[Saferintheflowers]

Im playing On a plain in a an open D tuning and I cannot figure out the chorus to save my life!!!!! PLease if anyone has any ideas to try LMK!! and Happy Singing Band is another one that is so simply but yet cant figure out that one chord they are picking? TY for your help!!! .....and has anyone ever took a shot at Foetus no man?

[clayton]

i might be able to pick up my guitar tonight and figure all of these out. check here l8er

[Saferintheflowers]

hell yeah

[clayton]

On a Plain

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So the song is in open D tuning (DADF#Ad).

The song is played in 3/4 timing.

The strum pattern is just upstroke, downstroke, repeated.

The song starts off this way, with a higher D chord:

d |7--7--7--7--7--7--|7--7--7--7--7--7--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A |9--9--9--9--9--9--|9--9--9--9--9--9--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|
F#|8--8--8--8--8--8--|8--8--8--8--8--8--|7--7--0--0--0--0--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D |7--7--7--7--7--7--|7--7--7--7--7--7--|7--7--0--0--0--0--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A |0--0--0--0--0--0--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|7--7--0--0--0--0--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D |0--0--0--0--0--0--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|

That last open D chord is strummed through the next few bars, and the whole song is structured around it. After several bars, the verse part comes in. That is played like this:

d |0--0--0--0--0--0--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A |0--0--0--0--0--0--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|
F#|0--0--0--0--0--0--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D |0--0--0--0--0--0--|4--4--4--4--4--4--|4--4--4--4--4--4--|4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A |0--0--0--0--0--0--|4--4--4--4--4--4--|2--2--2--2--2--2--|7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D |0--0--0--0--0--0--|------------------|------------------|7--7--7--7--7--7--|
                     I'll start this    off                without     any
   words

Chorus goes like this:

d |5--5--5--5--5--5--|8--8--8--8--8--8--|7--7--7--7--7--7--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A |5--5--5--5--5--5--|8--8--8--8--8--8--|7--7--7--7--7--7--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|
F#|5--5--5--5--5--5--|8--8--8--8--8--8--|7--7--7--7--7--7--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D |5--5--5--5--5--5--|8--8--8--8--8--8--|7--7--7--7--7--7--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A |5--5--5--5--5--5--|8--8--8--8--8--8--|7--7--7--7--7--7--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D |5--5--5--5--5--5--|8--8--8--8--8--8--|7--7--7--7--7--7--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|
  -OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooo   I'm   on   a       plain

Play that several times, but the last time they play that, they use that last open D as the chord that begins the verse, and they go right into it.

(Play the verse 8x)
(Play the chorus)

Now for the bridge:

These first notes are played at half the speed, and stroked upwards a bit slower.

d |0-^---0-^---0-^---|0-^---0-^---0-^---|0-^---0-^---0-^---|0-^---0-^---0-^---| 
A |0-^---0-^---0-^---|0-^---0-^---0-^---|0-^---0-^---0-^---|0-^---0-^---0-^---| 
F#|4-^---4-^---4-^---|4-^---4-^---4-^---|0-^---0-^---0-^---|0-^---0-^---0-^---| 
D |5-^---5-^---5-^---|5-^---5-^---5-^---|0-^---0-^---0-^---|0-^---0-^---0-^---| 
A |5-^---5-^---5-^---|5-^---5-^---5-^---|0-^---0-^---0-^---|0-^---0-^---0-^---| 
D |5-^---5-^---5-^---|5-^---5-^---5-^---|0-^---0-^---0-^---|0-^---0-^---0-^---| 
                     Some  - where       I     have           heard    this be-

                                      V This part strummed like verse, and loud.
d |0-^---0-^---0-^---|0-^---0-^---0-^---|0--0--0--0--0--0--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|
A |0-^---0-^---0-^---|0-^---0-^---0-^---|0--0--0--0--0--0--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|
F#|4-^---4-^---4-^---|4-^---4-^---4-^---|0--0--0--0--0--0--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D |5-^---5-^---5-^---|5-^---5-^---5-^---|2--2--2--2--2--2--|2--2--2--2--2--2--|
A |5-^---5-^---5-^---|5-^---5-^---5-^---|4--4--4--4--4--4--|4--4--4--4--4--4--|
D |5-^---5-^---5-^---|5-^---5-^---5-^---|0--0--0--0--0--0--|0--0--0--0--0--0--|
   -fooooooooooooooooooooooooooorrreeeee nngyeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayeayea

Throughout the bridge, the strumming subtly speeds up, as these quarter notes become eighth and ones in between start to shine through.

(Back to the verse after that)
(Then to the chorus)

[clayton]

Happy Singing Band

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I believe Happy Singing Band is played on two guitars, one doing the plucking and one strumming the chords.

One guitar does this:

e |---0---0---0---0|---0---0---0---0|
B |-2---2---2---2--|-2---2---2---2--|
G |----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|
A |----------------|----------------|
E |----------------|----------------|

e |-2-------------2|-2-------------2|
B |-0-------------0|-0-------------0|
G |-2-------------2|-2-------------2|
D |-0-------------2|-0-------------2|
A |---------------0|---------------0|
E |----------------|----------------|

The best combination of the two I can come up with for a single guitar is this:

    Dmaj7         A  Dmaj7         A
e |---0---0---0---0|---0---0---0---0|
B |-2---2---2---2--|-2---2---2---2--|
G |-2-------------2|-2-------------2|
D |-0-------------2|-0-------------2|
A |---------------0|---------------0|
E |----------------|----------------|

The easiest way to play that is to us your thumb to pluck the B and your index finger to pluck the e. then when it comes to A, use your thumb to stroke the strings A through G, while your index still plucks the e. Then the next note you just use the thumb to play strings D through B. That will cover both the Dmaj7 chord, and the 2 u pluck, since it is part of the chord.

