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South Carolina

Archers of Loaf
Tab

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

Song

Archers of Loaf

"South Carolina"

The Speed of Cattle

Bachmann/Gentling/Johnson/Price

Eric Bachmann's guitar is tuned (low to high) high E, low E, A, D, G, B

His guitar is notated standard here. To play it in his tuning, play the same fret on the high E as is

on the low E.

Eric Johnson's is in standard (EADGBE) tuning.

Intro (Bachmann):

Slowly, with fuzzy distortion

(B5)

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-8--8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8b10--11-11-11-11-11-11-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--8--8--8-8--7--7--7--7-7-7---|
-9--9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9------9--9--9--9--9--9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9--9--9-9--8--8--8--8-8-8---|
-------(0)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------0-----------------------------------------------------------------|

(Strums aren't exact here.)

Verse:

Full volume

(E5) A B Bb B E

"Break off my..."

------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
------|------------------------------------------15-15-15-15|-----------------------------|
10b11-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8--15-15-15-15|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
--9---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--15-15-15-15|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--13-13-13-13|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

This repeats over and over, until the 2nd "doo doo doo" line, where EJ goes:

(Strum alot)

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--12------------7---------12--------7----------|
-14b16---------9b11------14b16-----9b11--------|
-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|

Breakdown (both guitars)

"South............Carolina..."

------X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----/X-X-X-XX-------|
------X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----/X-X-X-XX-------|
------X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----/X-X-X-XX-------|
--9-9---------9-9---------9-9---------9-9---------9-9---------9-9---------9-9-----------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Both continue for 8 bars. Then EB continues verse chords, while EJ does this:

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----11-12--11-12--11-12--11-12--11-12----12--(hold)-15----10--------------------------------------|
-/14-----14-----14-----14-----14-----14-14b16------17b19-12b14--12--11-11-12-11-12-11-10-10-11-10-|
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Then EJ plays the verse riff with EB for 4 bars.

The last chord:

B

--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
--8-----------------------------------------------------------------|
--9-----------------------------------------------------------------|
--9-----------------------------------------------------------------|
--7-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Due to space problems, all strums needed aren't there. Listen to the CD for correct feel.

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