RECKONING  



Contains: HarborCoat, 7 Chinese Brothers, So. Central Rain, Pretty Persuasion,

          Time After Time (AnnElise), Letter Never Sent, (Don't Go Back to) 

          Rockville,

Missing:  Second Guessing, Little America





HARBORCOAT



{This song is actually played in Eb on the record. This transcription in 

 E won't go along much with the album unless you tune down.}



 {intro   E  G#m  A / Asus2}



  C#m                   E                               A  B 

 They crowded up together with their noses worn off

  C#m                   E                               A  B

 A handshake is worthy it's all that you've got

  C#m                   E                               A  B

 Metal shoes on wood it pushed her right back

             C#m                E                       A  B

 There's a splinter in her eye and it reads react



/F#m   G#m/  x 3     F#m7

 

{same as before}

 They shifted the statues for harboring ghosts

 Redden their necks color their clothes

 Then we danced ________

 She gathered the corners and called it her gown

 

  E     G#m         A/Asus2 E    G#m        A/Asus2

 Please find my harborcoat can't go outside without it

{same as above}

 Find my harborcoat can't go outside without it

 

{same as other verses}

 They crowded up together with their noses worn off

 A handshake is worthy it's all that you've got

 Metal shoes on wood pushed her right back

 There's a splinter in your eye it reads react R-E-A-C-T

 

{break  Em  with 12th fret harmonics  played as fast and

 furiously as a trainload of Jews fleeing Nazi Germany!}



 They've shifted the statues for harboring ghosts

 Redden their necks color their clothes

 ________________

 She gathered the corners and called it her gown

 She said...

{end on F#m}



-----

Harbourcoat



Remember to tune down a half step to play with the record.



Intro (and Chorus)

      E           G#m            A (add B)

Eb-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0-----0-----0----|

Bb-|--0--0--5--0--4--4--5--4--4--5--5--5--5--5--5-----5-----5-----5----|

Gb-|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--4--h6----6--4--h6----6-|

Db-|--6--6--6--6-------------------------------------------------------|

Ab-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|



(The second guitar plays root and 5th of the chords, mixed low)





Verse



      C#m      E        A                       B

Eb-|--4--4--4----------------------------------------------------------|

Bb-|--5--5--5-----------5--5--5--5------5----------7-------------------|

Gb-|--6--6--6-----------6--6--6--6----6---6-----8-----8----------------|

Db-|--6--6--6--7--6-----7--7--7--7--7--------9-------------------------|

Ab-|-----------------7-------------------------------------------------|

Eb-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|





Interlude (Between Verses)



      F#m         G#m   F#m         G#m   F#m         G#m

Eb-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bb-|--7--7--7--7--9--9--7--7--7--7--9--9--7--7--7--7--9--9-------------|

Gb-|--6--6--6--6--8--8--6--6--6--6--8--8--6--6--6--6--8--8-------------|

Db-|--7--7--7--7--------7--7--7--7--------7--7--7--7-------------------|

Ab-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|





      F#m7

Eb-|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------------------|

Bb-|--------7-----------7-----------7-----------7----------------------|

Gb-|--6-----------6-----------6-----------6----------------------------|

Db-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Ab-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|







 They crowded up together with their noses worn off

 A handshake is worthy it's all that you've got

 Metal shoes on wood it pushed her right back

 There's a splinter in your eye, it reads react



Interlude



 They shifted the statues for harboring ghosts

 Redden their necks color their clothes

(or "Red menace color their clothes"???)

 Then we danced with the rest but the menance got out

 She gathered the corners and called it her gown



Chorus

 Please find my harborcoat can't go outside without it

 Find my harborcoat can't go outside without it



 They crowded up together with their noses worn off

 A handshake is worthy it's all that you've got

 Metal shoes on wood pushed her right back

 There's a splinter in your eye it reads react R-E-A-C-T



{break  Em  with 12th fret harmonics  played fast and

 furiously}



Chorus



 They've shifted the statues for harboring ghosts

 Redden their necks color their clothes

 Then we danced with the rest but the menance got out

 She gathered the corners and called it her gown

 She said...

