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Lakini's Juice
Graze
Century
Ghost
Unsheathed
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Turn My Head
Heropsychodreamer
Freaks
Gas Hed Goes West

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From ada108@psu.edu Wed Apr  9 12:44:51 1997
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 14:40:42 -0500
From: Andy Adelewitz 
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: CRD: Insomnia and the Hole in the Universe by Live

"Insomnia and the Hole in the Universe" by +Live+
from the album Secret Samadhi
trascribed by Andy Adelewitz (ada108@psu.edu)

Tune down 1/2 step.

Chords used:

    F5    D5    C     A5    Dm    C5    G5    B5
Eb|-------------------------5---------------------
Bb|-------------------------6---------------------
Gb|-10----7-----9-----------7-----5-----------4---
Db|-10----7-----10----7-----7-----5-----5-----4---
Ab|-8-----5-----10----7-----5-----3-----5-----2---
Eb|-------------8-----5-----------------3---------


INTRO:

First guitar plays  F5  D5  and then the second plays:

Eb|---------0---
Bb|-1-h-3-------

First plays  F5  D5  again and the second plays:

Eb|---------3--0--
Bb|-1-h-3---------

First plays  F5  D5  C5, then whole band comes in.


VERSE:

F5           D5
  My brother kicked his feet to sleep
F5           D5
  My brother kicked his feet to sleep
F5           D5 
  My brother kicked his feet to sleep
    A5     D5
And I sang the dirge song


Intro played over again after first verse.

Chorus:

Dm    A5        C5               G5
Angel don't you have some bagels in my oven
Dm    A5        C5         G5
Lady, don't you know a man when you see one?
Dm   A5    C              G5
Crazy lady with the shiny shoes, where are you?
Dm       A5       C5                  G5
Kick you feet and calm the space that makes you hollow

Then back into intro and verse.

After second chorus, chorus chords are repeated a couple times,
then comes the bridge.

BRIDGE:

F5                E5                       F5
anal, tight-assed soldier with that dogged heart
              C5
put down your gun
F5               E5                       F5
we are ready to explode, we gotta take it smart
            C5          B5
and take it slow


Then back into intro, then chorus. End with  F5 D5.

From dufresne@deskmedia.com Sun Apr 27 11:20:53 1997
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 15:40:12 -0500
From: dufresne 
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: TAB: 'Insomnia and the Hole in the Universe' by 'Live'

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"Insomnia and the Hole in the Universe"
by +Live+

transcribed by Andy Dufresne (dufresne@deskmedia.com)

This is probably my favorite song on this album.  As usual,
play it tuned down ½ step.  All of the chords are listed as
they would be played in standard tuning.  I didnt mess with
the solo, it is a bunch of variations on the D/Dsus kind of
stuff in the intro.  I think these chords are pretty accurate, 
but please send me any corrections you may find (or the solo).
Here it is:

INTRO:
	F	D		F	D	Dsus	    C	
eb------1-------2---------2-----1-------2--------3-----0----0-
bb------1-------3------3--------1-------3-----3-------------1-
Gb------2-------2---2-----------2-------2--2----------------0-
Db------3-------0----------(0)--3-------0-------------------2-
Ab------3-------0---------------3-------0-------------------3-
Eb------1-------X---------------1-------X-------------------0-


VERSE:  (F	D Dsus)

My brother kicked his feet to sleep, ect, ect
And I sang the dirge song

(play intro)

My brother never missed a beat
My brother kicked his feet to sleep, sweet feet
My brother kicked his feet to sleep
And I sang the dirge song

CHORUS:  (Dm	A	C	G)

Angel, dont you have some bagels in my oven?
Lady, dont you know a man when you see one?
Crazy lady with the shiny shoes, where are you?
Kick your feet and calm the space that makes you hollow

(play intro)

VERSE
VERSE
CHORUS

BRIDGE:  (Bm	Am	F	G*)

Anal, tight assed soldier with that dogged heart
put down your gun
we are ready to explode, we gotta take it smart
and take it slow


chords used:
F [133211]  D[X00232]  Dsus [X00233]  Dm [X00231]  A [002220]  C [032010]
G [320003] Bm [224432]  Am [002210]  G* [355433]
From: spider@olemiss.edu


"Insomnia and the Hole In the Universe" by Live
On the new album, Secret Samadhi

This is another cool song from Live's latest album.  The album's really good, 
but it's something that definitely grows on you as you listen to it.

Transcribed by spider@olemiss.edu

Tune a 1/2 step down, as per usual for about 99% of Live's songs.


Intro:
(using Chorus, again...)

     F	D5/A	    F	     D5/A  	    F     D5/A	    C
eb:--1-------------|--1--------------|--1--------------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Bb:--1-------3-----|--1-------3------|--1------3-------|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Gb:--2-------2-----|--2-------2------|--2------2-------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Db:--3-------0-----|--3-------0------|--3------0-------|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Ab:--3-------0-----|--3-------0------|--3------0--0-2-3|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Eb:--1-------------|--1--------------|--1--------------|------------------|


Verse:

	My brother... 					   ...I sang the dirge song.
     F	D5/A	    F	     D5/A  	    F     D5/A	    A		D5/A
eb:--1-------------|--1--------------|--1--------------|--0---------------|
Bb:--1-------3-----|--1-------3------|--1------3-------|--2-------3-------|
Gb:--2-------2-----|--2-------2------|--2------2-------|--2-------2-------|
Db:--3-------0-----|--3-------0------|--3------0-------|--2-------0-------|
Ab:--3-------0-----|--3-------0------|--3------0-------|--0-------0-------|
Eb:--1-------------|--1--------------|--1--------------|------------------|


