“Saccarine”
by Otherwise Eden
A kind of 3-year work in progress for OE. It started as a pop song, and has turned itself into
a fingerpicking/folk hybrid. Be careful of the timing in this song; because it’s so off-beat, if
you play it out of rhythm even slightly, it sounds horrible. Not very fun to play live, but a
good way to pass the time. As usual, winterheart1511@yahoo.com for any comments or questions.
Tuning -- E B B F# B c#
Capo on 1st
E stays E
A up to B
D down to B
G down to F#
B stays B
E down to c#
riff 1.1 (alternate picking and strumming)
|-------------0-----0-----1p0-0---0------------------------|
|-------------0---0-0-----0---2/4\2p0-0--------------------|
|---0---------0---0---0---2p0-0-----0-0--------------------|
|---4---------4-------0---0-----------0-----0h2/4vv--------|
|---4-----------------0---------------0--------------0-----|
|---4-----------------0------------------------------------|
Am F C
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/otherwise_eden/saccarine_tab.html ]
riff 2 (do not let ring)
|--------------------------------(7)---| |--------------------|
|--------------------------------(7)--o| |----0---------------|
|-------------------h9p7-9vvv---0------| |------4p0-----------|
|--------------7-9---------------------| |----------0h2/4vvv--|
|---2h4-/4\2/4---0--------------------o| |--------------------|
|---2h4----------0---------------------| |--2-----------0-----|
G Am F repeat 2x G F
riff 1.2 (heavy strumming)
|---0---0---5----|
|---0---0---5----|
|---0---0---5----|
|---0---11--5p4--|
|---0---9---5----|
|---0---9---5----|
F c# A#
lead riff (let ring)
|------------------------------------------------7---------|
|--------------------------------------------------0-------|
|-------2-------------4/5---/7p5-----5p4p0-----------0-----|
|-----0-------------2--/4----------0-------2/4-------------|
|--------------------------------0-------------------------|
|---4-------------0----------------------------------------|
Am F C B#
For the chorus, play riffs 1.1 & 1.2 twice each, in that order. Since this is a lyric song,
the guitar definition is a lot more subdued than it usually is with our material. On the last
fingered note in the mini-solo (the 7th on the high e string), use an Ebow to pull as much
crescendo out of that note aspossible. If you don’t have an Ebow, then just play as is, i
guess, though you’re missing out on one of the best parts of playing the song.
Saturday, 9:22 am
