Mister Long Shanks O Mother I Am Your Fantasy - Gong

Mister Long Shanks O Mother I Am Your Fantasy

View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ACapotraste: Sem capotraste
Tune 30 cents down from E standard
 
[Intro]
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| light tremolo picking
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
 
[Sax]
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| not required but it's a funny
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| little riff. Mess around with
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| it. Try playing it an octave
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| higher.
A|---3-----3-----3-3---5-3---------------------------------------------------|
E|-----5-6---5-6-----5-----5-------------------------------------------------|
 
[Verse]
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Accelerando
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------3-------4--------3-------4-------3-------4-------3-------4-------3-|
A|------2-------3--------2-------3-------2-------3-------2-------3-------2---|
E|--1-1-----2-2------1-1-----2-2-----1-1-----2-2-----1-1-----2-2-----1-1-----|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------8-6(~)-------6---6-6----6---|
D|-------4/----6-4-3-----3-4-6-4-3-----3-4-6-7-8-----------5--6---5-6----6---|
A|-----3-------------6-4-----------6-4---------------------------------------|
E|-2-2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(your garden) (not today thanks....) (to fry) (to fry)(to fry)(fry!)
 
[Chorus]
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------4-6-7--------------------4-6-7-------------------------|
A|---------4-5-5--5-7---------------4-5-5--5-7-------------------------------|
E|-0-2-4-5------------------0-2-4-5------------------------------------------|
(Oh mother, don't do it again)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------4-6-6-------4-6-6-------4-6-6-------4-6-6---------------------------|
A|-4-5-7-------4-5-7-------4-5-7-------4-5-7---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(the man in the parlour)
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4------------4----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6---6-7-4-4--6---6-7-4-4--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(you know what he's after)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| for the last run of |3-2-3-2|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| we can also play an octave low
G|---4-----------------------------------------------------------------------| on the E string|1-0-1-0-1|
D|-6---7p6\4-6-6-4---------4-7-6-4-6------3-2-3-2-3-2-3-3-2-3-2-3------------|
A|-----------------5-5-7-7---------------------------------------------------| adds a bit of variety
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(bum bum titty bum pompidou)
 
[Chorus]
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------4-6-7--------------------4-6-7-------------------------|
A|---------4-5-5--5-7---------------4-5-5--5-7-------------------------------|
E|-0-2-4-5------------------0-2-4-5------------------------------------------|
(Oh mother, don't do it again)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------4-6-6-------4-6-6-------4-6-6-------4-6-6---------------------------|
A|-4-5-7-------4-5-7-------4-5-7-------4-5-7---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(the man in the parlour)
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4------------4----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6---6-7-4-4--6---6-7-4-4--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(you know what he's after)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6---7p6\4-6-6-4---------4-7-6-4-6------3-2-3-2-3-2-3-3-2-3-2-3------------|
A|-----------------5-5-7-7---------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------0-2-4-5----|
(bum bum titty bum pompidou)
 
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| / Slide up
| p Pull-off
| \ Slide down
 
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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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