THE DEAD MILKMEN
Howard Beware

from Beelzebubba

Tabbed by: Ben Gladdle (moose9377@hotmail.com)


The only part of this that gets me is that intro chord that is
repeated quite a few times. I just can't get anything that sounds
like it. It's also repeated later in the song. Other than that,
though, the tab's fine. It's even got the violin outro bit.

Geoff swears that the intro chord is a Bdim, which is xx2323.

Michael Shannon suggests the following:

I was looking at your tab for the Dead Milkmen's "Howard Beware" in which 
you expressed doubt about that sting chord that occurs at the beginning of 
the song and just after the bridge.  You said it could be a Bdim (although 
the way you tab it, I thought was a Bm-dim, but never mind).  I humbly 
offer an alternative.  As you no doubt know, diminished chords repeat 
themselves every three frets.  In other words, by going up three frets and 
making it a Ddim, you have all the same notes, only inverted.  You have

	-3-
	-2-
	-3-
	-2-
	-x-
	-x-

which you say is a Bdim (though I would swear it's a Bb-dim, but never 
mind).  If you go up three frets and try

	-6-
	-5-
	-6-
	-5-
	-x-
	-x-

you would have a Ddim (or a C#dim, but never mind).  Whatever you call this 
chord, it contains all the same notes as the one you suggested, but 
inverted.  I tried it and it seems to fit in better with the song.

I'm sure Michael knows 10 times more about this kinda thing than I do, and it
sounds pretty much right to me, so I've changed this accordingly.


Chords:
------
   A  E  D  C C/B A4 A2 G  F  C  E7 Em  Ddim
E--0--0--2--0--0--0--0--3--1--3--7--0----6---------
B--2--0--3--1--1--3--0--3--1--5--9--0----5---------
G--2--1--2--0--0--2--2--4--2--5--7--0----6---------
D--2--2--0--2--0--2--2--5--3--5--9--2----5---------
A--0--2-----3--2--0--0--5--3--3--7--2--------------
E-----0-----------------3--1--------0--------------

(A4=Asus4, A2=Asus2)


Intro:
-----

Play that Ddim chord a bunch of times!


Verse:
-----
A        E           D              C    C/B
Howard beware 'cause we don't wanna hurt you
A                Asus4 A  Asus2  A         Asus4 A
While the sun is shining, that'd be cruel
A        E           D           C   C/B
Howard beware 'cause we're gonna get you
A             Asus4 A  Asus2  A       Asus4 A
We know where your kids go to school


Chorus:
------
G      F        C
Howard Howard beware
G      F        F
Howard Howard beware
G      F        C
Howard Howard beware
      G                 F
Cause you're so easy to scare
C                    F
You'll hide from the shadows
              E
And everybody knows


verse:
Howard beware the Russians they don't like you
Might as well drop the bomb on you
Howard beware the government won't protect you
Like to see you turned into Howard stew

chorus:
Howard Howard beware
Howard Howard beware
Howard Howard beware
Cause you're so easy to scare
You'll hide from the shadows
And everybody knows


Instrumental: (1:13)
------------
Simply play an E7 chord throughout this bit in the prescribed
rhythm, with the following bass inserted at appropriate breaks
in the E7 chord. Then go back into the intro chord, which I can't
figure out... so figure out your own way to go back into the
verse!

Bass:
----
G--------------------|--------------|---------------|----------------
D--------------------|--------------|---------------|----------------
A--------------------|--------------|---------------|----------------
E--5-4-5--5-4-5-4-5--|--7---5-4--0--|--4/5-7---9-7--|--7--5--4--0----


intro:

verse:
Howard beware the neighbors wanna kill you
Might just all form an angry mob
Howard beware your mother has disowned you
Says that you're a pervert and a slob


Last chorus:
-----------
There's a few chords toward the end of the vocals that I'm not
entirely sure of. Any help would be appreciated as always.

G      F        C
Howard Howard beware
G      F        F
Howard Howard beware
G      F        C
Howard Howard beware
      G                 F
Cause you're so easy to scare
C                    F
You'll hide from the shadows
    Em        F
And everybody knows

C  Em  G  F  C  F     E

A A Asus4 A Asus2 A


Outro Violin Riff:
-----------------
This goes over the chords from that last chorus... The chords
are written above the tab to show where it goes... The whole
song ends on the bit with suspended A chords. The quick bit
I'm not 100% on, but just play something like what I've got
and it'll be fine.

     G    F     C     F      Em  F  (quick bit)
E-------------------------------------------
B--5---8-----6--5-----5----6---6-5--5-------
G----7----5--------5---------7--------5-7---
D-------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------

   C   Em   G     F     C     F       E
E-------------------------------------------
B--5---5--------8-------------6-------5-----
G----5------7-------9-7-9-5-----------------
D-------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------

   A   A  A4 A A2 A
E------------------------------------
B--5---5--6--5----5------------------
G--------------7---------------------
D------------------------------------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------

End on the A.


From the Dead Milkmen Guitar Tab Project
http://www.geocities.com/dmtabs/
