Guitar Tab:Snail Shell
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Snail Shell |
By: They Might Be Giants |
Key: A Minor |
Year: 1994 |
Tabbed By: J2 |
Main riff: e ------------------------------|--0------------------------- B -------1-----------1-----3-1--|----3-1-3-1-------1-----3-1- G ---0-2---2-----0-2---0-2------|------------0-2-2---0-2----- D -2-----------2----------------|---------------------------- A ------------------------------|---------------------------- E ------------------------------|---------------------------- Meanwhile, piano: Am6/C Cm6 There is not a lot of guitar in this song. The chords below are derived from the keyboard parts. If you're playing them on a guitar, you may find it useful to play power chords parallel to the bass, especially in the chorus. Sir hand Or is it ma'am I fell out of my right place again And you Considered me And now I'm where a snail has to be Am6/C Cdim Am6/C Cdim I want to thank you for putting me back in my snail shell Am6/C Cdim Am6/C Cdim E7/B I want to thank you for putting me back in my snail shell Am D/B C Was it something you would do for anybody? D Em A/F# Was it what you'd only do for me? G E/G# I need to know because you see Am C D E7(#9) I want to thank you for putting me back in my snail shell (single notes notated from here on out) A Friend, look what you gave E And how can you ever be repaid? A E (vacillates back and forth to F) How may I give you a hand From the position at your feet where I stand? So let me thank you for putting me back in my snail shell I'd like to thank you for putting me back in my snail shell Was it something you would do for anybody? Was it what you'd only do for me? I need to know because you see I want to thank you for putting me back in my snail shell G A Snail Shell C A Thank you B C Snail Shell E A Thank you Ah Ah Ah Was it something you would do for anybody? Was it what you'd only do for me? A B Or was it something where you acted when you saw the need C D E F# And knew that there would be a way the act could be repaid G G# And so it may, but for today A A C C D D E E (do a little flans-shred) I want to thank you for putting me back in my snail shell A A |