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Eight Arms To Hold You

Drop D:
D A D G B E

( ) = harmonics
* = artificial harmonics


12/8 time

Intro: Bass Arr. for Gtr.

Fig 1.

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-3h5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-----------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------

Verses: Fig 1 x3, then

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-3h5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5--3--5--3--------
d--------------------------------------------------3--5--3--------

Pre Chorus: Fig 2.

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-3--------------------------3------------------------------------
g-2--------------------------2------------------------------------
d-0-----------------6--6--6--0--------------------8--8--8---------
a-0-----------------6--6--6--0--------------------8--8--8---------
d-0-----------------6--6--6--0--------------------8--8--8---------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-3--------------------3--3---------------------------------------
g-2--------------------2--2---------------------------------------
d-0--------------------0--0-----------3--------5--------7---------
a-0--------------------0--0--0--0--0--3--0--0--5--0--0--7--0--0---
d-0--------------------0--0--0--0--0--3--0--0--5--0--0--7--0--0---
                            pm------|   |----|   |----|

Chorus: Fig 3. (Gtr 1.)

e----------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------
d-9--9--9--5--5--5--7--7--7--0--0--0-----
a-9--9--9--5--5--5--7--7--7--0--0--0-----
d-9--9--9--5--5--5--7--7--7--0--0--0-----

Fig 3a (Gtr 2.)

e----------------------------------------
b----3--------3-3/5----0--------3--------
g-------4----------------0h2-------------
d-4--------5----5/7----------0-----0-----
a-------------------7--------------------
d----------------------------------------

Gtr 1.

e----------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------
d-9--9--9--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7-----
a-9--9--9--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7-----
d-9--9--9--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7-----

Gtr 2.

e----------------------------------------
b----3--------3-3/5----0--------0--------
g-------4--------------------------0-----
d-4--------5----5/7-------7--------------
a-------------------7--------7-----------
d----------------------------------------

Gtr 1.

e----------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------
d-9--9--9--5--5--5--7--7--7--0--0--0-----
a-9--9--9--5--5--5--7--7--7--0--0--0-----
d-9--9--9--5--5--5--7--7--7--0--0--0-----

Gtr 2.

e----------------------------------------
b----3--------3-3/5----0--------3--------
g-------4----------------0h2-------------
d-4--------5----5/7----------0-----0-----
a-------------------7--------------------
d----------------------------------------

Gtr 1&2

e-1--1-----2-------1--1-----2--------1--1-----2-------------------
b-1--1-----3-------1--1-----3--------1--1-----3-------------------
g-3--3-----2-------3--3-----2--------3--3-----2---------5--5--5---
d-3--3-----0-------3--3-----0--------3--3-----0---------5--5--5---
a-1--1--0--0-------1--1--0--0--------1--1--0--0---------3--3--3---
d-------0--0-------------0--0--------------0--0-------------------

2nd Verse: Fig 1. x4, with

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-(7)----------------------------------(7)------------------------
g--------------(7)------------------------------------------------
d----------------------------------------------------------0------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------

                                              w/ wah as filter
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------(7)---------------------
g-----------------------------------------(7)---------12b-12b-12b-
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a----------------0-----(4)----------------------------------------
d-0-----------------------------0---------------------------------

Pre Chorus: Fig 2, with

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------10----------------------------------13-15-15b~r-13-15-
g-12b~~~~~~---12-12b~~~r-10-12~~~-----------/14-------------------
d--------------------------------10b~~r--------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------

e---------------------15b-r-----15b--------15br-----15b-----------
b-15b~-15b~--13h15p13------13h15---13h15p13----13-15---13-15b-13--
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus: Fig 3&3a, then

e-1--1-----2-----1--1-----2------1--1-----2------1--1--1--1--1----
b-1--1-----3-----1--1-----3------1--1-----3------1--1--1--1--1----
g-3--3-----2-----3--3-----2------3--3-----2------3--3--3--3--3----
d-3--3-----0-----3--3-----0------3--3-----0------3--3--3--3--3----
a-1--1--0--0-----1--1--0--0------1--1--0--0------1--1--1--1--1----
d-------0--0-----------0--0------------0--0---------------------0-

