BLINDFOLD --------- RED HOUSE PAINTERS ------------------ album III written by MARK KOZELEK transcription by michael hughes 11/97 DADFA#D tuning 3/4 time =============================================================== D----1-----------| A#-----------0---| F--------2-------| D----------------| A----3-----------| D----------------| (intro 4x) D----1-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------| A#-----------0---|--------------|--------------|--------------| F--------2-------|----------0---|----------0---|----------0---| D----------------|------0-------|------1-------|------3-------| A----3-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------| D----------------|--0-----------|--1-----------|--3-----------| "blood-ridden hands" type stuff D----------------|--0-----------| A#---------------|------0-------| F------------0---|----------0---| D--------1-------|--------------| A----------------|--------------| D----1-----------|--0-----------| (turn-around 2x) D----------------|--0-----------|--------------| A#---------------|----------0---|----------0---| F------------0---|------------0-|------------0-| D--------3-------|------3-------|------1-------| A----------------|--------------|--------------| D----3-----------|--0-----------|--1-----------| "poor lost soul" type stuff D------------0---|----------0---|--------------| A#---------0-----|--------0---0-|--------------| F--------4-------|------0-------|--------------| D------5-------5-|----3---------|--5-----------| A----------------|--------------|--------------| D----5-----------|--3-----------|--5-----------| (plus this repeating turn-around) (then) AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. . . THE ELECTRIC RIFF: barre V----- III---------- D------------5---|--3-----------| A#---------------|------4---4---| F------------7---|--5---5---5---| D----------5-----|----------3---| A------6/7-------|--------------| D----------------|--------------| THE FOLLOWING MOVABLE CHORD FORMS (THE ROOT IS IN THE BASS) CAN BE USED ALONG WITH THE ABOVE RIFF FOR THE REST OF THE SONG +-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ | | | | | | | | | | | | O O O | | | | | O O O | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | O | | | O | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-+-+-+-+-+ +-+-+-+-+-+ A# D# F D# what possessed you not to include me A# D# F D# how have you failed to invite me A# D# F D# how could you laugh with her in that theatre A# C C# when you're off and i'm alone A# C F# F D# when you're off and i'm alone, alone, alone THE END INSANITY IS REPEATING A# C C# PATTERN THE FINAL 3 CHORDS ARE F# F D# ========================== enjoy! correspondence appreciated hughesme@bergelect.com ========================== Blinfold On : Red House Painters By : Red House Painters Tuning : DGCFBbD and then CGCFBbD The point of this version isn't to question Mike Hughes', since his is one of the first tabs I've ever learnt to play. Mine is only a little easier to play, though you may find the fingerings a bit far-fetched. First part : DGCFBbD Intro (x 4) ------------ 5----------- --------5--- ----7------- 5----------- ------------ Verse "Blood-ridden hands ..." : ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ 5----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ --------5--- --------0--- --------0--- --------0--- ----7------- ----2------- ----3------- ----5------- 5----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ 0----------- 1----------- 3----------- Turnaround : ------------ 0----------- ------------ ----0------- --------0--- --------0--- ----3------- 1----------- ------------ ------------ 1----------- ------------ "Chorus" : ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------0----- --------0--- --------0--- --------0--- ----0---0--- ----5------- ----2------- ----3------- --7-------7- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ 3----------- 0----------- 1----------- 5----------- --------0--- --------0--- ------0---0- ------0---0- ----0------- ----4------- --5--------- --7--------- ------------ ------------ 3----------- 5----------- _________________________________________________________________________________________ Second part : CGDFBbD (Michael is right when he says that the root is in the bass, but this small change of tuning allows you to play the song alone on your guitar. Do it quickly and discreetly - or loudly if your feeling provocative !) "On my suicide cloud ..." h --------5--- 3---0---0--- ------------ 4---4---0--- ------2----- 5---5---0(5) --3-4------- ------------ ------------ ------------ 0----------- ------------ "What possessed you ..." (strumming's up to you) 0----------- 0----------- 0----------- 0----------- 0----------- 0----------- 0----------- 0----------- 0----------- 2----------- 4----------- 2----------- 2----------- 3----------- 5----------- 3----------- 3----------- x----------- x----------- x----------- ------------ 3----------- 5----------- 3----------- and then ... "when you're off and I'm alone" 0----------- 0----------- 0----------- 6----------- 0----------- 0----------- 0----------- 0----------- 0----------- 0----------- 0----------- 0----------- 2----------- 4----------- 5----------- 5----------- 3----------- 5----------- 6----------- 6----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ last time ... "...Alone........alone........alone." 0----------- 0----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ 0----------- 0----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ 0----------- 0----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ 2----------- 4----------- 6----------- 5----------- 3----------- 3----------- 5----------- 6----------- 5----------- 3----------- ------------ ------------ 6----------- 5----------- 3----------- _________________________________________________________________________________________ Third part (go beserk) : same tuning. (this one may be a bit hard) 0----------- 0----------- 0----------- 6----------- 3-0---3-0--- 3-0---3-0--- 3-0---3-0--- 0----------- 0----------- 0----------- 0----------- 0----------- 2----------- 4----------- 5----------- 5----------- 3----------- 5----------- 6----------- 6----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ This tuning allows you to play the constant guitar fill on the 2nd string last time ... 0----------- 0----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ 0----------- 0----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ 0----------- 0----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ 2----------- 4----------- 6----------- 5----------- 3----------- 3----------- 5----------- 6----------- 5----------- 3----------- ------------ ------------ 6----------- 5----------- 3----------- Any corrections ? - .