Backwater

	  		 
Here is a general transcription of "Backwater" by Meat puppets. I didn't have  
time to nail down the bridge so you'll have to do some interpreting on your own.  
(I'll work more on it later). The intro lick that I have transcribed is also  
just an approximation of what is played. It's a simple lick in E major  
pentatonic that you should be able to pick out purely by ear. I'll follow up  
with more detail in a few days. Meanwhile we can get started on it. 
 
Transcribed by Mike Livengood 
 
 
			Backwater 
					-Meat puppets 
Intro (E C#m C D) with solo guitar melody line 
 
Muted dirty guitar 
 
E5			F#5 
And when I wake up in ... 
C5			    E5 
To feel the daybreak.... 
E5					   F#5 
There's a blood that's ... 
	C5	   		  E5 
With a knife ... 
 
	E			 C#m 
	Some things....... 
		C 
	They just stand .... 
		D 
	Half ..... 
	E		C#m 
	It may seem...re.... 
		C			   D 
	In the backwater swirling .... 
 
And when I shoulda' been .... 
 
	E			 C#m 
	Some things...will .... 
		C 
	They just stand there .... 
		D 
	Half unconscious .... 
	E		C#m 
	It may seem....... 
		C			   D 
	In the backwater swirling ... 
 
	F G	C	B 
		Hey...I'm .... 
		D 
		Good... 
		C	B 
		Roll .... 
		D 
		On whose .... 
 
	-Solo-(over E C#m C D) 
 
And when I wake up in the .... 
 
	-Solo outro- 
 
 
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C 
----------3------ 
--------5---5---- 
------5-------5-- 
----5------------ 
--3-------------- 
----------------- 
 
D 
----------5------ 
--------7---7---- 
------7-------7-- 
----7------------ 
--5-------------- 
----------------- 
 
F 
-------------8-------- 
----------10---10----- 
-------10---------10-- 
----10---------------- 
--8------------------- 
---------------------- 
 
G 
--------------10-------- 
-----------12----12----- 
--------12----------12-- 
-----12----------------- 
--10-------------------- 
------------------------ 
 
B 
----------2------ 
--------4---4---- 
------4-------4-- 
----4------------ 
--2-------------- 
----------------- 
 
Intro lick (approx.) 
 
E--------------------------------------------------------------l 
B-------------------------12-----------------------------------l 
G-----------------11b(12)----12r11--9-11-9---------------9-----l 
D---------9-11-9----------------------------11-11--9-11-----11-l 
A------9-------------------------------------------------------l 
E--/12---------------------------------------------------------l 
 
E---------------------------------------------------l 
B---------------------------------------------------l 
G-9-11-11b(12)-11b(12)r11-9-11-11b(12)r11-9-11b(12)-l 
D---------------------------------------------------l 
A---------------------------------------------------l 
E---------------------------------------------------l 
 
E major pentatonic (for reference) 
 
E-----------------------------9--12------ 
B-----------------------9--12------------ 
G-----------------9--11------------------ 
D-----------9--11------------------------ 
A-----9--11------------------------------ 
E--12------------------------------------
 
 
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Contribuição: Pedro Monteiro([email protected])