The General by Dispatch

Transcribed by Jason Sohnen

Intro

			    Bm	F				Cm
e---------------------------X-X-1-------------------------------3-3---|
b---------------------------3-3-1-------------------------------3-3---|
g---------------------------3-3-2-------------------------------3-3---|
d---------------------------3-3-3--3---3^5^3-----3--------------4-4---|
a-----------1---1-------1---1-1-3------------5------5---31/3---4-4---|
e---2---3-----------3-------X-X-1-------------------------------3-3---|

    Gm			Eb   Bb      F		(Play Twice)

e---3-------------------X-X--6-6-6-6--1-1-1-1-1-|
b---3------------------/8-8--6-6-6-6--1-1-1-1-1-|
g---3------------------/8-8--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-|
d---5------------------/8-8--8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3-3-|
a---5----------1^3^1---/6-6--8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3-3-|
e---3---2---3-----------X-X--6-6-6-6--1-1-1-1-1-|

Verse 1

Bb				   F
There was decorated general with a heart of gold
Cm			Gm
That likened him to all the stories he told
  Eb				Bb
Of past battles won and lost and legends of old
F
A seasoned veteran in his own time
Bb			     F
On the battlefield he gained respect for fame
Cm				Gm
With many medals of bravery and stripes to his name
  Eb				   Bb
He grew a beard as soon as a he could to cover the scars on his face
F
And always urged his men on
 Bb				F
But on the eve of great battle with the infantry in dream
   Cm				    Gm
The old general tossed in his sleep a lesson with its meaning
 Eb			  Bb
He awoke from the night to tell what he had seen
F
And walked slowly out his tent
Bb			     F
All the men held tall with their chests in the air
Cm				     Gm
With the courage in their blood and the fire in their stare
   Eb				  Bb
And it was a grey morning and they all wondered how they would fare
 F
Till the old general told them to go home

He said...

Chorus

 Bb     F         Cm     Gm          Eb
I have seen the others and i have discovered
            Bb			F
That this fight is not worth fighting
 Bb	F             Cm        Gm          Eb
And i've seen their mothers and i will no other
        Bb             F
To follow me where i'm going, so...
 Bb     F             Cm
Take a shower and shine your shoes
 Gm               Eb
You got no time to lose
          Bb			     F
You are young men you must be living

X2


  F5   F#5   G5
Go now you are forgiven
  G5   F#5   F5

Verse 2

But the men stood fast with their guns on their shoulders
Not knowing what to do with contradicting orders
The general said he would do his own duty but extended it no further
The men could go as they pleased
But not a man moved their eyes gazed straight ahead
Till one by one they stepped back and not a word was said
The old general was left with his own words echoing in his head
He then prepared to fight

Chorus 

 The General

Performed by Dispatch

Tabbed by Ravi Sood - ravi327@hotmail.com


Intro
                      Bb    F                        Cm     G
E|----------------------------------------------------3--3--3----|
B|--------------------3--3----------------------------4--4--3----|
G|--------------------3--3--2-------------------------5--5--4----|
D|--------------------3--3--3--3-3h5p3-3--------------5--5--5----|
A|-----------1--1-----1--1--3------------5-3-1---1/3--3--3--5----|
E|--1--2--3--------3--------1------------------3------------3----|

            Cm Eb      Bb        F
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|----------------8----------------------------|
G|-----------5/8--8----------7----------------|
D|-----------5/8--8--X-8-X-8-8--3-3--3-X-3----|
A|------1-3--3/6--6--X-8-X-8-8--3-3--3-X-3----|
E|--1-3--------------X-6-X-6-6--1-1--1-X-1----| 

 Song: The General
Artist: Dispatch
Type: INTRO

STANDARD TUNING

E----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------3-3----------------------5-5--------|
D----------------------3-3-3--3--5--3--0--------5-5-5------|
A-------------1--------1-1-3--------------3--1--3-3-5------|
E--1--2h--3h-----2--1------1------------------------3------|

E----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------8-8-----------------------------------|
D--------------------8-8--8-8--3-3-x-3-3-3-----------------|
A--------3--4--5--6--6-6--8-8--3-3-x-3-3-3-----------------|
E--3--6-------------------6-6--1-1-x-1-1-1-----------------|

Tell me what you think.... xxiamjoexx69@hotmail.com 

 Song:   The General
Artist: Dispatch
Tabbed by: Daniel Alloway (dman7386@hotmail.com)

*******Key*******
 / = Slide Up
  = Slide Down
 x = Palm Mute
 h = Hammer On
 p = Pull Off
*****************

It's sort of a swingy rythem!

