'Headshrinker' by Oasis - Guitar Tutorial

            Headshrinker
(Gallagher)
Some Might Say EP (1995),The Masterplan (1998),though written in 1992
NOTES-this is a pretty easy one, but very fast. best to have two guitars but sounds okay with just one. The only parts I’m not sure of are the end of solo 3 and the outro. Other than that, this is a very accurate transcription.
Guitar 1 Chords
D - (x57775) or (xx0232)
C - (x35553) or (x32010)
Bb - (x13331)
G - (355433)
F - (133211)
G/B - (x20033)
G5 - (355xxx)
F5 - (133xxx)
D5 - (x577xx)
Guitar 2 (dropped D) chords
D - (12 12 12 x x x)
C - (10 10 10 x x x)
Bb - (888xxx)
G - (555xxx)
F - (333xxx)
D5 - (x577xx)
Key:
P - pullpoff
h - hammeron
b - bend
r - release
/ -slide
 - harmonics
Guitar 1 standard tuning EADGBe
Guitar 2 Dropped D tuning DADGBe

Intro/ Riff 1:
D                     C                    Bb       G    F     D
----------------------------------------------------------------2
-7-8-8p7-7-7-8p7-8p7--5-6-6p5-5-5-6p5-6p5--3-4-4p3--------------3
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--------------2
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-3-3-3-0
----------------------------------------------------5-5-5-3-3-3--
----------------------------------------------------3-3-3-1-1-1—
 no guitar 2 in intro
Riff 2:
Guitar 1
Same as intro but without pulloffs

Guitar 2
D    C     Bb  G    F   D
-----------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
----------------------7-(rhythm not shown strike chords 
12---10---8---5---3---7---------- in time with guitar 1)--
12---10---8---5---3---5-------------------------------
12---10---8---5---3---------------------------------

Riff 3:
Guitar 1
G5      F5     G5   D
----------------------2-----
--------------------3----
--------------------2----
-5------3------5----0---
-5------3------5---------
-3------1------3---------

Guitar 2
G5      F5     G5    D5
-------------------------
-------------------------
---------------------7---
-5------3------5-----7--
-5------3------5-----5--
-5------3------5--------
Riff 4:
Guitar 1 
 D   C  G/B  G   F
-2---0---3---3---1-------
-3---1---3---3---1-------
-2---0---0---4---2-------x3 last time thru play A chord into solo
-0---2---0---5---3-------
-----3---2---5---3-------
-------------3---1-------

guitar 2
same as riff 2

Riff 5
Guitar 1 – solo 1

---------------------------------------------------------
-13---------------13------13-------13-----13-------------
-12b14r12----12b14---12b14---12b14---12b14--12p10--------
---------------------------------------------------12--9-  x2
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
-10-------------------------------------------------
---12-10-12-----------------------------------0---3-
-------------12-11-10-8----8----8---------3---------
------------------------10---10-----10-------------

-------------------------------------------------------
-----3---3----------------------3---3------------------
-1/2---0----------------------1---0--------------------
-------------3--------0-3-0-------------3-------0-3-0--
----------------0--3-----------------------0-3---------
-------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------
----3----3-----3----------------------10------10-------10--10-10-
-1----0-----1-----0--------0-3-0------10------10-------10--10-10-
---------------------0--3----------------12-9-----12-9-----10-10-
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

guitar 2 plays riff 2

solo 2
guitar 1

-------------------------------------------------------
-----3----3--------------------3---3-------------------
-1/2---0---------------------1---0---------------------
--------------3------0-3-0-------------3------0-3-0----
----------------0-3----------------------0-3-----------
-------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------
---3---3-----3----------------------------------
-1---0-----1---0-------0-3-0----------------5h7-
------------------0-3------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------
Solo 3:
---------------------------------------------
-----------------7--7------------------------
-----5h7-7bb---7--7----7bbbbbbb8rrrr7---5----
-5-7---------------------------------------7-long pick slide down
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
         slow bend and release

guitar 2 plays nothing, just distortion feedback

fpr outro guitar 1 messes around with harmonics, pulloffs, hammerons on the D chord (x57775)
guitar 2 plays riff 2

Song Structure: 
Intro/riff 1 x2, guitar 2 joins in on second time
>>Play riff 2 over
I know a girl that’s lost and lonely
Sits by the phone on her own
But the phone don’t ring
And the birds don’t sing in their tree
She lost herself in a haze of pity
And doesn’t know where to run
Needs a headshrinker now
And I think it’s time we had some fun
>>play riff 3 over
lost in a fog
I’ve been treated like a dog
And I’m out of here
I got no name
And I feel no shame
And I got no fear
And I bow down to the tears of a clown
Whatever’s going down
Is coming around
I hope you don’t regret today
For the rest of your…
>>play riff 4 over
…lives
for the rest of your lives
for the rest of your lives
for the rest of your lives
>>play solo 1
>>play riff 3 over
lost in a fog
I’ve been treated like a dog
And I’m out of here
I got no name
And I feel no shame
And I got no fear
And I bow down to the tears of a clown
Whatever’s going down
Is coming around
I hope you don’t regret today
For the rest of your lives
>>just feedback and drums then
>>play solo 2
>>play solo 3 over
I know a girl that’s lost and lonely
Sits by the phone on her own
But the phone don’t ring
And the birds don’t sing in their tree
>>play riff 2 over
She lost herself in a haze of pity
And doesn’t know where to run
Needs a headshrinker now
And I think it’s time we had some fun
>>play riff 3 over
lost in a fog
I’ve been treated like a dog
And I’m out of here
I got no name
And I feel no shame
And I got no fear
And I bow down to the tears of a clown
Whatever’s going down
Is coming around
I hope you don’t regret today
For the rest of your…
>>play riff 4/outro over
…lives
for the rest of your lives
for the rest of your lives
for the rest of your lives

fin
tabbed by revival - ThursdaY june 27, 2002
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