• Song:

    Down

  • Artist:

    Widespread Panic

  • Album:

    Live from the Backyard ...

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For the tab, standard tab notation: h=hammer, p=pull,
/=slide up, \=slide down, parenthesis for smooth bends
(ex: 12(14)12 is a 12 bent up to the pitch of a 14 and then
brought back down in one strike), ~=vibrato, and ^ for rough
bends (ex: 12^14 12 is a 12 that is bent up to the pitch of
a 14, released, and then a 12 is plucked).  Got it?  Good =)
Let's proceed. Numbers above tab indicate apprx. track time.

& | 1  &  2  &  3  &  4  & | 1  2  3  4 |
G*  E           D        A

* played as a single note in the low E string

Intro:
  (0:01)                                           (0:05)
   >
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--12-----------10--------------------------------------|
|--11(13)11--9---9(11)9--7--9-----------6--7----9--9--/-|
|------------------------------7--7--9------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
  (0:06)                                           (0:10)
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--12-----------10--------------------------------------|
|--11(13)11--9---9(11)9--7--9--9-9-7h9-9-9-7h9-9--/-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
  (0:11)                     Repeat 3x(0:14) Repeat 3x(0:17)
|----------------------------|--------------|-------------|
|--15^17-15--12--------------|-15-----------|-15----------|
|---------------14-14--12-14-|-14^16--14^16-|-14(16)14p12-|
|----------------------------|--------------|-------------|
|----------------------------|--------------|-------------|
|----------------------------|--------------|-------------|
                  (0:19)
|------------------------|  This concludes the intro,
|--14-14--12--14~~~\-----|  although the first two segments
|------------------------|  up top are repeated throughout
|------------------------|  the tune (as you know).
|------------------------|
|------------------------|

Verse 1:
G  E  D
A                                E
Take along some of your favorite things
       D            A
'Cause you're gonna need 'em
E             D
   Wait right here
A
Wait 'til I come back around
E              D
You and I will go
A                                  E
We'll just sit and watch it all go down
D    A
Down Down

Verse 2:
I was fakin'
While you waited for change to come
I lied when I said I couldn't stay here anymore
When you and I just can't seem to get along
You and I both know
We'll just wait until it all calms down
Down Down
Down Down
Down Down

Main Solo:
   (1:33)
|------------------------------------|
|--15^17-15^17-15^17-15~~~15-12-12~--|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
                        (1:38)
|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------15-----|
|--14p12-14^16-14^16-14^16-14^16--|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

|--------|------------------|
|--15----|Play this unison--|
|--14^16-|bend 4 more times-|
|--------|(for a total of 6-|
|--------|including the one-|
|--------|above)------------|
 (1:41)                    (1:42-3)
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-14(16)14p12--14(16)14p12-16p14-12-|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
                          (1:44-5)
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--14-14-12h14-14-14-12h14-14-14-12h14-12h14-12h14--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
                                     (1:47-8)
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--12-12-----12-14p12-12-12-14^16-14^16-14^16--|
|---------14-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
                                      (1:50)
|----------------------------------------------| 
|--12-12-/17-17-17-15-17-/19-19-19-20p17-20/22-| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------|
                                              (1:53)
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-22-22p20-22*-22-22p20-22p20-22*-22p20-22p20-22^24-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
   Notes marked with "*" are plucked and then quickly muted.
                                             (1:55)
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--22p20-22p20-22^24-22p20-22p20-22^24-22p20-22p20-| 
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
                        (1:57-8)
|-------------------------------|
|--22(24)22p20-22*-22p20-17-17~-|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
   Repeat 4x  (2:01)
|---------------------|
|--17p15-17p15-17^19--|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
      (2:03)                 (2:05)
|------------------------------------------|
|--17p15-12h15-12~-------------------------|
|------------------12h14^16-16~-(16)14p12--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
                           (2:07)                   (2:08-9)
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------12-15p12|
|-14p12-12~-14p12-12h14p12-14p12----------------12---------|
|--------------------------------12h14-14-12h14------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
                                   (2:11)
|-------------------------------------------|
|--15/17--15-17-/19-19-20p17-20-22-22^24~~~-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
I know these last parts could be up on the e, but the
original 12>17 slide way up top convinced me otherwise.
You can move these up and be fine=)

Verse 3:
Careful of the things you want to say
'Cause you're gonna mean 'em
Break my pride
My backbone is feelin' strong
You and I both know
What we hold would never pull it down
Down Down
Down Down
Down Down

Outro:
   (3:14)                            (3:24-5)             
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--12-14-17-17~-17-15-14-12-----------12-12-14-17^19-17~-|
|---------------------------14(16)14~--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
   (3:29) >
|-----------------------|--------| When the echo repeats
|--19-15-17-15-14-15-14-|--12~~~-| itself, play the 12 over
|-----------------------|--------| top of the last 14 to
|-----------------------|--------| complete the tune.
|-----------------------|--------|
|-----------------------|--------|

Beginning of Verse 1:
Take along some of your favorite things
'Cause you're gonna need 'em
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