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artist: Pink Floyd
album: Animals
song: Sheep
tabbed by: Ben DiGilio
INTRO
Bass starts at 0:13
G--------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------
A---5555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555----
E--------------------------------------------------------
1:17
G--------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------
A--/8888888000000000000000000000000000000000000000000----
E--------------------------------------------------------
1:25
G--------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------
A---3333333222222222222222222222222222222222222222222----
E--------------------------------------------------------
1:33
G--------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------
A---333333300000000000000000000000000000000000000000-----
E--------------------------------------------------------
VERSE
G-------------------
D-------------------
A---7--7--x--x--x--- repeat 8 times
E-------------------
G-------------------
D------------------- repeat 8 times
A---0--0--x--x--x---
E-------------------
G-------------------
D-------------------
A---7--7--x--x--x--- repeat 8 times
E-------------------
CHORUS
G-------------------
D-------------------
A------------------- repeat 4 times
E---2--2--x--x--x---
G-------------------
D-------------------
A------------------- repeat 4 times
E---5--5--x--x--x---
G-------------------
D-------------------
A------------------- repeat 4 times
E---2--2--x--x--x---
G-------------------
D-------------------
A------------------- repeat 4 times
E---5--5--x--x--x---
INTERLUDE
G----------9--9-----
D-------------------
A---7--7------------
E-------------------
then:
G-------------------
D---------7--7------
A---0--0------------
E-------------------
OUTRO
G----------9-9-9----
D-------------------
A---7--7------------ repeat 28 times
E-------------------
G-------------------
D----------7--7-----
A---0--0------------ repeat 8 times and improvise along
E------------------- the way
Song structure:
INTRO
VERSE
CHORUS
VERSE
CHORUS
INTERLUDE
CHORUS
INTRO
VERSE
CHORUS
OUTRO
That's all I know about the song. I know it's not 100% correct but I tried.
Hope it helps. It's an awesome song from a killer album. It would be best
played with a pick but can be played fingerstyle if necessary.
questions/comments: Jamin4306@aol.com
Taken from BASSMASTA.NET - http://www.bassmasta.net
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jem Rhythm Player |
#1 by jem stone at Dec 2, 1979 at 11:42 AM EST |
| I agree with most of SK's definition... the sheep are just that, sheep, weak and following. they dream of overtaking the dogs, but instead, when the dogs die of their own devices, "Have you heard the news? The dogs are dead! You better stay home and do as you're told, get out of the road if you want to grow old" they are still to weak to do anything about it, and retreat now that there is nothing to herd them. | |
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maniak Rhythm Player |
#2 by maniak phoenix at Feb 7, 1981 at 9:17 AM EST |
| This is about people who are "sheep-like" and follow everyone else blindly. In this song the sheep rebel against their opressers, the Dogs. Cool little poem there by Rog. | |
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Shaun Average |
#3 by Shaun Johnson at Mar 28, 1987 at 9:59 PM EST |
| Direct allusion to Animal Farm. Love George Orwell - genius. Love Pink Floyd- genius. Axtually, in the book, "Another Brick in the Wall" it says PF loved George Orwell. But then, PF never gave their stamp of approval the book, so you never know. It makes perfect sense that this song is directed at religion, but I don't think that was Pink Floyd's intent. It is my opinion that the whole "heil hitler" crock is absolute and undilluted crap. And unless I am very mistaken, Pink Floyd recoils at the mention of The Wizard of Oz and The Dark Side of the Moon having similarities. I've tried it, just for laughs, and I didn't find anything too spectacular or earth-shattering. | |
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Chris Wanna Be |
#4 by Chris at Oct 22, 1987 at 5:21 PM EST |
| Come on, guys... this whole ALBUM is Animal Farm paralleled! You have the pigs (those pretending to be what they're not), the dogs (supposedly the protectors, but according to the song have some deep inner deadness causing them pain), and then the sheep (who as stated before, see nothing and follow blindly). All you need now is Snowball (or whatever the goat's name was) and it would be Animal Farm to a T. Or an A, rather. Of course, when you're constrained to 40-some-odd minutes for a vinyl, things get cut. Who knows? Maybe Roger had a whole 2-album miniseries planned and had to forego that bit of creative genius for a couple years =P | |
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Hoffel Average |
#5 by Hoffel at Sep 11, 1990 at 4:59 PM EST |
| Direct allusion to Animal Farm. Love George Orwell - genius. Love Pink Floyd- genius. Axtually, in the book, "Another Brick in the Wall" it says PF loved George Orwell. But then, PF never gave their stamp of approval the book, so you never know. It makes perfect sense that this song is directed at religion, but I don't think that was Pink Floyd's intent. It is my opinion that the whole "heil hitler" crock is absolute and undilluted crap. And unless I am very mistaken, Pink Floyd recoils at the mention of The Wizard of Oz and The Dark Side of the Moon having similarities. I've tried it, just for laughs, and I didn't find anything too spectacular or earth-shattering. | |
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Cody Average |
#6 by Cody Kempton at Oct 4, 1994 at 12:13 PM EST |
| yeah, i can't either. where is it? | |
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cliff Average |
#7 by cliff burton at Nov 25, 1997 at 12:39 PM EST |
| Righto, that is indeed who's being satired, mostly, in this song. | |
