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                                
There's a blood that's ...
         F#5

        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                
        In the backwater swirling 
          D
....

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                
        In the backwater swirling 
          D
...

        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  ---   
    -0-         -5-       ---   
    -1-         -6-       ---   
    -2-         -6-       ---   
    -2-         -4-       -2-   
    -0-         ---       -0-   

E|F#5  ---   C5  --- 
 |     ---       --- 
 |     ---       --- 
 |     ---       -5- 
 |     -4-       -3- 
 |     -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----------------------------
B-------------------------12-
G-----------------11b(12)----
D---------9-11-9-------------
A------9---------------------
E--/12-----------------------

E|----------------------------------l 
B|----------------------------------l 
G|12r11--9-11-9---------------9-----l 
D|---------------11-11--9-11-----11-l 
A|----------------------------------l 
E|----------------------------------l 


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

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

E major pentatonic (for reference)

E-----------------------------9--
B-----------------------9--12----
G-----------------9--11----------
D-----------9--11----------------
A-----9--11----------------------
E--12----------------------------

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