Sugar Shack
From Emil's Tablature
Sugar Shack
written by Michael Gordon
tablature attempt by Benjamin Betita (fresnosummer@comcast.net)
vamp on G#m to start.
e-3-
B-3-
G-3-
D---
A---
E---
the verses are in G#m
G#m E B D F#
e-3- --- --- --- ---
B-3- -5- -4- -7- -2-
G-3- -4- -4- -7- -3-
D--- -6- -4- -7- -4-
A--- --- --- --- ---
E--- --- --- --- ---
my closest approximation of the chorus (pls help):
B F# B C#mb5 D C#mb5 B F#
this is how I fret the C#mb5, which could be A7, but i'm not so sure about how the bass in the slash chords work... any help is greatly appreciated.
e---
B-5-
G-6-
D-5-
A---
E---
the solo break:
C# G#7
-16---13-------------13-----------11-13---------14--------------------
---------14---------------14---11-------14-13-------------------------
------------15-13-----------------------------------------------------
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C#
-11-12-13-14---11------------14---11--------------------13------------
------------------13-11-------------------11-13-11--------------------
------------------------13-------------13----------13-----------------
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F#m
-13-14-15-16---13------------13--------13-14-16-17---14---------------
------------------14--------------14--------------------14------------
---------------------15-13---------------------------------14---------
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F# C# G#7 C#
-14-16-17-18---14---------16---13---------14---11---------------------
------------------16-14-----------16-14-----------13-11----14---------
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Sugar Shack Lyrics-from Joy by PHISH
Sang by Mike Gordon
Transcribed by Douglas Talley-coltfan420@msn.com
Standing on the edge of the cliff, I start to slip.
Don’t mind if I slide off.
Now I feel my mood start to lift, I find my grip and the screaming fades away below.
I grab myself and spin me around I start to sprint.
I climb down to steadier ground.
If I can bushwhack it on back to the shack behind those hills I’ll find the world is finally still.
Run through pale dark woods to that Sugar Shack
Breathe warm steam and hide in that old Sugar Shack.
Boiling heat, maple steam frozen snow then it flows.
When you leave, maple trees wait till spring to go again.
A mosaic of lies I tried to arrange in ways that shelter the blame.
I though I might have made off clear with all of the loot.
I plucked and ate all the fruit.
Then I started hearing the yells and shattering plates drowned out by your slithering stares.
I was followed and chased and caught and tied up by the hay right until I made my escape.
Run through pale dark woods to that Sugar Shack
Breathe warm steam and hide in that old Sugar Shack.
Very nice work Benjamin... I have just a couple additions/comments.
First, I believe starting the song in Ab works better than G#m (Abm).
I personally like to play it like this: --- -9- -8- -6- --- ---
For the verses, your chords are right, but the first time around they don't go to the D and F# yet...
Also, it's important to note that after Trey's first "solo", the rest of the song is played 1 step higher than the first run-through, so the verse chords become:
Bb F# C# E G#
Thats all I've got... this song sounds awesome on the new album, so enjoy!
Mike in Japan
