Backwater chords by Meat Puppets
Guitar chords with lyrics
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
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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-
Chords
E -0- C#m -4- E5 --- F#5 --- C5 ---
-0- -5- --- --- ---
-1- -6- --- --- ---
-2- -6- --- --- -5-
-2- -4- -2- -4- -3-
-0- --- -0- -2- ---
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------------------------------------ Last updated:
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