Yodelittle Guitar Tabs
Transcribed by Rob Walker
Based on the Headseed version
section [A] Al starts off with some harmonics. The | markers are to
line up the two parts rhythmically: (all harmonics) | |
||--------12-----------------||
||--------------------12-----||
||*-------------------------*||
||*-12----------------------*||
||-----12--------------------||
||--------------12-----------||
After he plays that 4 times alone, Chuck joins in with his part:
Chuck:
| |
||--0h-2--------2h-4--0------||
||--------3------------------||
||*-------------------------*||
||*-------------------------*||
||---------------------------||
||---------------------------||
After playing these respective parts 4 times, Al breaks off to this
figure, while Chuck continues with the above. Al (these are not harmonics anymore): | |
||--------12-----------------||
||--------------------12-----||
||*-------------------------*||
||*-------------------------*||
||---------------------------||
||---------------------------||
After playing the above 4 times (while Chuck is still playing his
same figure), Al proceeds to this (Chuck continues with his same part): | | | | | | | |
|----------------------------------------------14--------16--------14--------16|
|------13--------15--------13--------15-----13--------15--------13--------15---|
|---11--------13--------11--------13-----11--------13--------11--------13------|
|12--------14--------12--------14----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
============================================================================
section [B] The two parts here, that continue throughout the first part of
the song, are very syncopated and quite tricky. I've marked the beat numbers and "&"s to make it easier to see how the
two parts interact. Al plays this 4 bar phrase twice
[B1] and [B2]: 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3
& 4 &
||-------14-------16----14-|------14-------16-------|
||-------13-------15----13-|------13-------15-------|
||*------11-------13----11-|------11-------13-------|
||*------12-------14----12-|------12-------14-------|
||-------------------------|------------------------|
||-------------------------|------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|------14-------16-------|------14-14--------------||
|------13-------15-------|------13-13--------------||
|------11-------13-------|------11-11-------------*||
|------12-------14-------|------12-12-------------*||
|------------------------|-------------------------||
|------------------------|-------------------------||
...while Chuck plays these 8 bars:
[B1] 1 & 2 & 3 &
4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|---------------------7--|------------------------|
|---------5-----------7--|---------5-----5--------|
|---------5-----------7--|---------5-----5--------|
|---------5--------------|---------5-----5--------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|------------------------|------------------------|
|---------5--------5s-7--|---5-----------4s-5-----|
|---------5--------5s-7--|---5-----------4s-5-----|
|---------5--------5s-7--|---5-----------4s-5-----|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
[B2] 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|---------------------7--|------------------------|
|---------5-----------7--|---------5-----4s-5--5--|
|---------5-----------7--|---------5-----4s-5--5--|
|---------5--------------|---------5-----4s-5--5--|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|---------------------7--|------------------------|
|---------5-----------7--|---------5--------------|
|---------5-----------7--|---------5--------------|
|---------5--------------|---------5--------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
Note: After the first few times through these phrases, both of them
(Chuck especially) start varying their syncopations somewhat. These are the basic patterns they're playing around - use your
ear to add-lib some other stuff that sounds good. singing starts here...
==========================================================================
Chorus: 8 bars - "Yo...Yodelittle lady...Yodelittle lady that I love"
(2 times) Al and Chuck play section [B] again during the chorus.
==========================================================================
Verse 1: 8 bars Al plays his [B1] and [B2] parts as above (but much
quiter, omitting a few of the chords), Chuck plays his [B2] part twice.
==========================================================================
Chorus: 8 bars Al plays his [B1] and [B2] parts as above, Chuck plays
his [B2] part twice. ==========================================================================
section [C] Here Chuck and Al play Chuck's opening section [A] part
in unison 4 times. Then, while Chuck plays it another 4 times, Al breaks off and plays this: | | | |
||-4h5-----5h7-4-|-4h5-7---5h7-4--||
||-----7---------|----------------||
||*--------------|---------------*||
||*--------------|---------------*||
||---------------|----------------||
||---------------|----------------||
===========================================================================
section [D] - play 2 times
Al:
12-10-12-10-12-10-|-10------------|----------------------------------------||
-----------------------|------10-------|-13-12-13-12-13-12-----------------||
-----------------------|-----------11--|-----------------------9-11-{9}{11}-||
-----------------------|----------------|---------------------------------------||
-----------------------|----------------|-------------------------------------||
-----------------------|----------------|---------------------------------------||
Chuck:
-------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------
--13--12-13-12-10----|-10------------|-----------------------------------------
---------------------12-|-----10h11----|-12-11-12-11-12-11-----------------
-------------------------|------------12-|------------------------12-10-10-12---
-------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------
-------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------
============================================================================
The next few minutes just repeat the above material like this:
Verse 2: same as before Chorus: same as before section
[C] section [D]
Verse 3: same as before Chorus: same as before section [C] ??? Several times through the verse section
while Chuck solos???
