Novocaine For The Soul Bass Tab

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FTH80:G D A E ; Generated by Fast Tab, do not erase
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>From            : Robin Taylor
Artist          : The Eels
Bass Performance: Unknown bass player.
Comments:       : ---
Strings: E ,A ,D ,G 
Symbols explanations:
  H: hammer on  P: pull off
  +: slap       .: pop
  : slide up   /: slide down
  --x~~x~~x: triplets
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                      Novocaine For The Soul by The Eels.

There are no repeated bars apart from the last one which is noted, so just play the 
whole tab through til the end of the song.

Chorus.

G------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-4--4----------4--4------------2--2--------4--4--4-4--2--2--------4--4--
E-------22-2--2--------2---0h2--------22-2-------4-----------22-2--------



Verse 1.
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-4--4----------4--4----------4--4----------4--4------------4--4----------
E-------22-2--4-------22-2--4-------22-2--4-------22---0h2--------22-2----



G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-4--4--------2--2--------4--4---4-4----2--2--------4--4---4-4----2--2-------
E-------22--4-------22-2-------4--------------22-2-------4--------------22-2-



Verse 2.
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-7-7--------9-9--8--7-7--------9-9-/119--8--7-7--------9-9--8--------------
E------77-----------------77-7---------------------77-7-----------0-0--------



Interlude/Guitar solo.
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-4--4----------4--4----------4--4----------4--4----------4--4----------4--4----
E-------22-2--4-------22----4-------22-2--4-------22----4-------22-2--4-------2-


G----------------------------------
D----------------------------------
A---4--4----------4--4/84---------
E-4-------22-2--4-----------2-2--2-


Chorus repeated til end.
G--------------------------
D--------------------------
A-2--2---------4--4----4-4-
E------22-2--4-------4-----


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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


Curtis Rhythm Player	#1 by Curtis Lee at Oct 16, 1971 at 11:33 AM EST
	I was under the impression that this was about sex or masturbation...pleasure to numb the soul. Seems to go with the "life is hard and so am I" and "before I sputter out" bits.

Peter Wanna Be	#2 by Peter McCarthy at Nov 29, 1987 at 1:36 PM EST
	i think this song was also meant to be taken in a slightly sexual way though. just look at the lyrics. youd better give me something to fill the hole... and the life is hard and so am i part.. definately connotating something sexual

Tim Wanna Be	#3 by Tim Nelson at Nov 11, 2001 at 9:55 AM EST
	i don't think it's about sex or death. it's just about E having a lot of pain in his life and he needs something to sooth the pain before he sputters out, sputter out, just being cracking I suppose

Jake Average	#4 by Jake Staley at Feb 3, 2005 at 5:55 PM EST
	I think Novocaine for the soul is a reference to Prozac.

Michael Average	#5 by Michael Marks at Jul 18, 2006 at 6:16 AM EST
	Sara, just because it contains the words "hole" and "hard" does not mean it's meant to be taken in a sexual way. To interpret this song as something sexual makes the rest of the lyrics make no sense. He's obviously talking about the dreary life he leads, and when he says "you better get me something to fill the hole", he's saying he needs something meaningful in his life that he can enjoy/care about, not that he needs a dick up his ass.

No Picture Tadej Average	#6 by Tadej Supukovic at Oct 11, 2006 at 8:38 AM EST
	I agree with the "needing some meaning in his life before he kills himself" explanation. This song used to get airplay? No wonder it seemed so familiar.