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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Through With People - Portastatic
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Tabbed by:Jeff
*note it sounds like some of the E and B chords have extensions (like 6ths, 7ths,
9ths) but I can't quite place them
intro: E B F#m
E B F#m E B F#m E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-127/12--7----------------------7/12--7-----------------------7/12-------|
G|-------------9-8--6-----6-8--9------------9-8--6-6h8p6---------------------|
D|---------------------9---------------------------------9--6----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------7--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B F#m E B F#m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-------------------------7/12---7----------------------------------------|
G|----9-8--6-6h8p6--6h8p6----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------9--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#m E B
I guess I'm through with people
F#m E
I can just take less and less
B B/A
Point your fingers, make a steeple
B/G# B/F# E
I'll be your hymnal in your church of loneliness
B F#m E
The transition was so easy, no announcements or askin'
B B/A B/G#
My silence was golden, my silence was free
B/F# B
And all this talking is taxing me
E B
So let the sun set on this paper shade
E B
Let me get some sleep in this bed that I made
D#m E C#m
It this far, well I made it this far
E D#m
And I'll give all the lousy credit to anyone who wants it
D C#m
If they'd just let me lower the bar
E D#m F#m
lower the bar
E D#m F#m
E D#m F#m
E B
I guess I'm through with people
F#m E
I say let's call it a wash
B B/A B/G#
Clean like a pickup on Friday
B/F#
Stubborn like a pile of rocks
E B F#m
I don't have to care I couldn't like you less
E
And I don't have to care about that thin cotton dress
B B/A B/G#
I could put my drink down and walk away
F#m
It's a simple solution to a complicated maze
E
I just remembered that I'm through with people today
e|---------------------------|
B|--5------7--------5--------|
G|-----6h8---8-64-----------|
D|---------------------6-----|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
E B
So let the sun set on this paper shade
E B
Let me get some sleep in this bed that I made
D#m E C#m
It this far, well I made it this far
E D#m
And I'll give all the lousy credit to anyone who wants it
D C#m
If they'd just let me lower the bar
E D#m F#m
lower the bar
E D#m F#m
E D#m F#m
I'm through with people
repeat intro riff
Through With People - Portastatic
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Tabbed by:Jeff
*note it sounds like some of the E and B chords have extensions (like 6ths, 7ths,
9ths) but I can't quite place them
intro: E B F#m
E B F#m E B F#m E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-127/12--7----------------------7/12--7-----------------------7/12-------|
G|-------------9-8--6-----6-8--9------------9-8--6-6h8p6---------------------|
D|---------------------9---------------------------------9--6----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------7--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B F#m E B F#m
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-------------------------7/12---7----------------------------------------|
G|----9-8--6-6h8p6--6h8p6----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------9--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#m E B
I guess I'm through with people
F#m E
I can just take less and less
B B/A
Point your fingers, make a steeple
B/G# B/F# E
I'll be your hymnal in your church of loneliness
B F#m E
The transition was so easy, no announcements or askin'
B B/A B/G#
My silence was golden, my silence was free
B/F# B
And all this talking is taxing me
E B
So let the sun set on this paper shade
E B
Let me get some sleep in this bed that I made
D#m E C#m
It this far, well I made it this far
E D#m
And I'll give all the lousy credit to anyone who wants it
D C#m
If they'd just let me lower the bar
E D#m F#m
lower the bar
E D#m F#m
E D#m F#m
E B
I guess I'm through with people
F#m E
I say let's call it a wash
B B/A B/G#
Clean like a pickup on Friday
B/F#
Stubborn like a pile of rocks
E B F#m
I don't have to care I couldn't like you less
E
And I don't have to care about that thin cotton dress
B B/A B/G#
I could put my drink down and walk away
F#m
It's a simple solution to a complicated maze
E
I just remembered that I'm through with people today
e|---------------------------|
B|--5------7--------5--------|
G|-----6h8---8-64-----------|
D|---------------------6-----|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
E B
So let the sun set on this paper shade
E B
Let me get some sleep in this bed that I made
D#m E C#m
It this far, well I made it this far
E D#m
And I'll give all the lousy credit to anyone who wants it
D C#m
If they'd just let me lower the bar
E D#m F#m
lower the bar
E D#m F#m
E D#m F#m
I'm through with people
repeat intro riff
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