Thunderbird Chords & Tabs
Artist: They Might Be Giants
Song: Thunderbird
Album: The Spine
Tuning: Standard
All done by ear, I played it live and it sounded fine. Just play along with the song and
you should be able to pick it up.
Bass Tab by: Danny Kelsey (finalityshade)
*Intro/Pre Chorus:
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----5--3--5--3----55555555----------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I know I know I said that I would quit.
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---3--5--3--5-----------------------------------------------------------|
E--------=---------33333333----------------------------------------------|
Alright I promise no more after this.
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---3333--5555--3333--5555-----------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You don't know how I tried to forget what it was like.
*Chorus:
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----3333--------------0000----------------------------------------------|
E---------3333--------------0000-----------------------------------------|
I remember now, I remember now.
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------222222----------------------------------|
A--------------2---3----5---3--------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Why they called-it Thun-der-bird
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/they_might_be_giants/thunderbird_btab.html ]
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------3---0----3---5--------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------3333333---------------------------------|
Why they called-it Thun-der-bird
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------3333-------5555----------------3333--------00-------|
E-xxxx-3333----0000--------xxxx-----------3333--0000----------------xxxx-|
Oh man, oh man my throat is dry. Man are you thinking what I
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--3333---0000---3333----5555--------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am? Well what about it then?
After this^ play the intro/pre-chorus and THEN play the chorus
Interlude/instrumental break:
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------55555555------------------------|
A--5-3-5-3--33333333------------7-5-7-9--------------3333-------3333-----|
E----------------------------------------------------------5555-----3333-|
Play this during the instrumental, the timing is really tricky.. It's still rusty so
feel free to improvise this part if you please.
THEN PLAY THIS BELOW ONCE THERE IS SINGING AGAIN
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------3333--------0000-----------------3333-----0000--------------------|
E--3333-------5555------------------3333------5555------------------------|
"We like fun, me and my...T-bird takes her dad away"
After this play the intro to chorus again and then the songs ends!
I know this is confusing so the order down below should help you out.
HERE IS THE SONG's ORDER BELOW: from start to finish
intro x1
chorus x1
verse 1 x1
intro x1
chorus x1
interlude/break x1 AND singing starts x1
intro x1
chorus x1
