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Sisters Of Mercy Nine While Nine Guitar Tab


Nine While Nine Bass Tab
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From: cy888@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Paul Thompson)

Nine While Nine
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
by The Sisters of Mercy
(as played by iwitnis)
(eigenstr@CS.Rose-Hulman.Edu)


Comments and suggestions are welcome.


Guitar
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(Thanks to Par Svensson (t89par@bellatrix.tdb.uu.se) for the original
tab I saw.)


Riff 1:

e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--2-3-2-----2-----0--------------|-2-3-2-----2-----0--------0-------|
D|---------0----0-3---3-3-3s5-5-5--|--------0----0-3---3-2--2---2-----|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|


Riff 2:
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|--2-3-2-0--|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|


Riff 3:
(a) (b)
e|-------------------------- e|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------- B|--------------------------|
G|-2----2-----0------------- G|-2----2-------------------|
D|--0--0-----------2-3-2-0-- D|--0--0------2----2-3-2-0--|
A|-------3---3-3------------ A|-------3---3-3------------|
E|-------------------------- E|--------------------------|

(c)
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|-2----2---|
D|--0--0----|
A|-------3--|
E|----------|


Riff 4:

e|--------0-0---------------------|
B|-3--3-3-----3-1--1-1-1-----1-1--|
G|-----------------------2-2------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|


Riff 5:

e|--------0-0------|
B|-3--3-3-----3-1--|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|


Riff 6:

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--2-3-2----------------------------------------|
D|---------2-2-0-0-------------------------------|
A|-----------------3-3-2-2-0---0--0-0-0000...----|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

Bass (transcribed by Frank Tower)
---------------------------------

(a)
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-5---5---5---8-7-3-----------3--|
E|---------------------3---0------|

(b)
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-5---5---5---5---3---3-------0--|
E|-------------------------3------|

(c)
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-5---5---5---5---3p0h3p0-----0--|
E|-------------------------3------|


Notes:

Riffs 4 and 5 are played as backing on the First and Last and Always
disc, and they're also played by a keyboard. However, on the
"Knocking on Heaven's Door" bootleg, at least, the lead guitar plays
them. If you only have one guitar and no keyboard, they add a little
variety to an otherwise very repetivitve song. (If you listen closely
to the studio version, you can pick up the rhythm.)

Bass riff (a) is what's actually played. However, Frank does the
vocals as well as bass, and riff (a) is a little too complicated to
play while singing, so he plays (a) when he's not singing, and
switched between (b) and (c) when he is. I'm too busy with the guitar
to pay attention to which he plays when.


Here's how I play it:

Intro:
1 1 2 3a 3b 3a 3c

1 1 2 3a 3b 3a 3c

1 1 2 3a 3b 3a 3b

4 4 4 5

1 1 2 3a 3b 3a 3c

1 1 2 3a 3b 3a 3c

1 1 2 3a 3b 3a 3b 3a 3b 3a 3b

4 4 4 5

6 (or repeat 4 4 4 5 to fade)

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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Andrew
Rhythm Player
#1 by Andrew Clayton at Sep 12, 1970 at 9:12 AM EST
I seem to recall that "nine while nine" is a regional slang term meaning 9am till 9pm or similar.
 
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Dylan
Rhythm Player
#2 by Dylan Fitzgerald at Mar 2, 1975 at 6:54 AM EST
vigilant is correct, "while" is basically a synonym for "until" in certain parts of England. This song is (and I need a synonym of my own pretty badly here) apparently (how many times have I typed that?) about Eldritch's One True Love (TM) Claire - their relationship forms the basis of several Sisters songs. The real question is not whether we should be glad that their relationship ended in a heartbreaking way and provided the world with a few great songs because of it, but whether SHE CHUCKED YOU or YOU CHUCKED HER, Andy! Go on, tell us!
 
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Ultra Violet
Average
#3 by Ultra Violet at Jun 14, 1977 at 12:52 PM EST
Absolutely amazing track. Have never tired of it which is quite rare for me! Think the train and line references are actually transport related and not drug metaphors. You lot are too clever for your own good. He's killing time waiting for his train, by torturing himself with thoughts of a lost relationship. He's almost torturing himself with the pain but has to hold on to it because that's better that the thought of losing that feeling which is the final end of the relationship. Killing time but it's Better than living in what will come and I've Still got some of your letters with me Or perhaps he's just concerned with the on-board catering facilities on the Northern Main Line. Not very goth though is it.......
 
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Chase
Wanna Be
#4 by Chase Hendrix at Aug 6, 1982 at 9:16 PM EST
i really think this is about a friend of his that died.. adn he's trying to make sense of it all and moving on with his life.. ..but there's always still that frustration
 
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sean
Wanna Be
#5 by sean bradly at Jun 22, 1986 at 9:25 PM EST
Frost upon these cigarettes Lipstick on the window pane and I've Lost all sense of the world outside but I Can't forget so I call your name and I'm Looking for a life for me and I'm Looking for a life for you and I'm Talking to myself again and it's So damn cold it's just not true and I'm Walking through the rain Trying to hold on waiting for the train and I'm Only looking for what you want but it's Lonely here and I think you knew and I'm And I'm waiting And I wait in vain Nine while nine and I'm waiting For the train. Thats poetry, first song of Sisters Of Mercy i heard, no wonder i got stuck. :D
 
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Ricky
Rhythm Player
#6 by Ricky Cribb at Apr 9, 1993 at 12:01 AM EST
I agree with JAS. Abandonment. Waiting and waiting for her to comeback, but she never does.