#----------------------------------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: "BRACKEN K ROGERS" Date: Mon, 27 Nov 1995 17:22:07 -0500 Subject: Mad Season-River of Deceit Okay, I've seen both versions at OLGA, now here's the real one. I got it directly off the live video tape of Mad Season playing at the Moore in Seattle. Here we go... There are only two basic chords in the whole song- E A D G B e F: 0 3 3 2 1 1(somtimes open) G: 3 2 0 0 3 3 Not too difficult, you just have to figure out the strumming... Intro: -------------------------------------------------------- --3---3h5p3--3--0-----------------------------0----0---- --0----------------4p2p0---2---2s4s2p0---2----0----0---- Repeat 3x ----------------------------------------------0h2--2---- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- This is basically the same as the first tab at OLGA, so you can use that one if this one confuses you... Now this(whatever you call it): F G --1---------3---3------ --2---2-----3---3------ --3-----2---0---0------ Strum freely, listen to the song. --3---------0---0------ ------------2---2------ ------------3---3------ Now this is played throughout the entire song: F G ? ---------3---2--;--3------------------- --1------3---3--;--3--3h5p3-3---------- --2p0----0---0--;--0-----------4s2p0--- This fill is only played in the --3------0---0--;--0------------------- second verse, and not all the ----------------;--3------------------- time. ----------------;--2------------------- Just listen to the song for the strumming. Verse:This is where I've seen the majority of the screw ups, here's how McCready plays it on the video tape. --3------5------8--8--8p7--7--8p7--7--8------------- --3------5------8--8--8----8--8----8--8------------- --0------0------0--0--0----0--0----0--0------------- ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- The rhythm might be hard to follow, but you can pick that up also. Now just play the intro once for the outro and that's it! I hope I did a good job, this is my first tab and I've only been playing two months, so I would love some criticism and/or comments. Hey if anybody has figured out "Lifeless Dead" by Mad Season, e-mail me at rbracke@okstate.edu. I think I've figured most of it out except for the solo, so I would appreciate some other attempts. Later! From: Kevin Gardner Date: Fri, 16 Jun 1995 12:12:46 -0400 Subject: /m/mad_season/river_of_deceit.tab I think this is more accurate than the current version at OLGA River of Deceit by Mad Season transcribed by kevin gardner code@wam.umd.edu Notes: This song only contains two chords Fadd9 and G major, the same progression used in HendrixUs I donUt live today. I sugest that for the Fadd9 chord you cover the high E and B strings with your first finger, the G string with your second finger, the D string with your pinky, the A string with you ring finger and the low E with your thumb. h=hammer on p=pull off s=slide intro ----------------------------------------- -3---3h5p3---3------------------0--0---0- -0---------4---4s2p0--2--2s4p0--0--0---0- --------------------------------2--0h2-0- ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- -3---3h5p3---3------------------0--0---0- -0---------4---4s2p0--2--2s4p0--0--0---0- --------------------------------2--0h2-0- ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- -3---3h5p3---3------------------0--0----- -0---------4---4s2p0--2--2s4p0--0--0----- --------------------------------2--0----- ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- -------------3-3- -1-----------3-3- -2--2-0------0-0- -3------0h2--0-0- -3-----------2-2- -------------3-3- -------1--------3-------- \ -1-----1--------3-------- \ -2p0---0-strum--0-strum-- 5x -3-----3-freely-0-freely- | -------3--------2-------- / -------1--------3--------/ Verse 1 -------1--------3-------- -1-----1--------3-------- -2p0---0-strum--0-strum-- -3-----3-freely-0-freely- -------3--------2-------- -------1--------3-------- repeat eight times chorus this is played 4 times: ----------------------- -8-10--13-12--13p12-12- -------12-12--12----12- This might be -9-10--14-12--14----12- played on a 12-string ----------------------- ----------------------- \3x----/ -------1--------3--------3---3------- \ -1-----1--------3--------3h5-3------- \ -2p0---0-strum--0-strum--------4s2p0- 8 x -3-----3-freely-0-freely------------- | -------3--------2-------------------- / -------1--------3-------------------- / this fill is not always played verse 2 = verse 1 chorus 2 extends the last Fadd9 and G some outro play the intro line END Date: Mon, 05 Jun 1995 23:42:02 -0400 From: