HIATT JOHN - "buffalo river home" Tablature
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From: Paul Hutchinson (u9343164@qub.ac.uk)
BUFFALO RIVER HOME - John Hiatt
-------------------------------
Intro:
E A E A E
B E
I've been taking off + landing but ....
A E B
and how much thicker this ...
A
Just when you think ....
E /F# /G# A
reality sneaks off and ...
E B/D# C#m B
As if you ever ...
A G#m F#m
takin' you down ...
CHORUS:
B E
Tearing through the ...
A
of the South running ...
E B/D# C#m
Down through the Mississ...
B A B
with no place to ...
E
Mixing up drinks with ...
A
all along the paint ...
E B/D# C#m
down to an Indian ....
B A G#m F#m
with no rider in the ...
A E
Lookin' for his ....
.-------------
Chords used: John Michael Alternatively
E- 022100 022xxx
A- x02200 577xxx
B- x2440x 799xxx
B/D#- x69xxx x69xxx x6444x
C#m- x46xxx x466xx x46654
G#m- 4664xx 466xxx 466444
F#m- 2442xx 244xxx 244222
On the album, John strums along (in the left channel, clean) with the
chords shown above, whilst Michael (in the right channel, with
distortion), aside from the links between the verses and fills shown
below, plays mostly power chords as shown above. The alternative
chords are fuller chords that you can use if playing it by yourself.
Note also that Michael's part on the first and third line of the
chorus goes like this:
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|----0---0|----0----|----0---0|----0----|
|------0--|--0---0--|------0--|--0---0--|
|---------|---------|-2-------|---------|
|-2-------|---------|-2-------|---------|
|-2-------|---------|-0-------|---------|
|-0-------|---------|---------|---------|
If you want to improvise your own links and fills you will note that
Michael uses E major pentatonic all the way.
Intro:
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-9-----12-9~~~~~---------|-9-----12-9~~~~~---------|
|----------------9--------|----11----------11-9-----|----11----------11-9-----|
|----------9-/11----11-9--|----------------------11-|----------------------11-|
|----7-/11----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------|----------9--------------|-9-----12-9~~~~~---------|
|-9~~~~~~~~~~~|------/11----11-9--------|----11----------11-9-----|
|-------------|-------------------11-9--|----------------------11-|
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|---
|-9-----12-9~~~~~---------|-9-----------------------|-------------------|---
|----11----------11-9-----|----11-9-/11----9-----9--|----------9--------|---
|----------------------11-|-------------------11----|------/11----11-9--|-9-
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|---
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|---
Link to v2:
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-9-----12-9~~~~~---------|-9-----12-9~~~~~---------|-9-----------------------|
|----11----------11-9-----|----11----------11-9-----|----11-9-/11----9-----9--|
|----------------------11-|----------------------11-|-------------------11----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-9-----12-9~~~~~---------|-9-----12-9~~~~~---------|
|----------9--11-9--|----11----------11-9-----|----11----------11-9-----|
|------/11----------|----------------------11-|----------------------11-|
|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
+ + + + + + + + +
|---------------|-----------------------|-----
|---10----------|-----9--10-12--10--9---|-----
|---9-----------|----x------------------|-9---
|--x------------|----x------------------|-----
|-x-------------|---x-------------------|-----
|-rake----------|--rake-----------------|-----
Fills in v2:
+ + + + + + + +
|--------------|-------------|
|--------------|-------------|
|--------------|-------------|
|-2--------6-7-|-9-7-6-------|
|-2------------|-------7-----|
|-0------------|-------------|
down at Times Square
+ + + + +
|-----------------|----
|-----------------|----
|---------8---9---|-8--
|-9--------/9---9-|----
|-9---------------|----
|-7---------------|----
but nothing fits there
Link to v3/solo:
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-9-----12-9~~~~~---------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|----11----------11-9-----|-9-----11-9~~~~~---------|-------------------|
|----------------------11-|----11----------11-9-----|----------------9--|
|-------------------------|---------------------\9--|-7--------7-/11----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|-----------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
