Chris Whitley - Know guitar tab
Author/Artist: Chris Whitley
Title: Know
Album: Din Of Ecstasy
Transcribed by: pickacard@ziplip.com
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--
