The Bees

written by Tanya Donelly

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Chords - chord diagrams & suggested fingering (Standard tuning)

x = string is not played (mute to keep from sounding)
o = string is played open
n- = row denotes fret number ("1-" is the first fret)
1 = index finger
2 = middle finger
3 = ring finger
4 = pinky

E5

7-
xx  oo
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Badd11

7-
xx  oo 
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E

7-
xx   o
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Aadd9

5-
xx  oo
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Asus2

1-
xx  oo 
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E/G#

1-
xx  oo
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B5

2-
xx  oo
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Badd9/F#

2-
xx   o
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Esus2

7-
xx   o
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Perfomance Notes - the main guitar part (tanya) is pretty simple actually. the first two strings are ringing mostly all the time. the chords to this song are just E, A, B, but because of the way they are constructed they make all these fancy names...

- Mikko Palovaara


Intro - Tom with e-bow on D-string:



    D|----14\13\9\6---------------|

 
fig. 1:
E5         Badd11    E     Badd11
My blessed son,    you

fig. 2:
E5    Badd11         Aadd9     Asus2 E/G# B5
you've got a lot to learn

E5               Badd11             Aadd9
So I'm your best friend you love me and 


      fig. 3:
      E    Asus2 E/G#  Badd11/F#
Well I tell you something


[play fig. 2]
We're on the road to messy 
Now the bees behind my eyes sing "beware"

E5      Badd11     Aadd9
  But my bee-stung tongue wants in there

[play fig. 3] (3 times)
Beware of me

[play 4 times] ( with fig. 3 the 3rd time)
E5      Badd11     Aadd9  E/G# 
    If your heart is not on my side   (3 times)


figure 4 - at 2:05 2 times


    E5          E   E5  Esus  E5
 e|-0-----------0--0--0--0--0--0--|
 B|-0-----------9--0--0--7--0--0--|
 G|-9-----------9--9--9--9--9--9--|
 D|-9-----------9--9--9--9--9--9--| 
 A|-------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------|


[play fig. 1]
I steal a piece of your diary

[play fig. 2]
i don't think that looks like me

E5      Badd11              Aadd9
Am I so cold now that I'm older 

 [play fig. 3]
I tell you stories

[play fig. 2]
that doesn't mean you know me
now the bees behind my eyes sing "beware"

E5     Badd11              Aadd9
but my bee-stung tongue wants in there

E5      Badd11            E    Aadd9
You come at me with mouth open wide

[play fig. 2]
And I, like a jerk, I crawl inside

[play fig. 3]  (4 times)
beware of me

play 4 times (with fig. 3 the 4th time)
E5      Badd11     Aadd9  E/G#
    If your heart is not on my side 

[play fig. 2]
you're not on my side anymore

[play fig. 4] (4 times)


"The Bees" appears on the Belly release King. Live version available on the Belly single release Seal My Fate (Live) One. Original fan transcription by Mikko Palovaara. "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."
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