Backwater

Here is a general transcription of "Backwater" by Meat puppets. I didn't have
time to nail down the bridge so you'll have to do some interpreting on your own.
(I'll work more on it later). The intro lick that I have transcribed is also
just an approximation of what is played. It's a simple lick in E major
pentatonic that you should be able to pick out purely by ear. I'll follow up
with more detail in a few days. Meanwhile we can get started on it.

Transcribed by Mike Livengood


                        Backwater
                                        -Meat puppets 

Intro (E-C#m-C-D) with solo guitar melody line

Muted dirty guitar

E5                      F#5
And when I wake up in ...
C5                          E5
To feel the daybreak....
E5                                         F#5
There's a blood that's ...
        C5                        E5
With a knife ...

        E                        C#m
        Some things.......
                C
        They just stand ....
                D
        Half .....
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        E               C#m
        It may seem...re....
                C                          D
        In the backwater swirling ....

And when I shoulda' been ....

        E                        C#m
        Some things...will ....
                C
        They just stand there ....
                D
        Half unconscious ....
        E               C#m
        It may seem.......
                C                          D
        In the backwater swirling ...

        F-G     C       B
                Hey...I'm ....
                D
                Good...
                C       B
                Roll ....
                D
                On whose ....
        -Solo-(over E-C#m-C-D) 

And when I wake up in the ....
        -Solo outro- 



Chords
E   -0-   C#m   -4-   E5  ---   F#5  ---   C5  --- 
    -0-         -5-       ---        ---       --- 
    -1-         -6-       ---        ---       --- 
    -2-         -6-       ---        ---       -5- 
    -2-         -4-       -2-        -4-       -3- 
    -0-         ---       -0-        -2-       --- 


C
----------3------ 
--------5---5---- 
------5-------5-- 
----5------------ 
--3-------------- 
----------------- 


D
----------5------ 
--------7---7---- 
------7-------7-- 
----7------------ 
--5-------------- 
----------------- 


F
-------------8-------- 
----------10---10----- 
-------10---------10-- 
----10---------------- 
--8------------------- 
---------------------- 


G
--------------10-------- 
-----------12----12----- 
--------12----------12-- 
-----12----------------- 
--10-------------------- 
------------------------ 


B
----------2------ 
--------4---4---- 
------4-------4-- 
----4------------ 
--2-------------- 
----------------- 

Intro lick (approx.)
E--------------------------------------------------------------l 
B-------------------------12-----------------------------------l 
G-----------------11b(12)----12r11--9-11-9---------------9-----l 
D---------9-11-9----------------------------11-11--9-11-----11-l 
A------9-------------------------------------------------------l 
E--/12---------------------------------------------------------l 

E---------------------------------------------------l 
B---------------------------------------------------l 
G-9-11-11b(12)-11b(12)r11-9-11-11b(12)r11-9-11b(12)-l 
D---------------------------------------------------l 
A---------------------------------------------------l 
E---------------------------------------------------l 

E major pentatonic (for reference)
E-----------------------------9--12------ 
B-----------------------9--12------------ 
G-----------------9--11------------------ 
D-----------9--11------------------------ 
A-----9--11------------------------------ 
E--12------------------------------------