The Ugly Underneath
(Partridge)
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Andy: “You must be prepared to take off the mask. You must see the ugly to be beautiful. The sugar sweet can become ugly too, like in marriage or politics. Hopefully we captured the psychotic nature of the song.”
Andy: “The late Gus Dudgeon told me as we were recording this song for Nonsuch, that he thought it contained the most ludicrous vocal harmony he'd ever heard in his life?? A nice mess of a tune on politics/marriage/life, the whole bloody lot. I remember doing the tremolo effect on this demo by rubbing the fader up and down in time. You had to make your own fun in those days.”
[Thanks to Gerhard Satke]
“The Ugly Underneath” vignette from Nonsvch |
XTC Music & Friends Convention video circa 1991. |
“The Ugly Underneath” live acoustic in the shed |
James Miller, 4 March 2004 |
Steven Young, 09/27/97 |
First there's the handshake
It's so warm that you could bake by it
Designed to take attention from their
Ugly Underneath
Then there's the wedding
The co-ordinated bedding
And the fairy tale shredding
Boy it's Ugly Underneath
After the pretty
There's a gluttony of pity
On a cake called nitty gritty
And it's Ugly Underneath
Did you ever try to prise away the mask
Go ahead, take a spoon and try
I can tell you it's a herculean task
Go ahead, it's okay to cry
What you're chewing on's the truth
And that's the hardest thing
To wash down with a glass of lemonade
The Ugly Underneath
The thing with politicians is
I wouldn't have suspicions
If I saw their worst positions
And their Ugly Underneath
But after all the voting
Suck away the sugar coating
Now they've had you and they're gloating
Boy it's Ugly Underneath
Did you ever try to take away the wheel
Go ahead, take a fork and try
See the unattractive things that make us real
Go ahead, it's okay to cry
What you've trodden in's the truth
And that's the hardest thing
To wash down with a glass of lemonade
© 1992 Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Date: Sat, 26 May 2018 12:36:22 -0400
From: Lee Neuman <leeneuman1 (at) gmail dot com>
Subject: Tab for The Ugly Underneath
Message-ID: <CALVDvzw+N6=z7viUHHu6xpw0A-gQUvU-Lt9a3+xstzU9PvTAbw (at) mail dot gmail dot com>
A few minor changes from what has been posted before.
The Ugly Underneath - Andy Partridge
Chords:
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E/B Bdim7 A(add11) Adim7 A E D D* A* F#7 Gaug
e 7 7 5 5 0 0 2 5 5 2 3
B 9 6 5 4 2 0 3 7 5 2 0
G 9 7 6 5 2 1 2 7 6 3 0
D 9 6 7 4 2 2 0 7 7 2 1
A 7 X 5 X 0 2 X 5 7 4 2
E 7 X 5 X X 0 X X 5 2 3
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Verse:
E/B / / / Bdim7 / / /
First there's the handshake it's so warm that you could bake by it
A(add11) / / / Adim7 / / /
Designed to take attention from their ugly under___________________________
E/B / / / Bdim7 / / /
neath______________________________
A(add11) / / / Adim7 / / /
E/B / / / Bdim7 / / /
Then there's the wedding the coordinated bedding and the
A(add11) / / / Adim7 / / /
fairy - tale shredding boy it's ugly under______________________
E/B / / / Bdim7 / / /
neath______________________________
A(add11) / / / Adim7 / / /
E/B / / / Bdim7 / / /
After the pretty theres a gluttony of pity
A(add11) / / / Adim7 / / /
on a cake called nitty gritty and its ugly under________________________
E/B / / / Bdim7 / / /
neath______________________________
A(add11) / / / Adim7 / / /
Chorus:
A E / / D / E /
Did you ever try to prise a - way the
A E / / D / E7 E6 E
mask go ahead take a spoon and try
A E / / D / E /
I can tell you its a hurcu - lean task
A E / / D / E /
Go a - head its okay to try
D* / / / A* / / /
What you're chewing on's the truth and thats the hardest thing
F#7 / / / Gaug / / /
To wash down with a glass of lemonade
E/B / / / Bdim7 / / /
A(add11) / / / Adim7
the ugly under_________________________
E/B / / / Bdim7 / / /
neath______________________________
A(add11) / / / Adim7 / / /
Verse:
The thing with politicians is I wouldn't have suspicions
if I saw their worst positions and their ugly underneath
But after all the voting suck away the sugar coating
Now they've had you and they're gloating boy its ugly underneath
Chorus:
Did you ever try to roll away the wheel
Go ahead take a fork and try
See the unnatractive things that make us real
Go ahead its okay to cry
What you've trodden in's the truth and thats the hardest thing
to wash down with a glass of lemonade
Outro:
A E / / D / E /
A E / / D / E7 E6 EDate: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 10:31:37 +0200 From: Florian Decros <flodecros (at) gmail dot com> Subject: Bass tabs of "Nonsuch" Message-ID: <CAPtZtiNCnBEY3t2uv4mX+_0AGZQiYBqXqP8Wj==KH8CA=YhwFw (at) mail dot gmail dot com>
Great !
Now, after "Skylarking", here's the 17 songs of "Nonsuch" (well 16,
because there's no bass in "Rook") tabbed !
It was harder, because it was longer, and also because sometimes the
bass was mixed pretty low, so maybe tabs like "Humble Daisy" or
"Wrapped In Grey" are inaccurate.
Cheers
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 1997 19:06:38 +0000
From: Tim Harris <wordsrus (at) wordsrus dot demon dot co dot uk>
Subject: Chords for The Ugly Underneath
Message-ID: <MG274AA+Kfb0EwAM (at) wordsrus dot demon dot co dot uk>
The Ugly Underneath
E (799977)
First there's the handshake
Bdim (7676xx)
Its so warm that you could bake by it
A (556755)
Designed to take attention from their
Adim(5454xx) E Bdim A Adim
Ugly Underneath
E
Then theres the wedding
Bdim
The coordinated bedding
A
And the fairytale shredding
Adim E Bdim A Adim
Boy its ugly underneath
E
After the pretty
Bdim
Theres a gluttony of pity
A
On a cake called nitty gritty
Adim E Bdim
And its ugly underneath
A E D E A
Did you ever try to prise away the mask
E D E (E7/E6/E)
Go ahead take a spoon and try
A E D E A
I can tell you its a hurculean task
E D E
Go ahead its Ok to try
D A
What youre chewing on's the truth and thats the hardest thing
F#7 (Gaug)
To wash down with a glass of lemonade
E Bdim A Adim E Bdim A Adim
The Ugly Underneath
The thing with politicians is I wouldnt have suspicions
if I saw their worst positions
And their ugly underneath
But after all the voting Suck away the sugar coating
Now theyve had you and theyre gloating
Boy its ugly underneath
Did you ever try to roll away the wheel
Go ahead take a fork and try
See the unnatractive things that make us real
Go ahead its OK to cry
What youve trodden in's the truth and thats the hardest thing
(Gaug)
To wash down with a glass of lemonade
E (hold)
||A E D E A E D E (E7/E6/E)||
(keyboard phrase repeats to end)
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