• Song:

    Life Aint What It Seems

  • Artist:

    John Butler Trio

This is not in anyway note for note of what he plays but more of a guide of where
he plays this song on the fret board. It should be enough to get you playing
along with the song with all its little fills and improves. 

Tuning Open C - Capo on 5th Fret
all numbers in respect to capo

Intro   Let Ring through out 
e|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------
C|------------7-(7)p0--------4-p-0-------------|----------9-(9)p0--------4-4----
G|-----5---------0-------------0---------------|-------------0----------------0--
C|-0-0------------------0--------------0-2h4p2-|--0-0---------------0------------
G|------------5-(5)p0----0--2------2h4---------|----------7-(7)p0----0--2--------
C|-0-------------------------------------------|--0------------------------------


e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C|-0-h2/4-2-2h4h2p0-------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------4/5--------------------------------------------------------
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|----0-------------0-----------------------------------------------------------
C|------------------------0-----------------------------------------------------


For the heavier parts just play the above bit but with strumming all of the 
strings, you'll soon get the notes while listening to the song.

Middle, play loosely and in diff. varations			    
e|----------------------------------7*-|----------------------------------------
C|-------0--0-----------------------7*-|----------------------------------------
G|----0-----0-----------5-----5-----7*-|-----*harmonic--------------------------
C|----0-0--0-0----------0---0--0----7*-|----------------------------------------
G|----0-0-0-----0-------0--0----0------|----------------------------------------
C|---4--4-----4-4----5--5--------------|----------------------------------------
       Oh I won't forget.......




Tabbed by - Hamish, hashbrown_@hotmail.com
 
Heres the solo to Life, because it isn't included on other tab. 
I think this solo is played with a lap-steel
Im not sure if is right, but the rest of the song is the open C,
capo on the fith-fret. I use CGCGCC for this song.
All numbers in repect to capo
 
C----------------------------------------------------------------------------
C-74-4-4/5-5-42----------------------9(7)----97--(7)/97-(2)/42-0-2---
G--------------------2/4---------------/7------5/7---------------------------
C-------------------0-----0-4-0-42-0----------------0-----------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
C----------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Im not sure about this, but it's pretty much
         the same in synch with the CD.      
C----------------------------------------------/12-12-12-12-------
C-1297--------9---------------------7-7/9-9--/12-12-12-12-------
G--------5/7/9---95--2/4----------------------/12-12-12-12-------
C--------------------0----0-4-0-42-0----------/12-12-12-12-------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
C-----------------------------------------------------------------
 
That's it.
Im a bit sketchy if the second line
is completely right, but sounds good with the CD.
 
Cheers
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