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| Mephibosheth || ------------------ |
| as recorded by Mortification |
| Words by Steve Rowe and Doug Van Pelt |
| Music by Steve Rowe |
| From the album "Primitive Rhythm Machine" 1995 |
| Tabbed by Juha-Matti Pajunp„„ -81 |
| Date: Tue , 8 April 21:00:38 |
Riff A
e|-----------------------------------+---------------------|| B|-----------------------------------+---------------------|| G|-----------------------------------+---------------------|| D|---9-------7-------5-------4-------+---2-----------------|| A|---7-------5-------3-------2-------+---0-----------------|| E|------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--+---------------------|| p.m p.m p.m p.m
3/4 e|-----------------------------------+---------------------------|| B|-----------------------------------+---------------------------|| G|-----------------------------------+-*-------------------------|| D|---9-------7-------5-------4-------+-*---2--4------5-----------|| A|---7-------5-------3-------2-------+-----0--2------3------4----|| E|------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--+----------------------2----|| p.m p.m p.m p.m p.m
4 times e|-------------------------------|| B|-------------------------------|| G|----------------------------*--|| D|----------------------------*--|| A|---4--4-4---4--4-4---4--4-4----|| E|---2--2-2---2--2-2---2--2-2----|| p.m- - - - - - - - - - -|
Riff B 4/4 3 times 4 times e|--------------------------+---------------------------|| B|--------------------------+---------------------------|| G|-*----------------------*-+-*----------------------*--|| D|-*----------------------*-+-*----------------------*--|| A|---------0--2----5--4-----+----0--2--0----------------|| E|---0--3-------------------+-------------3----2--1-----|| p.m- - | p.m- - -| p.m
e|-------------------------+----------------------------|| B|-------------------------+------------------1---------|| G|-------------------------+------------------1---------|| D|---9--9--9--7----5----4--+------------------3---------|| A|---7--7--7--5----3----2--+-----5----3--3--------------|| E|-------------------------+-----3----1--1--------------||
Fill 1 e|-------------------------|| B|-------------------------|| G|-------------------------|| D|-----------a.h-----------|| A|---2--3--2-------2--3----|| E|---0--1--0--3----0--1----|| p.m- - | p.m
Rhythm Figure 1
e|------------------------+-----------------------+-------------------|| B|------------------------+-----------------------+-------------------|| G|------------------------+-----------------------+-------------------|| D|------------------------+-----------------------+-------------------|| A|---2--3--2--5--(5)------+--(5)------2--3--2--5--+--(5)--------------|| E|---0--1--0--3--(3)------+--(3)------0--1--0--3--+--(3)--------------|| p.m- - | p.m- - -|
Bass Riff
e|--------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------|| B|--------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------|| G|-*------------------------+------------------------+-----------------------|| D|-*--------2--3----2-------+--------2--3----2-------+--------3--4-----------|| A|-------2-------------2----+-----2-------------2----+-----3----------3------|| E|----0---------------------+--0---------------------+--1----------------3---||
__________ ___________ | 1. | 2. e|-------------------------|--------------------------|| B|-------------------------|--------------------------|| G|-----------------------*-|--------------------------|| D|---------5--6----5-----*-|---------5----------8-----|| A|------5-------------5----|------5----------8--------|| E|---3---------------------|---3----------6-----------||
Rhythm Figure 2
e|-----------------+---------------+---------------+----------------|| B|-----------------+---------------+---------------+----------------|| G|-----------------+---------------+---------------+----------------|| D|-----------------+---------------+---------------+----------------|| A|---2--2----------+--2--2---------+--3--3---------+--5--5----------|| E|---0--0----------+--0--0---------+--1--1---------+--3--3----------||
Fill 2
e|-----------------+----------------|| B|-----------------+----------------|| G|-----------------+----------------|| D|-----------------+----------------|| A|---8------7------+--(7)-----------|| E|---6------5------+--(5)-----------||
Rhythm Figure 3
e|--------------+---------------+--------------+---------------|| B|--------------+---------------+--------------+---------------|| G|--------------+---------------+--------------+---------------|| D|--------------+---------------+--------------+---------------|| A|--2--2--------+--2--2---------+--3--3--------+--5--5---------|| E|--0--0--------+--0--0---------+--1--1--------+--3--3---------||
e|---------------+---------------+--------------+--------------------|| B|---------------+---------------+--------------+--------------------|| G|---------------+---------------+--------------+--------------------|| D|---------------+---------------+--------------+--------------------|| A|--2--2---------+--2--2---------+--3--3--------+--5--5------8--8----|| E|--0--0---------+--0--0---------+--1--1--------+--3--3------6--6----||
Guitar Solo