Interlude type thing

x3
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-2--3--3-3-3-------------------
g-2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-------------------
d-2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-------------------
a-0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-2--2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------------
g-2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-------------------
d-2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2---2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-------------------
a-0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------

Bass arr for gtr

g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-----------
a-0--0-0---0--0---0-0--0/2--2-2-3-3-3/4-4-4-5-5---------3h5-5-5-5-
d-----------------------------------------------------------------

3rd Verse: Fig 1 x3, then

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------------------------5--5--5-
d---------------------------------------------------------5--5--5-
a-5------------------------------------------------------3--3--3-
d-----------------------------------------------------------------

Gtr 2. w/ wah as filter

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------12b-12b-12b-
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------

Pre Chorus: Fig 2 with

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-13b~~~~~~-------------------------------------------------------
g-12-------*12b*~~~~r--10-*0*------------------10-12-12b~10-12p10-
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a---------------------------*10b*~~~r-8~~-7h8---------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b----13---------10-13b~-13-10---13b~~-10h13p10-13b~-10h13p10-13b--
g-12b--12b~~~~~---------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus: Fig 3&3a. then

e-1--1-----2-------1--1-----2--------1--1-----2-------------------
b-1--1-----3-------1--1-----3--------1--1-----3-------------------
g-3--3-----2-------3--3-----2--------3--3-----2-------------------
d-3--3-----0-------3--3-----0--------3--3-----0-------------------
a-1--1--0--0-------1--1--0--0--------1--1--0--0-----0-------------
d-------0--0-------------0--0--------------0--0-----0-------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d----------3--------5--------7------------------------------------
a-0--0--0--3--0--0--5--0--0--7--0--0------------------------------
d-0--0--0--3--0--0--5--0--0--7--0--0------------------------------

Outro Solo:

e-------------------------------------------------------
b-12--12-1210-8-8-75-5-32-3p2h3-5p3h5/7p5-7/87-5----
g-------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------
a-------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------

e---------------------------------------------------------------
b-12---12-12-1210-10-10/12--------10-10---8--------------------
g---------------------------11--11-------9---9----97-6-7-7-7---
d----------------------------------------------11---------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------------

e-------------------------------------------10--10----------10--10
b-12---12-1210-10-10-----/1210-10-8-10/12--------10-10h12-------
g-----------------------7-----------------------------------------
d---------------------9-------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-9---9-7------------------------9-10-12-12-10-12/14-12-14-15-----
b---------7-----(7)---(7)-----------------------------------------
g------------(5)---------(7)-(7)----------------------------------
d------------------(7)--------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-15------------------14------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------

that’s all

i made some changes from the last one

trevor jones
timmy91199@yahoo.ca

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture brad Average	#1 by brad at Mar 23, 1977 at 4:03 PM EST
	im not really sure what it means either! haha but i gotta say they did a perfect live show at SNL.. it was perfect

No Picture nate Average	#2 by nate eastman at May 28, 1986 at 2:43 AM EST
	I'm kind of retarded, so I have no clue what this song really means. Well, the first verse is obviously about media and beauty images and yadda yadda. I like it a lot, particularly when she says "you monkey, you left me..." hehehe.

No Picture Ziggy Professional	#3 by Ziggy at Aug 16, 1992 at 7:11 PM EST
	i heard it was about Alison Dyer, the photographer for Geffen. I'm not sure what Louise (who did write it) is trying to say about her.

No Picture Emdizzy foshizz Lead Player	#4 by Emdizzy foshizzy at Sep 27, 1998 at 2:23 AM EST
	This song is a series of snapshots (hence Shutterbug). Different scenes. One of them involves watching PJ Harvey film a music video. PJ Harvey was seeing Nick Cave at the time, and he's the "last living rock king."

No Picture ALEX Lead Player	#5 by ALEX FOWLER at Aug 17, 1999 at 5:46 AM EST
	I thought it was about Dave and Winona, but although Louise and Dave split in 1997, which is the year EATHY was released, Dave gets thanked in the liner notes. Unless it was a joke, I wouldn't thank my ex in my liner notes, so maybe they split after the album was released. So this song isn't about that at all and has very coincidental lyrics. Another theory I have about this one is that it's about different stages in her life. The girl on the telly could be herself - maybe she's seeing her video for the first time. Dave Grohl is probably the last living rock king. Not sure what the other events in the song would be though.