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You Part The Waters - Cake
From: Motorcade of Generosity
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Tabbed by: bcaviator
Tuning: Standard
This song is primarily constructed with the first guitar playing 2-note intervals
and repeating riffs.The second guitar strongly influences the syncopated / funk
feel by playing one or two note passages with muted notes.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b bend (1/2 or full)
(also note: |----| does not equal a musical bar in this TAB,
it only represents a break between passages to make it easier to piece together...)
PIANO INTRO...
VERSE 1:
GUITAR 1
"You part the waters...
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|---9--9-6-/-7---|---9--9-6-/-7---|
D|----------------|--10-10-8-/-9---|--10-10-8-/-9---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|
(an alternative to the above fingering):
> e|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> B|----------------|---5--5-2-/-3---|---5--5-2-/-3---|
> G|----------------|---5--5-3-/-4---|---5--5-3-/-4---|
> D|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> E|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--12------------|--12-12---------|--12-12---------|--12-12---------|
G|--12-12-10h11---|--12-12-10h11---|--12-12-10h11---|--12-12-10h11---|
D|--12-12-10------|--12-12-10------|--12-12-10------|--12-12-10------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|------------8---|----------------|----------------|
G|---9--9-6-/-7---|--7-7-9-7-9-----|----------------|----------------|
D|--10-10-8-/-9---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
GUITAR 2 (Only at the very end of the verse)
e|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------------|----------------|-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------|
CHORUS:
GUITAR 1
"...Grand Piano...."
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|
E|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|
E|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|---------------------------|
E|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|---------------------------|
"... Play Piano... I'm the one who Plays Piano..."
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|
A|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D C
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|-7------5----|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|-7------5----|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|-7------5----|
A|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|-5------3----|
E|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|-------------|
GUITAR 2 (Begins when drums, etc. come in)
"... Play Piano... I'm the one who Plays Piano..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-11-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-11---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-13--11-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
BREAK BETWEEN CHORUS AND VERSE 2:
GUITAR 1
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-3-----------|-----------------3-3-----------|
G|-----------------3-3-----------|-----------------3-3-----------|
D|-------------0-3-----5p3-5-5-3-|-------------0-3-----5p3-5-5-3-|
A|-1-1-2h3-/-4-------------------|-1-1-2h3-/-4-------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-3-----------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------3-3-----------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------0-3-----5p3-5-5-3-|-5-----------------------------|
A|-1-1-2h3-/-4-------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
GUITAR 2 (Just the very end of the break... transitions to next verse)
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|---10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10-10-----|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
VERSE 2:
GUITAR 1
"You part the waters..."
e|---------------|----------------|----------------|
B|---------------|----------------|----------------|
G|---------------|---9--9-6-/-7---|---9--9-6-/-7---|
D|---------------|--10-10-8-/-9---|--10-10-8-/-9---|
A|---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|---------------|----------------|----------------|
e|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|--12-----------|--12-12---------|--12-12---------|--12-12----------|
G|--12-12-10-11--|--12-12-10-11---|--12-12-10-11---|--12-12-10-11----|
D|--12-12-10-10--|--12-12-10-10---|--12-12-10-10---|--12-12-10-10----|
A|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
e|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|---------------|------------8---|----------------|-----------------|
G|---9--9-6-/-7--|--7-7-9-7-9-----|----------------|-----------------|
D|--10-10-8-/-9--|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
GUITAR 2 (Continues where Guitar 2 left off during Chorus)
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|---10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10-10------|---10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10-10--------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-13--13--|-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-13--13----|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-13--13--|-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-13--13----|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|---10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10-10------|---10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10-10--------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
VERSE 3 (note a slight change in progression)
GUITAR 1
"You've got your credit cards..."
e|---------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------|--9--9-6-/-7-------------|--9--9-6-/-7-------------|
D|---------------|-10-10-8-/-9-------------|-10-10-8-/-9-------------|
A|---------------|-------------10--10-10-8-|-------------10--10-10-8-|
E|---------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D
e|------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-10-10-7-/-8------------------|----10-10-7-/-8---------------7-----|
G|-10-10-8-/-9------------------|----10-10-8-/-9---------------7-----|
D|-------------10p8-10-10-8-----|----------------10p8-10-10-8--7-----|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------5-----|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------------|
GUITAR 2 (Continues where Guitar 2 left off during VERSE 1)
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|---10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10-10------|--10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-11------|--11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-11-7-----|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------7-----|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------7-----|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------5-----|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
INTERLUDE... TRANSITION TO SOLO
GUITAR 2 (This is probably not 100% correct, but close...)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12-12-12-12-12-/-10-10-8-8-8-/-6-6-5-5-5-/-3-/-0h1p-0-1-1p0------|
G|--12-12-12-12-12-/-11-11-9-9-9-/-7-7-5-5-5---4-/-------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
SOLO
GUITAR 1
bend/pull off bend/pull off
e|-12--------------12--------------|-17-15-----------17-15-----------|
B|----15--------------15-----------|-------15b-13----------15b-13----|
G|-------14b-12----------14b-12----|--------------15--------------15-|
D|--------------15--------------15-|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1/2 bend 1/2 bend
e|-10--------------10---------------|-12-----------------------------|
B|----13--------------13------------|----15--------------------------|
G|-------12b-10b---------12b-10b----|-------14b-12--------12---------|
D|--------------12---------------12-|--------------15----------------|
A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
GUITAR 2 (Begins during second half of SOLO)
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-13--13--|-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-13--13----|
G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|---10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10-10------|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
SYMPHONIC INTERLUDE... (leads back to Chorus)
CHORUS (essentially the same as the first chorus)
GUITAR 1
"...Grand Piano...."
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|
E|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|
E|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|---------------------------|
E|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|---------------------------|
"... Play Piano... I'm the one who Plays Piano..."
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|
A|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D C
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|--7-----5--|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|--7-----5--|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|--7-----5--|
A|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|-1h2---3---1h2---3---1h2---|--5-----3--|
E|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|-----3---3-----3---3-----3-|-----------|
GUITAR 2 (Begins when drums, etc. come in)
"... Play Piano... I'm the one who Plays Piano..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-11-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-11---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-13--11-x-11-x-11-x-11-11-11----|
G|----------------------------10-x-10-x-10-x-10-10-10----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
BREAK TO END OF SONG
GUITAR 1
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-----------------3-3-----------|-----------------3-3-----------|
G|-----------------3-3-----------|-----------------3-3-----------|
D|-------------0-3-----5p3-5-5-3-|-------------0-3-----5p3-5-5-3-|
A|-1-1-2h3-/-4-------------------|-1-1-2h3-/-4-------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
B|-----------------3-3-----------|-3-----------------------------||
G|-----------------3-3-----------|-4-----------------------------||
D|-------------0-3-----5p3-5-5-3-|-5-----------------------------||
A|-1-1-2h3-/-4-------------------|-------------------------------||
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
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Lyrics
VERSE 1
You part the waters
The same ones that I'm drowning in
You need your casual slaughters
And I'm the one who helps you win
CHORUS
You've got your grand piano
And you don't even play piano
I'm the one who plays piano
You don't even play piano
Alright...
VERSE 2
You part the waters
The same ones that I'm thirsty for
You invite your friends to tea
But when it's me you lock the door
VERSE 3
You've got your credit cards
And you thank your lucky stars
aaahh but...
But don't forget the ones who foot the bill
CHORUS
You've got your grand piano
And you don't even play piano
I'm the one who plays piano Alright!
You don't even play piano
Owww... You part the waters...
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Artist: Cake
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