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Tea Party Underground Guitar Tab

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Underground by The Tea Party
From the album [TRIPtych]
Transcribed by Scott James 4/9/99
Corrections and additions by Mark Webber 10/11/99

Tuning: E A E A B C (from the official Tea Party FAQ)
Effects: delay, reverb, tremolo, chorus etc

Verse:

main riff

C|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------0~~---------0~~---------0~~--------------------|
A|--------0-----------0-----------0-------------------------|
E|-----0-----------0-----------0----------0--------0~~~-----|
A|--0~~---------2~~---------3~~--------------5-/8-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

no, I don't need your redemption
I don't need you to deceive me
I don't need your forgiveness (add fill 1a)
I only want you to believe me

do you see me here I'm standing naked
do you see me here I'm on my knees
fill 1a

C|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|---/10-10-10~~~5-5-5/8~~6---/10-10-10~~5-5-5/8~~---|
A|---/12-12-12~~~7-7-7/10~8---/12-12-12~~7-7-7/10~~--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

riff 2 : This section uses a few effects like the ones listed above.
Unfortunately not everyone can afford them all including myself.
As you can see each individual note can be played on the three
high strings at the same time, so if you are like me and poverty
stricken then play the bracketed notes. But if you happen to be wealthy
enough to afford the gadgets then just play the one string.

C|--[11]-[11]-[11]-[11]--[4][4]--[7]--[5]---|
B|--/12~~-12---12---12---5--5---/8~~--6----|
A|--[14]-[14]-[14]-[14]--[7][7]-[10]--[8]---|
E|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
And all my life I've been wandering
..
..
..
C|--[11]-[11]-[11]-[11]--[4][4]--[7]-----|
B|--/12~~-12---12---12---5--5---/8~~----|
A|--[14]-[14]-[14]-[14]--[7][7]-[10]-----|
E|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Looking for teachers with the keys

C|--[11]-[11]-[12]-[14]--[12][11]-[9]---------------------|
B|---12~~-12---13---15~~--13--12--10---8--6~--5-/-6--5--|
A|--[14]-[14]-[15]-[17]--[15][14][12]-10--8~--7-/-8--7--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Nothing found still searching for sound... Underground

Verse 2
main riff (with fill 1a & 1b)

now let me tell you about a story
it's about a man consumed with vice
he's theosophical in nature
and hedonistic in disguise

fill 1b (keyboard arranged for guitar)

C|-12--11h12p11s9----12--11h12p11s9--12--11h12p11s9--14--11h12p11s9-|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus (riff 2)

and all his life he's been wandering
looking for teachers with the keys
nothing found still searching for sound...
Underground

Verse

main riff (with fill 1a & 1c)

fill 1c with heavy distortion

C |----0*--------(0)--------(0)----(0)----|
B |----0---------(0)--------(0)----(0)----|
A |----0---------(0)--------(0)----(0)----|
E |----5----------0---------/3------1-----|
A |----x----------0----------x------x-----|
E |----5----------0---------/3------1-----|
*up strum


I don't need your redemption
I don't need you to deceive me
I don't need your forgiveness (add fill 1a)
I only want you to believe me

Chorus (with Riff 2 and Riff 3)

Riff 3 with heavy distortion
C|----------------------------------|
B|--0--0--0--0----0---0------0------|
A|.-0--0--0--0----0---0------0-----.|
E|.-3--3--3--3----5---1/3----1-----.|
A|--x--x--x--x----x---x------x------|
E|--3--3--3--3----5---1/3----1------|

That all my life I've been wandering
Looking for teachers with the keys

C|----------------------------------------|
B|--0--0--0--0------0---0-0-0----0--------|
A|--0--0--0--0------0---0-0-0----0--------|
E|--7--7--8--8/10---5/8-7-5-1----0h1p0----|
A|--x--x--x--x------x---x-x-x----0--------|
E|--7--7--8--8/10---5/8-7-5-1----0h1p0----|

Nothing found still searching for sound... Underground


interlude

C--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------/7~~-5-5-5~~-3~-3-3-3/5~/7~-
E0-0--/8~~~--7-7-7~~~-5--5-5-5~~-3~~[1]----------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

C |-----------------------------|
B |--/8--6-5-6~~-5--------------|
A |-----------------53/5~-0~~--|
E |-----------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|


Repeat Chorus

Outro (keyboard arranged for guitar)

C |------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------5--7--8--11-12--|
E |--------------------4--5--7--8------------------|
A |-----------5--7--8------------------------------|
E |--5--7--8---------------------------------------|

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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Eric
Average
#1 by Eric Zinkhon at Apr 19, 1988 at 1:58 PM EST
Definitely The Tea Party's best and in my opinion most symbolic song. This song is about someone who's spend their whole life looking for the answer, but never found it and has hurt himself in the process...
 
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JUSTIN
Lead Player
#2 by JUSTIN LOCKHART at Sep 11, 1997 at 12:35 AM EST
I believe that this song is actually about Jeff Martin himself... I saw the band on Much music once and he said that this song is as close to an autobiography as he has come. He even uses the first person "do you see me here, i'm standing naked, do you see me here on my knees " One of My absolute Favorite songs of all time... I only Wish the latest Album was as good as the earlier stuff... ~tear~