• Song:

    Slow Karate

  • Artist:

    Locale Am

  • Album:

    The Sounds of Spring

Locale am is a punk band from Oakland, California.  The band featured daveed, eric, isa,
jimi (rene), and yoshii until they broke up sometime around 2003.  A video recording of
this song can be found at, www.imusicast.com under archives-punk-localeam.  Their website
www.localeam.com is down.

Intro
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------8-7-----------------8-7-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------7-9-----7777676-----7-9-----777---------------------------------------------------------|
D|----9-------------------9-------------777-------x2--------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4-----4----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-----------7-------2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------2-2-2--5-5-5---0-0-0------------------------------------------------------------------|


"Slow Karate doesn't...
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-------------2-------------4---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4------2------2------2------4------2------7--6--2-------------------------------------------|
A|--2------2------0------2------2------2------7--6--2-------------------------------------------|
E|---------0-------------0-------------0------5--4--0-------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4---6--4--3-3---11-11-11--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4---6--4--3-3---11-11-11--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2---4--2--1-1----9--9--9--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Went down to the disco...
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4---6--4--3-3-3----6--4--3-3-----4-4--6--11-11-11-----------------------------------------|
D|--4-4---6--4--3-3-3----6--4--3-3-----4-4--6--11-11-11------x2---------------------------------|
A|--2-2---4--2--1-1-1----4--2--1-1-----2-2--4---9--9--9-----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Then one day...
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------4-----------------------8----------8-9-8989898989898989-------------------------------|
D|--4-----4-----7-----6-----4-----8-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-----2-----7-----6-----4-----6-----6-9-6---------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-----------5-----4-----2-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 (palm mute then release slowly)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------2----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------2----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------0----------------------------------|

Slow karate doesn't...
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-------------2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4------2------2------2-------------x6-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2------2------0------2----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------0-------------0----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Dropped down to the dojo..
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4---6--4--3-3-3----6--4--3-3-----4-4--6--11-11-11-----------------------------------------|
D|--4-4---6--4--3-3-3----6--4--3-3-----4-4--6--11-11-11------x2---------------------------------|
A|--2-2---4--2--1-1-1----4--2--1-1-----2-2--4---9--9--9-----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
e|---14----12/14/12----10/12/10-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------8-9-898989898989--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 During SOlo
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11----9----7-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11----9----7-----2-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--9-----7----5-----2-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------0-------------------------------------------------------|

Slow karate doesn't...                                For Interlude play:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-------------2-----------------------------------------------4-----------------------------|
D|--4------2------2------2-------------x6-------------------------4-----------------------------|
A|--2------2------0------2----------------------------------------2-----------------------------|
E|---------0-------------0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Go That fast
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--6--2-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7--6--2-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5--4--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bring Your tai-quan-do...
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-------------2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4------2------2------2-------------x5-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2------2------0------2----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------0-------------0----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rap Part:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---6----4----4----6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6----4----2----6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---4----2----2----4---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Synthesizer during rap for guitar:
e|----------7-------------------|
B|--9--7--9---9-7--9--7---------|
G|------------------------9--6--|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|


e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8---9---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--8---9-----7--6--2---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--6---7-----7--6--2---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------5--4--0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Slow karate doesn't...
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-------------2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4------2------2------2-------------x6-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2------2------0------2----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------0-------------0----------------------------------------------------------------------|

3:54: Second Guitar
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------12-(tremelo)---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9-8---8------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------9--9-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

This band broke up awhile ago, but this song is totally awesome.  Hopefully some Locale
AM fans will stumble upon this.  Corrections and comments: e-mail kadence@gmail.com
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