Biography:
Sparklehorse was an American alternative rock band formed in 1995 and led by Mark Linkous (September 9, 1962 - March 6, 2010), a Richmond, Virginia native and last of a long line of southern coalminers. Linkous recorded much of Sparklehorse's material in his home studio, and his Southern Gothic vision guided Sparklehorse. Drummer and multi-instrumentalist Scott Minor was a frequent collaborator.
Before his suicide in March 2010, Linkous created many albums of beauty and discord and much of Sparklehorse's music has an introspective
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Song: Spirit Ditch
Band: Sparklehorse
tabbed by [email protected]
I think its easier played Eb so that B becomes C and
sequence becomes C G Dm F Fm but I think its played barred
B F# C#m E Em
Verse-----
B F#
I want my records back
C#m
and that motorcycle gas tank
E Em
that I, spraypainted black
B F#
the owls have been talking to me
C#m E Em
but I'm sworn to secrecy
Parantheses are for
single note fill
(E-0-2-3)
Bridge--
G (E-3-2)
I woke up in
E
a burnt out basement
G
sleeping with
F#
metal hands
E Em
in a spirit ditch
Verse-----
B F#
the moon it will rise with such
C#m
horse laughter
E Em
it's dragging pianos to the ocean
B F#
if I had a home
C#m
you'd know it'd be
E Em
in a slide trombone
Bridge--
G (E-3-2)
I woke up in
E
a burnt out basement
G
sleeping with
F#
metal hands
E Em
in a spirit ditch
Verse- Chords
B F# C#m E Em
(mum on answerphone interlude)
Bridge--
G (E-3-2)
I woke up in
E
a burnt out basement
G
sleeping with
F#
metal hands
E Em
in a spirit ditch
corrections/comments [email protected]
Band: Sparklehorse
tabbed by [email protected]
I think its easier played Eb so that B becomes C and
sequence becomes C G Dm F Fm but I think its played barred
B F# C#m E Em
Verse-----
B F#
I want my records back
C#m
and that motorcycle gas tank
E Em
that I, spraypainted black
B F#
the owls have been talking to me
C#m E Em
but I'm sworn to secrecy
Parantheses are for
single note fill
(E-0-2-3)
Bridge--
G (E-3-2)
I woke up in
E
a burnt out basement
G
sleeping with
F#
metal hands
E Em
in a spirit ditch
Verse-----
B F#
the moon it will rise with such
C#m
horse laughter
E Em
it's dragging pianos to the ocean
B F#
if I had a home
C#m
you'd know it'd be
E Em
in a slide trombone
Bridge--
G (E-3-2)
I woke up in
E
a burnt out basement
G
sleeping with
F#
metal hands
E Em
in a spirit ditch
Verse- Chords
B F# C#m E Em
(mum on answerphone interlude)
Bridge--
G (E-3-2)
I woke up in
E
a burnt out basement
G
sleeping with
F#
metal hands
E Em
in a spirit ditch
corrections/comments [email protected]
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