Tab

Song Title: Violet Eyes
Artist: Meat Puppets
Album: Too High Too Die
Guitar tuning: Normal tuning
Arranged by: Peter Lesko
Email: Tomlesko@clark.net
Notes: All of the solo stuff is
       just highly distorted
       improvisation and noise
       with wah.
       
Intro:
e|----------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------------------|
G|o---------------------|-------------------------------o|
D|o2--------------------|(2)----------------------------o| x3
A|-2--------------------|(2)-----------------------------|
E|-0--------------------|(0)-----------------------------|

e|----------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------------------|
G|----------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-2--------------------|-3------------------------------|
A|-2--------------------|-3------------------------5----|
E|-0--------------------|-1------------------------------|

Rhy Fig 1                                           End Rhy Fig 1
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|o------------------------------|------------------------------o|
D|o------------------------------|------------------------------o| 
A|--------1h2-------------1h2----|--------1h2-------------1h2----|
E|-3--3-3-----1-3-3-3-3-3-----1--|-3--3-3-----1-3-3-3-3-3-----1--|

Verse 1: w/Rhy Fig 1 x4

Mother Master, Somethings must be
Plastic Master, this is for free

Chorus:

Rhy Fig 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----9/10--------------9/10--------9/10--------------9/10---|
A|----7/8-----X--X-X-X--7/8---------7/8-----X--X-X-X--7/8----|
E|-0----------X--X-X-X-----------0----------X--X-X-X---------|

  Cut         open           the box

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----9/10--------------9/10--------9/10--------------9/10---|
A|----7/8-----X--X-X-X--7/8---------7/8-----X--X-X-X--7/8----|
E|-0----------X--X-X-X-----------0----------X--X-X-X---------|

  Out         rushes        the night

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----9/10--------------9/10--------9/10--------------9/10---|
A|----7/8-----X--X-X-X--7/8---------7/8-----X--X-X-X--7/8----|
E|-0----------X--X-X-X-----------0----------X--X-X-X---------|

  V    -           i                -          i
                                                End Rhy Fig 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----9/10--------------9/10--------9/10---------------7-----|
A|----7/8-----X--X-X-X--7/8---------7/8-----X--X-X-X-X-5-----|
E|-0----------X--X-X-X-----------0----------X--X-X-X-X-------|

   i          -        olet      eyes

Verse 2: w/Rhy Fig 1 x4

Plastic master, smoke drifts from a rose
Timber empire, fables will explode

Chorus: w/Rhy Fig 2

Cut open the box
Out rushes the night
Violet eyes

Guitar noise:
w/Rhy Fig 1 x4 (improvise on G minor scale)
w/Rhy Fig 2 (improvise on E minor scale)

  Rhy Fig 3                                         End Rhy Fig 3
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-11----12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-11--|
G|o-------------------------------------------------------------o|
D|o-------------------------------------------------------------o|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0------------------------------0------------------------------|

e|----------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------------------|
G|----------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-2--------------------|(2)-----------------------------|
A|-2--------------------|(2)-----------------------------|
E|-0--------------------|(0)-----------------------------|

Verse 3: w/Rhy Fig 1 x4
Plastic baby, rope drifts trough open holes
Robot Kingdom, fables will explode

Chorus: w/Rhy fig 2
Cut open the box
Out rushes the night
Violet Eyes

Guitar noise:
w/Rhy Fig 1 x4 (improvise on G minor scale)
w/Rhy Fig 2 (improvise on E minor scale)
w/Rhy Fig 3 x2

e|----------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------------------|
G|----------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-2--------------------|(2)-----------------------------|
A|-2--------------------|(2)-----------------------------|
E|-0--------------------|(0)-----------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------0-0-0-------3-3-3-3-4-5-6-|
A|-------1-1-1-------4-4-4-4-5-6-7-|-1-1-1-------2-2-2---------------|
E|-2-2-2-------3-3-3---------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7----------6--------------------|(6)------------------------------|
A|-7----------7--------------------|(7)------------------------------|
E|-0----------0--------------------|(0)------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------0-0-0-------3-3-3-3-4-5-6-|
A|-------1-1-1-------4-4-4-4-5-6-7-|-1-1-1-------2-2-2---------------|
E|-2-2-2-------3-3-3---------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7----------6--------------------|(6)------------------------------|
A|-7----------7--------------------|(7)------------------------------|
E|-0----------0--------------------|(0)------------------------------|

w/E major scale improvisation & noise

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|(6)------------------------------|(6)------------------------------|
A|(7)------------------------------|(7)------------------------------|
E|(0)------------------------------|(0)------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|(6)------------------------------|(6)------------------------------|
A|(7)------------------------------|(7)------------------------------|
E|(0)------------------------------|(0)------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|(6)------------------------------|(6)------------------------------|
A|(7)------------------------------|(7)------------------------------|
E|(0)------------------------------|(0)------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------1h2---------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-----1-3\\\-----------| and then, more noise

That's about it! Not 100% accurate, at least I don't think it is.

PETER LESKO
tomlesko@clark.net