The Awakening Chords & Tabs
the awakening
les claypool and the holy mackerel
S - Slap
P - Pluck
h - hammer-on
/\ - flamenco up-stroke
\/ - flamenco down-stroke
* - mute
/ - Slide
a.h. - harmonic
This is leaving out the Tons and tons of ghost notes use generously
thorughout the song. This is pretty accurate as far as playing the
song recognizably.
Intro)
/** ** This is a slide by
scratching
G|----------------------------------| your index fingernail down the
D|-*--------------------------------| length of the string from about
A|----------------------------------| the 24th fret down to the
E|----------3S-3S---3S-3S---7S/15\0-| bridge, then let ring.
Chorus)
(a.h.)(a.h.)
G|---------5-----------|
D|---------------5-----|
A|---------------------|
E|-0S------------------|
^sustain
(a.h.)(a.h.)(a.h)
G|------5----------------------------6P----9P-----------|
D|------------5-----------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------*S-4S----*S-7S----------|
E|-*S-0S------------5----15S\0--------------------------|
^sustain
(a.h.)(a.h.**) **a touch of bending through Les' tremolo
G|--------------5--------| bar can be heard here. (or bend the neck back)
D|--------5--------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-*S-0S-----------------|
^sustain
(a.h.)(a.h.)(a.h.)
G|------5--------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------5--------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------5S-5S--5S--5S--*S--5S-5S--------|
E|-0S---------------5-----15S\0---------------------------15S/0--|
^sustain
Verse 1)
G|----------------7S-|---------------7S-9S-7S-|
D|---------7S-9h-----|---------7S-9h----------|
A|-------------------|------------------------|
E|-0S-0S-------------|-0S-0S------------------|
\/ \/
G|---------------7S----7-|---------------7S----7/9\0-|
D|---------7S-9h-------5-|---------7S-9h-------5/7\0-|
A|-----------------------|---------------------------|
E|-0S-0S-----------------|-0S-0S---------------------|
G|----------------7S-|---------------7S-9S-12S-|
D|---------7S-9h-----|---------7S-9h-----------|
A|-------------------|-------------------------|
E|-0S-0S-------------|-0S-0S-------------------|
^ -Bent up with
G|---------------7S-9S-7S-|-6P-6P--*P-6P----------------| his tremolo,
D|---------7S-9h----------|-------------5S-5S--*S-5S-7h-| but can be
A|------------------------|-----------------------------| done with
E|-0S-0S------------------|-----------------------------| your fingers.
Chorus)
(a.h.)(a.h.)
G|------5-------------|
D|------------5-------|
A|--------------------|
E|-0S-----------------|
^sustain
(a.h.)(a.h.)(a.h)
G|------5---------------------------6P-------9P-|
D|------------5---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------*S-4S----*S-7S---|
E|-*S-0S------------5---15S\0-------------------|
^sustain
(a.h.)(a.h.**) **a touch of bending through Les' tremolo
G|--------------5----| bar can be heard here.
D|--------5----------|
A|-------------------|
E|-*S-0S-------------|
^sustain
(a.h.)(a.h.)(a.h)
G|-------------------------5-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------5-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------/7S-5S------------|
E|-*S-*S-*S-*S-15S/0-0S----------------5-------------7S-3S-3S-5h-|
^sustain
Verse 2) /\ \/
G|-------------------------------6--7-|
D|------------------------2-5-2--4--5-|
A|----4--5----------0-2-4-------------|
E|-0-------0-2-0-3--------------------|
\/** **This note sounds a bit fuzzy on the
G|------------------------2--------7/9-| track, but I think this is what he slides
D|--------------------2-2----------5/7-| up to. He may be sticking in a D sliding
A|----4-5-------0-2-4-----------0------| to E
E|-0-------0-2-0-3---------------------|
/\ \/
G|--------------------------0-2-----------7-9-|
D|----------------------0-2---------10\7--7-9-|
A|----4-5-----------0-2-----------------------|
E|-0-------0-2-0-3----------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------0-0-----------0-2-3h-2h-----|
A|----4-5---------------------------------------3h--|
E|-0-------0-2-0-3--3-5h----3-5h-3-5h-------------0-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/les_claypool_and_the_holy_mackerel/the_awakening_btab.html ]
Intro to solo)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-*S-0S-0S-0S--*S-0S-0S-0S--*S-0P-2h-0P-------------------------0P----------------|
A|---------------------------------------2S----0P----------0S-3h----3S-0P----------|
