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'The Eaton Rifles' by The Jam
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From the album 'Setting Sons'
Transcribed by Wayne Ellis email [email protected]
The guitars are tuned as follows: E A D G B E (from low to high)
Rhythm Guitar Chord TAB Stave (Guitar1, Guitar2)
------------------------------------------------
The stave below shows the TAB for the rhythm chords played by Guitar1
and Guitar2.
C(III) C(VIII) D(V) D(X) E(VII) F(I) F(VIII) G(III) A
E--3-----8------5-----10----------------------------------|
B--5-----8------7-----10----9-----------10----------------|
G--5-----9------7-----11----9------2----10------4------2--|
D--5-----10-----7-----12----9------3----10------5------2--|
A--3-----10-----5-----12----7------3----8-------5------0--|
E--------8------------10-----------1------------3---------|
Intro (Guitar1)
---------------
rake ~~~~~~
E------------------|------------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
B(5)---------------|----------------5-|-4----------------|-0----------------|
G-5----------------|----------------5-|-4----------------|------------------|
D-5----------------|----------------5-|-4----------------|------------------|
A-0----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
~~~~~~~ harm
E------------------|------------------|-0----------------|------------------|
B------------------|-random-slides--4-|-0----------------|-5----------------|
G-2----------------|-w/plectrum-----4-|------------------|-5--------------0-|
D-2----------------|--------//------4-|------------------|----------------0-|
A-0----------------|-----//-----------|------------------|----------------0-|
E------------------|--//--------------|------------------|------------------|
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ X
E------------------|-------------0----|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|-------------0----|------------------|------------------|
G-2----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D-2-----------//---|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A-0--------//------|------------------|-3--------------3/|5--------------10-|
E-------//---------|------------------|-1--------------1/|3--------------8--|
Verse1 (Guitar1, Guitar2)[Play Twice]
-------------------------------------
Guitar1 D U D D U D ..... etc
C X D X C X D
E----------3-------|----------5-------|----------3-------|----------5-------|
B----------5---5-5-|----------7---7-7-|----------5---5-5-|----------7---7-7-|
G----------5---5-5-|----------7---7-7-|----------5---5-5-|----------7---7-7-|
D----------5---5-5-|----------7---7-7-|----------5---5-5-|----------7---7-7-|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Guitar2 | | | |
E-Palm-Mute-Throughout----------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A----------10--10--|-----------12-----|----------10--10--|-----------12-----|
E-8-8--88--8---8---|10-10-1010-10-----|-8-8--88--8---8---|10-10-1010-10-----|
Sup up your beer Collect your fags Theres a row Down near Slough
and going on
[second time]
Thought you were When you took But you didn't In their artillery
all smart them on take a peep room
C X D X C X D X
E----------3-------|----------5-------|----------3-------|----------5-------|
B----------5---5-5-|----------7---7-7-|----------5---5-5-|----------7---7---|
G----------5---5-5-|----------7---7-7-|----------5---5-5-|----------7---7---|
D----------5---5-5-|----------7---7-7-|----------5---5-5-|----------7---7---|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|-second-time-play-|-fill-1-----------|------------------|
| | | |
E-Palm-Mute-Throughout----------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A----------10--10--|-----------12-----|----------10--10--|-----------12-----|
E-8-8--88--8---8---|10-10-1010-10-----|-8-8--88--8---8---|10-10-1010-10-----|
Get out your mat Pray to the West I'll get out mine Pray for myself
and and
[second time]
All that rugby puts Hairs on your chest What chance have Against a tie and
you got a crest
F5 G5
E------------------| Guitar1 - fill1
B------------------| D X C X
G------------------| E----------5-------|----------3-------|
D------------------| B----------7-7---7-|-5--------5---5-5-|
A-3---5-5----------| G----------7-7---7-|-5--------5---5-5-|
E-1---3-3----------| D----------7-7---7-|-5--------5---5-5-|
| A------------------|------------------|
E------------------| E------------------|------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D------------------|
A-3---5-5----------|
E-1---3-3----------|
Chorus1 (Guitar2)
-----------------
[play twice]
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D------------------|---------2--------|---------5---2----|---------5---2----|
A-3---5-5----------|-3---2---0--------|-0---3------------|-0---3------------|
E-1---3-3----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Hello hooray What a nice day for The Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles
[second time]
Hello hooray I hope rain stops The Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles
play with
~~ ~~
E------------------|------------------|
B---------5--------|---------5--------|
G(5)--5-------5----|-----5-------5----|
D-5----------------|-5----------------|
A------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|
Verse2 (Guitar1, Guitar2)
-------------------------
C D C D
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Thought you were You lit the fuse Tore down the In your brand new
clever when House of Commons shoes
C D C D
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Composed a Symphony Then went to bed Charming young
revolutionary with a thing
F G
|------------------|
Verse2 is exactly the same as the first 9 bars of Verse1.
Chorus2 (Guitar2)
-----------------
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Hello hooray Cheers then mate Its the Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Hello hooray An extremist With the Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles
scrape
|------------------|------------------|
Chorus2 is exactly the same as the Chorus1.
