Title: B is for Brutus
Artists: The Hives
Album: Tyranasaurus Hives
Transcribed by: Erin Cox
This song is pretty crazy melodically and emploes some either well thought out
riff or a drug induced improvisation. Either way the songs pretty good and fun
to play! Thanks Nick Arson...
2 guitars, both in standard tuning (EADGBE), in the key of B Minor.
X3 _Intro_
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|------------|------------|--------------------|
|------------|------------|--------------------|
|--5---/-9---|--4---------|--------------------|
|--5--/--9---|--4---------|--5-4-5-4-7-5-4-0---|
|--3-/---7---|--2---------|--------------------|
1 2 3 4
-(lift off the strings slightly after sliding to get that buzzing effect)
Guitar 1. (rhythm part) X2
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|------------------------------------------|
|--4-------2----------------0--4-------2---|
|--4-------2--0--5-------7--0--4-------2---|
|--2-------0--0--5-------7--0--2-------0---|
|-------------0--3-------5-----------------|
1 2 3 & & 1 2 3 & & 1 2 3 & (the "&" is an upstrum)
Guitar 2. (melody played over previous measure) X2
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|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------9-7-5-0------5-4-2-0------9-7-5-0--5-4-5-4-7-5-4-0---|
|--0-7----------0-3----------0-7----------------------------|
*(the next 2 measures are played twice...except the last chord of the 2nd measure
is taken off the second time you play it)
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--4-----------------------------------------------7--9--4---|
|--------------------------------------------------7--9--4---|
|--------------------------------------------------5--7--2---|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------7---7-----------7---7-----------7---7-----------|
|--4---------7-9-7-4---------7-9-7-4---------7-9-7-7--9--4---|
|--------------------------------------------------7--9--4---|
|--------------------------------------------------5--7--2---|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3
"but if you do it, do it goooood Bruuuutuus....REAL GOOD!
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|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--7---------------9---------------------------12----11---|
|--7---------------9---------------------------12----11---|
|--5---------------7---------------------------10-----9---|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
"Like a little man should!"
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|-------------------------|
|--9------7-----9-----4---|
|--9------7-----9-----4---|
|--7------5-----7-----2---|
|-------------------------|
Guitar 1. (rhythm part) X2
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|--4-------2----------------0--4-------2---|
|--4-------2--0--5-------7--0--4-------2---|
|--2-------0--0--5-------7--0--2-------0---|
|-------------0--3-------5-----------------|
1 2 3 & & 1 2 3 & & 1 2 3 & (the "&" is an upstrum)
Guitar 2. (melody played over previous measure) X2
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------9-7-5-0------5-4-2-0------9-7-5-0--5-4-5-4-7-5-4-0---|
|--0-7----------0-3----------0-7----------------------------|
*(the next 2 measures are played twice...except the last chord of the 2nd measure
is taken off the second time you play it)
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--4-----------------------------------------------7--9--4---|
|--------------------------------------------------7--9--4---|
|--------------------------------------------------5--7--2---|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------7---7-----------7---7-----------7---7-----------|
|--4---------7-9-7-4---------7-9-7-4---------7-9-7-7--9--4---|
|--------------------------------------------------7--9--4---|
|--------------------------------------------------5--7--2---|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3
"but if you do it, do it goooood Bruuuutuus....REAL GOOD!
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--7---------------9---------------------------12----11---|
|--7---------------9---------------------------12----11---|
|--5---------------7---------------------------10-----9---|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
"Like a little man should!"
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|--9------7-----9-----4---|
|--9------7-----9-----4---|
|--7------5-----7-----2---|
|-------------------------|
X3
|------------|------------|--------------------|
|------------|------------|--------------------|
|------------|------------|--------------------|
|--5---/-9---|--4---------|--------------------|
|--5--/--9---|--4---------|--5-4-5-4-7-5-4-0---|
|--3-/---7---|--2---------|--------------------|
1 2 3 4
Interlude (the harmonic sounding part that comes in at 1:48)
------this section is played over the previous measure....
|----------|----------|-----21---|
|----------|-----19---|----------|
|-----16---|----------|----------|
|--17------|--17------|--17------|
|----------|----------|----------|
|----------|----------|----------|
Guitar 1. (rhythm part) X2
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|--4-------2----------------0--4-------2---|
|--4-------2--0--5-------7--0--4-------2---|
|--2-------0--0--5-------7--0--2-------0---|
|-------------0--3-------5-----------------|
1 2 3 & & 1 2 3 & & 1 2 3 &
Guitar 2. (melody played over previous measure) X1
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------9-7-5-0------5-4-2-0------9-7-5-0--5-4-5-4-7-5-4-0---|
|--0-7----------0-3----------0-7----------------------------|
Guitar 2. (melody played over Guitar 1 part) X1
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------7-6-7-9---|
|-----------------------------------------7-6-7-9---|
|------9-7-5-0------5-4-2-0------9-7-5-0--5-4-5-7---|
|--0-7----------0-3----------0-7--------------------|
X2
|------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|--4-------2----------------0--4-------2---|--------------------|
|--4-------2--0--5-------7--0--4-------2---|--------------------|
|--2-------0--0--5-------7--0--2-------0---|--5-4-5-4-7-5-4-0---|
|-------------0--3-------5-----------------|--------------------|
1 2 3 & & 1 2 3 & & 1 2 3 &
"REAL GOOD,","LIKE A LITTLE MAN SHOULD!"
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|-------------------------------------|
|--12--11------9-------7-----9----4---|
|--12--11------9-------7-----9----4---|
|--10---9------7-------5-----7----2---|
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Artist: Hives
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