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'The Eaton Rifles' by The Jam
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From the album 'Setting Sons'
Transcribed by Wayne Ellis email wayne.ellis@bt-sys.bt.co.uk
The guitars are tuned as follows: E A D G B E (from low to high)
Rhythm Guitar Chord TAB Stave (Guitar1, Guitar2)
------------------------------------------------
The stave below shows the TAB for the rhythm chords played by Guitar1
and Guitar2.
C(III) C(VIII) D(V) D(X) E(VII) F(I) F(VIII) G(III) A E--3-----8------5-----10----------------------------------| B--5-----8------7-----10----9-----------10----------------| G--5-----9------7-----11----9------2----10------4------2--| D--5-----10-----7-----12----9------3----10------5------2--| A--3-----10-----5-----12----7------3----8-------5------0--| E--------8------------10-----------1------------3---------|
Intro (Guitar1)--------------- rake ~~~~~~E------------------|------------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|B(5)---------------|----------------5-|-4----------------|-0----------------|G-5----------------|----------------5-|-4----------------|------------------|D-5----------------|----------------5-|-4----------------|------------------|A-0----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
~~~~~~~ harmE------------------|------------------|-0----------------|------------------|B------------------|-random-slides--4-|-0----------------|-5----------------|G-2----------------|-w/plectrum-----4-|------------------|-5--------------0-|D-2----------------|--------//------4-|------------------|----------------0-|A-0----------------|-----//-----------|------------------|----------------0-|E------------------|--//--------------|------------------|------------------|
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ XE------------------|-------------0----|------------------|------------------|B------------------|-------------0----|------------------|------------------|G-2----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|D-2-----------//---|------------------|------------------|------------------|A-0--------//------|------------------|-3--------------3/|5--------------10-|E-------//---------|------------------|-1--------------1/|3--------------8--|
Verse1 (Guitar1, Guitar2)[Play Twice]------------------------------------- Guitar1 D U D D U D ..... etc C X D X C X DE----------3-------|----------5-------|----------3-------|----------5-------|B----------5---5-5-|----------7---7-7-|----------5---5-5-|----------7---7-7-|G----------5---5-5-|----------7---7-7-|----------5---5-5-|----------7---7-7-|D----------5---5-5-|----------7---7-7-|----------5---5-5-|----------7---7-7-|A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Guitar2 | | | |E-Palm-Mute-Throughout----------------|------------------|------------------|B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|A----------10--10--|-----------12-----|----------10--10--|-----------12-----|E-8-8--88--8---8---|10-10-1010-10-----|-8-8--88--8---8---|10-10-1010-10-----| Sup up your beer Collect your fags Theres a row Down near Slough and going on[second time] Thought you were When you took But you didn't In their artillery all smart them on take a peep room
C X D X C X D XE----------3-------|----------5-------|----------3-------|----------5-------|B----------5---5-5-|----------7---7-7-|----------5---5-5-|----------7---7---|G----------5---5-5-|----------7---7-7-|----------5---5-5-|----------7---7---|D----------5---5-5-|----------7---7-7-|----------5---5-5-|----------7---7---|A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|E------------------|-second-time-play-|-fill-1-----------|------------------|
| | | |E-Palm-Mute-Throughout----------------|------------------|------------------|B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|A----------10--10--|-----------12-----|----------10--10--|-----------12-----|E-8-8--88--8---8---|10-10-1010-10-----|-8-8--88--8---8---|10-10-1010-10-----|
Get out your mat Pray to the West I'll get out mine Pray for myself and and[second time] All that rugby puts Hairs on your chest What chance have Against a tie and you got a crest F5 G5E------------------| Guitar1 - fill1B------------------| D X C XG------------------| E----------5-------|----------3-------|D------------------| B----------7-7---7-|-5--------5---5-5-|A-3---5-5----------| G----------7-7---7-|-5--------5---5-5-|E-1---3-3----------| D----------7-7---7-|-5--------5---5-5-| | A------------------|------------------|E------------------| E------------------|------------------|B------------------|G------------------|D------------------|A-3---5-5----------|E-1---3-3----------|
Chorus1 (Guitar2)-----------------[play twice]E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|D------------------|---------2--------|---------5---2----|---------5---2----|A-3---5-5----------|-3---2---0--------|-0---3------------|-0---3------------|E-1---3-3----------|------------------|------------------|------------------| Hello hooray What a nice day for The Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles[second time] Hello hooray I hope rain stops The Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles play with
~~ ~~E------------------|------------------|B---------5--------|---------5--------|G(5)--5-------5----|-----5-------5----|D-5----------------|-5----------------|A------------------|------------------|E------------------|------------------|
Verse2 (Guitar1, Guitar2)
-------------------------
C D C D
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Thought you were You lit the fuse Tore down the In your brand new clever when House of Commons shoes C D C D |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Composed a Symphony Then went to bed Charming young revolutionary with a thing F G|------------------|
Verse2 is exactly the same as the first 9 bars of Verse1.
Chorus2 (Guitar2)
-----------------
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Hello hooray Cheers then mate Its the Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Hello hooray An extremist With the Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles
scrape
|------------------|------------------|
Chorus2 is exactly the same as the Chorus1.
