Jamie Cullum fans....tab interest??

Jonny123 · Post by **Jonny123** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 6:36 pm

As of late, I've been on a fairly big Jamie Cullum kick... I really love his cover of Radiohead's "High and Dry" and started fooling around on the guitar to transcribe this cover. SUCCESS!

I pretty much have it nailed...and it sounds a lot better on guitar than you'd probably think.

So, if anyone is interested in the tabs for this cover of a cover (

), just say the word, and I'll post it up.

8)

bassman462 · Post by **bassman462** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 6:44 pm

tight, ya post it up.

Brock · Post by **Brock** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 6:50 pm

Absolutely. I just saw him last night actually, last show of his tour. Phenomenal show.

Jonny123 · Post by **Jonny123** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 7:00 pm

Good stuff guys...I was really taken back by him the first time I saw his "twentysomething" video on VH1. Especially considering the majority of modern "pop" music I can't stand. Really struck me as a diamond in the rough!

Anyways...I'll post it up later tonight or tomorrow. It'll just be straight up tabs...it's in drop-d, so I don't technically know the chord names and such. Either way, I feel confident in my ear, playing abilities and my ghetto transcribing...lol.

kcw · Post by **kcw** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 5:42 pm

Jonny123 wrote:Good stuff guys...I was really taken back by him the first time I saw his "twentysomething" video on VH1. Especially considering the majority of modern "pop" music I can't stand. Really struck me as a diamond in the rough!

Anyways...I'll post it up later tonight or tomorrow. It'll just be straight up tabs...it's in drop-d, so I don't technically know the chord names and such. Either way, I feel confident in my ear, playing abilities and my ghetto transcribing...lol.

Ummm.......Jamie Cullum is far from pop music there dude. I dont know of many people that have even heard of him, plus he is a Jazz pianist so many teenagers and people in their 20s would think hes dum.

Though he is really cool. I wish he would have recorded more originals on his cd but it was awesome.

Brock · Post by **Brock** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 5:47 pm

kcw wrote:
Jonny123 wrote:Good stuff guys...I was really taken back by him the first time I saw his "twentysomething" video on VH1. Especially considering the majority of modern "pop" music I can't stand. Really struck me as a diamond in the rough!

Anyways...I'll post it up later tonight or tomorrow. It'll just be straight up tabs...it's in drop-d, so I don't technically know the chord names and such. Either way, I feel confident in my ear, playing abilities and my ghetto transcribing...lol.

Ummm.......Jamie Cullum is far from pop music there dude. I dont know of many people that have even heard of him, plus he is a Jazz pianist so many teenagers and people in their 20s would think hes dum.

Though he is really cool. I wish he would have recorded more originals on his cd but it was awesome.

I think he was saying that it was amazing to see an artist like Jamie on VH1 when all they play is pop music type stuff.

edit: he's also not just a pianist, by the way. he's also a great drummer and plays guitar on a couple of songs (he plays a full taylor dreadnaught for all of you trivia-lovers).

whip3512 · Post by **whip3512** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 6:14 pm

Awesome, yes post that tab!! I love that cd of his. Very fresh and nice to listen to. If there were any song on that cd I would want a guitar tab for, it would have been High and Dry, I love Radiohead.

Jonny123 · Post by **Jonny123** » Sun Oct 31, 2004 10:59 pm

kcw wrote:Ummm.......Jamie Cullum is far from pop music there dude. I dont know of many people that have even heard of him, plus he is a Jazz pianist so many teenagers and people in their 20s would think hes dum.

Nah, I know man... I suppose I worded that sentence poorly, but I meant something along the lines of what TrippnBill686 said. And while I don't really consider him "pop," his music strikes me as "pop" influenced. For one, like you mentioned, he's a Jazz based musician. The fact that teenagers and 20-somethings, who aren't normally Jazz fans, will and already do know of his music definately says something about the "pop" nature of it...just my two cents anyhow.

Now on to the good stuff...

