This song has already been posted by someone else but it’s
totally wrong, so I thought I’d put my own version on. I’m
glad to see that there are some other Sloan fans out there
in cyberspace. They were a great band while they lasted. Tell
me if you have any comments, corrections, or suggestions. Thanks.

Tuned down about a half step Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb (It doesn’t
seem like it’s quite on the exact pitch, so you might have
to fool around with you’re tuning pegs a bit to match it.)

During A, B, C# part of Fig.1 part the second guitar sometimes
picks the notes of the chords rather than strumming them.

Fig.1
[B/F#]

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-----0----------------------------------------------------------------
-----x------------4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-x-4--4-4-4-6-x------------------
-2-x-2--2-2-2-6-x-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-x-4--4-4-4-6-x-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
-2-x-2--2-2-2-6-x-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-x-2--2-2-2-4-x-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
-0-x-0--0-0-0-4-x-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2- 

Verse (Fig.1)
I wrote for you a sugar [B/F#]tune

To help you through what you gotta do
When you’re on the ground and keep fallin’ [B/F#]down

Remember how I made this sound

Fig.2

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-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- 

Bridge (Fig.2)

Sound sou – nd

Sound sou – nd

Verse (Fig.1)

When you’re on your own feeling all alone
Remember that you’ve always got a home
I’m outside tryin’ hard to hide
The fact I’m scared to be by your side

Fig.3
[C#/Ab]

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-6-6-x-----------------------
-6-6-x-4-4-x-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
-4-4-x-4-4-x-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
-4-4---2-2-x-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- 

Chorus (Fig.3)

I know when everybody’s got one

You want one, too

I know when everybody’s got one

You want one, too

Fig.5 (interlude)

Guitar 1 plays something along these lines…

oooohhhhhh ooooohhhhh ooooohhhh ooooohhhhhh
[Eb/Bb] [C#/Ab]

----6-6-4-------6-6-4-------4-4-4-------4-4-2----
-4--4-4-----4-4-4-4------2--2-2-----2-2-2-2---2--
-------------------------------------------------
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while guitar two plays the rythym part.
[Eb/Bb] [C#/Ab]

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------------8-8-8-8-8-8-------------6-6-6-6-6-6--
-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8--4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6--
-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--
-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6--2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-- 

Chorus (Fig.3)

I know when everybody’s got one
You want one, too
I know when everybody’s got one
You want one, too

Fig.4 (palm mute throughout)

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------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-
-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4---------------------------------

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---------------------------------
---------------------------------
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-4-4-4---------------------------
-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- 

Verse (Fig.4)

I wrote for you a sugar tune
To help you through what you gotta do
When you’re one the ground and keep falling down
remember how I made this sound

Bridge (Fig.2)

Sound sou – nd
Sound sou – nd

Keep playing Fig.2 until the end if the song.

…..sugartune….by sloan

if you don’t know sloan, they are (were) a cool Canadian band
that just recently broke up. ):

here’s the song sugartune from their first album “smeared” (go buy
it) It’s pretty easy, mostly power chords, I don’t have some
parts, so if you like sloan help me out.

For people who have never heard this song before I put in the beat
values, for the intro atleast.

Play with distortion, I think there’s another guitar playing some-
thing but I have no idea what.

(chords used)

e--X----X----X----
B--X----X----X----
G--7----5----3----
D--7----5----3----
A--5----3----1----
E--X----X----X----

(Intro)

4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

or something along those lines….

(Verses)

I wrote for you,
A sugar tune,
Help you through what you gotta do.

the same chord progression is played for these lyrics…

When you’re one the ground,
And keep falling down,
remember how I made this sound.

(Chorus)

I know when
everybody’s got one,
You want one too.

…that’s all I have so far, it’s the basic song. There’s a couple
fills missing, but there not that hard to figure out…

my first tab, hope you enjoy it…..

Ian (ag549@torfree.net)