In The Meantime Tab

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo
Author jjhand [a] 52,311. Last edit on Sep 22, 2023
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Artist: Spacehog
Song: 'In the Meantime'
Album: 'Resident Alien (1995)
Standard Tuning - 2 Guitars
 
I learned this song from the Guitar World Mag years ago. It was one of my
favorites from high school. Have fun with it!
 
[Intro]
 
 continually repeated by Guitar 1:
e|-0--4--0--4--0--5--0--5--|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------| 
 
 
[Intro Riff 2]
 
   When Bass comes in, Guitar 2 joins at half volume:
e|---------4---4-4---------4-4-4-4-|---------2-----------6-------4---|
B|---------5---5-5---------4-4-4-4-|---------2-----------7-------5---|
G|---------4---4-4---------4-4-4-4-|---------2-----------6-------4---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
e|---------4---4-4---------4-4-4-4-|---------2-----------2-------0---|
B|---------5---5-5---------4-4-4-4-|---------2-----------0-------0---|
G|---------4---4-4---------4-4-4-4-|---------2-----------2-------2---|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------2---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
e|---------4---4-4---------4-4-4-4-|---------2-----------6-------4---|
B|---------5---5-5---------4-4-4-4-|---------2-----------7-------5---|
G|---------4---4-4---------4-4-4-4-|---------2-----------6-------4---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
e|-0---0---0---0---5---5---5---5---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-|
B|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-|
G|-4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1-1-1-1-|
D|-6---6---6---6---7---7---7---7---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2-2-2-2-|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------2-2-2-2-|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-0-0-0-|
 
 
 
[Chorus]
 
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7---7---x-x-|---------------2-4brb5-4-2-----|
D|-7-------7-----x-7-7-7---7---x-x-|-4-------4-----------------4-2-|
A|-7-------7-----x-5-5-5---5---x-x-|-4-------4---------------------|
E|-5-------5-----x-----------------|-2-------2---------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7---7---x-x-|---------------2-4brb5-4-2-----|
D|-7-------7-----x-7-7-7---7---x-x-|-4-------4-----------------4-2-|
A|-7-------7-----x-5-5-5---5---x-x-|-4-------4---------------------|
E|-5-------5-----x-----------------|-2-------2---------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7---7---x-x-|---------------2-4brb5-4-2-----|
D|-7-------7-----x-7-7-7---7---x-x-|-4-------4-----------------4-2-|
A|-7-------7-----x-5-5-5---5---x-x-|-4-------4---------------------|
E|-5-------5-----x-----------------|-2-------2---------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-7---7---7-----x-5---5---5-----x-|-----------------------------|
A|-7---7---7-----x-5---5---5-----x-|-4---4---4---4---4---4-------|
E|-5---5---5-----x-3---3---3-----x-|-2---2---2---2---2---2-2h3-0-|
                                     PM*******************
 
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
One guitar plays Intro 8x
Second Guitar plays Riff 2
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7---7---x-x-|---------------2-4brb5-4-2-----|
D|-7-------7-----x-7-7-7---7---x-x-|-4-------4-----------------4-2-|
A|-7-------7-----x-5-5-5---5---x-x-|-4-------4---------------------|
E|-5-------5-----x-----------------|-2-------2---------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7---7---x-x-|---------------2-4brb5-4-2-----|
D|-7-------7-----x-7-7-7---7---x-x-|-4-------4-----------------4-2-|
A|-7-------7-----x-5-5-5---5---x-x-|-4-------4---------------------|
E|-5-------5-----x-----------------|-2-------2---------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7---7---x-x-|---------------2-4brb5-4-2-----|
D|-7-------7-----x-7-7-7---7---x-x-|-4-------4-----------------4-2-|
A|-7-------7-----x-5-5-5---5---x-x-|-4-------4---------------------|
E|-5-------5-----x-----------------|-2-------2---------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-7---7---7-----x-5---5---5-----x-|-----------------------------|
A|-7---7---7-----x-5---5---5-----x-|-4---4---4---4---4---4-------|
E|-5---5---5-----x-3---3---3-----x-|-2---2---2---2---2---2-2h3-0-|
                                     PM*******************
 
Second Guitar during Chorus:
e|-----9------9-----10-----10--|
B|-10-----10-----10-----10-----|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------| 
 
 
[Verse 2]
 continually repeated by Guitar 1:
e|-0--4--0--4--0--5--0--5--|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------| 
 
  Guitar 2 Part:
e|---------4---4-4---------4-4-4-4-|---------2-----------6-------4---|
B|---------5---5-5---------4-4-4-4-|---------2-----------7-------5---|
G|---------4---4-4---------4-4-4-4-|---------2-----------6-------4---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
e|---------4---4-4---------4-4-4-4-|---------2-----------2-------0---|
B|---------5---5-5---------4-4-4-4-|---------2-----------0-------0---|
G|---------4---4-4---------4-4-4-4-|---------2-----------2-------2---|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------2---|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
e|---------4---4-4---------4-4-4-4-|---------2-----------6-------4---|
B|---------5---5-5---------4-4-4-4-|---------2-----------7-------5---|
G|---------4---4-4---------4-4-4-4-|---------2-----------6-------4---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
e|-0---0---0---0---5---5---5---5---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-|
B|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-|
G|-4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1-1-1-1-|
D|-6---6---6---6---7---7---7---7---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2-2-2-2-|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------2-2-2-2-|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-0-0-0-|
 
 
 
