Artist: Taproot Song: I Album: Gift Tuning: A Standard (ADGCFA) Author: Mike Smith (sublime56@hotmail.com) Ok I finally fixed my tab. This is the way I play it with my band. I also managed to catch a Taproot concert & Mike DeWulf plays this song the same way on most parts of the song. I changed a few things that I think sound better. Notation Key: v - Downstroke ^ - Upstroke h - Hammer On p - Pull Off ~ - Let Ring / - Slide Up - Slide Down x - Muted String p.m. - Palm Mute Intro (Clean with thick chorus/echo): A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|| F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|| C|------------11-----------------------------------------------------|| G|------7-------------7~---------------------------------------------|| D|---9-----9------9--------------------------------------------------|| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|| * Put some funk on these two chords bend the 9 slightly (not even a half step) A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|| F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|| C|------------11-----------------------------------------------------|| G|------9-------------9~~~----9b-9b----------------------------------|| D|---7-----7------7-----------0--0-----------------------------------|| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|| Intro continued: A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|| F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|| C|------------11------------------------------11---------------------|| G|------7-------------7-----9b-9b-------9-------------9---9b-9b------|| D|---9-----9------9---------0--0-----7-----7------7-------0--0-------|| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|| x3 Last time play this: A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|| F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|| C|------------11-------------------------------11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|| G|------7-------------7-----9b-9b-------9------9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|| D|---9-----9------9---------0--0-----7-----7------7--7--7--7--7--7---|| A|---------------------------------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|| Pre-Verse: V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ *continue this picking pattern A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|| F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|| C|---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|| G|---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|| D|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|| A|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|| x2 1st Verse: A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|| F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|| C|------------11------------------------------11---------------------|| G|------7-------------7-----9b-9b-------9-------------9---9b-9b------|| D|---9-----9------9---------0--0-----7-----7------7-------0--0-------|| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|| x3 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|| F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|| C|------------11-------------------------------11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|| G|------7-------------7-----9b-9b-------9------9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|| D|---9-----9------9---------0--0-----7-----7------7--7--7--7--7--7---|| A|---------------------------------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x---|| Pre-Chorus: * all upstrokes on the octaves A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|| F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|| C|-----11-11-11-11-11-11-------------14--14--14--14--14--------------|| G|-----11-11-11-11-11-11-------------x---x---x---x---x---------------|| D|-----9--9--9--9--9--9--------------12--12--12--12--12--------------|| A|-----9--9--9--9--9--9----------------------------------------------|| ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|| F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|| C|-----9--9--9--9--9--9--------------13--13--13--13--13--------------|| G|-----9--9--9--9--9--9--------------x---x---x---x---x---------------|| D|-----7--7--7--7--7--7--------------10--10--10--10--10--------------|| A|-----7--7--7--7--7--7----------------------------------------------|| x2 1st Chorus: V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ *continue this picking pattern A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|| F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|| C|---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|| G|---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|| D|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|| A|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|| x2 1st Verse (Same as 1st Verse except the 2nd time through when the drum beat changes, hold the last 9 instead of playing the 0-9b's) Pre-Chorus (Same as above) 2nd Chorus (Same as 1st Chorus) Breakdown: A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|| F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|| C|-----11~~~~~-----------------------9~~~~~--------------------------|| G|-----11~~~~~-----------------------9~~~~~--------------------------|| D|-----9~~~~~~-----------------------7~~~~~--------------------------|| A|-----9~~~~~~-----------------------7~~~~~--------------------------|| x 6 Oversampling begins here but this is the lead riff while the chorus riff is played behind it. Also, listen to the CD because I didn't tab out exactly how many times to hit each chord: A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| F|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| C|-----11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-------------|| G|-----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--------------|| D|-----9--9--9--9--9--9--12-12-12-12--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------------|| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| x 5 Final time play: A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| F|------------------------------------------------------------------------|| C|-----11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14----9----9----9~~~--------------------|| G|-----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-----9----9----9~~~--------------------|| D|-----9--9--9--9--9--9--12-12-12-12----7----7----7~~~--------------------|| A|--------------------------------------7----7----7~~~--------------------|| -Fin-