Guitar Tab:Homunculus

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Homunculus

By: They Might Be Giants

Key: G Major

Year: 2006

Tabbed By: jepflast

(standard tuning, heavy distortion) (there are some small variations throughout the song, but this is the gist) [Intro] ..1...2...3...4...1...2...3...4...1...2...3...4...1...2...3...4.. +----------------------------------------------------------------+ |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------7---7-----5-7-----5-7-7-7-5-7--| +-5---5-----3-5-----3-5-8-5-3-5---5---5-----3-5-----3-5-8-5-3-5--+ [Verse] ..1...2...3...4...1...2...3...4...1...2...3...4...1...2...3...4.. +----------------------------------------------------------------+ |----------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------4^~~----------------------------4^~~---------------| |-----5---------------5-------4^~~----5-------------8-8-8---7-7--| |---------3-3-------------3-3-------------3-3-------6-6-6---5-5--| +---3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3------------------------+ [Chorus] ..1...2...3...4...1...2...3...4...1...2...3...4...1...2...3...4.. +----------------------------------------------------------------+ |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |-5---------------7----------------------------------------------| |-3-------------4-5----------------------------------------------| +---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-0-1-2-3-3-3-3-3-0-1-2+ ..1...2...3...4...1...2...3...4...1...2...3...4...1...2....3.....4.... +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------10-10| |-5---------------7--------------------------------------9-10-10-10-10| |-3---------------5---------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-8--7-8--8--8--8-| +-3---------------5---------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-------------------+ [Break] ..1...2...3...4...1...2...3...4...1...2...3...4...1...2...3...4.. +----------------------------------------------------------------+ |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------6---6-----4-6------------------| +-5---5-----3-5-----3-5-8-5-3-5---5---5-----3-5-----3-5-8-5-3-5--+ ..1...2...3...4...1...2...3...4...1...2...3...4...1...2...3...4.. +----------------------------------------------------------------+ |----------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------5-------5---5-7^~~---| |---------------------------------7---7-----5-7-----5-7-5-7^~~---| |---------------------------------------------7-------7----------| +-5---5-----3-5-----3-5-8-5-3-5----------------------------------+ [Outtro] ..1...2...3...4...1...2...3...4.. +--------------------------------+ |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-5------------------------------| |-5------------------------------| +-3------------------------------+ Homunculus is by your side Ungrateful now and he's losing your trust Your old star map, a disco nap And when you change, you can't always change back Your headliner blues got 'em cryin' It's stuck in your head, and now you're cryin' Your tiny fake tears that you cry Your slender grasp, Möbius strip The shiny things that you wanted to clip You took a sip and lost your place Three mini windows shining back in your face [repeat chorus] [repeat first verse]