311 - Two Drops in the Ocean

      
 
 311 - "Two Drops in the Ocean"
 From "Uplifter" Album
 Standard Tuning
 tabbed by jjhand
 
 Great mellow song from a great album, nice solo too!
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 Riff 1 - Clean w/ delay pedal
 C Cmaj7 
   

 e|--8----8--8--8---------7--7--7----7--7-----|
 B|--8----8--8--8----8----8--8--8----8--8--8--|
 G|--5----5--5--5---------5--5--5----5--5-----|
 D|-------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------|
 

 
 To start song, play Riff 1 7x, then follow up with:
 
 
 Riff 2:
 Dm Dm maj7 F 
     

 e|-10---10-10-10--------9--9--9----9--9--9--|-8----8--8--8---------9--9--9----9--9--9--|
 B|-10---10-10-10---10---10-10-10---10-10-10-|-10---10-10-10---10---10-10-10---10-10-10-|
 G|-10---10-10-10--------10-10-10---10-10-10-|-10---10-10-10--------10-10-10---10-10-10-|
 D|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
 

 
 F F(b5) 
   

 e|-8----8--8--8---------7--7--7----7--7--7--|-------------------------------|
 B|-10---10-10-10---10---10-10-10---10-10-10-|-------------------------------|
 G|-10---10-10-10--------10-10-10---10-10-10-|-11---12----12--------12-12-12-|
 D|------------------------------------------|-9----9-----9---------9--9--9--|
 A|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 e|-------------------------|
 B|-------------------------|
 G|--9-7-------7------5-5---|
 D|-10-9-------9------5-5---|
 A|-------------------------|
 E|-------------------------|
 

 
 At 0:36, Riff 1 returns
 
 At 0:45, Riff 2 repeats
 
 At 1:00, "Chorus Jam Riff" starts: play 3x
 
 D Am G F 
     

 e|---------8-----------5---|----------3-----------1------|
 B|---------8-----------5---|----------3-----------1------|
 G|---------9-----------5---|----------4-----------2------|
 D|---------10----------7---|----------5-----------3------|
 A|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
 E|-8-8-8--------5-5-5------|-3-3-3--------1-1-1----------|
 

 
 End of Chorus Jam Riff:

 e|----1----1----1----1--1--1----|----1----1----1----1--1--1----|
 B|----1----1----1----1--1--1----|----1----1----1----1--1--1----|
 G|----2----2----2----2--2--2----|----2----2----2----2--2--2----|
 D|----3----3----3----3--3--3----|----3----3----3----3--3--3----|
 A|----3----3----3----3--3--3----|----3----3----3----3--3--3----|
 E|----1----1----1----1--1--1----|----1----1----1----1--1--1----|
 

 
 
 At 1:24, Riff 1 plays 3x, then play Riff 2 again
 
 At 1:47, Chorus Jam Riff is played again
 
 
 At 2:17, the Bridge Riff is played (song goes from chorus to solo)

 e|-8------10------12----12-12-12-12-12---|
 B|-10-----12------13----13-13-13-13-13---|
 G|-10-----12------14----14-14-14-14-14---| play 3x
 D|-10-----12------14----14-14-14-14-14---|
 A|-8------10------12----12-12-12-12-12---|
 E|---------------------------------------|
 

 
 End bridge with:

 e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 B|-12----12--12----12----12-12-12-|-12----12--12----12----12-12-12-|
 G|-12----12--12----12----12-12-12-|-12----12--12----12----12-12-12-|
 D|-12----12--12----12----12-12-12-|-12----12--12----13----13-13-13-|
 A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 

 
 
 Solo (Rhythm plays Riff 1 and Riff 2)

 e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 G|-/12---------10/12-10--9-|--9/10---9--9-------9-10-|-/12---------10/12-10--9-|
 D|-/14---------12/14-12-10-|-10/12---10-10-----10-12-|-/14---------12/14-12-10-|
 A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 e|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------15b17r15-13-|-15----15b17r15-13-15--15b17r15-13--|
 G|--9/10--------------------------|---14-------------------------------|
 D|-10/12--------------------------|------------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 e|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 B|-15--14----------------------------|------------------------------------|
 G|---14--12h14--12-------------------|------------------------------------|
 D|------------15--14h15-12h14--12----|--------------------------5h6h7-8-9-|
 A|---------------------------15---15-|-14h15p14\-------------7-8----------|
 E|-----------------------------------|---------------------7--------------|
 e|----------------7-8----8-7------------|------------------------|
 B|-----------8-10-----10-----8-----8----|------------------------|
 G|----7-9-10-------------------10-----9-|------------------------|
 D|-10-----------------------------------|-10---------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------|------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------|------------------------|
 

 
 After solo, guitar rests and synth plays.
 
 Play Chorus Jam Riff at 3:07
 
 End on a C chord:

 e|-0----------------------------|
 B|-1----------------------------|
 G|-0----------------------------|
 D|-2----------------------------|
 A|-3----------------------------|
 E|------------------------------|
 

 
 
 Key
 | / slide up
 | \ slide down
 | h hammer-on
 | p pull-off
 | b bend note
 | r release bend