Dirty Hole Guitar Tab

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Dirty Hole
by VAST
Tabbed by Patrick McGuire
midpat@home.com 

Standard Tuning

Intro:
Organ Arr. for Guitar

e|------------|------------|
B|------------|------------|
G|------------|------------|
D|------------|------------| x6
A|------------|------------|
E|--2---0---6-|-5---4---3--|


Chorus Chords: (lately all i want...)

| D/F# | C#sus4 -- C# | Bm | E |

Piano Arr. for Guitar:

e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|--------------3---|-----4-----4------|
D|--4-----2---------|---2-----2-----2--| x4
A|----4-----4-----4-|-0----------------|
E|------2-----2-----|-------4-----3----|
(sleep without a dream...)


Chorus 2

Chain Gang sample, then

Bass:
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-(12)2--------(0)/12-|


Verse 2 Bass Riff:
G|-----------|------------|
D|-----------|------------|
A|-----------|------------|
E|-2---0---6-|-5---4---3--|


Chorus 3

Guitar:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-7-----6-----4-------------|
D|-7-----6-----4-------2-----|
A|-5-----4-----2-------2-----|
E|---------------------0-----|


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


Chorus 4 (same as chorus 3)


Then Guitar:

e|-----------|------------|
B|-----------|------------|
G|-----------|------------|
D|-----------|------------|
A|-----------|------------|
E|-2---0---6-|-5---4---3--|


Outro:

Piano Arr. for Guitar:

e|--------------6---|-----7-----7------|
B|--7-----5---------|---5-----5-----5--|
G|----6-----6-----6-|------------------|
D|------4-----4-----|-7-----6-----5----| x3
A|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|


e|--------------6---|---7-----7-----7--|-6----------|
B|--7-----5---------|---5-----5-----5--|-7----------|
G|----6-----6-----6-|---X-----X-----X--|-6----------|
D|------4-----4-----|---7-----7-----7--|-4----------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------|



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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture eddy Lead Player	#1 by eddy blade at Dec 20, 1970 at 1:28 PM EST
	Does anyone know what is being muttered/chanted in the background?

No Picture Jordan Average	#2 by Jordan S. at Nov 17, 1971 at 5:34 PM EST
	In some poetry dying has a dual sexual meaning such as John Donne 'Love me that I may die the gentler way' maybe its not able literally dying. It could be about letting your self literally..er...finish off shall we say in a woman. He is fixated by it because he cares about the woman and it is eating him up that someone else has felt the intimacy and fear that he feels. Perhaps a fear that he is falling for her and sex is her tool to do that so he wonders how many men have lost their hearts to her. The boys are possibly also victims because they are the result of the sex hence the anger.

No Picture David Average	#3 by David Turner at Jan 11, 1972 at 10:55 PM EST
	Actually, I'm not so sure this song is about the obvious. I think it's more about and abstract idea of a woman he's dating. I think when he speaks about men dying in her dirty hole, he's actually asking rhetorically how many men have had their hearts broken by her. Having a broken heart could be compared to dying, especially since the very essence of living depends on the beating of one's heart. Her dirty hole still remains to be the obvious 'm sure, but on a gentler note, he's just saying he feels better when he's inside of her, even though he knows it's really not safe for him in the long wrong, not with her heartbreaking track record. Unfortunately, he can't resist the thought of her.

No Picture Sir Stuff Professional	#4 by Sir Stuff at Oct 16, 1972 at 1:41 AM EST
	b1nary_ph0t0n you tha man. agree with everything you said.

No Picture Bodom Lake Murd Average	#5 by Bodom Lake Murderer at May 25, 1976 at 6:59 PM EST
	I totally agree with b1nary, your explanation seems closest to John Crosby's original meaning. Of cours we'll never know the true meaning of the song, but then again, it was meant to fit your own interpretation.

No Picture Musical Genius	#6 by oh.... THAT guy at Apr 10, 1980 at 10:17 PM EST
	I don't think the song is about sex, but about HEAVEN AND HELL. The church organs make the song sound a bit more serious than just sex. "Dirty hole" is hell, "sacred hole" heaven. I think the singer is struggling with religion's extreme claim that all non-believers get eternal suffering in hell, and all believers get eternal happiness in heaven. And maybe he's singing the song from heaven, but he's disturbed that so many didn't make it to heaven and are screwd in hell. Basically, religion is perplexing him. Not the only song in the album about religion.

No Picture Jon Lead Player	#7 by Jon Shuffler at Dec 22, 1980 at 7:48 PM EST
	Keep in mind that many artists have a very strange view of life, the universe, and everything, so chances are if the lyrics aren't obviously about the artist's experiences, you have to dig deeper. Personally, I believe that this is about a woman who uses sex to drain her partners (you can live as long as you want to live) and to feel powerful. Then again, it may also be about the destructive female aspect, the kali thing, sex and death bundled together, closer to the whore idea, but more to do with the sacred prostitutes of babylon than your modern-day redlight girl.

No Picture Andrew Rhythm Player	#8 by Andrew Clayton at Apr 3, 1985 at 5:01 AM EST
	i dont know what its about but i love vast so yeah i dunno its good.

No Picture Dr. Average	#9 by Dr. Funkinstein at May 11, 1987 at 4:15 AM EST
	Great song. I love the Navajo chant. Jon Crosby is a fucking Genius....

