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Clouds by Hole
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From 'Pretty on the Inside' (1991). This is a cover of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides,
Now", minus all folk aspects, and is loud, gnarly, and stripped down to just two chords. It
sounds like Love is playing open chords underneath Erlandson, who is playing power
chords, so I've tabbed each of them. Go crazy with a wah pedal as well. Listen to the
album to
get the idea of timing for it. It's actually really, really easy to play, there's just
so much going on in terms of distortion, wah pedals and phasers that it sounds more
complicated than it is. I didn't bother to tab Erlandson's experimental lead stuff that
comes up sporadically in the song, so take note of that.
Tabbed by: Scott H.
Tuning: Standard
Guitar 1 (Courtney Love):
e|----3-------------3------------------|
B|----3------1------3------1-----------|
G|----0------0------0------0-----------|
D|----0------2------0------2-----------|
A|----2------3------2------3-----------|
E|----3------0------3------0-----------|
Guitar 2 (Eric Erlandson):
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|---12-------------12-----------------|
D|---12-----10------12------10---------|
A|---10-----10------10------10---------|
E|-----------8---------------8---------|
Play Guitar 1 x 2 in intro, then play Guitar 2 over that x 2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/hole/clouds_tab.html ]
Repeat this progression throughout the entire song. Heavy distortion and a wah pedal are
necessary if you want to replicate the sound on the album. That sort of sweeping effect
also leads me to believe there is a phaser being used as well.
Lyrics:
(Bad boy...)
Rows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feathered canyons everywhere
I've looked at clouds that way
Moons and Junes and ferris wheels
The dizzy dancing way you feel when
When every fairy tale comes real
I've looked at clouds that way
But now they only block the sun
They rain and snow on everyone
So, so many things that I could have done
But clouds got in...
My angel dust gets in your eyes and hair
On acid stars you're getting there
My body is assembled into a little gift to you
When you die
I've looked at life that way
But now it's just another show
You leave 'em laughing when you go
Don't, don't let them in
Don't, don't let them know
Don't give yourself away
Well, now my friends are acting strange
They shake their heads, man, they say I've changed
Well, well something's wrong and rearranged
From living every, every...
I've looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall, I...
I really don't know
I really don't know
I really don't know
I really don't know
I really don't know life that well
(Count your stars, say goodnight)
