::::::::::::::::::::: Picking Up The Signal ::::::::::::::::::::: by Jay Farrar As played by Son Volt from the album "Straightaways" (1997) Transcribed by Dave Shapiro (dshapir@argo.ecte.uswc.uswest.com) Tuning: DADGBE Chords used: -2------3------3------0-----0-----0-------2---------------- -3------3------3------0-----2-----0-------3---------------- -2------0------2------------2-----2-------4---------------- -0------0------2------2-----2-----2-------4---------------- -0-------------0------2-----0-----0-------2---------------- -0------5-------------2------------------------------------ D G5 Asus4 E5 A Asus2 Bm Intro -----2---2----------------3--------------------3----------- -----3----------------------3---------------------3-------- -----------2^4--2--0-----------2---------------------2----- ---------------------------------2^4--2--0-------------2^4- -0--------------------2---------------------0-------------- -0--------------------------------------------------------- -------------------2----2---2---------------3-------------- -------------0-----3----3---------------------3------------ -------------0-----2----------2^4--2--0----------2--------- -2--0--------0-----0-------------------------------2^4--2-- -------0-----------0---------------------2----------------- -------0-----5^4---0--------------------------------------- -------3---------------------2---------------| ----------3---------------------3------------| -------------2---------------------2---------| -0-------------2^4--2--0------------------0--| ----0---------------------0----------0^2-----| --------------------------0------------------| Verse 1 D G5 We've been through the thick Asus4 D Straightaways after D G5 Dragged for days on end Asus4 G5 D Turning away from faster Prechorus E5 A Asus2 Downshifting low E5 A Asus2 Reaches a point you know Chorus 1 But I can't complain 'cause I know ----------2---2----------------3------------------------- ----------3----------------------3----------------------- ----------------2^4--2--0-----------2-------------------- --------------------------------------2^4--2-----0------- ------0--------------------2------------------------0---- ------0-------------------------------------------------- you're a- round -3----------------------------------| ----3-------------------------------| -------2----------------------------| ---------2^4--2------0--------0-----| ------------------------0-----------| ------------------------0-----5^4---| Verse 2 Keeping with And then it faded to use (?) Set the stage to lip (?) Running from the countdown crew [Prechorus] Chorus 2 can't complain no I can't 'cause I -------------------0----------0---------------------------- ----3------3----2----2--3---------0----3-----3-----0------- -0----0------0--0---------------0---0----0-----0---------0- --------4-------2--------------------------4-----2--------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- know that you're around ------0-------------------------------------| -----------------3----------3---------------| -2---------2-------------0------------<5>---| -----------------------0------0----<5>------| ---------------------0----------<5>---------| -------------------0------------------------| Bridge D A Bm After all this confusion G5 D Is put aside D A After all Bm G5 G5 Finally gonna make it right Solo 1 (solo over bridge chords) D A Bm G5 -5----5---------------------2----------10-----10----------- -5b7--5b7b5---2--3^2--3/5---5b7b5------10b12--12b10-------- --------------2--4^2--4/6----------4----------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- D A Bm -10---------10b11--10-------------------------------------- -10-----10--10b11--10----8--10--10-10----7--8^7--10--8----- -11^12-------------------7---9---9--9----7--7-----7--7----- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- G5 G5 D ---------------------------------| -7--8-8--7-8--8--10-10--10-8--7--| -7--7-7--7-7--7---7--7---7-7--7--| ---------------------------------| ---------------------------------| ---------------------------------| [Intro riff] Verse 3 I hear the beat Of a thousand conga drums Picking up the signal right here Right here after all [Bridge] Solo 2 (solo over bridge chords) D A Bm G5 ------------------------------2--------10-----10-----10---- ------------------------------5b7b5----10b12--10b12--10b12- -2----2--2--------------------------4---------------------- -2^4--4--4--5b4--2----------------------------------------- --------------------0-0--0-0------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- D A Bm G5 ----------------------------------------------------------- -7--8--10--10-10--10--10-10-10----------7------7^8--8-8---- -7--7---7---7--7---7---7--7--7--7--9b11-----0--7----7-7---- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- G5 D -------------------------| -7-8--8--10-10--10-8--7--| -7-7--7---7--7---7-7--7--| -------------------------| -------------------------| -------------------------| [Intro riff] Solo 3 (solo over verse chords) D G5 A D -5--------------------------------------------------------- -8b10b8-----------------------2b3-2b3b2^0-2-2b3b2---------- ---------7--7\-----7b9b7--------------------------2-------- ----------------7---------5\------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- D G5 A -----10--10--10--10-10--10--10-10-10-------12-------------- -----10--12--12--12-12--12--12-12-12-12b14----14b12--10^12- -/11------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- D D G5 A D ----10----------------------------------------------------- -10-10-----7--8-8-8--10-10-8--8--7^8-8-8----10---8^10-8-7-- -----------7--7-7-7---7--7-7--7--7---7-7--7----7-7----7-7-- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- D A G5 ----------------------------------------------------------- ------7-------7-7---8--8---8-10--10-------------7--8-8----- -9b11---9-7---7-7---7--7-7-7--9---9b11-11b9--7--7--7-7----- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- G5 D -------10------10-10-----9----------| -7-8---13b15--b15-15b13----12---10--| -7-7--------------------------------| ------------------------------------| ------------------------------------| ------------------------------------|