Bridge (Guitar1, Guitar2)
--------------------------
E(VII) F(VIII) E(VII) F(VIII)
| | | |
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
What a catalyst You turned out to Loaded the guns You run off home
be then for your
G(III) G(III) G(III) G(III) G
| | | | |
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Tea Left me standing Like a guilty
schoolboy
G(III)
| | | | | | | |
|------------------|
Guitar1 (let ring)
E-------8----------|---------10-------|---------8--------|--------10--------|
B---------8--------|-----------10-----|------------8-----|----------10------|
G------------9-----|--------------11--|---------------9--|------------11----|
D--------------10--|----------------12|------------------|--------------12--|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Guitar2 ~~ | ~~ | ~~ | ~~ |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D----10------------|-----12-----------|-----10-----------|-----12-----------|
A--10--------------|---12-------------|---10-------------|---12-------------|
E-8----------------|-10---------------|-8----------------|-10---------------|
w/delay
E-8-----8----------|-10-----10--------|---------8--------|--------10--------|
B-8-------8--------|-10-------10------|------------8-----|----------10------|
G-9----------9-----|-11----------11---|---------------9--|------------11----|
D-10---------------|-12------------12-|------------------|--------------12--|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
~~ | ~~ | ~~ | ~~ |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D----10------------|-----12-----------|-----10-----------|-----12-----------|
A--10--------------|---12-------------|---10-------------|---12-------------|
E-8----------------|-10---------------|-8----------------|-10---------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B----------8-------|----------8-------|----------5-------|----------5-------|
G--------------9---|--------------9---|----5---------5---|----5---------5---|
D-7---9------------|-7---9------------|-5----------------|-5----------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E(VII) F(VIII) E(VII) F(VIII)
| | | |
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
What a catalyst You turned out to Loaded the guns You run off home
be then for your
G(III) G(III) G(III) G(III) G
| | | | |
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Tea Left me standing Like a naughty
schoolboy
G(III)
| | | | | | | |
|------------------|
Verse3 (Guitar1, Guitar2)
-------------------------
C D C C*
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
We came out of it Naturally the Beaten and bloody Was sick down my
worst and I shirt
C D C D
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
We were no match Untamed wit Though some of the They'll be back
for their lads said next week
F G
|------------------|
Verse3 is exactly the same as the first 9 bars of Verse1, except for bar 4
in which Guitar1 plays an extra bar of C - instead of the expected D.
Chorus4 (Guitar2)
-----------------
[play 4 Times]
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D------------------|---------2--------|---------5---2----|---------5---2----|
A-3---5-5----------|-3---2---0--------|-0---3------------|-0---3------------|
E-1---3-3----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Hello hooray Theres a price to For the Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles
pay
[2]
Hello hooray I'd prefer the To the Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles
plague
[3]
Hello hooray Theres a price to For the Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles
pay
[4]
Hello hooray I'd prefer the To the Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles
plague
~~ ~~
E------------------|------------------|
B---------5--------|---------5--------|
G(5)--5-------5----|-----5-------5----|
D-5----------------|-5----------------|
A------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|
Noise Section (Guitar1)
-----------------------
-38 bars of random guitars sounds, base this section on the intro-
Ending (Guitar2)
-----------------
E-Play-Staccatto-and-Mute-throughout--|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D---------55--22---|---------55--22---|---------55--22---|---------55--22---|
A-00--33-----------|-00--33-----------|-00--33-----------|-00--33-----------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles
A~~~~~~
E------------------|
B------------------|
G-2----------------|
D-2----------------|
A-0----------------|
E------------------|
TAB Key
--------
/ - slide up
- slide down
X - mute with palm of picking hand
U - upstroke
D - downstroke
() - incidental note
~ - hold note
harm - harmonic
rake - exagerate the strumming of the chord
(but not enough for it to be an arpeggio)
Notes
------
This song is in 4/4 time, and uses 2 Guitars.
The intro voicings are based on an open A-shape, slid up and down
the neck. The scraping noises are achieved by scraping the plectrum
up and down the strings. The guitar sound (for Guitar1) is slightly
distorted - too much distortion will make this section 'mushy'.
The verses are made up of 2 guitar parts. Guitar1 plays partial bar
chords, based upon the open A-shape, at the 3rd and 5th positions.
Guitar2 plays muted root notes and power chord versions of the bar
chords, based upon the open E-shape, at the 8th and 10th frets.
The choruses consist of power chords and a 5 bar riff.
The bridge makes extensive use of Bar chords. Verticle lines above
the TAB stave show the rhythm pattern used.
The picking patterns in the bridge, bars 10-17, are based around the
moveable E-shape at the 8th and 10th frets. This has been shown as a
2 guitar part, because of the way the notes are allowed to ring over
each other - it is possible to approximate this part with one Guitar.
The noise section lasts 38 bars and is a more extreme version of the
intro. I haven't tabbed it out, but use the Intro as a guide to what
you could do here. Use plenty of string scrapes, and also the pickup
selector to switch between pickups, creating a rhythmic effect.
The outro is based on bars 3 and 4 of the chorus - but played in a
staccato style.
This Transcription (c) Copyright DarkMusic 1997.
This Transcription (and others) is also available at:
http://www.mandy.co.uk/music/tabs/
Comments and corrections welcome.
Wayne Ellis email [email protected]