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Bat Chain Puller by Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band

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Bat Chain Puller
 by Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band
 from the album "Shiney Beast (Bat Chain Puller)" (1978)

Transcribed by Gut Suitman

Tuning: in this version, I guess both guitars are tuned in D MajorD (DADF#AD).

But.... I have a different opinion on the original 1976 version. See the
"Special Notes" at the end of this transcription.

    1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|
[R] D MajorD|----------------------------------|
   A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
   F#----------------------------------|
   D MajorD|----------------------------------|
   A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
   D MajorD|-12-----\10------10-/12--10-/12---|

 - after "Bat chain... Puller... bat chain puller"

    1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|
[R1] D MajorD|----------------------------------|
x4  A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
   F#----------------------------------|
   D MajorD|-5---5---5---5---7-------3--------|
   A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
   D MajorD|-5---5---5---5---7-------3--------|

[R2] D MajorD|----------------------------------|
x4  A augmentedA|-5---------------------5----------|
   F#-----5---------------5------------|
   D MajorD|---------5-------5----------------|
   A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
   D MajorD|----------------------------------|

[L] D MajorD|----------------------------------|
x8  A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
   F#----------------------------------|
   D MajorD|-0-------0-----------0-------0----|
   A augmentedA|---2-------2-------2-------2------|
   D MajorD|-----5-------5---5-------5--------|

 - Repeat 3 times

[R] D MajorD|----------------------------|----------------------------|
   A augmentedA|----------------------------|----------------------------|
   F#----------------------------|------------------------20--|
   D MajorD|-/19---17-14-/19-19-17--21--|-/19---17-14-/19-19-17------|
   A augmentedA|----------------------------|----------------------------|
   D MajorD|----------------------------|----------------------------|

[L] D MajorD|----------------------------|----------------------------|
   A augmentedA|----------------------------|----------------------------|
   F#----------------------------|----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-/7----5--2--/7--7--5---9---|-/7----5--2--/7--7--5---8---|
   A augmentedA|----------------------------|----------------------------|
   D MajorD|----------------------------|----------------------------|

[R] D MajorD|----------------------------|----------------------------|
   A augmentedA|----------------------------|----------------------------|
   F#----------------------------|----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-/19---17-14-/19-19-17--21--|-/19---17-14-/19--17--------|
   A augmentedA|----------------------------|--------------------17--17--|
   D MajorD|----------------------------|----------------------------|

[L] D MajorD|----------------------------|----------------------------|
   A augmentedA|----------------------------|----------------------------|
   F#----------------------------|----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-/7----5--2--/7--7--5---9---|-/7----5--2--/7---5-0---0---|
   A augmentedA|----------------------------|----------------------------|
   D MajorD|----------------------------|----------------------------|

[R] D MajorD|-----|------------------------|
   A augmentedA|-----|------------------------|
   F#-----|------------------------|
   D MajorD|-----|------------------------|
   A augmentedA|-----|------------------------|
   D MajorD|-12--|-11-12-11-12-11-12-9----|

[L] D MajorD|-----|------------------------|
   A augmentedA|-----|------------------------|
   F#-----|------------------------|
   D MajorD|-12--|-11-12-11-12-11-12-9----|
   A augmentedA|-----|------------------------|
   D MajorD|-----|------------------------|

[R] D MajorD|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
x2  A augmentedA|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
   F#-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-/21-|-/21--19-17-/21-----/21-|-/21-21-21----19---17-------|
   A augmentedA|-----|------------------------|----------------------17----|
   D MajorD|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|

[L] D MajorD|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
x2  A augmentedA|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
   F#-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-/9--|-/9---7--5--/9------/9--|-/9--9--9-----7----5--0-----|
   A augmentedA|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|

[R] D MajorD|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
x2  A augmentedA|--17-|--17---------20------17-|--17-17-17------------20----|
   F#--17-|--17--17-17----------17-|--17-17-17----17---17-------|
   D MajorD|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
   A augmentedA|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|

[L] D MajorD|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
x2  A augmentedA|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
   F#-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-/12-|-/12--10-9-/12------/12-|-/12-12-12----10---9-/12----|
   A augmentedA|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|

Then, repeat => => .

 - after "This train with a grey tube..."