E|------------------------------------------3S----2S-0S-2S----------------2S-3h----|
Solo)
G|------------------------------------9P-9P-|-------------------------5P-----------|
D|------------------5S-7h-------------------|----------------5S-7h-*S--------------|
A|------------5S-7h-------4S--5P-7h-*S------|----------5S-7h--------------*S-5S-7h-|
E|-0S---5S-7h-------------------------------|-0S-5S-7h-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------9P-9P-|----------------7P-9h--------------|
D|---------------------5P-7h-------------------|----------------7P-9h-7P-7P--------|
A|---------------5S-7h-------4S--5P-7h-*S------|----------5S-7h-------------9S-----|
E|-0S-*S---5S-7S-------------------------------|-0S--5S-7h---------------------10h-|
v
G|----------------------------------------9P-9P-|-------12P----11P----10P-|
D|--------------------5P-7h---------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------------5S-7h-------0S-5S/7-7S-*S------|-5S/10-----9S-----8S-----|
E|-0S-*S---5S-7h--------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------9P-9P-|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------5P-7h---------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------------5S-7h-------0S-5S/7-7S-*S------|----------------------------------|
E|-0S-*S---5S-7h--------------------------------|-*S-2S-2S--*S-3S-3S--*S-4S-4S--4S-|
V
G|------------------------------------*S-5S-7h-5h---------------------------7-|
D|--------------------------*S-5S-7h--------------7h-5S-7h-5h---------------5-|
A|-----------------3S-5h-5S------------------------------------7S--5S-5S------|
E|-*S-0S-0S--3S-5h------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------*S-5S-7h--5S-5S----------------------------------|
A|-----------------3S-5h-5S-------------------7h-5h----------------------------|
E|-0S-------3S-5h-----------------------------------7S--0S-2h--3S-3S--15S\0----|
(continuous slide)
G|------------------------12P-----|
D|----------------------------14S-|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-0S---2S/5S/10S/12-*S-----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------12S-14h--12S-14h-14S--12S-14S--10S-10S--10S-----|
E|-12S-14h----------------------------------------------12S-|
G|-----------------------------12S-*S-12S-14h-------------------------------------
D|------------------12S-14h-*S----------------14h-12S--12S-14h-12h----------------
A|----------12S-14h------------------------------------------------14h-12S--0S-9h-
E|-12S-14h------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------|
-------------|
-10S-10S-----|
---------12S-|
G|--------12P--------11P------- 10P--------9P-|---------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|---------------------|
A|--*S-*S------*S-*S-----*S-*S-------*S-*S----|------5S-5S----5S-5S-|
E|--------------------------------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5S-7h-5S-5S-----------------------------------|
A|-----------5S-7h----------------5S-7h-5h-----------------------|
E|----5S-7h---------------------------------7h-5S-5S-5S-3S-----2S|
G|------------12P------11P-----10P-----9P-----|-------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--------9S-------8S------7S-------6S--------|--5S-5S----5S-5S---------|
E|--3S/9--------------------------------------|-------------------15S\0-|
Chorus)
(a.h.)(a.h.)
G|---------5-----------|
D|---------------5-----|
A|---------------------|
E|-0S------------------|
^sustain
(a.h.)(a.h.)(a.h)
G|------5----------------------------6P----9P-----------|
D|------------5-----------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------*S-4S----*S-7S----------|
E|-*S-0S------------5----15S\0--------------------------|
^sustain
(a.h.)(a.h.**) ** Use tremolo or bend neck forward (lower pitch) then
G|--------------5--------| quick vibrato back and forth to make the note
D|--------5--------------| *quiver*
A|-----------------------|
E|-*S-0S-----------------|
^sustain
(a.h.)(a.h.)(a.h)
G|-------------------------5-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------5-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------/7S-5S------------|
E|-*S-*S-*S-*S-15S/0-0S----------------5-------------7S-3S-3S-5h-|
^sustain
Okay, this is all that really needs to be tabbed, I think. If someone
really can't figure out the last few bars of the song, just combine
verse 2 and the chorus' harmonics plus the playing around in the key
of E up high on the top two strings.
