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Author/Artist: Chris Whitley
Title: Know
Album: Din Of Ecstasy
Transcribed by: [email protected]
 
low to high:  D  A  D  A  D  E
              detune 6th string one whole note
              tune 3rd string up one whole note
              tune 2nd string up one and one half notes

x - muted string
/ - slide up
(x) - unintended note, or sound without picking 
      (by pulling-off, or bending a sustained note, 
      or by picking and sliding into the note)
|-- - hold bend
~ - vibrato
ph - pinch harmonic
s - semi-tone bend
r - release bend
p - pull-off
sl - play using a metal slide
 - slide down
sl-- - use a slide throughout
. - play note, then immediately dampen
g - gradual bend
q - quarter-tone bend

  intro

1-0----------------------------------------------0--
2-x----------------------------------------------x--
3-4-------------4-----4--4/(5)---5/(7)---7/(9)---2--
4-x-------------x-----x--x-------x-------x-------x--
5-4-------------4-----4--4/(5)---5/(7)---7/(9)---2--
6-0-----0---0---0-----0--0-------0-------0-------0--

1-0--------------------------------------------------0------ 
2-x--------------------------------------------------x------  
3-4---------4---4/(7)(4)--4---/(5)---7/(10)(9)-----2/(3)--  
4-x---------x---x----------x----------x--------------x------  
5-4-----4---4---4/(7)(4)--4---/(5)---7/(10)(9)-----2/(3)--  
6-0-----0---0---0----------0----------0--------------0------ 

  refrain
  
                          ph
       |--------  ~       ~        ~
1----------------------------------------------
2----------------------------------------------
3----------8-----------------------------------  
4------9s-----9r--9sr-----9-----0--9-----(sr)--
5-(0)------------------------------------------  
6----------------------------------------------

        |----------  ~                 sl      sl      sl
1----------------------------------------------------------
2------------------------------------/(3)---0--3----------
3-----------8--10p8---------------0--/(3)------3---0--2--
4--7p0--9s-----------9sr-----------------------------------
5----------------------------------------------------------
6----------------------------------------------------------

  verse riff (no vocal)

  sl------------------------------------------------------
                         ~
1----------5--8---/(10)--10------------5---5/(8)------------------  
2-------------------------------------------5/(8)------------------  
3-/(5)--5------------------------/(5)-------------------------------  
4----------------------------------------------------/(5)---/(3)--  
5----------------------------------------------------/(5)---/(3)-- 
6----------------------------------------------------/(5)---/(3)--  

  sl---------------------------   
1----------5--8---/(10)----------------------------------------0-- 
2------------------------10------------------------------------x-- 
3-/(5)--5--------------------10---10--10---8-----3---5--5-----4-- 
4---------------------------------x---x----x---0--x---x--x-----x-- 
5---------------------------------10--10---8-----3---5--5-----4-- 
6--------------------------------------------------------------0--  

  1st verse 

  sl------------------------------------------------------
                         ~
1----------5--8---/(10)--10------------5---5/(8)------------------  
2-------------------------------------------5/(8)------------------  
3-/(5)--5------------------------/(5)-------------------------------  
4----------------------------------------------------/(5)---/(3)--  
5----------------------------------------------------/(5)---/(3)-- 
6----------------------------------------------------/(5)---/(3)--  

  sl---------------------------   
1----------5--8---/(10)----------------------------------------0-- 
2------------------------10------------------------------------x-- 
3-/(5)--5--------------------10---10--10---8-----3---5--5-----4-- 
4---------------------------------x---x----x---0--x---x--x-----x-- 
5---------------------------------10--10---8-----3---5--5-----4-- 
6--------------------------------------------------------------0--  

  riff 2

                                .
1---------------------------------------------
2---------------------------------------------
3----3--------------------------3---3/(5)--0--  
4----x-----3p2-3p2-0--3--5---0----------------  
5-0--3--0-------------3--5--------------------
6---------------------------------------------  

                                          ~
1---------------------------------------------
2---------------------------------------------
3----3-------------------------3---/5--8--7---  
4----x-----3p2-3p2-0--3--5---0---------------- 
5-0--3--0-------------3--5--------------------
6--------------------------------------------- 

  2nd verse

  sl---------------------------   ~   
1----------5--8---/(10)-------------------------------------0-- 
2------------------------10---------------------------------x-- 
3-/(5)--5--------------------10----------------3---5--5-----4-- 
4--------------------------------------8q---0--x---x--x-----x-- 
5--------------------------------------8q------3---5--5-----4-- 
6---------------------------------10------------------------0--  

