• Song:

    Belter

  • Artist:

    Powderfinger

  • Album:

    Fingerprints: The Best ...

Artist: Powderfinger
Album: Internationalist
Title: Belter
Tabbed by jim_beee
Tuning: standard (EADGBE)

     
INTRO
E-|-------------------------------|-
B-|-------------------------------|-
G-|-13-13---12-12---11-11---------|-
D-|-------------------------11-11-|-
A-|-------------------------------|-
E-|-------------------------------|-

VERSE - MAIN RIFF:

E-|-------------------------------------------|-
B-|-------------------------------------------|-
G-|-8/9--8/9--8/9-8/9--8/9--8/9--8/9--8/9-8/9-|-
D-|-------------------------------------------|-
A-|-6/7--6/7--6/7-6/7--6/7--6/7--6/7--6/7-6/7-|-
E-|-0----0----0---0----0----0----0----0---0---|-

Guitar 2
E-|-------------------------------------------|-
B-|-------------------------------------------|-
G-|-8/9--8/9--8/9-8/9--8/9--8/9--8/9--8/9-8/9-|-
D-|-8/9--8/9--8/9-8/9--8/9--8/9--8/9--8/9-8/9-|-
A-|-6/7--6/7--6/7-6/7--6/7--6/7--6/7--6/7-6/7-|-
E-|-0----0----0---0----0----0----0----0---0---|-

1ST VERSE LEAD RIFF:			2ND VERSE LEAD RIFF
E-|-12-----------------|-		-|-14-----------------------|-
B-|----14-15--10-11b12-|-		-|----15-14-15-17---12-12b~-|-
G-|--------------------|-		-|--------------------------|-
D-|--------------------|-		-|--------------------------|-
A-|--------------------|-		-|--------------------------|-
E-|--------------------|-		-|--------------------------|-

PRE CHORUS:
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-
B-|-----------------|-----------------|-
G-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-
D-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-
A-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-

CHORUS:
    F#                    A
E-|-------0---0-0-0-------0--0--0---0-0-0-----|-
B-|-2--2--2h3-3-3-3p2p0---2--2--2h3-3-3-3p2p0-|-
G-|-3--3------------------2--2----------------|-
D-|-4--4------------------2--2----------------|-
A-|-4--4------------------0--0----------------|-
E-|-2--2--------------------------------------|-

    E
E-|-0--0--0---0-0-0-------0--0--0---0-0-0-----|-
B-|-0--0--2h3-3-3-3p2p0---0--0--2h3-3-3-3p2p0-|-
G-|-1--1------------------1--1----------------|-
D-|-2--2------------------2--2----------------|-(second time through don't
A-|-2--2------------------2--2----------------|- play the riff after the E)
E-|-0--0------------------0--0----------------|-

E-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|-
B-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|-
G-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------------------------|-
D-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-
A-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-

E-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|-
B-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|-
G-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-
D-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-
A-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------|-

                                                        E-|----|-
                                                        B-|-9b-|-
                                                        G-|-9b-|-
                second guitar plays gradual bending     D-|----|-
                notes over the the E chord              A-|----|-
                                                        E-|----|-

SOLO:
E-|-----15-------15-------15-|-
B-|-15------15--------15-----|-
G-|--------------------------|-
D-|--------------------------|-
A-|--------------------------|-
E-|--------------------------|-

E-|----------------------------------------------------------|-
B-|-15-----------15------------15--14-----15--14--15--14-----|-
G-|------14------------14---------------------------------14-|-(staccato
D-|----------------------------------------------------------|- strumming)
A-|----------------------------------------------------------|-
E-|----------------------------------------------------------|-

The rest of the song is basically repeats of above progressions.
Play this bit a few times over right near the end:
    E
E-|----0-----------------|-
B-|----0-----------------|-
G-|----1---6/7-7-7-763-|-
D-|-2--2-----------------|-
A-|-2--2---4/5-5-5-542-|-
E-|-0--0---0-------------|-
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