Counting Backwards
Written by : Kristin Hersh
Transcribed by : David Sokol ([email protected])
E 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
B 12\ 8\ 3 0 | 5 4-HO-5 | 5 4-HO-5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 / |
part I II II III
E 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 |
B 12\ 8\ 3 0 | 5 4-HO-5 | 5 4-HO-5 | 5 4-HO-5 | 5 4-HO-5 | 5 |
I II II II II II a
We'll define 2 more part numbers:
E | 0 | | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
B | 4-HO-5 | | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
IV V
1st Verse: Chords E | F# | G | A |
I think that the rhythm chords are played like this:
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x x 0 0 |
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x x 0 0 |
G 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 6 x x 6 4 |
D 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 7 x x 7 5 |
A 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 7 x x 7 5 |
E 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 x x 5 3 |
E F# G A G
2nd Guitar: after 2nd "....don't remember"
| IV | II (x4) | V |
| II (x6) | V | II (X6) | V |
| II (x8) | II a |
Chorus: E | F# | G | B |
2nd Guitar: | I | II a (with 1/4 step bend up and back on B string 5th fret) |
2nd Verse: E | F# | G | A |
2nd Guitar: | II(x6) | V | II(x6) | V |
| II(x8) | II a |
Chorus: E | F# | G | B |
2nd Guitar(at end of chorus) | I | II | II | III |
| I | II a (with 1/4 step bend as above) |
Outro:
Guitar 1: | II (x6) | V | (These 2 patterns are played 6 times)
Guitar 2: Here are the 2 fills heard during the above pattern:
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | | 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
B 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 | | 12 / 15 |15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15(bend)|
Solo:
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
B 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 | 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 | 14 14 14 14 |
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 0
B 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 | 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 | 13 13 13 13 | 12
( gradually slow down)
HO = hammer on ; / = slide up to next note ; \ = slide down to next note
GOLDEN THING
B 5 x 5 x 5 x x 5 5 x | 8 x 8 x 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
G 6 x 6 x 6 x x 6 6 x | 7 x 7 x 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
D 7 x 7 x 7 x x 7 7 x | 0 x 0 x 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
x = the string is hit with the pick w/o any fretting (muted)
B 5 x 5 x 5 x x 5 5 4 | 3 x 3 x 3 x x 3 3 4 |
G 6 x 6 x 6 x x 6 6 5 | 4 x 4 x 4 x x 4 4 5 |
D 7 x 7 x 7 x x 7 7 6 | 5 x 5 x 5 x x 5 5 6 |
The above pattern is the basic rhythm guitar pattern
Guitar 2 Fills:
Fill 1:
B 8 7 8 8 \ 5 (bend up 1/4) |
G 7 \ 4 |
Fill 2:
B 3 4 4 5 (A.H) 7 7 8 8 9 10 |
A.H. = artificial harmonic played at 6th fret B string
Guitar Solo:
B 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 1 / 13 13 13 13 12-HO-13 |
G 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 |
The above 2 patterns are played twice, then
B 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 |
G 0 0 0 0 0 |
D 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 |
D 10 10 10 10 10 \ 7 7 7 7 7 \ 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
A 2 / |
D 10 10 \ 7 7 \ 4 4 4 10 10 \ 7 7 \ 4 4 4 \ |
A 2 / 2 \ |
B 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 x 3 x 3 x x 3 3 4 |
G 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 x 4 x 4 x x 4 4 5 |
D 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 x 5 x 5 x x 5 5 6 |
Fill 2:
B 8 7 8 8 \ 5 5 \ 3 |
G 7 \ 4 |
D 7 \ 5 5 / 7 / 9 x x |
B 5 \ 3 / 5 |
G |
D 9 10 9 7 (7) \ (5) / (7) |
() = fretted, but not picked
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