Faking Jazz Together Tabs & Lyrics by Connan Mockasin
Faking Jazz Together
guitar tabs lyrics
Connan Mockasin - Faking Jazz Together
from his 2011 album 'Forever Dolphin Love'
Intro:
Guitar 1:
e|-14--13--14--13--14--13--14--13--13--13--11---9--13--13--11---9--|
B|-16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--14--13--11--16--14--13--11--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---13--13--13--13--11--11--11--11----------9---9---------------8-|
E|-----------------------------------14--14----------13--13--13----|
Guitar 1:
e|-13--11---9----|
B|-14--13--11----|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
A second guitar with lots of phase on it plays this little lead over the intro:
Guitar 2:
e|----8-9-11----11-9-8--9----11-9-8--8----|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------| x2
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Main progression:
This is the main arpeggio:
e|----------6----------------6---------------3---------------1---------------1-------|
B|-----10-----10---------6-----6---------6-----6---------4-----4---------4-----4-----|
G|--------7------7---------6-----6---------5-----5---------3-----3---------3-----3---| x2
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6---------------6-6-------------4-4-------------2-2-------------2-2-------------|
A second guitar strums these chords throughout the song when
the arpeggio is played (play the rhythm however you want):
e|--6----6----3----1----1----|
B|-10----6----6----4----4----|
G|--7----6----5----3----3----|
D|--6----5----3----1----1----|
A|--8----X----3----1----1----|
E|--6----6----4----2----2----|
Verse 1:
"Let me feel that way, feeding time with interest,
Love that's forced is borrowed, eating out for breakfast,
Will we last the fortnight? Making plans forever,
Can we last the night? Faking jazz together"
e|----------6----------------6---------------3---------------1---------------1-------|
B|-----10-----10---------6-----6---------6-----6---------4-----4---------4-----4-----|
G|--------7------7---------6-----6---------5-----5---------3-----3---------3-----3---| x4
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6---------------6-6-------------4-4-------------2-2-------------2-2-------------|
Short lead guitar bit:
Tremolo pick these notes (pick them really fast):
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-8-----7-----|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
Verse 2:
"Reading out the times, with a tight whisper,
Leads me to believe, faking jazz together"
e|----------6----------------6---------------3---------------1---------------1-------|
B|-----10-----10---------6-----6---------6-----6---------4-----4---------4-----4-----|
G|--------7------7---------6-----6---------5-----5---------3-----3---------3-----3---| x2
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6---------------6-6-------------4-4-------------2-2-------------2-2-------------|
Longer lead guitar part:
Do the same as before and tremolo pick these notes:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------13-----11-----19--11--10--------18----13--11--------16--11--10--------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-----7---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This part is played normally (no tremolo picking):
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---6-----6----5---5---5----|
D|-8---8-8----7---7---7---7--|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
Outro:
e|----------6----------------6---------------3---------------1---------------1-------|
B|-----10-----10---------6-----6---------6-----6---------4-----4---------4-----4-----|
G|--------7------7---------6-----6---------5-----5---------3-----3---------3-----3---| x2
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6---------------6-6-------------4-4-------------2-2-------------2-2-------------|
"Three tone as you go, quadropuss is deep below, I need for some oxygen and friends,
Three tone as you go, quadropuss is deep below, I need for some oxygen and friends,
Three tone as you go, quadropuss is deep below, I need for some oxygen and friends,
Three tone as you go, quadropuss is deep below, I need for some oxygen and friends"
e|----------6----------------6---------------3---------------1---------------1-------|
B|-----10-----10---------6-----6---------6-----6---------4-----4---------4-----4-----|
G|--------7------7---------6-----6---------5-----5---------3-----3---------3-----3---| x4
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6---------------6-6-------------4-4-------------2-2-------------2-2-------------|
Transition into the next track 'Quadropuss Island'.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| . staccato
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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