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Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 13:13:42 -0700
From: Jim Moyer
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: TAB: mekong by The Refreshments
"Mekong", by The Refreshments
Written by Blush, Clyne, Edwards, Naffah
>From the album "Fizzy Fuzzy Big & Buzzy"
Transcribed by Jim Moyer (jamesem@imap3.asu.edu)
Notes:
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The rhythm guitar is played clean with upstrokes.
I get a decent replication of the lead guitar sound with just my
Strat and Marshall amp (on lead channel with reverb all the way to 11).
During the verse the rhythm guitar plays the chords listed while the
lead guitar plays the verse riff. During the chorus the lead guitar
plays the chords listed, but as barre chords.
I have not tabbed the solo, but will hopefully add that soon.
There may be a few minor discrepancies but I think the following is
pretty close.
Opening chords (upstrokes):
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Am Am Am Am C C C C Am Am Am Am C C C C
Opening riff (rhythm guitar repeat above chords):
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E|------------------------------------------7-7H8-7--------------------|
B|------------------8-------------------4/8---8---8--------------------|
G|--------4--H5--4/9---9---------4--H5----------------------4--H5------|
D|-----5----------------------5--------------------------5-------------|
A|--3----------------------3--------------------------3----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Barkeep...
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----8------12------13-----------------5-5-3-3-----------------------|
G|--4/9---9/12---12/14-----------4--H5---5-5-4-4----4^4----------------|
D|----------------------------5------------------5------5--------------|
A|-------------------------3------------------------------0------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse riff (4 times):
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4H5-4------------------------5----5--------------------------------|
D|--------5------------------5---5H7--5---------------------3----------|
A|----------0----------5--5H7-----------7-5-------------3-3H5--5-------|
E|-------------3-33-5/7---------------------1--1-1-3/5-------------5-5-|
Verse riff (5th time): Rhythm Fill 1 (see "*Fill 1" below):
E|-------------3--| E|--------------|
B|-------------3--| B|--------------|
G|--4H5-4------4--| G|--2^2--0------|
D|--------5----5--| D|----------2P0-|
A|----------0--5--| A|--------------|
E|-------------3--| E|--------------|
Verse 1:
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Am G C F
Barkeep another Mekong please. Yes of course you can keep the change.
Am G C
New glass here for this new friend of mine. Forgive me I forgot your
F Am G C
name. Flip a coin what shall we talk about? Heads I tell the truth and
F Am G C
tails I lie. Well I came all the way from Taipei today. Now Bangkok's
F Am
pourin' rain as I'm goin' blind again and I haven't seen my girl for
G
fifteen thousand miles.
Chorus 1:
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F C G
Well is it true it's always happy hour here?
F G *Fill 1
And if it is I'd like to stay a while.
Am G F G Am
Well as cliche as it may sound I'd like to raise another round.
G F
And if your bottle's empty help yourself to mine.
G (opening chords + opening riff)
Thank you for your time. And here's to life...
Verse 2:
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Am G C
Barkeep we need to go around again. One for me and "what's his name"
F Am G
my new best friend. So deal me in and I'll pick my cards up off the
C F Am
floor. I'll see your lucky coin and raise a pack of lies. Smile to the
G C
girl at the door, another four-dollar whore. But don't look her in the
F Am G
eyes she'll break your heart. We came all the way from Taipei today.
C F
Still Bangkok's pissin' rain and we're goin' blind again and I haven't
Am G
seen my girl for fifteen thousand miles.
Chorus 2:
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F C G
Well is it true it's always happy hour here?
F G *Fill 1
And if it is I'd like to stay a while.
Am G F G Am
Well as cliche as it may sound I'd like to raise another round.
G F
And if your bottle's empty help yourself to mine.
G (solo...)
Thank you for your time. And here's to life...
Chords during solo (1 measure each):
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Am C Am G Am F Am G
Chorus 3:
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F C G
Well is it true it's always happy hour here?
F G *Fill 1
And if it is I'd like to stay a while.
Am G F G Am
Well as cliche as it may sound I'd like to raise another round.
G F
And if your bottle's empty help yourself to mine.
G *Fill 1
Thank you for your time.
Am G F G Am
Well as cliche as it may sound I'd like to raise another round.
G F
And if your bottle's empty help yourself to mine.
G (opening riff and chords)
Thank you for your time. And here's to life. And here's to life.
Mmm Hmm Mmm. And here's to life. And here's to life...again.
Tab notes:
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/ = slide up
^ = 1/2 bend up
H = hammer-on
P = pull-off
Chord chart:
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Am X02210 Am (barre) 577555
G 320003 G (barre) 355433
C X32010 C (barre) X35553
F XX3211 F (barre) 133211
Transcribed by Jim Moyer (jamesem@imap3.asu.edu)
Any comments or questions or corrections are welcome.
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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bec Average |
#1 by bec madden at May 4, 1975 at 10:46 PM EST |
| I believe the words are "I came all the way / from Tempe today" The band is from Tempe, AZ (which i wish i'd known when i was visiting family there). | |
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eric Rhythm Player |
#2 by eric johnson at Feb 15, 1987 at 8:07 PM EST |
| it's about celebrating life, wherever you are. mekong, by the way, is an expensive whiskey from thailand. | |
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btotherizzad Average |
#3 by btotherizzad moriznad at Nov 7, 1987 at 12:39 PM EST |
| yeah, celebrating life i gues, no matter where it put you. Drown you're sarrows and have a good time. I'm not sure, but i really like the song | |
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#4 by at Mar 22, 1994 at 5:24 PM EST |
| anakoluthon is right. It is Tempe. I used to live there for several years, and I found out many people native there, or who lived there their whole lives pronounce it "Temp-ay". This is a great song about celebrating life with friends and strangers. | |
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Toni Average |
#5 by Toni at Mar 22, 1999 at 12:01 PM EST |
| This band is so amazing. I love almost every song they made. | |
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rockman Average |
#6 by rockman the sequel at Apr 6, 2007 at 10:26 AM EST |
| No, no, no.. you're both wrong. He says He came all the way from Taipei today. Taipei, in Taiwan. By the way, Locals call it "Tem-pee" for Tempe. I should know, I live there. He's singing about Bangkok and Mekongs, so it's no stretch of the imagination that he's singing about Asia, which is where Taipei is | |
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