:::::::::::: Loose String :::::::::::: by J. Farrar As performed by Son Volt from the album "Trace" (1995) Transcribed by Dave Shapiro (dshapir@future.uswc.uswest.com) The intro has two guitars, one panned hard left and the other panned hard right. These guitars stay there for the verse, chorus, etc. But I only tabbed the guitar in the right speaker for most of it. The gist of the rhythm involves moving an E major or minor shape around the fretboard, leaving the B and high E strings open. So where it says A, it's really Aadd9, and where it says G#m it's really G#m+5, and so on. Intro A#11 E G|-0----0----0-----------0----0----0------------------------- u|-4b5--4b5--5b4---------4b5--4b5--5b4----------------------- i|----------------2-2-2-------------------------------------- t|----------------2-2-2---------------------2---------------- |----------------0-0-0---------------------2---------------- L|---------------------------------------0--0---------------- | G|----------------------------------------------------------- u|------------------------------------------0---------------- i|------------------------------------------1---------------- t|-2----2------2--1-1-1--1^2--2------2------2---------------- |-0----0------0--0-0-0--0----0------0------2---------------- R|---------------------------------------0--0---------------- A#11 B E G|-0----0----0-----------0----0----0--------------| u|-4b5--4b5--5b4---------4b5--4b5--5b4------------| i|----------------2-2-2----------------4----4/9---| t|----------------2-2-2----------------4----4/9---| |----------------0-0-0----------------2----2/7---| L|------------------------------------------------| | | G|------------------------------------------------| u|--------------------------------------------9---| i|-----------------------------------4----4---9---| t|-2----2------2--1-1-1--2----2------4----4---9---| |-0----0------0--0-0-0--0----0--------2----2/7---| R|------------------------------------------------| E A D E One-way streets and square one, the answers don't come See the ground sinking 'round Tomorrow |--------------------0------0--------------------------0---- |:-------------------0------0-----------------------------0- |--------------------6------7------------------------1------ |--------------------7------7---------------------2--------- |:-------------------7------5------------------------------- |--------------------5-------------------------------------- F#min A E A from any one direction. Not a care in the world no the card to play Same old words heard in storms -------0---------------0----------------------------0------- ----------0--------------0--------------------------0------- ---2-----------/6---6-------------9-----------------6------- -4-------------/7----------7------9-----------------7------- ----------------------------------7------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ D E F#- A B better way to go It's fine here watching it go down repeated doom Too many rules, they will bleed you dry -----------------------------------------0-------------0--0- -----------------------------------------0-------------0--0- -7--------------------------4-4----------6-------------8--8- -7----------------------4^6-----6-6^4----7-------------9--9- -5---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ Pre-chorus A B A E Half the trouble's in the asking I know you're not the kind -0----0-----0---------0------0--------0-----------0-------0--- -0----0-----0---------0------0--------0-----------0-------0--- -6----6-----6---------6------8--------6-----------6-------1--- -7----7-----7---------7------9--------7-------------------2--- -7----7-----7---------7------9--------7-------------------2--- -5----5-----5---------5------7--------5-------------------0--- B A B to wait around Taking chances with no intent to make a ---0-----0----------------0---------------------0----------- ---0-----0----------------0---------------------0----------- ---------8----------------6---------------------8----------- ---------9----------------7---------------------9----------- ---------9----------------7---------------------9----------- ---------7----------------5---------------------7----------- A E B killing Too much living is no way to die -------------------0---------0---------0-------------------- -------------------0---------0---------0-------------------- -------------------6---------1---------8-------------------- -------------------7---------2---------9-------------------- -------------------7---------2---------9-------------------- -------------------5---------0---------7-------------------- Chorus A G#m E F#m A Loose string Find the pieces don't fit in -------0------0-0--------0----------------0----------------- -------0------0-0--------0----------------0----------------- -------6------4-1--------2----------------6----------------- -------7------6-2--------4----------------7----------------- -------7------6-2--------4----------------7----------------- -------5--------0-------------------------5----------------- G#m E F#m A Loose string Comin' up for air again and again ------0-------0---------------0--------------0-------------- ------0-------0---------------0--------------0-------------- ------4-------1---------------2--------------6-------------- ------6-------2---------------4--------------7-------------- ------6-------2---------------4--------------7-------------- --------------0------------------------------5-------------- G#m E F#m ___E___ ____A__ Loose string Too much living is no way |to die |to die -----0--------0-----------------0-----------|---0---|----0-| -----0--------0-----------------0-----------|---0--:|----0-| -----4--------1-----------------2-----------|---1---|----6-| -----6--------2-----------------4-----------|---2---|----7-| -----6--------2-----------------4-----------|---2--:|----7-| --------------0-----------------------------|---0---|----5-| Solo A G#m E F#m A G#m E --9----7---7---7----7-------------------------9--7---7--7--- -10\9--9---7---7^9-----7^9^7--7--7-----------10--9~--7--7^9- ------------------------------9--9b11-11b9-6---------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ F#m A G#m E F#m F#m -7-------------------------9--7--7----7--------------|------ -7-7^9^7-----7------------10--9--7^9--7^9b10b9b10b9~-|------ ----------9--9b11-11b9-------------------------------|------ -----------------------7-----------------------------|------ -----------------------------------------------------|------ -----------------------------------------------------|------ [Play intro] Bridge E D E Said you haven't seen it all Just keep on searching |---------------------------0--------------------------0---- |:--------------------------0-----------------------------0- |---------------------------7------------------------1------ |---------------------------7---------------------2--------- |:--------------------------5------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------- F#m A B For just one single reason -------0---------------0-----0-----|------------------------ ----------0--------------0---------|------------------------ ---2-----------/6---6------8----9--|------------------------ -4-------------/7----------9----8--|------------------------ -----------------------------------|------------------------ -----------------------------------|------------------------ [Play pre-chorus] [Play chorus] Outro solo A G#m E F#m A G#m E --9-------7---7---7----7-------------------------9--7---7--7--- -10-10\9--9---7---7^9-----7^9^7-----7-----------10--9---7--7^9- ---------------------------------9--9b11-11b9------------------ ----------------------------------------------7---------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- F#m A G#m E B -7-------------------------9--7--7----7-----7------------| -7-7^9^7-----7------------10--9--7^9--7^9---7^9^7---7----| ----------9--9b11-11b9-6--------------------------9-9b11-| ---------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------| 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