Tracy Byrd
Watermelon Crawl
*Bass
Figured it was time to start submitting some tabs for the other bass players on here.
Hope you can understand this one
The intro lick is doubled with the lead and the bass; i slap and pop this lick cuz it
just sounds dull if i don't
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D-------3---------------|------------------3-----5--------------------------------
A--3/5---5\3-1-3-1--|-----------3h5---------------------3h5-----3--1------
E-------------------------|-3----x--------------------------------------------------
*intro lick
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------3-----5----------------------------------------------------------
A----------3h5----------------------3h5-----3--1-------------------------------
E-3----x----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse:
I was drivin thru Georgia, late july...devil sigh
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D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------5-----------5------------2-3-5------------------------------------------
E--3-----------3-----------3----3--------3----------------------------------------
Saw a homemade sign,...Watermelon festival ahead
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D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------0-2-3-----3-------------2------5-------------------------------------
E--3-----3-------------------3-----3----3-----------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------3-----5----------------------------------------------------------
A----------3h5----------------------3h5-----3--1-------------------------------
E-3----x----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Well i wasn't in a hurry, one horse town
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D--------------------------------------------5p3h5-------------------------------
A--------5-----------5------------2-3-5------------------------------------------
E--3-----------3-----------3----3------------------------------------------------
There was a party goin on,...small town mayor
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D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------0-2-3-----3-------------2------5-------------------------------------
E--3-----3-------------------3-----3----3-----------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------3-----5--(hold note)-5-----------------------------------
A----------3h5---------------------------------------------------------------------
E-3----x----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus:
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------5--7------------5--7-------------------------------------------------
A--3--5h7---------3--5h7------------------5--7-------------5-5-7-5--------
E--------------------------------------3--5h7--------3--5h7---------------------
f you drink...watermelon crawl
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D-----------5-7------------5-7---------------------------------------------------
A-3--5h7--------3--5h7----------------5-------------------------5-3\1------
E----------------------------------3------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------3-----5----------------------------------------------------------
A----------3h5----------------------3h5-----3--1-------------------------------
E-3----x----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------3-----5----------------------------------------------------------
A----------3h5----------------------3h5-----3--1-------------------------------
E-3----x----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse 2 same
*variation of first line quarter notes
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D----------------------------------------------5-3--------------------------------
A--------5-----------5------------2-3-5--------5-3-----------------------------
E--3-----------3-----------3----3------------------------------------------------
Chorus-
Intro lick-
Solo- is the chorus progression
**at the end of the guitar solo is the cool bass part, but the timing is tricky
I tried to line up the lyrics and the music on the beats
"If you're ever...in Georgia..bout Ju....ly"
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G---------------------------------------------10------9-------------------
D------------------------------------x11h12-----12----12---------------
A----------/10-------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
"If you aint in a hurry then u oughtta stop by"
G----------------------------------------10-12--10-----------------------
D------------------------------11--12-----------------11-10-8-----------
A--------10------------------------------------------------------10-8-10
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5----
A-----10---10-8-------------------------------2--3--5-5-5-7------------------
E---------------------10--8---8-6-5-3----3--------------------------------------
Back into Chorus
Intro lick
*Ending
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D----------3----------------3----------------------------------------------
A---3/5------------3/5-------5\3p1-3-1-------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------3---------------------------