Song: Happy Bivouac Album: Happy Bivouac Artist: The Pillows Very catchy chord progressions which include a few half-step ups and downs and a major minor chord (I don't know how to explain this but you'll see). It sounds like they have 3 guitars (with 2 leads). To be sure, just listen to the song and you'll get the whole tab. Intro Riff 1: Guitar 1(lead) e|--------------------------------------| b|------------------------------7--7----| g|--------------7-6-7-9~~~6~~---9b-9b---| d|--------7-6-7-9-7-9-11~~7~~-----------| a|--------9-8-9-------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (another lead using octave chords) e|----------------------------------------| b|-----------------12-10-12-14-10--7--7---| g|--------11-10-11-----------------9b-9b--| d|-----------------9--7--9--11-7----------| a|--------9--8--9-------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| Guitar 3 (Rhythm...you can do normal chords D-Db-D-A-Bb-A-G-Bm-A--Bm-F#m) e|--------------------------------------| b|--------------------------------------| g|--------------------------------------| d|--------7-6-7-----------------4-------| a|--------5-4-5-7-8-7-5-7-9-77--2--4----| e|--------------5-6-5-3-5-7-55-----2----| Intro Riff 2: Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------------| b|------------------------------------10--8---| g|----------------9--9--------7-9p7-----------| d|---/9-9-9p7-----11-11----/9-------9-7---5---| a|------------10------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------------| b|---8-----------10-10-----12---------10--8---| g|--------------------------------------------| d|---5-----------7--7------9----------7---5---| a|--------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 (this tab's gonna be long so to cut it short use these bar chords) (G--A----G--A-G-) Make sure you listen so that you could follow these chords. Repeat both riffs then... Verse 1 Riff 1:(simply its like intro riff 1 with a few changes) Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------| b|--------------------------------------| g|--------------6-7-6-4-5-6~~--/11--9---| d|--------7-6-7-7-8-7-5-6-7~~--/12--11--| a|--------9-8-9-------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| Guitar 2 is absent for now Guitar 3 (Rhythm...you can do normal chords D-Db-D-A-Bb-A-G-Bm-A--Bm-F#m) e|--------------------------------------| b|--------------------------------------| g|--------------------------------------| d|--------7-6-7-----------------4-------| a|--------5-4-5-7-8-7-5-7-9-77--2--4----| e|--------------5-6-5-3-5-7-55-----2----| Verse 1 Riff 2: Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------------------------| b|----------------------------------------------------| g|---7--9p7----9--11-9---------11-12p11-----9--11-9---| d|---9------9--11-11-11----/12----------12--11-11-11--| a|----------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (it has this special reverb effect of some sort I don't know) e|---3----------5---------------------------------| b|---3----------5---------------------------------| g|---4----------6---------------------------------| d|---5----------7---------------------------------| a|---5----------7---------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| G A ------rest-------- Guitar 3 (G--A----G--A-G-) Once again, listen to the song to get the proper progressions. Repeat Verse 1 Riff 1 then instead of riff 2.. Verse 1 Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------------| b|--------------------------------------------| g|---7--9p7----9--11-11p9-----7-6-7-6-7-6-7-8-| d|---9------9--11-11-11-11----7-6-7-6-7-6-7-8-| a|--------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (with effects) e|---3----------5---------------------------------| b|---3----------5---------------------------------| g|---4----------6---------------------------------| d|---5----------7---------------------------------| a|---5----------7---------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| G A ------rest-------- Guitar 3 (G--A----D-C#-D-C#-D-C#-D-D#-) Chorus Guitar 1 e|------------------------------------| b|------------------------------------| g|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---| d|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| a|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| e|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| E A Guitar 2 is absent for now Guitar 3 (E--A--) Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------| b|--------------------------------------| g|--7-7-xxxx-6-6-xxxx-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---| d|--7-7-xxxx-7-7-xxxx-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---| a|--5-5-xxxx-7-7-xxxx-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---| e|-----------5-5-xxxx-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---| D A B (not minor) Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------| b|-----------------------------------| g|-----------------------------------| d|--------------------/99999999~~~~--| a|-----------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| Guitar 3 (D--A--B----) Guitar 1 (to cut this short, just do bar chords, not power chords..) (G--A--rest) Guitar 2 is absent for now Guitar 3 (same as Guitar 1) PostChorus: (Repeat the whole Intro Riffs once for all guitars then..) Verse 2: (Repeat the Verse Riff Progressions) Chorus: (Repeat Chorus then....) Bridge Riff 1: (Repeat 