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From: Xangel@f1015.n105.z1.fidonet.org (Xangel)
Date: 19 Dec 95 15:04:36 -0800
Subject: TAB: “Rotting Pinata” by Sponge
SONG: Rotting Pinata
GROUP: Sponge
TUNING: Down 1/2 step
Here’s one of the fastest ones on the album (and one of my personal
favorites).
The intro riff, which returns later in the song, is something like this:
e:——2-0–2-0——-3-0–3-0–|
B:-3————–3————–|
G:——————————-|
D:——————————-|
A:——————————-|
E:——————————-|
If you listen real closely during the intro, you can hear Vinnie saying
something like: “Are ya ready to rrrrrot? Check it out.”
The verse riff is a piece of cake…..E5 F#5 E5 D….or it could be E F# E D
depending on what you think sounds better.
e:———————————–|——————————–|
B:———————————–|——————————–|
G:———————————–|——————————–|
D:-2–2–2—2–2—2–2–2–2–2–2-|-4–4–4—4–4—4–4–4–4–4-|
A:-2–2–2—2–2—2–2–2–2–2–2-|-4–4–4—4–4—4–4–4–4–4-|
E:-0–0–0—0–0—0–0–0–0–0–0-|-2–2–2—2–2—2–2–2–2–2-|
e:———————————–|-2–2–2—2–2—2–2–2–2–2–2-|
B:———————————–|-3–3–3—3–3—3–3–3–3–3–3-|
G:———————————–|-2–2–2—2–2—2–2–2–2–2–2-|
D:-2–2–2—2–2—2–2–2–2–2–2-|-0–0–0—0–0—0–0–0–0–0–0-|
A:-2–2–2—2–2—2–2–2–2–2–2-|———————————–|
E:-0–0–0—0–0—0–0–0–0–0–0-|———————————–|
The chorus is two more simple power chords: B5 and G5.
e:———————————–|———————————–|
B:———————————–|———————————–|
G:-4–4–4—4–4—4–4–4–4–4–4-|———————————–|
D:-4–4–4—4–4—4–4–4–4–4–4-|-5–5–5—5–5—5–5–5–5–5–5-|
A:-2–2–2—2–2—2–2–2–2–2–2-|-5–5–5—5–5—5–5–5–5–5–5-|
E:———————————–|-3–3–3—3–3—3–3–3–3–3–3-|
When he’s saying “Rotting Pinata” over and over you play open D and G chords.
e:-2–2–2–3–3–3–|
B:-3–3–3–3–3–3–|
G:-2–2–2–0–0–0–|
D:-0–0–0–0–0–0–|
A:———-2–2–2–|
E:———-3–3–3–|
This is my attempt at the solo, my favorite on the album. Definitely not
perfect.
e:——————————|——————————-|
B:——————————|————————-15—|
G:-9–9–9–9–9b(11)-11-11~—-|-9–9–9–9–9–7–9–7——–|
D:——————————|——————————-|
A:——————————|——————————-|
E:——————————|——————————-|
e:-12-12-12-12-12b(14)-14-14~—|-12-12-12-12———12———|
B:——————————|————-10b(12)—-12-10—|
G:——————————|——————————–|
D:——————————|——————————–|
A:——————————|——————————–|
E:——————————|——————————–|
Then he does some stuff with this scale:
e:-7-12-10-7———————–|
B:————10-7—————–|
G:——————9–7———–|
D:————————9–7—–|
A:——————————10-|
E:———————————|
Then it goes something like this:
e:——————————————–|
B:—-10-12-10—-10-12-10—-10-12-10-12-12~-|
G:-11———-11———-11—————–|
D:——————————————–|
A:——————————————–|
E:——————————————–|
e:———————————–|————–10~——-|
B:-12–12-12-10———————-|————————|
G:————–11-9—————–|-9b(11)—————–|
D:——————–12-9—–9–12-|————————|
A:————————–12——-|————————|
E:———————————–|————————|
e:———————|
B:———————|
G:—-9b(11)(9)-7~—–|
D:———————|
A:———————|
E:———————|
Then it’s back to the intro riff, verse, and chorus.
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LYRICS (a lot of these aren’t very clear)
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Beat on me
Spill my insides out on the ground
Cut open me
I will go when I say die
I will rot away
(It’s a?) rotting pinata
Rotting pinata
Seize our soul
Cut us a hole into the sky
??????
What’s the word, ????
Here lies the wreck that was me
Here lies the junk that was me
Oh God help mem rot, I don’t look quite the same
Grab my beating heart, take it from this broken cage
Today
I’m rotting
Go away
With red and black I will cross my side
??????
Just pull the plug, yeah, let me die
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There’s a 31% chance that most of that is correct. Email me with corrections.
定西热河