[Chorus 3]
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7---7---x-x-|---------------2-4brb5-4-2-----|
D|-7-------7-----x-7-7-7---7---x-x-|-4-------4-----------------4-2-|
A|-7-------7-----x-5-5-5---5---x-x-|-4-------4---------------------|
E|-5-------5-----x-----------------|-2-------2---------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7---7---x-x-|---------------2-4brb5-4-2-----|
D|-7-------7-----x-7-7-7---7---x-x-|-4-------4-----------------4-2-|
A|-7-------7-----x-5-5-5---5---x-x-|-4-------4---------------------|
E|-5-------5-----x-----------------|-2-------2---------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7---7---x-x-|---------------2-4brb5-4-2-----|
D|-7-------7-----x-7-7-7---7---x-x-|-4-------4-----------------4-2-|
A|-7-------7-----x-5-5-5---5---x-x-|-4-------4---------------------|
E|-5-------5-----x-----------------|-2-------2---------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-7---7---7-----x-5---5---5-----x-|--------------------------------|
A|-7---7---7-----x-5---5---5-----x-|-4---4---4---4---4---4---5---5--|
E|-5---5---5-----x-3---3---3-----x-|-2---2---2---2---2---2---3---3--|
                                     PM***************************
 
Second Guitar during Chorus:
e|-----9------9-----10-----10--|
B|-10-----10-----10-----10-----|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
 
 
 
[Bridge]
 
e|-----------|-----------|----------------|--------------|-----------|-----------|
B|-----------|-----------|----------------|--------------|-----------|-----------|
G|--5--------|--7--------|----------------|--------7/9~--|--5--------|--4--------|
D|--5--------|--7--------|--5----4--------|--2-----7/9---|--5--------|--4--------|
A|--3--------|--5--------|--5----4--------|--2-----5/7---|--3--------|--2--------|
E|-----------|-----------|--3----2--2-3-2-|--0-----------|-----------|-----------|
 
Change to 2 parts:
e|-------------|---------------|
B|-------------|---------------|
G|-------------|---------------|
D|--2----------|--(2)----------|
A|--2----------|--(2)----------|
E|--0----------|--(0)----------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------12--|--12----------------|
B|--15b17~~~~--|-----15-14b15-------|
G|-------------|--------------12~~\-| vibrato then slide
D|-------------|--------------------|
A|-------------|--------------------|
E|-------------|--------------------| 
 
 
 
[Final Chorus]
 
   Rhythm Guitar plays this line throughout
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7---7---x-x-|---------------2-4brb5-4-2-----|
D|-7-------7-----x-7-7-7---7---x-x-|-4-------4-----------------4-2-|
A|-7-------7-----x-5-5-5---5---x-x-|-4-------4---------------------|
E|-5-------5-----x-----------------|-2-------2---------------------|
 
 
 
[Final Chorus Solo]
 
Play Chorus riff 4x w/ Lead Solo on the 3rd time
e|-------|---------------------17-17-------|-17-------------------------------------|
B|-------|--------17-17-----------17-17~---|----17-17-----17-17-------17-14---------|
G|--14-16|-16b18--------16b18--------------|-------16b18--------16b18-------16------|
D|-------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------16-15-|
A|-------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|-------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------|-------------------------------17----------|
B|-------17b19~~--|-17b19r17-14-15b17r15-14----------17-------|
G|----------------|-------------------------16b18_______18r16-|
D|-14~~-----------|-------------------------------------------|
A|----------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|----------------|-------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------17-17-------|-17-------------------------------------|
B|--------17-17-----------17-17~---|----17-17-----17-17-------17-14---------|
G|-16b18--------16b18--------16b18-|-------16b18--------16b18-------16------|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------16-15-|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------17-------|--------------------------------17------------|
B|-------17b19~~---17b19--|-17b19r17-15-14-15b17r15-----------17---------|
G|------------------------|---------------------------16b18_____-16-14---|
D|-14~~-------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Rhythm Chorus Ending]
At end of solo Rhythm ends Chorus with:
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-7-7---7---x-x-|-----------------4---4---3---3---|
D|-7-------7-----x-7-7-7---7---x-x-|-4---4---4-------4---4---3---3---|
A|-7-------7-----x-5-5-5---5---x-x-|-4---4---4-------2---2---1---1---|
E|-5-------5-----x-----------------|-2---2---2-----------------------|
 
 
[Ending]
 
e|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-hold-|
B|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|---------------------|------|
G|----------7-7-xxxx-|----------4-4-3-3-|----------7-7------|----------4--4--3--3-|-2----|
D|-7-7-xxxx-7-7-xxxx-|-4-4-xxxx-4-4-3-3-|-7-7-xxxx-7-7-xxxx-|-4-4-xxxx-4--4--3--3-|-2----|
A|-7-7-xxxx-5-5-xxxx-|-4-4-xxxx-2-2-1-1-|-7-7-xxxx-5-5-xxxx-|-4-4-xxxx-2--2--1--1-|-0----|
E|-5-5-xxxx----------|-2-2-xxxx---------|-5-5-xxxx----------|-2-2-xxxx------------|------|
 
key:
x      - muffled string sounds (harmonics & percussive sound)
/ or \ - slide
h      - hammer-on
p      - pull-off
b      - bend note
br     - bend and release note
~      - vibrato (add expression by shaking string)
X
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pretty much perfect. I prefer to play the first guitar intro as : [tab] e|---4--4--5--5--4--4--5--5 B|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5- [/tab]
Noticed this song is considerably outside standard key, so much so that my guitar tuned in standard sounded horribly out of tune when I try and play along. I repitched the song down about 33 cents in "Transcribe!" though, and now my guitar doesn't sound like it's out of tune when I play along with the track anymore :D (Although I'm by no means pitch-perfect so that might still be slightly out)