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Crackle And Drag Tab by Paul Westerberg

Crackle And Drag tab by Paul Westerberg

Guitar Tab

  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Key: D

Intro:

   Em               C        D        E         G           C        D
e|0~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~|0~~~~0-0|0~~~~0-0|0~~~~0--0|0--0--0--0-|0~~~~0-0|0~~~~0-0|
B|0~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~|0~~~~0-0|0~~~~0-0|0~~~~0--0|0--0--0--0-|0~~~~0-0|0~~~~0-0|
G|0~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~|7~~~~7-7|9~~~~9-9|11~~11-11|10-10-10-10|7~~~~7-7|9~~~~9-9|
D|2~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~|5~~~~5-5|7~~~~7-7|9~~~~9--9|12-12-12-12|5~~~~5-5|7~~~~7-7|
G|--------|--------|5~~~~5-5|7~~~~7-7|9~~~~9--9|12-12-12-12|5~~~~5-5|7~~~~7-7|
D|--------|--------|X----X-X|X----X-X|X----X--X|X--X--X--X-|X----X-X|X----X-X|
            The end
  E         D        D
e|0~~~~0--0|0~~~~0-0|----------|----10~10|10~~10-10-10-10|----------|----10~10|10~~10-10-10-10|
B|0~~~~0--0|0~~~~0-0|----------|----7~~7~|7~~~7--7--7--7-|----------|----7~~7~|7~~~7--7--7--7-|
G|11~~11-11|9~~~~9-9|--9~~X-X-9|(9)-9~~9~|9~~~9--9--9--9-|--9~~X-X-9|(9)-9~~9~|9~~~9--9--9--9-|
D|9~~~~9--9|7~~~~7-7|--7~~X>7-7|(7)------|---------------|--7~~X>7-7|(7)------|-------7--7--7-|
G|9~~~~9--9|7~~~~7-7|6/7~~X>7-7|(7)------|---------------|6/7~~X>7-7|(7)------|-------7--7--7-|
D|X----X--X|X----X-X|X---------|X--------|X--------------|X---------|X--------|X--------------|
strum:      D    U D D  U D U  D  U  D  U   D  U  D  U
Verse:
   D                  B                       D
e|---------|---------|----------|---------|---10~~~10-|10-10-------|-10~~~10-|10-10-------|
B|---------|---------|----------|---------|---10~~~10-|10-10-------|-10~~~10-|10-10-------|
G|-9---9---|-9---9---|-11---11--|-11---0~~|~~~9~~~~9--|9--9--9>-9>-|-9~~~~9--|9--9--9>-9>-|
D|-7---7---|-7---9---|-9----9---|-9----0~~|~~~7~~~~7--|7--7--7>-7>-|-7~~~~7--|7--7--7>-7>-|
G|/7---7---|-7---7---|----------|---------|-----------|------7>-7>-|---------|------7>-7>-|
D|---------|---------|----------|---------|-----------|------------|---------|------------|
   She made a good go for a weeping willow
 Closed all the windows and made herself a pillow                                   As her

Chorus:
   G         A         Bm     C#           D
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
B|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
G|--2---2--|--4---4--|/4~~~4~/6|~~~~~6~6~|-9-9-9~~~|(9)--9~~9-9-9|
D|--0---0--|--2---2--|/4~~~4~/6|~~~~~6~6~|-7-7-7~~~|(7)--7~~7-7-7|
G|--0---0--|--2---2--|/4~~~4~/6|~~~~~6~6~|-7-7-7~~~|(7)6/7~~7-7-7|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
   limbs clung to the ground               (2nd time)
   She laid her head do------wn


Verse:
   D                  B                       D
e|----------|---------|----------|---------|---10~~~~~|7-7------|---10~~~|7-7------|
B|----------|---------|----------|---------|---10~~~~~|7-7------|---10~~~|7-7------|
G|--9---9---|-9---9---|-11---11--|-11---0~~|~~~9~~~~~~|9-9--7-7-|~~~9~~~~|9-9--7-7-|
D|--7---7---|-7---9---|-9----9---|-9----0~~|~~~7~~~~~~|7-7--7-7-|~~~7~~~~|7-7--7-7-|
G|6/7---7---|-7---7---|----------|---------|----------|-----7-7-|~~~-----|-----7-7-|
D|----------|---------|----------|---------|----------|---------|--------|---------|
       Her hair was dirty in Februar----y
      She was thirty in 19        63

Lead / Piano
   D                  B                       D
e|---------|---------|----------|---------|----------|---------|--------|---------|
B|---------|---------|----------|---------|---15--15-|---13----|-----11-|---------|
G|---------|---------|----------|---------|----------|---------|--------|---------|
D|---------|---------|----------|---------|----------|---------|--------|---------|
G|---------|---------|----------|---------|----------|---------|--------|---------|
D|---------|---------|----------|---------|----------|---------|--------|---------|

Chorus:
   G         A         Bm     C#           G         A         Bm     C#
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
B|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G|--2---2--|--4---4--|/4~~~4~/6|~~~~~6~6~|--2---2--|--4---4--|/4~~~4~/6|~~~~~6~6~|
D|--0---0--|--2---2--|/4~~~4~/6|~~~~~6~6~|--0---0--|--2---2--|/4~~~4~/6|~~~~~6~6~|
G|--0---0--|--2---2--|/4~~~4~/6|~~~~~6~6~|--0---0--|--2---2--|/4~~~4~/6|~~~~~6~6~|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
  A thousand seconds more                    On the oven door
      She took a long deep breath            While her babies sle------pt

