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- #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
- #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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- From: Brett Mellor <mellob@rpi.edu>
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- Start Choppin (Dinosaur Jr)
-
- intro:
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- -XX--10--10-10--10--10-XX--10--10-10--10---
- -XX--9---9--9---9---9--XX--9---9--9---11--
- -XX--9-h-11-9---9---9--XX--9-h-11-9---12--
- -XX--0---0--0---0---0--XX--0---0--0-------
- ------------------------------------------
-
-
- main riff looks like A D A A-B with the main guitar playing
-
- ------------------------------------
- -4-6-4-6-4-6-4-6--------------------
- -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------
- ------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------
-
- in the chorus, sometimes D sounds like Bm and vice versa...
-
-
- A D
- There's no going back to there
- A D
- Some of them can't even react
- A D
- Didn't say it's not OK
- A D
- But we are dealing the same way
-
- ---------------
- ------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------
-
- in the chorus, sometimes D sounds like Bm and vice versa...
-
-
- A D
- There's no going back to there
- A D
- Some of them can't even react
- A D
- Didn't say it's not OK
- A D
- But we are dealing the same way
-
- D
- I ain't telling you a secret ---> CHORUS
- Bm A D A A B (+ 9)
- I ain't telling you GOODBYE
-
- (main riff)
- It's the last thing on my mind
-
- Still you won't let things unwind
-
- Instead it stayed around your head
-
- Can't you hear a word I said (CHORUS)
-
- (main riff)
- When you call, it's just not fair
-
- It's the last thing you should share
-
- I can't deal, I'll let you know
-
- Still I wish you'd let it go (CHORUS)
-
- D
- I'm telling you for one last time
- A E
- It's not just you, the problem's mine cause HER
- D
- I waited it out long as I could
- A E
- If you need it, sure I would, that's FINE
-
- solo: D A E D A E A
-
- A D
- There's no going back to there
- A D
- Some of them can't even react
- A D
- Didn't say it's not OK
- A D
- But we are dealing the same way (CHORUS)
-
- Goodbye...Goodbye...Goodbye...
-
- D
- I'm telling you for one last time
- A E
- It's not just you, the problem's mine cause HER
- D
- I waited it out long as I could
- A E
- If you need it, sure I would, that's FINE
-
- D
- I'm taking away alot of stuff
- A E
- I'm telling you it's rough or not, you're GONE
-
- D ...
-
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-
-
- I'm sure of all the lyrics except for two parts:
- Where it goes: cause HER
- you're GONE
-
- From: "Simon A. Morgan" <se4sm@de-montfort.ac.uk>
-
- NOTE: Somebody has already submitted a partial tab of this song to
- the archive, but it doesn't include this (important) riff.
-
- Dinosaur Jr.
- "Start Choppin" (from the 1993 album "Where You Been")
-
- This is the main riff used;
-
- ^ ^ v v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v (v = upstrum)
- E--------------------------------------------------- (^ = downstrum)
- B----------7----5------------2-----2-----2-----2----
- G--2--2--------------2-/-4------4-----4-----4-------
- D--2--2----4----2----2-/-4--------------------------
- A---------------------------------------------------
- E---------------------------------------------------
- 1 1 4 4 4 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1
- 1 1 3 3
-
- (Numbers below tab showing the fingering I use)
-
- Simon Morgan : se4sm@dmu.ac.uk / simon@altworld.demon.co.uk
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