Tablature the last of the arkansas greyhounds - Leo Kottke

          



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  Subject: TAB:The Last of the Arkansas GreyhoundsLeo_Kottke

  

  THE LAST OF THE ARKANSAS GREYHOUNDS: Leo Kottke

        

  Intro: Tenn Waltz.... Has the Tenn Toad moved west and turned

  into a Greyhound or something?  Last part, as

  due other sections, appears to have been influenced

  by “Ojo”.

  

  Section I: hammer-on’s came to me in a flash (couple of

  beers helped too!) I really believe this is what he’s 

  doing...  hits harmonic...as it rings he hammers on 

  chords with just left hand. This was certainly not a 

  common technique in ‘69 when Armadillo was recorded.

  You reckon Hedges was influenced by this?

  (He credits Leo as a major influence on his playing)  

  

  Section II: Note 4th note of measure is a pause, 

  however slight..then another thumb to start pattern

  around chords. The 1st string, 1st fret position is just

  like, or very close, to Ojo pattern.....again, appears

  Ojo influenced this tune or maybe it was the other way round.

  

  Section III: “Missing in action”...I give up.  Sorry, 

  can’t break the code on this one folks!  Help!!! :-)

  

  

  THE LAST OF THE ARKANSAS GREYHOUNDS

                                     Leo Kottke

                               From: 6&12 String Guitar

                               Tab: Jim Jarrell

                               Thanks for the assist

                               from Scott Jones!  

                         

  Standard Tuning (lowered half step or more)

  

  a  arpeggio

  b  bend

  h  hammer-on

  p  pull-off

  T^ Brush down with thumb or note played with thumb

  I  Index finger

  M  Middle finger

  /  slide down neck(toward saddle)

    slide up neck(toward nut) 

  x  mute or slide to/from an indefinite point             

  

  Intro:

  

  e|-----------0-------------0----------------------

  b|--1--1--1-------1--1--1-----------------8-------

  g|--0--------0----0--------0---X-/10-----10---10--

  D|-----0--2----------0--2-------------9-----------

  A|--3-------------3-------------------------------

  E|------------------------------------------------

      a             a 

                                               

             

  |---12--0---10---10----8--------------------------------

  |---9-------9---------10---12-10-----------------------

  |---9---0---9-----9---10-----------10-9----------------

  |---9-------9----------0----------0-------10-9---------

  |----------------------------------------0------9---11--

  |----------------------------------------------0--------

      T^      T^         T^      

  

  Section I: Re. lead in notes on 11th fret. Hit only the

             high octave string then arpeggio the 11,10,10

  

  |----------10----------10-------6----3--2------

  |---12*----10---12*----10---7*--6----3--3---1--

  |---12*-11-11---12*-11-11---7*--7----4--2------

  |---12*---------12*---------7*-----------------

  |---12*---------12*---------7*--------------3--

  |---12*---------12*---------7*-----------------

  

  |---------h3----------h2-----7*----------3------

  |---12*---------12*---h3-----7*---h1-----0------

  |---12*---------12*---h2-----7*----------0------

  |---12*---------12*----------7*---h2-----0------

  |---12*---h2----12*----------7*---h3-----2------

  |---12*---h3----12*---h2-----7*----------3------

      T^          T^           T^          T^ 

  

  

  Section II: Here’s where it really cranks up!!

  Rock steady syncopation here... steady thumb.

  Emphasize the 5th and 6th string notes

  around picking pattern.  

  

  |------------------------------------------------

  |---------0-------------3--------1--------3-------

  |-----0------------0--------0--------0--------0---

  |-------0--------0--------0--------2--------0-----

  |-----------0---------2--------3--------2---------

  |---3--------------------------------------------

      T   T   T    T    T   T    T   T    T   T  etc.

   

  |------------------------------------------------

  |-----1------------0------------3-------1--------

  |---------0----0------------0-------0-------0----

  |-------2--------0--------0-------0-------2------

  |---0----------------0--------2-------0----------

  |------------3-----------------------------------

  

  |-------------------------------------

  |-----3-------1-------3-------1-------

  |---------0-------0-------0-------0---

  |-------0-------2-------0-------2-----

  |---2-------3-------2-------0---------

  |-------------------------------------

  

  

  |----------------------------------------------------

  |-----0-------0--------1-------3-------3-------3-----

  |---------0-------0--------0-------0-------0-------0-

  |-------0-------0--------2-------0-------0-------0---

  |-----------0--------3-------2-------1---------------

  |---3----------------------------------------3-------

  

  Once you get your left hand pinky anchored at

  end of previous measure... keep it there throughout

  remainder of section. This will help transition into

  the F “whatever” chord at end of section

  

  |------------------------------------

  |-----3-------3-------3-------3------

  |---------0-------0-------0-------0--  Repeat measure

  |-------0-------0-------0-------0----  two times 

  |---3-------2-------1----------------

  |---------------------------3--------

  

  Emphasize the 1st string, 1st fret note.

  

  |-------------------------1-------------------------

  |-----3-------3---------------3-------3-------3-----

  |---------0-------0---2-----------2-------0-------0-

  |-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---

  |---1-------------------------------1---------------

  |-----------3-------1-------1---------------3-------

   

  |---------1-------------------------------1----------

  |-------------3-------3-------3----------------3-----

  |-----2-----------2-------0-------0---2------------2-

  |-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0---

  |-------------------1--------------------------------

  |---1-------1---------------3-------1--------1-------

  

  (following sketch only...kinda like Ojo transition) 

  

  |---------0-----------------0--------------

  |-------------3------------------3--------- Repeat Sec II

  |-----2------------2----2-------------2---- 

  |-------0-------0---------0--------0-------

  |---0-------0---------0--------0-----------

  |------------------------------------------

  

  

  Section III:  Uh oh!! Arpeggio part...whew!!! basic 

  flamenco thumb/forward finger roll...thumb slowly

  moves down the strings to eventually hit high

  octave G string. As complicated as it sounds

  I’ve come to believe its primarily a C Am F G 

  progression with some Maj7ths thrown in for

  good measure.  If anybody has broken

  the code on this section I’d sure apprectiate some

  help here!

  

  Chord best quess for now

  |-----------0-------0-------------------

  |---------------------------------------

  |---C-------Am--Fmaj7----G----Amaj7??---

  |---------------------------------------

  |---0-------0---------------------------

  |-----0-------------1-------------------

  

  Eventually he starts to resolve by going down neck..

  |--------------------------------------------------

  |--------------------------------------------------

  |----Full G barred at 3rd------Full A barred at 5th-

  |---------------------------------------------------

  |---------------------------------------------------

  |---------------------------------------------------

  

  

  |---------------------------------0-------0----------

  |---------------------------------6-------5----------

  |-----Dm7 at 5th??-----is this----5--or --6----------

  |----------------------in there?--0-------7----------

  |--------------------(picking ----0-------0----------

  |---------------------pattern)-----------------------

  

  Comments, corrections and tab for last section

  are most welcome and requested. 

  Home  JRJarrell@aol.com

  

  

   


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