Taking Care of the Dead Fish Lyrics

As recorded by Evergreen Terrace
(From the 2002 Album BURNED ALIVE BY TIME)
Words and Music by Evergreen Terrace
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (D A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Q=150
Gtr I
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E W
| Gtr II
| W W W Q. E E E E E
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E W
N.C.
Gtrs III, IV
PM--------| PM--------|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
||o-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o--------------8--8--8--8--8--8-|--------------8--8--8--8--8--8-|
PM--------| PM--------|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-------------9-9-9-9-9-9-|-------------9-9-9-9-9-9---o||
|-------------------------|---------------------------o||
PM----| PM----|
Q Q S S S S Q S S S S Q Q Q Q
||o------------------|------------------|
||o-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
PM----| PM----|
Q Q S S S S Q S S S S Q Q Q Q
|------------------|--------------------o||
|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-0--6-6-6---o||
Gtr III
| Gtr IV
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
N.C.
N.C.
D5 N.C. D5 D5
Gtrs III, IV
PM------------------------| PM------------------------|
E E E S S E E E E E S S Q H E E E S S E E E E E S S Q H
D5 N.C. D5 N.C.
PM------------------------| PM------------------------|
E E E S S E E E E E S S Q H E E E S S E E E E E S S Q H
||o-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------o||
||o-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|---0-0-0-------|-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|---0-0-0-------o||
>
H H W W W
| Gtr I
| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E W
N.C.
Gtrs III, IV
PM--------| PM--------|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
||o-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
||o--------------8--8--8--8--8--8-|--------------8--8--8--8--8--8-|
PM--------| PM--------|
S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-------------9-9-9-9-9-9-|-------------9-9-9-9-9-9---o||
|-------------------------|---------------------------o||
N.C.
PM----------------------| PM| PM| PM| PM|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||o-----------------|---------8-8-7-7-|-----------------|------------------o||
Gtr III
| Gtr IV
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
N.C.
N.C.
>
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
> >
|-------------------------|--------------------------o||
|-------------------------|--------------------------o||
PM------------------------------------------------
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------o||
|-------------------------|--------------------------o||
PM----------------------------------------------------------
| Gtr IV
| S S S S E H E S S S S S S E H
| S S S S E H E S S S S S S E Q. e
PM----------------------------------------------------------
| S S S S E H E S S S S S S E H
| S S S S E H E S S S S S S E Q. e
Gtrs III, IV
S S S S E H E S S S S S S E H
S S S S E H E S S S S S S E Q. e
S S S S E H E S S S S S S E H
S S S S E H E S S S S S S E Q. e
PM----| PM----| PM----|
Q Q S S S S Q S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q S S S S Q E E E E E Q.
Gtr III
| Gtr IV
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
N.C.
N.C.
Gtrs III, IV
PM----| PM----| PM----|
Q Q S S S S Q S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q S S S S Q E E E H E
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths