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Down In The Sewer

• Bm

intro: 

   Bm    E      Bm   E 
E------------------------| 
B------------------------| 
G------------------------| 
D------------------------| 
A----4^---2-----4^-------| 
E--2----------2------0---| 


A E D A 


arrrrrgh! 


main riff: 

I've provided two ways of transcribing the main riff, the first is the riff played by the 
keyboards and the bass (for acoustic guitar players) and the second is the little background 
riff as played by Hugh. The underlying chord is Bm (although Hugh's part has a major 3rd in 
it which makes it sound slightly discordant). 


JJ/Dave's riff:                      Hugh's riff: 
E------------------------------|   E--7-7--7-7--7-7------| 
B------------------------------|   B--7-7--7-7--7-7--9^--| 
G------------------------------|   G--7-8--7-8--7-8--9^--| 
D---0-------------0------3-2-0-|   D----9----9----9------| 
A-2---2--2-0-2--2---2--2-------|   A----9----9----9------| 
E------------------------------|   E---------------------| 


play the main riff x4 (Bm) 

E Bm E Bm E Bm E Bm     

    variation of main riff over chords above: 
  E--7-7------| 
  B--7-7--9^--| 
  G--7-8--9^--| 
  D----9------| x4 
  A----9------| 
  E-----------| 

  Dm/F                                       A 
E------------------------------------------------------------| 
B------------------------------------------------------------| 
G------------------------------------------------------------| 
D--7------7------7------7------7------7------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
A----10-8---10-8---10-8---10-8---10-8---10-8-----------------| 
E------------------------------------------------------------| 


guitar solo: 

  Bm         E              Bm           A 
E-------------------------------------------------------| 
B-------------------------------------------------------| 
G------------------------------------4-3-2--0-2-4-2p0---| 
D---------4-3-2--0-2-4-2p0------------------------------| 
A--4^--2-------------------2--4^--2-------------------2-| 
E-------------------------------------------------------| 

  Bm         E              Bm           A 
E-------------------------------------------------------| 
B-------------------------------------------------------| 
G------------------------------------4-3-2--0-2-4-2-0---| 
D---------4-3-2--0-2-4-2p0------------------------------| 
A--4^--2-------------------2--4^--2---------------------| 
E-------------------------------------------------------| 

  G              F#                   E 
E---------2---------------------------------------------| 
B-------3---3-------------------------------------------| 
G---0h2-------2-0--------0-----0-----0-4--2-------------| 
D-----------------4--4s5---4s5---4s5---------4-2--------| 
A-------------------------------------------------------| 
E-------------------------------------------------------| 

  Bm           D          C#    C  
E----------------------------------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------------------------------| 
G--------------------------------------4p2p0---------------| 
D---------------------0-2--4----4p2s0---------4p2p0--------| 
A--4^--2--0-2-0-2--2---------------------------------4p2p0-| 
E----------------------------------------------------------| 


F# 


  Bm         E              Bm           A 
E-------------------------------------------------------| 
B-------------------------------------------------------| 
G------------------------------------4-3-2--0-2-4-2p0---| 
D---------4-3-2--0-2-4-2p0------------------------------| 
A--4^--2-------------------2--4^--2-------------------2-| 
E-------------------------------------------------------| 

  Bm         E              Bm           A 
E-------------------------------------------------------| 
B-------------------------------------------------------| 
G------------------------------------4-3-2--0-2-4-2-0---| 
D---------4-3-2--0-2-4-2p0------------------------------| 
A--4^--2-------------------2--4^--2---------------------| 
E-------------------------------------------------------| 

  G              F#                   E 
E---------2---------------------------------------------| 
B-------3---3-------------------------------------------| 
G---0h2-------2-0--------0-----0-----0-4--2-------------| 
D-----------------4--4s5---4s5---4s5---------4-2--------| 
A-------------------------------------------------------| 
E-------------------------------------------------------| 

  Bm           D          C#    C  
E----------------------------------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------------------------------| 
G--------------------------------------4p2p0---------------| 
D---------------------0-2--4----4p2s0---------4p2p0--------| 
A--4^--2--0-2-0-2--2---------------------------------4p2p0-| 
E----------------------------------------------------------| 


F# 


  E                                D 

E------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G------------------------------------------2-2-4-2---------2-2-4-2-| 
D--------------------------------------3-4-------------3-4---------| 
A----------2-2-4-2---------2-2-4-2-5-5-------------5-5-------------| 
E--0-0-3-4---------0-0-3-4-----------------------------------------| 


G F# - (N.C. bass riff) 


play main riff (x2) 


Down in the sewer 
Picking up quite a lot of empty coca cola cans 
And there sure are a lot of them around here 
How did I get down here? Well it's a long story 
I should have stayed down home out on the farm 
And kept my tootsies warm instead of freezing them off down here 
There's lots of rats down here 
You can see the whites of their eyes 
They've got sharp teeth, deep breath, and lots of diseases 



E Bm E Bm E Bm E Bm (while playing main riff variation) 

(main riff) 

People say you should stay down here too long 
Lose your sense of light and dark, lose your sense of smell 
I tell you what I'm going to do 
Gonna make love to a water rat or two 
And breed a family, they'll be called the surviors 
You know why? No! 
They're gonna survive! 
I'll see you in the sewer darling 



keyboard solo: 

main riff (x18) 

 Dm/F                                       A 
E------------------------------------------------------------| 
B------------------------------------------------------------| 
G------------------------------------------------------------| 
D--7------7------7------7------7------7------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
A----10-8---10-8---10-8---10-8---10-8---10-8-----------------| 
E------------------------------------------------------------| 


ending: 

 Bm         E              Bm           A 
E-------------------------------------------------------| 
B-------------------------------------------------------| 
G------------------------------------4-3-2--0-2-4-2p0---| 
D---------4-3-2--0-2-4-2p0------------------------------| 
A--4^--2-------------------2--4^--2-------------------2-| 
E-------------------------------------------------------| 

  Bm         E              Bm           A 
E-------------------------------------------------------| 
B-------------------------------------------------------| 
G------------------------------------4-3-2--0-2-4-2-0---| 
D---------4-3-2--0-2-4-2p0------------------------------| 
A--4^--2-------------------2--4^--2---------------------| 
E-------------------------------------------------------| 

  G              F#                   E 



E---------2---------------------------------------------| 
B-------3---3-------------------------------------------| 
G---0h2-------2-0--------0-----0-----0-4--2-------------| 
D-----------------4--4s5---4s5---4s5---------4-2--------| 
A-------------------------------------------------------| 
E-------------------------------------------------------| 

  Bm           D          C#    C  
E----------------------------------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------------------------------| 
G--------------------------------------4p2p0---------------| 
D---------------------0-2--4----4p2s0---------4p2p0--------| 
A--4^--2--0-2-0-2--2---------------------------------4p2p0-| 
E----------------------------------------------------------| 


F# 


   E                               D 
E------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G------------------------------------------2-2-4-2---------2-2-4-2-| 
D--------------------------------------3-4-------------3-4---------| 
A----------2-2-4-2---------2-2-4-2-5-5-------------5-5-------------| 
E--0-0-3-4---------0-0-3-4-----------------------------------------| 


G Bm (<-- solo bass) 


Bm A D F# (x2) 
G A F# (x2) G A 
Bm A D F# (x2) 
G A F# (x2) G A 

Em D F# Bm (x3) Em D F# 

Bm A E F# (repeat sequence, while slowly speeding up) 

end on Bm. 

 

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