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"Foggy Notion"
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album _VU_
(The Velvet Underground, 1985)
written by
Sterling Morrison/Maureen Tucker/
Douglas Yule/Hy Weiss
May 06, 1969
Record Plant Studios, NY
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He's over by the corner
got her hands by her side, ah
Then hit her harder-harder-harder, ooohhh
till they thought she might die
Well I got a foggy notion, do it again
oh, over by the corner, do it again
I got my calamine lotion, baby, do it again
well I got a foggy notion, do it again
I'll do something that I never did before
I'll first track down to a flower store
I bought her a bundle, a beautiful batch
don't you know something, she sent it right back, alright
Sally Mae, Sally Mae
Sally Mae, Sally Mae, ooohhh
Sally Mae, Sally Mae
Sally Mae, Sally Mae, alright
He's over by the corner
got her hands by her sides
Then hit her harder-harder-harder
till they thought she might die
Well I got a foggy notion, do it again
over in the corner, do it again
I got my calamine lotion, do it again
baby, I got a foggy notion, do it again, ooohhh
Make me do something that I never did before
I rushed right down to a flower store
I bought her a bundle, a beautiful batch
now baby, don't you know something
she sent it right back, ooohhh
Oh, Sally Mae, Sally Mae
Sally Mae, Sally Mae, ooohhh
No, Sally Mae, Sally Mae
Sally Mae, ooohhh, Sally Mae
He's over by the corner
hey, got her hands by her sides
Then hit her harder-harder-harder, ooohhh baby
till they thought she might die
Oh, I got a foggy notion, do it again
over in the corner, do it again
I got my calamine lotion, baby, do it again
well I got a foggy notion, do it again, alright
* all the strings downtuned a whole-tone
note: this tune has different pitch (NOT "A=440Hz".)
1d ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from e to d)
2A ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from B to A)
3F ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from G to F)
4C ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from D to C)
5G ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from A to G)
6D ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from E to D)
intro {B}{E/B}{B}{E/B}
{B}{E/B}{B}{E/B}
{B7}{E/B}{B7}{E/B}
{B}{E/B}{B}{E/B} (He's over by the corner ...)
{B}{E/B}{B}{E/B} (- harder-harder-harder, ooohhh ...)
{B}{E/B}{B}{E/B} (- I got a foggy notion ...)
{B}{E/B}{B}{E/B} (- calamine lotion, baby ...)
guitar {B}{E/B}{B}{E/B}
{B}{E/B}{B}{E/B}
{B7}{E/B}{B7}{E/B}
{B7}{E/B}{B7}{E/B}
{B}{E/B}{B}{E/B}
{B}{E/B}{B7}{E/B}
{B}{E/B}{B}{E/B}
{B}{E/B}{B}{B}
{B}{B}
{B}{B}{B}{B} (I'll do something that I never ...)
{E}{E}{B}{B} (I bought her a bundle ...)
{A}{E}{B}{B} (Sally -)
{B}{B}{B}{B} (- Mae, Sally Mae ...)
{E}{E}{B}{B} (- Mae, Sally Mae ...)
{A}{E}{B}{B}
guitar {B7}{B7}{B7}{B7}
{E7}{E7}{B7}{B7}
{A}{E}{B7}{B7}
{B7}{B7}{B7}{B7}
{E7}{E7}{B7}{B7}
{A}{E}{B7}{B7}
....
* riff: left channel (all the strings downtuned a whole-tone)
{B} {E / B}
*1d ------------------------------------------
*2A --10-x-9-x-7v----------7v---9-7v----------
*3F --11-x-9-x-7v----------7v---9-7v----------
*4C --------------9-----------9--------9-7-9--
*5G ------------------------------------------
*6D ------------------------------------------
{B} {E / B}
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-------10--------7v---------7v----9-7v----------
--9/11-----9p7---7v---------7v----9-7v---------- ...
---------------9----9-7-9-------9--------9-7-9--
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*** please note ***
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
v - vibrato
^ - harmonics
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* chords and tabs for standard-tuning
intro {A}{D/A}{A}{D/A}
{A}{D/A}{A}{D/A}
{A7}{D/A}{A7}{D/A}
{A}{D/A}{A}{D/A} (He's over by the corner ...)
{A}{D/A}{A}{D/A} (- harder-harder-harder, ooohhh ...)
{A}{D/A}{A}{D/A} (- I got a foggy notion ...)
