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The Tennessee Toad Tab by Leo Kottke

The Tennessee Toad tab by Leo Kottke

Guitar Tab 

Leo Kottke

6- and 12-String Guitar

Tabbed by doctor gwaihir

Tuning low to high: AEAEAc#


The recording on the album is in an open A on a 12-string, but I usually play in open C
[CGCGCe] on a 6-string.
If you have a 12-string you can hit notes of the same pitch but different timbre on
different strings using the octave strings.
The first and last lines are played freely, and the rest of the tune is played with swing.
And you'll want to use a slide for most of this.
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Have fun!




c#|--------3-------|----3---2p0h2---|-------3---3----|-7\5-0----------|
A |--------2-------|----3---2p0h2---|----2-2---2--2--|-7\5-0----------|
E |--------3-------|----3---2p0h2---|-----3---3------|-7\5-0----------|
A |--------2-------|----3---2p0h2---|----------------|-7\5-0----------|
E |0---------------|----3---2p0h2---|2-0-------------|-7\5-0----------|
A |----------------|4---3---2p0h2---|----------------|-7\5-0----------|


c#|------3---------|--0---------------------|------3---------|------2---------|
A |----2-------2---|----2-2---0-2-----------|----------3-3\2-|----------2-----|
E |--3---------3---|--------------3--2b3r20-|/3------3-------|--2-----------2\|
A |----------------|------------------------|/3--3-------3---|---------------\|
E |0-------0-------|0-------0-------0---0---|----------------|----2-------2--\|
A |----------------|------------------------|----------------|2-------2-------|


c#|------3---------|-0----------------------|------3---------|-----5----------|
A |----2-------2---|---2-2------------------|--3-------3-----|--5-------------|
E |--3---------3---|---------3---2---0---0--|--------3-----3/|5-------5-------|
A |----------------|-------------------2---/|----3-------3---|----5-------5\--|
E |0-------0-------|0------0---0---0--------|----------------|----------------|
A |----------------|------------------------|3---------------|5---------------|


c#|----12----12----|12\10-10--10----|----12----12----|12\10-10--10----|
A |/12---12------12|----10--------10|/12---12------12|----10--------10|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E |----------------|0---0---0---0---|----------------|0---0---0---0---|
A |0---0---0---0---|----------------|0---0---0---0---|----------------|


c#|----12----12----|----5-7---------|----------------|------2---------|
A |/12---12----12\0|---5------------|----3---2-0-5---|2---2-----2-----|
E |----------------|3/5---------7\0-|/3--3---2---5---|2--------------/|
A |----------------|--------7---7\0-|/3----------5---|2-------2---2---|
E |----------------|3/5---------7\0-|/3----------5---|2---------------|
A |0---0---0---0---|----5-------7\0-|/3--------------|----------------|


c#|7---7-----5-----|----0/2---2-----|----------------|------2---------|
A |7-----------5--0|----0/2-----2-2/|3---3-\-2-0-5--\|2---2-----2---2/|
E |7-----5---------|----------------|------------5--\|2---------------|
A |7-------5-------|--0---------2---|----------------|2---2---2---2---|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |----------------|0-------2-------|----------------|----------------|


c#|7---7-----5-----|----0/2---2-----|----------------|----------------|
A |7-----------5--0|----0/2-----2-2/|3---3-\-2-0-5--\|2---2-2---2-----|
E |7-----5---------|----------------|------------5--\|2---------------|
A |7-------5-------|--0---------2---|----------------|2---2---2---2\--|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |----------------|0-------2-------|----------------|------------2\--|


c#|----12----12----|12\10-10--10----|----12----12----|12\10-10--10----|
A |/12---12------12|----10--------10|/12---12------12|----10--------10|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E |----------------|0---0---0---0---|----------------|0---0---0---0---|
A |0---0---0---0---|----------------|0---0---0---0---|----------------|


c#|----12----12----|----5-7---------|----------------|------2---------|
A |/12---12----12\0|---5------------|----3---2-0-5---|2---2-----2-----|
E |----------------|3/5---------7\0-|/3--3---2---5---|2--------------/|
A |----------------|--------7---7\0-|/3----------5---|2-------2---2---|
E |----------------|3/5---------7\0-|/3----------5---|2---------------|
A |0---0---0---0---|----5-------7\0-|/3--------------|----------------|


c#|------3-----3---|--0---------6/6---------|------3---------|------2---------|
A |----2-------2---|----2-2---0---------0---|----3-----3-3\2-|----------2-----|
E |--3---------3---|------------------2-----|3---------------|--2-------------|
A |------------2---|----------------------2/|3-------3---3---|----------------|
E |0-------0---0---|0-------0-------0---0---|----------------|----2-------2-\-|
A |----------------|------------------------|----------------|2-------2-------|


c#|------3-----3---|-0----------------------|------3---------|-----5----------|
A |----2-------2---|---2-2-0----------------|----3-----3-----|--5---------5---|
E |--3---------3---|---------3-2-----0---0--|--------------3/|5---------5-----|
A |----------------|-------------------2---/|3-------3---3---|----5---5-------|
E |0-------0-------|0------0---0---0--------|----------------|----------------|
A |----------------|------------------------|----------------|5---------------|


c#|----------------|----------------|------12--------|------12--------15|
A |----------8/10--|--------10/12---|12--12----1212--|12--12----1212----|
E |----------8/10--|--------10/12---|--------------12|--------------12--|
A |----------8/10--|--------10/12---|12--12--12--12--|12--12--12--12----|
E |----------8/10--|--------10/12---|----------------|------------------|

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