Rattlin' Bones tabs

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RATTLIN' BONES
Written by Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson

Shane plays the guitar part with two capos:
The 5/6 capo at the third fret transposes the guitar-friendly
D-chords to the key of F while leaving the 6th-string open to
extend the range of the bass. A second capo at the first fret
allows the 6th-string to be played open sounding an F-note.
The sound can be duplicated with one capo using Drop-D tuning
but requires a fingering shift to play the G-chord.
Alternatively, use a 5/6 capo at Fret-2 dropping the key to E.

4 beats per chord      _ = hold Beat-1
` = 2 beats            . = Csus2 passing chord on Beat-4
(capo at third fret)

INTRO:
D5  `Dsus4  `Dm11  D5  `Dm7  `D7sus4

D5  `Dsus4  `Dm11  D5.  D5.

CHORUS:
D5               D5              A7sus4             D5
Smoke don't rise fuel don't burn sun don't shine no more
D5             D5                 A7sus4           D5
Late one night sorrow come 'round scratching at my door but I D5 D5 A7sus4 D5 Cut my hands and break my back draggin' this bag of stones 'til they D5 D5 `A7sus4 `G5 Bury me down be-neath the ground with the dust and rattlin' RE-INTRO: D5 `Dsus4 `Dm11 D5 `Dm7 `D7sus4 Bones D5 `Dsus4 `Dm11 D5. D5. VERSE: D5 D5 A7sus4 D5 Left my home and left my love caught on a rusty nail D5 D5 A7sus4 D5 Devil rose up heavy with gold my soul's not for sale then a D5 D5 A7sus4 D5 Holy man in a house of God he offered me a book of prayer but when I D5 D5 `A7sus4 `G5 D5 Left my home and left my love I left my faith back there CHORUS: (as before) RE-INTRO: (as before) VERSE: D5 D5 A7sus4 D5 Shut my eyes and hang my head darkness makes no sound D5 D5 A7sus4 D5 Climbin' up a bottleneck hurts on the way back down when a D5 D5 A7sus4 D5 Sadness falls on the morning bird wonder what the day will bring but I D5 D5 `A7sus4 `G5 D5 Shut my eyes and hang my head at least that bird can sing CHORUS: (as before) TAG: D5 Bones till they D5_ N.C. N.C. Bury me down be-neath the ground with the dust and rattlin' (slightly slower) OUTRO: (a tempo) D5 `Dsus4 `Dm11 D5 `Dm7 `D7sus4 Bones D5 `Dsus4 `Dm11 D5. D5 ================================================================================ TUNING: 6 5 4 3 2 1 Drop-D D A D G B E CHORDS: 5/6 CAPO: D5 Dsus4 Dm11 Dm7 D7sus4 A7sus4 G5 Csus2 G5 E|-------------------------------------------------| E|-----| B|--3-----8-----3-----6-----3-------3-----3-----3--| B|--3--| G|--2-----7-----0-----5-----0-------0-----0-----0--| G|--0--| D|--0-----0-----3-----0-----0-------2-----0-----0--| D|--0--| A|--0-----0-----0-----0-----3-------0-----------3--| A|-----| D|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------------5--------| E-2|--3--| Names are used for identification rather than descr i ption. D-chords and A-chords are minor in the ensemble. VERSE/CHORUS: Basic strumming pattern: D5 1 2 3 + 4 + E|-----------------| - 1st-string muted B|-----3-----3-3-3-| h = hammer-on G|-----2-----2-2-2-| p = pull-off D|-----0-----0-0-0-| ~ = slight bend and vibrato A|-----------------| d = down-strum D|-0-------0-------| u = up-strum d d d u d u TAB shows loudest notes only - all chord-tones may ring. INTRO: D5 Dsus4 Dm11 D5 Dm7 D7sus4 1 2 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 + 4 + E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----3-----3-----|-----8~----3---3-|-----3-----3-----|-----6~----3---3-| G|-----2-------0h2-|-----7~----0---0-|-----2-------0h2-|-----5~----0---0-| D|-----------------|---------0---3---|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------|-------------3---| D|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------| D5 Dsus4 Dm11 D5 Csus2 D5 Csus2 1 2 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 + 4 + E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-----3---3-|-----3-----3---3-| G|------- -------|-----2-----2---0-|-----2-----2---0-| D|------- (as before) -------|-------------0---|-0-------0---0---| A|------- -------|---------0---3---|-------------3---| D|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------| Note the one-beat passing chord and moving bass-line in Bar-7-8. Suggest keeping ring-finger on 2nd-string. In the changes on Beat-3 the middle-finger waits until Beat-4 to fret the alternate bass-notes at Fret-3. ================================================================================ Banjo part can be played on guitar with 1st-string tuned down to D. 5th-string would be tuned in unison with 3rd-string (same octave) but it is not played although it sometimes rings. This part adds the seventh to the D-chords and the minor-third to the A-chords. TUNING: 5 4 3 2 1 G D G B D Played with fingers (capo at third fret) INTRO: D5 Dsus4 Dm11 D5 Dm7 D7sus4 D5 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + D|-----0-------0---|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-----------| B|-----3-------1h3-|------ O / -----|------ O / -----|-----3---1-------| G|-----2-----2-----|------ / -----|------ / -----|-------2---2-----| D|-0-------0-------|------ / O -----|------ / O -----|-0-----------3~--| G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| VERSE/CHORUS: D5 Asus4 Asus4 G5 D5 1 2 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + D|-----0-------0---||-----0-------0---||-----0-------0---|-----0-----------| B|-----3-------1h3-||-----3-------1h3-||-----3-------3---|-----3---1-------| G|-----2-----2-----||-----2-----2-----||---2---2---0---0-|-------2---2-----| D|-0-------0-------||-2-------2-------||-2-------0-------|-0-----------3~--| G|-----------------||-----------------||-----------------|-----------------| Suggest little-finger on 2nd-string fret-3. ================================================================================ Electric guitar adds melodic figures at times hitting a low Eb with vibrato and sliding up to F. This could be played either in Drop-D tuning or in the key of G with all strings tuned a whole step down. In the CMAA performance the player was in Drop-D tuning with a capo at the third fret which cannot duplicate that low seventh. Using Double-Drop-D tuning a solo performance can incorporate ideas Waynus Of Uranus July 2008 April 2011 Corrected Banjo part and added Capo-fret-2 suggestion


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