Artist: Tortoise Album: TNT Song: I Set My Face To The Hillside Tabbed by witmachine@yahoo.com This is an epic, six-minute long song that is in two main parts. The first part spans about three and a half minutes, the second half of the song is a mid-tempo groovy bit with much keyboards and minimal guitar, more of an extended outro. The first half of the song is mainly in 4/4, the intro and the main phrase is two bars 4/4, one bar 5/4 and one bar 4/4. The second half of the song sticks to 5/4 time signature. This is mostly one guitar, but a second guitar comes in at about 1:40. My rendition isn't exactly as played live, but sounds well with the record. INTRO (0:15) e |----------6---3---------------3-------3----------------------------| B |------4---------------------4-------------4-----------------6~~----| G |--5-----------5-----------5-----5-------------5-----------4--------| D |--5-------3-------------5-------------5-----------------5----------| A |------------------------------------------------------5------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| e |------------------------------4-------------3----------------------| B |--------------3-------------3-------------3------------------------| G |----------4---------------4-------------4--------------------------| D |------5-----------------5-------------5----------------------------| A |----5---------------------------------------------------5----------| E |------------------------------------------------------------3------| e |--------------4---3---------------| B |----3-4-6---------------4---------| G |----4---------4---4-----4---------| D |----------------------------------| A |----------------------------------| E |----------------------------------| BRIDGE (0:41) Cm G e |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------------------------| G |--5----------------------------------------------------------------| D |--5----------------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| G/G# G e |--------------------------------------------| B |--------------------------------------------| G |--------------------------------------------| D |--------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------| E |--------------------------------------------| Cm e |-----------------------------------| B |-----------------------------------| G |-----------------------------------| D |------------------------------8----| A |--------------------------6--------| E |----------------------8------------| FIRST PHRASE (1:00) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + e |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------------------------| G |--0-------------------0--------------------------------------------| D |--------------------------1-------3---------------------------0----| A |--------------------------------3-------------------------2--------| E |------------------------------------------------------3------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 + e |--------------------------------------------| B |--------------------------------------------| G |--0h1-----0------------------0h1--0---------| D |----------------------0-1-3--------------1--| A |--------------------------------------------| E |--------------------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 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e |------------------------------------| B |------------------------------------| G |------------------------------0-----| D |------------------------------------| A |--3-------------------3---1---3-----| E |------------------------------------| SECOND PHRASE (1:39) Git. Fm Gm e |--------------------------3----------------------------------------| B |----------------------------------3---------------------------3----| G |--1-------3-------5----------3------------------------5-------3----| D |--1-----------------------3------/5-------------------3---5--------| A |----------------------6--------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | e |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------------------------| G |-------------------------------------------------------------------| D |----------------------------------------0--------------------------| A |--------3----------------------------1-----------------------------| E |--1--4----------------------------3-----------------------------3--| Git. G# e |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |--4-------3--------------------------------------------------------| G |--5-------3-------5-------3-------0--------------------------------| D |------------------5---------------3-----------0--------------------| A |--------------------------6----------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | e |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------------------------| G |-----------0---------------------------3----------------------3----| D |--------1-----1-------------------1--3---3/5--------------1--------| A |-----3-------------------------3----------------------3------------| E |--4----------------------------------------------------------------| Git. e |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B 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B |----------------------------------3---------------------------3----| G |--1-------3-------5----------3------------------------5-------3----| D |--1-----------------------3------/5-------------------3---5--------| A |----------------------6--------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Git. | e |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------------------------| G |-------------------------------------------------------------------| D |----------------------------------------0--------------------------| A |--------3----------------------------1-----------------------------| E |--1--4----------------------------3-----------------------------3--| e |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |--4-------3--------------------------------------------------------| G |--5-------3-------5-------3-------0---------------------------3----| D |------------------5---------------3--------------------------------| A |--------------------------6-----------------------6-------5--------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Git. | e |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------------------------| G |-----------0---------------------------3---------------------------| D |--------1-----1----------------------3---3/5-----------------------| A |-----3----------------------------6--------------------------------| E |--4----------------------------4--------------------------------6--| 2:35 e |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |----------------------4---3---------------------------4---3--------| G |--5---------------------------5-------------------------------3----| D |----------------555---------------6-------------------1---3--------| A |--3-------------------------------------------5--------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Git. | e |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------------------------| G |-----8-------------------------------------------------------------| D |--------10---------------------------------------------------------| A |----------------------------------------3--------------------------| E |--8------------------------------/1--4-----------------------------| e |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |----3~~---------------------------3---------------4----------------| G |---3~~------------------------3---3-------3-------5-------3--------| D |--5~~-----------------3---5---------------5------------------------| A |----------------------------------------------------------6--------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Git. | e |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------------------------| G |-------------------------------------------0-----------------------| D |--------0-------------------------------1-----1--------------------| A |-----1-------------------------------3-----------------------------| E |--3-----------------------------3-4-----------------------------4--| 2:52 e |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |------------------------------------------------------4---3--------| G |--0---------------------------3---5---------------------------5----| D |--3----------------------------------------------------------------| A |------------------6-------5----------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Git. | e |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------------------------| G |--------3----------------------------------------------------------| D |-----3----3/5------------------------8-----------------------------| A |--6-------------------------------------10-------------------------| E |--------------------------------6-8--------------------------------| e |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |----------------------4---3---------3~~----------------------------| G |------------------------------3----3~~------------------------3----| D |--6-------------------1---3-------5~~-----------------3---5--------| A |--------------5----------------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Git. | e |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------------------------| G |-------------------------------------------------------------------| D |----------------------------------------0--------------------------| A |--------3----------------------------1-----1-----------------------| E |-/1--4----------------------------3-----------------------------3--| 3:10 e |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |--3-----------------------4---------3~~----------------------------| G |----------3-------5----------------3~~------------------------3----| D |--------------------------3-------5~~---------------------1--------| A |------------------------------------------------------3------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Git. | e |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------------------------| G |-----------0----------------------------3--------------------------| D |--------1-----1----------------------3----3h5----------------------| A |-----3----------------------------6--------------------------------| E |--4-----------------------------4----------------------------------| Git. 3:20 e |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------------------------| G |--0-------------------0--------------------------------------------| D |--------------------------1-------3---------------------------0----| A |--------------------------------3-------------------------2--------| E |------------------------------------------------------3------------| Git. e |--------------------------------------------| B |--------------------------------------------| G |--0h1-----0------------------0h1--0---------| D |----------------------0-1-3--------------1--| A |--------------------------------------------| E |--------------------------------------------| Git. 3:34 e |------------------------------------| B |------------------------------------| G |------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------| A |--3---------------------------------| E |------------------------------------| At about 3:35, the song changes time. 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + G |-------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------1---4---3--------| E |--1-----1-1-------2---2-4---------------4--| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + G |-------------------------------------------| D |--------------------------1---4---3--------| A |--1-----1-1-------2---2-4---------------4--| E |-------------------------------------------| The beat builds up and at 4:48 we get this groove, played until the end Bass: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + G |-------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------1---4---3--------| E |--1-----1-1-------2---2-4---------------4--| | Guitar | e |--------------------------6-8-----6--------| B |------------------------------9-----6---9--| G |----6---5-5---------------------------8----| D |--------------6----------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------| That's the bulk of it... 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