Intro>          B B   F#                   C#m-- G#
-|--------------2-2-x-2------------------x-4-444-4--|
-|--------------4-4-x-2------------------x-5-555-4--|
-|--------------4-4-x-3------------------x-6-666-5--|
-|--------------4-4-x-4--4-4h5p4---------x-6-666-6--|
-|------1-1-----2-2-x-4----------6-4-----x-4-444-6--|
-|-2h3h4----4-2-2-2-x-2--------------7-4-x-4-444-4--|
                d u d u                  d u dud u

               E E  E   B       F#--------------------|F#
-|------------/7-7-x7---7------2-2-x2x2-2------------| make the E chord
-|-----------/-8-8-x8---7------2-2-x2x2-2------------| at the beginning
-|----------/--9-9-x9---8------3-3-x3x3-3------------| of the slide,
-|---------/---9-9-x9---9------4-4-x4x4-4------------| and slide it up
-|-----4--/----7-7-x7---9------4-4-x4x4-4------------| listen to song
-|-4-7---/-----7-7-x7-7-7------2-2-x2x2-2------------| for a reference.
         slide^  d du   d       d d dudu d 

 ok this song is played in the key of A  so all you have to do is put a capo on the 1sr fret

Here's the intro

e--------------0-------------------------22--2-----------2---x-xx--0-----------------|
B--------------2-------------------------33--2-----------3---x-xx--0-----------------|
G--------------2-------------------------44--2-----------4---7-xx--1-----------------|
D--------------2---2-2h4p2---2-----------44--4-----------4---7-77--2-----------------|
A--------0-0---0-----------4---4-2-0--2--22--4------0h2--2---5-77--2-----------------|
E--0-1-2-----3-0-------------------------xx--2--0h2------x---x-55--0-----------------|

then the rest of the song is just           the one riff change goes like this

e--0---0---2---2---2---0---0----------    ---2-xx--0-------------------------------------------------|
B--2---0---3---2---3---2---0----------    ---2-xx--0-------------------------------------------------|
G--2---1---4---2---2---2---1----------    ---2-xx--1-------------------------------------------------|
D--2---2---4---4---0---2---2----------    ---4-xx--2-------------------------------------------------|
A--0---2---2---4---0---0---2----------    ---4-xx--2-------------------------------------------------|
E--0---0---x---2---x---0---0----------    ---2-xx--0-------------------------------------------------|
this is not the timing or the strumming pattern
it only shows the cord progression 

 Dispatch: The General

h=hammer on
p=pull off
d=down stroke
u=upstroke


Standard Tuning


Intro


E-----------------1-1-1-------------------------3-3-3---------------6-6--6-6-6-6-6--1-1-1-1-|
B-----------------3-3-1-------------------------4-4-3---------------8-8--6-6-6-6-6--1-1-1-1-|
G-----------------3-3-2-------------------------5-5-4-----------5-5/8-8--7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-|
D-----------------3-3-3--3-3h5p3-5-3------------5-5-5-----------5-5/8-8--8-8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3-|
A--------1-1------1-1-3--------------5/0---1/3--3-3-5------1h3--3-3/6-6--8-8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3-|
E--1h2h3-----3p1--1-1-1------------------3------3-3-3--1h3----------6-6--6-6-6-6-6--1-1-1-1-|

                  u d u                         u d u           u u   u  d u d u u  u u d u

Then Just repeat same chords throughout the song. If you listen to it you can figure out the
differnt strumming methods. This is the right intro.

-Philip Johnson 

 Tabbed: Steve L
Song: The General
band: Dispatch


The general is a great song and needs to be tabbed right.
play it acoustic or dont play it.  THis is right , no capo.

Intro:
          A#   F                     C    G            d#  A#
e|--------1-1--1---------------------3-3--3------------6---6-|
b|--------1-1--1---------------------3-3--3------------6---6-|
G|--------3-3--2---------------------5-5--4------------8---7-|
D|--------3-3--3--3-3h5p3------------5-5--5------------8---8-|
A|-----1--1-1--3---------5-3-3-1-1-3-3-3--5----1-3-36-6---8-|
E|-13---31-1--1---------------------3-3--3-1-3--------6-6-6-|

e|-1x1--1x1-|
b|-1x1--1x1-|
G|-2x2--2x2-|
D|-3x3--3x3-| X 2
A|-3x3--3x3-|
E|-1x1--1x1-|

Verse:

            A#                          F
 There was a decorated general with a heart of gold
          C                       G
that likened him, to all the stories he told,
          d#                      A#
of past battles one and lost and legends of old
   F         F         F    F
a seasoned veteran in his own time.

follow this pattern for the whole song, listen for the ryhthm, the whole
uses only these chords.

except for one part after the chorus:

e|-1-1-2-3--3---------------1-1--1--|
b|-1-1-2-3--3---------------1-1--1--|
G|-2-2-3-4--4---------------2-2--2--|
D|-3-3-4-5--5---------------3-3--3--|
A|-3-3-4-5--5---1--3--------3-3--3--|
E|-1-1-2-3--3--------3-2-1--1-1--1--|

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