{A}{D/A}{A}{D/A} (- calamine lotion, baby ...)
guitar {A}{D/A}{A}{D/A}
{A}{D/A}{A}{D/A}
{A7}{D/A}{A7}{D/A}
{A7}{D/A}{A7}{D/A}
{A}{D/A}{A}{D/A}
{A}{D/A}{A7}{D/A}
{A}{D/A}{A}{D/A}
{A}{D/A}{A}{A}
{A}{A}
{A}{A}{A}{A} (I'll do something that I never ...)
{D}{D}{A}{A} (I bought her a bundle ...)
{G}{D}{A}{A} (Sally -)
{A}{A}{A}{A} (- Mae, Sally Mae ...)
{D}{D}{A}{A} (- Mae, Sally Mae ...)
{G}{D}{A}{A}
guitar {A7}{A7}{A7}{A7}
{D7}{D7}{A7}{A7}
{G}{D}{A7}{A7}
{A7}{A7}{A7}{A7}
{D7}{D7}{A7}{A7}
{G}{D}{A7}{A7}
....
* riff: left channel (standard-tuning)
{A} {D / A}
1e -----------------------------------------
2B --8-x-7-x-5v----------5v---7-5v----------
3G --9-x-7-x-5v----------5v---7-5v----------
4D -------------7-----------7--------7-5-7--
5A -----------------------------------------
6E -----------------------------------------
{A} {D / A}
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------8--------5v---------5v----7-5v----------
--7/9----7p5---5v---------5v----7-5v---------- ...
-------------7----7-5-7-------7--------7-5-7--
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*** please note ***
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
v - vibrato
^ - harmonics
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"Foggy Notion"
(The Family Dog, San Francisco, 11-8-69)
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box set _Bootleg Series Volume 1: The Quine Tapes_
(The Velvet Underground, 2001) disc 1
Nov 08, 1969
The Family Dog, San Francisco, California
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Yeah, she's over by the corner
got her hands by her side
Then hit it harder-harder-harder
till they thought she might die
Woh, I got a foggy notion, do it again
over in the corner, do it again
I got my calamine lotion, baby, do it again
well I got a foggy notion, do it again
Hey baby, bang-bang
oh baby, no-no
She made me do something that I never did before
I'll first track out to a flower store
I bought her a bundle, a beautiful batch
don't you know something, she sent it right back
Sally Mae, Sally Mae
Sally Mae, oh darling, Sally Mae, alright
Sally Mae, yeah-yeah, Sally Mae, all right
Sally Mae, Sally Mae, oh
Oh she's over by the corner
got her hands by her sides
Then hit it harder-harder-harder
.......... thought she might die
Well I got a foggy notion, do it again
over in the corner, do it again
I got my calamine lotion, do it again
oh, I got a foggy notion, do it again
Oh do it, oh do it
oh do it, oh do it
Now baby do it, oh baby do it
oh do it, oh do it
Nah-na-na-na now baby, oh do it
oh nah-na-na baby, oh do it
Oh nah-na-na baby, oh do it
All right, all right
nah-na-na now, oh baby
Oh do it, oh do it
oh do it, oh do it
Oh baby-baby-baby-baby, do it
oh baby-baby-baby-baby, do it
Do it, do it
* all the strings downtuned a whole-tone
1d ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from e to d)
2A ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from B to A)
3F ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from G to F)
4C ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from D to C)
5G ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from A to G)
6D ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from E to D)
intro {x} count
{B}{E/B}{B}{E/B}
{B}{E/B}{B}{E/B}
{B}{E/B}{B}{E/B}
{B}{E/B}{B}{E/B} (Yeah, she's -)
{B}{E/B}{B}{E/B} (- over by the corner ...)
{B}{E/B}{B}{E/B} (- harder-harder-harder ...)
{B}{E/B}{B}{E/B} (- got a foggy notion, do it again ...)
{B}{E/B}{B}{E/B} (- calamine lotion, baby, do it ...)
guitar {B}{B}{B}{B} (Hey baby -)
{B}{B}{B}{B} (- bang-bang, oh baby, no-no)
{B}{B}{B}{B}
{B}{B}{B}{B}
{B}{B}{B}{B}
{B}{B}{B}{B}
{B}{B}{B}{B}
{B}{B}{B}{B}
{B}{B}{B}{B}
{B}{B}{B}{B}
{B/ (She made me -)
{B}{B}{B}{B} (- do something that I never did ...)
{E}{E}{B}{B} (I bought her a bundle ...)
{A}{E}{B}{B} (Sally -)
{B}{B}{B}{B} (- Mae, Sally Mae ...)
{E}{E}{B}{B} (- Mae, Sally Mae ...)
