Stealing Leo Kottke
Somebody, from Alaska I believe, was looking for tab for Leo Kottke's
Stealing, so that he could be in good graces with a friend who might
take him Halibut fishing (sounds like a Kottke story there :-) ). Anyway,
it inspired me to finally sit down and try writing some tab. Maybe I'll
get some of the other pieces I know down one of these days also.
This transcription is based on the live version on the My Feet Are Smiling
LP. My turntable hasn't been working for a while, so I wasn't able to do
any verification against the recording, but this is the way I've been
playing it for close to twenty years now. Any differences from the recording
are very minor and probably consist of variations on transitions between
sections. The version on Mudlark starts at section 3, and becomes a duet
after the first time through part 4 - much of which is just double tracking.
This is another of Kottke's high energy, fast tempo pieces. It is relatively
straightforward, the hard part being bringing it up to tempo.
It is also a good illustration of Leo's taking the thumb into melody
excursions, instead of always that "one oink per beat" duty.
The thumb always plays on the beat, with other fingers filling in the rest.
Where the player might be disinclined to use the thumb for higher strings
and melody parts, I've indicated its use by extending the beat mark all the
way up to the note to indicate the thumb's use. The first instance of this
appears in measure 10, then 25, and so on.
The slides in measures 66, 68, 70, and 72, begin at the first fret.
Please let me know if you find any problems, changes, or have any questions.
Stealing -- Leo Kottke
6-string standard tuning
Section order on My Feet Are Smiling:
1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 4, 6, 6, 7, 4, 3, 3
Section order on Mudlark:
3, 3, 4, 3, 7, 4, 6, 7, 6, 7
Intro: (repeat 5X, gradual crescendo)
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| 1 |-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--3-----------0-----2-----|--3-----------0-----2-----| |--------3-----------------|--------3-----------------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
Section 1:
[C]
|--------0--------0--------|--------------------------| |-----1--------------------|--3p-1-----------1--------| 3 |--------------------------|-----------2--------------| |--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------2-----| |--3-----------3-----------|--3-----------3-----------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
|--------0--------0--------|--------------------------| |-----1--------------------|--3p-1-----------1--------| 5 |--------------------------|-----------2--------------| |--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------2-----| |--3-----------3-----------|--3-----------3-----------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[F]
|--------0-----|-----------1--------------| |-----1--------|-----------------1--------| 7 |-----------0--|-----2--------------------| |--------2-----|--------3-----------3-----| |--3-----------|--------------------------| |--------------|--1-----------1-----------|
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1 . 2 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[G]
|--3--------3--------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|-----0-----0-----0--------| 9 |-----------------4--------|--------5-----5-----------| |--------5-----------5-----|--------|-----------0-----| |--------------------------|--------|-----------------| |--3-----------3-----------|--3-----|-----3-----------|
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[F]
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------1--------1--------|--3p-1-----------1--------| 11|--------------------------|-----------2--------------| |--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--1-----------1-----------|--1-----------1-----------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[F]
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------1--------1--------|--3p--1----------1--------| 13|--------------------------|-----------2-----------2--| |--------3-----------3-----|--------3-----------3-----| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--1-----------1-----------|--1-----------1-----------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[C]
|--------0--------0--------|--------------------------| |-----1--------------------|--3p-1-----------1--------| 15|--------------------------|-----------2--------------| |--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------2-----| |--3-----------3-----------|--3-----------3-----------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[C]
|--------0--------0--------|--------------------------| |-----1--------------------|--3p-1----------1---------| 17|--------------------------|-----------2-----------2--| |--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------2-----| |--3-----------3-----------|--3-----------3-----------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[G]
|-----------3--------------|--------------------------| |-----------------0--------|------------------0-------| 19|--------------------------|-----------0--2-----------| |--------0-----------0-----|-----3--------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--3-----------3-----------|--1-----1-----1-----------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[C] [G]
|--------------------------|--------3--------3--------| |--1--------1-----1--------|--------0--------0--------| 21|--0--------0-----0-----0--|--------------------------| |--------2-----------2-----|--------0-----------0-----| |--3-----------3-----------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--3-----------3-----------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
|--3--------3-----3--------| |--0--------0-----0--------| 23|--------------------------| |--------0-----------0-----| |--------------------------| |--3-----------3-----------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
