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artist : spoon
album : transference
song : the mystery zone
tabber : john baer ( eddiebauerman16@aol . com )
tabbed on 3/25/2010
intro : ( electric with reverb and one second delay pedal , so each strum sounds
like you’re playing it twice ) :

chords : eadgbe
A : x02220
Dmsus7 : x03230
fmajc : x3x210
gmajd : x5x430
Am : x02210
Asus : x02200

A Dmsus7
picture yourself , set up for good in a whole other life
A
in the mystery zone
A
make us a house , some far away town
Dmsus7 A
where nobody will know us well , where your dad’s not around
A
and all the trouble you look for all your life
Dmsus7 A
you will find it for sure , in the mystery zone
A fmajc
times that we met
gmajd A
before we met . . . hhmmm light on mister ( ? )
fmajc gmajd
times that we met . . . hmmmm
A
we’ll go there

( F * bass * G ) Am and Asus ( pluck through whole chorus )
to the mystery zone
( F * bass * G ) Am and Asus
ah the mystery zone

A
there goes the rider , at gates of dawn
Dmsus7 A
he takes no prisoners at all , he’ll be there on his own
A
what gets him going , off down that road
Dmsus7 A
is something he don’t understand , ooo the mystery zone
A
maybe all he wants , maybe all he needs
Dmsus7
is to know that the sun don’t set
A
on the mystery zone
A fmajc gmajd A
how come it feels so familiar when you never been there?
A fmajc gmajd A
how come it seems so unreachable you never tried to find
A ( F * bass * G ) Am and Asus
never tired to find the mystery zone
( F * bass * G ) Am and Asus
mystery zone , oooh

( * another verse and chorus , same stuff )

solo : ( after drum breakdown at 1 : 34 . play with reverb/Delay ) :
play with bends/whammy bar

( rest measure )
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – – – – – – – – | – 6 – 6 – 6 – – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – – – – – – 7 – 7 – 7 – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
( rest measure )
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – – 8 – 8 – 8 – | – 6 – 6 – 6 – – 5 – 5 – 5 – 5 – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – 7 – 7 – 7 – | – 7 – 7 – 7 – – 6 – 6 – 6 – 6 – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

( * another verse and chorus , outro , same stuff )

cheers , and buy transference! – john baer