Thinking tab by The Meters

Tabs

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Artist: The Meters/Leo Nocentelli
Track: Thinking
Album: Looka-Py-Py

Section 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------x-3-----------------------------------8-/-6-|
G+G|--3------------------------------x-3-------3---------------------------x-/-x-|
D MajorD|------6---------------------------------------6------------------------8-/-6-|
A augmentedA|------------------------3h5------------------------------------5---6---------|
E MajorE|-----------6--6------6-------3--------------------6--6-----6-----------------|


e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------8-/-6-|
G+G|--3-----------------------------5p3---3------3-------------------------x-/-x-|
D MajorD|------6-----------------------------5------------6---------------------8-/-6-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------3h5---------------------------------------5--6--------|
E MajorE|----------6--6------6-------3-----------------------6---6-----6--------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------x-3--------------------------------------8-/-6--|
G+G|--3--------------------------x-3----------3---------------------------x-/-x--|
D MajorD|------6-------------------------------------6-------------------------8-/-6--|
A augmentedA|--------------------3h5------------------------------------5--6--------------|
E MajorE|---------6--6----6-------3----------------------6--6----6--------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---3-----------------------------|      DRUMS
D MajorD|-------6-------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------3h5------|
E MajorE|------------6--6-----6-------3---|


Section 2
e|---------------------------------------------------3--------------------------|
BB|--6---------5--3-------------6---------5-----3/5------\-3---------------------|
G+G|--7p5-------5--4-------------7p5-------5-----x-x------\-x---------------------|
D MajorD|--------7--------------------------7---------3/5------\-3---------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

It's a difficult concept to explain, but when playing the x x 3 x 3 x: slide down/slide back up,
it sounds like Leo is sort of doing it in legato fashion where the notes ring out the entire time,
even when that high e 3rd fret note is played.

****Repeat Section 1****

Section 3
e|--------------------6-------------------------------------6---------------------|
BB|---9--9-----6/8---------\-6--6--6--6-----------9---6/8-------\-6-6-6-6----------|
G+G|---7--7-----x-x---------\-x--x--x--x-----------7---x-x-------\-x-x-x-x----------|
D MajorD|---8--8-----6/8---------\-6--6--6--6-----------8---6/8-------\-6-6-6-6----------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------6------------------------------------|

For above, same concept as 'Section 2' in regard to keeping the notes from deadening.
Still trying to decide if x x 8 7 9 x: works/sounds better than x x x 7 9 6:, so use
whatever tickles your pickle. Section 3 is played 4 times over.

Back to Section 2
e|------------------------------------------------------3--------------------------|
BB|--6----5-----3------------------6----------5----3/5------\--3--------------------|
G+G|--7----5-----4------------------7p5--------5----x-x------\--x--------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------7--------3/5------\--3--------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------x-3----------------------------------8-\-6------|
G+G|---3-----------------------------x-3-------3--------------------------x-\-x------|
D MajorD|-------6---------------------------------------6----------------------8-\-6------|
A augmentedA|------------------------3h5----------------------------------5--6----------------|
E MajorE|-----------6--6-----6---------3--------------------6--6---6----------------------|

Repeat above until fadeout

I don't mean to be Captain Obvious here, but these are a couple alternative ways of playing
the main lick that may behoove you:

e|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|---3---1---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---8----6-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------3h5--------|------------1---1------1-----3h5---------------|
E MajorE|-------------6---6-----6---------3----|------------------------------------3----------|

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| x  Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down

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