-13-13-13-----------14p12--14p12--10-10---------2p0------|
D--14-14-14-14-------------------------11-11-------------3/4--|
A-----------------14/------------------10-10------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|


E--6-6--7-7----14-14-14-14----18/--|
B--5-5--6-6----13-13-13-13----17/--|
G--5-5--6-6----15-15-15-15----19/--|
D--4-4--5-5------------------------|
A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|

   Dbm9     Bbdim
E----------------|
B-----------10---|
G--11p9-----9----|
D-------11--8----|
A----------------|
E----------------|

-------------------------------------
       Dbm9                 Bbdim
In the morning I pack up my gear
    Dbm9               Bbdim
and toss it in my carryall
Dbm9                     Bbdim
Run the wide load to the lip
    Dbm9                         Bbdim
and watch the big core crack and glow

Dbm9             Bbdim   Bbdim
In the evening I undo my belt
Bbdim
Split open and melt
--------------------------------------
After the word melt there are a few call and answer licks
between the band, then a short whole tone run.

E---------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------13-15----15--|
G--11p9-----------------------------11-13-15--------------|
D-------11----11p9------------12-14-----------------------|
A------------------12---13-15-----------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|


Page and Trey then play a series of descending augmented chords until
the phrase "I feel it in my knees", they start ascending the chords.
Again, at welt, they hit a Bb Diminished chord.
-----------------------------------------------
I wake up on my stomach
with my face between my hands
and crawl along the floor toward the doorway

Jumping to my feet
I try to pull myself together
but I feel it in my knees
and the room begins to spin
and I slip and bump my head and raise a welt
Split open and melt
----------------------------------------------------
Again, after the word melt the whole tone run lick is played again.

The chorus is just:
"Melt, split open and melt"
over the Dbm9-Bbdim progression.  Halfway through, Trey and Page
start playing diminsehd/ augmented/ weird chords chromatically.

Then it goes into this composed section:

E--------18-16-------13-14----------16-14-------13-18-16-
B--14-18-------14-12-------11-12-14-------15-16----------
G--------------------------------------------------------
                       D7  Db7
E-14-13----18-19-18-14--14--13--|-16-18-19--|
B-------15--------------13--12--|-----------|
G-----------------------14--13--|-----------|

E-------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------
G-------19-17-------14-15----------17-15-------14-19-17-15-14-
D-15-19-------15-13-------12-13-15-------16-17----------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------
                  S      DRILL ON THESE NOTES.........
E-----------------------|-6-7-9-11-13-14-16-18-19-21-23--|
B----------------18-19--|--------------------------------|
G----19-20-19-15--------|--------------------------------|
D-16--------------------|--------------------------------|
A-----------------------|--------------------------------|
E-----------------------|--------------------------------|


Then comes the "we breath deep" part:
---------------------------------

    We breath   deep
E----------------------|
B------14-------13-----|
G------13-------13-----|
D------15-------15-----|
A----------------------|
E----------------------|

    in a steam  dream
E---------------------13-p11------------------------14-14-14------------------|
B--------12-----11----11--------11-11-----14--12-12-12-12-12-11--10---9--11---|
G--------13-----11----11--------11-11-----13--13-13-13-13-13-11--11--10--13---|
D--------15-----11-----------13-----------15--13-13-13-13-13-11--11--11--13---|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------11--13---|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    and plunge below the water line___________________
E--------------------------------------------14-14-14---------------|
B------------------------------14------12-12-12-12-12-11--10---9----|
G------------------------------13------13-13-13-13-13-11--11--10----|
D------------------------------15------13-13-13-13-13-11--11--11----|
A-------------------------------------------------------------11----|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

    down, down, down
E---------------------|
B-----9---------------|
G----10---------------|
D----11---------------|
A----11---------------|
E---------------------|

    between     beams
E----------------------|
B------14-------13-----|
G------13-------13-----|
D------15-------15-----|
A----------------------|
E----------------------|

    to the gloom  room
E-----------------------13-p11------------------------14-14-14------------------|
B----------12-----11----11--------11-11-----14--12-12-12-12-12-11--10---9--11---|
G----------13-----11----11--------11-11-----13--13-13-13-13-13-11--11--10--13---|
D----------15-----11-----------13-----------15--13-13-13-13-13-11--11--11--13---|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------11--13---|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    among the seaweed and the slime__________________
E-------------------------------------------14-14-14---------------|
B-----------------------------14------12-12-12-12-12-11--10---9----|
G-----------------------------13------13-13-13-13-13-11--11--10----|
D-----------------------------15------13-13-13-13-13-11--11--11----|
A------------------------------------------------------------11----|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|

    down, down, down
E---------------------|
B-----9---------------|
G----10---------------|
D----11---------------|
A----11---------------|
E---------------------|


Melt
----------------------------------
The second chorus is the same as before,
except with the B7 C7 turnaround every 4 times.

