Words and Music: John Butler
Transcribed by Frank Podmore
Tuning-CGCGCE. John uses a 12 String with one of the strings removed (the octave G)so if
playing a standard 6 String this won't sound quite right.
There's a lot of slide in this song, but I haven't mentioned where 'coz you should be
to hear where it's used. If you really can't tell, get another hobby.
Intro
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-3/5-----3-3/53-0-3-0---10/12------/12-------0--/15-15-12-------|
G|---------3-3/53-0-3-0------------10/---------0--/15-15-12-------|
C|-------------------3-0-----------------1210-----/15-15-12-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------0----------------------------------0----|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/john_butler_trio/pickapart_tab.html ]
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-3/5-----3-3/53-0-3-0---3-3-3/10-10-10-10---10/12----10-10-10/1210--/15-12|
G|---------3-3/53-0-3-0---3-3-3/10-10-10-10---------12----------------------|
C|------------------3-0---3-3-3/10-10-10-10---------------------------------|
G|------------------------3-3-3/10-10-10-10---------------------------------|
C|--------------------0---3-3-3/10-10-10-10--------------------------------0|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-/15---12---10---12--10/12----10/-----10/-----10/-----10/-----10/--|
G|-/15---12---10---12--10/12---10/12---10/12---10/12---10/12---10/12-|
C|-----------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
G|-----0----0----0-------------------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
C|-----0----0----0---------------------------------------------------|
Verse
E|------------------------|
C|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
C|---0-----------------0--|
G|------2h3p2--2p0--------|
C|-0---------------3p0----|
Other Bit
E|------------------------------------------------|
C|-0-2/32-0--3-3-3-3-3/10-10-10-10/-12-12-12------|
G|-0-2/32-0--3-3-3-3-3/10-10-10-10/-12-12-12------|
C|-0-2/32-0--3-3-3-3-3/10-10-10-10/-12-12-12------|
G|-0-2/32-0--3-3-3-3-3/10-10-10-10/-12-12-12------|
C|-0-2/32-0--3-3-3-3-3/10-10-10-10/-12-12-12------|
I haven't tabbed the whole thing (solos and a number of fills missed out) because 1),
really hard and 2), there's not really a precise art to playing John Butler songs, as
who's heard any of his live recordings knows. Just screw around with it, make it your own & enjoy yourself.
