1) I'm not convinced that I'm playing these chords in the right place.
Part of me thinks that the riff is played on the bottom 3 strings,
using E-shape power chords (rather than using the A-shaped chords
I've got below). That would look like this:
C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5E-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|B-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|G-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|D---11---12---|-14-11---12---|-14-11---12---|-14-11---12---|-14-11---12---|A---11---12---|-14-11---12---|-14-11---12---|-14-11---12---|-14-11---12---|E---9--0-10-0-|-12-9--0-10-0-|-12-9--0-10-0-|-12-9--0-10-0-|-12-9--0-10-0-| H q q q q h q q q q h q q q q h q q q q h q q q q
I do it the way I do it because, with the sound I use on my guitar, I
can do a fair approximation of a wah-wah using the chords that result
when you drop all fingers but the barre from the A-shape power chord.
Make sense? Don't worry about it. Below is how I play it. Do what you
want.
2) Play power chords at 8th-note intervals straight throughout the
verses and chorus. I'm not tabbing this out. Cool distortion, though.
3) Despite my rhythm guitar status, I take the solo in this one. It's
short but sweet. I love it.
4) This is one of my favorite vocal performances in a long time. I
think Ms. Phair is vastly underrated as a singer.
"Supernova" (Liz Phair)
Recorded by Liz Phair
From the album _Whip-Smart_
Transcribed without permission because so many people requested it by Marc Hirsh
Notation:
s - sixteenth note
e - eighth note
q - quarter note
h - half note
w - whole note
. - play note for one and a half times the value before it (just like a dot in
standard notation)
^ - ties two note lengths together
NOTE LENGTHS IN CAPITAL LETTERS MEAN REST FOR THAT VALUE OF TIME!
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
INTRO C#5 D5E---------------|B---------------|G---6-(4)-7-(5)-|D---6-(4)-7-(5)-|A---4-(4)-5-(5)-|E-----(0)---(0)-| H q (q) q (q)
RIFF E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5E----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|B----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|G-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|D-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|A-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|E------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-| h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q)
A G
I have looked
D E
All over the place
A G
But you have got
D E
My favorite face
A E
Your eyelashes sparkle
D A
Like you did grass
A F#m
And your lips are sweet and slippery like a
D G A
Cherub's bare wet ass
E
'Cause you're a real man
D A
Supernova
E
A solar
D A
Superman
E
You're an angel
D A
Wings of fire
E
A flying giant
C D
Friction blast
C#5 D5
E---------------| B---------------| G---6-(4)-7-(5)-| D---6-(4)-7-(5)-| A---4-(4)-5-(5)-| E-----(0)---(0)-| H q (q) q (q)
E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5E----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|B----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|G-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|D-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|A-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|E------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-| h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q)
A G
You walk in clouds of glitter
D E
And the sun reflects your eyes
A G
And every time the wind blows
D D
I can smell you in the sky
A E
Your kisses are as wicked
D A
As an F-16
A F#m
And you fuck like a volcano
D G A
And you're everything to me
E
'Cause you're a real man
D A
Supernova
E
A solar
D A
Superman
E
You're an angel
D A
Wings of fire
E
A flying giant
C D
Friction blast
E
A giant flying
C D
Friction blast
(lead guitar)
E-----14p12p10-| B--------------| G--------------| D--------------| A--------------| E--------------| | H. q3q3q
|
|(rhythm guitar) | C#5 D5 E---------------| B---------------| G---6-(4)-7-(5)-| D---6-(4)-7-(5)-| A---4-(4)-5-(5)-| E-----(0)---(0)-| H q (q) q (q)
(lead guitar)E----------------|-------3-------3-------|-3-------3-------3-|-------------------|B-12---12\-------|-------3-------3-------|-3-------3-------3-|-------------------|G------------14\-|-2b(4)---2b(4)---2b(4)-|---2b(4)---2b(4)---|-2-2p0-------------|D----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------2p0---------|A----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------2p0-----|E----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------2p0-|| e E h q q e q e q e q e q q h s s s s s s s s
|
|(rhythm guitar)| E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5E----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|----------------|B----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|----------------|G-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9-----6--(4)--7--(5)--|-9----6-(4)-7-(5)--|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|D-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9-----6--(4)--7--(5)--|-9----6-(4)-7-(5)--|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|A-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7-----4--(4)--5--(5)--|-7----4-(4)-5-(5)--|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|E------(0)---(0)-|----------(0)-----(0)--|--------(0)---(0)--|------(0)---(0)-| h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q)
E
'Cause you're a real man
D A
Supernova
E
A solar
D A
Superman
E
You're an angel
D A
Wings of fire
E
A flying giant
C D
Friction blast
C#5 D5
E---------------| B---------------| G---6-(4)-7-(5)-| D---6-(4)-7-(5)-| A---4-(4)-5-(5)-| E-----(0)---(0)-| H q (q) q (q)
E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5E----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|B----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|G-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|D-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|A-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|E------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-| h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q)
E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5E----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|B----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|G-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|D-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|A-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|E------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-| h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q)
E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5E----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|B----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|G-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|D-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|A-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|E------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-| h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q)
E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5 C#5 D5 E5E----------------|----------------|----------------|-----|B----------------|----------------|----------------|-----|G-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9-9-|D-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9--6-(4)-7-(5)-|-9-9-|A-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7--4-(4)-5-(5)-|-7-7-|E------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|------(0)---(0)-|-----| h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) h q (q) q (q) e e H.--Marc "As wicked as an F-16" Hirsh