Chorus:
(using Heavy Distortion)

	  Angel, Angel...
     Dm		     A		     C  		     G
eb:---5----5-------|---5-----5-------|---3---3----x-x--|---3---3---3------|
Bb:---6----6-------|---5-----5-------|---5---5----x-x--|---3---3---3------|
Gb:---7----7-------|---6-----6-------|---5---5----x-x--|---4---4---4------|
Db:---7----7-------|---7-----7-------|---5---5----x-x--|---5---5---5------|
Ab:---5----5-------|---7-----7-------|---3---3----x-x--|---5---5---5------|
Eb:---5----5-------|---5-----5-------|---3---3----x-x--|---3---3---3------|

Play this 4x's.
(*****listen to the chorus to figure out the exact struming pattern, because 
	it changes slightly when he sings, "Crazy Lady, ..."*****)


Bridge:

	   Anal, tight-assed...
      F		     Am		     F		     C
eb:---1------------|---0-------------|---1-------------|---0--------------|
Bb:---1------------|---1-------------|---1-------------|---1--------------|
Gb:---2------------|---2-------------|---2-------------|---0--------------|
Db:---3------------|---2-------------|---3-------------|---2--------------|
Ab:---3------------|---0-------------|---3-------------|---3--------------|
Eb:---1------------|-----------------|---1-------------|------------------|

      F		     Am		     F		     C
eb:---1------------|---0-------------|---1-------------|---0--------------|
Bb:---1------------|---1-------------|---1-------------|---1--------------|
Gb:---2------------|---2-------------|---2-------------|---0--------------|
Db:---3------------|---2-------------|---3-------------|---2--------------|
Ab:---3------------|---0-------------|---3-------------|---3--------------|
Eb:---1------------|-----------------|---1-------------|------------------|


      G
eb:---3------------|
Bb:---3------------|
Gb:---0------------|
Db:---0------------|
Ab:---2------------|
Eb:---3------------|


That's pretty much the whole song, except for a few lead riffs that are played.
Again, listen to the song to figure out what parts go where.
Have fun!

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture MysticCat Wanna Be	#1 by MysticCat (Janis johnny Udodovs) at Sep 20, 1971 at 7:57 AM EST
	This song is about the differences between east and west thinking. Swami = East Brother, I = West. My brother kicked his feet to sleep is saying that like a kid he did not want to sleep or accept that he needed to. And in the west we dont accept death as a natural part of things therefore we sing the dirge song. The part about bagels and shiny shoes is about wanting more. Bagels as oppossed to bread Shiny shoes instead of just shoes. People not comfortable with who they are or what they have. All the east have is a sheet as clothes and they dont attempt to want more than what they need. They also have a different idea of what death is and dont need to mourne in the same way.

No Picture Kornowski - Wanna Be	#2 by Kornowski - Im не русский, Бог Черт возьми! at Nov 1, 1971 at 7:33 PM EST
	Oh, yeah and the "kicked his feet to sleep" thing may be somone's death convulsions.

No Picture James Wanna Be	#3 by James Makowiecki at Nov 10, 1972 at 2:08 AM EST
	Ok, let's get one thing straight real quick. A swami is a hindu religious teacher, similar to a guru. Anyway, I think this song is about how many holy men are to removed from baseline humanity to actually connect with god properly. In a way, Ed's saying they are too prudent to actually immerse themselves in God, where as many desperate people have no problem with that. The dirge indicates a loss, probably of a brother, which would make whoever this song's point of view from somone who is willing to immerse themselves in God.

No Picture Rhythm Player	#4 by riotsk8team001 (jason) at Oct 9, 1988 at 10:32 PM EST
	nice... damn never got that meaning from the lyrics =) but still something that confuses me are the lines: "Angel, don't you have some bagels in my oven? Lady, don't you know a man when you see one? Crazy lady with the shiny shoes, where are you? Kick your feet and calm the space that makes you hollow"

No Picture Travis Wanna Be	#5 by Travis Alford at Jun 28, 1994 at 9:29 AM EST
	the entire album was written in freakin jamaca. and probably recorded there too if i can be bothetred to find the CD sleve. stoned as hell is all im going to say.

No Picture Andrew Wanna Be	#6 by Andrew Long at May 19, 2001 at 1:25 AM EST
	come on! someone must have something about this song =) (the best song my live in my oppinion) but i have NO IDEA what they're singin about

No Picture Katie Wanna Be	#7 by Katie St. Michel at Jun 13, 2002 at 8:25 PM EST
	First, it's important to know what a dirge is: it's a funeral song. This song is about a little swami, probably a generic name for an impoverished boy overseas, who refuses to sing a dirge song, walking always at a steady pace. I think the song is a message to those of us who live in comfort, yet still complain about stuff that in the end really doesn't matter. If little swami can be happy in his own way, why can't we?

No Picture Sarah McKagan Musical Genius	#8 by Sarah McKagan (AKA - Lady Rock 'n' Roll) at Jan 19, 2003 at 2:24 AM EST
	Had the opportunity to ask Ed what this song meant (one of my favorites) He said that it was written at a time he was "experimenting with drugs" (in other words- he has no fucking idea either)! Great tune, 'though!