* In order to play this section easily, you should take a slide bar off.
(Maybe some of you can play it with a slide bar on.... but I can't.)
* Basically, each set of phrases starts with Bb.
* Both guitar play the same line in unison for the most part.
In this studio version, however, the left guitar plays different notes a
few times. Although I transcribed those "left-only" notes as well, I
think you can ignore them since this section was simply played in unison
in later live versions.

[1] D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
   A augmentedA|-----8--8------------------------------------------------|
   F#--------------9-7---10p9p7-------------------------------|
   D MajorD|-----8--8------------------------------------------------|
   A augmentedA|----------------------------8----------------------------|
   D MajorD|--8------------------------------------------------------|

[2] D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
   A augmentedA|-----8--8------------------------------------------------|
   F#--------------9-7------7---------------------------------|
   D MajorD|-----8--8-----------8------------------------------------|
   A augmentedA|----------------------------7----------------------------|
   D MajorD|--8------------------------------------------------------|

[3] D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
   A augmentedA|-----8--8------------------------------------------------|
   F#--------------9-7---10p9p7-7---7-------------------------|
   D MajorD|-----8--8------------------------------------------------|
   A augmentedA|-----------------------------9---------------------------|
   D MajorD|--8------------------------------------------------------|

[4] D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
   A augmentedA|-----8--8------------------------------------------------|
   F#--------------9-7---10p9p7--9----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-----8--8----------------------9-------------------------|
   A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
   D MajorD|--8------------------------------------------------------|

[5] D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
   A augmentedA|-----8--8-------------------9----------------------------|
   F#--------------9-7---10p9p7-------------------------------|
   D MajorD|-----8--8------------------------------------------------|
   A augmentedA|-------------------------------9-------------------------|
   D MajorD|--8------------------------------------------------------|

[6] D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
   A augmentedA|-----8--8-------------8----------------------------------|
   F#--------------10p9p7-----7---7---------------------------|
   D MajorD|-----8--8------------------------------------------------|
   A augmentedA|---------------------------9-----------------------------|
   D MajorD|--8------------------------------------------------------|

[L6] D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
Left A augmentedA|-----8--8------------------------------------------------|
only F#--------------9h10p9p7-7-7---7---------------------------|
   D MajorD|-----8--8------------------------------------------------|
   A augmentedA|---------------------------9-----------------------------|
   D MajorD|--8------------------------------------------------------|

[7] D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
   A augmentedA|----8-----8--8-------------------------------------------|
   F#-------------------9-7---10p9p7--9-----------------------|
   D MajorD|----8-----8--8-----------------------8-------------------|
   A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
   D MajorD|-------8-------------------------------------------------|

[8] D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
   A augmentedA|-----8--8---------------------------8--------------------|
   F#--------------9-7---10p9p7--9----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-----8--8-----------------------8------------------------|
   A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
   D MajorD|--8------------------------------------------------------|

[9] D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
   A augmentedA|-----8--8------------------------------------------------|
   F#--------------9-7---10p9p7------7------------------------|
   D MajorD|-----8--8------------------------------------------------|
   A augmentedA|----------------------------9----------------------------|
   D MajorD|--8------------------------------------------------------|

[L9] D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
Left A augmentedA|-----8--8-----------8------------------------------------|
only F#--------------9-7-------7-------7------------------------|
   D MajorD|-----8--8------------------------------------------------|
   A augmentedA|----------------------------9----------------------------|
   D MajorD|--8------------------------------------------------------|

[10] D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
   A augmentedA|-----8--8-----8----------------------------8--8----------|
   F#--------------------11-----11-----11---------------------|
   D MajorD|-----8--8-----8----------------------------8--8----------|
   A augmentedA|--------------------11-----9------11---------------------|
   D MajorD|--8----------------------------------------8--8----------|

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Then, play the section again.


While the right guitar keeps playing , the left guitar is going into a sort of solo....

