From: jraab@itsmail1.hamilton.edu (J)
Subject: TAB: Spoons by Binsey Poplars
Binsey Poplars -- Spoons (4.48)
from the KokoPop release Trip So Far c1995.
transcribed by Jeff Raab
Again, two guitar parts. G1 is the main rhythm part, G2 is dubbed over.
I`ll break it down by the song structure...
12 second bass intro...
---------
| Intro | .12
---------
G2 (heavy chorus)
|-2-------0------3------2---3p2p0------|
|---3-----------------3---3------------|
|-----2------2------2------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------| <---
|--------------------------------------| |
- call this thing riff A.
|-2-------0------3------2--------------| |
|---3-----------------3----------------| <---
|-----2------2------2------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
------------
| Chorus 1 | .23
------------
G1: (med. distortion)
D Dsus2 D Dsus2
|-2--2--2---0--0----0--2--2--2---0--0----0----|
|-3--3--3---3--3----3--3--3--3---3--3----3----|
|-2--2--2---2--2----2--2--2--2---2--2----2----|
|-0--0--0---0--0----0--0--0--0---0--0----0----|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
D
|-2-------------------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
(turn off distortion)
D
|-2-------------------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
G2:
Riff A, during the two lines where G1 just plays D
-----------
| Verse 1 | .40
-----------
G1: (dist. still OFF)
D
|-2-------------------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------| <---
|---------------------------------------------| |
- play this 2x
Dsus2 |
|-0-------------------------------------------| <---
|-3-------------------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
G2: nothing.
------------
| Chorus 1 | 1.01
------------
Same as before for both guitars, except G1 keeps its distortion on the
whole time, and adds a random ghost note, e |--3--|, before playing the
second measure of just plain D.
-----------
| Verse 2 | 1.17
-----------
G1: (dist. OFF)
Dsus2
|-0-------------------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------| <--- play this 2x, then
Dsus2 D
|-0-----0-----2-----0--2----------------------|
|-3-------------------------------------------|
|-2--------2-----2----------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
Dsus2 D
|-0-----0-----2-----0--2----------------------|
|-3-------------3-----------------------------|
|-2--------2------2---------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
G2: nothing.
------------
| Chorus 2 | 1.38
------------
G1: (dist. ON)
D Dsus2 D Dsus2
|-2--2--2---0--0----0--2--2--2---0--0----0----|
|-3--3--3---3--3----3--3--3--3---3--3----3----|
|-2--2--2---2--2----2--2--2--2---2--2----2----|
|-0--0--0---0--0----0--0--0--0---0--0----0----|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
A As2 A G Ds4 D
|-0-----0---0----0-----3--3----3---2--3p2-----|
|-2-----2---0----2-----0--0----3---3------3---|
|-2-----2---2----2-----0--0----2---2--------2-|
|-2-----2---2----2-----0--0----0---0----------|
|-0-----0---0----0-----2--2-------------------|
|----------------------3--3-------------------| <-- repeat this 3x
A As2 A G
|-0-----0---0----0-----3----------------------|
|-2-----2---0----2-----0----------------------|
|-2-----2---2----2-----0----------------------|
|-2-----2---2----2-----0----------------------|
|-0-----0---0----0-----2----------------------|
|----------------------3----------------------|
^
-- turn off distortion before playing this G
G2: nothing.
-----------
| Verse 2 | 2.07
-----------
Same as before, for both guitars.
------------
| Chorus 2 | 2.29
------------
Same as before, for both guitars
--------
| Solo | 2.59
--------
G1: (dist. OFF)
|--------------------|
|-0h1--3--s5--3--1---|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------| <-- repeat this 7x (some solo, huh?)
|--------------------|
|-0h1--3--s5--3------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
----------
| Bridge | 3.20
----------
G1:
|-2-------0--------2-------0--2----|
|---3----------------3-------------|
|-----2------2---------2-----------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------| <-- repeat this 2x
then, silent for one measure, then random feedback
G2:
Riff A, starting when G1 goes silent.
----------
| Chorus | 3.42
----------
G1: (dist. ON)
D Dsus2 D Dsus2
|-2--2--2---0--0----0--2--2--2---0--0----0----|
|-3--3--3---3--3----3--3--3--3---3--3----3----|
|-2--2--2---2--2----2--2--2--2---2--2----2----|
|-0--0--0---0--0----0--0--0--0---0--0----0----|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------| <-- repeat this 2x
A As2 A G Ds4 D
|-0-----0---0----0-----3--3----3---2--3p2-----|
|-2-----2---0----2-----0--0----3---3------3---|
|-2-----2---2----2-----0--0----2---2--------2-|
|-2-----2---2----2-----0--0----0---0----------|
|-0-----0---0----0-----2--2-------------------|
|----------------------3--3-------------------| <-- repeat this 7x
A As2 A G
|-0-----0---0----0-----3----------------------|
|-2-----2---0----2-----0----------------------|
|-2-----2---2----2-----0----------------------|
|-2-----2---2----2-----0----------------------|
|-0-----0---0----0-----2----------------------|
|----------------------3----------------------|
G
|-3-------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|
|-2-------------------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------------------|
fade out the last G.
G2: nothing.
That`s it. A lot easier than my presentation makes it look. Great
song, though. Too bad that KokoPop has no power at all as a label.
Questions, comments, and all that to jraab@hamilton.edu
