Biography:
Kristin Hersh (born August 7, 1966) is an American singer/songwriter. She is the lead singer and guitarist for alternative rock group Throwing Muses and the hardcore punk-influenced power trio 50 Foot Wave. She has written a memoir, titled Rat Girl, which was published in the USA by Penguin Books on August 31, 2010 and is co-founder of the non-profit, open-source software project for recording artists, CASH Music.
Early life
Born in Atlanta as Martha Kristin Hersh, she was raised in Newport, Rhode Island.
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Four years of hard work!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
WILD VANILLA
album version - LEARN TO SING LIKE A STAR
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chords:
C#5 F#5 E5 G#5 F#5* E5*
e-------- ------- ------- ------- -------- --------
b-------- ------- ------- ------- -------- --------
g-------- ------- ------- ------- -------- --------
d---11--- ---4--- ---2--- ---6--- ---16--- ---14---
a---11--- ---4--- ---2--- ---6--- ---16--- ---14---
e---9---- ---2--- ---0--- ---4--- ---14--- ---12---
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intro:
C#5
e--------
b--------
g--------
d---11---
a---11---
e---9----
C#5 C#5 F#5 E5
C#5 C#5
Wild vanilla
F#5 F#5
Clean dreams, downcast eyes
C#5 C#5 F#5 E5 G#5
If you lived here you'd be home now and suicidal
G#5 C#5 C#5
That was one striking phone call boy
F#5 F#5
Your voice at a fever pitch
C#5 C#5
And here I thought that you'd just,
F#5 E5 G#5
Full of white noise, called to bitch
G#5 G#5 G#5 G#5
You messing with my head makes a terrible noise
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lead 1:
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-------11p9------------------------11p9------------------9--------------------
d-11~~~------11-9-9h11-9h11--------------11-9-9-9-9h11-11---11-----------------
a-----------------------------9---7----------------------------11-9------------
e-------------------------------------------------------------------12-9--9-12-
e------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------------------------
d------------9-----9----9----9-10----10----10-11-11-11-11-11-
a-9/11-11-11---11----11---11------11----11-------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------
C#5 C#5 F#5* F#5*
C#5 C#5 F#5* E5*
G#5 G#5 G#5 G#5
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C#5 C#5
Wild vanilla
F#5 F#5
Clean eyes and greasy hair
C#5 C#5
Cross an ocean and you,
F#5 E5 G#5 G#5
Vague and itchy, belong there
C#5 C#5
You are whizzing past my ears
F#5 F#5
A shit-scared domestic god
C#5 C#5 F#5 E5 G#5
You make the gypsy in me horny for a flower garden
G#5 G#5 G#5 G#5
You messing with my head makes a terrible noise
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lead 2:
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------9p8p6----------------9----------------------
d-11~~~--10----10----9~~-----9----9---------9-9-9-9/11-11---11-------------------
a-----------11----11------11---11------------------------------11-9--------------
e-------------------------------------------------------------------12-9--9-12---
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------------------------11p9-------------------11p9----------------
d------------9-----9----9----9-10----10----10-11-11-11-11------11-9-9-9-9/11--11------11-9-9h11-9h11-
a-9/11-11-11---11----11---11------11----11-----------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-----11p9------------------9--------------------------------------------------------------
d----------11-9-9-9-9h11-11---11----------------------------9----9----9-10----10----10-11--
a-9-7-----------------------------11-9------------9/11-11-11---11---11------11----11-------
e--------------------------------------12-9--12-9------------------------------------------
C#5 C#5 F#5* F#5*
C#5 C#5 F#5* E5*
G#5 G#5 G#5 G#5
C#5 C#5 F#5* F#5*
C#5 C#5 F#5* E5*
G#5 G#5 G#5
album version - LEARN TO SING LIKE A STAR
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
chords:
C#5 F#5 E5 G#5 F#5* E5*
e-------- ------- ------- ------- -------- --------
b-------- ------- ------- ------- -------- --------
g-------- ------- ------- ------- -------- --------
d---11--- ---4--- ---2--- ---6--- ---16--- ---14---
a---11--- ---4--- ---2--- ---6--- ---16--- ---14---
e---9---- ---2--- ---0--- ---4--- ---14--- ---12---
_________________________________________________________
intro:
C#5
e--------
b--------
g--------
d---11---
a---11---
e---9----
C#5 C#5 F#5 E5
C#5 C#5
Wild vanilla
F#5 F#5
Clean dreams, downcast eyes
C#5 C#5 F#5 E5 G#5
If you lived here you'd be home now and suicidal
G#5 C#5 C#5
That was one striking phone call boy
F#5 F#5
Your voice at a fever pitch
C#5 C#5
And here I thought that you'd just,
F#5 E5 G#5
Full of white noise, called to bitch
G#5 G#5 G#5 G#5
You messing with my head makes a terrible noise
________________________________________________________________________________
lead 1:
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-------11p9------------------------11p9------------------9--------------------
d-11~~~------11-9-9h11-9h11--------------11-9-9-9-9h11-11---11-----------------
a-----------------------------9---7----------------------------11-9------------
e-------------------------------------------------------------------12-9--9-12-
e------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------------------------
d------------9-----9----9----9-10----10----10-11-11-11-11-11-
a-9/11-11-11---11----11---11------11----11-------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------
C#5 C#5 F#5* F#5*
C#5 C#5 F#5* E5*
G#5 G#5 G#5 G#5
_______________________________________________________________________________
C#5 C#5
Wild vanilla
F#5 F#5
Clean eyes and greasy hair
C#5 C#5
Cross an ocean and you,
F#5 E5 G#5 G#5
Vague and itchy, belong there
C#5 C#5
You are whizzing past my ears
F#5 F#5
A shit-scared domestic god
C#5 C#5 F#5 E5 G#5
You make the gypsy in me horny for a flower garden
G#5 G#5 G#5 G#5
You messing with my head makes a terrible noise
_______________________________________________________________________________
lead 2:
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------9p8p6----------------9----------------------
d-11~~~--10----10----9~~-----9----9---------9-9-9-9/11-11---11-------------------
a-----------11----11------11---11------------------------------11-9--------------
e-------------------------------------------------------------------12-9--9-12---
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------------------------11p9-------------------11p9----------------
d------------9-----9----9----9-10----10----10-11-11-11-11------11-9-9-9-9/11--11------11-9-9h11-9h11-
a-9/11-11-11---11----11---11------11----11-----------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-----11p9------------------9--------------------------------------------------------------
d----------11-9-9-9-9h11-11---11----------------------------9----9----9-10----10----10-11--
a-9-7-----------------------------11-9------------9/11-11-11---11---11------11----11-------
e--------------------------------------12-9--12-9------------------------------------------
C#5 C#5 F#5* F#5*
C#5 C#5 F#5* E5*
G#5 G#5 G#5 G#5
C#5 C#5 F#5* F#5*
C#5 C#5 F#5* E5*
G#5 G#5 G#5
