James - Jam J

Taken from the album Wah Wah

Written and performed by James & Brian Eno

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Note:  Tune the low E string down to D.
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Main Riff:

Part 1 -

e---------------------------
B---------------------------
G---------------------------
D---------------------------
A--5/7----------------------
D------2--0-0-0-0--2-2-0-2--

Part 2 -

e--------------------------------
B--------------------------------
G--------------------------------
D--------------------------------
A---5/7------------5-5-5/7--5/7--
D--------2--0-0-2----------------

Part 3 -

e------------------------------
B------------------------------
G------------------------------
D------------------------------
A--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-2--
D--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-2--

And finally, how it fits together:

Part 1 x2, Part 2 x2, Part 1 x2, Part 3, Part 2.

Eno's Keyboard Riff:

e---14p12-----12-14p12----12h14-------------------------
B---------15-----------15-------15----------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
Other Riff:

e---12--12------12-12-12--------------------------------
B-----------10-----------10-----------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------


Song Structure:

The song begins with Larry playing the main riff, which continues until the 
"one chord solo."  The riff isn't just repeated throughout as tabbed, but 
never deviates from the two notes of D and E.  Remember, improvise, that's 
the spirit of the song!  I've tabbed as best I can the opening, to tab the 
entire thing out would take far to long.
In the middle of the song Eno's Keyboard Riff rears it's trippy head.  In 
live versions this sometimes sounds like it's played on guitar.  Anyways, 
it's tabbed for your playing "pleasure."
Anyway, once this riff cuts out comes the "one chord solo" played by Saul, 
possibly.  This is just a chord of E5 (which you can play as <022xxx> (in 
standard tuning, <222xxx in drop D), but I prefer <079900> or <079907> 
(again, that's standard tuning lads) because of the fuller sound) played 
many times over.  This occurs twice, and between them Larry plays the "Other 
Riff."  Again, improvising around the basic riff which I've tabbed.
Oh, and incase you're wondering, the song never deviates from a single chord 
of E. (Well, maybe there's a hint of an E E E D progression about it, but 
who cares?)

Lyrics:

The sun is up

The sun is high

The sun is in your eye

Your shades, they mirror everything

They're leaving me quite blind

This game is up

We've had enough

And we can compromise

Take those glasses off your face

I want to see your eyes



Read a book

A funny book

A book about your life

You call yourself a free man

But all you did was time

And time will judge

And time will heal

And time will bare its all

And now you're in your coffin

With a satellite dish installed



Only this other fool surrounds you

Only this other fool surrounds you

You have no one to love



Only this other fool surrounds you

Only this other fool surrounds you

Only this other fool surrounds you

You have no one to love



Transcribed by Alex Carter 2001.

alex@shandy3000.fsnet.co.uk