ARCHERS OF LOAF - "south carolina" Tablature

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Archers of Loaf
"South Carolina"
The Speed of Cattle
Bachmann/Gentling/Johnson/Price

Eric Bachmann's guitar is tuned (low to high) high E, low E, A, D, G, B
His guitar is notated standard here. To play it in his tuning, play the same fret on the high E as is indicated on the low E.
Eric Johnson's is in standard (EADGBE) tuning.

Intro (Bachmann):
Slowly, with fuzzy distortion
(B5)
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-8--8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8b10--11-11-11-11-11-11-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--8--8--8-8--7--7--7--7-7-7---
-9--9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9------9--9--9--9--9--9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9--9--9-9--8--8--8--8-8-8---
-------(0)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------0-----------------------------------------------------------------

(Strums aren't exact here.)

Verse:
Full volume
(E5) A B Bb B E
"Break off my..."
------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------
------|------------------------------------------15-15-15-15|----------------------------
10b11-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8--15-15-15-15|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-1-1-1-1-1-1
--9---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--15-15-15-15|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2
------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9--13-13-13-13|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2
------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0

This repeats over and over, until the 2nd "doo doo doo" line, where EJ goes:

(Strum alot)
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--12------------7---------12--------7----------
-14b16---------9b11------14b16-----9b11--------
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Breakdown (both guitars)

"South............Carolina..."
------X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----/X-X-X-XX-------
------X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----/X-X-X-XX-------
------X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----X-X-X-X-----/X-X-X-XX-------
--9-9---------9-9---------9-9---------9-9---------9-9---------9-9---------9-9-----------------
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Both continue for 8 bars. Then EB continues verse chords, while EJ does this:


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----11-12--11-12--11-12--11-12--11-12----12--(hold)-15----10-------------------------------------
-/14-----14-----14-----14-----14-----14-14b16------17b19-12b14--12--11-11-12-11-12-11-10-10-11-10
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Then EJ plays the verse riff with EB for 4 bars.

The last chord:
B
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--7----------------------------------------------------------------
--8----------------------------------------------------------------
--9----------------------------------------------------------------
--9----------------------------------------------------------------
--7----------------------------------------------------------------

Due to space problems, all strums needed aren't there. Listen to the CD for correct feel.

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