The Disco Biscuits - Astronaut
Tabbed by: Cody Malak
Source: Bonnaroo 06 Late Night Performance and Live From Camp Bisco IV Trance-formation DVD
Questions, comments, additions, or even corrections email me at cody.malak@gmail.com
Intro (Brownstein plays C and A, however Barber hits these chord shapes):
G A
---x----x----|
---8----5----|
---x----6----|
---5----7----|
---x----0----|
---x----x----|
Verse
Play this 3x
G D C
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----12---10---8---|
----12---11---9---|
----12---12---10--|
----10------------|
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Then this
Bm D A C
---7----------------------|
---7-----10---5---8-------|
---7-----11---6---9-------|
---9-----12---7---10------|
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This is a variation of the first part that Barber often plays while singing (this
the bassline a little more)
G D C
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---------------3--1--|
---------------2--0--|
---------------4--2--|
-----5-3-5-3---5--3--|
---3-----------------|
Transition from verse into chorus
Bm D A C Bm D
---7-------------------7-------|
---7-----10---5---8----7---10--|
---7-----11---6---9----7---11--|
---9-----12---7---10---9---12--|
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Chorus
ASTRO NAUT!
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----7------6------|
----7------6------|
----7------6------|
----5------4------|
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Transition from chorus back into verse
D C#maj A C
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----7------6----5----8---|
----7------6----6----9---|
----7------6----7----10--|
----5------4-------------|
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Transition from chorus into the start of the jam
D C#maj D C# B A B A G F# E
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----7------6------------------------------------------|
----7------6----7---6---4---2---4---2-----------------|
----7------6----7---6---4---2---4---2---5---4---2-----|
----5------4----5---4---2---0---2---0---5---4---2-----|
----------------------------------------3---2---0-----|
(MAIN JAM)
These are the basic notes, but feel free to add an octave on the d string to give it a
sound like Barber often does.
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--12--10--12--10--12--10--12v-|
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--12--10--12--10--12--10--12--10--9v--|
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--12--10--12--10--12--10--12--12/14v----|
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--14--12--14--12--14--12--14v-----------|
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--------------------------12v--------------|
--14--12--14--12--14--12--------14--12--14-|
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time to change keys
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--14--12--14--12--14--12--14--14s15--15s17---------|
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From this point you can either noodle around on the aminor scale or try something like
just make sure and tremolo pick the notes starting on the 18, this is the buildup that
into the "suspended in the air" part of the song.
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-15-17--15-17--18--19--20--21----------------------|
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chromatic jam
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-12-11-10-9----------------------|
-------------12-11-10-9----------|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/disco_biscuits/astronaut_tab.html ]
Throw some variation in, and when he is not playing the above he messes around here:
---12--12--10--12----12--12--10--9-----------------|
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Here is a lot of the basic riffs (feel free to improvise, I'm just giving you a
Barber plays during the "trancier" part of the song. E phrygian, if you want to play
with
bassline just play Eminor and Fmajor. Barber plays these off a scale starting at the
fret, but i like to play them in this position.
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7--------------------7--9-----------------7----|
D|--9--9--9--7--9-----9--9--9--9--7--9--------9--9--9--7--9-----9-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
main ending to riff one:
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-7h9--7h9--7h9--7h9---|
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sometimes:
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-7h9--7h9-------------|
-----------9--7-------|
----------------10----|
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rarely:
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--7h9p7----------------------------|
--------9--9--7------7--9----------|
-----------------10--------7-------|
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2nd part of riff one:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------7h9--7h9-|
-7h9--9--7------7--9--7h9--9--7------7--9--7h9--9--7------7--9-----------|
------------10-------------------10-------------------10-----------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
riff one break:
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--7h9--7-----7--9-----|
---------9------------|
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ending:
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-----------------------8--10-|
-7h9--7h9--7--9--------------|
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riff two:
E|----------------10---------------|
B|------------12-------------------|
G|--9------9----------9------9-----|
D|-----12----------------12--------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
builds into main riff:
E|---------------------10------------------| (sometimes double picks the d)
B|-----------------12----------------------|
G|--9--9--9--9--9----------9--9--9---------|
D|----------------------------------12-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
main riff break:
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--9--9--9--9--9------9---------------|
D|-----------------12-----9--12--9-----|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
riff two variation (mixes in other two riffs with this until the ending):
E|-----------------12--10--10---------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--9--9--9--9--9--------------9------9-----|
D|--------------------------------12--------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
riff two ending:
E|--12--10-10----|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
goes into:
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--9--9--9---7--9--9-----|
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mixes with keyboard-wah into:
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--9-----------7-----------9-----------|
D|-----9--9--9-----9--9--9-----9--9-----|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
slows into this riff:
E|-----------------12---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7--9--7--9------9------9--9-----7-----7--9-----|
D|--9---------------------12--------9-----9-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
then hangs on:
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|--9----------7--------7--9-|
D|-----9--9--9-----9--9------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|----------------7-8-7--------------------|
G|----9-9-7---7-9---------7-9-9-7---7-9----|
D|----------9-----------9---------9--------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
This leads back into the main riff of the song, back into a chorus, and then an ending.