OllieOne@aol.com Group: Mad Season Song: River of Deceit This is one of the better songs of the Above album. It isn't any easy song to figure out. I did my best so that is all i could do. A lot of the music in this song is just going into little scales of the chords being played. Anyway here is my best try at it: notations: ********** s=slide h=hammer on p=pull off v=vibrato guitar parts: ------------- this part is played in the begining E |------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |--8-----8------------------------------------------8----8---------------| G |--7-----7h9h7--------------------------------------7----7h9p7-----------| D |--------------9p7----------------------------------------------9p7------| A |-------------------10--7--10--7--10-----5h7-5v----------------------10--| E |------------------------------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------------------| B |----------------------------8----8-------------------------------| G |----------------------------7----7h9p7---------------------------| D |---------------------------------------9p7-----------------------| A |--7-10s12--7--10---5h7-5v-------------------10--7--10s12--7--10--| E |-----------------------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------3-----3---3-----3--| B |-----------------------3-----3---3-----3--| then go G |-----------------------0--x--0---0--x--0--| to the D |--7--------------------0--x--0---0--x--0--| verse part A |--------10s12---5------2--x--2---2--x--2--| E |-----------------------3--x--3---3--x--3--| verse: ------ this part i'm sure is a C to G progression, but i'm not sure how he hammers on and pulls off notes, this is close enought though E |--0----0--0--0--3--3-x--3--3--3--3--| B |--3p1--1--0--1--1--3-x--3--3--3--3--| G |--0----0--0--0--0--0-x--0--0--0--0--| D |--2----2--2--2--2--0-x--0--0--0--0--| A |--3----3--3--3-----2-x--2--2--2--2--| E |-------------------3-x--3--3--3--3--| that is basically the verse, he does some other improvisational stuff which is just going into scales (i believe the G-scale) and goes a bit crazy chorus: ------- this is the best i could come up with.......... when you get to the D-chord in this progression, work with the hammering on and pulling off to get the real effect of the song. E |--3---3-3---3-3p2--2--2--2-3p2--2-2-2--| B |--3---3-3---3-3----3--3--3-3----3-3-3--| G |--0-x-0-2---2-2----2--2--2-2----2-2-2--| D |--0-x-2-0---0-0----0--0--0-0----0-0-0--| A |--2-x-3-0---0-0----0--0--0-0----0-0-0--| E |--3-x-0--------------------------------| then after the chorus, it goes back to the verse ******at the end of the song just go back to the first part of the song ======================================================================= ======================================================================= that is basically it (that is my best try) oh......if you want to use two guitars but can't both play the song, you could do one of two things: 1)when the lead guitarist is playing you could strum the whole chord while he is playing (with a lower volume) to give a fuller effect. 2) (my personal choice) You could solo over the song, which sounds very cool. But you might be saying to yourself, i don't know what scale? Well i'll tell you which scale, use the G-scale. this ins't the entire G-scale, just the part that i like to use for the song E|-----------------------------10-12--------------------------------12-15-17-| B|-----------------------10-12------------------------------12-15-17---------| G|----------------7-9-12----------------------------12-14-16-----------------| D|----------5-7-9-----------------------------12-14--------------------------| A|------5-7------------------------------12-14-------------------------------| E|-3-5-7----------------------------12-15------------------------------------| (the notes are in no particular order, just go crazy) work with it, it will sound good ****************************************************************************** *** if you have any additions (which hopefully there will be), corrections (which there definately will be), suggestions (if you feel it necessary), criticism (hopefully not), requests (i'll try my best to get it to you), or anything else just e-mail me (OllieOne@aol.com) the lyrics are in the MAD SEASON album booklet, but if you lost them and want them, then just e-mail me have fun!!!!!!!!!!1 quote of the week "fuck with me and i'll fuck with you, isnt't that the what we're supposed to do, kick me down and i will kick you too, isn't that what we're supposed to do" by William 'Big Bill' Reid (of Jesus & Mary Chain)