Counting Crows

Einstein on the Beach

Counting Crows

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Einstein on the Beach

	  		This song sounds like it was played either in standard tuning and slowed 
down a bit, or detuned and sped up.  To play along, tune all strings  
almost 1/4 step down from standard. 
 
There are two riffs in this song I thought were worth tabbing out, 
besides a few rhythm figures. 
 
 
Riff 1: 
     _________________________________________________________________ 
 
      |--5p4p0-5~p4p0-5~p4p0-5~p4p0-(4)-5p4p0-5~p4p0-5~p4p0-5~p4p0--| 
      |-------------------------------------------------------------| 
      |-------------------------------------------------------------| 
      |-------------------------------------------------------------| 
      |-------------------------------------------------------------| 
      |-------------------------------------------------------------| 
     _________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
Riff 2: 
     _________________________________________________________________ 
 
      |-------------------------------------------------------------| 
      |-------------------------------------------------------------| 
      |-----1---2---2-1~--1-------------1---2---2-1~--1-------------| 
      |--2----2---2---------2-4-6-4-2~----2---2---------2-4-6-4-2~--| 
      |-------------------------------------------------------------| 
      |-------------------------------------------------------------| 
     _________________________________________________________________ 
 
 
Rhythm Figure 1:    (p = palm-mute slightly) 
     ______________________________________________________________ 
         E      A      E      B      E      A      E      B 
 
      |--0--0-----0----0--0-----2----0--0-----0----0--0-----2----| 
      |--0--0-----2-x--0--0-----2-x--0--0-----2-x--0--0-----2-x--| 
      |--1--1---2-2-x--1--1---4-4-x--1--1---2-2-x--1--1---4-4-x--| 
      |--2--2---2---x--2--2---4---x--2--2---2---x--2--2---4---x--| 
      |--2------0---x--2------2---x--2------0---x--2------2---x--| 
      |--0-------------0-------------0-------------0-------------| 
                p             p             p             p 
     ______________________________________________________________ 
 
 
Rhythm Figure 2: 
     ____________________________________________ 
       C#m  B   A   E               F#m     A 
 
     |--4---2---0---0--|          |--2------5--| 
     |--5---2---2---0--|          |--2------5--| 
     |--6---4---2---1--|   x 3    |--2------6--| 
     |--6---4---2---2--|          |--4------7--| 
     |--4---2---0---2--|          |--4------7--| 
     |--------------0--|          |--2------5--| 
     ____________________________________________ 
 
 
Rhythm Figure 3: 
     ___________________________________ 
       G#m   A                B    B 
 
     |--4----5--|          |--2----2--| 
     |--4----5--|          |--2----2--| 
     |--4----6--|   x 3    |--4----4--| 
     |--6----7--|          |--4----4--| 
     |--6----7--|          |--2----2--| 
     |--4----5--|          |----------| 
     ___________________________________ 
 
 
 
 
The song starts with Riff 1 fading in, with an acoustic guitar 
strumming an E chord fading in behind it. 
 
Then we have the rhythm figure, which might be played by bass only 
(I'm not sure), but regardless, Rhythm Figure 1 is what's going on under 
Riff 2, which is the first thing when the song proper starts. 
 
For the verses, play Rhythm Figure 1 four times. 
 
The preChorus consists of two lines over which an A chord is played. 
Between the two lines, there is a repetition of the rhythm figure, with 
half of Riff 2 played over it. 
 
For the Chorus, play Rhythm Figure 2.  Over the last line, the  
F#m -> A progression, play Riff 1 a couple of times. 
 
From there it goes back into Rhythm Figure 1 with Riff 2. 
 
(Repeat verse, preChorus, and Chorus) 
 
For the bridge, play Rhythm Figure 3. 
 
Under the organ solo, play Rhythm Figure 1 four times. 
 
(Repeat preChorus and Chorus) 
 
Then repeat the first half of the bridge (G#m -> A -> G#m -> A) 
 
Then repeat the Chorus twice, except after the first one, omit the A chord, 
so it goes like this: 
 
C#m -> B -> A -> E  (three times)   ->   F#m 
C#m -> B -> A -> E  (three times)   ->   F#m -> A -> E 
 
At this point, the song starts to fade out with the guitar playing an E 
chord and the other instruments playing little fills.  That's it! 
 

		  

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