Biography:
Though Mac McCaughan has plenty to keep him busy -- playing in Superchunk, managing the successful Merge Records -- he also spends time recording under the moniker of Portastatic. In 1993, Tom Scharpling of 18 Wheeler Records asked to release some of McCaughan's lo-fi, four-track Portastudio recordings; his request was met by the singles "Sandals with White Socks" and "Starter".
Since then the side-project has recorded (using a variety of lineups) six full length albums, several singles, and two movie soundtracks.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
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Little Fern - Portastatic
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Tabbed by: Jeff
intro:
G G6 Am7 C G Am G (2nd time:)G G6 Am7 C G Am FMaj7 G
e|---------------------------3--0----------------------------------------------|
B|----3-3-3p1------1--1---1--0--1----------------------------------------------|
G|-0--0-0-0--------0--0---0--0--2----------------------------------------------|
D|----0-0-0---0h2--2--2---2--0--2----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------0--0---3--2--0----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------3--0----------------------------------------------|
G G6 Am7 C G
If this is really the first day of spring
Am G
what are you doing my little goose?
G G6 Am7 C G
You honk and you cry but you never really sing
Am Fmaj7
I think it's time you took to the sky
G
You gotta move
e|------------------------------7-7/10--10-7-7--------------------------------|
B|------------8-------7/8-8/10-------------------10---8---------------------|
G|--7--7-7/9-----97-------------------------------------9--7-----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------10-/9--7-7p5-7p5|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G G6 Am7 C G
If the heat of summer's here again
Am G
why are you still here my flowering friend?
G G6 Am7 C G
Your beauty was cool back in May
Am Fmaj7 G
but you are wilting on this June day. On this June day.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------5--5--/8--|
G|-7-7-7-7-75-5-5-4h5p4--------------4--------------------------7--7-----|
D|-----------------------7---7--7p5h7---75-----/7--6h7-6h7-7/9-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------7----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G G6 Am7 C G
If fall is dusty and it's dry
Am G
keep your head buried my little fern
G G6 Am7 C G
well the sparks they shower almost every night
Am Fmaj7
in nervous skies
G
I'm fearing a big burn
(solo)
G G6 Am7 C G
If winter has us buried under ice
Am G
where will you go my dragonfly?
G G6 Am7 C G
Well I see you through the surface of the pond
Am Fmaj7
will you hover there, wait for me
G
until the ice is gone?
(solo)
Bm Am C G Am
will you still need me in every season
G
honey, that's all gone
Bm Am C G Am
you used to need me, now you need a reason
Fmaj7 G C G
I haven't got one. I haven't got one
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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Little Fern - Portastatic
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: Jeff
intro:
G G6 Am7 C G Am G (2nd time:)G G6 Am7 C G Am FMaj7 G
e|---------------------------3--0----------------------------------------------|
B|----3-3-3p1------1--1---1--0--1----------------------------------------------|
G|-0--0-0-0--------0--0---0--0--2----------------------------------------------|
D|----0-0-0---0h2--2--2---2--0--2----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------0--0---3--2--0----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------3--0----------------------------------------------|
G G6 Am7 C G
If this is really the first day of spring
Am G
what are you doing my little goose?
G G6 Am7 C G
You honk and you cry but you never really sing
Am Fmaj7
I think it's time you took to the sky
G
You gotta move
e|------------------------------7-7/10--10-7-7--------------------------------|
B|------------8-------7/8-8/10-------------------10---8---------------------|
G|--7--7-7/9-----97-------------------------------------9--7-----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------10-/9--7-7p5-7p5|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G G6 Am7 C G
If the heat of summer's here again
Am G
why are you still here my flowering friend?
G G6 Am7 C G
Your beauty was cool back in May
Am Fmaj7 G
but you are wilting on this June day. On this June day.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------5--5--/8--|
G|-7-7-7-7-75-5-5-4h5p4--------------4--------------------------7--7-----|
D|-----------------------7---7--7p5h7---75-----/7--6h7-6h7-7/9-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------7----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G G6 Am7 C G
If fall is dusty and it's dry
Am G
keep your head buried my little fern
G G6 Am7 C G
well the sparks they shower almost every night
Am Fmaj7
in nervous skies
G
I'm fearing a big burn
(solo)
G G6 Am7 C G
If winter has us buried under ice
Am G
where will you go my dragonfly?
G G6 Am7 C G
Well I see you through the surface of the pond
Am Fmaj7
will you hover there, wait for me
G
until the ice is gone?
(solo)
Bm Am C G Am
will you still need me in every season
G
honey, that's all gone
Bm Am C G Am
you used to need me, now you need a reason
Fmaj7 G C G
I haven't got one. I haven't got one
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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