Sheila Na Gig

PJ Harvey

Sheela-na-Gig (Dry)

Transcribed by Lukas (Luesche) Kamber

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I transcribed this song of my favourite artist Peej 'cause nearly

anything that you can download from Peej is just the chords of the

song, which isn't much, 'cause she just plays 5 chords in this song, and

in others even less. But the interesting thing in her music is how

she plays the chords. I tried to work these details out, but I guess

I didn't really succeed, 'cause it's hard to hear how many strings

she plays. Playing the song like this with the band it sounded quite

identically, but there was something missing and i had to notice that

when you play such easy things like this song, you need lots of feeling

to sound good. When Peej plays her simple things it just sounds fantastic,

'cause she got more feeling than just anybody.

If you have some changes or additions or just something to say about PJ,

her person, her work, this song and especially about this transcription,

email to

kamberl@ezinfo.vmsmail.ethz.ch

Beat is 63

Intro, slyihgtly distorted

e:1---------------1-----1--------------------|

B:4-(bend-just-a-----1-----1-1--1--1---------|

G:--little-bit-and--------------------3--1---|

D:--release)---------------------------------|

A:-------------------------------------------|

E:-------------------------------------------|

Part I, clean

e:-------------------------------|-------------------|

B:-------------------------------|-another-5-times---|

G:-------------------------------|-Part-I------------|

D:-------------------------------|-------------------|

A:------3---------------6--------|-------------------|

E:--1---1---X-X-X--4-4--4---X-X--|-------------------|

slide up slide down

e:------------------------------------|

B:------------------------------------|

G:------------------------------------|

D:-----3------------6---repeat-this---|

A:-----3------------6---another-time--|

E:--1--1--X-X-X--4--4-----------------|

X X

e:---------------------------------------------|

B:---------------------------------------------|

G:---------------------------------------------|

D:----3-----------6--6-----------repeat-this---|

A:-3--3-----------6--6-----------another-time--|

E:-1--1--X--X--X--4--4-----1--1----------------|

Offbeat

e:---------------------------------------------|------------|

B:---------------------------------------------|--1-1--4-4--|

G:---------------------------------------------|--2-2--5-5--|

D:-----3-----------6--6----6--6---repeat-this--|--3-3--6-6--|

A:--3--3-----------6--6----6--6---another-time-|--3-3--6-6--|

E:--1--1--X--X--X--4--4----4--4----------------|------------|

Offbeat

Part II, slightly distorted

e:------------------------------------------------------|

B:---1--1--X-X---4-4-4-4-4---4---4------repeat-this-----|

G:---2--2--X-X---5-5-5-5-5---5---5------Part-7-times----|

D:---3--3--X-X---6-6-6-6-6---6---6----------------------|

A:---3--3--X-X---6-6-6-6-6---6---6----------------------|

E:------------------------------------------------------|

Part III, clean

e:-------------------------------------------|--play-Part-II--|

B:-------------------------------------------|--6-timmes------|

G:-x-2---------5--5--5-------repeat-Part-III-|----------------|

D:-3-3---------6--6--6-------7-times---------|----------------|

A:-3-3---------6--6--6-----------------------|----------------|

E:-1-X--X-X-X--4--4--4-X-X-------------------|----------------|

Part IV, really distorted

e:-------------------------------Part-II-just-2-times-(distor.)---|

B:----------------------------------------------------------------|

G:-------------------------------the-Part--VI-1-time-and----------|

D:---8--8----5--5----8--8--10-------------------------------------|

A:---8--8----5--5----8--8--10----Part-II-again-2-times-(distor.)--|

E:---6--6----3--4----6--6--8--------------------------------------|

e:-X-X---play-Intro-3-times--------|-'Wash-that-man-right-out--|

B:-X-X------------------------2----|--of-my-hair'--------------|

G:----------------------------2----|---------------------------|

D:---------------------------------|--2-timesno-guitar---------|

A:---------------------------------|---------------------------|

E:---------------------------------|---------------------------|

e:--play-Part-I-2-times-------------|------------------------------|

B:--then-Part-III-2-times-----------|-play-Part-II-----------------|

G:--then-Part-2-8-times-------------|-approx-20-times--------------|

D:--then-Part-IV-without------------|-and-Guitar-2-plays-----------|

A:--the-2-times-Part-II-------------|-the-Intro-from-9-to-20-------|

E:--in-the-end-(just-listen-to-it)--|------------------------------|

Interlude

e:-1-----------------------------|

B:-4-(bend)-1----repeat-this-----|

G:---------------4-times---------|

D:-------------------------------|

A:-------------------------------|

E:-------------------------------|

e:------------------------------------------------|

B:---Play-Part-II-heavily-distorted---------------|

G:---2-times-and-Guitar-2-plays-the-----2---------|

D:---Intro-2-times----------------------3---------|

A:--------------------------------------3---------|

E:--------------------------------------1---------|

Hello,

On a Friday night, after the clubs are gone, I get to thinking how someone on

one of my mailing lists bemoans the lack of PJ Harvey tabs on the net. So here

is the first of a few I've currently done: Sheila-Na-Gig!

Sheila-Na-Gig

By Polly Jane Harvey

(As interpreted by Sean Hennessey)

Chords: F#, A, D, C

Firstly, it opens with this riff:

e----O-----O-------------------------|

b--b\3--1-----1vPvO--O--O--O---------|

g-----------------------------2---O--|

d------------------------------------|

a------------------------------------|

E------------------------------------|

In which the b\ is a slight blues bend (not pitch spec.) and the P is a pull

off.

Then it's: (first 2 line with out any chords)

I've been trying to show you

Over and over

Look at these my

Child bear- ing hips

Look at these my

Ruby red ru- by lips

Look at these my

Work strong arms and

Youv'e got to see my

Bottleful of charms

Lay it all

At your feet, you

Turn around and say

Back to me She said

Sheila-na-g- ig

Sheila-na-g- i-ig

You ex-a-

bitionist

Sheila-na-gig

Sheila-na-gig

You exibitionist

(Rep: Sheila bit 2 times then:)

Put Money in your idle hole and:

He said Wash your face

I don't want to be unclean

He said Please take your

Dirty pillows away from me

There you go, the rest follow the same pattern... F# and A rule the song!

Tara friends,

Sean Hennessey