Almost Ready Chords & Tabs
Dinosaur Jr. - Almost Ready
Tabbed by Kerwin Mendoza
alright, first of, this is my version of the song, the WAY I PLAY IT. it's not 100%
since i only bothered to figure out the melody and added my own things in between. i'll just
the chords for rhythm.
LEAD (use vibrato all over)
G D C G D C
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-------12-13-12-------------------------------------------------------------|
-12-14----------14-12-14b16b14-12-11-12-11----------------12-12\11-11/12/14-|
-------------------------------------------12-------12-14-------------------|
-----------------------------------------------12/14------------------------|
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G D C G
---------------------------------------------15b17-15-14-15-12--------|
------12-13-12-----12----15b17-15-13-12-13-12-------------------------|
-12-14--------14b16(hold)---------------------------------------------|
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D C G
-------12--------15----------------------------------------------------|
-15b17(hold)-(17)---17r15-15---12-12-12-13-12-13b15-13-----------------|
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D C G D C
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12-12-12-13-12----------12-12-12-13-12-15b17-15-13p12--12-----12-------------|
--------------14b16r14-------------------------------14--14b16---14p12-12/11-|
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G D C G
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-----------------------------------------------12-13-12-13b15-(15)-13----|
------------------------------12-12\11/12-12h14--------------------------|
------12-14b16r14-14p12--12h14-------------------------------------------|
-12p14-----------------14------------------------------------------------|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dinosaur_jr/almost_ready_tab.html ]
D C
----------17b19r17-15------------------------------------------------|
-------15------------------------------------------------------------|
--14/16--------------------------------------------------------------|
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VERSE:
Open G, Open G, Open D, Open C
CHORUS:
I think J plays either power chords or even just the root notes based on live performances.
G5, G5, D5, C5
BRIDGE: There's some notes played during Em (it's not hard too hard to figure out) and i
bend the A on the 3rd string instead of playing a G the first time around.
Em, Em, C, G
Em, Em, C, D D4 D
GUITAR SSOOLLLOOO!!
Note that this isn't TOTALLY correct, but this is how i play it. I usually play the main
of the solo and then play around with the Em pentatonic or the G major scale.
-17b19r17-15-14-15-14-17b19-17-15-14-15-14------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------15b17-15--12-13-13b15-13-13p12-----|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------14--|
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-12------12-------------------------------------------------------|
---14b16(hold)16r12-12\11-11h12p11-12b14-12-12p11---11------------|
-------------------------------------------------12----12---------|
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a good old pentatonic run. i stole this from good times, bad times by zeppelin but it's
pretty general lick i think. these are more or less triplets.
-------------------------------------------------15b17-15------------------|
----------------------------------12--12h15p12-----------------------------|
-------------------12--12h14h12-14--14-------------------------------------|
-------12h14p12--14--14----------------------------------------------------|
-14-14---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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OR YOU CAN END IT LIKE THIS (if you are so inclined to jam as many notes as possible in four bars)
i usually start playing this around two beats BEFORE the last four bars of the solo so i
fit it all in.
-----------------------------------------------------12--12-15h12-15b17--15-|
--------------------------------------12--12-15p12h15--15-------------------|
-----------------------12--12-14p12h14--14----------------------------------|
--------12--12-14p12h14--14-------------------------------------------------|
14-14-14--14----------------------------------------------------------------|
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and that's it, remember to use crazy vibrato on your bends or just all the time. i use
to compensate for my lack of a big muff or all those other effects.
HAVE FUN. comment if you like, i'd be interested to hear them.