{end on F#m}



-----

SEVEN CHINESE BROTHERS



"riff"

(G) 11-11-11-12----14----16-16-16-16---14--------11-11-11-12----11-9--7

(D) 0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0



..cont  (G) 7--7--7               

       (D) 0--0--0--0--0--0--0- 



{play the riff over and over}

 The smell of sweet short-haired boy woman offers pull up a chair

 Taking one symphony now we've just begun the battle

 Wrap your heel in bones of steel turn the leg a twist of color

 Autumn waited hold it to you in the colored come another

 

  Cadd2                         D9                D Dsus4 D D D

 Seven chinese brothers swallowing the ocean

{same}

 Seven thousand years to sleep away the pain

 She will return, she will return

 

tab for break:  the chord is like this...

(E) -0-                      

(B) -0-

(G) -4-                          (G)  --------0-----

(D) -4-       ..the lick..       (D)  ------4-----4-

(A) -2-                          (A)  --2-2---------



{so like the sequence for the break is like



chord for two measures/ do the lick twice/ chord for two more measures

then these chords:  D/// A/// }

 

 The smell of sweet short-haired boy woman offers pull up a seat

 Taking one symphony now we've just begun the battle

 Wrap your heel in bones of steel turn the leg a twist of color

 Autumn waded seven seas swimming colored come another

 

 The smell of sweet short-haired boy woman offers pull up a chair 

 Taking one symphony now I guess they've lost that battle 

 Wrap your heel in bones of steel turn the leg a twist of color 

 Autumn waded seven seas swimming colored come another 

 



SO. CENTRAL RAIN (I'M SORRY)



{ opening riff }

           E(1) : -------------0---1-------

           B(2) : ------------3--3---3-----

           G(3) : ----------2----------2---

           D(4) : -----2-3-0 {let ring out!}

           A(5) : -3-3---------------------





{riff:     E(1) : --------------0---1------

           B(2) : ------------3---3---3----

           G(3) :-----------2-----------2--

           D(4) :-------3-0 {let ring out!}

           A(5) :-----3-------------------

           E(6) :-3-3----------------------



C             Em   Gm         F

Did you never call   I waited for your call

       C           Cm      F     C

These rivers of suggestion   are driving me away

C              Em  Gm          F   

The trees will bend the cities wash away

     C          Cm    F      C

The city on the river has a girl without a dream

     

Dm2

I'm sorry 



{bass solo}   C



{same as first verse}

Eastern to mountain third party call the lines are down

The wise man built his words upon the rocks 

But I'm not bound to follow suit

The trees will bend the conversation's dimmed

Will build yourself another home, this choice isn't mine



chorus x 2 ... Am x 2 ..... {bass solo over G   C}



{same as other verses}

Did you never call I waited for your call

These rivers of suggestion are driving me away

The ocean sands the conversation's dimmed

Will build yourself another dream, this choice isn't mine



{end very intensely on Am}







PRETTY PERSUASION

       

       Intro :  (Play twice)



       

           E ******** Esus ************************* E ******** D ***** A *****

       E---0---  ----  -0--   0---0-!---0--  0--0--  --0---  strum.   strum. !

       B----420  2420  --0-  --0----!----0-  -0----  ---0--  -------  -------!

       G-------  ----  2--2  ---2---!-2---2  --2---  1---1-  -------  -------!

       D-------  ----  ----  -------!-2----  ------  2----   -------  -------!

       A-------  ----  ----  -------!------  ------  ------  -------  -------!

       E----------------------------!----------------0-----------------------!

       

       Verse :



       Dsus---->D   Dsus---->D   Asus-(A)--(hammer on+off D,C#,B,C# on B string)

         It's.......what      I    want.......................

       Dsus---->D   Dsus---->D   Asus--(A)---     >----------

         I...........real............ize.....................

       Dsus---->D   Dsus---->D   Asus--(A)---     >----------

         All.........has   been   tried........................

       Dsus---->D   Dsus---->D   Asus--(A)---     >----------

         Follow..... eas....ily.....................(uh, whatever..)

       

       F#m-----(Bm,    A)------F#m        E(sus)--F#m     (Esus:  2nd fret of

        Cannot shuffle in this heat.  It's all    wrong       A,D,and G strings)

       F#m-----(Bm,     A )-----F#m           E---> F#m

        Try to put that on your sleeve. It's all  wrong

                                              E------->F#m

                                             All    wrong

       Chorus :

            

            D       E ------->F#m              D       E--------->F#m

       It's got   pretty persuasion     She's got     pretty  persuasion

            D       E-------->F#m              D       E--------->F#m

       God damn   your    con fusion    She's got     pretty  persuasion

       

       Repeat the above for verse#2, and chorus ..

       

       Bridge :



       E/ F#m         A--->E       Dsus--->D, Dsus--->D.

