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AMERICAN WHEEZE As recorded by 16 Horsepower (From the 1996 Album SACKCLOTH 'N' ASHES)
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Tabbed by:BaronLundi Tuning: D A D G B E Q=140 4/4 Intro Jew's Harp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q. Q. Q 3x Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q 3x Q. Q. Q 4x
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||o-[5]---5----5--o||-||o---------------o||-||o-[5]---5----5--o||-||o----------------o||
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Verse Chemnitzer concertina 1. 2.
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||o-------6---6-------6---6-|-------6---6-------------o||-------6---6-------------o||
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||--7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---5---5---5--------||-7---7---5---5---5---5----||
||o---5-----------5---------|---5---------------------o||---5-----------3---3---3-o||
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Pre-chorus Chemnitzer concertina 1. 2.
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||o-------6---6-------6---6-|-------6---6-------------o||-------6---6-------------o||
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||--7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---5---5---5--------||-7---7---5---5---5---5----||
||o---5-----------5---------|---5---------------------o||---5-----------3---3---3-o||
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1. 2.
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||o-------6---6-------6---6-|-------6---6-------------o||--------6---6---------------o||
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||--7---7---7---7---7---7---|-7---7---5---5---5--------||-7----7---5---5---5----5-----||
||o---5-----------5---------|---5---------------------o||----5-----------3---3-----3-o||
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| | | Chemnitzer concertina (2nd/droning melody) | |--3--| | W W | H. E E E
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1.,3.
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
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||o-----------6-----6-----------6-----6-|-----------6-----6-------------------o||
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||---7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7----|--7-----7-----5-----5-----5-----------||
||o-----5-----------------5-------------|-----5-------------------------------o||
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E | E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
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2.,4.
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E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
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|--7-----7-----5-----5-----5-----5-----||
|-----5-----------------3-----3-----3-o||
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E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
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Chorus
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
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||o-----------6-----6-----------6--8--6-|-----------6--8--6-----------------o||
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||---7-----7-----7-----7-----7----------|--7-----7----------5----5-----------||
||o-----5-----------------5-------------|-----5-----------------------------o||
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-8h10-8h10-8h10---||
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Pre-chorus Chorus Verse Pre-chorus Chorus Outro 1.,3. 2.,4.
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
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||o-------6---6-------6---6-||-------6---6-------------o||-------6---6-------------o||
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||--7---7---7---7---7---7---||-7---7---5---5---5--------||-7---7---5---5---5---5----||
||o---5-----------5---------||---5---------------------o||---5-----------3---3---3-o||
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E E E E E E E E E E E E W
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|-------6---6-------6---6-|------*|
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|-7---7---7---7---7---7---|------*|
|---5-----------5---------|------*|
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Additional notes: This tab is a transcription of the album version of the song. I have tried to capture the main feel of the song. Transcribing every part, every measure, note for note turned out to be too tricky and would probably be too tedious to read. There are some variations on the main rhythm section: David plays short bursts of galloping 16th triplets here and there. Feel free to add some as well if you want to spice things up a bit. When the vocal part appears you should just play the 1st and 2nd measure instead of all three. By the end of the song the 2nd measure is played slightly differently, namely
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E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
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|-----------6-----6-----------5--6--8-o|
|-----------------------4--------------|
|--7-----7-----5-----5-----5-----------|
|-----5-------------------------------o|
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That happens only once I think. Have fun Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic (n) - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend
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| - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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