Section 2:
[C]
|-----8--------7p-5--------|--------------------------| |-----------------------8--|-----6--5-------5------8--| 24|--------5-----------5-----|--------|--7--------5-----| |--5-----------5-----------|--5-----|-----5-----|-----| |--------------------------|--|-----|-----|-----|-----| |--------------------------|--|-----|-----|-----|-----|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[F] [C] [G]
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------1p-0--------------|----1------------0--------| 26|-----------------2--------|-----------0--------------| |--------3-----------3-----|--------2-----------0-----| |--------------------------|--3-----------------------| |--1-----------1-----------|--------------3-----------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[C]
|-----8--------7p-5--------|--------------------------| |-----------------------8--|-----6--5-------5------8--| 28|--------5-----------5-----|--------|--7--------5-----| |--5-----------5-----------|--5-----|-----5-----|-----| |--------------------------|--|-----|-----|-----|-----| |--------------------------|--|-----|-----|-----|-----|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[G]
|--------------0--------3--|--------------3s-7--------| |-----------0-----3--1-----|-----0--------------------| 30|-----0--2-----------|-----|--------------------0-----| |--------|-----------|-----|--------0-----0-----|-----| |--------|-----------|-----|--------|-----|-----|-----| |--3-----|-----3-----|-----|--3-----|-----|-----|-----|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[C]
|-----8--------7p-5--------|--------------------------| |-----------------------8--|-----6--5-------5------8--| 32|--------5-----------5-----|--------|--7--------5-----| |--5-----|-----5-----|-----|--5-----|-----5-----|-----| |--|-----|-----|-----|-----|--|-----|-----|-----|-----| |--|-----|-----|-----|-----|--|-----|-----|-----|-----|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[F] [C] [G]
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------1p-0--------------|-----1-----------0--------| 34|-----------------2--------|-----------0--------------| |--------3-----------3-----|--------2-----------0-----| |--------------------------|--3-----------------------| |--1-----------1-----------|--------------3-----------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[G]
|--------------0--------3--|--------------3s-7--------| |-----------0-----3--1-----|-----0--------------------| 36|-----0--2-----------|-----|--------------------0-----| |--------|-----------|-----|--------0-----0-----|-----| |--------|-----------|-----|--------|-----|-----|-----| |--3-----|-----3-----|-----|--3-----|-----|-----|-----|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[C]
|--5p-3--------------------|--------------------------| |-----------5-----3--------|--1--------1-----1--------| 38|--------------------------|--0--------0-----0-----0--| |--------5-----------5-----|--------2-----------2-----| |--------------------------|--3-----------3-----------| |--3-----------3-----------|--------------------------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[G]
|--------3--------3--------|--3--------3----3---------| |--------0--------0--------|--0--------0----0---------| 40|--------------------------|-----------------------0--| |--------0------------0----|--------0-----------0-----| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--3-----------3-----------|--3-----------3-----------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
---------------------------------------------------------
"Armadillo" intro:
|--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------0-----2-----| |--------3-----------------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
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Section 3:
[C] [F]
|--------3p-0--------------|--------------------------| |-----------------3--------|-----------1--------1-----| 42|-----------------------0--|--0h-2-----------2--------| |--------2-----------2-----|--------3-----------3-----| |--3-----------3-----------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--1-----------1-----------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[C] [G]
|--------3p-0--------------|--------------------------| |-----------------3--------|-----------0--------0-----| 44|-----------------------0--|--0h-2-----------2--------| |--------2-----------2-----|--------0-----------0-----| |--3-----------3-----------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--3-----------3-----------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[C] [F]
|--------3p-0--------------|--------------------------| |-----------------3--------|-----------1--------------| 46|-----------------------0--|--0h-2-----------2-----2--| |--------2-----------2-----|--------3-----------3-----| |--3-----------3-----------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--1-----------1-----------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[C] [G] [F] [G] [C]
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------1--------0--------|--1-----0-----1-----------| 48|--------0--------0--------|--0-----0-----0-----------| |--------2-----------0-----|--------------------2-----| |--3-----------------------|--------2-----3-----------| |--------------3-----------|--1-----------------------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
Section 4:
[C] [G] [Am] [G]
|--------------------------|-----------3--------------| |--------1--------0--------|-----1--------------------| 50|--------0--------------0--|-----------------0-----0--| |--------2-----------0-----|--------2-----------0-----| |--3-----------2-----------|--0-----------------------| |--------------------------|--------------3-----------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[F] [C] [G]
