starting to get serious . . .

BUMMER:
In normal Tuning.  ( EADGBE )  

Intro:
 D, F, G,

And when the vocals come:  
D, C, B#, A
B#, C, D, E, F

First part is D, F, G. If you want to play bar chords or
the sonic youth octave chords, whatever. 

The second part, though is a weird dave chording, is basically 
D, C, B#, A. Then B#, C, D, and an E to a quick little F.
 Then repeat and end on the F. Then start over. 
If you really want to play it Grifter style you'll improvise a bridge in D.

transcribed by tripp

BANJO

okay, two choices here . . .

Crunchasmash says:

G D E A and C with third fret held on the high strings

but then tripp says:

I thought it was something like E, B, A, E. For the verse anyhoo

Someone try these and get back to me.

Queen of the Table Waters
This was sent to me by Miche, an ol' friend of the grifters.

1st chorus F# E Dminor

Vocal Bridge(twice) A B F# A B C#

Chorus C# B D (3 times ) C# B D E

Radio City Suicide:
In Normal Tuning ( Eat A Dead Gopher Before Exercise )

G-F-A-G-C-A#-D  or something like that . . .

or is it:

G F A (all E string bar chords) followed by C Bb (Bflat) E (all A string bar chords) - G F A C Bb E

transcribed by me and rosad

 

Bronzecast is vaguely:
Normal Tuning ( EADGBE )

C#-A#-C#-F#-G-C#

transcribed by me, I'm missing a chord aren't I . . .

Hate just may be:
Normal Tuning ( EADGBE )

D-C#-D-E-C#

transcribed by me

 

Wreck:
Normal Tuning ( EADGBE )

D-G-C 
I'm fairly certain that this one is WRONG.  No, I am certain, someone help me out here

transcribed by me

 

The Want's main bass part probably is:
Normal Tuning ( EADGBE )

G-G-DC#A-A-ABG 

transcribed by me

 

His Jesus Song:
Normal Tuning ( EADGBE )

Intro and Verse

-----------------------------------2-----/
-----------------------------------3-----/
---1--- 1--------1------ 1--------2----/
---2---2------- 2-------2--------------/
---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---------/
------------3-------3--------3---------/

Then

-----------------------------------------/
-----------------------------------------/
---1----1--------1------1--------1-----/
---2---2------- 2-------2--------2-----/
---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----/
------------3-------3--------3---------/

"Solo" : all in second position (A string) bar chords

DDDD - C# - B -slide- C# -slide- B -slide- C# - DDDD

 Repeat a bunch of times, then play same thing but down around the 7th
to 10Th  fret i. e. G - Fsharp - E

Rosad suggests you use your pinky to play the E String, 3rd fret note (the
one that makes the G), while keeping the E with your other fingers i. e.
just play the 2 top strings when you do the G .

Transcribed Rosad, with help from Tripp

The rest of these are Rosad's transcriptions. 

Thumbnail:
Normal Tuning ( EADGBE )

Slide to D (5th fret) then Fsharp (9th fret) followed by B (2nd fret) then D (5th fret) and E (7th fret). Sometimes add, after playing the preceding line, B (2nd fret), D (5th fret) and A (either first position open chord or 5th fret).  - D Fsharp B D E + B D A

-or is it the same thing on E string?

this time using only E string bar chords.  Just do A (5th fret) Cb (9th fret) Gb (2nd fret) A (again) B (7th fret) + Gb (2nd fret) A (5th fret) E (first position open chord).

Black Fuel Incinerator:
Normal Tuning ( EADGBE )

main riff: E (first position open chord) Gb G (last 2 notes are E string bar chords). Do a partial palm mute (i. e. mute the top strings only) and slap the lower strings silly, to give a sincopated feel to it. - E Gb G

Teenage Jesus: 
D tuning ( DADF#AD )

main riff: Gb (E string bar chord: keep your baring finger  <usually your index finger>, on and off the string to do the rythmm) B Gb (same chord as before) A (first position open chord if you're lazy, your usual bar cord if you're not) E (first position open chord) and finally B (like the previous B this one is a A string bar chord) - Gb B Gb A B

Get Out of That Spaceship and Fight Like a Man
D tuning ( DADF#AD )

Main Riff:

----------------------------------------------------------/
------------------------------0--3----------9--9--9--9-----/
----------------^3--------0--0--2---Slide--8--8--8--8-----/
----------------^3----0-----------------------------------/
_------------0--------------------------------------------/
 --------^3--0--------------------------------------------/

Second part of the main riff:

----------------------------------------------------------/
----------------------------------------------------------/
----------------------^3------0---------------------------/
----------------------^3---0------------------------------/
-- ----------------0--------------------------------------/
--------------^3--0------------------0--^3--0--0---------/

^ : means bend

Last four notes : alternate between down stroke and up stroke.

Verse Riff:

--------------------------------------------------------------------/
--------------------------------------------------------------------/
--------------------------------------------------------------------/
--5--5--5--5--5---x--x-----------5--5--5--5--5--x--x--------------5-/
--5--5--5--5--5---x--x--7--x--8--5--5--5--5--5--x--x--8--x--7--7--5-/
--5--5--5--5--5---x--x--5--x--5--5--5--5--5--5--x--x--5--x--5--5--5-/

All downsrokes.

Tuning Guide:

How do you do the D tuning? .......Don't touch the
A or the D strings. Tune both your E's to your D string. (Down a whole
step). Tune your B string to an A. And tune your G Down a half step.
(one fret)........

Tripp

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