Boy On A String - Jars Of Clay All Guitars EABEBE Tuning (capo 3) That stuff underneath the TAB is the length of each note. 'e' is an eighth note, 's' is a sixteenth note, 'e.' is a doted eighth note, and so on. The '/' between two notes means that they are tied. An underlined letter is a rest. The TAB is just standard TAB. Rhy. Fig. 1 Rhy. Fig. 2 Rhy. Fig. 3 G|-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| G|------------------------|--------0--------------|| G|------------------------|| U|-5--5-5-5-3---3-3-2-2-2-2-| U|-----0-------0----0---0-|------------0----0---0-|| U|-----0-------0----0---0-|| I|-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| I|---0-------0----0-0-0-0-|----0----------0-0-0-0-|| I|---0-------0----0-0-0-0-|| T|-5--5-5-5-3---3-3-2-2-2-2-| T|-2-------2------2---2---|---------------2---2---|| T|-2-------2------2---2---|| A|-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| A|------------------------|-2---------------------|| A|------------------------|| R|-5--5-5-5-3---3-3-2-2-2-2-| R|------------------------|-----------------------|| R|------------------------|| 1| e. s s s e/s e s s s s s 2| e s s/e e s e. s s s s e. s/e e/s e. s s s s 2| e s s/e e s e. s ss s Rhy. Fig 4 a Rhy. Fig. 5a G|-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|---|| G|-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-|| U|-5---5-5-5-3---3-3-3-|---|| U|-5--5-5-5-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-|| I|-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|---|| I|-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-|| T|-5---5-5-5-3---3-3-3-|---|| T|-5--5-5-5-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-|| A|-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|---|| A|-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-|| R|-5---5-5-5-3---3-3-3-|---|| R|-5--5-5-5-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-|| 1| e. s s s e/s e s q / w || 1| e. s s s e/s e s s s s s / w || | | || | | || Rhy. Fig. 4b | || Rhy. Fig. 5b | || G|-0---------0-------0-|---|| G|--------------------------|---|| U|-5---------3-------3-|---|| U|----5---------3-----3---3-|-3-|| I|-0---------0-------0-|---|| I|----0---------0---0-0-0-0-|-0-|| T|-5---------3-------3-|---|| T|-5--------3-------3---3---|-3-|| A|-0---------0-------0-|---|| A|--------------------------|-0-|| R|-5---------3-------3-|---|| R|--------------------------|---|| 2| q/e q/e q / w 2| e. s/e e/s e. s s s s / w Chorus But you don't really mind Cause you're just wasting time You can't feel anything, just a boy on a string. G||--0--0-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0--0-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|| U||--5--5-x-5-3-2-0-0-0-|-0-0-0---0-0-0h2-0-0-0-0-|-5--5-x-5-3-2-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|| I||*-0--0-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0--0-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-*||<--Repeat T||*-5--5-x-5-3-2-0-0-0-|-0-0-0---0-0-0h2-0-0-0-0-|-5--5-x-5-3-2-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-*|| A||--0--0-x-0-0-0-2-2-2-|-2-2-2---2-2-0---0-2-2-2-|-0--0-x-0-0-0-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--|| R||---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|| 1|| e. s s s e q e s s e s s/s s e s s e e s s e. s s s e q e s s e. s s s e/s e s s s s s || G||--0--------0-0-0-----|-0-----------------------|-0--------0-0-0-----|-0--------0----------------|| U||--2--------3-2-0-----|-0-----------------------|-2--------3-2-0-----|-2--------0----------------|| I||*-0--------0-0-0-----|-0-----------------------|-0--------0-0-0-----|-0--------0---------------*||<--Repeat T||*-2--------3-2-0-----|-0-----------------------|-2--------3-2-0-----|-2--------0---------------*|| A||--0--------0-0-2-----|-2-----------------------|-0--------0-0-2-----|-0--------2----------------|| R||--0------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|| 2|| q. e q q / w q. e q q q. e/h Order: Intro Guitar1 - Rhy. Fig. 1 six times, Rhy. Fig. 4a once Guitar 2 - Rhy. Fig. 2 six times, Rhy. Fig. 4b once Verse 1 Guitar1 - tacet Guitar 2 - Rhy. Fig. 2 eight times 1st Chorus Guitar1 - Chorus (see above), Rhy. Fig. 5a once Guitar 2 - Chorus (see above), Rhy. Fig. 5b once Verse 2 Guitar1 - tacet Guitar 2 - Rhy. Fig. 2 eight times 2nd Chorus Guitar1 - Chorus (see above) Guitar 2 - Chorus (see above) Bridge Guitar1 - tacet Guitar 2 - tacet For other instruments (all arranged for guitar), see below Final Chorus Guitar1 - Chorus (see above) (2x) Guitar 2 - Chorus (see above) (2x) Outro Guitar1 - Rhy. Fig. 1 six times, Rhy. Fig. 4a once Guitar 2 - Rhy. Fig. 3 six times, Rhy. Fig. 4b once Bridge (guitars 1 & 2 tacet) The violin 1 part I got from the music book that was put out. I figured out the rest of it and arranged it for guitar. The 'other' section is just 'D' and 'C' chords being played. I don't know what intrument(s) it is so that's why it's called 'other'. V|----------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------5-------------4-| I|------5-------5-------6-----|---------5-------5-------7-------|-------------5-----5-----7---6---| O|----5---5---5---5---5---5---|-------5---5---5---5---5---5-----|---------------5-----5-5---5-----| L|----------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| I|----------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| N|----------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1| e. s s s s s s s s s s s e | e. s s s s s s s