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------1p-0--------------|----1------------0--------| 52|-----------------2--------|-----------0-----------0--| |--------3-----------3-----|--------2-----------0-----| |--------------------------|--3-----------------------| |--1-----------1-----------|--------------3-----------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[C] [G/B] [Am] [G]
|--------------------------|-----------3--------------| |--------1--------0--------|-----1--------------------| 54|--------0--------------0--|-----------------0-----0--| |--------2-----------0-----|--------2-----------0-----| |--3-----------2-----------|--0-----------------------| |--------------------------|--------------3-----------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[F] [C]
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------0-----|--1--------1-----1--------| 56|-----------0--2-----|-----|--0--------0-----0-----0--| |-----3--------------|-----|--------2-----------2-----| |--------------------|-----|--3-----------3-----------| |--1-----1-----1-----|-----|--------------------------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
Section 5:
A Amaj7/G#(?) D E
|--------------------------|--------------0-----------| |--------------------------|--0h-2--------------------| 58|--------2--------1--------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------0-----------2-----| |--------0-----------0-----|--------------------------| |--5-----------4-----------|--2-----------0-----------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[D] [A] [E]
|--------2p-0--------------|--------------------------| |-----------------3--------|--2p-0--------------------| 60|--------------------------|--2-----------1-----------| |--------0-----------0-----|--------2-----2-----2-----| |--------------------------|--0-----------------------| |--2-----------2-----------|--------------0-----------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
A Amaj7/G#(?) D E
|--------------------------|--------------0-----------| |--------------------------|--0h-2--------------------| 62|--------2--------1--------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------0-----------2-----| |--------0-----------0-----|--------------------------| |--5-----------4-----------|--2-----------0-----------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[D] [A]
|--------2p-0--------------|--------------------------| |-----------------3--------|--2--------2-----2--------| 64|--------------------------|--2--------2-----2-----2--| |--------0-----------0-----|--------2-----------2-----| |--------------------------|--0-----------0-----------| |--2-----------2-----------|--------------------------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[E] [A]
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------9--------10----|-----------7--------------| 66|-----------------9--|-----|-----------------7--------| |-------s9-----------|-----|--------7-----------7-----| |--------|-----------|-----|--0-----|-----0-----|-----| |--0-----|-----0-----|-----|--------|-----------|-----|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[A] [A] [E]
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------7--------8-----|--------7-----0-----------| 68|-----------------7--|-----|-----7--|-----------------| |-------s7-----------|-----|--------|-----------2-----| |--0-----|-----0-----|-----|--0-----|-----------|-----| |--|-----|-----|-----|-----|--|-----|-----0-----|-----|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
Section 6:
[E] [A]
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------9--------10----|-----------7--------------| 70|-----------------9--|-----|-----------------7--------| |-------s9-----------|-----|--------7-----------7-----| |--------|-----------|-----|--0-----|-----0-----|-----| |--0-----|-----0-----|-----|--|-----|-----|-----|-----|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[A] [A] [E]
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------7--------8-----|--------7-----0-----------| 72|-----------------7--|-----|-----7--|-----------------| |-------s7-----------|-----|--------|-----------2-----| |--0-----|-----0-----|-----|--0-----|-----------|-----| |--|-----|-----|-----|-----|--|-----|-----0-----|-----|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
Section 7:
[A] [D]
|-----------------0--------|--2p-0-----3--2p-0-----0--| |--------0h-2-----------2--|--------3-----------3-----| 74|--------2-----------------|--------|-----------|-----| |--------|-----------2-----|--0-----|-----0-----|-----| |--0-----|-----0-----|-----|--|-----|-----|-----|-----| |--|-----|-----|-----|-----|--|-----|-----|-----|-----|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[A] [E]
|--------------0-----------|--------------0-----------| |--------0h-2-----2--0-----|-----------0--------------| 76|-----2--|-----------|--2--|--------1-----------------| |--------|-----------|-----|-----2--|-----------2-----| |--0-----|-----0-----|-----|--------|-----------|-----| |--|-----|-----|-----|-----|--0-----|-----0-----|-----|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[A] [D]
|-----------------0--------|--2p-0-----3--2p-0-----0--| |--------0h-2-----------2--|--------3-----------3-----| 78|--------2-----------------|--------|-----------|-----| |--------|-----------2-----|--0-----|-----0-----|-----| |--0-----|-----0-----|-----|--|-----|-----|-----|-----| |--|-----|-----|-----|-----|--|-----|-----|-----|-----|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[A] [E] [A]
|--------------0-----------|--------------------------| |--------0h-2-----2--0-----|--------------2-----------| 80|-----2--|-----------|--2--|--------1-----2-----------| |--------|-----------|-----|-----2--|-----------------| |--0-----|-----0-----|-----|--------|-----0-----------| |--|-----|-----|-----|-----|--0-----|-----|-----------|
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
[--]Craig Snider
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