Band: The Drones Song: Shark Fin Blues Album: Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float by Tabber: Andrew Biles At the bottom of the page I have written out an idea of what the rhythm guitar does during this song. The timing and voicings in the tab are not perfect so you will have to experiment a bit, but it's a decent basis. The intro appears to be based around the chords I've tabbed out but, again, you'll probably need to try a few hammer-ons and occasionally adjust your finger positions. The outro is also picked around the chords provided. Be sure to have a good distortion pedal at the ready and your whammy bar attached. It does sound great on acoustic too, though. Standard tuning: E, A, D, G, B, e Intro: |---------|------|---------|------|-0----|------| |-3---1---|-3----|-3---1---|-3----|-0----|-3----| |-0---0---|-2----|-0---0---|-2----|-0----|-2----| |-4---2---|-0----|-4---2---|-0----|-x----|-0----| |-5---3---|------|-5---3---|------|-2----|------| |---------|------|---------|------|------|------| A E Standing on the deck I watch my shadow stretch G D the sun pours my shadow upon the deck A E the waters licking round my ankles now G D there ain't no sun shine way way down A E I see the sharks in the water like slicks of ink G D well, there's one there bigger than a submarine A E as he circles I look in his eyes G D I see Jonah in his belly by the camp fire light A E see the albatross up in the windy lofts G D he gets to beating his wings while he sleeps it off A E I hear the jettisoned cries from his dream unkind G D get to whippin' my ears like a riding crop A E Well, the captain once as able as a fink daddy G D he's now laid up in the gallery like a dried out mink A E He's laying dying of thirst and he says or I think G D we're gonna be alone from here on in E well you are all my brothers D and you have been kind E D but what were you expecting to find? E now your eyes turn inwards Bm countenance turns blank C and I'm floating away on a barrel of pain E5 it looks like nothing but the sea and sky remain =break= (A, E7, G, D x 4) A E nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah G D nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah (x4) A E A harpoon's shaft is short and wide G D a grappling hook's cracked and dry A E I said, why don't you get down in the sea G D turn the water red like you want to be? A E 'Cause if I cry another tear I'll be turned to dust G D the sharks won't get me but they don't feel loss A E keep one eye on the horizon man, you best not blink G D they're coming fin by fin until the whole boat sinks A E fin by fin G D fin by fin A E fin by fin G D fin by fin by fin by fin Outro chords: |--7--|--2--|-7-9--|--2--|-7-9--|-14-|-7-9--|--2--| |--8--|--3--|-8-10-|--3--|-8-10-|-15-|-8-10-|--3--| |--7--|--2--|-7-9--|--2--|-7-9--|-14-|-7-9--|--2--| |-----|-----|------|-----|------|----|------|-----| |-----|-----|------|-----|------|----|------|-----| |-----|-----|------|-----|------|----|------|-----| Rough chord pattern: A E G D |------------------0--0----------------------0--0---2-----2----| |--2-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-0--0-----3--3-3-2-2-3-2---3--3-3-3-3---3-3--| |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1--1-----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-4-2--2-2-2-0h2-2-2--| |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x--x-----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0--| |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2--2-----x--------------x-------------------| |------------------0-----2--3----------------------------------|