"Pink Marshmallow Moon" by Big Country
From the Album "The Buffalo Skinners"
Tab by Colin Dawson - colin_g_dawson@hotmail.com - December 2004
Comments and corrections welcome!
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s = slide
ssss = slow slide (the more s's, the slower the slide)
sd = slide down
su = slide up, all the way to the bridge
r = let ring (sustain)
Intro;
Played with a bottle of Bud.
Also works with a bottle of Miller.
For best results, drink the contents of the bottle before you start,
otherwise the weight of the bottle might make it more difficult to play
(well, that's my excuse, and I'm sticking to it).
This will also allow the bottle to come up to room temperature and thus
reduce the risk of getting condensation all over your guitar:-)
Stuart's part (slide guitar)
Em C G D
E|------------------------------------10-----------------------------------------|
B|12-10ss12ss10---------10sss12rrrr------10ss12ss10------------------------------|
G|---------------10s12-------------------------------10s12-10ss12sd---5sssss7rrr-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bruce's part (use palm muting);
Em C G D
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------5--5--5--5---------------7--7--7--7-|Play twice
A|--2--2--2--2-3--3--3--3----5--5--5--5-5--5--5--5---|
E|0--0--0--0---------------3--3--3--3----------------|
Verse 1;
Bruce play's the following part through the verses, using
palm muting most of the time;
Em C G (no mute)
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------5--5--5--5--------------------2-----|
A|--2--2--2--2-3--3--3--3----5--5--5--5----2-5---5-2-|
E|0--0--0--0---------------3--3--3--3--3-3-----------|
Em C G (no mute)
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------5--5--5--5-----------------2-------2-|
A|--2--2--2--2-3--3--3--3----5--5--5----2-5-----2-5---|
E|0--0--0--0---------------3--3--3--3-3-------3-------|
Em C G D
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------5--5--5--5---------------7--7--7--7-|
A|--2--2--2--2-3--3--3--3----5--5--5--5-5--5--5--5---|
E|0--0--0--0---------------3--3--3--3----------------|
Em C G D
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------5--5--5--5---------------7--7--7--7-|
A|--2--2--2--2-3--3--3--3----5--5--5--5-5--5--5--5---|
E|0--0--0--0---------------3--3--3--3----------------|
C G D
E|------10-7--------------------7---------|
B|---8------8-----------------8---8-------|
G|7-------------9-7---7-----7------7------|
D|------------------9----9-----------7rrr-|repeat twice
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Stuart's slide guitar during chorus is very difficult to make out given all
the other things going on at the same time but it sounds something like this
(this part is not played in the live versions of the song);
C G D
We’ll live tomorrow girl. Today has come too soon
C G D
We’ll live tomorrow girl. Beneath a pink marshmallow moon
Em C G D
E|---------------------------------------10-------------------------------------------|
B|10s12-10ss12ss10---------10sss12rrrr------10ss12ss10--------------------------------|
G|------------------10s12-------------------------------10s12-10ss12sd---4s5-5sss7rrr-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|