Meat Puppets › Backwater Guitar Tab

Backwater (Single) Tabs:

Backwater »
Up On The Sun

#-----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE------------------------------#
#  This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation    #
#  of the song. The owner of this website has not reviewed the contents of   #
#  this file. If you feel that the content of this file may be violating     #
#  copyright law, you may not use the information displayed here in any way. #
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Backwater Tab

Send "Backwater" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

Backwater
Written by Curt Kirkwood
Tabbed by: Halvor Wold
email: wold.halvor@organizer.net
Alum: Too high to die


Intro Lead:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------12-------------------------------------------------
-----------9-11^9-11b13----13r11--9-11-99-----------------9--------------9-
------9^11---------------------------------11---11---9^11---11---11-9-11---
-9^11----------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-11b12----11b12r11--9-11-9--11b12r11-9-111-
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------12-------------------------------------------------
-----------9-11^9-11b13----13r11--9-11-99-----------------9--------------9-
------9^11---------------------------------11---11---9^11---11---11-9-11---
-9^11----------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
-11b12----11b12r11--9-11-9--11b12r11-9-111-9--------
----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------

Verse:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------5-5----5-5-5-5--------------------------
-2-2----2-2-2-2------4-4----4-4-4-4-------5-5----5-5-5-5------2-2----2-2-2-2------
-2-2----2-2-2-2------4-4----4-4-4-4-------3-3----3-3-3-3------2-2----2-2-2-2------
-0-0----0-0-0-0------2-2----2-2-2-2---------------------------0-0----0-0-0-0------
.      .....        .      .....        .      .....        .      .....

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------0--
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------0--
------------------------------------------5-5----5-5-5-5-----------------------1--
-2-2----2-2-2-2------4-4----4-4-4-4-------5-5----5-5-5-5------2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2--
-2-2----2-2-2-2------4-4----4-4-4-4-------3-3----3-3-3-3------2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2--
-0-0----0-0-0-0------2-2----2-2-2-2---------------------------0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0--
.      .....        .      .....        .      .....        .      .........

Chorus:
--------0-------------------4---------------------3---------------5-------
--------0-------------------5-------------------3---3-----------5---5-----
--------1------------6-6----6-----------------5-------5-------7-------7---
-2-2----2------------6-6----6---------------5-----------5---7-----------7-
-2-2----2------------4-4----4-------------3---------------5---------------
-0-0----0-----------------------------------------------------------------

Bridge:
-----------8---------------------10-----------
---------8---8----------------10----10--------
------10-------10----------12----------112----
---10-------------10----12-----------------12-
-8-------------------10-----------------------
----------------------------------------------

---------0---------------7----------------3---------------5-------
-------0---0-----------7---7-----------33---3-----------5---5-----
-----2-------2-------9-------9-------5--------5-------7-------7---
---2-----------2---9-----------9---5------------5---7-----------7-
-0---------------7---------------3----------------5---------------
------------------------------------------------------------------

---------0---------------7----------------3---------------5-------
-------0---0-----------7---7-----------33---3-----------5---5-----
-----2-------2-------9-------9-------5--------5-------7-------7---
---2-----------2---9-----------9---5------------5---7-----------7-
-0---------------7---------------3----------------5---------------
------------------------------------------------------------------

Middle Solo:
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
-----9-11b13--r11-9-11-9---------------99--------------9-
-/11---------------------11--11---9-11----11---11-9-11---
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
-11b12----11b12r11--9-11-9-11b12r11-9-111---9--11/13-----
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------

------12------9--------9----9-12-9---------------------------------
-/12------12--------12---12--------12-9--12-9----------------------
----------------------------------------------11-9-11-9^11^9-------
-------------------------------------------------------------11-11-
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
-9^11b12----11b12r11--9-11-9-11b12r11-9--11---9----------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------

I'm too lazy to tab out the solo at the end. Just adlib in E major.
                                                                          -Eric

Brought to you by the GUITARMASTA - http://www.guitarmasta.net

Backwater Tab

Send "Backwater" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

Source: http://www.guitarmasta.net/m/meat_puppets/277219.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture robert Professional	#1 by robert cunningham at Oct 15, 1978 at 10:51 PM EST
	Sorry, I meant 'through the ceiling'.

No Picture Eric Average	#2 by Eric Boozer at Jul 13, 1983 at 4:46 PM EST
	yeah they do fucking rule, i wish we could put up lyrics our selves

No Picture Guitar FrE@k Average	#3 by Guitar FrE@k Freak at Jul 24, 1983 at 6:07 AM EST
	Yup, a great band indeed. But I actualy think the lyrics in the 3rd last stanza are a bit off. I think they go 'There's a blood thats flowing in the ceiling'.

No Picture Katie Wanna Be	#4 by Katie St. Michel at Jun 15, 1985 at 9:34 AM EST
	ahhh yyy arent there any comments on the meat puppets. this is horrible.annddd theres only like 5 songs.

No Picture jamie Lead Player	#5 by jamie soad at Oct 2, 1990 at 11:53 PM EST
	you can put up lyrics. I am gonig to add some now. SAM

No Picture Ben Rhythm Player	#6 by Ben at Mar 20, 2005 at 9:32 PM EST
	i feel like this some mornings. days. mmmyup.