    *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---|
[L1] D MajorD|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
x2  A augmentedA|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   F#----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-0--|/5---5-5-8-5-3--------------------|-----------------------------|
   A augmentedA|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   D MajorD|----|-----------------------------0----|/8---8-8-7-5-3---------------|

    *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---|
[L2] D MajorD|----|-----------------------------|
x2  A augmentedA|----|-----------------------------|
   F#----|-----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-0--|/8-------7\5---5---3/5-------|
   A augmentedA|----|-----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-0--|/8-------7\5---5---3/5-------|

    *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---|
[L3] D MajorD|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   A augmentedA|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   F#----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-0--|/8-------8\7\5/10----8\7-8\7-5----|/5-------5--/5---------------|
   A augmentedA|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-0--|/8-------8\7\5/10----8\7-8\7-5----|/5-------5--/5---------------|

Repeat [L2] x1 and [L3] x1

    *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---|
[L4] D MajorD|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   A augmentedA|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   F#----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-0--|-7--/8---7--/8---7--/8---7--/8----|/5----------/5---------------|
   A augmentedA|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-0--|-7--/8---7--/8---7--/8---7--/8----|/5----------/5---------------|

    *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---|
[L5] D MajorD|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   A augmentedA|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   F#----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-0--|/10------8\5--------/10--8\7\5-5--|-----------3/5---------------|
   A augmentedA|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-0--|/10------8\5--------/10--8\7\5-5--|-----------3/5---------------|


************************************************
 < Special Notes on the original 1976 version >
************************************************

Thanks to the Radar Station, I was able to get MP3 files of the original
"Bat Chain Puller" album, recorded in 1976. Having compared the original
with the 1978 version, I found some differences in the left guitar part of
this song. (I assume that it is due to a personnel change from Denny
Walley to Richard Redus.) Also, in my humble opinion, Denny used G+G tuning
(DGDGBD).

The following tab (in G+G tuning) is the left guitar of the original version.

    1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|
[L] D MajorD|----------------------------------|
x8  BB|----------------------------------|
   G+G|----------------------------------|
   D MajorD|----------------------------------|
   G+G|-7-4-0---7-4-0---0-4-7---0-4-7----|
   D MajorD|----------------------------------|

[L] D MajorD|----------------------------|----------------------------|
   BB|----------------------------|------------------------3---|
   G+G|----------------------------|------------------------3---|
   D MajorD|--7----5--2---7--7--5---9---|--7----5--2---7--7--5-------|
   G+G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
   D MajorD|----------------------------|----------------------------|

[L] D MajorD|----------------------------|----------------------------|
   BB|----------------------------|----------------------------|
   G+G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
   D MajorD|--7----5--2---7--7--5---9---|--7----5--2---7---5-0---0---|
   G+G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
   D MajorD|----------------------------|--------------------0---0---|

[L] D MajorD|-----|------------------------|
   BB|-3---|-2--3--2--3--2--3--0----|
   G+G|-----|------------------------|
   D MajorD|-----|------------------------|
   G+G|-----|------------------------|
   D MajorD|-----|------------------------|

[L] D MajorD|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
x2  BB|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
   G+G|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-/9--|-/9---7--5--/9------/9--|-/9--9--9-----7----5--0-----|
   G+G|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-/9--|-/9---7--5--/9------/9--|-/9--9--9-----7----5--0-----|

[L] D MajorD|-----|-----------/3-----------|---------------------/3-----|
x2  BB|-/3--|-/3---1--0-/3-------/3--|-/3--3--3-----1----0-/3-----|
   G+G|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
   G+G|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|


Once you've learned the part in D MajorD tuning, it's very easy to play in
G+G tuning - all the same fingering, with your hand repositioned five
frets lower and one string higher.
Anyway, here's the tab in G+G tuning....

[1] D MajorD|-----3--3------------------------------------------------|
   BB|--------------4-2---5-p4p2-------------------------------|
   G+G|-----3--3------------------------------------------------|
   D MajorD|----------------------------3----------------------------|
   G+G|--3------------------------------------------------------|
   D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|

[2] D MajorD|-----3--3------------------------------------------------|
   BB|--------------4-2------2---------------------------------|
   G+G|-----3--3-----------3------------------------------------|
   D MajorD|----------------------------2----------------------------|
   G+G|--3------------------------------------------------------|
   D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|

[3] D MajorD|-----3--3------------------------------------------------|
   BB|--------------4-2---5-p4p2-2---2-------------------------|
   G+G|-----3--3------------------------------------------------|
   D MajorD|-----------------------------4---------------------------|
   G+G|--3------------------------------------------------------|
   D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|

