"Skid Marks" by Local H
From "Ham Fisted"
Tabbed by Christopher Cross
Regular Tuning
/ = slide DOWN the fret board (from frets closer to tuning pegs)
\ = slide UP (from frets closer to the pick-ups)
Pm = Palm Mute
~ = let ring
Intro - play 2x
e|----------------------------------------------------------------
b|----------------------------------------------------------------
g|-1--1--13\\\11-11\\\9-9\\\7-7\\\5--5--5--5-5-5-5--7-7--7-7-5-5--
d|-2--2------------------------------5--5--5-5-5-5--7-7--7-7-5-5--
a|-2--2--11\\\\9--9\\\7-7\\\5-5\\\3--3--3--3-3-3-3--5-5--5-5-3-3--
E|-0--0-----------------------------------------------------------
Nextpart of intro- play once
PM................................
e|-----------------0000000000000000--------------------------
b|-----------------0000000000000000--------------------------
g|-----------------1111111111111111--------------------------
d|-2222222222222222------------------------------------------
a|-2222222222222222------------------------------------------
E|-0000000000000000------------------------------------------
e|--------------------------------------------
b|--------------------------------------------repeat a bunch
g|--------------------------------------------of times
d|-2------------------------------------------
a|-2------13-----13-----13-13-12-12-13\\\\\\\-
E|-0--0-0----0-0------0-----------------------
Verse
e|-------------------------------------------
b|-------------------------------------------
g|-1--1--1--1--5--5--5-5-5-7-7--7-5-5--------play 2x
d|-2--2--2--2--5--5--5-5-5-7-7--7-5-5--------
a|-2--2--2--2--3--3--3-3-3-5-5--5-3-3--------
E|-0--0--0--0--------------------------------
e|----0-----0--------------------------------
b|----0-----0--------------------------------play 2x
g|-1--1--1--1--------------------------------
d|-2--2--2--2--7--7--7--7--------------------
a|-2--2--2--2--7--7--7--7--------------------
E|-0--0--0--0--5--5--5--5--------------------then.......
e|----0-----0-----0----------------------------
b|----0-----0-----0----------------------------
g|-1--1--1--1--1--1----------------------------
d|-2--2--2--2--2--2---2-0----------------------
a|-2--2--2--2--2--2-------3-0------------------
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0-----------3-0--------------
Chorus
C5 A5
e|-----------------------------------------------
b|-----------------------------------------------
g|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------
d|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---2-----------
a|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---2\\\\\\15---
E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0-----------
after the first chorus Scott only plays this
Pm......
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------
b|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------then right
g|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------back to---
d|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\\\\\14-77-55-3---the-----
a|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\\\\\14-77-55-3--verse----
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------55-33-1-----------
Scott plays this in the 2nd chorus
e|-------------------------------------------
b|-------------------------------------------
g|-1--1--1--1-----5--5--5--5----------------------------
d|-2--2--2--2-55X-5--5--5--5----------------------------
a|-2--2--2--2-55X-3--3--3--3----------------------------
E|-0--0--0--0-33X-----------------------------------
The comes the solo (if you want to call it that)
e|-------------------------------------------
b|-------------------------------------------
g|-------------------------------------------
d|-------------------------------------------
a|-------------------------------------------
E|-0--0-0-12--0-0-12--0-/////12-12-11-11-12--
Interlude (clean tone)
e|-------------------------------------------
b|-----9-------9----------5-------5----------
g|---9---9---9---9\\\---5---5---5---5///-----
d|----------------------5-------5------------
a|-7-------7----------3-------3--------------
E|-------------------------------------------
e|-----------------------------------------------
b|------9----9------9------------5----5------5///
g|---9-----9----9------9\\\---5-----5----5-------
d|----------------9------------------------5-----
a|-7------------------------3--------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------
e|----------------------------------------------
b|-----9----9-----9----------5----5-----5-------repeat this
g|------------9-----9\\\------------5-----5///--2x
d|---9----9-----9----------5----5-----5---------
a|-7---------------------3----------------------
E|----------------------------------------------
next part( clean tone)
"you were throwing caution........."
e|-0~~~------------------------------------------
b|-0~~~------------------------------------------
g|-1~~~--5--5--5-7-7--7-5-5----------------------
d|-2~~~--5--5--5-7-7--7-5-5--repeat this a few times
a|-2~~~--3--3--3-5-5--5-3-3----------------------
E|-0~~~------------------------------------------
Next part
"Pissing in the wind" (guitars come in when Scott says "wind")
e|-------------------------------------------
b|-------------------------------------------
g|-------------------------------------------
d|-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-----------
a|-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-----------
E|-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-----------
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