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The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song- The Flaming Lips
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Tabbed by: Sovaso
Tuning: Standard
Album: At War with the Mystics

Getting into this incredible band now. Well here you go!

INTRO
00:00-00:17 is an a capella part
(yeah yeah yeah and an ahh)

Intro part 2

e|------------0------------------------0-----------------------0-------0-0---|
B|------------0------------------------0-----------------------0-------0-0---|
G|------------1-------------------6-6--1-----------------------1-------1-1---|
D|--2-2--6-6--2-------------2--2--6-6--2------------2-2---6-6--2-------2-2---|
A|--2-2--6-6--2-------------2--2--4-4--2------------2-2---6-6--2-------2-2---|
E|--0-0--4-4--0-------------0--0-------0------------0-0---4-4--0-------0-0---|

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

e|------------0---------------------4--------------------------0-----0-0-----|
B|------------0-----------5-5--2-2--5--------------------------0-----0-0-----|
G|------------1-----------6-6--4-4--6--------------------------1-----1-1-----|
D|--2-2--6-6--2-----------6-6--4-4--6---------------2-2---6-6--2-----2-2-----|
A|--2-2--6-6--2-----------4-4--2-2--4---------------2-2---6-6--2-----2-2-----|
E|--0-0--4-4--0-------------------------------------0-0---4-4--0-----0-0-----|

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah


Verse 1

Strum out all the E chords

e|------------0------------------------0-----------------------0-------------|
B|------------0------------------------0-----------------------0-------------|
G|--1-1--1-1--1-------------1--1--1-1--1------------1-1---1-1--1-------------|
D|--2-2--2-2--2-------------2--2--2-2--2------------2-2---2-2--2-------------|
A|--2-2--2-2--2-------------2--2--2-2--2------------2-2---2-2--2-------------|
E|--0-0--4-0--0-------------0--0--4-0--0------------0-0---4-0--0-------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|--2-----x2-x2--2-2--2----2--2------|
G|--2-----x2-x2--2-2--2----2--2------|
D|--2-----x2-x2--2-2--2----2--2------| Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
A|--0-----x0-x0--0-0--0----0--0------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Play the Verse four times

Pre Chorus

e|--0------------------0----------2----------------4-------------------------|
B|--2------------------0----------2----------------4---------2--2--2--2------|
G|--2------------------1----------2----------------4---------2--2--2--2------|
D|--2------------------2----------4----------------6---------2--2--2--2------|
A|--0------------------2----------4----------------6---------0--0--0--0------|
E|--0------------------0----------2----------------4-------------------------|
And we Cannot know ourselves, or what we'd really do

Chorus: Two Guitar parts

Guitar 1
e|--0-x0-x0--0--0--0-x0-x0--0---0-0--2-x2-x2-2---2-x2-x2--2---2-2-------------|
B|--0-x0-x0--0--0--0-x0-x0--0---0-0--2-x2-x2-2---2-x2-x2--2---2-2-------------|
G|--1-x1-x1--1--1--1-x1-x1--1---1-1--2-x2-x2-2---2-x2-x2--2---2-2-------------|
D|--2-x2-x2--2--2--2-x2-x2--2---2-2--4-x4-x4-4---4-x4-x4--4---4-4-------------|
A|--2-x2-x2--2--2--2-x2-x2--2---2-2--4-x4-x4-4---4-x4-x4--4---4-4-------------|
E|--0-x4-x0--0--0--0-x0-x4--0---0-0--2-x2-x2-2---2-x2-x2--2---2-2-------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-x2-x2--2---2-2--2-x2-x2--2--2-2-----------------|
G|-2-x2-x2--2---2-2--2-x2-x2--2--2-2-----------------|
D|-2-x2-x2--2---2-2--2-x2-x2--2--2-2-----------------|
A|-0-x0-x0--0---0-0--0-x0-x0--0--0-0-----------------|
E|---x4-x--------------------------------------------|

e|--0-x0-x0--0--0--0-x0-x0--0---0-0-------|
B|--0-x0-x0--0--0--0-x0-x0--0---0-0-------|
G|--1-x1-x1--1--1--1-x1-x1--1---1-1-------|
D|--2-x2-x2--2--2--2-x2-x2--2---2-2-------|
A|--2-x2-x2--2--2--2-x2-x2--2---2-2-------|
E|--0-x4-x0--0--0--0-x0-x4--0---0-0-------|

Guitar 2
e|-0------------------------2----------------------0------------------0------|
B|-0------------------------2----------------------2------------------0------|
G|-1------------------------2----------------------2------------------1------|
D|-2------------------------4----------------------2------------------2------|
A|-2------------------------4----------------------0------------------2------|
E|-0------------------------2----------------------0------------------0------|

With a heavy Flanger (Low Rate, Moderate manual, A lot of depth and regeneration)
Play the Chorus twice first time around


Verse 2

Strum out all the E chords

e|------------0------------------------0-----------------------0-------------|
B|------------0------------------------0-----------------------0-------------|
G|--1-1--1-1--1-------------1--1--1-1--1------------1-1---1-1--1-------------|
D|--2-2--2-2--2-------------2--2--2-2--2------------2-2---2-2--2-------------|
A|--2-2--2-2--2-------------2--2--2-2--2------------2-2---2-2--2-------------|
E|--0-0--0-0--0-------------0--0--0-0--0------------0-0---0-0--0-------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|--2-----x2-x2--2-2--2----2--2------|
G|--2-----x2-x2--2-2--2----2--2------|
D|--2-----x2-x2--2-2--2----2--2------| Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
A|--0-----x0-x0--0-0--0----0--0------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Play verse 2 four times as well