|------9-11b13---b13----|b13---b13-b13----|b13-r11p9---9------------9-|
|/11--------------------|-----------------|---------11-------11-9h11--|
|-----------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
+ + + + + + + + +
|-------------|-----------------|-----
|-10----------|---10----9---10--|-12--
|-9-----------|-----9-----9---9-|-9---
|-------------|-11----11--------|-----
|-------------|-----------------|-----
|-------------|-----------------|-----
Fills in v3:
+ + + + + + +
|-----------------------|------------
|-----------------------|------------
|--------------9-----9--|------------
|-2------------9--11-9--|------------
|-2-----/7-/11----------|\9-7---7----
|-0---------------------|-----9------
but I forget what they are
+ + + + +
|-----------------|-----
|-----------------|-----
|---------11--13--|-11--
|-9----/13--13--13|-13--
|-9---------------|-----
|-7---------------|-----
or wishing on stars
Outro:
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-------9-----------|---------------------|-------------9-11-9--|
|/11-9----11--9-----|-------------------9-|-7------7-/11--------|
|--------------\9-7-|/11-9--7-7----7-/11--|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|-------/14-12b14-b14-12-|-------9-/12-9------|
11b13------r11-11b13r11|b13---------------------|---------------11-9-|
|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|--------------------|--------------|------12-----------------|
|--------------------|------------12|-14-12--14~~~-12---------|
11b13-r11p9--9-------|---------/13--|----------------13b14r13-|
|----------11--------|--------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------|-------------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|------12----------|----------------------|--------------------|
|-14-12--14~-12----|----------------------|--------------------|
|--------------13--11b13--9h11p9----------|--------------------|
|------------------|-----------------11-9-|--------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|\9--7-9b11---b11----|
|------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------------|-----12---12---12-10~|
|------------------|-----9-11b13---b13--r11p9-11-9-|-9------9----9-------|
|--------------9-11|/11----------------------------|---------------------|
|b11r9-7-7--/11----|-------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------|
+ + + + +
|---------------------|----||
|~~~---10---10p9------|----||
|----9----------------|-9--||
|----------------11-9-|-9--||
|---------------------|----||
|---------------------|----||
Notation used:
+ = beat marker
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
/ = slide
b = bend eg 11b13---b13--r11- means bend from the 11
r = release fret up 2 frets, re-bend, and then release
~ = vibrato
BUFFALO RIVER HOME - John Hiatt
-------------------------------
Intro:
E A E A E
B E
I've been taking off + landing but ....
A E B
and how much thicker this ...
A
Just when you think ....
E /F# /G# A
reality sneaks off and ...
E B/D# C#m B
As if you ever ...
A G#m F#m
takin' you down ...
CHORUS:
B E
Tearing through the ...
A
of the South running ...
E B/D# C#m
Down through the Mississ...
B A B
with no place to ...
E
Mixing up drinks with ...
A
all along the paint ...
E B/D# C#m
down to an Indian ....
B A G#m F#m
with no rider in the ...
A E
Lookin' for his ....
.-------------
Chords used: John Michael Alternatively
E- 022100 022xxx
A- x02200 577xxx
B- x2440x 799xxx
B/D#- x69xxx x69xxx x6444x
C#m- x46xxx x466xx x46654
G#m- 4664xx 466xxx 466444
F#m- 2442xx 244xxx 244222
On the album, John strums along (in the left channel, clean) with the
chords shown above, whilst Michael (in the right channel, with
distortion), aside from the links between the verses and fills shown
below, plays mostly power chords as shown above. The alternative
chords are fuller chords that you can use if playing it by yourself.
Note also that Michael's part on the first and third line of the
chorus goes like this:
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
|----0---0|----0----|----0---0|----0----|
|------0--|--0---0--|------0--|--0---0--|
|---------|---------|-2-------|---------|
|-2-------|---------|-2-------|---------|
|-2-------|---------|-0-------|---------|
|-0-------|---------|---------|---------|
If you want to improvise your own links and fills you will note that
Michael uses E major pentatonic all the way.