   D
e|---------|-10^10^7~~|---------|-10^10^7~~|
B|---------|-10^10^7~~|---------|-10^10^7~~|
G|-9~~~9-9-|--9-9--9~~|-9~~~9-9-|--9-9--9~~|
D|-7~~~7-7-|--7-7--7~~|-7~~~7-7-|--7-7--7~~|
G|-7~~~7-7-|--7-7--7~~|-7~~~7-7-|----------|
D|---------|----------|---------|----------|

Verse:
   D                  B                       D
e|---------|---------|----------|---------|--------|10^10^7~~|-------|10^10^7~~|
B|---------|---------|----------|---------|--------|10^10^7~~|-------|10^10^7~~|
G|-9---9---|-9---9---|-11---11--|-11--0~~~|~~9~~~9-|9--9--9~~|-9~~~9-|9--9--9~~|
D|-7---7---|-7---9---|-9----9---|-9---0~~~|~~7~~~7-|7--7--7~~|-7~~~7-|7--7--7~~|
G|-7---7---|-7---7---|----------|---------|~~7~~~7-|------7~~|-7~~~7-|------7~~|
D|---------|---------|----------|---------|--------|---------|-------|---------|
   She made a good go for a weeping willow
        (Instrumental repeat)                                             With a

Chorus:
   G         A         Bm     C#           G         A         Bm     C#
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
B|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G|--2---2--|--4---4--|/4~~~4~/6|~~~~~6~~~|--2---2--|--4---4--|/4~~~4~/6|~~~~~6~~~|
D|--0---0--|--2---2--|/4~~~4~/6|~~~~~6~~~|--0---0--|--2---2--|/4~~~4~/6|~~~~~6~~~| X3
G|--0---0--|--2---2--|/4~~~4~/6|~~~~~6~~~|--0---0--|--2---2--|/4~~~4~/6|~~~~~6~~~|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
   cold, fixed stare                        She's cursed with insight
   And you can't repair                    She's broken insi-------de
   (Instrumental repeat)

Verse:
   D                  B                     D
e|---------|---------|----------|---------|-10~~~~-|---------|-10~~~~-|---------|
B|---------|---------|----------|---------|-10~~~~-|---------|-10~~~~-|---------|
G|-9---9---|-9---9---|-11---11--|-11--0~~~|~~9~~~9-|9-7~~~7-7|--9~~~9-|9-7~~7^7^|
D|-7---7---|-7---9---|-9----9---|-9---0~~~|~~7~~~7-|7-7~~~7-7|--7~~~7-|7-7~~7^7^|
G|-7---7---|-7---7---|----------|---------|------7-|7-7~~~7-7|------7-|7-7~~7^7^|
D|---------|---------|----------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|
   She made a good go for a weeping willow

   D                  B                     D
e|---------|---------|----------|---------|-10~~~~-|---------|--------|---------|
B|---------|---------|----------|---------|-10~~~~-|---------|--------|---------|
G|-9---9---|-9---9---|-11---11--|-11--0~~~|~~9~~~9-|9-7~~~7-7|6/7~~~~~|7-7~~9^9^|
D|-7---7---|-7---9---|-9----9---|-9---0~~~|~~7~~~7-|7-7~~~7-7|6/7~~~~~|7-7~~7^7^|
G|-7---7---|-7---7---|----------|---------|------7-|7-7~~~7-7|6/7~~~~~|7-7~~7^7^|
D|---------|---------|----------|---------|--------|---------|--------|---------|
She closed the windows and made herself a pillow

Chorus:
   G         F#         Em       F#        G         F#         Em      F#
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
B|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G|--2---2--|---------|---------|2/4~~4-4-|--2---2--|---------|---------|2/4~~~4-4|
D|--0---0--|---------|---------|2/4~~4-4-|--0---0--|---------|---------|2/4~~~4-4|
G|--0---0--|--4---4--|--2---2--|2/4~~4-4-|--0---0--|--4---4--|--2---2--|2/4~~~4-4|
D|---------|--4---4--|--2---2--|2/4~~4-4-|---------|--4---4--|--2---2--|2/4~~~4-4|
   And took a long deep breath              While her babies slept
   And the Cadillac creeps                      In your body ba--------------g

Outro:
   G         A         Bm     C#           G         A         Bm     C#
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
B|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G|--2---2--|--4---4--|/4~~~4~/6|~~~~~6~~~|--2---2--|--4---4--|/4~~~4~/6|~~~~~6~~~|
D|--0---0--|--2---2--|/4~~~4~/6|~~~~~6~~~|--0---0--|--2---2--|/4~~~4~/6|~~~~~6~~~|
G|--0---0--|--2---2--|/4~~~4~/6|~~~~~6~~~|--0---0--|--2---2--|/4~~~4~/6|~~~~~6~~~|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
  x1 instrumental                                                         And her
   bla----------------------cks crackle and drag
   Bla----------------------cks crackle and drag
   Bla----------------------cks crackle and drag
   Bla----------------------cks crackle and drag
   Bla----------------------cks crackle and drag

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[Legend]
| ~   Let note ring
| x   Mute / don't play
| S   Strum
| p   Palm mute
| >   Staccato
| g   Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| ^   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
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