From dgaudet@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca Sat Jan 8 18:26:32 EST 1994 Article: 2021 of rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic Xref: undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic:2021 rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature:11554 Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic,rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature Path: undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca!dgaudet From: dgaudet@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca (Dean Gaudet) Subject: TAB: "Skinflint" by Leo Kottke Message-ID: Sender: news@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca (news spool owner) Organization: University of Waterloo Date: Sat, 8 Jan 1994 22:50:28 GMT In a flash of inspiration I figured out the tuning, and the rest of the song more or less fell into place. Enjoy. Linefeeds inserted so that it hopefully prints nicely on 66 lines per page. Dean Skinflint, by Leo Kottke, on _Regards from Chunk Pink_ Transcribed by Dean Gaudet Requirements: steel 6 string, slide (I use a full metal slide -- you could get away with a shorter slide) Leo is backed by a drum set on this recording. In order to get the correct feel you'll have to play with a percussive attack. Don't let notes ring much. The big hurdle to figuring out this song was the tuning. It's open C. Use a slide on your pinky, you'll need the other three fingers for fretting notes. This song was hard to notate. This is what I'm using: + above tab means use the slide for this part b is a bend, either up or down depending on context () a note which is fretted, but not played (as guides for a bend) r mute out notes which are ringing on this string using the ring finger of your left hand -- just flap it across the strings x play this string muted -- no particular fret -- for percussion / slide up the neck \ slide down the neck h hammer on p pull off Order of parts: A ABCDE ABDCE AF Part A: +- fret 3rd fret and bend to 4th before this note, then release bend V ++++ E-|--0--------0--------------|--0--------0--------------| C-|-(3)b4-b3-----0-----------|-----4-\3-----0-----------| G-|-----------------2-p0-----|-----4-\3--------2-p0-----| C-|-----------------------4--|--------------------------| G-|--------------------------|--------------------------| C-|--------------------------|--------------------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . +++++ E-|--------------------------|--------------------------| C-|--------------------------|--0----------/4-\3--0-----| G-|--------------------0-h2--|-------------/4-\3-----0--| C-|--0--r--------3-/4--------|--------0--r--------------| G-|--------------------------|--------------------------| C-|--0--r--x-----------------|-----0--r--0--------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . +++++ E-|--------------------------|--------------------------| C-|--------------------------|--0-----------------------| G-|--------------------0-h2--|--------------------------| C-|--0--r--------3-/4--------|--------0--r--3-\2--0-----| G-|--------------------------|--------------------------| C-|--0--r--x-----------------|-----0--r--0-----------0--| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . Just barre all 6 strings, and don't worry about hitting just the low 3 -- this is repeated so often that Kottke varies it by hitting more than just the 3 low strings now and then. I pick these sections using my middle and ring fingers as a pair, downstroke on the beat, upstroke on the offbeat. Let the strings buzz a bit too. E-||---------------------------|--------------------------| C-||---------------------------|--------------------------| G-||*--------------------------|--------------------------| C-||*--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| G-||---5--5--7--7--8--8--7--7--|--7--7--9--9-10-10--9--9--| C-||---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ E-|--11/12-12----12----12----|--12----12----12-12-12\----|| C-|--11/12-12----12----12----|--12----12----12-12-12\----|| G-|--11/12-12----12----12----|--12----12----12-12-12\---*|| C-|--11/12-12----12----12----|--12----12----12-12-12\---*|| G-|--------------------------|---------------------------|| C-|--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0------------|| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . Part B: E-|-/15----15----15----15----|--15----15----15-15-15----| C-|-/15----15----15----15----|--15----15----15-15-15----| G-|-/15----15----15----15----|--15----15----15-15-15----| C-|-/15----15----15----15----|--15----15----15-15-15----| G-|--------------------------|--------------------------| C-|--------------------------|--------------------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . Part C: Repeat 4x E-||---5-----------------------|---------------------------|| C-||---------------------------|--2-----0------------------|| G-||*-----------------0-h2--0--|-----------1-/2--0--------*|| C-||*--------0--3-h4-----0-----|--------0-----------0-----*|| G-||---------------0-----------|--------------0------------|| C-||---0-----------------------|--0------------------------|| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . Part D: ("drag" these slides out) +++++++++++++++++++ Repeat 3x E-||---------------------------|---------------------------||----------------| C-||---2---/-3-----2---/-3-----|---------------------------||----------------| G-||*--2---/-3-----2---/-3-----|--------------------------*||----------------| C-||*--2---/-3-----2---/-3-----|-----3-----2--------------*||--0--r----------| G-||---------------------------|--0-----0-----0--2--0------||--0--r----------| C-||---------------------------|-----------------------4---||--0--r----------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 3 4 Part E: E-|--------------------------| C-|--------------------------| G-|--------------------------| C-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| G-|--3--3--5--5--6--6--5--5--| C-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . E-|--------------------------|--------------------------| C-|--------------------------|--------------------------| G-|--------------------------|--------------------------| C-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| G-|--0--0--2--2--3--3--2--2--|--3--3--5--5--6--6--5--5--| C-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . E-|--------------------------|--------------------------| C-|--------------------------|--------------------------| G-|--------------------------|--------------------------| C-|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| G-|--4--4--3--3--2--2--1--1--|--3--3--5--5--6--6--5--5--| C-|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . E-|--------------------------|--------------------------| C-|--------------------------|--------------------------| G-|--------------------------|--------------------------| C-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| G-|--0--0--2--2--3--3--2--2--|--5--5--7--7--8--8--7--7--| C-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . E-|--------------------------|--------------------------| C-|--------------------------|--------------------------| G-|--------------------------|--------------------------| C-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| G-|--7--7--9--9-10-10-11-11--|--12-12-11-11-10-10-9--9--| C-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . Part F: Repeat 3x E-||---------------------------|---------------------------|| C-||---------------------------|---------------------------|| G-||*--------------------------|--------------------------*|| C-||*--3-h4--3-h4--3-h4--3-h4--|--3-h4--3-h4--4-p0-----0--*|| G-||---0-----0-----0-----0-----|--0-----0-----------2------|| C-||---0-----0-----0-----0-----|--0-----0------------------|| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . +++ E-|--0--------0--------------|-/12----------------------| C-|-(3)b4-b3-----0-----------|-/12----------------------| G-|-----------------2-p0-----|-/12----------------------| C-|-----------------------4--|-/12----------------------| G-|--------------------------|--------------------------| C-|--------------------------|--------------------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .