Set Us Free


J Mascis and The Fog - Set Us Free From the album 'Free So Free' (2002) Standard tuning, capo on 9th fret --- This tab is based on what I could see from a video of it being played live/some fancy sound-slowing software/oldschool listening for notes, so it's got to be fairly accurate. Due to the way the guitar parts seem to have been recorded with like 2-3 overdubs and/or certain effects, i've changed the tab so it's more like how it's played live (with one guitar). That way the switches between the rhythm and the lead parts/small fills won't seem so painfully obvious when you're playing along. Warning: badass riffs ahead in verse/bridge. --- ==intro/chorus E|--------------------------------3---0-----------| B|--0~----0h1p0-----0-----0~------0---3---3-------| G|--0~----------0h2---0---0~------0---0---2b-r-0--| x2 D|--0~--------------------2~------2---2-----------| A|--2~--------------------3~----------------------| E|--3~--------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------3--0---------| B|--0--------0-1-0-----0----0---0-0---0--3--3------| G|--0---0-0--------0h2---0--0---0-0---0--0--2b-r-0-| D|--0---0-0-----------------2---2-2----------------| A|--2---2-2-----------------3---3-3----------------| E|--3---3-3----------------------------------------| ==verse E|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------3--3--3--3---1--1--1-1---3--0--3/5--0--3p0-| G|-0----------0---2--2--2--2-0-0--0--0-0---0--0--------------| D|-2--2-------2-0-0--0--0--0-0-2--2--2-2---2-----------------| A|-2--2--2-2--2-0-0--0--0--0---3--3--3-3---3-----------------| E|-0--0--0-0--0----------------------------------------------| ( PM ) E|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------3--3--3--3---1--1--1-1------------3--------| G|-0----------0---2--2--2--2-0-0--0--0-0--2h4-2-0---2b-2-0---| D|-2--2-------2-0-0--0--0--0-0-2--2--2-2----------2--------2-| A|-2--2--2-2--2-0-0--0--0--0---3--3--3-3---------------------| E|-0--0--0-0--0----------------------------------------------| ( PM ) E|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------3--3--3--3---1--1--1-1---3--0--3/5--0--3p0-| G|-0----------0---2--2--2--2-0-0--0--0-0---0--0--------------| (yeah, same as first line) D|-2--2-------2-0-0--0--0--0-0-2--2--2-2---2-----------------| A|-2--2--2-2--2-0-0--0--0--0---3--3--3-3---------------------| E|-0--0--0-0--0----------------------------------------------| ( PM ) E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------3--3--3--3---1--1--1-1---1--1-1--1-1-1-1--| G|-0----------0---2--2--2--2-0-0--0--0-0---0--0-0--0-0-0-0--| D|-2--2-------2-0-0--0--0--0-0-2--2--2-2---2--2-2--2-2-2-2--| A|-2--2--2-2--2-0-0--0--0--0---3--3--3-3---3--3-3--3-3-3-3--| E|-0--0--0-0--0---------------------------------------------| ( PM ) ==bridge | on a side note, the bass parts in this bit are really cool, J's bass parts are | really underrated. even under the solo he's doing all these neat fills. E|--3--3-3-3-----------------------------------------------| B|--3--3-3-3---3--3--3-3-3-3---1--1--1-1--1--1--1-1-0-0-0--| G|--0--0-0-0---4--4--4-4-4-4-0-0--0--0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--| D|--0--0-0-0---4--4--4-4-4-4-0-2--2--2-2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2--| A|--2--2-2-2---2--2--2-2-2-2---3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3--| E|--3--3-3-3-----------------------------------------------| ==solo (2:37-3:08) | |not relative to capo - actual fret numbers used. 0s (open strings) are technically the 9th |fret since the capo is there, but i find it easier to read it as an open string since your |left hand doesn't need to fret the note. | |2:37 E|--17b-r~--16----14-16-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------17-------17b-r--14-17-14h17p14h17(repeat lots)--17-------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------16b-r-16-14-16-13-14/16~---| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | |2:45 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------17----------------------------------------0-12p0--------------| G|-16-14-13-14-13-14/16~--16b-16-14-16-13-14--13-14-13\0--0-11--11b--------11p0--0-11-0-| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | |2:52 - there's a part here that goes below the capo (the solo was recorded without one), so | i'll put that part in [brackets] and tab it an octave up above it so the same notes are | playable with the capo. E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----12--12-------------------------------------------------------------------------------12/14-| G|-11b----11b-11--0h11p0---------------------------------------------------0-11/13-11-0-13-------| D|----------------------h11-13-0---------------------------------------0h11---------------[9h11]-| A|--------------------------------11-14-11-12-11-12-12/14~--12-11----------[7-9/11-9-7-11]-------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------12---[7h9]---------------------| | |2:58 E|------------------19---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-16-16~--16~---16----16--16-h17p16-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------16--16h18brp16----16-16--\14-14b-14-13--0-13-0--0h11p0------| D|-------------------------------------------------h18---------------------------------------16b~| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ==bridge, part 2 E|--3--3---3-3--------------------| |--0-0------------| the fill at the end can also be B|--3--3---3-3--0-----------------| |------0-0--------| played like this, an octave up G|--0--0---0-0--0-----------------| x2 |----------3-3-0--| (same way it's played live) D|--0--0---0-0--2--2-2------------| |-----------------| A|--2--2---2-2--2------2-2-1-1-2--| |-----------------| E|--3--3---3-3--0-----------------| |-----------------| E|-0--0--0-0------------------------------| B|-1--1--1-1--3--x-x-3--x-x-3--x-x-3--x-x-| G|-0--0--0-0--2--x-x-2--x-x-2--x-x-2--x-x-| x2 D|-2--2--2-2--0--x-x-0--x-x-0--x-x-0--x-x-| A|-3--3--3-3------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| repeat, then head to chorus rhythm ==outro riff/solo (4:08) not relative to capo - fret numbers used E|--11-12-14-11------11--------------------------------| |------------------| B|----------------12----12~~---------------------------| repeat, till ending: |------------------| G|-----------------------------13-14-16-14-----13------| |-13-14-16-16b--r~-| D|------------------------------------------14----14~--| |------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| |------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| |------------------| if you're playing the song yourself though, i recommend ending it like this, combining both the rhythm and lead parts: (relative to capo) E|---------------| B|-0-1-3b---3~---| G|----------0----| D|----------0----| A|----------2----| E|----------3----| enjoy! |-------------------------------------------------------- |p - pull-off |h - hammer-on |/ - slide up (\ = down) |b - bend; release bend before next note, unless... |r - release bend after holding it for a little |~ - vibrato (if used on chords, use the tremelo) |x - muted string strum |PM - palm mute |--------------------------------------------------------