Brain Gallop

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks

tom:

intro + chorus.

Tuning: DADGBE

Intro

E|-----------9-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------12---12----12-------12-----------------------------------|
G|--11b13---------------11b13----11b13r11-9----9------9-11-11b13\--|
D|-----------------------------------------------9-11--------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------12----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------9-11b13----13r11-9--9--9-9--11b13-13-13-| etc.--r11-9-9-9-9-9\--|
D|--9-11-------------------------------(| gradual-bend)------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|



Verse (0:16) (Not exact picking pattern)

    E          Dmaj7      F#         A
E|----------------2-----------------------\------------------------|
B|-----5----------2----------7----------10\-------------10------9--|
G|-----4----------2----------6----------9-\-------------9-------9--|
D|----(2)-------------------(4)--------(7)\-------------7-------7--|
A|----(2)-------------------(4)--------(7)\-------------7-------7--|
E|--2----------0----------4----------7----\-------------7-------7--|



Chorus (0:49)
               x4               x3
E|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|
A|--9-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|---------------|---------------|
  PM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
  
                     x4
E|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------|-11-9-9-9-9-9-11-9-9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11...-11b-11b-|
A|--12-11-11-11-11-11--|---------------------------------------------| etc---|
E|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
   PM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -     

                     x4                    x3
E|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|--14-13-13-13-13-13--|
D|--16-14-14-14-14-14--|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|

                     x4
E|---------------------|---------------------------x--------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------------x--5--4-2---2-4-2----|
G|--14-13-13-13-13-13--|--14b16------14b16----12---x---------4-------4--|
D|---------------------|---------------------------x--------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------------x--------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------------x--------------------|



Intro 2 (1:34)

E|-----------9-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------12---12----12-------12-----------------------------------|
G|--11b13---------------11b13----11b13r11-9----9------9-11-11b13\--|
D|-----------------------------------------------9-11--------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------11b13-11b13-11b13-9---------------------------------------|
D|--9-11-9----------------------9-11-9-11-9---------9----------------|
A|------------------------------------------11-9-11---11-9-7--7--9\--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|



Verse 2 (1:51)

Same as before

Tiny Guitar 2 fill on 2nd D
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|--9------7---6---|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
I   won't let go...



Chorus 2 (2:24)

Same as before

Guitar 2 playing this quietly starting at second measure
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--14-13-13-13-13-13-14-13-13-13-13-13--|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

Ending
E|------------------------------------------------x---------------------|
B|----------------15------------------------------x--5--4-2---2--4-2----|
G|--14b16---14b16----14b16--12--12b-12b14-14-14\--x---------4--------4--|
D|------------------------------(| gradual-bend-----x---------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------x---------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------x---------------------|
                                                Guitar 2
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-----9--8-6---8b9r8-----|
D|------------9--------9--|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|



Solo Part 1 (3:09)

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------9--11b13--b13--b13--b13--b13-11--9--9-9--|
D|--------9--------9---9-11------------------------------------------|
A|--9--11-----9-11---------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11b13--b13-b13--b13-b13---9--|--11b13--11-9--11-9--11-9-----11-9----9---------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------11---11-9----------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------11-9-11-9--(7)-|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
                  x2

E|--12-\-------9--12-------9------------12-\---------9--12-----9--12-------9------------------|
B|----------12----------12---12-------------------12--------12----------12---12----12---------|
G|---------------------------------9\-------------------------------------------------9-9-9..-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                                         x2


Solo Part 2 (4:00)

E|--10-12-10--7-10-7--5-7-5--3-5-3--0-3-5--7-5-7--9-7-9--10-9-10--|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--10-12-10--7-10-7--5-7-5--3-5-3--0-3-5--7-5-7--|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Ending 1

E|--10-12-10--7-10-7--5-7-5--3-5-3--0-3-5--7-5-7--9-7-9--10-9-10--|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
                           
E|--12-10-12--14-12-14--15-14-15--17-15-17--19-17-19--21-19-21--22*---21\--|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                *Tremolo pick

Repeat solo part 2 with octave pedal, use ending 2
There is a second guitar part, but hard to hear, not too necessary

Ending 2

E|--10-12-10--7-10-7--5-7-5--3-5-3--0-3-5--7-5-7--9-7-9--10-9--|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--10-10-12---12-12-14---14-14-16---16-16-17---17-17-19---19-19-21---21*---21*\--|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                          *Tremolo pick
 
 
Ending (4:35)

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------2---1-------------1------------------------|
D|---------------2--4--------4--2----2-4--------------------------|
A|--0----2--4------------------------------5\4----2-----2p0-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------2--|



Lyrics:

Before the knife gets red
Civilization rears its pretty head
I hope it won't stick
Sometimes these words are such bitter friends
Come back to bite you in the rearest of ends

There's not much left inside my tank today
There's just enough to come and whisk you away
There's not much left inside my tank today
There's just enough to come and throw you away

Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah..

I have no idea when we crystallized into talking bookends
But facts they are facts
I gotta have it so I won't let go
I know you like it when I come on too slow

There's not much left inside my tank today
There's just enough to come and whisk you away
There's not much left inside my tank today
There's just enough to come and throw you away