OK, here's one of my favorite alienated rants. It came out in late '66,
but my bar band used to do it as late as '75 - with me alternating between
organ, guitar, and tambourine, while barking the lead vocal at the same
time.
Note: the rhythm guitar is tuned down a minor third; the key riff of the
verses is played F#-E but sounds Eb-Db.
"Talk Talk"
(Bonniwell)
Intro:
Eb Ab Db
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Eb5 F5 Gb5 F5
/ / / / / / / / (2x)
[fuzz bass: Gb Db]
verse 1:
Eb Db Eb Db
I got me a complication
Eb Db Eb Db
And it's an only child
Eb Db Eb Db
Concernin' my reputation
Eb Db Eb Db
As something more than wild
Gb Cb Gb Cb
I know it serves me right
Ab Db Ab Db
But I can't sleep at night
Gb
Have to hide my face
Ab
Or go some other play-ay-ay-ay-ay-ace
Riff 1 (on rhythm guitar, tuned down minor third):
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
Db -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
Ab -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
Fb -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
Cb -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
Gb -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
Db -7b9---------5---|-2-------5---7---|-7b9---------0---|-2---2--------|
Verse 2:
I won't cry out for justice
Admit that I was wrong
I'll stay in hibernation
'Til the talk subsides to gone
My social life's a dud
My name is really mud
I'm up to here in lies
Guess I'm down to size
Db
To size
Riff 2 (on lead guitar, standard tuning; organ harmonizes a fifth above):
E D E
v v v v v v v v v v v v
E -------------3---|s7-------5-7-5-3-5-3-| ---------------|
B -5---------------|---------------------| -5---5---------|
G -----------------|---------------------| [2x] ---------------|
D -----------------|---------------------| ---------------|
A -----------------|---------------------| ---------------|
E -----------------|---------------------| ---------------|
Bridge:
E D
Can't seem to talk about
E D
The things that bother me
E D
Seems to be
E D E
What everybody has
Db
Against me
[Repeat intro]
oh, oh, all right
Verse 3:
Here's the situation
And how it really stands
I'm out of circulation
I've all but washed my hands
My social life's a dud
My name is really mud
I'm up to here in lies
Guess I'm down to size
Riff 3 (on lead guitar, standard tuning):
Eb5 F5 Gb5 F5
v v v v v v v v
E -11----------9---|-------------9---|
B -----------------|-11--------------|
G -----------------|-----------------| [2x]
D -----------------|-----------------|
A -----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|
Eb5 F5 Gb5 F5
v v v v v v v v
E -11--9-------9---|-11--9-------9---|
B ---------11------|---------11------|
G -----------------|-----------------| [2x]
D -----------------|-----------------|
A -----------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|
Outro:
Eb Db Eb Db Eb Db Eb
Talk talk Talk talk Talk talk Talk talk