The part that Rick plays nowadays in the Mystery Mess is much easier
to play. I've written out the verses of that version too. You can use
that one instead of the part I've written above. If you want to play
along with the Mystery Mess, place your capo on the second position
instead of the fourth. You can use mottmyst.mp3 as reference.
play this bar 3 times
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
E ||--------------------------||------------------------|
C#||*----0-----------1-------*||------------------------|
A ||--------0------------0----||------------------------|
E ||-------------0h2----------||0-----------------------|
A ||*0-----------------------*||0-----------------------|
E ||--------------------------||------------------------|
A-verse 1:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
E ||----(0)-------------------||
C#||*----0-----------1-------*||
A ||--------0------------0----||
E ||-------------0h2----------|| 4x
A ||*0-----------------------*||
E ||--------------------------||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
E |----------------0-------|----0-------------------|
C#|----1-----------3---2---|1---1---1---------------|
A |--------2---2/4-----3---|2---------------0-------|
E |0-----------------------|------------0h2-----2---|
A |------------------------|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
E |----0-------------------|------------------------|
C#|----0---0---1/2\1p0-----|0-----------------------|
A |------------2/3\2p0-----|0-----------------------|
E |--------------------2p0-|------------------------|
A |0-----------------------|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
For A-verse 2 repeat the first verse but skip the
last two bars and continue with:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|----0-------------------|------------------------|
A |--------0---------------|0-----------------------|
E |0-----------------0-2---|0-----------------------|
A |------------0h2/4-------|------------0---4---3---|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
E |------------2-----------|------------2-----------|
C#|------------2-----2-3---|2---2-2-x-2-2---2-------|
A |--------2---------2-2---|2---2-2-x-2---------2---|
E |----2---------------4---|2---2-2-x-2-------------|
A |2-------------------2---|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
E |------------0-----------|------------------------|
C#|--------1---1-----------|1-----------------------|
A |----0-------------------|0-----------------------|
E |0h2---------------------|2-----------------------|
A |------------------------|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
E |------------------------|----0-------0-----------|
C#|----0-----------0-----0-|----1-----------1-------|
A |----0-----0-------------|----0---------------0---|
E |------------0h2---0h2---|0h2---------------------|
A |0-----------------------|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
E |----------------0-------|----0-------------------|
C#|----0-----------3---2---|1---1-------------------|
A |--------0---2/4-4---3---|2---------------0-----0-|
E |------------------------|------------0h2---0h2---|
A |0-----------------------|--------0---------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
E |------------------------|------------0-----------|
C#|----0-----------0-----0-|----1-----------1-------|
A |0-------0---------------|----0---------------0---|
E |0-----------0h2---0h2---|0h2---------------------|
A |------------------------|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
E |----------------0-------|----0-------------------|
C#|----0-----------3---2---|--------1---------------|
A |--------0---2/4-4---3---|2---------------0-------|
E |------------------------|------------2-------2---|
A |0-----------------------|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
E |------------------------|------------0-----------|
C#|----0-----------0-----0-|----1-----------1-------|
A |--------0---------------|----0---------------0---|
E |------------0h2---0h2---|0h2---------------------|
A |0-----------------------|------------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
E |------------------------|------------------------|
C#|----0-------1/2\1p0-----|0-----------------------|
A |--------0---2/3\2p0-----|0-----------------------|
E |0-------------------2p0-|0-----------------------|
A |------------------------|0-----------------------|
E |------------------------|------------------------|
Solobacking:
On mottsolo.mp3 you can hear this backing.
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
F#||--------------------------||
D#||*0-------0---1-------1---*||
B ||-0-------0---0-------0----|| 2x
F#||-0-------0---2-------2----||
B ||*0-------0---0-------0---*||
F#||--------------------------||
Play these chords short
B ||-0-------0---0-------0---|0-------0---0-------0----|| 2x
F#||-0-------0---2-------2---|3-------3---2-------2----||
B ||*0-------0---0-------0---|0-------0---0-------0---*||
F#||-------------------------|-------------------------||
I couldn't find a way to combine these two.
Possible solutions:
- there are more than two guitars in the backing
- Francis plays this part in a different tuning, that makes no sence
as the solo is played in a standard tuning
- there's something wrong with my ears
I will give you the upper notes of the part I'm hearing as backing
for the verses.
Backing for A-verse 1:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +
E||-------------4---4-4-4-4-|*------------------------||
B||*4---4-4-4-4-4h5-5-5-5-5-|5p4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-*||
G||-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-|4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4--|| 2x
D||-4---4-4-4-4-4h6-6-6-6-6-|6p4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4--||
A||*------------------------|------------------------*||
E||-------------------------|-------------------------||
Make sure the high e-string
is muted on this spot. You can
use your right-hand pinky for that.