No Picture floyd Lead Player	#10 by floyd lloyd at May 13, 1987 at 7:55 AM EST
	I think indeed that this is not about the obvious. Actually, I think it is not even about a woman. I think when he says Sacred/Dirty/Killing hole he means Heaven, and with 'you' God. The muttering in the background is god, and the other voices are men that have died. What do you think?

No Picture Shredmaster Average	#11 by Shredmaster Will at Aug 12, 1987 at 8:17 AM EST
	The people who keep bringing up the heaven/hell thing keep missing the important line "As I spread her thighs, my life flashes before my eyes...". I don't think he's talking about spreading God's thighs... I believe he is personifying death as a woman. He starts out anticipating the sweet release of death, (or sexual climax) and realizes that it's his 'destiny'. But, as he approaches the dirty hole (the grave/vagina), his life flashes before his eyes (some say our life flashes before our eyes when we're faced with death). Now, this is not to say that he has 'performance problems' in bed; anyone who's been there could tell you that when you find yourself between the thighs of the 'wrong woman', it's a very disturbing and chilling experience... I believe that some of the lines (such as the chain-gang chorus) refer specifically to a woman. I've toyed with the possibility that while he's personifying death as a woman, he is also equating women (or a certain woman) to death... As though he feels trapped and helpless to escape their/her evil, and the suffering they/she are putting him through...I'd LOVE to debate this, so if anyone thinks I'm wrong, by all means, PUT ME IN MY PLACE!bakakurisu@gmail.com myspace.com/crocoppitz

No Picture jake Professional	#12 by jake burns at Feb 24, 1992 at 1:22 AM EST
	I see Crosby equating a "dirty hole" (I.E., a grave) to a woman's, er... "dirty hole." Whoever this woman is, anyone that apparently sleeps with her "dies" of a broken heart, or is poisoned by her. Whether it's STD's or not is irrelevant, it's about the almost suicidal act of giving in to her, and having sex with her.

No Picture Marks Average	#13 by Marks at May 28, 1994 at 10:53 AM EST
	is he referring to how many dead man god?as in sperm i dont know it creeps me out its aout sleeping with somone but whats with the nine year old boy thing???

No Picture phoen Average	#14 by phoen bay at Jul 5, 1998 at 3:07 AM EST
	Actually, Saga_Lahn is on the right track. But, it's a little deeper and multi-dimensional. It has the double meaning of sex and coming to terms with death. And at the same time, it shows two perspectives (one in each verse). I'll explain the death issue first. There are two ways to view death. One is that you believe in a supreme being and part of you longs for death because you've come to terms with your mortality through belief in a life after death. The other is a fear of death because it is the ultimate end of your existence. In the first verse, the 9-year-old boys are jealous because Jon is still alive. But, Jon (because of his faith in a better life after this one) longs to be where they are. Hence the term "sacred hole" to end the first verse. In contrast, the second verse expresses the fear of death when a person believes it to be THE end of being. This would be the point-of-view someone who has, for some reason, UNDERSTANDING of their mortality yet will not accept that there is a good creator to go to after death. Therefore, this person feels "soothed, disturbed and intoxicated with fear" of death. Therefore, this verse ends in the description of a "dirty hole". Then, there's the other dimension... sex. Jon feels that the 9-year-old boys, who've never had the chance at sex, are jealous of his having the chance to have sex. But, Jon sees both sides (life before and after virginity) and shows his desire to be where they are, the sacredness of virginity. It's kind of a "grass is always greener" scenario. Note to virgins: Who has experienced both and which side of the fence he would rather be on? Then, in the second verse, he goes into the reality of losing virginity and how it's "soothing, disturbing" and evokes a feeling of "intoxicating fear" of the unknown. The "dirty hole" depicts what we fall into once we have lost our virginity. We become slaves to our urges for it, like a primal addiction. Not to mention it's not as great as we expect it to be... for most of us, anyway. Well, that's how I see it. Although, being a Christian myself and realizing that Jon (at the least) has previously sung about the faith, I do like mad_meerkat's interpretation as well.

No Picture Eric Rhythm Player	#15 by Eric at Aug 3, 1999 at 5:03 PM EST
	This is a great example of good song writing. He is obviously talking about what hookers of simply stupid sex does to you. It destroys you. Much like the Animals' "House of the Rising Sun", I think Jon Crosby is telling us the woes of wrong sex.

No Picture Zac Wanna Be	#16 by Zac Fielder at Aug 30, 2001 at 3:15 AM EST
	I figured out what's being chanted in the background, if you listen closely you hear: 'Tell us how many dead men, god, tell us how many.'

No Picture Dean Rhythm Player	#17 by Dean M at Mar 16, 2003 at 1:38 AM EST
	And here I thought it was about a former gf of mine. But really, this is such a unique song. The chain gang background is a perfect touch. Considering that the album is about Jon's struggles with faith and life I am inclined to believe it must reflect the joy/happiness/pleasure of the Lord's grace on believers but Jon can't look past the "dirty" things that have happened in the name of Christ. He feels both desire and disgust to enter into the Lord's presence.

No Picture Troy Wanna Be	#18 by Troy Erskine at Aug 8, 2006 at 1:14 PM EST
	I think this song is about STD or maybe a hooker. But what the hell do I know...

No Picture chris Wanna Be	#19 by chris calle at Jul 15, 2007 at 11:26 PM EST
	First of all I gotta say Wow, there are a lot of intelligent people on this thread. I couldnt agree more with binary. I have a question to ask though, does anyone think this song could be a more complete version of the "Sacred" demo? Because I havent found that demo and i was wondering if anyone else thought that Sacred could be Dirty hole?