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Caseys Song
Dallas Green
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Right, this is played with altered tuning, starting with the low E string - E, B, D#, e, b, d#
It's played in 4/4 time signature and tempo of 112.5 bpm
Dallas starts off with a barre on 12, and then into...
d# | - - 0 0 - - 0 0 | - - 0 0 - - 0 0 | - - 0 0 - - 0 0 | - - 0 0 - - 0 0 |
b | - - 0 0 - - 0 0 | - - 0 0 - - 0 0 | - - 0 0 - - 0 0 | - - 0 0 - - 0 0 |
e | 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 | 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 | 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 | 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 |
D# | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
B | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
this is the main riff for the verses and chorus. The strumming seems to be just
strumming through it more to hit the top strings on the off-beats.
repeat this 6 times, the last time playing the upbeat to the next riff...
d# ...0 0 | 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 | 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0
b ...0 0 | 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 | 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0
e ...1111| 11- 7 7 7 - 7 7 - 1111| 11- 7 7 7 - 7 7-|
D# ...1010| 10- 5 5 5 - 5 5 - 1010| 10- 5 5 5 - 5 5-|
B ...9 9 | 9 - 4 4 4 - 4 4 - 9 9 | 9 - 4 4 4 - 4 4
E ...9 9 | 9 - 4 4 4 - 4 4 - 9 9 | 9 - 4 4 4 - 4 4
use dud, dud, dd as the strumming pattern to get the quick triplets and slower quavers,
d# 0 0 | 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 | 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0
b 0 0 | 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 | 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0
e 9 9 | 9 - 7 7 7 - 7 7 - 9 9 | 9 - 7 7 7 - 7 7
D# 8 8 | 8 - 5 5 5 - 5 5 - 8 8 | 8 - 5 5 5 - 5 5
B 7 7 | 7 - 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 7 7 | 7 - 0 0 0 - 0 0
E 7 7 | 7 - 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 7 7 | 7 - 0 0 0 - 0 0
This is repeated 4 times (16 bars), and then returns to...
d# | - - 0 0 - - 0 0 | - - 0 0 - - 0 0 | - - 0 0 - - 0 0 | - - 0 0 - - 0 0 |
b | - - 0 0 - - 0 0 | - - 0 0 - - 0 0 | - - 0 0 - - 0 0 | - - 0 0 - - 0 0 |
e | 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 | 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 | 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 | 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 |
D# | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
B | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
for another 2 repeats (8 bars)
The bridge varies on his album and live versions,
The album version is simply the one chord...
d# - 0 -
b - 0 -
e - 7 -
D# - 5 -
B - 4 -
E - 4 -
and on the live version he alternates between the two chords....
d# - 0 - 0 -
b - 0 - 0 -
e - 7 - 7 -
D# - 5 - 5 -
B - 4 - 0 -
E - 4 - 0 -
either way, palm mute the top strings and repated for the duration of 8 bars,
then into the 2nd riff again...
d# 0 0 | 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 | 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0
b 0 0 | 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 | 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0
e 1111| 11- 7 7 7 - 7 7 - 1111| 11- 7 7 7 - 7 7-|
D# 1010| 10- 5 5 5 - 5 5 - 1010| 10- 5 5 5 - 5 5-|
B 9 9 | 9 - 4 4 4 - 4 4 - 9 9 | 9 - 4 4 4 - 4 4
E 9 9 | 9 - 4 4 4 - 4 4 - 9 9 | 9 - 4 4 4 - 4 4
d# 0 0 | 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 | 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0
b 0 0 | 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 | 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0
e 9 9 | 9 - 7 7 7 - 7 7 - 9 9 | 9 - 7 7 7 - 7 7
D# 8 8 | 8 - 5 5 5 - 5 5 - 8 8 | 8 - 5 5 5 - 5 5
B 7 7 | 7 - 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 7 7 | 7 - 0 0 0 - 0 0
E 7 7 | 7 - 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 7 7 | 7 - 0 0 0 - 0 0
Which is repeated 4 times and finally...
d# 0 0 | 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 | 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0
b 0 0 | 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 | 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0
e 7 7 | 7 - 7 7 7 - 7 7 - 7 7 | 4 - 4 4 4 - 4 4
D# 5 5 | 5 - 5 5 5 - 5 5 - 5 5 | 3 - 3 3 3 - 3 3
B 4 4 | 4 - 4 4 4 - 4 4 - 4 4 | 2 - 2 2 2 - 2 2
E 4 4 | 4 - 4 4 4 - 4 4 - 4 4 | 2 - 2 2 2 - 2 2
d# 0 0 | 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 | 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0
b 0 0 | 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 | 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0
e 4 4 | 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 | 9 - 9 9 9 - 9 9
D# 3 3 | 3 - 3 3 3 - 3 3 - 3 3 | 8 - 8 8 8 - 8 8
B 2 2 | 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 | 7 - 7 7 7 - 7 7
E 2 2 | 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 | 7 - 7 7 7 - 7 7
which is repeated 4 times and then back to the root chord again:
d# - 0 - - 12~-------------|
b - 0 - - 12~-------------|
e - 7 - repeated until the end - 12~-|
D# - 5 - - 12~-------------|
B - 4 - - 12~-------------|
E - 4 - - 12~-------------|
well, i'm almost certain most of it's correct! it looks the same on the fingerboard to
dallas green plays it, and it sounds the same - think the ending
riff might be different to the album version, bit it's hard to tell with the cello over the top.
Hope that's a help, and what a cool tune!
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