Chord/Tab song: Seether

"SEETHER" by Veruca Salt
Transcribed by Jonathan Gilana (gilajon@minna.acc.iit.edu)
November 25, 1994

intro (rhythm pattern):
/slide
(repeat this (repeat this measure 4X
measure 3X & let D5 ring/sustain)

[B5] [B5] [B5] [A5] [D5] [B5] [D5]

E-----------|-------------|--------------------------------------------
B-----------|-------------|--------------------------------------------
G-----------|-------------|--------------------------------------------
D-----------|-------------|--------------------------------------------
A-9-9-9-9---|---9-9-9-9---|----9-9-7-7-7-12-12-12-9/12-----------------
E-7-7-7-7---|---7-7-7-7---|----7-7-5-5-5-10-10-10-7/10-----------------

OW!

verse 1:(palm mute strings by fingering the chord normally, and putting
your right hand against the strings, and strumming)

[B5]Seether is neither
[A5]Loose nor tight
[B5]Seether is neither
[A5]Black nor wh - ite

(no palm mute)
[B5]I [G#5]try to k[E5]eep her on a s[B5]hort leash
[B5]I [G#5]try to c[E5]alm her d[B5]own
[B5]I [G#5]try to [E5]ram her into the [A#5]gro - [B5]und

chorus:(no palm mute)
[B5]Can't [A5]fight the [D5]seet[B5]her[D5]
[B5]Can't [A5]fight the [D5]seet[B5]her[D5]
[B5]Can't [A5]fight the [D5]seet[B5]her[D5]
[B5]I c[D5]an't [B5]see her till I'm fo[E5]aming at the m[B5]outh

verse 2:(w/ palm mute)
[B5]Seether is neither
[A5]Big nor small
[B5]Seether is center
[A5]Of it a - ll

(no palm mute)
[B5]I [G#5]try to r[E5]ock her in my c[B5]radle
[B5]I [G#5]try to k[E5]nock her [B5]out
[B5]I [G#5]try to c[E5]ram her b[B5]ack in my [A#5]mou - [B5]th

CHORUS

[B5]Keep her d[D5]own
Boiling w[E5]ater
Keep her [F#5]down
What a lovely dau[E5]ghter
[E5]Oh, she is not born like other girls
[D5]But I know how to conceive her
[E5]Oh, she may not look like other girls
[F#5]But she's in us all
[F#5]To seether, seet - her!


CHORUS (2X)

outro:
(let E5
ring/sustain)
[B5] [B5] [B5] [A5][A5][E5]

E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------9--------------
A--9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9-------9-9-7-7-7---7-7-7--7--------------
E--7-7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-------7-7-5-5-5---5-5-5-----------------

Yeah!

Jonathan Gilana gilajon@minna.acc.iit.edu

SEETHER
VERUCA SALT

Tune down half step (eb,Bb,Gb,Db,Ab,Eb)

INTRO: (Rhy.Fig.1)
[B5] [B5] [B5] [A5] [D5] [B5] [D5]

e------------|-------------||--------------------------------
B------------|-------------||--------------------------------
G------------|-------------||--------------------------------
D-9-9-9-9-9--|--9-9-9-9-9--||-9-9-9-7-7-7-7--12-12-12--9--12--
A-9-9-9-9-9--|--9-9-9-9-9--||-9-9-9-7-7-7-7--12-12-12--9--12--
E-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-7--||-7-7-7-5-5-5-5--10-10-10--7--10--

Ow! (repeat 3x) (then at end of 3rd play this)

VERSE: (guitar 1 palm mute, guitar 2 plays muted strings)

e----------------------------------------
B-----------slide hand-------------------
G-----------on strings-------------------
D-9-9-9-9-\/to make a----7-7-7-7---------
A-9-9-9-9-\/squeaking----7-7-7-7---------
E-7-7-7-7-\/sound, 2x----5-5-5-5---------

pm.....| pm............|
Seether is neither Loose nor tight
Seether is neither Black nor wh - ite (let up on pm)