2x) Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------------| b|-----------------------------------------| g|-----------------------------------------| d|-----------------------------------------| a|----------0h2-2-2-2/5-5-5-5/14-14-14-14--| e|--3-3-3-3--------------------------------| Guitar 2 is absent for now Guitar 3 e|--------------------------------| b|--------------------------------| g|--------------------------4--4--| d|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--4--4--| a|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--2--2--| e|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------| G B Bridge Riff 2: Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------| b|----------------------------------| g|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| d|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| a|----------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| Guitar 2 is absent for now Guitar 3 e|--------------------------------| b|--------------------------------| g|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--11-11-| d|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--11-11-| a|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--9--9--| e|--------------------------------| D F# Guitar 1 e|--------------------------7-9~~~-| b|--------------7-8-10-8-10--------| g|--7-6-7-9-7-9--------------------| d|---------------------------------| The sound's so faint so a|---------------------------------| I'm not really sure but e|---------------------------------| this is the nearest.. Guitar 2 is still absent Guitar 3 e|--------------------------------| b|--------------------------------| g|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--11-11-| d|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--11-11-| a|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--9--9--| e|--------------------------------| D F# Then go back to Bridge Riff 1 (repeating it twice) then.. Bridge Riff 3: Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------| b|----------------------------------| g|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| d|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| a|----------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| Guitar 2 is still absent Guitar 3 (D--------) Guitar 1 e|------------------------------7-9~~~-| b|--------------------8-10-8-10--------| g|--9--7--9--11--9-11------------------| d|-------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| Guitar 2 is still absent Guitar 3 (D--------) Break: (Repeat Intro Riffs once then..) Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------| b|----------------------------------| g|--7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-8-| d|--7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-8-| a|----------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| Guitar 2 absent Guitar 3 (D-C#-D-C#-D-C#-D-C#-D-C#-D-C#-D-C#-D-D#-) Chorus: (Repeat Chorus Riffs) (Repeat Intro once then...) Outro: Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------| b|--------------------------------------| g|--6h7-7-7-6h7-7-7-6h7-7-7-11-11-11-11-| d|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-| a|--------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------| b|--------------------------7-7-7-7-| g|----------------------------------| d|--------------------------4-4-4-4-| a|----------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| Guitar 3 (D----F#--) Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------| b|--------------------------------------| g|--6h7-7-7-6h7-7-7-6h7-7-7-11-11-11-11-| d|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-| a|--------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------| b|--------------------------12-12-12-12-| g|--------------------------------------| d|--------------------------9--9--9--9--| a|--------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| Guitar 3 (D----F#--) Repeat Outro 4x and after that strum D (power or bar chord it doesn't matter) Note: After repeating Outro for 2x you'll hear these notes.. e|------------------------------------------------| b|---------------10b~~~~~~~10---------------------| g|--9b~~~~~~~9-----------------9v~~~~~---7v~~~~~~-| d|------------------------------------------------| a|------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| I can't put them at a precise location so It's up to you where to put them because these are noisy notes. Lyrics: VERSE 1 Nee dore kurai tatta no ka nante honto wa dôdatte ii aa naritai jibun ni kyô mo oitsuketai mama CHORUS 1 Uchi yoserareru ashita ni bokura tsuma saki nurashite chojô ni mukatte wa chotto Happy Bivouac VERSE 2 Ie nai kurai taku san no itami sae saikin ja warai tobaseru Mô ikkai dake tte nando mo too maeari shiteru CHORUS 2 Dare no mane mo shitakunai michi naki michi o ikô chojô ni chikatzui teru chotto Happy Bivouac CHORUS 3 Koko ni aru jinsei de bokura eta kotae wa chojô nantenain da Yes, Happy Bivouac, Yeah, Wooh! Translation: VERSE 1 Hey, how much farther is it? Not that it really matters Man, today too I can't catch up to who I want to be at this rate CHORUS 1 Tomorrow, we go ashore Drenched, we tiptoe Turning to face the summit, a little Happy Bivouac VERSE 2 There are a lot of painful, unspeakable things Lately, I'm a laughingstock No matter how many times we say "One more time!" We're just taking detours CHORUS 2 I don't want to imitate someone's imitation Let's travel the way without a way Are we near the summit? A little Happy Bivouac CHORUS 3 We asked the people around here and the answer we received? "There is no summit." Yes, Happy Bivouac, Yeah, Wooh!