e|-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------|| B|--------p--------------------------------------+--------p--p-------------|| G|--16--16-14---p--p-----------------------------+--17--17-16-14---p--p----|| D|------------17-16-14\12---p--p-----------------+---------------17-16-14--|| A|------------------------15-14-12---p--p--------+-------------------------|| E|---------------------------------15-14-12\10---+-------------------------||
e|--------------------------+-------------Tremolo Bar-----------|| B|--------------------------+-N.H------------\-----/------------|| G|--------------------------+--5---------------\-/---(5)--------|| D|--\12---p--p--------------+-----------------------------------|| A|------15-14-12---p--p-----+-----------------------------------|| E|---------------15-14-12---+-----------------------------------||
p p e|--15-14-12---p--p-------------------------------------|| B|-----------15-13-12---p--p----------------------------|| G|--------------------14-12-11---p--p-------------------|| D|-----------------------------14-12-10---p--p----------|| A|--------------------------------------14-12-10--------|| E|-----------------------------------------------12-----||
e|--------------------+-----------------------+-------------------p---p----|| B|-(12)--5.----7---8--+-----5--7----8--/10----+--5--0----5--0----5-0-7-0---|| G|--------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------|| D|--------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------|| A|--------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------|| E|--------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------||
h h p p e|---p----p---p---p----------+---h-h--5-7-8-7-5--p-p-------------|| B|--8-0-10-0-8-0-7-0--5------+--5-7-8-----------8-7-5--p-p-------|| G|---------------------------+------------------------7-5-4--p---|| D|---------------------------+------------------------------7-5--|| A|---------------------------+-----------------------------------|| E|---------------------------+-----------------------------------||
p p e|-----------------------------------+--------h--h---12-15-14-12-----|| B|---h-p-----------------------------+------12-14-15-------------15--|| G|--4-5-4--p-------------------------+-------------------------------|| D|--------7-5--p-h-p-p---------------+-------------------------------|| A|------------8-7-8-7-5--p-p-h-p-p---+-------------------------------|| E|----------------------8-7-5-7-5-0--+-------------------------------||
p p p p p p e|--17-15-14----+-19-17-15----20-19-17------22^----------------|| B|-----------17-+----------19----------20----------------------|| G|--------------+----------------------------------------------|| D|--------------+----------------------------------------------|| A|--------------+----------------------------------------------|| E|--------------+----------------------------------------------||
e|------------------------+---------------------------|| B|------------------------+---------------------------|| G|------9--10----9--------+------9--10----9--12-------|| D|------9--10----9--12----+------9--10----9--12-------|| A|------------------12----+---------------------------|| E|------------------------+---------------------------||
e|------------------------------------------+-------------------------------|| B|----h--p--p-----p-------------------------+-------------------------------|| G|--16-17-16-14-16-14--------p--p-----------+-------------------------------|| D|--------------------17---16-14-12---------+----------------p--p-----14----|| A|------------------------------------------+----h--h--p---15-14-12---------|| E|------------------------------------12----+--12-14-15-14------------------||
Rhythm Figure 4
e|-----------------------+-----------------+-------------------------|| B|-----------------------+-----------------+-------------------------|| G|-----------------------+-----------------+-------------------------|| D|-----------------------+-----------------+-------------------------|| A|--2--3--2--5--(5)------+--(5)------------+--2--3--2--5--(5)--------|| E|--0--1--0--3--(3)------+--(3)------------+--0--1--0--3--(3)--------|| p.m- - | p.m- - |
e|---------------------+----------------------|| B|---------------------+----------------------|| G|---------------------+----------------------|| D|---------------------+----------------------|| A|--(5)----------------+--2--3--2--5---\------|| E|--(3)----------------+--0--1--0--3---\------|| p.m- - |
Words
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VERSE1
David made a covenant with Jonathan
A promise of trust, the spilling of blood
Slaughter the heifer, walk between two parts
Off with my head if I break the oath.
CHORUS
Mephibosheth
Blood covenant
VERSE2
Jonathan died in battle
David, ascend to the throne
Mephibosheth a cripple
Son of Jonathan lost
Left behind as the fled
Oath of death upon David's head
CHORUS (repeat)
BRIDGE
Search went out for Mephibosheth
Caught, imprisoned, cursing rebel
Brought before King David's throne
Thought that death was imminent
David remembers the covenant oath
He'll show kindness to Jonathan's house
Seen as now the son of the king
All that Saul's would now be his
VERSE3
You are Mephibosheth
David, symbolic of God
Your resisting His throne
The blessing of the blood covenant
Christ died for you, you don't even know
CHORUS (repeat)