[B5] [G#5] [E5] [B5] [G#5] [A5]

e--------------------------------------|------------
B--------------------------------------|------------
G-------------9-9-9--------------------|------------
D-9-9--6-6-6--9-9-9---------9-9-9------|-6-6---7-7--
A-9-9--6-6-6--7-7-7---------9-9-9------|-6-6---7-7--
E-7-7--4-4-4--7-7-7---------7-7-7------|-4-4---5-5--

I try to keep her on a short leash
I try to calm her down......
I try to ram her into the gro - und, yeah

CHORUS: Play Rhy.Fig.1
[B5]Can't [A5]fight the [D5]seet[B5]her [D5] (3x)
[B5]I can't see her till I'm fo[E5]aming at the m[B5]outh

VERSE 2: (Same as VERSE 1)
[B5]Seether is neither [A5]Big nor small
Seether is the center Of it a - ll

[B5] [G#5] [E5] [B5] [G#5] [A5]

e----------------------------------|------------
B----------------------------------|------------
G-------------9-9-9----------------|------------
D-9-9--6-6-6--9-9-9---------9-9-9--|-6-6---7-7--
A-9-9--6-6-6--7-7-7---------9-9-9--|-6-6---7-7--
E-7-7--4-4-4--7-7-7---------7-7-7--|-4-4---5-5--

I try to rock her in my cradle
I try to knock her out...
I try to cram her back in my mou - th, yeah

CHORUS

Then This: (with palm mute)
[B5] [D5] [E5]

e-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G-----------------7-7-7-7----------9-9-9-9--
D-9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-7----------9-9-9-9--
A-9-9-9-9---------5-5-5-5----------7-7-7-7--
E-7-7-7-7---------5-5-5-5----------7-7-7-7--

Keep her down, Boiling water
[G5] [D5]

e------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------7-7-7-7--
D-----------5-5-5-5---------------7-7-7-7--
A-----------5-5-5-5---------------5-5-5-5--
E-----------3-3-3-3---------------5-5-5-5--

Keep her down, What a lovely daughter (let up on pm)
[E5] [D5]

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G---9-9---9--9---9----9----9-----9-----\7-7-----------------------------
D---9-9---9--9---9----9----9-----9-----\7-7-----------------------------
A---7-7---7--7---7----7----7-----7-----\5-5-----------------------------
E---7-7---7--7---7----7----7-----7-----\5-5--Let ring------------------- 

Oh she is not born like other girls, But I know how to conceive her
Oh she may not look like other girls,

e----------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------
G-/11-11-11-11---------------------------------
D-/11-11-11-11---------------------------------
A-/9--9--9--9----------------------------------
E-/9--9--9--9----------------------------------

But she's a snarl-toothed seether, seether!

SOLO (Louise!): Play over Rhy.Fig.1

e--------5-------2-----------------------------------
B--0-0---0---0---0---0--5-0-2-3--2h3p2p0-------------
G--4-4--(4)--4--(4)--4--4----------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
e--7p4--4h5p4----------------------------------------
B-------------5--4-5-6-7--9-7-9-9b-r-9-7-9p7---------
G-------------------------------------------h9-7(7)--
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
e---------------------------------9br9br9br-7-9bf----
B---------------9-7(7)---9-7--9-7--------------------
G--9p7----------9-7(7)---9-7--9-7--------------------
D-----h9-7-7-6---------9-----------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------

CHORUS (2X)

OUTRO:
[B5] [B5] [B5] [A5] [A5] [E5]

e------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------9-----------
D--9-9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-9-------9-9-9--7-7-7---7-7-7--9-----------
A--9-9-9-9-9-----9-9-9-9-9-------9-9-9--7-7-7---7-7-7--7-----------
E--7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-------7-7-7--5-5-5---5-5-5--7-----------

Yeah! let ring...

b bend
f full
r release
h hammer on
p pull off
/ slide up
\ slide down
(#) sustain note

transcribed by Bill Choi (bchoi@net2.intserv.com)