In The Meantime


Artist: Spacehog Song: 'In the Meantime' Album: 'Resident Alien (1995) Standard Tuning - 2 Guitars I learned this song from the Guitar World Mag years ago. It was one of my favorites from high school. Have fun with it! Intro, continually repeated by Guitar 1: e|-0--4--0--4--0--5--0--5--| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| When Bass comes in, second Guitar joins at 1/2 volume: Riff 2: e|--0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0---0--0-|--0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0---0--0-| B|--5-5-5---4-4-4-4---7---7--5-|--5-5-5---4-4-4-4---7---7--2-| G|--4-4-4---4-4-4-4---6---6--4-|--4-4-4---4-4-4-4---6---6--2-| D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| turn on distortion e|--0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0---0--0-|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0----------| B|--5-5-5---4-4-4-4---7---7--5-|--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x--| G|--4-4-4---4-4-4-4---6---6--4-|--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-x--| D|-----------------------------|--------------------------------x-x-x-x--| A|-----------------------------|--------------------------------x-x-x-x--| E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------| Chorus (w/ Distortion) - Play line 3x e|--------------------|-----------------------------| B|--------------------|-----------------------------| G|----------x-7-7-7---|-----------2-4b5r4b5r4-2-----| D|--7----7--x-7-7-7-x-|--4----4-x---------------4-3-| A|--7----7--x-5-5-5-x-|--4----4-x-------------------| E|--5----5----------x-|--2----2-x-------------------| e|------------------------|-------------------| B|------------------------|-------------------| G|------------------------|-------------------| D|--7--7-7---x-5--5-5---x-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-------| A|--7--7-7---x-5--5-5---x-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-------| E|--5--5-5---x-3--3-3---x-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2h3-0-| Verse - One guitar plays Intro 8x Second Guitar plays Riff 2 Chorus plays again Interlude e|-----------|-----------|----------------|--------------|-----------|-----------| B|-----------|-----------|----------------|--------------|-----------|-----------| G|--5--------|--7--------|----------------|--------7/9~--|--5--------|--4--------| D|--5--------|--7--------|--5----4--------|--2-----7/9---|--5--------|--4--------| A|--3--------|--5--------|--5----4--------|--2-----5/7---|--3--------|--2--------| E|-----------|-----------|--3----2--2-3-2-|--0-----------|-----------|-----------| Change to 2 parts: e|-------------|---------------| B|-------------|---------------| G|-------------|---------------| D|--2----------|--(2)----------| A|--2----------|--(2)----------| E|--0----------|--(0)----------| | | Lead e|---------12--|--12----------------| B|--15b17~~~~--|-----15-14b15-------| G|-------------|--------------12~~\-| vibrato then slide D|-------------|--------------------| A|-------------|--------------------| E|-------------|--------------------| For final chorus: Play Chorus riff 4x w/ Lead Solo on the 3rd time e|-------|---------------------17-17-------|-17-------------------------------------| B|-------|--------17-17-----------17-17~---|----17-17-----17-17-------17-14---------| G|--14-16|-16b18--------16b18--------------|-------16b18--------16b18-------16------| D|-------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------16-15-| A|-------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E|-------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| e|----------------|-------------------------------17----------| B|-------17b19~~--|-17b19r17-14-15b17r15-14----------17-------| G|----------------|-------------------------16b18_______18r16-| D|-14~~-----------|-------------------------------------------| A|----------------|-------------------------------------------| E|----------------|-------------------------------------------| e|---------------------17-17-------|-17-------------------------------------| B|--------17-17-----------17-17~---|----17-17-----17-17-------17-14---------| G|-16b18--------16b18--------16b18-|-------16b18--------16b18-------16------| D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------16-15-| A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| e|---------------17-------|--------------------------------17------------| B|-------17b19~~---17b19--|-17b19r17-15-14-15b17r15-----------17---------| G|------------------------|---------------------------16b18_____-16-14---| D|-14~~-------------------|----------------------------------------------| A|------------------------|----------------------------------------------| E|------------------------|----------------------------------------------| Ending e|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-hold-| B|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|---------------------|------| G|----------7-7-xxxx-|----------4-4-3-3-|----------7-7------|----------4--4--3--3-|-2----| D|-7-7-xxxx-7-7-xxxx-|-4-4-xxxx-4-4-3-3-|-7-7-xxxx-7-7-xxxx-|-4-4-xxxx-4--4--3--3-|-2----| A|-7-7-xxxx-5-5-xxxx-|-4-4-xxxx-2-2-1-1-|-7-7-xxxx-5-5-xxxx-|-4-4-xxxx-2--2--1--1-|-0----| E|-5-5-xxxx----------|-2-2-xxxx---------|-5-5-xxxx----------|-2-2-xxxx------------|------| key: x - muffled string sounds (harmonics & percussive sound) / or \ - slide h - hammer-on p - pull-off ~ - vibrato (add expression by shaking string)