Chorus: same as before
Verse 4: same
as before
============================================================================
The next bit is based on the following chord sequence (played two
times):
||---2---------2---------2---------2---2-------||
||---2---------2---------5---------4---2-------||
||*--4---------2---------2---------4---4------*||
||*--4---------4---------4---------4---4------*||
||---2---------2---------2---------2---2-------||
||---------------------------------------------||
Al then starts a very cool tapping figure. The notes under the "T"s
are to be tapped with the right
hand index and middle fingers: T T T T T T
||-------------------------------------------||
||-------------------------------------------||
||*--16p2h4-14p2h4-16p2h4-14p2h4-19p4-18p4--*||
||*--16p2h4-14p2h4-16p2h4-14p2h4-19p4-18p4--*||
||-------------------------------------------||
||-------------------------------------------||
... and he continues with variations on this tapping theme for a while.
Rob's emerging bassline:
||---------------------------------------------------------||
||---------------------------------------------------------||
||*-------------------------------------------------------*||
||*-------------------------------------------------------*||
||-------------------0---2--4---4-----------------0----2---||
||---0-----0-2-----2--------------0-----0-2-----2----------||
And finally, Chuck's closing lead. This starts at about 6:35 on your
CD player. The section is in 6 bar phrases; 4 bars of an amorphous F#sus chord followed by 2 bars of D. I've marked the chord
changes above the bars. F# F# F#
|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
|--9---------/9--------|----------------------|---/9------------12---10--|
|----9----------9------|-------------9--------|------9-------------------|
|------11---------11-9-|-9--9--9-9-9---11-----|--------11--9--9----------|
|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
F# D D
|-----------------------------------------------|----------------|-12--12--14--|
|-9----12p9h10----10h12p10p9h12p10p9h10---9--10-|-12-----12^(14)-|-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|----------------|-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|----------------|-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|----------------|-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|----------------|-------------|
F# F# F#
|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|--9---------/9--------|-----------------------|--9-----------12---10--|
|----9----------9------|-------------9---------|----9------------------|
|------11---------11-9-|-9--9--9-9-9---11------|------11-9-9-----------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
F# D
|----------------------|--------------------------------|
|--9---9^(10)r9--------|--------------------------------|
|---------------11-11--|--11---9------------------------|
|----------------------|----------12--11--11h12p11p9-12-|
|----------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------|
D F# F#
|-----------------------------|----------|-------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------|-------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------|-------------------|
|-11-9-11-10-9-8-9-9---7---7--|-6------2-|--4----------------|
|-----------------------------|----------|-----/4-2----0-2-4-|
|-----------------------------|----------|-------------------|
F# F#
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------2-----|
|-------------------------|---------------------2---2-----4-|
|-2-0---------------------|-0-2-3---2-0---0-2-4---4---------|
|-----3---2----0-2-2(3)r2-|-------------2-------------------|
D D F#
|---------------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------5---7---|---17(19)r17-------15-14----|
|---------------------------|-4---6-----------|----------------------------|
|s6---6--7--6h7p6p4---4-6-7-|-----------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------7-------|-----------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
F# F# F#
|------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
|---14-15-12-14-12-------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------13----14--|--13h14p13p11-------13-----|-----------------|
|------------------------------|--------------14--------14-|-11---9---7---6--|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
D D F#
|----------------------|------------12-----12-12-|-12--------17^(19)-|
|-------------10---12--|--12^(14)----------------|-------------------|
|--9---9h11------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
F# F#
|-r17--16-16---16h17p16p14----|-14--------------------------------|
|--------------------------17-|-----17(19)r17---------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------16(18)r16---14-16-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
F# D
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------|-17----17p15p14-15---|
|--16(17)--16--14----14--------|---------------------|
|-----------------16----16-----|---------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------|
D
|----------------------------------------------|
|-15---14-15----14----12----------12-----------|
|------------14----14----14(16)--------14------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
The
end of the song is section [C] once, followed by [B2].
