McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters

By Phish

 

Intro Part I:

     Emaj7         Bm7 P-O

|:                          :|

E----------------------9--7--

B------9----9------7---7-----

G------8----8------7---7-----

D------9----9------7---7-----

A----7------7------9---------

E----------------------------

 

Intro Part II:

     E  A   E  A   E  D   E        A     B

E-------------------------4--------5-----7----

B----9--10--9--10--9--7---5--------5-----7----

G----9---9--9---9--9--7---4--------6-----8----

D----9--11--9--11--9--7---6--------7-----9----

A---------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------

 

    A  Emaj7/G#  F#m7  B                      End with/hang on:  A(add9)

E---------------------------                  E--0-----

B-----10---7----5----7------                  B--0-----

G----9----8----6----8-------                  G--6-----

D--11----9----7----9--------                  D--7-----

A---------------------------                  A--0-----

E---------------------------                  E--0-----

 

 

      A             Dmaj7              A                    Dmaj7

 I've alternated my meager plot to the shores of the Baltic Sea

     A        C#        F#m                 B                    E

 The teeth of time have stowed the rhyme of how things shouldn't be

    F                  E                 Eb             Bb

 My cave, my house, my turning wheel, my little docking pup

     B                                Ab                             A(add9) (hold)

 The march of Colonel Forbin, and his fleahound called McGrupp

 

 The grime of countless workdogs has collected in my sink

 I tie my nose with spandex hose before I get a drink

 We lie on frozen warthogs, with its poison in our minds

 While the ferns that spot our children are encased in orange rinds...

 

Bridge 2:

     F#m               E               D                C#

 All times and seasons are the reasons people and their clans

      F#m               E                D               C#

 Have stoned the Famous Mockingbird with glue and rubber bands

      D               E         F#m            G

 They rise and cry in agony, as Rutherford the Brave

        F#m          E             D           E

 Chokes Tela and the Unit Monster, managing to save...

 

     F#m               E               D                  C#

 The spotted striper's multi-beast and there by cheat his grave

     A       C#      F#m               B                   E

 I'd like to get his autograph, but he looks too much like Dave

    F                   E        Eb                  Bb

 He looks too much like Dave, he looks too much like Dave,

    Ab                    Abm               Bb               

 He looks too much.... He looks too much... He looks too much ...

    Abm                A

 He looks too much.... He looks too much

 

1.) End of Bridge (4x): C#m7 EE B

2.) Repeat Intro Part II (4x): E A  E A  E D E  A B     A  Emaj7/G#  F#m7  B

 

3.) The next section moves in 7/8 time: C#m7   Amaj7    F#m7  G#m7

 

4.) Then: E9 E7+9 (x2) 

          F9 F7+9 (x2)

 

5.) Big descending riff (4x):  E D  E D    E  D  A/C#  D/B     D  A/C#  D/B  A

 

6.) Then the transition into the Keyboard solo: A/C#  D/B  A  E/G# D/B  A  E   E

 

7.) Keyboard solo in E.  --Page signals the end of his solo by playing Bb-E 8x

 

8.) Then the Bb buildup--

 

9.) Big descending riff (4x):  E D  E D    E  D  A/C#  D/B     D  A/C#  D/B  A

 

10.) Outro: A/C#  D/B  A  E/G# D/B  A     D E  D E   D E  D E

      

     F#m  G  E/G#

 

11.) Repeat Intro to end the song

 

 

BREAKDOWN:

 

(the rest of this is all after the Bridge):

 

   C#m             E        B

E--------4-------------------------

B--------5--------5----5----4------

G--------6--------4----4----4------  Play 4 times

D--------6--------6----6----4------

A---4----4-------------------------

E----------------------------------

 

Repeat Intro Part II, then:

 

The next section moves in 7/8 time:

 

