Jack The Lion Bass Tab

Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone? Tabs:

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Song: Jack the Lion
Artist: Harvey Danger
Album: Where Have All the Merry Makers Gone?
Transcribed By: AlanTheWise (spfan607@yahoo.com)

I went through the entire song and tabbed out as many of the different riffs
I could find for each part of the song. You may use them however you wish, it 
is really easy to figure out which goes in where if you just listen a bit. For 
the most part it's just to throw in a little variation once in a while so you 
don't get bored playing the same riff over and over again =) Enjoy! HD Rules!

Standard Tuning.
Slight overdriven tone

Intro/Chorus Riff
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------
A:--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------
E:------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--

Chorus Riff Variation (usually comes in right before going back to verse)
G:------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:------------------------------------------------------------------------
A:--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------
E:------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3----




Verse Riff Basic
G:------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:--9-9--9-9-9--9---------------------------------------------------------
A:----------------11-11--11-11-11--11/17-17--17-17-17--177-7--7-7-7--7/--
E:------------------------------------------------------------------------

Verse Riff Variation 1
G:------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:--9-9--9-9-9--9---------------------------------------------------------
A:----------------11-11--11-11-11--11/17-17--17-17-17--177-7--7-7-5-7/---
E:------------------------------------------------------------------------

Verse Riff Variation 2
G:------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:--9-9--9-9-9--9---------------------------------------------------------
A:----------------11-11--11-11-11--11/17-17--17-17-17-17--7---7---7---7--
E:------------------------------------------------------------------------

Verse Riff Variation 3
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:--9-9--9-9-9--9--------------------------------------------------------------
A:----------------11-11--11-11-11--11/17-17--17-17-17--17-19-19--19-19-19-17--
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------




Bass Solo
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------------9--
D:--11---11---11-11-9-11---11---11-11-9-11---11---11-11-9-11---11---9-11----
A:--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bass Solo Part 2 (come see him again...)
G:--8-------------------8-----9-----------------
D:---------------------------------------------- repeat
A:----------------------------------------------
E:--------3-3-2-2-3-3-----------3-3-2-2-3-3-----

Bass Solo Part 3 (bah da da da da)
G:--11---------11-13-14---11---------12-11-12-11--
D:------------------------------------------------ repeat
A:------------------------------------------------
E:------------------------------------------------




THE END!
questions or comments can be sent to spfan607@yahoo.com

Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net

Source: http://www.bassmasta.net/h/harvey_danger/123812.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Jake Wanna Be	#1 by Jake Stewart at Nov 6, 1971 at 10:01 AM EST
	I'm thinking this song is about an older relative (grandfather or uncle perhaps) or even an old friend who is near-death. It saddens and him to go visit Jack but at the same time it makes him happy because he's in good and noble company, hence Jack the Lion.

No Picture jason Average	#2 by jason fredriksson at May 16, 1976 at 5:27 PM EST
	I posted under the s/n Cocobunny back in 2003. Since then, my Grandfather died in an eerily similar circumstance to that described in the lyrics and this song has taken on a whole new level of meaning to me. When we learned that his illness was most likely beyond the point of recovery, we drove up to see him and pay our last respects. The hospital where he stayed was, I swear to God, just a few miles outside of Pleasant Valley (in Upstate New York). This is the only hospital that services that small area and I can only assume that is the same one where Sean Nelson's father died. Another similarity is that my Grandfather attended Princeton University and we'd always called him "The Tiger", he had all of the pride and energy that I can imagine Sean saw in his own father. He died of pulmonary fibrosis (having trouble breathing) but maintained the strength of his hands and his keen sense of humor up until the very hour he passed away. True to the lyrics, it was on the last day of my visit that he finally passed away. Everything about this song, right down to laughing and crying at his bedside when I finally got a moment alone with him was my true to life experience. Crazy, huh?

No Picture Lianna Average	#3 by Lianna Basile at Feb 27, 1980 at 5:14 AM EST
	so, maybe im underanalyzing, but it seems pretty obvious to me that this song is about his father passing away...you know, his old man? he hasnt seen or spoken to him in a long time and they both regret it. but more importantly he's having trouble accepting the fact that his father, who always seemed strong and invincible, is so helpless and weak now.

No Picture Frank The Tizzl Wanna Be	#4 by Frank The Tizzle Town Tank Stallone at Sep 16, 1986 at 4:30 AM EST
	I think that this song is about his father's passing. I like the irony in the lines "come see him again," because, obviously, this is the last time he'll be able to see him.

No Picture MysticCat Wanna Be	#5 by MysticCat (Janis johnny Udodovs) at Aug 2, 2000 at 12:19 PM EST
	maybe it's about the narrator and an old friend he lost contact with and things became awkward: "Finally get a moment alone with the old man He's having trouble breathing and he's not the only one He wonders where time goes And why we haven't spoken for so long" so yea, it's probably about old friendships and shit like that and the awkwardness of meeting the old man, jack, on his deathbed and feeling sorry and stupid for not keeping in touch because of being too lazy.