{A}{E}{B}{B}
guitar {B}{B}{B}{B}
{E}{E}{B}{B}
{A}{E}{B}{B}
guitar {B}{B}{B}{B}
{E}{E}{B}{B}
{A}{E}{B}{B}
guitar {B}{B}{B}{B}
{E}{E}{B}{B}
{A}{E}{B}{B} (Oh she's -)
{B}{E/B}{B}{E/B} (- over by the corner ...)
{B}{E/B}{B}{E/B} (- harder-harder-harder ...)
{B}{E/B}{B}{E/B} (- got a foggy notion, do it again ...)
{B}{E/B}{B}{E/B} (- calamine lotion, do it again ...)
{B}{E/B}{B}{E/B} (- do it, oh do it ...)
{B}{B}{B}{B} (- do it, oh baby do it ...)
{B}{B}{B}{B} (-na-na-na now baby, oh do it ...)
{B}{B} (- nah-na-na baby, oh do it, all -)
{B}{B}{B}{B} (- right, all right ...)
{B}{B}{B}{B} (- do it, oh do it ...)
{B}{B}{B}{B} (- baby-baby-baby-baby, do it ...)
{B}{B}{B. (Do it, do it)
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"Sister Ray" /
"Foggy Notion"
(Washington University, St. Louis, 5-11-69)
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box set _Bootleg Series Volume 1: The Quine Tapes_
(The Velvet Underground, 2001) disc 3
May 11, 1969
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
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* for "Sister Ray" lyrics and chords, see "sister_ray.html"
She made me do something that I never did before
I rushed right out to a flower store
I bought her a bundle, a beautiful batch
don't you know something, she sent it right back
Sally Mae, Sally Mae
Sally Mae, oh darling, Sally Mae, yeah
Sally Mae, Sally Mae
Sally Mae, oh no, Sally Mae, alright
Well she's over by the corner
got her hands by her side
Then hit it harder-harder-harder
ooohhh, till they thought she might die
Well I got a foggy notion, do it again
over in the corner, do it again
I got my calamine lotion, do it again
well I got a foggy notion, do it again
* all the strings downtuned a whole-tone
1d ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from e to d)
2A ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from B to A)
3F ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from G to F)
4C ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from D to C)
5G ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from A to G)
6D ----- * downtuned a whole-tone (from E to D)
["Sister Ray" part 1 ending: medley]
....
{A}{A}{A}{A}
{A}{A}{A}{A} (She made me -)
{A}{A}{A}{A} (- do something that I never did before ...)
{D}{D}{A}{A} (- bought her a bundle, a beautiful batch ...)
{G}{D}{A}{A} (Sally -)
{A}{A}{A}{A} (- Mae, Sally Mae ...)
{D}{D}{A}{A} (- Mae, Sally Mae ...)
{G}{D}{A}{A}
guitar {A7}{A7}{A7}{A7}
{D7}{D7}{A7}{A7}
{G}{D}{A7}{A7}
solo {A7}{A7}{A7}{A7}
{D7}{D7}{A7}{A7}
{G}{D}{A7}{A7}
{A7}{A7}{A7}{A7}
{D7}{D7}{A7}{A7}
{G}{D}{A7}{A7}
{A}{A}{A}{A}
{A}
{A}{D/A}{A}{D/A}
{A}{D/A}{A}{D/A} (Well she's -)
{A}{D/A}{A}{D/A} (- over by the corner ...)
{A}{D/A}{A}{D/A} (- harder-harder-harder ...)
{A}{D/A}{A}{D/A} (- got a foggy notion, do it again ...)
{A}{D/A}{A}{D/A} (- calamine lotion, do it again ...)
{A}{D/A}{A}{D/A}
{A}{A}{A}{A}
{A}{A}{A}{A}
{A}{A}{A}{A}
{A}{A}{A}{A}
....
["Sister Ray" part 2 intro: medley]
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thanks: Jon Hinchliffe (jonw@praying-mantis.prestel.co.uk)
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We are discussing Foggy Notion on the list this week.
And the General opinion seems to be that
"Selling Me" is actually "Sally Mae".
I am not sure why they are spelling Mae and Not "May" though.
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thanks: Peter (m3043837@hardy.ocs.mq.edu.au)
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The line is "I bought her a bundle, a beautiful batch"
And yes it is Sally Mae
(this is just how the name is generally spelt in the US)
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transcribed by Shiroh KOUCHI (wildside@mx21.tiki.ne.jp)
http://ww21.tiki.ne.jp/~wildside/
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