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Tropics Erase Traces Tab by My Morning Jacket

Tropics Erase Traces tab 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 C# minor


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Intro (Jim & Carl, fingerpicked):
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Pt. 1
 e|--2h4p2p0----------7-----------------|--2h4p2p0----------6-----------------|
C#|-----------0------------0------------|-----------0------------0------------|
G#|--------------0------------0---------|--------------0------------0---------|
C#|--0----------------------------------|--0----------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

 e|--2h4p2p0----------4-----------------|---2---2-----2-----4---2---0---------|
C#|-----------0------------0------------|-------------------------------------|
G#|--------------0------------0---------|---2---2-----2-----3---2---0---------|
C#|--0----------------------------------|----------0-----0--------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Pt. 2
 e|--2h4p2p0----------7-----------------|--2h4p2p0----------6-----------------|
C#|-----------0------------0------------|-----------0------------0------------|
G#|--------------0------------0---------|--------------0------------0---------|
C#|--0----------------------------------|--0----------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


 e|--2h4p2p0----------4-----------------|---5---5-----5-----7---7-------------|
C#|-----------0------------0------------|-------------------------------------|
G#|--------------0------------0---------|---5---5-----5-----7---7-------------|
C#|--0----------------------------------|----------0-----0----------0---------|
G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Pt.3
 e|---------12---------12---------------|--12---------12---------12-----------|
C#|-------------0----------0------------|------0----------0----------0--------|
G#|----------------12---------12--------|---------12---------12---------------|
C#|--0----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


 e|---------11---------11---------------|--11---------11---------11-----------|
C#|-------------0----------0------------|------0----------0----------0--------|
G#|----------------12---------12--------|---------12---------12---------------|
C#|--0----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


 e|---------7-----------7---------------|--7-----------7-----------7----------|
C#|-------------0-----------0-----------|------0-----------0-----------0------|
G#|-----------------7-----------7-------|----------7-----------7--------------|
C#|--0----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


 e|---------5-----------5---------------|--5-----------5-----------7----------|
C#|-------------0-----------0-----------|------0-----------0------------------|
G#|-----------------5-----------5-------|----------5-----------5--------------|
C#|--0----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


 e|--2-----4--4----7--------------------|-------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G#|--2-----3--3----7--------------------|-------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

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

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


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Verse (Carl, strummed)
======================
Pt. 1
 e|-----2-------4-------7---------------|-----2-----4-----6-------------------|
C#|-----0-------0-------0---------------|-----0-----0-----0-------------------|
G#|-----0-------0-------0---------------|-----0-----0-----0-------------------|
C#|-----0-------0-------0---------------|-----0-----0-----0-------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


 e|-----2-------4-------4---------------|-----2---2----2-----4--2--0----------|
C#|-----0-------0-------0---------------|-----0---0----0-----0--0--0----------|
G#|-----0-------0-------0---------------|-----2---2----2-----3--2--0----------|
C#|-----0-------0-------0---------------|-----0---0----0-----0--0--0----------|
G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Which repeats x3 and leads into Pt. 2 here...
 e|-----2-------2-------2------------0--|-----2---2----2-----4--2--0----------|
C#|-----0-------0-------0------------0--|-----0---0----0-----0--0--0----------|
G#|-----2-------2-------2------------0--|-----2---2----2-----3--2--0----------|
C#|-----0-------0-------0------------0--|-----0---0----0-----0--0--0----------|
G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

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


 e|-----2-------4-------4---------------|-----5--5--5--5-----7--7--7----------|
C#|-----0-------0-------0---------------|-----0--0--0--0-----0--0--0----------|
G#|-----0-------0-------0---------------|-----5--5--5--5-----7--7--7----------|
C#|-----0-------0-------0---------------|-----0--0--0--0-----0--0--0----------|
G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

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------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G#|--2----2----2-------0--2--2----2--0--|----2-----3--3----7------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

And lead into verse 2 with this riff, echoed on the piano...
 e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C#|---7---5---3-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G#|---------------5------3---5----------|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

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--|
C#|-----5-------5-------5------------5--|-----5---5----5-----5--5--5----7--7--|
G#|-----5-------5-------5------------5--|-----5---5----5-----5--5--5----7--7--|
C#|-----5-------5-------5------------5--|-----5---5----5-----5--5--5----7--7--|
G#|-----5-------5-------5------------5--|-----5---5----5-----5--5--5----7--7--|
 E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


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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--|
C#|----0-----0-----0-------0-----0---0--|----0-----0-----0-------0-----0---0--|
G#|----0-----0-----0-------0-----0---0--|----0-----0-----0-------0-----0---0--|
C#|----0-----0-----0-------0-----0---0--|----0-----0-----0-------0-----0---0--|
G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


 e|----2-----4-----7-------2-----4---7--|----2-----4-----9--------------------|
C#|----0-----0-----0-------0-----0---0--|----0-----0-----0--------------------|
G#|----0-----0-----0-------0-----0---0--|----0-----0-----0--------------------|
C#|----0-----0-----0-------0-----0---0--|----0-----0-----0--------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

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

Guitar 1 (Carl)
 e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 E|----7(b9)--rb------------------------|----7(b9)--rb------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Jim)
 e|------------------12h14---b14--------|------------------12h14---b14--------|
C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 (Carl)
 e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 E|----7(b9)--rb------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (Jim)
 e|------------------12h14---b14--------|---12---11-------9-----7(b9)---------|
C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

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

That's it!

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