Buffalo Tom is an American alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1986. Its principal members are guitarist Bill Janovitz, bassist Chris Colbourn, and drummer Tom Maginnis. The band's name is derived from the band Buffalo Springfield and the first name of the drummer.
According to Songfacts, Buffalo Tom's name is derived from the band Buffalo Springfield and the first name of the drummer Tom Maginnis. The band epitomized the rise of indie guitar rock in the 1990s
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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: [email protected] (Efren B Leonida) Subject: TAB:Buffalo Tom's "For All to See" from No Alternative
I transcribed this last year but never sent it out, thinking I'd finish the solo and the outro first. It doesn't look like i'll have the time, but both are really simple and should be pretty easy to figure out.
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For All to See by Buffalo Tom (Off the No Alternative compilation)
Capo the third fret to play open chords. Chord names given are the relative open chords, with real chord names in parentheses.
Opening chord progression: just power chords (Also played during the "She opens up..." chorus) play with a wah effect
| (C5) (D5) (Eb5) |
chords:(if the third fret is capoed) (C5) (D5) (Eb5) X X X X X X X X X 7 9 10 7 9 10 5 7 8
Main progression: chords: G(Bb) Cmaj7(Ebmaj7) 3 0 3 1p0h1 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 X (play with hammer-ons and pull-offs) |G(Bb) Cmaj7(Ebmaj7) |
at the "come back another time..."verses, switch to this progression: chords: G(Bb) Cmaj7(Ebmaj7) C(Eb) D(G) 3 0 0 2 3 1p0h1 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 3 3 X 3 X X X |G(Bb) | C(Eb) D(G) |4x then play 2x: |C(Eb) | G(Bb) |
(play the opening wah progression for the chorus)
solo: (to be added later)
outro: (to be added later)
lyrics: (my best guess) I've fallen into my surroundings once again She comes in pieces and she opens up my mouth One sign says north one sign says east so I went south
I promised myself I'd come back another time Left all hopes schemes and dreams against the rocks Who can return them now it's not for you Returned to his eyes and headed to his bed You twist my patience What did you expect What did you expect
She opens up for all to see Lady Godiva is infancy
You never guess it just by looking one by one Her small subconcience drives us in the smoky room(?) I'm a royal smoking gun and I'm here back from the dead
It was morning it was cold and so I said If no one's happy I'll turn this rig around They all were wandering people into town We dropped you off that day only to find That you were gone and we left you behind Left you behind What did you expect Left you behind
She opens up for all to see Lady Godiva is infancy Infancy
Time Dashing all hopes schemes and dreams against the rocks Who can return them now it's not for you If no one's happy I'll turn this rig around They all were wandering people into town We dropped you off that day only to find That you were gone and we left you behind Left you behind What did you expect Left you behind
She opens up for all to see Lady MacBeth is lunacy Lunacy