Home > Rock & Pop > Garbage >
Vow Guitar Tablature
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

From: Daniel Meijer 
Date: Thu, 3 Oct 1996 17:56:19 +1000 (EST)
Subject: TAB: "Vow" by Garbage


"Vow" by Garbage.

Transcribed by Daniel Meijer
p3034558@hardy.ocs.mq.edu.au   or
daniel_meijer@baud.matra.com.au

A great song, the only problem is that when I met the band I forgot to 
ask how to get that guitar effect at the beginning! Ok people, are we 
ready for some nice riffs using that weak old 4th finger? :-) There are a 
lot of fills and lead guitar parts, have a good listen to the CD.



^^^ = sustain with some vibrato

4h5p4 = hammer from 4th to 5th fret, pull off from 5th to 4th.



Fill 1:
e--5-7-5^^^^----5-7-5-7-5---

Fill 2:
e-------12-------12------
b--s/13----13-13----13---

Fill 3:
g-----------4--4h5p4-------
d---5---5----------------5--
a----7---7------------7----

Fill 4:
e-------------------------10-10-10-10-7--
b--10-9-10-9^^-10-9-10-9-----------------

Fill 5: same as fill 3 but an octave up
e-----------7-7h8p7-------
b--10---8-------------8---
g-----9---9---------9-----

Fill 6:
b--8-7-8^^--7-5-7^^--8-7-8^^----


D7sus2 is xx0210 (eadgbe)



Intro: (w/ weird effects)
Am                 C            F

Verse 1:
Am                 C            F
I can't use what I can't abuse....
Am                      C             F
and I can't stop when it comes to you....

(bass and drums and noise enter)

Am                        C                F
You burned me out but I'm back at your door
Am                      C             F
like Joan of Arc coming back for more


Bridge 1: (with fill 1 repeated)

D5           Bb5
I nearly died....
A5           E5
I nearly died....
D5           Bb5
I nearly died....



Chorus: (with fill 2 repeated)
F                 C
I came to cut you up
C                      D7sus2
I came to knock you down
D7sus2            G                    F
I came around to tear your little world apart
F                  C
I came to shut you up
C                 D7sus2
I came to drag you down
D7sus2            G                    F
I came around to tear your little world apart
F
And break your soul apart


Repeat Intro: (with fill 3 repeated)


Verse2: (with fill 3 at end of each phrase)
Am                         C             F
You burned and burned to get under my skin
Am                         C             F
You've gone too far now, I won't give in
Am                         C             F
You crucify me but I'm back in your bed
Am                        C             F
Like Jesus Christ coming back from the dead


Bridge 1 again: (with fill 1 repeated)

D5           Bb5
I nearly died....
A5           E5
I nearly died....
D5           Bb5
I nearly died....


Chorus 2: (with fill 2 repeated)
F                   C
I came to knock you up
C                   D7sus2
I came to cut you down
D7sus2           G                     F
I came around to tear your little world apart
F                C
I came to rip you up
C                  D7sus2
I came to shut you down
D7sus2              G                    F
I came around to tear your little world apart
F
And break your soul apart


Bridge 2: (with Fill 4 repeated)



Bridge 1 again: (with fill 1 repeated)

D5           Bb5
I nearly died....
A5           E5
I nearly died....
D5           Bb5
I nearly died....

Chorus 3: (with fill 2 repeated)
F                C
I came to cut you up
C                  D7sus2
I came to knock you down
D7sus2              G                    F
I came around to tear your little world apart
F                C
I came to shut you up
C                  D7sus2
I came to suck you down
D7sus2              G                    F
I came around to tear your little world apart
F                C

C                  D7sus2

D7sus2              G                    F
                 tear your little world apart....
F                C

C                  D7sus2

D7sus2              G                    F
                 tear your little world apart....
F
and break your soul apart


Outro: (with fill 6 repeated)
F                   C

F                   C
I can't stop when it comes to you....





Please email me if you like this transcription, so I know my work isn't 
in vain! :-)

                ||||||||
                | ^  ^ |
               (| *  * |)
-----------oOOo---(__)---oOOo----------
   Daniel Meijer - Sydney, Australia.
          dmeijer@zeta.org.au
      p3034558@hardy.ocs.mq.edu.au
http://www.zeta.org.au/~dmeijer/dan.html
----------------------------------------


Date: Sat, 12 Apr 97 14:23:03 GMT
From: stefan11@worldaccess.nl

Vow - Garbage (cd: 'Garbage')


Am   C   F

Am                   C           F
  I can't use what I can't abuse 
    Am                   C           F
and I can't stop when it comes to you

    Am                  C             F
You burn me out but I'm back at your door
     Am                 C            F
Like Joan of Arc coming back for more
Dm       Bb       Am        E          Dm      Bb   (not too sure)
I nearly died      I nearly died       I nearly died

F                  C                      Dm
 I came to cut you up I came to knock you down
                 Bb                        F
I came around to tear your little world apart
F                   C                     Dm
 I came to shut you up I came to drag you down
                 C                       F
I came around to tear your little world apart

and break your soul apart.

Am     F       Am       Am  (with riff)


Ah you burn burn take it into my skin
down too far now I won't give in
you crucify me but I'm back in your bed
like Jesus Christ coming back from the dead

I nearly died     I nearly died     I nearly died

I came to shut you up....

solo/break

I came to shut you up...
---------------

riff 

E--------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------
D---7--------10-10-9--------7--------10-10-9----7------
A-----7-10-7---------7-10-----7-10-7---------10-------
E--------------------------------------------------------
Previous guitar tablature in Garbage