[4] D MajorD|-----3--3------------------------------------------------|
   BB|--------------4-2---5-p4p2--4----------------------------|
   G+G|-----3--3----------------------4-------------------------|
   D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
   G+G|--3------------------------------------------------------|
   D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|

[5] D MajorD|-----3--3-------------------4----------------------------|
   BB|--------------4-2---5-p4p2-------------------------------|
   G+G|-----3--3------------------------------------------------|
   D MajorD|-------------------------------4-------------------------|
   G+G|--3------------------------------------------------------|
   D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|

[6] D MajorD|-----3--3-------------3----------------------------------|
   BB|--------------5-p4p2-----2---2---------------------------|
   G+G|-----3--3------------------------------------------------|
   D MajorD|---------------------------4-----------------------------|
   G+G|--3------------------------------------------------------|
   D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|

[7] D MajorD|----3-----3--3-------------------------------------------|
   BB|-------------------4-2---5-p4p2--4-----------------------|
   G+G|----3-----3--3-----------------------3-------------------|
   D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
   G+G|-------3-------------------------------------------------|
   D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|

[8] D MajorD|-----3--3---------------------------3--------------------|
   BB|--------------4-2---5-p4p2--4----------------------------|
   G+G|-----3--3-----------------------3------------------------|
   D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|
   G+G|--3------------------------------------------------------|
   D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|

[9] D MajorD|-----3--3------------------------------------------------|
   BB|--------------4-2---5-p4p2------2------------------------|
   G+G|-----3--3------------------------------------------------|
   D MajorD|----------------------------4----------------------------|
   G+G|--3------------------------------------------------------|
   D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|

[10] D MajorD|-----3--3-----3----------------------------3--3----------|
   BB|--------------------6------6------6----------------------|
   G+G|-----3--3-----3----------------------------3--3----------|
   D MajorD|--------------------6------4------6----------------------|
   G+G|--3----------------------------------------3--3----------|
   D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------|

    *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---|
[L1] D MajorD|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
x4  BB|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   G+G|----|----------------------------------|-0---0-0/3-0-----------------|
   D MajorD|----|----------------------------/3----|------------/3---------------|
   G+G|----|/3---3-3-2-0----------------------|-----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-0--|------------/3--------------------|-----------------------------|

    *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---|
[L2] D MajorD|----|-----------------------------|
x2  BB|----|-----------------------------|
   G+G|----|-----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-0--|/8------/8-----5---3/5-------|
   G+G|----|-----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-0--|/8------/8-----5---3/5-------|

    *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---|
[L3] D MajorD|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   BB|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   G+G|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-0--|/8-------7\5/10------8\7-8\7-5----|/5-------5--/5---------------|
   G+G|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-0--|/8-------7\5/10------8\7-8\7-5----|/5-------5--/5---------------|

    *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---|
[L2b]D|----|-----------------------------|
   BB|----|-----------------------------|
   G+G|----|-----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-0--|/8-------7/8\7-5---3/5-------|
   G+G|----|-----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-0--|/8-------7/8\7-5---3/5-------|

    *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---|
[L3b]D|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   BB|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   G+G|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-0--|/8-------7\5/10------8\7-8\7-5----|/5-------5--/5-----------5\--|
   G+G|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-0--|/8-------7\5/10------8\7-8\7-5----|/5-------5--/5-----------5\--|

    *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---|
[L2b]D|----|-----------------------------|
   BB|----|-----------------------------|
   G+G|----|-----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-0--|/8-------8\7---5-------------|
   G+G|----|-----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-0--|/8-------8\7---5-------------|

    *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---|
[L4] D MajorD|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   BB|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   G+G|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-0--|-7--/8---7--/8---7--/8---7--/8----|/5----------/5---------------|
   G+G|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-0--|-7--/8---7--/8---7--/8---7--/8----|/5----------/5---------------|

    *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---|
[L5] D MajorD|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   A augmentedA|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   F#----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
   D MajorD|-0--|/10------8\5--------/10--8\7\5-5--|-----------3/5---------------|
   A augmentedA|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|

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