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Tropics Erase Traces by My Morning Jacket

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Tropics (Erace Traces) - My Morning Jacket
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This tab based on the Live on KCRW performance

TUNING: Open Chord diagramC#C# minor


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Intro (Jim & Carl, fingerpicked):
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Pt. 1
 e|--2h4p2p0----------7-----------------|--2h4p2p0----------6-----------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-----------0------------0------------|-----------0------------0------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|--------------0------------0---------|--------------0------------0---------|
Chord diagramC#C#|--0----------------------------------|--0----------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 e|--2h4p2p0----------4-----------------|---2---2-----2-----4---2---0---------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-----------0------------0------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|--------------0------------0---------|---2---2-----2-----3---2---0---------|
Chord diagramC#C#|--0----------------------------------|----------0-----0--------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Pt. 2
 e|--2h4p2p0----------7-----------------|--2h4p2p0----------6-----------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-----------0------------0------------|-----------0------------0------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|--------------0------------0---------|--------------0------------0---------|
Chord diagramC#C#|--0----------------------------------|--0----------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


 e|--2h4p2p0----------4-----------------|---5---5-----5-----7---7-------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-----------0------------0------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|--------------0------------0---------|---5---5-----5-----7---7-------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|--0----------------------------------|----------0-----0----------0---------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Pt.3
 e|---------12---------12---------------|--12---------12---------12-----------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-------------0----------0------------|------0----------0----------0--------|
Chord diagramG#G#|----------------12---------12--------|---------12---------12---------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|--0----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 e|---------11---------11---------------|--11---------11---------11-----------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-------------0----------0------------|------0----------0----------0--------|
Chord diagramG#G#|----------------12---------12--------|---------12---------12---------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|--0----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


 e|---------7-----------7---------------|--7-----------7-----------7----------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-------------0-----------0-----------|------0-----------0-----------0------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-----------------7-----------7-------|----------7-----------7--------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|--0----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


 e|---------5-----------5---------------|--5-----------5-----------7----------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-------------0-----------0-----------|------0-----------0------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-----------------5-----------5-------|----------5-----------5--------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|--0----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


 e|--2-----4--4----7--------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|--2-----3--3----7--------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Pt. 1 and 2 repeat twice, with this replacing end of Pt. 1 the second time...
 e|--2h4p2p0----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|----------0--2h3p2p0-----------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|---------------------0--2h3p2p0------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|--0----------0----------0------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Pt. 1 repeats once more, and Intro then ends with this...
 e|--2----2----2-------0--2--2----2--0--|----2-----4--4----7------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|--2----2----2-------0--2--2----2--0--|----2-----3--3----7------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


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Verse (Carl, strummed)
======================
Pt. 1
 e|-----2-------4-------7---------------|-----2-----4-----6-------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-----0-------0-------0---------------|-----0-----0-----0-------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-----0-------0-------0---------------|-----0-----0-----0-------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-----0-------0-------0---------------|-----0-----0-----0-------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


 e|-----2-------4-------4---------------|-----2---2----2-----4--2--0----------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-----0-------0-------0---------------|-----0---0----0-----0--0--0----------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-----0-------0-------0---------------|-----2---2----2-----3--2--0----------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-----0-------0-------0---------------|-----0---0----0-----0--0--0----------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Which repeats x3 and leads into Pt. 2 here...
 e|-----2-------2-------2------------0--|-----2---2----2-----4--2--0----------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-----0-------0-------0------------0--|-----0---0----0-----0--0--0----------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-----2-------2-------2------------0--|-----2---2----2-----3--2--0----------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-----0-------0-------0------------0--|-----0---0----0-----0--0--0----------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Then repeat Pt. 1 once, which leads into Pt. 3 here, played once...
 e|-----2-------4-------7---------------|-----2-----4-----6-------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-----0-------0-------0---------------|-----0-----0-----0-------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-----0-------0-------0---------------|-----0-----0-----0-------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-----0-------0-------0---------------|-----0-----0-----0-------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


 e|-----2-------4-------4---------------|-----5--5--5--5-----7--7--7----------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-----0-------0-------0---------------|-----0--0--0--0-----0--0--0----------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-----0-------0-------0---------------|-----5--5--5--5-----7--7--7----------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-----0-------0-------0---------------|-----0--0--0--0-----0--0--0----------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Repeat Pt. 1 once more, and finish verse with same fingerpicked intro ending...
 e|--2----2----2-------0--2--2----2--0--|----2-----4--4----7------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|--2----2----2-------0--2--2----2--0--|----2-----3--3----7------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

And lead into verse 2 with this riff, echoed on the piano...
 e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|---7---5---3-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|---------------5------3---5----------|-------------------------------------|
 Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Verse 2 follows second half of Verse 1, but ends on these chords...
 e|-----5-------5-------5------------5--|-----5---5----5-----5--5--5----7--7--|
Chord diagramC#C#|-----5-------5-------5------------5--|-----5---5----5-----5--5--5----7--7--|
Chord diagramG#G#|-----5-------5-------5------------5--|-----5---5----5-----5--5--5----7--7--|
Chord diagramC#C#|-----5-------5-------5------------5--|-----5---5----5-----5--5--5----7--7--|
Chord diagramG#G#|-----5-------5-------5------------5--|-----5---5----5-----5--5--5----7--7--|
 Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


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Bridge/Solos
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Some intro parts are played again, which lead into this, repeated x2
 e|----2-----4-----7-------2-----4---7--|----2-----4-----9-------2-----4---7--|
Chord diagramC#C#|----0-----0-----0-------0-----0---0--|----0-----0-----0-------0-----0---0--|
Chord diagramG#G#|----0-----0-----0-------0-----0---0--|----0-----0-----0-------0-----0---0--|
Chord diagramC#C#|----0-----0-----0-------0-----0---0--|----0-----0-----0-------0-----0---0--|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


 e|----2-----4-----7-------2-----4---7--|----2-----4-----9--------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|----0-----0-----0-------0-----0---0--|----0-----0-----0--------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|----0-----0-----0-------0-----0---0--|----0-----0-----0--------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|----0-----0-----0-------0-----0---0--|----0-----0-----0--------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Two guitars then alternate solo riffs here, repeat sequence x3...

Guitar 1 (Carl)
 e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 Chord diagramE MajorE|----7(b9)--rb------------------------|----7(b9)--rb------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Jim)
 e|------------------12h14---b14--------|------------------12h14---b14--------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 (Carl)
 e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 Chord diagramE MajorE|----7(b9)--rb------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Jim)
 e|------------------12h14---b14--------|---12---11-------9-----7(b9)---------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramC#C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG#G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

This leads into partial verse repeat with chord ending, Intro Pt. 3, Intro end.

That's it!

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