             In the   light..................................

          F#m         A--->E    Dsus--->D, (A)-->D,   (A)->D,(A)->D,(A)->D,A.

             All this hea...............bleah, bleah.........etc.......

       

       Now play the TAB stuff again, then verse #3, then chorus again,

       ends on F#m. ("Pretty persuay".)





------

TIME AFTER TIME (ANNELISE)



The tune is in E flat, but uses standard RES chord shapes.



Play the main riff and chorus on a guitar tuned to F, or tuned normally and

capoed to the first fret, or tuned to E flat and capoed on the second fret.



Play the 2nd guitar part on a guitar tuned to E flat, so you can get the drone

effect.  You can just play the 1st and 2nd strings if you want.



Play the 3rd guitar part (ringing chords) on a guitar tuned to E flat, using

this shape:

Eb chord shape:  079900



Main riff (tune to F or capo 1st fret)

F--|-0----0-0-0---3-3-sl-5-0---- This is the main riff and repeats many times

C--|-3----3-3-3---3-3--------0-- throughout the song.  I believe that the main

Ab-|-2----2-2-2---2-2----------- chord here is Dsus2 with some extra picking

Eb-|-0----0-0-0---0-0----------- thrown in. Wierd, but not so hard once you get

Bb-|---------------------------- the hang of it. Tune to F to maximize ringing

F--|---------------------------- of open strings.  (Or play in standard tuning

                                 with capo on 1st fret).



2nd guitar (tune to E flat)

Eb-|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-----| This is the droning heard through most of the song                        

Bb-|-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-----| Play with either two or three strings, your choice.

Gb-|-9-9-9-9----------------|

Db-|------------------------|

Ab-|------------------------|

Eb-|------------------------|



Eb

Ask the girl of the hour by the water tower's watch

If your friends took a fall, are you obligated to follow



Time after Time section (guitar 1, F tuning)



     Fm             Ab             Eb (main riff)

F--|-----0---------------3-0-------0----0-0-0---3-3-sl-5-----------|

C--|-------0---0------0------3-0---3----3-3-3---3-3--------0-------|

Ab-|---0-----0------0--------------2----2-2-2---2-2----------------|

Eb-|-2-----------------------------0----0-0-0---0-0----------------|

Bb-|---------------------------------------------------------------|

F--|---------------------------------------------------------------|



Fm        Ab          Eb

Time after time after time

Time after time after time



Eb

If the bull's on his hooves will you gather friends by the tower?

If you try to refuse, will they judge your worth by the hour?

Fm        Ab          Eb

Time after time after time

Time after time after time



Eb

If you're tired and you're tried you can find me in my room

You can stay if you want and the third time you can't lose

Fm        Ab          Eb

Time after time after time

Time after time after time



Guitar solo (2 times)



Eb-|-7-5-4-5-4------------7-7-7-5-9-7-5--------------------------------|

Bb-|-----------7-5-7-/9-7----------------------------------------------|

Gb-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Db-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Ab-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|



Eb

Ask the girl of the hour, by the water tower's watch

Go and fight if you want but who will turn out the light

Fm        Ab          Eb

Time after Time after Time

Time after time after time



End on Eb chord (7th fret)



Notes:  There are three guitars on this song.  One (tuned to F?) plays the

main riff.  The second basically drones on Eb notes, played on two strings at

once.  A 12 string would be ideal for this part.  A third guitar plays the Eb

chord on the seventh fret (with open Eb and Bb strings).  It sounds like

there's more going on due to the interaction of these parts.



------

LETTER NEVER SENT

       

       This, as most songs on Reckoning, is based on the D chord. I play it

       by making a D chord but without putting my first finger on the high E

       string.  This makes it easier to do the fingerings needed for this

       song.  Basically it goes pretty much like this :

       

       -----------------------------------------------------------------

       -----------------------3-----------------------------------------

       -----------------------------------------------------------------

       0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-2-2-2----0---0-----------------------------------

       2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0------3-------------------------------------

       -----------------------------------------------------------------

       

       After the beginning part there are these series of chords :

       

       D D D D G G C C C C D D D D G G C C C C

       

       And then the chorus:

       

       A               G          A         G        A        G

       Heaven's yours           Heavens   yours     Heavens yours...etc

       

       There there is this part:

       

       Bm         A        D           Bm     A       G

       When I'm moving too fast       Where's my new adress



CAMERA



So, let's call this "riff a".



D(4) !0-----------0-2-!3-------------0-!2---------------!----------------!

