Tablature datura - Richard Hawley

          



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  From: rhawley@lawson.its.utas.edu.au (Richard Hawley)

  

  >Hey, if anyone out there has the tab for this number by Richard M. Hawley

  >from his album "Ripping Chips" I'd love to see it.  I'm learning to play the

  >mandolin so if anyone has the mandolin tab, I'd like to see that as well.

  >

            FROM THE FLOOR TO MY MOUTH

  

  This song is called Datura on the album.  From the Floor to my Mouth

  was the name I gave it at the time of its conception.  I will attempt

  to transcribe some of the parts to Datura.  Many of you will be unfamiliar

  with this rare song so I will mention a few additional points for anyone

  who is willing to learn this (or at least get an idea).

  

  I achieve the sound by using the following effects :

  

  Flanger - not too heavy, just a light flanging to give it that

            wavy effect

  Compressor - put your compressor on flat out which has the effect of

             slightly distorting the sound.  It also produces random

             fuzz at times which I really liked.

  Lots of treble on the equalization, some mid-freq and some bass.

  

  You'll know when you get the sound.  It should have a real "chang" sound

  to it.  Lots of tin, ok?

  

  Ok .. first the riffs and then I will discuss how I achieved some of the

  special effects.

  I've never done this in ascii before so bear with me.

  Ok, its drop-D tuning.  

  

      |          |        |    |   

  E-------------------------------|---------|-

  B------p------------------------|---------|-

  G---0--2--0---------------------|--  X 3--|-

  D--------------3-bend-----------|---------|-

  A--------------|----------------|---------|-

  D--------------3-bend---0-------|---------|-

                            

                            mute and let ring

  

      |          |        |      |   

  E---------------------------------|---------|-

  B------p-------------------x-x----|---------|-

  G---0--2--0----------------x-x----|--  X 3--|-

  D--------------3-bend------x-x----|---------|-

  A--------------|--------0--x-x----|---------|-

  D--------------3-bend---0---------|---------|-

  

  This time play the open low D and A without muting (and you also have the

  scratchy sound made with the pick.  I used a hand carved pick made from a 

  deers antler which gives quite a unique sound when you scratch the strings.

  I imagine any thing made of course bone would work.

  

  Now it changes yet again .. its basically the same but it has a C chord

  and a D minor chord there.

  

                                    C                                  D

      |          |        |         |       |          |         |     |

  E---------------------------------0----|-----------------------------1---|

  B------p--------------------------1----|------p----------------------3---|

  G---0--2--0-----------------------0----|---0--2--0-------------------2---|

  D--------------3-bend-------------2----|-------------3-bend--------------|

  A--------------|--------0---------3----|-------------|---------0---------|

  D--------------3-bend---0--------------|-------------3-bend----0---------|

  

  Repeat this again and then ..

  

      |     |     |        |      

  E----------------------------|-

  B----------------------------|-

  G----------------------------|-

  D---0------------------------|-

  A---0------------------------|-

  D---0------------------------|-

       

        mute all the strings and let them ring (with my effects system I get a 

        cool buzzing sound because of the compression).  You can hear this on the

        album.

  

  Next comes the verse riff which I'm sure you are very familiar with Steve.

  

      |     |     |     |      

  E---------------------------|-------------------------------

  B---------------------------|-------------------------------

  G---------------------------|-------------------------------

  D------------------------4--|--(4)--------------------------

  A---0--------------------2--|--(2)--------------------------

  D---0-----0--0--0--0--0-----|-------------------------------

           \____________/   

                 |            let ring into next bar

             mute these

  

  Occasionally I do this ...

  Occasionally I do this ...

  

      |     |     |     |         |        |       |    |

  E---------------------------|-------------------------------

  B---------------------------|-------------------------------

  G---------------------------|-------------------------------

  D------------------------4--|--(4)-------------------*------

  A---0--------------------2--|--(2)-------------0-2-0-2-0----

  D---0-----0--0--0--0--0-----|----------------------------3--

  

  * - bend string up a note and return (I wasn't sure how to draw this with 

      ascii.  The return falls on the beat.

  

  Ok .. now the Indian talking drum you can hear is actually my guitar.

  I discovered this after breaking the top string.  What you do is drag

  the string over the wooden part of your guitar (I won't try to draw this).

  You then pluck it at the same time as you pull it and you get that

  funny sound.  It also makes a resonating sound on the wood which gives

  it an interesting texture.

  

  Thats all I can bothered transcribing as I suspect very few people would have

  heard the song and even fewer people would want to play it.

  

  Richard M

  

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