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Wheatus - Leroy

Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 04:23:04 -0400
From: Brownieisgood@aol.com
Subject: w/wheatus/leroy.tab

Leroy, by Wheatus
from alBUM: Wheatus (2000)

Verse Riff:
                
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-----7-7-7-7-7-7-----4-4-4---2-2--------|
G-----7-7-7-7-7-7-----4-4-4---2-2--------|
D-----7-7-7-7-7-7-----4-4-4---2-2-/-5----|
A-----5-5-5-5-5-5-----2-2-2----------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
(the slide is optional, you can just play the A in it's place.


VERSE 1: Riff 1 played 12 times(first 4 without lyrics or drums,
the next 4 with lyrics, next 4 with all)

BRIDGE:
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G---77777777-----------------------------------------------------
D---77777777----77777777---9999---7777---5--55555-
A---55555555----77777777---9999---7777---5--55555-
E---------------------55555555---7777---5555---3--33333-
       |shake      |break    |too   |long  |make it   
start each chord at the words indicated, bit on end is where
drums start off again(end bit is where distortion for chorus
starts).

CHORUS:
    (with distortion)              fill one
E----------------------------------------------|---------------------
A---7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------|----------------------
D---7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------|----------------------
G---7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7----5-5-5----|-5-5-5-5--------------
B---5-5-5-5-5-5----7-7-7----5-5-5----|-5-5-5-5-0-1-2-3-4
E----------------------5-5-5----3-3-3----|-3-3-3-3--------------
     |Leroy is my   |mojo   |man   ton|ight  

Play it how you think fits best. On the "igh" of the 
last "tonight" play fill one, then straight back to verse riff

VERSE 2: Verse Riff X 10 (twice without lyrics, 8 with lyrics)
BRIDGE: you know it already
CHORUS: Exactly the same again

INTERLUDE:    this part X 3 this part once after three
E-------------------------------------|-----------------
A--12--10--10--8--10--8--7----|----7h8-7-5--
D-------------------------------------|-----------------
G-------------------------------------|-----------------
B-------------------------------------|-----------------
E-------------------------------------|-----------------
Interlude played to chorus chords D, A, G.

BRIDGE X 4
As stated, play the bridge riff four times, same words four times.
CHORUS X 2
on last tonight of last chorus play end fill which is fill one
and a little bit more
                            
(with distortion)                       end fill
E---------------------------------------|---------------------------------
A--7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------|---------------------------------
D--7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------|---------------------------------
G--7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7---5-5-5-|--5-5-5--------------7-8-9-10-11-12-
B--5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7---5-5-5-|--5-5-5-0-1-2-3-4----------------
E--------------------5-5-5---3-3-3-|--3-3-3--------------------------
   |Leroy is my  |mojo   |man|ight
    
Summary of Order
Intro : Riff 1 X 2
Verse1: Riff 1 X 8
Bridge: Riff 2 X 1
Chorus: Riff 1 X 4 (with fill on the end)    
Verse2: Riff 1 X 8 (maybe 10 can't remember)
Bridge: Riff 2 X 1
Chorus: Riff 1 X 4              
Interlude
Bridge: Riff 2 X 4
Chorus X 2: Riff 1 X 8 with 

All choruses have distortion,as does lead guitar in interlude,
but it is used nowhere else.
By Michael Brown of Australia (Yes we have
guitars here too but they are made out of
rocks and twigs).  All my own work this!