A couple of quick things first...

- This tab is, by no means, "written in stone." It's simply what I play for this cover of a cover.

- This is a very rough tab. I didn't bother to include any kind of hint as to the strumming patterns or rhythm...but it should be obvious to you if you know this cover.

- Kinda going back to the first point I made... A number of these chords are interchangeable. They only differ by a note or two, so see what sounds best to you at which point in the song. The chords I am speaking of: (6-8-6-8-x-x, 6-8-8-x-x-x, 6-6-6-x-x-x, 6-3-6-5-x-x)

- There are NO open strings played in this tab. I didn't feel like adding in mute tabs, sooo....if it's not fretted, mute it/don't play it.

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Jamie Cullum's "High and Dry" Cover
Tuning: Drop-D (e-B-G-D-A-D)


INTRO (also played after chorus)
e:--------------------------------------------------------    
B:-------------------------------------------------------      
G:-------------------------------------------------------      
D:---1-----5-----6-----------6-----5----1------------ 
A:---1-----6-----6-----------6-----6----1------------      
D:---1-----5-----6-----------6-----5----1------------  


INTRO TRANSITION
e:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:---1-------1---1-----1---1-------1-------1----------------1---1-------1---1------1------1
A:---1---1----------1-----------1-------1----------------1----------1-----------1------1-----
D:---1-------------------------------------------------1--------------------------------------------
* Let the "1" on the dropped D ring throughout the riff. 
** Riff is simply based off of Jamie's riff on the piano. It's by no means a mimic of what he plays, it's just something to keep tempo and add some flavor.

VERSE
e:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G:---(8)------(5)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:----8--------6-------1--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A:----8--------3-------1---- (Transition riff) -------------------------------------
D:---10--------6-------1--------------------------------------------------------------------------
* The "(8)" and "(5)" on the G string are just for fuller chord voicings. I like to leave them out in the first verse, then begin to mix them in as the song progresses.

CHORUS
e:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G:------8-----8------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:------8-----6------1-----1----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A:------8-----8------1-----1----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-----10-----6------1-----1---------------------------------------------------------------------------
* The "transition riff" can surely be used here too - Jamie plays his piano riff at this point in the song. However, if I'm too into the song/singing to bother to accurately play the riff (or something like it), I'll just live it out.

BRIDGE (Instrumental + "It's the best thing you have ever had")
e:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G:-----------8----------8-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D:------8----8------8---6-------1----------------------------1--------------------------------
A:------8----8------8---8-------1--- (Transition riff) ------1---(Transition riff)
D:-----10---10------6---6-------1----------------------------1------------------------------
* During the instrumental part of the bridge, have fun with it! Improvise a bit. Explore some alternate chord voicings that better mimic Jamie's piano solo over the rhythm.


OUTRO ("doh-doh-dooooh...")
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G:----------------------------(5)------(5)--(3)--------------------------------------------
D:----1----5---6------6---5----5--------5----3---6-------6---8---1----------------------
A:----1----6---6------6---6----3--------3----1---6-------6---6---1----------------------
D:----1----5---6------6---5----------------------6-------6---8---1----------------------

Don't know if you guys will enjoy this as much as I did...but hey, worth a shot! If anyone can come up with some better voicings, or finds something else that works better - pease share! Again, I stress...I don't claim this tab to be a perfect transcription...only an "earred" out version.

whip3512 · Post by **whip3512** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 7:37 am

Like you said, not perfect, but not bad. Thanks for posting this man. I'm terrible at doing it by ear right now. So, I'mma work on this and toy around with it.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 5:03 pm

thanks man uve always loved jamie cullum (for the 3 months or so hes been stateside)

edit: he is an ugly human being though... looks like a hobbit

Brock · Post by **Brock** » Wed Nov 03, 2004 5:58 pm

praisedave wrote:edit: he is an ugly human being though... looks like a hobbit

You seriously think so? He was absolutely adorable live and I was front row