Intro:
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-9-----12-9~~~~~---------|-9-----12-9~~~~~---------|
|----------------9--------|----11----------11-9-----|----11----------11-9-----|
|----------9-/11----11-9--|----------------------11-|----------------------11-|
|----7-/11----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------|----------9--------------|-9-----12-9~~~~~---------|
|-9~~~~~~~~~~~|------/11----11-9--------|----11----------11-9-----|
|-------------|-------------------11-9--|----------------------11-|
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|---
|-9-----12-9~~~~~---------|-9-----------------------|-------------------|---
|----11----------11-9-----|----11-9-/11----9-----9--|----------9--------|---
|----------------------11-|-------------------11----|------/11----11-9--|-9-
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|---
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|---
Link to v2:
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-9-----12-9~~~~~---------|-9-----12-9~~~~~---------|-9-----------------------|
|----11----------11-9-----|----11----------11-9-----|----11-9-/11----9-----9--|
|----------------------11-|----------------------11-|-------------------11----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-9-----12-9~~~~~---------|-9-----12-9~~~~~---------|
|----------9--11-9--|----11----------11-9-----|----11----------11-9-----|
|------/11----------|----------------------11-|----------------------11-|
|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
+ + + + + + + + +
|---------------|-----------------------|-----
|---10----------|-----9--10-12--10--9---|-----
|---9-----------|----x------------------|-9---
|--x------------|----x------------------|-----
|-x-------------|---x-------------------|-----
|-rake----------|--rake-----------------|-----
Fills in v2:
+ + + + + + + +
|--------------|-------------|
|--------------|-------------|
|--------------|-------------|
|-2--------6-7-|-9-7-6-------|
|-2------------|-------7-----|
|-0------------|-------------|
down at Times Square
+ + + + +
|-----------------|----
|-----------------|----
|---------8---9---|-8--
|-9--------/9---9-|----
|-9---------------|----
|-7---------------|----
but nothing fits there
Link to v3/solo:
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-9-----12-9~~~~~---------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|----11----------11-9-----|-9-----11-9~~~~~---------|-------------------|
|----------------------11-|----11----------11-9-----|----------------9--|
|-------------------------|---------------------\9--|-7--------7-/11----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|-----------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
|------9-11b13---b13----|b13---b13-b13----|b13-r11p9---9------------9-|
|/11--------------------|-----------------|---------11-------11-9h11--|
|-----------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
+ + + + + + + + +
|-------------|-----------------|-----
|-10----------|---10----9---10--|-12--
|-9-----------|-----9-----9---9-|-9---
|-------------|-11----11--------|-----
|-------------|-----------------|-----
|-------------|-----------------|-----
Fills in v3:
+ + + + + + +
|-----------------------|------------
|-----------------------|------------
|--------------9-----9--|------------
|-2------------9--11-9--|------------
|-2-----/7-/11----------|\9-7---7----
|-0---------------------|-----9------
but I forget what they are
+ + + + +
|-----------------|-----
|-----------------|-----
|---------11--13--|-11--
|-9----/13--13--13|-13--
|-9---------------|-----
|-7---------------|-----
or wishing on stars
Outro:
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-------9-----------|---------------------|-------------9-11-9--|
|/11-9----11--9-----|-------------------9-|-7------7-/11--------|
|--------------\9-7-|/11-9--7-7----7-/11--|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|-------/14-12b14-b14-12-|-------9-/12-9------|
11b13------r11-11b13r11|b13---------------------|---------------11-9-|
|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|--------------------|--------------|------12-----------------|
|--------------------|------------12|-14-12--14~~~-12---------|
11b13-r11p9--9-------|---------/13--|----------------13b14r13-|
|----------11--------|--------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------|-------------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|------12----------|----------------------|--------------------|
|-14-12--14~-12----|----------------------|--------------------|
|--------------13--11b13--9h11p9----------|--------------------|
|------------------|-----------------11-9-|--------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|\9--7-9b11---b11----|
|------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
|------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------------|-----12---12---12-10~|
|------------------|-----9-11b13---b13--r11p9-11-9-|-9------9----9-------|
|--------------9-11|/11----------------------------|---------------------|
|b11r9-7-7--/11----|-------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------|
+ + + + +
|---------------------|----||
|~~~---10---10p9------|----||
|----9----------------|-9--||
|----------------11-9-|-9--||
|---------------------|----||
|---------------------|----||
Notation used:
+ = beat marker
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
/ = slide
b = bend eg 11b13---b13--r11- means bend from the 11
r = release fret up 2 frets, re-bend, and then release
~ = vibrato
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