Metal Detector Chords & Tabs
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(Bassline)
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Untitled'
Intro Verse
Q=130
4/4
Gtr I
Wx2 Wx6
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|------------|--------|
|------------|--------|
|------------|--------|
Pre-Chorus
W W H H H H
|----------|----------|-----------|-----------|
|----------|----------|-----------|-2----1----|
|-4--------|-4--------|------0----|-----------|
|----------|----------|-0---------|-----------|
W +W +W +W
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|-4--------|-(4)--------|-(4)--------|-(4)----|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
Chorus
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|------0----|-4----2----|------0----|-4----2----|
|-0---------|-----------|-0---------|-----------|
Verse
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-0----0-0----|-0----0-0----|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-0----0-0----|-0----0-0----|
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-4----4-4----|-5----5-5----|-6----6-6----|-8----8-8----|
Pre-Chorus
W W H H H H
|----------|----------|-----------|-----------|
|----------|----------|-----------|-----------|
|-4--------|-4--------|------0----|-2----3----|
|----------|----------|-0---------|-----------|
W +W +W +W
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|-4--------|-(4)--------|-(4)--------|-(4)----|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
Chorus
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|------0----|-4----2----|------0----|-4----2----|
|-0---------|-----------|-0---------|-----------|
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|------0----|-4----2----|------0----|-4----2----|
|-0---------|-----------|-0---------|-----------|
Bridge
Q. E H Q. E H Q E E Q. E Q. E H
|-------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
|-------------|--------0----|---------------|-------------|
|--------3----|-------------|----0-2-3----3-|-2----2-0----|
|-3----3------|-3----3------|-3-------------|-------------|
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
|-------------|--------0----|--------------|--------------|
|--------3----|-------------|--------7-----|-5--3--2--0---|
|-3----3------|-3----3------|-5----5----5--|--------------|
Q. E H Q. E Q. E Q E E E E E E Q. E E E E E
|-------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-------------|--------0----0-|----------------|--------------0--|
|--------3----|---------------|----0-2-3---0-3-|-2----2-0---2----|
|-3----3------|-3----3--------|-3--------3-----|----------3------|
Q. E H Q. E Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|---------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|--------0----0-|-------0--5--|-6------------|
|--------3----|---------------|----2--------|----6--3------|
|-3----3------|-3----3--------|-3-----------|----------4---|
Keyboard solo???
W +W +W +W
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|-4--------|-(4)--------|-(4)--------|-(4)----|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|------0----|-4----2----|------0----|-4----2----|
|-0---------|-----------|-0---------|-----------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/they_might_be_giants/metal_detector_btab.html ]
Verse
Q. E H Q. E E E Q Q. E H Q. E E E Q
|-------------|---------------|-------------|----------------|
|-------------|------------2--|-------------|----------------|
|-0----0-0----|-0----0-0-4----|-------------|------------2---|
|-------------|---------------|-0----0-0----|-0----0-0-3-----|
Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-4----4-4----|-5----5-5----|-6----6-6----|-8----8-8----|
Pre-Chorus
W +W H H H E. E. E
|----------|------------|-----------|--------------|
|----------|------------|-----------|-2----1-------|
|-4--------|-(4)--------|------0----|---------3----|
|----------|------------|-0---------|------------4-|
W +W +W +W
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|-4--------|-(4)--------|-(4)--------|-(4)----|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
Chorus
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|------0----|-4----2----|------0----|-4----2----|
|-0---------|-----------|-0---------|-----------|
Interlude
W +W W +W
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|----------|------------|----------|--------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|----------|--------|
|----------|------------|-0--------|-(0)----|
W W H H Q Q Q Q
|----------|----------|-----------|--------------|
|----------|----------|-----------|--------------|
|----------|----------|-----------|--------------|
|-4--------|-5--------|-6----6----|-8--8--8--8---|
Verse
W +W H H H E. E. E
|----------|------------|-----------|--------------|
|----------|------------|-----------|-2----1-------|
|-4--------|-(4)--------|------0----|---------3----|
|----------|------------|-0---------|------------4-|
W +W +W +W
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|-4--------|-(4)--------|-(4)--------|-(4)----|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
Chorus
H H H H H H H H
||------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
||o-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
||o------0----|-4----2----|------0----|-4----2----|
||--0---------|-----------|-0---------|-----------|
H H H H H H H H
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------||
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------o||
|------0----|-4----2----|------0----|-4----2----o||
|-0---------|-----------|-0---------|------------||
Outro
W +W +W +W
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|-4--------|-(4)--------|-(4)--------|-(4)----|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
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Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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