  2nd refrain, with wah
  
  |--------   ~            |------               ~
1-----------------------------------------------------
2------------------------------------------------9sr--
3-----8--10---------------------10-------8---10------- 
4-9s----------9sr----------9gs------9s----------------
5-----------------------------------------------------
6-----------------------------------------------------

                 
            ~     sl-----------------
1--------------------------------------------------------------
2--------------------------------------------------------------
3-----------------10(5)--3---0h2/(3)-------------------------- 
4-9gs---9s--9-----10(5)--3---0h2/(3)-----------5q------------- 
5-----------------10(5)--3---0h2/(3)---3q------5q------3q-----  
6---------------------------------------3q--0-0-----0-0-3q--0-- 

  3rd verse

                            ~                                    ~
  sl----------------------------         sl---------------                                                   
1-----------5---8---8/(10)--10-------------------5---8--8----------  
2-------------------------------10---------------------------------  
3-/(5)---5----------------------10-----/(5)--5--------------------- 
4------------------------------------------------------------5------  
5------------------------------------------------------------5------ 
6------------------------------------0-----------------------5---3--

  sl      sl-----------------   ~    
1-10------5---8---8/(10)---------------------------------------
2------0-------------------------------------------------------
3--------------------------10---------------3---/(5)--5-----5--  
4------------------------------------3---0--x---------x-----x-- 
5-------------------------------10---3------3---/(5)--5-----5--
6------------------------------------3------0---------0-----0--  

  riff 2 variation, with wah 

                                 .
1----------------------------------------------
2----------------------------------------------
3----3-----------------------0---3---3/(5)--0--  
4----x-----3p2-3p2-0--3--5---------------------  
5-0--3--0-------------3--5---------------------
6----------------------------------------------  

                                           ~
1---------------------------------------------
2---------------------------------------------
3----3--------------------------3---/5--8--7--  
4----x-----3p2-3p2-0--3--5---5---------------- 
5-0--3--0-------------3--5--------------------
6--------------------------------------------- 

  riff 1 variation

                             * - feedback
  sl---------------------------   
1----------5--8---/(10)-----------
2------------------------10-------
3-/(5)--5--------------------10---
4---------------------------------
5---------------------------------
6---------------------------------

  intro variation

1-0----------------------------0---- 
2-x----------------------------x----  
3-4-----4/(5)--5---7---/(9)---2/3--  
4-x-----x------x---x-----------x----  
5-4-----4/(5)--5---7---/(9)---2/3--  
6-0-----0------0---0-----------0----

  outro - a 2nd guitar doubles some of these notes as pinch harmonics 

             ~
1---------------------------------------------
2---------------------------------------------
3-----10--8----------------10-----9--9--------
4-9s---------9sr---------------------x--------
5------------------3/(10)------9-----9---(0)--
6---------------------------------------------

1-------------------------------------------------------------------
2-----8-----0-------------------------------------------------------
3--------7----------------------------10-----9--9/(12)---12-12------
4-7-7---------------------------------------------------------------
5--------------7--7---3--3-3-3/(10)------9--------------------12--
6--------------7--7------------------------------------------------

             ~
1-------------------------------------------
2------------------------------------7------
3-----10--8----------------10-----9--9---9--
4-9s---------9sr---------------------x------
5------------------3/(10)------9-----9------
6-------------------------------------------

1-------------------------------------------------------------
2---8-----0---------------------------------------------------
3------7--------------------7/(10)--10--9--9-9-9/(12)--12-12--
4-7-----------------------------------------------------------
5------------7--7---5/(7)------------------------------------
6------------7--7--------------------------------------------

                    ~
1------------------------------------------------------
2----------------------------------------------16------
3------------10--8-----------------15----------x-------
4-9s--0--9s---------9sr---10/(17)------17--16--16---0--
5----------------------------------------------x-------
6----------------------------------------------16------

                          sl---------------------------------------------
1--------------------------------------------------------------------------
2---------------0-----------------------10/(12)(10)------10/(12)--12-12-- 
3-----13------------------3/(10)--10----10/(12)(10)--10--10/(12)--12-12--  
4-12------14-------------------------10------------------------------------
5------------------7--7---------------------------------------------------
6------------------7--7---------------------------------------------------

             ~
1--------------------------------------------------------------0--
2---------------------------------------16------------------0--0--
3-----10--8-----------------------------x-----------13---------0--
4-9s---------9sr------------17------16--16---0--12------14-----0--
5---------------------------------------x----------------------0--
6------------------10/(17)------16------16---------------------0--
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