Taxco Steps Leo Kottke
Subject: TAB: "Taxco Steps" by Leo Kottke (with corrections)<br/> <br/> I'm avoiding housework. As a consequence you all get an updated<br/> version of "Taxco Steps" by Leo Kottke. (And depending on how much<br/> more procrastination I accomplish, you may also get updates to<br/> "Airproofing" and "I Yell at Traffic" :)<br/> <br/> Enjoy!<br/> Dean<br/> <br/> "Taxco Steps" by Leo Kottke.<br/> Transcribed by Dean Gaudet.<br/> <br/> Some assembly required. This is a rough outline of what Leo plays.<br/> The majority of the piece is here, except the solo part C is a bit<br/> rough. On _Regards_ there's an electric guitar filling in the solo.<br/> Live, Leo does his own unique thing (which I haven't been able to<br/> reproduce, let alone notate. This is the sort of rhythmic section<br/> that gives a pice the Kottke signature.).<br/> <br/> This piece is loaded with syncopation and ghost notes. I chose to<br/> notate none of this. My timings are just guidelines, listen to<br/> the recording to get it as exact as you want. In fact, to get the<br/> strumming patterns right you'll have to listen to the recording. I'm<br/> just not too keen on timing out the 16ths and syncopation.<br/> <br/> As with many Kottke songs, it is based on a few ideas which he uses over<br/> and over again in different ways so as not to bore the listener. The<br/> whole song is based on an A B7 E chord progression (time to look at<br/> how many ways you can play those three chords :).<br/> <br/> Steel 6-string, standard tuning, no capo.<br/> <br/> Part A:<br/> <br/> |-------------------0-----|-------------------------|-------------------0-----|<br/> |-2-----0---0-------------|-2-----0---0-------------|--------2---0------------|<br/> |-2-----2---2-0h1-1-------|-2-----2---2-0h1---------|--------2---2-0h1-1------|<br/> |-2-----1---1----2------2-|-2-----1---1-------------|----2---2---1----2-----2-|<br/> |-0--0--2-2-2---------2---|-0--0--2-2-2-----2/7-7-7-|--0-------2----------2---|<br/> |-------------0-----------|-------------0-----0-----|------0-------0----------|<br/> 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .<br/> <br/> ending 1. ending 2.<br/> |--------------------------|-------------------------|<br/> |-2-----0---0--------------|-2-----0---0-------------|<br/> |-2-----2---2-0h1-x--0h1---|-2-----2---2-0h1---x-----|<br/> |-2-----1---1-2---2--------|-2-----1---1-2-----x-----|<br/> |-0--0--2-2-2--------------|-0--0--2-2-2-------------|<br/> |-------------0---x--0-----|-------------0-----x-----|<br/> 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .<br/> <br/> Part B:<br/> <br/> |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|<br/> |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|<br/> |---------------------2-------2-|--------1-----------2---2---2---2-|<br/> |-------2---------2-------1-----|----2-------2---2-----2---\---1---|<br/> |-----2-------------4-------2---|------2-------2---0---------------|<br/> |-3/4-------4h5-5-------2-------|--0-----------------------2-------|<br/> 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .<br/> <br/> |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|<br/> |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|<br/> |---------------------2-------2-|--------1-----------2---2---4-----|<br/> |-------2---------2-------1-----|----2-------2---2-----2---------4-|<br/> |-----2-------------4-------2---|------2-------2---0-----------2---|<br/> |-3/4-------4h5-5-------2-------|--0-----------------------2-------|<br/> 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .<br/> <br/> |----------------------------------||--------0---------------0----------||<br/> |----------------------------------||----------------------------0------||<br/> |--------1-----------2---2---------||*---1-------1---1---2-----------2-*||<br/> |------2-----2---2-----2-----2---2-||*-----2-------2-------2-------1---*||<br/> |----2---------2---0-----------2---||----------2-------0-------2--------||<br/> |--0-----------------------4-------||--0--------------------------------||<br/> 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .<br/> <br/> ||------------------5----------||--------------------------|<br/> ||--------5---------5-4--------||--4---------------------/-|<br/> ||*-------4-----6-----4-------*||--4--vigorous strumming-/-|<br/> ||*---6-----------7---4-------*||--4---------------------/-|<br/> ||------7-----0---------6---6--||--6---------------------/-|<br/> ||--0---------------------7----||--7---------------------/-|<br/> 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .<br/> <br/> |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|<br/> |/9-----------------------|-2-----------------------|-------------------------|<br/> |/9-----------------------|-2-----------------------|-2-----------------------|<br/> |/9----strum strum--------|-2--strum strum strum----|-1---strum strum-strum---|<br/> |/11----------------------|-4-----------------------|-2-----------------------|<br/> |/12----------------------|-5-----------------------|-2-----------------------|<br/> 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .<br/> <br/> Repeat Part A go to ending 2<br/> Repeat Part B<br/> Repeat Part A go to ending 2<br/> <br/> Part C<br/> <br/> [In reality he plays this using 12th position versions of open A and open E.<br/> I prefer to play it here. Note that when this section is repeated he uses<br/> open position A and E.]