Submitted By: Derek Thompson (heavyd1979@hotmail.com) Red House Painters - All Mixed Up (originally sung by the CARS) Album: Songs For A Blue Guitar This is my favorite RHP song, and it has never had a decent tab. I just saw Mark play this song live, and he played with a capo 3. I don't know what tuning he was using, but here is what I've figured out. Tuning: DADGAD Verses (strum this and listen for the rhythm) D:------------------------------| A:----5-------5-------5---------| G:----2-------2-----------------| D:----4---------------5---------| A:------------4-------2---------| D:------------------------------| Pre-Chorus Chorus D:--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| A:--------------------|-----0--0--0--0--/--0--0--0--0-----------------------| G:----7-----7---------|-----2--2--4--4--/--6--6--4--4----7--7--7--7--7------| D:--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| A:--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| D:----5-----4---------|----------------------------------5--5--5--5--5------| Bridge (same as above) D:---------------------------| A:----7-----9----------------| G:----9-----9-----7-----7----| D:---------------------------| A:---------------------------| D:----------------4-----5----| Instrumental Part (piano transferred to guitar) D:----------------11--12--12--14--12--14--12--14--12--14--/--16------| A:----14--12--12-------------------------------------------------12--| G:-------------------------------------------------------------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| D:--------------12--14--16--17--19----------17------------------| A:--------------------------------------------------------------| G:----11--12------------------------16----------12--11--9--11---| D:--------------------------------------16----------------------| A:--------------------------------------------------------------| D:--------------------------------------------------------------| D:------------12--14-----12--14--12-------------------| A:----12--14----------14-------------12--10--12-------| G:----------------------------------------------------| D:-----------------------------------------------12---| A:----------------------------------------------------| D:----------------------------------------------------| Outro (piano transferred to guitar) D:-------------------------------------------7--7--7----| A:----0--0--0--0--/--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----| G:----2--2--4--4--/--6--6--4--4--6--6--7--7--7--7--7----| D:------------------------------------------------------| A:------------------------------------------------------| D:------------------------------------------------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------| A:----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0--0---| G:----9--9--7--7--6--6--4--4--7--7--9--9--11--11--9--9---| D:-------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------| D:--------------------------------------------------------0----| A:----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0-------9----| G:----9--9--7--7--6--6--4--4--7--7--9--9--11--11--9h11p9--11---| D:--------------------------------------------------------0----| A:--------------------------------------------------------0----| D:--------------------------------------------------------0----| --------------------------------------------------------------- All Mixed up On : Songs for a Blue Guitar By : The Red House Painters (originally by The Cars) Tuning : DADGAD Note : the only problem with this song is the bass part in the intro and the verses : the three notes that you hear, and which are designated as being played by the rythm guitar in the already existing tab, are probably played by the electric guitar only, or it may be a bass guitar overdub. So if you want to actually play the acoustic guitar part, I think you must leave those notes aside and that kind of disminishes the song's charm. But then again, this here is, in my opinion, the guitar part. Still you can play these notes if you want to : it's not difficult, just add them up as shown. P.S. : This one's made at Juancar's demand. Intro/Verses : ----0-0-0-0----- 0--------------- ----0-0-0-0----- ----0-0-0-0----- ----0-0-0-0----- 0--------------- ----0-0-0-0----- ----0-0-0-0----- ----2-2-2-2----- 2--------------- ----6-6-6-6----- ----4-4-4-4----- ----0-0-0-0----- 0--------------- ----7-7-7-7----- ----5-5-5-5----- ---------------- ---------------- ----7-7-7-7----- ----5-5-5-5----- 0-----------0--- ---------------- 7--------------- 5--------------- The notes on the 3rd strings are equivalent to the notes played by the bass/electric guitar. ____________________________________________________________________ But you could try : ----0-0-0-0----- 0--------------- ----0-0-0-0----- ----0-0-0-0----- ----0-0-0-0----- 0--------------- ----0-0-0-0----- ----0-0-0-0----- ----7-7-7-7----- 7--------------- ----2-2-2-2----- ----0-0-0-0----- ----0-0-0-0----- 0--------------- ----0-0-0-0----- ----0-0-0-0----- /9--------------- ---------------- 4--------------- 2---2-2-2-2----- 0-----------0--- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ____________________________________________________________________ Chorus : ----0-0-0-0----- 0-----------0--- ----0-0-0-0----- 0-------0---0--- ----0-0-0-0----- 0-----------0--- ----0-0-0-0----- 0-------0---0--- ----4-4-4-4----- 4-----------4--- ----2-2-2-2----- 2-------2---2--- ----5-5-5-5----- 5-----------5--- ----4-4-4-4----- 4-------4---4--- 5--------------- ---------------- 4--------------- ---------------- 5-----------5--- ---------------- 4-----------4--- ---------------- ---------------- ----0-0-7-7-7--- 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- 0-0-5-5-0-0-0--- .2-2-4-4-6-6-4-4- 6-6-0-0-0-0-0---. .0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- 0-0-0-0---------. 0--------------- x--------------- 0--------------- 5--------------- Bridge : "She said ..." Chords : <000200> (2 bars) <222000> (1 bar) <555000> (1 bar) End on : ----0-0-0-0----- 0--------------- ----0-0-0-0----- ----0-0-0-0----- ----0-0-0-0----- 0--------------- ----0-0-0-0----- ----0-0-0-0----- ----0-0-0-0----- 0--------------- ----0-0-0-0----- ----0-0-0-0----- ----5-5-5-5----- 5--------------- ----4-4-4-4----- ----2-2-2-2----- 5--------------- 5--------------- ---------------- ---------------- 5-----------5--- ---------------- 4--------------- 2--------------- ... then back to verse, for the piano solo. Then verse again, and long chorus with the high-pitched vocal where we all embarrase ourselves ! End on the intricate : (as usual : a = 10, b = 11, c = 12 ...) X2 ---------------- ---------------- (0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0) 9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7- 0-0-9-9-b-b-9-9- 0-0-0-0-b-b-9-9- c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c- x--------------- x--------------- 9--------------- b--------------- Mark probably doesn't play the bass here (then again, maybe he is) and maybe just slides the notes up and down the 3rd string (much easier). But if you're playing this solo, then this is a possibility. Also, I can't really hear the 0's on the 2nd string, so I've put them between parentheses. Bridge again : First chord is played : 2---------------- 4--------------- 0---------------- 0--------------- 2---------------- 2--------------- 0---------------- 0--------------- 0---------------- 0--------------- 0---------------- 0--------------- by the electric guitar, and I think it's kinda cool ! This in fact mimics the piano part in the first bridge (and that, my friend, is what they call music analysis !!!) Same ending, into chorus once again, then intricate part that ends on : Slowing down ---------------- ---------------- 0--------------- ---------------- ---------------- 0--------------- 9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7- 0-0-9-9-b-b-9b9b 9--------------- 0-0-0-0-b-b-9-9- c-c-0-0-0-0-0000 0--------------- x--------------- x--------------- 0--------------- 9--------------- b--------------- 0--------------- Any corrections ?