• Song:

    Keeper

  • Artist:

    John Butler Trio

---- KEEPER ----

			   Music & Lyrics by John Butler
	          From the album "John Butler" By The John Butler Trio


Open C

C G C G C E

This is the main riff through out the song, just a rough outline cos there
is a lot of impro involved (and a lot of bass). try experimenting with
hitting the open strings before each set of chords.

E--------------------------------------------------|
C-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7---2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2----------|
G-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7---2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2----------|
C-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7---2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2----------|
G-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7---2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2----------|
C-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7---2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2----------|

The 'All I got inside' bit at 1:20 I play like, with a bit of impro of
course

E--------------------------|
C-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
C-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
C-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-|

Little solo after it kinda like

E-8-7-5-3-3-0-3-5-7-7---------------------|
C-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-0-2-2-2------|
G-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-0-2-2-2------|
C-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-0-2-2-2------|
G---------------------------2-2-2-0-2-2-2-|
C---------------------------2-2-2-0-2-2-2-|

Then play the first riff for a while.


outro


E------------7h8p7-7------------7h8p7-7-----|
C-5-5-5-5--0-----0---7-7-7-7-7--0-----0-----|
G-5-5-5-5-------------7-7-7-7-7-------------|
C-5-5-5-5-------------7-7-7-7-7-------------|
G-5-5-5-5-------------7-7-7-7-7-------------|
C-5-5-5-5-------------7-7-7-7-7-------------|

E------------7h8p7-7------------7h8p7-7---|
C-2-2-2-2--0-----0---2-2-2-2--0-----7-----|
G-2-2-2-2-------------2-2-2-2-------------|
C-2-2-2-2-------------2-2-2-2-------------|
G-2-2-2-2-------------2-2-2-2-------------|
C-2-2-2-2-------------2-2-2-2-------------|

and repeat that a few times
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