The jam is over the same chords

|Dbm9    Bbdim |Dbm9    Bbdim |Dbm9    Bbdim |Dbm9   B7 C7 |


After the jam, the intro is repeated once, followed by:
|B7 C7 |Dbm9   |


For a good transcription of a SOAMelt Jam, check out the Hoist Tablature
book - the end of Demand is just SOAMelt.

Alternate Transcription

So the tab in the read-only section is a little off for this song that I have been jamming the past few days. I figured I would share this with everyone. I think these voicings are more accurate than anything else I have seen on this site. 


 
 Intro:

 E--12--12------------------------------------------------------------|
 B--15--15--------14-p12-14-p12---14-12---0-h2-p0--------------11-11--|
 G--13--13--------14-p12-14-p12---12-12-----------2-p0---------9--9---|
 D--14--14----------------------------------------------3-/4---10-10--|
 A-----------14/-----------------------------------------------9--9---|
 E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

 E----------14-14-14-14---18--|
 B--12-12---13-13-13-13---17--|
 G--10-10---15-15-15-15---19--|
 D--11-11---14-14-14-14---18--|
 A--10-10---------------------|
 E----------------------------|

The second time through, Trey plays that last Ab9 chord down an octave and then slides up - you can hear this well on the studio version. Then I just comp on the Db9 chord with this sort of a thing. 

 E--9------------|                           E--9--9--9--|
 B--9------------|                           B--9--9--10-|
 G--9---11-p9----|        AND/OR             G--9-11--9--|
 D-11--------11--|                           D-11--9--9--|
 A--9------------|                           A--9--9--9--|
 E--9------------|                           E--9--9--9--|


"Undo my belt . . ."

        E------|         E-9--|
        B--9---|         B-9--|
        G--11--|   OR    G-9--|
        D--10--|         D-8--|
        A--11--|         A-9--|
        E------|         E----|



In the second verse he just plays some descending and ascending

diminshed chords, like this: 

 E---------|
 B-9--8--7-|
 G-9--8--7-|
 D-10-9--8-| etc.
 A-11-10-9-|
 E---------| 

 You can hear this well on Live Phish 9 (8.26.89)



 Then the "Split Open and Melt" run . . . not sure what Page (and/or
horns) are playing, but the ascending run is a whole tone scale with a
half step at the end:

E----------------------9-10-10-|
G----------------10-12---------|
B-----------10-12--------------|
D------11-13-------------------|
A-11-13------------------------|
E------------------------------|

</pre>

Here's the "We breathe deep" part 



   breathe   deep   steam   dream                  line . . . . . .             down

E---------------------------------13-p11---------------------14-14-14------------------|
B---14-------13------12-----11----11-----11-11-----14--12-12-12-12-12-11--10---9--11---|
G---13-------13------13-----11----11-----11-11-----13--13-13-13-13-13-11--11--10--13---|
D---15-------15------15-----11---------------------15--13-13-13-13-13-11--11--11--13---|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------11--13---|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

The jam is all C# minor (aka Db minor) pentatonic so the CAGED system will get you through like a pro. Just be sure to listen to the timing for that recurring B-C-Db climb. Luckily it's just a chromatic ascent of three half steps so just find where all the Bs are on the fretboard and remember to throw that in when it comes around. Embellish it with some double stops and other tricks and you'll be set.

Bass Tablature 

Split Open and Melt (bass tab)
From: David Lionelli (LIONELLI_DAV@CSUSYS.CTSTATEU.EDU)
8/3/2005 - corrected fingering to reduce shifting

Intro (repeat 3x)
G|-------|---------------------14p12-------------------------------------|
D|-------|*----14-14-14-14-----------14-12------------------------12-----|
A|-------|*-----------------12-------------x12-x10-----------------------|
E|-10-11-|--12--------------------------------------12-11-10-10-10-------|

G|---------------------------------------------||
D|-x10----------------------------------------*||
A|-----10-12--------10--9------7--------------*||
E|------------10-12-------8-10---7-5-7--10-11--||

Verse
G|-1-1-3---------1-1-3---------1-1-3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------0-2-3-4-------0-2-3-4-------0-2-3-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Loops

Sampled:


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