John Butler Trio - Media
Tabbed by Timothy Atkinson (Timage)
Tuning - Open C (CGCGCE)


This isn't the most accurate tab in the world, but it'll do. I've left out most of the strumming, so you'll have to work that out for yourself. Just listen to the song, you'll get it. Other the that, it's as accurate as you can get without a 12-string (John plays without his high E string).

You can play this with a capo on the 5th fret, just subtract 5 from all the numbers you see here. :) Just thought I'd give those without a capo a chance to play.

Any problems/suggestions, contact me: timage@gmail.com

Key:
^ = play softly
~ = let ring
h = hammer on
p = pull off
x = mute/don't play
/ = slide up
 = slide down
* = emphasis on this string
b = bend
r = release
? = don't have to play the string


[Intro]
               ^
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------9h10p9---------------12-12-12-|
G|----5-----10-----------7~----------------5h7---x--x--x--|
C|-10---5~-----------9-9----9h10p9-9/12-12-------12-12-12-|
G|-------------5~-7~---------------7/10----------10-10-10-|
C|-------------5~-7~---------------7/10----------10-10-10-|

E|---------------------------------------------------------|
C|-----9h10-10-12-12-12--12p-9-9h10-9-9/12-12-12-12~--149-|
G|-------------x--x--x-------x-x----x-x-x--x---------------|
C|-------------12-12-12~-----9-9----9-9/12-12~--------149-|
G|-7-7---------9--9--9~------7-7----7-7/10-10~-------------|
C|-7-7---------9--9--9~------7-7----7-7/10-10~-------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------14-10-10-12----9~------14~-------10p9-9-9/---|
C|-9-9-9~/12-12-12-12-12-129-9-9/12-12-12-129-9-9----9-9/12-|
G|-7-7~--/10-10-10-10-10-107-7-7/10-10-10-107-7-7----7-7/10-|
C|-7-7~--/10-10-10-10-10-107-7-7/10-10-10-107-7-7----7-7/10-|

E|-----------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------9-9~-|
G|-------14~-------10p9-9-9/------14~------------|
C|-12-12-12-129-9-9----9-9/12-12-12-12/9-9------|
G|-10-10-10-107-7-7----7-7/10-10-10-10/7-7------|
C|-10-10-10-107-7-7----7-7/10-10-10-10/7-7------|




[Verse]

E|-----------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------|
G|-------14~-------12~-------10~-------12~-|
C|-----12~-------12~-------12~-------12~---|
G|---10~-------10~-------10~-------10~-----|
C|-10~-------10~-------10~-------10~-------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------14~------------------12~--12--12-------10~---------12~---12-|
C|-----12~--12-12-12-------12~---12--12-------12~--12-----12~---12---|
G|---10~----------------10~-----------------10~---------10~----------|
C|-10~----------------10~-----------------10~---------10~------------|

E|-----------------------------|
C|-12-12-12-x-x-12--9-9-9-x-9--|
G|-x--x--x--x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x--|
C|-12-12-12-x-x-12--9-9-9-x-9--| x4
G|-10-10-10-x-x-10--7-7-7-x-7--|
C|-10-10-10-x-x-10--7-7-7-x-7--|




[Chorus]

E|-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------|
C|-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-keep strumming--14-14-14-x-x-x-14-14-14-x-x-x-|
C|-5-5-5-----------------12-12-12-x-x-x-12-12-12-x-x-x-| x4
G|-5-5-5-----------------10-10-10-x-x-x-10-10-10-x-x-x-|
c|-5-5-5-----------------10-10-10-x-x-x-10-10-10-x-x-x-|


Repeat Verse

Repeat Chorus




[Solo]

This is where the full effect of the extra strings on John's 11-string comes in. It's really hard to mimic on a 6, but you can try. This is how you can play it to make it sound relatively the same, but it requires some crazy fingering, so you can just play it like the first section here and improvise with bends and slides.

  <-  First Section  -> 
E|----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
C|--9~*-9~*-/12~*-9~*-|---9~*-b-r-b-r-/12br9---12~*-9~*-b-r-b-r-|
G|-12~--9~--/12~--9~--|-5/9~----------/12~------12~-9/12~---------|
C|--9~*-9~*-/12~*-9~*-|---9~*-b-r-b-r---9br-----12~*-9~*-b-r-b-r-|
G|-12~--9~--/12~--9~--|---9~----------/12~------12~--9~----------| ?
C|----------------------|-------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------|
C|-9~*-b-r-b-r--9~-b-r-b-r-12~*-9~-------------------|
G|-9~----------12~---------12~--5/12~ 75/75h9p5/9~-|
C|-9~*-b-r-b-r--9~-b-r-b-r-12~*-9~-------------------|
G|-9~----------12~---------12~--9~-------------------| ?
C|---------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------|
C|-9~------12~--------9~*-b-r-b-r-/12~*--b-r-12/14~-5~--|
G|-5h7/12~-12p97~-5~-9~----------/12~-------12~----5~--|
C|-9~------12~--------9~*-b-e-b-r-/12~*--b-r-12/14~-5~--|
G|-12~-----12~--------9~----------/12~-------12~----5~--| ?
C|--------------------------------------------------------|



[Outtro]

Play softly
                                        
E|--------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------14~-------12~---10~-----------12~---12--12-|
C|-----12~-------12~-------12~-------12~---12--12---| x2 (with some slight variation
G|---10~-------10~-----------10~---10~--------------|     the second time)
C|-10~-------10~-------10~-------10~----------------|

E|-----------------------------|
C|-12-12-12-x-x-12--9-9-9-x-9--|
G|-x--x--x--x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x--|
C|-12-12-12-x-x-12--9-9-9-x-9--| repeat until finish
G|-10-10-10-x-x-10--7-7-7-x-7--|
C|-10-10-10-x-x-10--7-7-7-x-7--|




I don't really feel like tabbing out the banjo part :)


And that's it, hope you enjoyed it. Please email me any fixes/comments. :)