Donuts Only Tab by Parquet Courts

Donuts Only tab by Parquet Courts

Guitar Tab

Donuts Only - Parquet Courts
   Light Up Gold - 2012


Guitar 1 - Austin Brown

Drums for 2 measures, then about 3 measures of just Bass and Drums.
then
Guitar feedback and scratching til the C chord below.


INTRO:

        let chord ring out
e|8~------------------------------|
B|8~------------------------------|
G|9~------------------------------|
D|10~-----------------------------|
A|10~-----------------------------|
E|8~------------------------------|

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VERSE 1/REFRAIN:

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------5-----------3-----------|--------5-----------3-----------|
A|----5-----------5-----------5---|----------------5-----------5---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  "Like a red..."

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------5-----------3-----------|--------5-----------3-----------|
A|----------------5-----------5---|----------------5-----------5---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 "Some secret's are..."

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------5-----------3-----------|--------5-----------3-----------|
A|----------------5-----------5---|----------------5-----------5---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 "As for Texas:..."

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------5-----------3-----------|--------5-----------3-----------|
A|----------------5-----------5---|----------------5-----------5---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 "And I'll reserve..."

e|8~------------------------------|
B|8~------------------------------|
G|9~------------------------------|
D|10~-----------------------------|
A|10~-----------------------------|
E|8~------------------------------|
 "beer, and a chorus..."

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------5-----------3-----------|--------5-----------3-----------|
A|----------------5-----------5---|----------------5-----------5---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  "years."

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------5-----------3-----------|--------5-----------3-----------|
A|----------------5-----------5---|----------------5-----------5---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


VERSE 2:


e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------5-----------3-----------|--------5-----------3-----------|
A|----------------5-----------5---|----------------5-----------5---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 "There's a hole..."

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------5-----------3-----------|--------5-----------3-----------|
A|----------------5-----------5---|----------------5-----------5---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 "in the home team..."

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--11b---------10------8------------------------6b--\---8~-------|
G|---------------------------------------7------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 "This you gave us..."


OUTRO:

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--11----------10------8------------------------6---\---8~-------|
G|-------------------------------10------7------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|


e|8~------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|8~------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|9~------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|10~-----------------------------|--------5-----------3-----------|
A|10~-----------------------------|----------------5-----------5---|
E|8~------------------------------|--------------------------------|

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Guitar 2 - Andrew Savage

**Tune to CGDGBe** (Low E string down 2, A string down 1)

Drums for 2 measures, then about 3 measures of just Bass and Drums.
then
Guitar feedback and scratching til the C chord below.


INTRO:

        let chord ring out
e|--------------------------------|
B|5~------------------------------|
G|5~------------------------------|
D|5~------------------------------|
G|5~------------------------------|
C|0~------------------------------|


VERSE 1/REFRAIN:


e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|----0---5-------0---3-------0---|--------5-------0---3-------0---|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  "Like a red..."

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------5-------0---3-------0---|--------5-------0---3-------0---|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 "Some secret's are..."

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------5-------0---3-------0---|--------5-------0---3-------0---|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 "As for Texas:..."

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------5-------0---3-------0---|--------5-------0---3-------0---|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 "And I'll reserve..."

e|--------------------------------|
B|5~------------------------------|
G|5~------------------------------|
D|5~------------------------------|
G|5~------------------------------|
C|0~------------------------------|
 "beer, and a chorus..."

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------5-------0---3-------0---|--------5-------0---3-------0---|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  "years."

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------5-------0---3-------0---|--------5-------0---3-------0---|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


VERSE 2:


e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------5-------0---3-------0---|--------5-------0---3-------0---|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 "There's a hole..."

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------5-------0---3-------0---|--------5-------0---3-------0---|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 "in the home team..."

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|5---0---5---0---5---0---5---0---|5-------5-------5-------5-------|
G|--------------------------------|----5-------5-------5-------5---|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 "This you gave us..."

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|5-------5-------5-------5-------|----5-------5-------5-------5---|
G|----3-------3-------3-------3---|0-------0-------0-------0-------|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 "In result.."


OUTRO:

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|5---0---5---0---5---0---5---0---|5-------5-------5-------5-------|
G|--------------------------------|----5-------5-------5-------5---|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|5-------5-------5-------5-------|----5-------5-------5-------5---|
G|----3-------3-------3-------3---|0-------0-------0-------0-------|
C|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|5~------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|5~------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|5~------------------------------|--------5-------0---3-------0---|
G|5~------------------------------|--------------------------------|
C|0~------------------------------|--------------------------------|

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Bass Guitar - Sean Yeaton

Drums for 2 measures


INTRO:

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|5---5---0---3---3---0---0---0---|5---5---0---3---3---0---0---0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|5---5---0---3---3---0---0---0---|5---5---0---3---3---0---0---0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|5---5---0---3---3---0---0---0---|5---5---0---3---3---0---0---0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|5---5---0---3---3---0---0---0---|5---5---0---3---3---0---0---0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---1---0---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


VERSE 1/REFRAIN:

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------5---------------5---|------------5---------------5---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|3---3---3-------3---3---3-------|3---3---3-------3---3---3-------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------5---------------5---|------------5---------------5---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|3---3---3-------3---3---3-------|3---3---3-------3---3---3-------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------5---------------5---|------------5---------------5---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|3---3---3-------3---3---3-------|3---3---3-------3---3---3-------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------5---------------5---|------------5---------------5---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|3---3---3-------3---3---3-------|3---3---3-------3---3---3-------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------5---------------5---|------------5---------------5---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|3---3---3-------3---3---3-------|3---3---3-------3---3---3-------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------5---------------5---|------------5---------------5---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|3---3---3-------3---3---3-------|3---3---3-------3---3---3-------|


VERSE 2:

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|


OUTRO:

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|

G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|5---5---0---3---3---0-----------|
A|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---1---0---|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

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Verse 1/Refrain:
Like a red state's Baptist fervor,
like a small town's unsolved murder.
Some secrets are just best resting
in the tombs of buried thought-slums.
As for Texas: Donuts Only.
You cannot find bagels here.
And I'll reserve my highest hosannah's
for the communion song that's served with light beer,
and a chorus that inspires the score played in my myth-steeped years

Verse 2:
"There's a hole you shan't fall into"
Sang the church choir's young male leads.
In the home-team jersey robes
sewn by our sisters, moms and nieces.
This you gave us, although worthless
fed five decades' dormant hustle.
In result: His life was rubbish.
Celebrated? Yes, but rubbish.
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| ~  Hold note/Let ring out (I know this normally means vibrato)
| b  Bend note (probably like a quarter bend or something, just make it sound kinda gross)
| \  Slide up
| /  Slide down

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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