Bridge (Guitar1, Guitar2)
--------------------------
E(VII) F(VIII) E(VII) F(VIII)
| | | |
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
What a catalyst You turned out to Loaded the guns You run off home be then for your G(III) G(III) G(III) G(III) G | | | | ||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Tea Left me standing Like a guilty schoolboy G(III) | | | | | | | | |------------------|
Guitar1 (let ring)E-------8----------|---------10-------|---------8--------|--------10--------|B---------8--------|-----------10-----|------------8-----|----------10------|G------------9-----|--------------11--|---------------9--|------------11----|D--------------10--|----------------12|------------------|--------------12--|A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Guitar2 ~~ | ~~ | ~~ | ~~ |E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|D----10------------|-----12-----------|-----10-----------|-----12-----------|A--10--------------|---12-------------|---10-------------|---12-------------|E-8----------------|-10---------------|-8----------------|-10---------------|
w/delayE-8-----8----------|-10-----10--------|---------8--------|--------10--------|B-8-------8--------|-10-------10------|------------8-----|----------10------|G-9----------9-----|-11----------11---|---------------9--|------------11----|D-10---------------|-12------------12-|------------------|--------------12--|A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
~~ | ~~ | ~~ | ~~ |E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|D----10------------|-----12-----------|-----10-----------|-----12-----------|A--10--------------|---12-------------|---10-------------|---12-------------|E-8----------------|-10---------------|-8----------------|-10---------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|B----------8-------|----------8-------|----------5-------|----------5-------|G--------------9---|--------------9---|----5---------5---|----5---------5---|D-7---9------------|-7---9------------|-5----------------|-5----------------|A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E(VII) F(VIII) E(VII) F(VIII)
| | | |
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
What a catalyst You turned out to Loaded the guns You run off home be then for your G(III) G(III) G(III) G(III) G | | | | ||------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Tea Left me standing Like a naughty schoolboy G(III) | | | | | | | | |------------------|
Verse3 (Guitar1, Guitar2)
-------------------------
C D C C*
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
We came out of it Naturally the Beaten and bloody Was sick down my worst and I shirt C D C D |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
We were no match Untamed wit Though some of the They'll be back for their lads said next week F G|------------------|
Verse3 is exactly the same as the first 9 bars of Verse1, except for bar 4
in which Guitar1 plays an extra bar of C - instead of the expected D.
Chorus4 (Guitar2)-----------------[play 4 Times]E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|D------------------|---------2--------|---------5---2----|---------5---2----|A-3---5-5----------|-3---2---0--------|-0---3------------|-0---3------------|E-1---3-3----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Hello hooray Theres a price to For the Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles
pay
[2]
Hello hooray I'd prefer the To the Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles
plague
[3]
Hello hooray Theres a price to For the Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles
pay
[4]
Hello hooray I'd prefer the To the Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles
plague
~~ ~~E------------------|------------------|B---------5--------|---------5--------|G(5)--5-------5----|-----5-------5----|D-5----------------|-5----------------|A------------------|------------------|E------------------|------------------|
Noise Section (Guitar1)
-----------------------
-38 bars of random guitars sounds, base this section on the intro-
Ending (Guitar2)
-----------------
E-Play-Staccatto-and-Mute-throughout--|------------------|------------------|B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|D---------55--22---|---------55--22---|---------55--22---|---------55--22---|A-00--33-----------|-00--33-----------|-00--33-----------|-00--33-----------|E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Eaton Rifles Eaton Rifles A~~~~~~E------------------|B------------------|G-2----------------|D-2----------------|A-0----------------|E------------------|
TAB Key
--------
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
X - mute with palm of picking hand
U - upstroke
D - downstroke
() - incidental note
~ - hold note
harm - harmonic
rake - exagerate the strumming of the chord
(but not enough for it to be an arpeggio)
Notes
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This song is in 4/4 time, and uses 2 Guitars.
The intro voicings are based on an open A-shape, slid up and down
the neck. The scraping noises are achieved by scraping the plectrum
up and down the strings. The guitar sound (for Guitar1) is slightly
distorted - too much distortion will make this section 'mushy'.
The verses are made up of 2 guitar parts. Guitar1 plays partial bar
chords, based upon the open A-shape, at the 3rd and 5th positions.
Guitar2 plays muted root notes and power chord versions of the bar
chords, based upon the open E-shape, at the 8th and 10th frets.
The choruses consist of power chords and a 5 bar riff.
The bridge makes extensive use of Bar chords. Verticle lines above
the TAB stave show the rhythm pattern used.
The picking patterns in the bridge, bars 10-17, are based around the
moveable E-shape at the 8th and 10th frets. This has been shown as a
2 guitar part, because of the way the notes are allowed to ring over
each other - it is possible to approximate this part with one Guitar.
The noise section lasts 38 bars and is a more extreme version of the
intro. I haven't tabbed it out, but use the Intro as a guide to what
you could do here. Use plenty of string scrapes, and also the pickup
selector to switch between pickups, creating a rhythmic effect.
The outro is based on bars 3 and 4 of the chorus - but played in a
staccato style.
This Transcription (c) Copyright DarkMusic 1997.
This Transcription (and others) is also available at:
http://www.mandy.co.uk/music/tabs/
Comments and corrections welcome.
Wayne Ellis email wayne.ellis@bt-sys.bt.co.uk