Nobody Takes Pictures of the Drummer Lyrics

NOBODY TAKES PICTURES OF THE DRUMMER
As recorded by Nora
(From the 2001 Album LOSER'S INTUITION)
Words and Music by Nora
Arranged by Nora
Gtr I (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Q.=118
N.C.
Gtr III
E E q Q E E q Q
D5 N.C. D5 N.C. D5 N.C. D5 N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E q Q E E q Q E E q Q E E q Q 4x
||o-----15--15--|------9---9--|-----12--12--|-----11--11--o||
||o-0-0---------|-0-0---------|-0-0---------|-0-0---------o||
"Watched your lips.."
D5 N.C. D5 N.C. D5 N.C. D5 N.C.
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E q Q E E q Q E E q Q E E q Q 4x
||o-----15--15--|------9---9--|-----12--12--|-----11--11--o||
||o-0-0---------|-0-0---------|-0-0---------|-0-0---------o||
Gtr I
|-18-18-18-18-18-18-|-18pb18.5r18-18-18-18-18-|
| Gtr II
| q H H.
|-18pb18.5r18-18-18-18-18-|-18pb18.5r18-18-18-18-18-|
| H. H.
"I read what you.."
Gtrs I, II
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
||o-0-0-3-0-3-0-|-1-1-4-1-4-3-|-0-0-3-0-3-0-|-1-1-4-1-4-3-o||
PM| PM| PM| PM|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
||o-0-0-3-0-3-0-|-1-1-4-1-4-3-|-0-0-3-0-3-0-|-1-1-4-1-4-3-o||
"..those wounds."
Gtr I
E H E E H E E H E H. 4x
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------o||
||o-0-----------|-1-----------|-0-----------|-1------------o||
| Gtr II
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------o||
||o-0-0-3-0-3-0-|-1-1-4-1-4-3-|-0-0-3-0-3-0-|-1--1-4-1-4-3-o||
H. H. H. H.
| H. +H. +H. +H.
PM-| PM-| PM-| PM-|
E E q Q E E q Q E E q Q E E q Q
| +H. +H. +H. +H.
"Just not that cool.."
PM-| PM-| PM| PM-|
E E q Q E E q Q E E q Q E E q Q
| H. +H. E H E H.
PM-| PM-| PM| PM-|
E E q Q E E q Q E E q Q E E q Q 3x
||o------15--15--|--------9---9--|-----12--12---|------11--11--o||
||o-0--0---------|--0--0---------|-0-0----------|-0--0---------o||
| H. +H. E H E H. 3x
||o--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------o||
||o-0------------|-(0)-----------|-0------------|--------------o||
Getting Faster Q.=123 H=H
H. Q Q Q H. Q Q Q
| q H H. H. H.
Faster Q.=126 H=H
N.C.
H. Q Q Q H. Q Q Q
| H. H. H. H.
Speech
Faster Q.=129 H=H
H. Q Q Q H. Q Q Q
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Faster Q.=132 H=H
H. Q Q Q H. Q Q Q
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Faster Q.=135 H=H
H. Q Q Q H. Q Q Q
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Faster Q.=137
H. Q Q Q H. Q Q Q
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Gtrs I, II
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 4x
||o----------|----------|----------|----------o||
||o-0--1-----|-3--1-----|-0--1-----|-3--1-----o||
Slightly Slower Q.=132
H
"My see-through-hero.."
||o-------------|-------------|---------o||-------|
||o-0-8---0-5---|-0-8---0-5---|-5-3-2-0-o||-0-1-3-|
"You can't block.."
Gtr I
PM PM
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
||o------------------|------------------|
||o-0--0-12-10-8-7---|-0--0-12-10-8-7---|
| Gtr II
| PM PM
| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
||o------------------|------------------|
||o-0--0-12-10-8-7---|-0--0-12-10-8-7---|
PM
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|------------------|--------------------------o||
|-0--0-12-10-8-7---|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--o||
| PM
| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|------------------|--------------------------o||
|-0--0-12-10-8-7---|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--o||
N.C.
Losing Speed Q.=129 H.=H
D5 N.C. D5 N.C. D5 N.C. D5 N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E q Q E E q Q E E q Q E E q Q
Slower Q.=126 H.=H
D5 N.C. D5 N.C. D5 N.C. D5 N.C.
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E q Q E E q Q E E q Q E E q Q
Slower Q.=123 H.=H
D5 N.C. D5 N.C. D5 N.C. D5 N.C.
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E q Q E E q Q E E q Q E E q Q
Slower Q.=120 H.=H
D5 N.C. D5 N.C. D5 N.C. D5 N.C.
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E q Q E E q Q E E q Q E E q Q
Original Tempo Q.=118
D5 N.C. D5 N.C. D5 N.C. D5 N.C.
PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E q Q E E q Q E E q Q E E q Q
N.C.
>
+H. +H. +H. +H.
N.C.
+H. +H. +H. +H.
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
* Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org *