A(5) !----------------!----------------!----------------!------0---0---0-!





D(4) !0-----------0-2-!3-------------0-!2---------------!----------------!

A(5) !----------------!----------------!----------------!1-----1---0---0-!



That's the first eight measures of the song.  In fact, that's the bass line for 

all the verses.  If you have a bass and a guitar both, the bass should play 

this throughout (except for the chorus) and the guitar should not come in until 

the third line of the first verse ("when the party lulls...").  If you have 

just a guitar, then you should play this for the first two lines of the first 

verse.



We'll call this "riff b".



e(1) !5-------------5-!----------------!------3---------!0-----0-----0---!

B(2) !3-----------3---!------3---------!----0-----0-----!--3-----3-----3-!

G(3) !2---------2-----!--2-------2-----!--2---------2---!----0-----0-----!

D(4) !0-------0-------!3-----------3-0-!2-------------2-!----------------!



There is, of course, ad lib. on the actual recording, but this is the basic 

pattern.



And this is "riff c".

                 (slide)

e(1) !------------5/10!8---------------!7-------------!----------------!

B(2) !----------3-----!--------------10!---------10p8h!10----10--------!

G(3) !--------2-------!                   (pull-off and hammer-on)

D(4) !0---------------!



or, another way that might be easier:

e(1) !------------5/10!8-------------5h!7---------5--p3!5-----5---------!

B(2) !----------3-----!

G(3) !--------2-------!

D(4) !0---------------!

(the more I play it over, the better I like this fingering...)



Also, throughout the chorus, there's a pretty typical sus4/add2 chord pattern; 

for example, on the D chord, do something like this to the note on e(1):

e(1) !2-----2-2-3---5-!--3---2---0---2-!

Do the same thing on the second string while playing the A chord at the end of 

the chorus.  On the C chord, hammer-on to the third fret on the second string 

(Cadd2) in a similar pattern.



Now that _that's_ all done with...





verse 1

       /From the inside room when the front room green

riff a   

       \Becomes your special book, it was simple then 



riff b 	When the party lulls, if we fall by the side



riff b 	Will you be remembered?  Will she be remembered?  (Asus4/A)



chorus

	G		D C			   D

	Alone in a crowd, a bartered lantern borrowed

	G		    D	  C			  A

	If I'm to be your camera, then who will be your film?



verse 2	

riff b	I fell by your bed once; I didn't want to tell you

riff b	I should keep myself inbetween th pages

riff b	When the party lulls, if we fall by the side

riff b	Will you be remembered?  Will she be remembered?  (Asus4/A)



chorus



play riff c twice, then:



verse 3

riff c	From the inside room when the front room green

riff b	Becomes your special book, it was simple then

riff b	When the party lulls, if we fall by the side

riff b	I still like you; can you rememeber?  (Asus4/A)



chorus twice



That's about all there is to it!  Enjoy!



(DON'T GO BACK TO) ROCKVILLE



 {intro : E / / /  E / / / E / /  /  Esus4 E EaddF# E}

 

  E                                                                 A/Asus4

 Looking at your watch a third time waiting in the station for a bus

  E                                                                 A/Asus4

 Going to a place that's far, so far away and if that's not enough

  B             A     G#m  C#m                              Bm        A/Asus4

 Going where nobody says hello, they don't talk to anybody they don't know



         E                                                                  A

 You'll wind up in some factory that's full time filth and nowhere left to go

  E                                                   A/Asus4

 Walk home to an empty house, sit around all by yourself

     B                       A      G#m   C#m

 I know it might sound strange, but I believe

                           Bm       A/Asus4   A A/G#bass   A/F#bass

 You'll be coming back before too long

 

  E                F#m    B

 Don't go back to Rockville

  A                                      (B)  3-2-0---0-2--3-2-0--0

 And waste another year    riff:        (G)  ------2------------2

 

{same as above}

 At night I drink myself to sleep and pretend

 I don't care if you're not here with me

 'Cause it's so much easier to handle 

 All my problems if I'm too far out to sea

 But something better happen soon

 Or it's gonna be too late to bring you back

 

  E                           D    B     A  B

 It's not as though I really need you 

  E                           F#m  B     A  B

 If you were here I'd only leave you

  F#m      C#m          F#m         C#m               A

 But everybody else in town only wants to bring you down and

                             B

 That's not how it ought to be



{same as before}

 I know it might sound strange, but I believe

 You'll be coming back before too long