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			Powderfinger - The Metre
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The Metre
Tabbed by Ben harper without plagarism

Any comments or suggestions to Wahooti_custaro@yahoo.com

KEY

7h9             - hammer
7p9             - pull off
11b12           - 11 bend to 12
11b12b11        - 11 bend to 12 and back to 11
/               - slide up
\               - slide down
<12>            - harmonic
|---|           - a bar
 ~              - vibrato
 X              - block

This song has 3 guitars in it. Please note that guitar 2 has a capo
on the second fret. the only use for this capo is to do the harmonics
in Verse 2

INTRO (0:13)
GUITAR 1 (mute when you strum)
e------------------------------------------|
b--------------------7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3------|
G--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4------|
D--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4------|x4
A--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2-2------|
E------------------------------------------|

PRE-CHORUS (0:36)
GUITAR 1
e------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------|
G--7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7------|
D--7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7------|
A--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------|
E------------------------------------------|

GUITAR 2
e----------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------|
G--7---9--11-10---11-13--7----7-6-7--7-6-7--7-6-7--7-6-7---|
D--X---X--X--X----X--X---X----X-X-X--X-X-X--X-X-X--X-X-X---|
A--5---7--9--8----9--11--5----5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5---|
E----------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS
GUITAR 1
Play each chord for a bar. the middle chord is hard but it follows
the bass
"Welcome to the saving grace"
e|-5-|-0-|-2-|-2-|------------|
b|-5-|-5-|-2-|-2-|------------|
G|-6-|-4-|-2-|-2-|------------|
D|-7-|-2-|-4-|-4-|------------|  X2
A|-7-|-X-|-4-|-4-|------------|
E|-5-|-4-|-2-|-2-|------------|

"There's a sunset on the road"
e|-5-|-5-|-5-|-5-|------------|
b|-7-|-7-|-7-|-7-|------------|
G|-7-|-7-|-7-|-7-|------------|
D|-7-|-7-|-7-|-7-|------------|
A|-5-|-5-|-5-|-5-|------------|
E|---|---|---|---|------------|

"Reappering as we go..."
e|-5-|-0-|-2-|-0-|-5-|-0-|-2-|-2-|------------|
b|-5-|-5-|-2-|-5-|-5-|-5-|-2-|-2-|------------|
G|-6-|-4-|-2-|-4-|-6-|-4-|-2-|-2-|------------|
D|-7-|-2-|-4-|-2-|-7-|-2-|-4-|-4-|------------|
A|-7-|-X-|-4-|-X-|-7-|-X-|-4-|-4-|------------|
E|-5-|-4-|-2-|-4-|-5-|-4-|-2-|-2-|------------|

CHORUS for GUITAR 2
"Welcome to the saving grace"
e|------------------------------------------|
b|------5-------5-------2-------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|----7---7---2---2---4---4-------4---------|  x2
A|------------------------------------------|
E|--5-------4-------2----------2-----4------|

"There's a sunset on the road"
e|------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------|
G|--7----7--9----9-11---11-11---------------|
D|--X----X--X----X-X----X--X----------------|
A|--5----5--7----7-9----9--9-0--------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

"Reappearing as we go..."
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------5-------5-------2-------5-------5-------5-------4-------4---|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7---7---2---2---4---4---2---2---7---7---2---2---4---4---4---4-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-------4-------2-------4-------5-------4-------2-------2-------|

VERSE 2
GUITAR 1 - REPEAT VERSE 1 X4

GUITAR 2
e|--<14>-------------------<9>--------------|
b|--------<14>-----------------<9>----------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|  X4
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

REPEAT PRE-CHORUS

REPEAT CHORUS

INSTRUMENTAL BIT
Guitar 1 comes in first, followed by the second, followed by the third

Guitar 1 (2:35)
first time
e|--------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--5----4---2--2p0-----4----2--0--2--2p0-----|
E|------------------2---------------------2---|

every other time
e|--------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--5----4--0--2--2p0-----4----2--0--2--2p0---|
E|--------------------2---------------------2-|

GUITAR 2 comes in (2:46)
Play all this for however many times
e|--------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-6---4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-6---4-4-4-4-4-4---------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-4---0-2-0-2-0-4-0-------------|
E|----------------------------2---------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-4---4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-4---4-4-4-4-4-4---------------|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-2---0-2-0-2-0-4-0-------------|
E|----------------------------2---------------|

GUITAR 3 comes in (2:58)
Play all this for however many times
e|--------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-6---4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-7-6---4-4-4-4-4-4---------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-4---0-2-0-2-0-4---------------|
E|----------------------------2---------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
b|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6---4-4-4-4-4-----------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6---4-4-4-4-4-4---------------|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---0-2-0-2-0-4-0-------------|
E|----------------------------2---------------|

REPEAT PRE-CHORUS

REPEAT CHORUS

END (3:58)
continually repeat this for however many times
e|-5-|-0-|-2-|-0-|
b|-5-|-5-|-2-|-5-|
G|-6-|-4-|-2-|-4-|
D|-7-|-2-|-4-|-2-| 
A|-7-|-X-|-4-|-X-|
E|-5-|-4-|-2-|-4-|

Finish on
e|--5-------------|
b|--5-------------|
G|--6-------------|
D|--7-------------|
A|--7-------------|
E|--5-------------|


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