[clayton]

Foetus No Man

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Foetus No Man is a tougher song, since its not in standard tuning. I also suspect it is two guitars overlapped.



But here is how I play it.
I play it in open D, just like On a Plain.
The song's in 4/4, and triplet notes are played throughout.

d |--0-----0-----0-----0---|----0-----0-----0-----0-|
A |----3-----3-----3-----3-|--2-----2-----2-----2---|
F#|1-----1-----1-----1-----|0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D |2-----2-----2-----2-----|0-----0-----0-----0-----|
A |3-----3-----3-----3-----|2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D |------------------------|------------------------|

d |----------------4-------|----0-----0-----0-----0-|
A |----7-----7---5-------5-|--2-----2-----2-----2---|
F#|--6-----6-----------6---|0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D |7-----7-----7-----7-----|0-----0-----0-----0-----|
A |7-----7-----7-----7-----|2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D |------------------------|------------------------|

d |------------------------|----0-----0-----0-----0-|
A |----3-----3-----3-----3-|--2-----2-----2-----2---|
F#|--1-----1-----1-----1---|0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D |4-----4-----4-----4-----|0-----0-----0-----0-----|
A |3-----3-----3-----3-----|2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D |------------------------|------------------------|

d |----------------4-------|----0-----0-----0-----0-|
A |----7-----7---5-------5-|--2-----2-----2-----2---|
F#|--6-----6-----------6---|0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D |7-----7-----7-----7-----|0-----0-----0-----0-----|
A |7-----7-----7-----7-----|2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D |------------------------|------------------------|

That's the gist of that part. Every single time it is repeated it is played differently, to tab it out would be huge. Just switch some notes around here and there and it will be similar.

Now for the next part, this is the part where you can really tell multiple guitars are being played. There's one guitar sliding around while the other plucks. This is once again how I play it, and is a summary of the two parts combined.

This part is not in the same time signature. It changes as noted:

   4                        5
   4                        4
d |----7-----7-----0-----5-|--4-----------0-----0-----0--|
A |--9-----9-----9-----9---|----9---5-------9-----9-----9|
F#|8-----8-----8-----8-----|8---------5-8-----8-----8----|
D |0-----0-----0-----0-----|0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
A |------------------------|-----------------------------|
D |------------------------|-----------------------------|

d |----4-----------------0-|--4-----------0-----0-----0--|
A |--5-------7-----7---0---|----5---5-------5-----5-----5|
F#|5-------8-----8---8-----|5---------5-8-----8-----8----|
D |0-----0-----0-----0-----|0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
A |------------------------|-----------------------------|
D |------------------------|-----------------------------|

Now repeat it, but this time, the second bit jumps back into the verse like this:

   4                        5
   4                        4
d |----7-----7-----0-----5-|--4-----------0-----0-----0--|
A |--9-----9-----9-----9---|----9---5-------9-----9-----9|
F#|8-----8-----8-----8-----|8---------5-8-----8-----8----|
D |0-----0-----0-----0-----|0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
A |------------------------|-----------------------------|
D |------------------------|-----------------------------|

   4
   4
d |--------2-----2-----2---|----0-----0-----0-----0-|
A |--2-------3-----3-----3-|--2-----2-----2-----2---|
F#|----1-1-----1-----1-----|0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D |------X-----X-----X-----|0-----0-----0-----0-----|
A |3-----3-----3-----3-----|2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D |------------------------|------------------------|

d |----------------4-------|----0-----0-----0-----0-|
A |----7-----7---5-------5-|--2-----2-----2-----2---| Now we're
F#|--6-----6-----------6---|0-----0-----0-----0-----| back into
D |7-----7-----7-----7-----|0-----0-----0-----0-----| the verse.
A |7-----7-----7-----7-----|2-----2-----2-----2-----|
D |------------------------|------------------------|

(Verse)
(Slidey bit, repeat whole two times rather than jumping into the verse)

Then after you've those parts over again, you're into this bit. It's fast, alternating up/down strumming.

d |14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|14-14-14-14-14-14-2--2--2--2--2--2-|
A |14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|14-14-14-14-14-14-2--2--2--2--2--2-|
F#|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|12-12-12-12-12-12-2--2--2--2--2--2-|
D |12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|12-12-12-12-12-12-2--2--2--2--2--2-|
A |0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
D |0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|0--0--0--0--0--0--6--6--6--6--6--6-|

After that, play the verse, and end on the:

d |--0-|
A |--2-|
F#|--0-|
D |--0-|
A |2---|
D |----|

Very tough song. Especially to play faster. I didn't know this song when I began tabbing it but after some practice it becomes less tricky.

I used this video for reference, not the live vocal version, which sounds slightly simpler.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6cgQKExNkY

[Saferintheflowers]

My apologies that I have yet to thank you!!!! That was truly amazing ow quick you were able to figure it out and most of all tab it out like that!!!
I do have a question on the Foetus no man (which may I point out that I love how its in an open D tuning too) I understand how you used the non-vocal version, but I cant figure out how to play the part (or match the part) to the "and is he ok kay kay kay and am I ok kay kay etc..." ?
Thank you too so much too!!!!!!