 C#m7                       Amaj7         F#m7   G#m7

E-----4---4-------4---4--------------------2-----4---------

B-----5---5-------5---5---------5---5------2-----4---------

G-----4---4-------4---4---------6---6------2-----4--------- Play 8 times

D-----6---6-------6---6---------6---6------2-----4---------

A--4--4---4---4---4---4---------x---x------x-----x---------

E---------------------------5---5---5------2-----4---------

 

 

Then an E9 chord topped off with an octave E7+9 (then it modulates up a step to F#9)

 

   E9    E7+9                     F#9    F#7+9

E-----------                   E-----------

B--7-----19-                   B--9-----20-

G--7-----18-                   G--9-----19-

D--6-----19-                   D--8-----20-

A--7-----20-                   A--9-----21-

E-----------                   E-----------

 

 

Then the big descending riff-- This gets played 4 times

 

 E                     D    E    D        E    D  A/C# D/B  D  A/C# D/B  A 

E--0---0---0---0---0----0--------------|--------------------------------------------

B--0---0---0---0---0----0--------------|--------------------------------------------

G-13--13--13--14--13---11----9---7--7--|---9---7---6---4----7---6---4---2----------- 

D-14--14--14--14--14---12----9---7--7--|---9---7---x---x----7---x---x---x-----------

A-14--14--14--14--14---12---11---9--9--|--11---9---7---5----9---7---5---4-----------

E--0---0---0---0---0-------------------|--------------------------------------------

 

Then the transition into the Keyboard solo---

 

A/C#  D/B  A  E/G# D/B  A  E       E

E----------------------------------0---------------

B----------------------------------0---------------

G--6---4---2---1---4---2---1-------1---------------

D--x---x---x---x---x---x---x-------2---------------

A--7---5---4---2---5---4---2-------2---------------

E----------------------------------0---------------

 

Keyboard Solo (E tonality)

 

E-----------------------

B-----------------------

G-----------------------   ETC....

D-----------------------

A-----2-2--------2-2----

E---0--------0-0--------

 

Page then signals the end of the jam by playing Bb-E eight times

 

Then the Bb buildup--

 

  Bb

E----------------------------

B----------------------------

G---7--------7-8-9-10--------   Play 2 times

D-----8----------------------

A-------8--------------------

E----------------------------

   Bb

E----------------------------------------------------------------15-16-17-18--------

B---15-----------15-16-17-18---------15----------15-16-17-18------------------------

G------15-------------------------------15------------------------------------------

D---------15-------------------------------15---------------------------------------

A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

It then goes back to the big descending riff which gets played 4 times.  (Same as above)

 

Then the transition to the outro-- (Watch the rhythm)

 

 

A/C#  D/B  A  E/G# D/B  A         

E--------------------------------------------------

B--------------------------------------------------

G--6---4---2---1---4---2---------------------------

D--x---x---x---x---x---x---------------------------

A--7---5---4---2---5---4---------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------

 

Because of space, I'll just write Mike's bass note above the chords

 

  E   C#  A#   B      E   C#  A#  B        B   A  B  A        B   A   D#  C#

E-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------

B-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------

G--1---6---3---4--|----1---6---3---4--|----8---6---8---6--|---8---6---8---6---------

D--x---x---x---x--|----x---x---x---x--|----9---7---9---7--|---9---7---9---7---------

A--2---7---4---5--|----2---7---4---5--|----9---7---9---7--|---9---7---9---7---------

E-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------

 

    D    E    D    E       D    E    D    E

E---0----0----0----0-------0----0----0----0-----------------------------------------

B---0----0----0----0-------0----0----0----0-----------------------------------------

G--11---13---11---13------11---13---11---13-----------------------------------------

D--12---14---12---14------12---14---12---14-----------------------------------------

A--12---14---12---14------12---14---12---14-----------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

Then we have F#m--G--E/G# which slowly breaks down and slides up which then leads us back to the intro for the ending of the tune.

 

 

 

 

And just slide down down down down.....

 

Back into the intro chords(Emaj7 & Bm7)

 

For the end you just hit the B & E twelfth fret harmonics.

That is as close as I could get with the song.  It at least all sounds right.