Frank Black & the Catholics Song: Blast Off Album: Dog in the Sand Tabbed by: Derek (proverbialcereal@msn.com) DIFFERENT TUNING - Frank tunes the A string (5th string) up to B for this song. Tune it up a whole step either by ear, or by tuning it in unison with the 7th fret/low E string. A---0---- <-- tune the A up so these two notes are same pitch E---7---- [part ONE] E----------------------------------------------------------- B--1----1-------------------------------------------5----3-- G--0----0-------------------------------------2s4---4----4-- D--2----2--------------2---2--------------3---------5----5-- B--3----3--------------2---2----------3-------------3----3-- E----------------------0---0---0--1------------------------- I'm heading for the dark take shi- as shi- is E---------------------------------1----1---------3---3-- B--1----1-----------2---------2---1----1---------0---0-- G--0----0-----------0---------0---2----2---------0---0-- D--2----2-----------2---------2---3----3---------3---3-- B--3----3-----------2---------2------------------3---3-- E-------------------0---------0------------------------- If you can take this town I say good show E----------------------------1---------------- B----------1-----------------1---------------- G----------0-----------------2---------------- D----------2-----------------3---------------- B----------3---------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------- Cause city hall are all freaks E----------------------------1-----|------------------- B----------1-----------------0-----|------------------- G----------0-----------------0-----|------------------- D----------2-----------------3-----|--------3---------- B----------3-----------------3-----|--3--5-----5--3--5- E----------------------------------|------------------- and the coffee is getting weak (skip 2nd time) (back to beginning) I'm gonna make my mark maybe in show biz maybe on solid ground I do not know But i'm thinking all the time and i'm saving all my dimes (2nd time) E--------------------- B--------------------- G--------------------- D--------3------------ B--3--5-----5--3--0--- E--------------------- COOL RIFF e-----------------10---8---------8-------x------------------- a----------------------8---11^---8---11--x------------------- d----------------------8---------8--------------------------- g-----10---8--x---------------------------------------------- b-8----8---8--x------------------------------11--11--13---11- e-8----8---8--x------------------------------11--11--11---11- E------------------------ B------------------------ G------------------------ D--(4)--(4)--(4)--(4)---- B---2----2----2----2----- E---2----0----2----0----- [COOL RIFF til change] blast off, i can foresee foresee, blast off blast off, i can foresee foresee, blast off cast off save all my money just for blast off blast off, i can foresee foresee, blast off chemical take on the chemical for comatose comatose wake from a sleep that was six months Rasthof zwanzig kilometters bis ... E------------------------------- B------------------------------- G------------------------------- D--12----------5---5---3----3--- B--10----------5---3---3----1--- E--10----------3---3---1----1--- rasthof i need it [part of COOL RIFF] blast off i can foresee foresee [Part TWO] E--------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------- D--6-6-6-6--3---------------------------5----------- B--4-4-4-4--1---------------------------3----------- E--4-4-4-4--1---------------------------3----------- and when we get there the irish in E--------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------- D--8--8---8--8----------------10--10---10---10------ B--6--6---8--6-----------------8---8---10----8------ E--6--6---6--6-----------------8---8----8----8------ me's gonna claim it for France E----------------------------------------------------- B----------------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------------- D--12----12--12--12--12---5-----13-------------------- B--10----12--10--12--10---3-----11-------------------- E--10----10--10--10--10---3-----11-------------------- i'm in a beckett trance, from all the chemical [COOL RIFF til change] Blast off, i can forsee forsee, blast off Blast off, i can forsee forsee, blast off union pour la promotion de la propulsion photonique isidis home on the dome of the isidis tops off i think i'm gonna get some ... E------------------------------- B------------------------------- G------------------------------- D--12----------5---5---3----3--- B--10----------5---3---3----1--- E--10----------3---3---1----1--- rocks off i need it [part of COOL RIFF] blast off i can foresee foresee [PART TWO] - same chords as before and when we get there the irish in me's gonna claim it for France i'm in a beckett trance from all the chemical (repeat PART TWO) - exclude first chord [SOLO chords] E-------------------------------------------- B--1---------------------------------5----3-- G--0-----2---------------------2s4---4----4-- D--2-----2-----------------3---------5----5-- B--3-----2-------------3-------------3----3-- E--------0-----0--1------------------------- E------------------1-----3-- B--1-------------1-------0-- G--0-----2-----2---------0-- D--2-----2---3-----------3-- B--3-----2---------------3-- E--------0------------------ E---------1--------------------------------------------------- B----1----1----1---------------------------------------------- G----0----2----0---------------------------------------------- D----2----3----2----5-5-5-5-5-5-------3--3-------------------- B----3---------3----3-3-3-3-3-3--5--5-------5--5--3--3--5--3-- E-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------- [Part TWO] - THREE times E------------------------------------------- B------------------------------------------- G------------------------------------------- D---3---------------------------5----------- B---1---------------------------3----------- E---1---------------------------3----------- and when we get there the irish in E--------------------------------------------------- B--------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------- D--8--8---8--8----------------10--10---10---10------ B--6--6---8--6-----------------8---8---10----8------ E--6--6---6--6-----------------8---8----8----8------ me's gonna claim it for France E----------------------------------------------------- B----------------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------------- D--12----12--12--12--12---5-----13-------------------- B--10----12--10--12--10---3-----11-------------------- E--10----10--10--10--10---3-----11-------------------- i'm in a beckett trance, from all the chemical [COOL RIFF til send] w/ variations and stuff Blast off, I can forsee forsee, blast off Blast off, I can forsee forsee, blast off Cast off, save all my money just for blast off Blast off, I can forsee forsee, blast off END E------------------ B------------------ G------------------ D---4--4--4--4--4-- B---2--2--2--2--2-- E---2--0--2--0--2-- _________________________________________________________________ (variation of the cool riff) E----------------------------------------------- B----------------------------------------------- G----------------------------------------------- D--------10-----8---12--10--8--10--10--8-------- B--8--8---8-----8----8---8--8---8---8--8-------- E--8--8---8-----8----8---8--8---8---8--8-------- blast off i can forsee forsee