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Kantina

tune the guitar to drop-D (from low to high: Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramBB Chord diagramE MajorE)

The first little bit
bass
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-5---5-5-5-x-x-x-5---5-5-5-x-x-x-|
|---------------------------------|
do this twice

Intro
bass
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5---5-5-5-0-3-0-6s5-5-5-5-0-3-0-6s5-5-5-5-0-3-0-6s5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
"6s5" means play 6 then slide to 5

guitar (all harmonics)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------7---------------7---------------7---------------7-7-7-7-|
|-----7-7---7-7-------7-7---7-7-------7-7---7-7-------7-7---------|
|-7-------------7-7-------------7-7-------------7-7-7-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
to make harmonics, touch your fret-hand finger to the string above the
fret but don't press it all the way down, and pluck the string with
the pick. if you do it right you'll get a high-pitched harmonic.

and then
bass
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------8*--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
*I can barely hear this note but I'm pretty sure it's there

guitar (all harmonics)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-555555555555555554444444444444433333333333322222221111223334455-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
pick harmonics at the fifth fret as fast as you can and slide down (not up) to
around the first fret,then back to the fifth

and then
bass
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0-1-------------0-1-------------0-1-------------0-1-|
|-2---2-2-2-------2---2-2-2-------2---2-2-2-------2---2-2-2-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

guitar (all harmonics)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------4---------------4---------------4---------------4-------|
|-----4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4---|
|-4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|

now repeat the whole thing again

and then, the loud half of the intro
the bass repeats it all twice again
guitar
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-7---7-7-7b------7---7-7-7b------7---7-7-7b------7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-|
|-------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-5---5-5-5-------5---5-5-5-------5---5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
|-0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
b = play the note and then bend the string up a bit

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2---2-2-2-------2---2-2-2-------2---2-2-2-------2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-4---4-4-4-------4---4-4-4-------4---4-4-4-------4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|

verse
bass (abbreviated strumming, each number represents 4 strums)
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

guitar - repeat 6 times
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------|
|-----7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7---|
|-9---------------9---------------9---------------9---------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
lyric:  "resigned to sit behind..."

first chorus
bass - same as in the intro
guitar
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7---7-7-7b------7---7-7-7b------7---7-7-7b--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5---5-5-5-------5---5-5-5-------5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 "wait            wait            wait        wait      don't..."

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 "go..."

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 "stay               please            stay        please..."

play that twice, then play the harmonics part from the intro once

second chorus
bass - same as in the intro and first chorus
guitar
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
play that twice, then the harmonics part once

so play the intro, verse, chorus 1, verse, chorus 2, verse, then the long outro ("were,
are and was or is")

Outro - Were, Are, and Was or Is - (the strumming is kinda vague here)
bass
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4s9-9-9-9-9-9-9s12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2s7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7s2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2s7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

guitar
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----2-----2-----------0-----0-------2-----0-----------0-----0---|
|-4-------4-----4-4-2-------2---2-4-------4-----4-4-2-------2---2-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
repeat that a bunch of times and then have twelve of your friends make feedback
on their guitars and you got it.

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