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The Hives - Hate to Say I Told You So

Hate to Say I Told You So

The Hives - Hate to say I told you so
from the album "Veni Vidi Vicious"

Note:
I checked the other two versions and the fingering is not right based on
what I've seen from the video and live performances. No one also seems to
hear the tremolo picking on the chorus (or they can't play it) and the outro.
This arrangement sounds better because the chords should be played on 4 strings and
it's also easier to play standing up.

Intro (0:00)
Guitar 1 (Vigilante Carlstroem)
E|--------------------------6-6-6-6---|
B|-7-7---5-5-5---10-10-10---6-6-6-6---|
G|-7-7-0-5-5-5-0-10-10-10-0-7-7-7-7-0-| play until (0:28)
D|-7-7-0-5-5-5-0-10-10-10-0-8-8-8-8-0-| when the drums have
A|-5-5-0-3-3-3-0-8--8--8--0-8-8-8-8-0-| the four measure break then
E|--------------------------6-6-6-6---| resume until (1:03)

at (0:10) Guitar 2 (Nicholaus Arson) enters
 play 1 measure of the D chord then slowly slide down
 to B flat. At (0:14) both guitars play main riff until (1:03)

Do what I what because I can and if I don't because I wanna

Be ignored by the stiff and the bored because I'm gonna

Spill and retrieve 'cause I give and recieve because I wanna

Gonna get through your head what the myst'ry man said because I'm gonna

Chorus (1:03)
Guitar 2 (Nicholaus Arson)
E|-/15-15-15-|
B|-/15-15-15-| pick at about 16th note triplet speed
G|-----------| while Pelle sings "Hate to say I told
D|-----------| you so.....alright!"
A|-----------|
E|-----------|

Guitar 1 (Vigilante Carlstroem) plays a low G
power chord on the E, A, and D strings.
Then back to main riff for secon verse after a rest.

Hate to say I told you so    alright!   come on!

Do believe I told you so...........
(at 1:20 band tacet)

Now it's all out and you knew  (band resume with main riff)

Cause I wanted to

Turn my back on the rot who's been planning the plot because I'm gonna

No need for me to wait because I wanna

No need 2, 3, too late because I'm gonna
(2nd Chorus 1:50)
Hate to say I told you so  alright!      come on!

Do believe I told you so.........(drum break)

Bridge (2:08)
Bass (Dr. Matt Destruction) plays the same thing it plays during the
intro/verse which is if you haven't guessed........
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------3-3-3-------------| this is played w/distortion
A|-5-5-0-3-3-3-0-------0-1-1-1-1-0-| (Boss DS-1 works best)
E|---------------------------------|

(2:21)
Do what I please gonna spread the disease because I wanna

Gonna call all the shots for the no's and the not's because I wanna

(2:35)
Guitarists play a tenth position high G chord on the A,D,G, and B strings.
(2:39)
Guitar 1 plays main riff and then bands joins in for 3rd verse.
Now at this point, the guitars have a slow phaser of flanger on for
the rest of the song. If you only have one guitarist then use the
phaser/flanger. But if you have two guitarists just have one play
with it and the other "normal". Or you can do both as one guitarist by
bi-amping which I won't get into here..:P

(2:42)

Ask me once I'll answer twice 'cause what I know I'll tell because I wanna

Sound device and lots of ice I'll spell my name out loud because I wanna

Oh yeah......

(2:57)
at this point, Guitar 2 starts tremolo picking again
over the outro; but if you're the sole guitarist just
keep rockin' the main riff.

E|---------------------------22---22---|
B|-/-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22----22--22-| there isn't really a
G|-------------------------------------| necessary pattern,
D|-------------------------------------| just randomly switch
A|-------------------------------------| between the two notes
E|-------------------------------------| or don't, if your guitar
                                         only has 21 frets.....

PEACE!!!
 -VUbanana or, The Velvet Underground Banana......