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John Butler Trio
TabTuningOpen C
3.2(7)

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

Main Riff

E|------11p10------------------|-------------------------|
C|------------12p10---------14-|-------------------------|
G|------------------12--12-----|-------------------------|
C|-----------------------------|-5-------5---------------|
G|-0---------------------------|-5-----5---5--------0----|
C|-0----------------10---------|-5---5-------5--0h3p0----|

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

{this bit varies}

Variation on Main Riff

E|-------------------|-------------------------|
C|-------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------------|
C|-0------3-5b7-3----|-5--------5--------------|
G|-0--3h5---------5p3|-5------5---5-------0----|
C|-0-----------------|-5----5-------5-0h3p0----|

As I have said, some bits vary and I haven't quite had time yet

to sit down and figure them all out. Improvising should work

just fine though, John would have been when he recorded the song.

"It doesn't got to be this way" bit:

E|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
C|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-8------------------|-5-----------------------------------|
C|-8------------------|-5-----------------------------------|
G|-x------------------|-5-----------------------------------|
C|-8------------------|-5-----------------------------------|

^

not sure about this

it sounds ok on my 12 string

but kinda crappy on my 6.

"I be up sometimes, down sometimes" bit:

E|------------------------|
C|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
C|-0-0---3-3---10-10--5-5-|
G|-0-0---3-3---10-10--5-5-|
C|-0-0---3-3---10-10--5-5-|

Solo: haven't quite got to it. I have most parts worked out

but tabbing it is pure hell. Again, improvising would probably

do just fine.

Hamish Cruickshank

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