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Blue Carolina

Alkaline Trio
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

PM = Palm Mute

~~ = Hold Note

xx = Left Hand Mute

INTRO AND VERSE

e [------------------------------------------------------------------------]

B [------------------------------------------------------------------------]

G [-9----2----4----9----7----5----7----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------]
D [-9----2----4----9----7----5----7----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------]
A [-7----0----2----7----5----3----5----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------]

E [------------------------------------------------------------------------]

CHORUS

e [------------------------------------------------------------------------]

B [------------------------------------------------------------------------]

G [-5--------7-----------------5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7----------------------------]
D [-5--------7--------9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-----THEN-------------------]
A [-3--------5--------7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5----------------------------]
E [-------------------0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------]

`-----------\/----------`

Repeat this the second time.

e [------------------------------------------------------------------------]

B [------------------------------------------------------------------------]

G [-------x-2-x-x-x-------x-2-x-x-x-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9]
D [-2-x-x-x-2-x-x-x-2-x-x-x-2-x-x-x-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x]
A [-2-x-x-x-0-x-x-x-2-x-x-x-0-x-x-x-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7]
E [-0-x-x-----------0-x-x--------------------------------------------------]

Yeeaeeeaaa bit!

SECOND CHORUS

e [------------------------------------------------------------------]

B [------------------------------------------------------------------]

G [-5-----7--------------5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7----------------------------]
D [-5-----7-----9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-----REPEAT----THEN---------]
A [-3-----5-----7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5----------------------------]
E [-------------0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------]

`-----------\/----------`

Repeat this the second time.

e [------------------------------------------------------------------------]

B [------------------------------------------------------------------------]

G [-------x-2-x-x-x-------x-2-x-x-x-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-----------------------]
D [-2-x-x-x-2-x-x-x-2-x-x-x-2-x-x-x-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7----THEN---------------]
A [-2-x-x-x-0-x-x-x-2-x-x-x-0-x-x-x-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-----------------------]
E [-0-x-x-----------0-x-x--------------------------------------------------]

e [------------------------------------------------------------------------]

B [------------------------------------------------------------------------]

G [----------2-2-2-2-----------2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-------------------]
D [-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7----THEN-----------]
A [-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-------------------]
E [-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------]

INTERLUDE

e [------------------------------------------------------------------------]

B [------------------------------------------------------------------------]

G [------------------------------------------------------------------------]

D [-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------]
A [-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------]
E [---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------]

PM[---------] [-----------------------------------------------]

e [------------------------------------------------------------------------]

B [------------------------------------------------------------------------]

G [------------------------------------------------------------------------]

D [-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------]
A [-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------]

E [------------------------------------------------------------------------]

PM[---------------------------------------------------------]

e [------------------------------------------------------------------------]

B [-8~~~~~~--7~~~~~~--5~~~~~~----------------------------------------------]

G [-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3----------------------------]
D [-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3----------------------------]
A [-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5----------------------------]

E [------------------------------------------------------------------------]

OUTRO CHORUS

e [------------------------------------------------------------------------]

B [------------------------------------------------------------------------]

G [-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-----------5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7----------------------------]
D [-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7----------------------------]
A [-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5----------------------------]
E [-------------------0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------]

e [------------------------------------------------------------------------]

B [------------------------------------------------------------------------]

G [-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-----------5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-----------5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-]
D [-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-]
A [-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-]
E [-------------------0-0-0-0--------------------0-0-0-0-------------------]
e [-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-------------------]
B [-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8--7-7-7-7-------------------]
G [-9-9-9-9--6-6-6-6--9-9-9-9--6-6-6-6--9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7----REPET---THEN---]
D [-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-------------------]
A [-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-------------------]
E [----------5-5-5-5-----------5-5-5-5-------------------------------------]

END

e [------------------------------------------------------------------------]

B [------------------------------------------------------------------------]

G [------------------------------------------------------------------------]

D [-2-x-x------------------------------------------------------------------]
A [-2-x-x------------------------------------------------------------------]
E [-0-x-x------------------------------------------------------------------]

ORDER:

INTRO

VERSE x2

CHORUS

VERSE x2

SECOND CHORUS

INTERLUDE

OUTRO CHORUS

END

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