CHALKDUST TORTURE
by PHISH
Transcribed by Roy Truelove (roy@liii.com)
Expanded upon from the original tab transcribed by
Benjamin C Forsyth (bforsyth@rodan.acs.syr.edu ) AND
David Douglas McCallum
Intro-
Pickups-
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|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|--------0--3^--0--3^--0--|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
|--------0--------0-----0--|-----0--0--------------------|
|--------0--------0-----2--|-----2--2--------------------|
|--------1--------1-----2--|-----2--2--------------------|
|--------0--------0-----2--|-----2--2--------------------| Play 4x
|--------2--------2-----0--|-----0--0--------------------|
|--0-----------0-----------|-----------0--3^--0--3^--0---|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Main riff-
|--------0--------0-----0--|-----0--0-----------------|
|--------0--------0-----2--|-----2--2-----------------| Repeat
|--------0--H1----1-----2--|-----2--2-----------------|
|--------0--------0-----2--|-----2--2-----------------| (H1 is a hammer on)
|--------2--------2-----0--|-----0--0-----------------|
|--0-----------0-----------|-----------0--3^-0--3^-0--|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & | 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
During the bass solo & verses, alternate between E7 and Amaj, using palm
muting. As the song progresses, Trey uses less and less muting, so use your
judgment. (for chords that you don`t know, see the chord chart at the end)
Chorus
G A
But who can unlearn all the facts that I`ve learned
G E7
As I sat in their chairs and my synapses burned
G A
And the torture of chalk dust collects on my tongue
G A
Thoughts follow my vision and dance in the sun
G A
All my vasoconstrictors they come slowly undone
G
Can`t this wait till I`m old?
(use main riff)
Can`t I live while I`m young?
Can`t I live while I`m young?
Guitar solo -
Solo in blues E for a while, and then here is the ending solo part
(plagerized COMPLETELY from David`s original TAB)
END-OF-SOLO RIFF
LEAD-IN Riff 1 (repeat 4 times, last time to end riff)
E|---------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|---------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---12----|12-13--------------------|----------14--------14-15-|
D|------14-|------14-12--------14----|11-----------10-----------|
A|---------|----------------14-------|--------------------------|
E|---------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
1.,2.,& 3.
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|12-15-12----------------|------------------------|
G|---------15-14-12-------|------------------12----|
D|------------------------|---------14----------14-|
A|------------------14-13-|12----------------------|
E|------------------------|---15-12----------------|
4.
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|12-15-12----------------|------------------------|
G|---------15-14-12-------|------------------------|
D|------------------14-13-|12-------------12----14-|
A|------------------------|---14-13-12-------------|
E|------------------------|------------15----15----|
CHORD LIST -
EADGBE
E7 020100
A 002220
G 320022
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| Roy J. Truelove | ROY@LIII.COM |
| Hicksville, Long Island | |
| New York - LETS GO RANGERS! | Can`t this wait `till I`m old, |
| USA | Can`t I live while I`m young?-Phish |
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