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The Disco Biscuits - Astronaut
Source: Bonnaroo 06 Late Night Performance and Live From Camp Bisco IV Trance-formation DVD
Intro (Brownstein plays C and A, however Barber hits these chord shapes):
G A
---x----x----|
---8----5----|
---x----6----|
---5----7----|
---x----0----|
---x----x----|
Verse
Play this 3x
G D C
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----12---10---8---|
----12---11---9---|
----12---12---10--|
----10------------|
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Then this
Bm D A C
---7----------------------|
---7-----10---5---8-------|
---7-----11---6---9-------|
---9-----12---7---10------|
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This is a variation of the first part that Barber often plays while singing (this
the bassline a little more)
G D C
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---------------3--1--|
---------------2--0--|
---------------4--2--|
-----5-3-5-3---5--3--|
---3-----------------|
Transition from verse into chorus
Bm D A C Bm D
---7-------------------7-------|
---7-----10---5---8----7---10--|
---7-----11---6---9----7---11--|
---9-----12---7---10---9---12--|
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Chorus
ASTRO NAUT!
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----7------6------|
----7------6------|
----7------6------|
----5------4------|
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Transition from chorus back into verse
D C#maj A C
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----7------6----5----8---|
----7------6----6----9---|
----7------6----7----10--|
----5------4-------------|
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Transition from chorus into the start of the jam
D C#maj D C# B A B A G F# E
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----7------6------------------------------------------|
----7------6----7---6---4---2---4---2-----------------|
----7------6----7---6---4---2---4---2---5---4---2-----|
----5------4----5---4---2---0---2---0---5---4---2-----|
----------------------------------------3---2---0-----|
(MAIN JAM)
These are the basic notes, but feel free to add an octave on the d string to give it a
sound like Barber often does.
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--12--10--12--10--12--10--12v-|
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--12--10--12--10--12--10--12--10--9v--|
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--12--10--12--10--12--10--12--12/14v----|
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--14--12--14--12--14--12--14v-----------|
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--------------------------12v--------------|
--14--12--14--12--14--12--------14--12--14-|
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time to change keys
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--14--12--14--12--14--12--14--14s15--15s17---------|
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just make sure and tremolo pick the notes starting on the 18, this is the buildup that
into the "suspended in the air" part of the song.
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-15-17--15-17--18--19--20--21----------------------|
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chromatic jam
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-12-11-10-9----------------------|
-------------12-11-10-9----------|
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Throw some variation in, and when he is not playing the above he messes around here:
---12--12--10--12----12--12--10--9-----------------|
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Here is a lot of the basic riffs (feel free to improvise, I'm just giving you a
Barber plays during the "trancier" part of the song. E phrygian, if you want to play
with
bassline just play Eminor and Fmajor. Barber plays these off a scale starting at the
fret, but i like to play them in this position.
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7--------------------7--9-----------------7----|
D|--9--9--9--7--9-----9--9--9--9--7--9--------9--9--9--7--9-----9-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
main ending to riff one:
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-7h9--7h9--7h9--7h9---|
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sometimes:
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-7h9--7h9-------------|
-----------9--7-------|
----------------10----|
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rarely:
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--7h9p7----------------------------|
--------9--9--7------7--9----------|
-----------------10--------7-------|
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2nd part of riff one:
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------7h9--7h9-|
-7h9--9--7------7--9--7h9--9--7------7--9--7h9--9--7------7--9-----------|
------------10-------------------10-------------------10-----------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
riff one break:
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--7h9--7-----7--9-----|
---------9------------|
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ending:
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-----------------------8--10-|
-7h9--7h9--7--9--------------|
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riff two:
E|----------------10---------------|
B|------------12-------------------|
G|--9------9----------9------9-----|
D|-----12----------------12--------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
builds into main riff:
E|---------------------10------------------| (sometimes double picks the d)
B|-----------------12----------------------|
G|--9--9--9--9--9----------9--9--9---------|
D|----------------------------------12-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
main riff break:
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--9--9--9--9--9------9---------------|
D|-----------------12-----9--12--9-----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
riff two variation (mixes in other two riffs with this until the ending):
E|-----------------12--10--10---------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--9--9--9--9--9--------------9------9-----|
D|--------------------------------12--------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
riff two ending:
E|--12--10-10----|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
goes into:
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--9--9--9---7--9--9-----|
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mixes with keyboard-wah into:
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--9-----------7-----------9-----------|
D|-----9--9--9-----9--9--9-----9--9-----|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
slows into this riff:
E|-----------------12---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7--9--7--9------9------9--9-----7-----7--9-----|
D|--9---------------------12--------9-----9-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
then hangs on:
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|--9----------7--------7--9-|
D|-----9--9--9-----9--9------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|----------------7-8-7--------------------|
G|----9-9-7---7-9---------7-9-9-7---7-9----|
D|----------9-----------9---------9--------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
This leads back into the main riff of the song, back into a chorus, and then an ending.