Pre Chorus

e|--0------------------0----------2----------------4-------------------------|
B|--2------------------0----------2----------------4---------2--2--2--2------|
G|--2------------------1----------2----------------4---------2--2--2--2------|
D|--2------------------2----------4----------------6---------2--2--2--2------|
A|--0------------------2----------4----------------6---------0--0--0--0------|
E|--0------------------0----------2----------------4-------------------------|
And we Cannot know ourselves, or what we'd really do

Chorus
Guitar 1
e|--0-x0-x0--0--0--0-x0-x0--0---0-0--2-x2-x2-2---2-x2-x2--2---2-2-------------|
B|--0-x0-x0--0--0--0-x0-x0--0---0-0--2-x2-x2-2---2-x2-x2--2---2-2-------------|
G|--1-x1-x1--1--1--1-x1-x1--1---1-1--2-x2-x2-2---2-x2-x2--2---2-2-------------|
D|--2-x2-x2--2--2--2-x2-x2--2---2-2--4-x4-x4-4---4-x4-x4--4---4-4-------------|
A|--2-x2-x2--2--2--2-x2-x2--2---2-2--4-x4-x4-4---4-x4-x4--4---4-4-------------|
E|--0-x4-x0--0--0--0-x0-x4--0---0-0--2-x2-x2-2---2-x2-x2--2---2-2-------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-x2-x2--2---2-2--2-x2-x2--2--2-2-----------------|
G|-2-x2-x2--2---2-2--2-x2-x2--2--2-2-----------------|
D|-2-x2-x2--2---2-2--2-x2-x2--2--2-2-----------------|
A|-0-x0-x0--0---0-0--0-x0-x0--0--0-0-----------------|
E|---x4-x--------------------------------------------|

e|--0-x0-x0--0--0--0-x0-x0--0---0-0-------|
B|--0-x0-x0--0--0--0-x0-x0--0---0-0-------|
G|--1-x1-x1--1--1--1-x1-x1--1---1-1-------|
D|--2-x2-x2--2--2--2-x2-x2--2---2-2-------|
A|--2-x2-x2--2--2--2-x2-x2--2---2-2-------|
E|--0-x4-x0--0--0--0-x0-x4--0---0-0-------|

Guitar 2
e|-0------------------------2----------------------0------------------0------|
B|-0------------------------2----------------------2------------------0------|
G|-1------------------------2----------------------2------------------1------|
D|-2------------------------4----------------------2------------------2------|
A|-2------------------------4----------------------0------------------2------|
E|-0------------------------2----------------------0------------------0------|

With a heavy Flanger (Low Rate, Moderate manual, A lot of depth and regeneration)

play the Chorus twice

Bridge
A Capella for 24 bars! Yay!

EXCEPT FOR

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--7-Volume-swell-in-then-out|
A|--7-------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Start at no volume on the guitar or volume pedal and slowly raise to a ten or foot down
then slowly bring up foot or decrease volume to zero.

That only happens every once and a while

Then
e|-----------------------------------------------0~--------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------0~--------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------1~--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------2~----Volume-Swell----------|
A|---7-x7-x7--7--4h7-7---7-x7-x7--7--7--4h7------2~-------on-this-E----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------0~--------------------------|
With Phaser

Chorus
Guitar 1
e|--0-x0-x0--0--0--0-x0-x0--0---0-0--2-x2-x2-2---2-x2-x2--2---2-2-------------|
B|--0-x0-x0--0--0--0-x0-x0--0---0-0--2-x2-x2-2---2-x2-x2--2---2-2-------------|
G|--1-x1-x1--1--1--1-x1-x1--1---1-1--2-x2-x2-2---2-x2-x2--2---2-2-------------|
D|--2-x2-x2--2--2--2-x2-x2--2---2-2--4-x4-x4-4---4-x4-x4--4---4-4-------------|
A|--2-x2-x2--2--2--2-x2-x2--2---2-2--4-x4-x4-4---4-x4-x4--4---4-4-------------|
E|--0-x4-x0--0--0--0-x0-x4--0---0-0--2-x2-x2-2---2-x2-x2--2---2-2-------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-x2-x2--2---2-2--2-x2-x2--2--2-2-----------------|
G|-2-x2-x2--2---2-2--2-x2-x2--2--2-2-----------------|
D|-2-x2-x2--2---2-2--2-x2-x2--2--2-2-----------------|
A|-0-x0-x0--0---0-0--0-x0-x0--0--0-0-----------------|
E|---x4-x--------------------------------------------|

e|--0-x0-x0--0--0--0-x0-x0--0---0-0-------|
B|--0-x0-x0--0--0--0-x0-x0--0---0-0-------|
G|--1-x1-x1--1--1--1-x1-x1--1---1-1-------|
D|--2-x2-x2--2--2--2-x2-x2--2---2-2-------|
A|--2-x2-x2--2--2--2-x2-x2--2---2-2-------|
E|--0-x4-x0--0--0--0-x0-x4--0---0-0-------|

Guitar two
e|-0------------------------2----------------------0------------------0------|
B|-0------------------------2----------------------2------------------0------|
G|-1------------------------2----------------------2------------------1------|
D|-2------------------------4----------------------2------------------2------|
A|-2------------------------4----------------------0------------------2------|
E|-0------------------------2----------------------0------------------0------|

With a heavy Flanger (Low Rate, Moderate manual, A lot of depth and regeneration)

This time play the Chorus 3 times and end with an E chord (both guitars, with Flanger still on)

e|--0-------------------------|
B|--0-------------------------|
G|--1-------------------------|
D|--2-------------------------|
A|--2-(7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7)-| The notes in parenthesis are played by a talk-box
E|--0-------------------------|

"I didn't make it all through that"

Ok! that's it Rate and Comment if you feel so obligated to.

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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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