Kantina
tune the guitar to drop-D (from low to high: D A D G B E)
The first little bit
bass
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|-5---5-5-5-x-x-x-5---5-5-5-x-x-x-|
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do this twice
Intro
bass
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|-5---5-5-5-0-3-0-6s5-5-5-5-0-3-0-6s5-5-5-5-0-3-0-6s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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"6s5" means play 6 then slide to 5
guitar (all harmonics)
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|---------7---------------7---------------7---------------7-7-7-7-|
|-----7-7---7-7-------7-7---7-7-------7-7---7-7-------7-7---------|
|-7-------------7-7-------------7-7-------------7-7-7-------------|
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to make harmonics, touch your fret-hand finger to the string above the
fret but don't press it all the way down, and pluck the string with
the pick. if you do it right you'll get a high-pitched harmonic.
and then
bass
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|-----------------8*--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
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*I can barely hear this note but I'm pretty sure it's there
guitar (all harmonics)
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|-555555555555555554444444444444433333333333322222221111223334455-|
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pick harmonics at the fifth fret as fast as you can and slide down (not up) to
around the first fret,then back to the fifth
and then
bass
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|-------------0-1-------------0-1-------------0-1-------------0-1-|
|-2---2-2-2-------2---2-2-2-------2---2-2-2-------2---2-2-2-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
guitar (all harmonics)
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|---------4---------------4---------------4---------------4-------|
|-----4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4---|
|-4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
now repeat the whole thing again
and then, the loud half of the intro
the bass repeats it all twice again
guitar
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|-------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-7---7-7-7b------7---7-7-7b------7---7-7-7b------7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-|
|-------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-5---5-5-5-------5---5-5-5-------5---5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
|-0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
b = play the note and then bend the string up a bit
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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|-2---2-2-2-------2---2-2-2-------2---2-2-2-------2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-4---4-4-4-------4---4-4-4-------4---4-4-4-------4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
verse
bass (abbreviated strumming, each number represents 4 strums)
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|-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/u/unwound/kantina_tab.html ]
guitar - repeat 6 times
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|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------|
|-----7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7---|
|-9---------------9---------------9---------------9---------------|
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lyric: "resigned to sit behind..."
first chorus
bass - same as in the intro
guitar
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|-7---7-7-7b------7---7-7-7b------7---7-7-7b--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5---5-5-5-------5---5-5-5-------5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
"wait wait wait wait don't..."
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|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
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|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
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"go..."
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|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
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|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|
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"stay please stay please..."
play that twice, then play the harmonics part from the intro once
second chorus
bass - same as in the intro and first chorus
guitar
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-|
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--|
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|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|
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|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
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|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
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|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|
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play that twice, then the harmonics part once
so play the intro, verse, chorus 1, verse, chorus 2, verse, then the long outro ("were,
are and was or is")
Outro - Were, Are, and Was or Is - (the strumming is kinda vague here)
bass
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|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4s9-9-9-9-9-9-9s12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2s7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7s2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2s7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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guitar
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|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
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|-----2-----2-----------0-----0-------2-----0-----------0-----0---|
|-4-------4-----4-4-2-------2---2-4-------4-----4-4-2-------2---2-|
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repeat that a bunch of times and then have twelve of your friends make feedback
on their guitars and you got it.
