'Tractor Rape Chain' by Guided By Voices - Guitar Tutorial

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From: jeffnmoe@MCS.COM (jeffnmoe)
Date: 30 May 1995 20:20:43 -0500

	    'Tractor Rape Chain' by Guided by Voices
                 from the album 'Bee Thousand'

  standard tuning (EBGDAE top to bottom)

  NOTE: I haven't tabbed the acoustic intro; if you want to
  experiment, tune your guitar slightly flat from standard
  tuning and use variations of the verse chords.

  Also, I haven't included exact number of keystrokes in verse
  progression; I tabbed it to show different voicings I use for
  same named chords in the verse. If you have other voicings you
  prefer to use for these chords, be my guest (gee, thanks dude).

                   verse progression

     Asus2       A        Asus4    A  Asus2 A     A Asus2 A
  ---0--0--0--0--------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
  ---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--
  ---2--2--2--2--6--6--6--7--7--7--2--4--2--2--2--2--4--2--
  ---2--2--2--2--7--7--7--7--7--7--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--
  ---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
  ---------------------------------------------------------
	
            chorus chords (not in order)

         A    A/G#   Bm    D     E    F#m
       --0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----2------
       --2-----2-----3-----3-----0-----2------
       --2-----2-----4-----2-----1-----2------
       --2-----2-----4-----0-----2-----4------
       --0-----0-----2-----------2-----4------
       --------4-----2-----------0-----2------


     ****** how it all goes together ******

  (acoustic intro not included)

  (play verse progression 2x no vocals....)

  (then continue to play verse progression while singing...)

    Asus2     A         Asus4   A Asus2 A   A  Asus2 A
    why is it everytime i think about you
    Asus2              A            Asus4
    something that you have said or implied
             A Asus2 A  A  Asus2 A
    makes me doubt you
    Asus2                 A      Asus4
    then i look into your cynical eyes
         A Asus2 A   A  Asus2 A
    and i know it
    Asus2                A        Asus4
    as if it never meant anything to me

  (chorus)
    D                                  A                 A/G#
    parallel lines on a slow decline   tractor rape chain
    D                Bm                  A                 F#m
    better yet  lets all get wet  on the tractor rape chain
    E                     D
    speed up slow down go all around in the end

   (again, play verse progression 2x no vocals....)

   (..and continue to play verse progression while singing...)

    Asus2                  A        Asus4    A Asus2 A  A  Asus2 A
    in the first place its probably just paranoia
    Asus2                    A 
    but theres a ghost in my room
           Asus4          A Asus2 A A Asus2 A
    and he says i better run
    Asus2         A            Asus4    A  Asus2 A A Asus2 A
    its a thing i know   its a thing i believe in
              E
    won't you tell it to go away?

    (repeat chorus)


    ...questions, comments and corrections to jeffnmoe@mcs.com