Drum Tab:The Mesopotamians

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The Mesopotamians
By: They Might Be Giants
Key: D Major
Year: 2007
Tabbed By: JasonDeLima

O - Open Hi Hat
P - Close Hi Hat with pedal
H - Closed Hi Hat
S - Snare
B - Bass
C - Crash Cymbal
R - Ride Cymbal

The verses and the bridge has sort of a swing feel. Keep that in mind.
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Verse 1a: (We've been driving around...)
H|----x----x|
O|x----x----|
P|--x----x--|
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Verse 1b: (But no one's even seen us...)
H|----x----x|
O|x----x----|
P|--x----x--|
S|--x----x--|
B|x----x----|
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Chorus: (We're the Mesopotamians....)
O|x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|
S|x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|
B|x----x-x|x-----x-|
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Verse 3: (The Mesopotamish sun...)
H|----x----x|
O|x----x----|
P|--x----x--|

Last measure of bridge:
H|--x-xx----|
O|x-----x---|
P|--x-----x-|
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Bridge: (Hey man I thought...)
R|x-x-x-x-|
S|--x---x-|
B|x---xx--|
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For the final chorus, on the last two beats of every other measure, hit the crash cymbals instead of the open hi hat.