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Hey all. Hoping someone could help me with a tab for Red-Eyed and Blue (or point me in the direction of a previous thread discussing this). Wasn't able to find anything through the search tool. Would be greatly appreciated! :thumbup

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The old about it doesn't seem to work: http://forums.viachicago.org/topic/32720-red-eyed-

 

Here is what I have:

 

Red-Eyed and Blue - Wilco

Intro: A* x2

         A*
We've got solid-state technology
F#m          F#m maj7
Tapes on the floor
        A6             A6/F      A6/F#    A6/G
And some songs we can't afford to play 
           D            Dm
But when we came here today
     Fm        Em
All I wanted to say
             A*
Is how much I miss you

A6      A6/G*  A6/F#*   A6/F*
Alcohol and    cotton balls
        A6             A6/F         A6/F#    A6/G
And some drugs we can't afford on the way 
           D            Dm
But when we came here today 
            Fm         Em
We all felt  something true 
   A*
Now I'm
F#m          D
red-eyed and blue...

       A             A            E            E7

   e -------------.-------------.------------.-------------
   B -------------|-------------|------------|-3-----------
   G -------------|-------------|----1-------|-1-----------
   D -------------|-------------|----2-------|-0-----------
   A -------------|-------------|----2-------|-2-----------
   E --5-5-5-0-2--'--5-5-5-0-2--'-0----------'-------------

(whistle over):
A-D-Bm-Bm
A-D-Bm-Bm
A-D-F#m
A-E

G-A

Chords:
A*   F#m maj7 A6  A6/F A6/F#  A6/G A6/G* A6/F#* A6/F* 
0h1    2      2    2    2      2    2     2      2
2      2      2    2    2      2    2     2      2 
2      2      2    2    2      2    2     2      2
2      3      2    3    4      5    2     2      2
0      4      0    x    x      x    0     0      0
x      2      x    x    x      x    3     2      1

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Here's what they have at the Gumbo Pages:

 

http://www.gumbopages.com/music/wilco/songs/red.eyed.and.blue.txt

 

 

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Red-Eyed and Blue

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by Jeff Tweedy

 

Tabbed by Brian R. Kessler

 

Here is a detailed explanation of how to play it, followed by a summary.

 

For the intro, the guitar just seems to play an A-chord, with the piano

adding the fill-notes. If you wish to play the fill notes on guitar, you

will have to make the A-chord with your 2,3,4 fingers in a line, and your

1 (index) finger on the 1st fret of the Hi-e stg. I'll call this chord A1,

since there will be other A fingerings that we will have to use.

 

By the way, Jeff seems to use a lot of A-chord fingerings, as evidenced by

this song and, similarly _A.M._'s "I Must Be High", where he seems to use an

inverted D-chord triangle fingering (all mushed together at the 2nd fret),

for the A and just slides his 1-finger down for the next chord, Amaj7.

 

 

A1: Chord (drawn like a guitar) Fill (drawn like tablature)

(numbers mean fingers) (numbers mean frets)

 

e .-----.-----.-----.--- e --------1-----

B |-----|--4--|-----|--- B --2--0--------

G |-----|--3--|-----|--- G --------------

D |-----|--2--|-----|--- D --------------

A |-----|-----|-----|--- A --------------

E '-----'-----'-----'--- E --------------

 

>>> (A1)We've got solid-state technology

>>> (F#m)Tapes on the (F#m maj7)floor

 

For the (F#m) to (F#m maj7) change, just put your 2-finger behind your

4-finger after the (F#m). The letter 'O' means make a barre with your

1-finger, like this:

 

F#m: e .-----.--O--.-----.-----.-- F#m maj7: e .-----.--O--.-----.-----.--

B |-----|--O--|-----|-----|-- B |-----|--O--|-----|-----|--

G |-----|--O--|-----|-----|-- G |-----|--O--|-----|-----|--

D |-----|--O--|-----|--4--|-- D |-----|--O--|--2--|-----|--

A |-----|--O--|-----|--3--|-- A |-----|--O--|-----|--3--|--

E '-----'--O--'-----'-----'-- E '-----'--O--'-----'-----'--

 

 

>>> And some (A2)songs we can't (F#m maj7/F)afford to (F#m)play (A7)

 

 

For this progression, make a four-string barre for the A-chord (just don't

strum the Hi-e stg - I'll hereafter refer to this as A2), walk the bass-note

up, then pivot the 2 and 4 fingers around for the last chord (A7).