<br/> <br/> ad lib<br/> |-9-----------------------|-9-----------------------|-9-----------------------|<br/> |-10----9-----9-----9-----|-10----9-----9-----9-----|-10----9-----9-----9-----|<br/> |-9-----9-----9-----9-----|-9-----9-----9-----9-----|-9-----9-----9-----9-----|<br/> |-------9--9-----9--------|-------9--9-----9--------|-------9--9-----9--------|<br/> |-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|<br/> |----------------------0--|----0-----------------0--|----0-----------------0--|<br/> 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .<br/> <br/> be funky<br/> |-9------------------3-3--|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|-5-----5-----------------|<br/> |-10----9-----9--2-2-2-2--|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|-5-----5-----2-----2-----|<br/> |-9-----9-----9--2-2-2-2--|-5-----5-----6-----6-----|-5-----5-----2-----2-----|<br/> |-------9--9-----2-2-2-2--|-4-----4-----7-----7-----|-4-----4-----2-----2-----|<br/> |-0--------------0-0-0-0--|-5-----5-----7-----7-----|-5-----5-----0-----0-----|<br/> |----0--------------------|-------------5-----5-----|-------------------------|<br/> 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .<br/> <br/> let ring<br/> |-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-x-----x-----4-----------|<br/> |-0-----0-----2-----2-----|-0-----0-----5-----------|<br/> |-1-----1-----2-----2-----|-2-----2-----4-----------|<br/> |-2-----2-----2-----2-----|-1-----1-----6-----------|<br/> |-2-----2-----0-----0-----|-2-----2-----7-----------|<br/> |-0-----0-----------------|-------------------------|<br/> 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .<br/> <br/> Ending 1.<br/> <br/> |-x-----------x-----------|-x-----------x-----------|-x-----------------------|<br/> |-4----------/9-----------|-4----------/9-----------|-2-----------------------|<br/> |-4----------/9-----------|-4----------/9-----------|-2-----------------------|<br/> |-4----------/9-----------|-4----------/9-----------|-2-----------------------|<br/> |-6----------/11----------|-6----------/11----------|-4-----------------------|<br/> |-7----------/12----------|-7----------/12----------|-5-----------------------|<br/> 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .<br/> <br/> |-x-----------------------|<br/> |-0-----------------------|<br/> |-2-----------------------|<br/> |-1-----------------------|<br/> |-2-----------------------|<br/> |-2-----------------------|<br/> 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .<br/> <br/> Repeat Part C without ending 1.<br/> <br/> Variation on Part B:<br/> <br/> |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|<br/> |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|<br/> |---------------------5-------5-|--------4-----------5---5---5---5-|<br/> |-------5---------5-------4-----|----5-------5---5-----5---\---4---|<br/> |-----5-------------7-------5---|------5-------5---3---------------|<br/> |-6/7-------7h8-8-------5-------|--3-----------------------5-------|<br/> 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .<br/> <br/> |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|<br/> |-------------------------------|----------------------------------|<br/> |---------------------5-------5-|--------4-----------5---5---7-----|<br/> |-------5---------5-------4-----|----5-------5---5-----5---------7-|<br/> |-----5-------------7-------5---|------5-------5---3-----------5---|<br/> |-6/7-------7h8-8-------5-------|--3-----------------------5-------|<br/> 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .<br/> <br/> |----------------------------------||--------3---------------3----------||<br/> |----------------------------------||----------------------------3------||<br/> |--------4-----------5---5---------||*---4-------4---4---5-----------5-*||<br/> |----5-------5---5-----5-----5---5-||*-----5-------5-------5-------4---*||<br/> |------5-------5---3-----------5---||----------5-------3-------5--------||<br/> |--3-----------------------7-------||--3--------------------------------||<br/> 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .<br/> <br/> ||--------0---------------0----------||<br/> ||----------------------------0------||<br/> ||*---1-------1---1---2-----------2-*||<br/> ||*-----2-------2-------2-------1---*||<br/> ||----------2-------0-------2--------||<br/> ||--0--------------------------------||<br/> 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .<br/> <br/> Repeat Part B<br/> <br/> Ending:<br/> <br/> |-------------------------|-7-----------------------|-12----------------------|<br/> |-4-----------------------|-7-----------------------|-9-----------------------|<br/> |-4-----------------------|-8-----------------------|-9-----------------------|<br/> |-4-----------------------|-7-----------------------|-9-----------------------|<br/> |-2-----------------------|-9-----------------------|-11----------------------|<br/> |-2-----------------------|-7-----------------------|-0-----------------------|<br/> 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .<br/> <br/> [In _Home..._ he continues with this:]<br/> <br/> |-------5-----9-----12----|-12----------------0-----|<br/> |-2-----5-----10----10----|-9-----------------0-----|<br/> |-2-----6-----9-----9-----|-9-----------------1-----|<br/> |-2-----7-----11----11----|-9-----------------2-----|<br/> |-0-----------------------|-11----------------2-----|<br/> |-------------------------|-------------------0-----|<br/> 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .<br/> <br/> </div> </div> <div class="breadcrumbs">
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