Dinosaur Jr. - Almost Ready
Tabbed by Kerwin Mendoza
alright, first of, this is my version of the song, the WAY I PLAY IT. it's not 100%
since i only bothered to figure out the melody and added my own things in between. i'll just
the chords for rhythm.
LEAD (use vibrato all over) G D C G D C----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------12-13-12-------------------------------------------------------------|-12-14----------14-12-14b16b14-12-11-12-11----------------12-12\11-11/12/14-|-------------------------------------------12-------12-14-------------------|-----------------------------------------------12/14------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G D C G---------------------------------------------15b17-15-14-15-12--------|------12-13-12-----12----15b17-15-13-12-13-12-------------------------|-12-14--------14b16(hold)---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D C G-------12--------15----------------------------------------------------|-15b17(hold)-(17)---17r15-15---12-12-12-13-12-13b15-13-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D C G D C-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|12-12-12-13-12----------12-12-12-13-12-15b17-15-13p12--12-----12-------------|--------------14b16r14-------------------------------14--14b16---14p12-12/11-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G D C G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------12-13-12-13b15-(15)-13----|------------------------------12-12\11/12-12h14--------------------------|------12-14b16r14-14p12--12h14-------------------------------------------|-12p14-----------------14------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D C----------17b19r17-15------------------------------------------------|-------15------------------------------------------------------------|--14/16--------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE:
Open G, Open G, Open D, Open C
CHORUS:
I think J plays either power chords or even just the root notes based on live performances.
G5, G5, D5, C5
BRIDGE: There's some notes played during Em (it's not hard too hard to figure out) and i
bend the A on the 3rd string instead of playing a G the first time around.
Em, Em, C, G
Em, Em, C, D D4 D
GUITAR SSOOLLLOOO!!
Note that this isn't TOTALLY correct, but this is how i play it. I usually play the main
of the solo and then play around with the Em pentatonic or the G major scale.
-17b19r17-15-14-15-14-17b19-17-15-14-15-14------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------15b17-15--12-13-13b15-13-13p12-----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------14--|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|-12------12-------------------------------------------------------|---14b16(hold)16r12-12\11-11h12p11-12b14-12-12p11---11------------|-------------------------------------------------12----12---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
a good old pentatonic run. i stole this from good times, bad times by zeppelin but it's pretty general lick i think. these are more or less triplets.-------------------------------------------------15b17-15------------------|----------------------------------12--12h15p12-----------------------------|-------------------12--12h14h12-14--14-------------------------------------|-------12h14p12--14--14----------------------------------------------------|-14-14---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
OR YOU CAN END IT LIKE THIS (if you are so inclined to jam as many notes as possible in four bars)
i usually start playing this around two beats BEFORE the last four bars of the solo so i
fit it all in.
-----------------------------------------------------12--12-15h12-15b17--15-|--------------------------------------12--12-15p12h15--15-------------------|-----------------------12--12-14p12h14--14----------------------------------|--------12--12-14p12h14--14-------------------------------------------------|14-14-14--14----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
and that's it, remember to use crazy vibrato on your bends or just all the time. i use
to compensate for my lack of a big muff or all those other effects.
HAVE FUN. comment if you like, i'd be interested to hear them.
