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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