Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 10:31:37 +0200
From: Florian Decros <flodecros (at) gmail dot com>
Subject: Bass tabs of "Nonsuch"
Message-ID: <CAPtZtiNCnBEY3t2uv4mX+_0AGZQiYBqXqP8Wj==KH8CA=YhwFw (at) mail dot gmail dot com>

Great !
Now, after "Skylarking", here's the 17 songs of "Nonsuch" (well 16, because there's no bass in "Rook") tabbed !
It was harder, because it was longer, and also because sometimes the bass was mixed pretty low, so maybe tabs like "Humble Daisy" or "Wrapped In Grey" are inaccurate.
Cheers

Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 00:17:05 -0500
From: Tim <tnevak2 (at) gl dot umbc dot edu>
Message-ID: <34CD6DD1.1849 (at) gl dot umbc dot edu>
Organization: Sonic Kinesia Recording
Subject: Tab for 'My Bird Performs'


Here is a more complete version of the tablature for 'My Bird Performs'
including a guitar tab transcription of the trumpet parts.

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XTC -- "My Bird Performs"
Transcribed by Tim Nevaker: tnevak2 (at) gl dot umbc dot edu

Intro Riff:

e:----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G:----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D:------2---------------2-----------|------2---------------2-----------|
A:------------2---------------2-----|------------2---------------2-----|
E:--5-----------5---4-----------4---|--2-----------2---0-----------0---|



e:----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
B:----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
G:----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
D:------2---------------2-----------|------2---------------2-----------||
A:------------2---------------2-----|------------2---------------2-----||
E:--4h5-----5---5---4-----------4---|--2-----------2---0-----------2---||



Main Riff and Guitar Fill:

e:----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
B:----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
G:----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
D:------2---------------2-----------|------2---------------2-----------||
A:------------2---------------2-----|------------2---2-----------2-----||
E:--5-----------5---4-----------4---|--2-----------2---0-----------0---||

e:------0---------------------------|----------------------------------||
B:--2h4-----0-----------------------|------0---------------------------||
G:--------------------------------1-h--2-------------------------------||
D:----------------------------------|----------2-----------------------||
A:----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
E:----------------------------------|----------------------------------||


Verse 1: Fine art never moved my soul
         No vintage wine and designer clothes
Verse 2: Shakespeare's sonnets leave me cold
         The drama stage and the high brow prose
Verse 3: And you keep saying what you got
         You keep saying what you got


Chorus:

Keyboard:
    Emaj7  C#m                Emaj7  C#m
e:--11------9----------16--|--11------9-----------||
B:--12------9--------------|--12------9-----------||
G:--13------9--------------|--13------9-----------||
D:--14-----11--------------|--14-----11-----------||
A:-------------------------|----------------------||
E:-------------------------|----------------------||


  But my world shakes for me
  My bird sings sweetly


    A6            F#9
e:--2----------|--4----------||
B:--2----------|--2----------||
G:--2----------|--3----------||
D:--2----------|--2----------||
A:--4----------|--4----------||
E:--5----------|--2----------||


Chorus 1: A different kind of tinsel decorates my tree
          A thousand Cheshire cats grin inside of me
Chorus 2: The brightest fireworks are lighting up my sky
          The cage is open but she's no desire to fly



Trumpet verse fills:

e:----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G:----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D:------2---------------2-----------|------2---------------2-----------|
A:------------2---------------2---2-|------------2---------------2-----|
E:--5-----------5---4-----------4---|--2-----------2---0-----------0---|

e:----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B:----------2-------0---------------|----------0-----------------------|
G:--------------------------1-------|--2-------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------|------------------2---------------|
A:----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------|----------------------------------|



e:----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
B:----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
G:----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
D:------2---------------2-----------|------2---------------2-----------||
A:------------2---------------2---2-|------------2---------------2-----||
E:--5-----------5---4-----------4---|--2-----------2---0-----------0---||

e:--------------------------0-------|--2-------5-------4---------------||
B:----------2-------0---------------|----------------------------------||
G:----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
D:----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
A:----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
E:----------------------------------|----------------------------------||



Trumpet Solo:

    ^       ^       ^       ^          ^       ^       ^        ^
e:----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------|----------5------------------------|
G:------------1-2-4-2-------1-------|-----------------------------------|
D:--2-----2-4-----------------------|--2--------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|



     ^       ^       trill  ^            trill  ^       ^       ^
e:-----5---4-5-4-5-4-4(5)-----------|--4(5)-----------------------------|
B:--(5)-----------------------------|---------------5-4-5-4-------------|
G:----------------------------------|-----------------------6-4---------|
D:----------------------------------|---------------------------7---6---|
A:----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|



    ^       ^       ^       ^          ^   ^    ^   ^
e:----------------------------------|----------12-------||
B:----------------------------------|-------------------||
G:------------1-2-4-2-------1-------|-------------------||
D:--2-----2-4-----------------------|--2----------------||
A:----------------------------------|-------------------||
E:----------------------------------|-------------------||

Date: Tue, 12 May 92 17:31:08 -0400
From: dschmidt (at) athena dot mit dot edu
Subject: Nonsvch chords, Vol I

Okay, first some disclaimers.  In many places I did not try to figure
out Exactly what was going on - I listened to the music and tried to
figure out what chords I would play if I were to accompanying on on
the piano.  So probably many of the guitar chords are simpler than
I've made them out to be.  Also, in some places where I've indicated
how to voice chords, it is just how I find it convenient, and not
necessarily what they are doing on the record.  I also left out lots
of bass stuff, only including it where I thought it was important.
But everything should be pretty close.  Comments and corrections are
welcome!

Voicings are notated with low E on the left, high E on the right.

                           MY BIRD PERFORMS

      riff A         riff B (always played over riff A)
E ----------------------0--------
B --------------------24-0---0---
G -------------------------12----
D -2---2---2---2--------------2--
A 0-20--2---2---2----------------
E ----4--42--20--0---------------

rA  2x
rB  2x
Verse: rA  4x
Chorus:  G#m7/D#  C#m  4x  \
         A6      F#m9      | 2x
         rA  2x            /
Verse
Chorus
Solo: A6    F#m9
      rA
      A6    F#m9
rA  2x  ("you keep singing")
rB  2x
Double verse
rB  repeat and fade

 - Dan

Date: Mon, 11 May 92 13:34:22 -0400
From: dschmidt (at) athena dot mit dot edu
Subject: Re: Peter Pumpkinhead chords


* My Bird Performs, main riff

E ----------------- I haven't actually tried this out on the guitar
B ----------------- but it looks playable...  the "my bird sings sweetly"
G ----------------- melody is D# C# G# D# C# and the chords afterwards
D -2---2---2---2--- are something like Amaj7 F#m7, but probably not
A 0-20--2---2---2-- that exactly.
E ----4--42--20--4-

Disclaimer: I've only listened to the album a few times and I haven't
actually tried any of these on my guitar yet.  Use at your own risk.
I'll try to figure out some of them for real, and maybe even bother
with the bridges!