s s s s e |q. s s s s s s s s s s / | | V|----------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| I|----------------------------|-5-----5-----------------5-------|---------------------------------| O|------------------------5---|-----5-----------------------12\-|---------------------------------| L|----------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| I|----------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| N|----------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 2| h. (e) e s s s s h q |w | 3| w h. e e |w | | | D D D D C | D D D D C | |----------------------------|-0-0---0---0-0-------------------|-0-0---0---0-0-------------------| O|----------------------------|-0-0---0---0-2-------------------|-0-0---0---0-2-------------------| T|----------------------------|-2-2---2---2-0-------------------|-2-2---2---2-0-------------------| H|----------------------------|-0-0---0---0-2-------------------|-0-0---0---0-2-------------------| E|----------------------------|-2-2---2---2-0-------------------|-2-2---2---2-0-------------------| R|----------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | w s s s s s s s s h s s s s s s s s h V|-----------------2---0-------|-----------------------------5-|-----------------------------| I|---------8p7p5-4---4---2-----|-----------5-----5-----7---7---|-------------5-----7---8-4-7-| O|-------------------------5-0-|-------------5-----5-5---5-----|---------------5-----5-------| L|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| I|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| N|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| 1/ q e. t t t e s s s s s s | q. s s s s s s s s s s | q. s s s e s e s s [ 3 ] V|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| I|---2---5-------5-------------|-5-5-3---5---------------------|-5-5-3-----------------------| O|-----------------------------|------------------------5/-----|-----------------------------| L|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| I|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| N|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| 2| e e e s s s e. q s s s s e e h | s s s s h. | 3| w h. e e | w | | D C | D C C C | D D D D C | |-0---0-----------------------|-0-------0-------------0---0---|-0-0---0---0-0---------------| O|-0---2-----------------------|-0-------2-------------2---2---|-0-0---0---0-2---------------| T|-2---0-----------------------|-2-------0-------------0---0---|-2-2---2---2-0---------------| H|-0---2-----------------------|-0-------2-------------2---2---|-0-0---0---0-2---------------| E|-2---0-----------------------|-2-------0-------------0---0---|-2-2---2---2-0---------------| R|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| | e e e e h e e e q. e e s s s s s s s s h V|-0---------------------5---------|-------------| I|---2-------5-----7---------------|-------------| O|-----5-------5-----5-5-----------|-------------| L|---------------------------------|-------------| I|---------------------------------|-------------| N|---------------------------------|-------------| 1| s s e e s s s s s s q / w | | | | For the whole bridge, I put violin 2 V|---------------------------------|---------------------| and violin 3 on the same TAB to I|-5-5-3---5-----------------------|---------10\---------| make this all fit onto one page. O|---------------------------------|---------------------| The second bold line is the note L|---------------------------------|---------------------| length for violin 3. It corresponds I|---------------------------------|---------------------| with the right notes for violin 3. N|---------------------------------|---------------------| I think you can figure out which notes 2| s s s s e e h w | go with violin 2 and which go with violin 3. 3| w | h. q | | D D D D D D D D D D D D | D | |-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-0-----------| O|-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-0-----------| T|-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-|-2-----------| H|-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-0-----------| E|-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-|-2-----------| R|---------------------------------|-------------| | s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e. h. Lyrics Intro Verse 1 The marionette has your number Pulling your arms and legs till you can't stand on your own Dragging your conscience on the stage And your heart gets rearranged And you can not tell your mentor from your Maker. Look at the crowds bleeding with laughter Over the way you entertain at beckon call They don't see behind the lights Or the painted backgrounds They just like to see you fall. Chorus But you don't really mind Cause you're just wasting time You can't feel anything Just a boy on a string. Verse 2 I feel a sadness like Gapetto Watching the life that he created run away Seeing the puppeteer's intrusion And holding the remains Of puppets that have rotted away. One day the curtain will not open (will not open) And all of the crowds will go away (crowds will go away) Someday those strings will choke you But until that day. Chorus But you don't really mind Cause you're just wasting time You can't feel anything Just a boy on a string. Bridge Just a boy, just a boy, just a boy.... Chorus But you don't really mind Cause you're just wasting time You can't feel anything Just a boy on a string. Repeat Outro Just a boy on a string.