Flagpole Sitta Bass Tab

		
		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 Ver 4 
	

Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone? Tabs:

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Artist: Harvey Danger
Song: Flagpole Sitta
Album: Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone?
Tabbed By: boxshesaid@yahoo.com

The previous tab by wirthman@geocities.com seemed to be missing
some parts.  Here's an update:

INTRO RIFF:
|---------|---------|---------|---------
|---------|---------|---------|---------
|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-5-5-
|---------|---------|---------|---------
  1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4

|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|---------|---------|---------|-----5-4-|
|---------|---------|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-----|
|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-5-5-|---------|---------|
  1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4  

VERSE RIFF:
|---------|---------|---------|---------
|---------|---------|---------|---------
|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|---------|---------
|---------|---------|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-
  1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4

|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|---------|---------|---------|-----5-4-|
|-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-----|
|---------|---------|---------|---------|
  1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4

(Not exacty sure of G in 3rd and 4th measures)

CHORUS RIFF:
|---------|---------|---------|---------
|---------|---------|---------|---------
|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-9-9-
|---------|---------|---------|---------
  1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4

|---------|---------|---------|---------|         
|---------|---------|---------|---------| (2nd CHORUS |-----5-5-|
|-3-3-3-3-|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|   uses this |-5-5-----|) 
|---------|---------|---------|---------|
  1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4  

BRIDGE RIFF:
|---------|---------|---------|---------
|---------|---------|---------|---------
|---------|---------|---------|---------
|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-
  1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4

|---------|---------|---------|---------
|---------|---------|---------|---------
|---------|---------|---------|---------
|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-
  1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4  

|---------|---------|---------|---------
|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-7-7-
|---------|---------|---------|---------
|---------|---------|---------|---------
  1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4

|---------|---------|---------|---------
|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-
|---------|---------|---------|---------
|---------|---------|---------|---------
  1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4  

|---------|
|---------|
|-5-5-5-5-|
|---------| x8
  1 2 3 4

(I'm not positive that the BRIDGE RIFF goes up an octave.
It may be a keyboard, and the bass may stay the same).

OUTRO RIFF:
|---------|
|---------|
|-5-5-5-5-|
|---------| x4
  1 2 3 4

-----

SEQUENCE:
(starts with drum fill)

INTRO:   x1

VERSE:   x2  ("I had visions...")

CHORUS:  x1  ("I'm not sick...")

VERSE:   x2  ("Been around the world...")

CHORUS:  x2  ("I'm not sick...")

BRIDGE:  x1  ("I wanna publish 'zines...")

VERSE:   x2  ("Paranoia paranoia...")

CHORUS:  x2  ("I'm not sick...")

OUTRO:   x1

(guitar and drums continue to end)


Taken from BASSMASTA.NET - http://www.bassmasta.net

Source: BassMasta.net
http://www.bassmasta.net/h/harvey_danger/.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture MikE Average	#1 by MikE SurfacE at Dec 21, 1980 at 7:02 PM EST
	this song gets stuck in my head soooo often...great song though! does harvey danger have an album?? coz there are so many songs my friend and i want the cd!!!

No Picture Sir Badass	#2 by Sir Steel at Jun 13, 1982 at 11:33 PM EST
	this is an awesome song!!

No Picture seth Average	#3 by seth colmer at May 16, 1985 at 2:01 AM EST
	this is like the ultimate white, suburban theme song. You know a bunch of teenage potheads in their basement playing old school nintendo and listening to nirvana.

No Picture James Average	#4 by James Newsome at Feb 12, 1998 at 10:00 PM EST
	who the hell is Ken Braley???

No Picture anthony Rhythm Player	#5 by anthony kent at Apr 7, 2000 at 1:43 AM EST
	we're all cows... this song and i have memories

No Picture There are some Average	#6 by There are some who call me: Asbjørn Hæstrup at Jul 3, 2002 at 1:02 PM EST
	But then again, the rest of the album is based on your opinion. Some people like it for the fucked up lyrics which make sense, but all in all, it's up to your choice of music really.

No Picture chais Wanna Be	#7 by chais at Oct 29, 2003 at 5:00 AM EST
	I just this this song is just spose to be weird and crazy...but it just reminds me of a song u'd sing to go with a mental hospital but anyway this song is so mad and i absolutly love it...i dont care what it means anymore cus its sooooo damn good

No Picture Dillon Rhythm Player	#8 by Dillon H. at Oct 3, 2005 at 11:15 AM EST
	i just think its a rad song, commenting on how fu**ed up todays society is.

No Picture Micky Wanna Be	#9 by Micky Robson at Jun 19, 2007 at 7:56 PM EST
	most koolest song EVA!! i first heard it on american pie n i realli wanted to know da song n i took me ages but now, i found it.