 

A2: e .-----.--x--.-----.-- F#m maj7/F: e .-----.--O--.-----.-----.--

B |-----|--O--|-----|-- B |-----|--O--|-----|-----|--

G |-----|--O--|-----|-- G |-----|--O--|-----|-----|--

D |-----|--O--|-----|-- D |-----|--O--|--2--|-----|--

A |-----|-----|-----|-- A |-----|-----|-----|-----|--

E '-----'-----'-----'-- E '-----'-----'-----'-----'--

 

F#m: e .-----.--O--.-----.-----.- A7: e .-----.--O--.--2--.-----.-----.-

B |-----|--O--|-----|-----|- B |-----|--O--|-----|-----|-----|-

G |-----|--O--|-----|-----|- G |-----|--O--|-----|-----|-----|-

D |-----|--O--|-----|--3--|- D |-----|--O--|-----|-----|--4--|-

A |-----|-----|-----|-----|- A |-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-

E '-----'-----'-----'-----'- E '-----'-----'-----'-----'-----'-

 

 

 

>>> But when we (D)came here today (Dm)

 

The (Dm) should really be played as a barre chord up at the 5th fret, to sound

the same as the record, but I just play it open, at the nut. It's easier that

way.

 

 

>>> All I (Fm)wanted to (Em)say

>>> Is how much I (A1)miss you (add fill after the line...)

 

>>> (A3)Alcohol (A/G)and (A/F#)cotton balls (Dm/F)

 

(A3) is how I make an ordinary A-chord. Most people seem to like to put

their 1-2-3 fingers in a line at the second fret, but I like to use the

D-chord triangle, and just mush them all together at the second fret. This

puts my 3-finger on the 2nd-fret, G-stg, which makes for an easy change to

the last chord in this progression.

 

For the (A/G), I reach up with my pinky to catch the G bass-note. The (A/F#)

may actually be an (F#m7). In either case I just hit the F# bass-note with my

thumb, and play the rest of the A-chord.

 

For the (Dm/F), don't hit the Hi-e stg. You can hear that he stops his strum

on the B-stg. To make this chord, just keep the 3-finger anchored at the

2nd fret (from my recommended A-chord fingering), and pivot around it.

 

A3: e .-----.-----.-----.-- A/G: e .-----.-----.-----.-----.--

B |-----|--2--|-----|-- B |-----|--2--|-----|-----|--

G |-----|--3--|-----|-- G |-----|--3--|-----|-----|--

D |-----|--1--|-----|-- D |-----|--1--|-----|-----|--

A |-----|-----|-----|-- A |-----|-----|-----|-----|--

E '-----'-----'-----'-- E '-----'-----'--4--'-----'--

 

A/F#: e .-----.-----.-----.--- Dm/F: e .-----.-----.-----.-----.--

B |-----|--2--|-----|--- B |-----|-----|--4--|-----|--

G |-----|--3--|-----|--- G |-----|--3--|-----|-----|--

D |-----|--1--|-----|--- D |-----|-----|-----|-----|--

A |-----|-----|-----|--- A |-----|-----|-----|-----|--

E '-----'--T--'-----'--- E '--1--'-----'-----'-----'--

 

 

>>> And some (A2)drugs we can't (F#m maj7/F)afford on the (F#m)way (A7)

 

Same walk-up as before.

 

 

>>> But when we (D)came here today (Dm)

>>> We all felt (Fm)something true (Em)(Em add F)

 

>>> Now (A1)I'm (add fill on A-chord)

>>> (F#m)red-eyed and (D)blue...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closing part: I like to play the riff over the A-chord part, then strum the

full chords for the E & E7. Play this twice (obviously).

 

 

A A E E7

 

e -------------.-------------.------------.-------------

B -------------|-------------|------------|-3-----------

G -------------|-------------|----1-------|-1-----------

D -------------|-------------|----2-------|-0-----------

A -------------|-------------|----2-------|-2-----------

E --5-5-5-0-2--'--5-5-5-0-2--'-0----------'-------------

 

 

 

Then, for the whistling bit, the chords are:

 

A-D-Bm-Bm

 

A-D-Bm-Bm

 

A-D-F#m

 

A-E

 

Then for the two piano chords after the fade out, simply...

 

G-A

 

 

--------------------- Summary ------------------------------------------------

 

(A1)We've got solid-state technology

 

(F#m)Tapes on the (F#m maj7)floor

 

And some (A2)songs we can't (F#m maj7/F)afford to (F#m)play (A7)

 

But when we (D)came here today (Dm)

 

All I (Fm)wanted to (Em)say

 

Is how much I (A1)miss you

 

(A3)Alcohol (A/G) and (F#m)cotton balls (Dm/F)

 

And some (A2)drugs we can't (F#m maj7/F)afford on the (F#m) way (A7)

 

But when we (D)came here today (Dm)

 

We all felt (Fm)something true (Em)(Em add F)

 

Now (A1)I'm

 

(F#m)red-eyed and (D)blue...

 

A-A-E-E7

 

A-D-Bm-Bm

A-D-Bm-Bm

A-D-F#m

A-E

 

G-A

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  • 7 months later...
Guest Ordinary Beehive

A A E E7

 

e -------------.-------------.------------.-------------

B -------------|-------------|------------|-3-----------

G -------------|-------------|----1-------|-1-----------

D -------------|-------------|----2-------|-0-----------

A -------------|-------------|----2-------|-2-----------

E --5-5-5-0-2--'--5-5-5-0-2--'-0----------'-------------

 

I still say, it's 5-5-5-0-2, 5-5-5-0-2>1 then E chord. Does no one else hear that but me?

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