Phish - The Sloth guitar tab
The Sloth
Phish-> transcribed by Cleantone
Song is mostly in 5/8 ...
The tension between the G + B strings is vital to get the right sound here.
You MUST bend to the right degree.
Riff 1: 4x
|: P-O P-O :|
E--------------------------------|-------------------------|
B-3-----3------------------------|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|
G-5b(7)-5b(7)-5b(7)r-3---3-----2-|-7b(9)-7b(9)-7b(9)-7b(9)-|
D----------------------5-------2-|-------------------------|
A--------------------------------|-------------------------|
E--------------------------3-0---|-------------------------|
Verse 1
D C A
They call me the sloth... Way down in the Ghetto
D C A
Italian spegetti... Singin' falcetto
D C A
Sleeping all day... Rip Van Winklin'
D C
Spend my nights in bars... Glasses twinklin'
Bridge: H-O
E-------------------------| Play 2x
B----7------5-----7-----7-| This section is played loosly
G----7------5-----7-----7-|
D----7------5-----7-----7-| Get used to the passage
A----7--5 7---7 9--7-9--| on tape to play it well
E-7----------------------|
Verse 2
D C A
I'm so bad... He's so nasty
D C A
Ain't got no friends... Real outcastin'
D C A
Stay out of my way... End of the Ripple
D C
I'll take this peice of paper... Slice you on the nipple
Interlude (tempo is up to your ear)
E-----19---------19-18-|-17-17----------16-15-|
B-16---16-------------|----------------------|
G----------19-18-------|-------18-17-16-------|
D----------------------|----------------------|
A----------------------|----------------------|
E----------------------|----------------------|
E-----11-------------|---15----------15-14-|
B--------13----14-12-|---------11----------|
G-11-------10-------|-15---14----14-------|
D--------------------|---------------------|
A--------------------|---------------------|
E--------------------|---------------------|
P-O P-O
E----------------------------|---------------------------
B-----------------16-----17--|-14b-12b-------------------
G--------------------14--19b-|-14b-12b-14b+r-14-12-14-12-
D----14-13-12-11-------------|---------------------------
A-15-------------------------|---------------------------
E----------------------------|---------------------------
E--------------|---7-------7-6-|-5-5-------5-4-|
B--------------|-4---4---------|---------------|
G-14-12--14-12-|-------7-6-----|-----6-5-4-----|
D--------14-12-|---------------|---------------|
A--------------|---------------|---------------|
E--------------|---------------|---------------|
E-------------|---3--------3-2-|----------------11--------|
B---4-----2---|----------------|------------------10--10--|
G-----5-----3-|-3---2--3-2-----|----------------------12b-|
D-4-----3-----|----------------|----14-13-12-11-----------|
A-------------|----------------|-15-----------------------|
E-------------|----------------|--------------------------|
P-O P-O P-O |: :|
E---------------------------------|---------|
