----------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Believing Is Art" by Spoon (off of Girls Can Tell) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Email: explodingpandas@verizon.net Tuning: Standard One of my favs off of probably my favorite Spoon album. Like most Spoon songs, not too much in the way of technical skill, but still an awesome song. All guitar except for where noted is played with a clean tone and relatively quietly. Since I took the liberty of pointing out just about all of the details, this tab is for one guitar, although second guitar could play rhythem, which is mostly the chords in the verse, although you could probably pick it up by ear. Intro (0:00-0:10, notes ring at 0:04 and 0:09) This part is unnecessary, skip it or have a second guitar play it, as the pre-verse starts before the second note is played. e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------0------------------------0----------------------------| Pre-verse (0:07-0:20) The third time just play the regular A power chord. e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------| x 4 A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-7-7-5-5-5-------------------------------| PM : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Verse (0:21-0:35) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| x 2 A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| PM : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Chorus (0:36-0:50) This is the rhythm for the chorus, no there is no singing so it is not technically the chorus but still useful for if you have a second guitar later on. e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| PM : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| PM : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Verse (0:51-1:04) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| PM : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| PM : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Chorus (1:05-1:19) With distortion (every chorus and riff similar to this from here on out has distortion. If you can't figure it out, just listen to the song). For the 7b8, keep the string bent instead of bending it each time (this also applies to the rest of the song). e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------5-7-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-5---------------5-----| G|-----5-5-7-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-5-5-----------5-5-5---| D|-----7---------------------------------------7-----------7---7---| A|-----0---------------------------------------0-----------0---0---| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------5-7-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8---------------------6-5---6-5---------| G|-----5-5-7-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-5-------------------5-5---5-5--5--5-5-| D|-----7-----------------------7-------------------------------7-7-| A|-----0-------------------------------------------------------0-0-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Verse (1:20-1:33) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------8-8-8-7-7-7-5-5-| PM : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------5-5-5---------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------8-8-8-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| PM : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Chorus (1:34-1:48) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------7-7-7-7-5-5---------------------------------7-7-5-5-----| G|---------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-------------------------------7-7-5-5-5---| D|---------------------7---------------------------------------7---| A|---------------------0---------------------------------------0---| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------5-5-5-----------5---------------| B|---------7-7-7-7-5-5-----------5-------5-5-----5---8-5-----------| G|---------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-----------7-5-5-5-5-| D|---------------------7---------------------7---------------7-7-7-| A|---------------------0---------------------0---------------0-0-0-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Break (1:49-3:00) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|---4----------------5--------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|---7-7-5-----7-5---------------7-7-5-----------------------------| G|---7-7-5-5---7-5-5---5-5-------7-7-5-5--5--5--5-5----------------| D|---------7-------7---7-7-------------7--7--7--7-7----------------| A|---------0-------0---0-0-------------0--0--0--0-0----------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|---7-7-5-----7-5---------------7-7-5-----7-5---------------------| G|---7-7-5-5---7-5-5---5-5-------7-7-5-5---7-5-5-------------------| D|---------7-------7---7-7-------------7-------7-------------------| A|---------0-------0---0-0-------------0-------0-------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----------------| D|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-----------------| A|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------5-----| G|-------5-4---------------------------------------------------4---| D|-----7---------------------------------------------------7-------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------5-4---| D|---------------------------------------------------------7-------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------5-----------------------------------------------------| G|-------------4---------------------------------------------------| D|---------7-------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------5-4---| D|---------------------------------------------------------7-------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| PM : : : Verse (3:01-3:15) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| x 2 A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| PM : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Chorus (3:16-3:43) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------5-7-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-5---------------5-----| G|-----5-5-7-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-5-5-----------5-5-5---| D|-----7---------------------------------------7-----------7---7---| A|-----0---------------------------------------0-----------0---0---| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------5-7-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-5-------------------------------------| G|-----5-5-7-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-5-5-------------------4-4---4-4-5-----| D|-----7-----------------------7-----------------------------------| A|-----0-----------------------0-------------------------------0-0-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----7-5---7-7-5-------------------------------7-5---7-7-5-------| G|-----7-5---7-7-5-------------------------------7-5---7-7-5---5---| D|-------------------------------------------------------------7---| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----7-5---7-7-5-------------------------------------------7-5---| G|-----7-5---7-7-5--5-5--------------------------------------7-5---| D|------------------7-7--------------------------------------------| A|------------------0-0--------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Outro (3:44-4:19) Lightly palm mute this e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------5-7-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-5---------------------| G|-----5-5-7-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-7b8-5-5-------------------| D|-----7---------------------------------------7-------------------| x 3 A|-----0---------------------------------------0-------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|---5-5---------------------------------------------------5-5-5---| G|---5-5---------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-| D|---------------------------------------------------------------7-| A|---------------------------------------------------------------0-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| End on the above line, if there is a second guitar, you can end on this e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|------7+------| A|--------------| E|--------------| A few details were left out because I'm lazy, as was a lot of the rhythm since this is only for one guitar. A lot of the stuff I left out is fairly easy to pick up by ear. Also, you can obviously improv on the chorus, but I tried to tab it as closely as possible. Enjoy! ============================================================================= | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b bend | : Palm Mute =============================================================================