Skinflint Leo Kottke

 
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 G-|--------------------0-h2--|--------------------------|
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 C-|--0--r--x-----------------|-----0--r--0-----------0--|

 


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 Just barre all 6 strings, and don't worry about hitting just the


 low 3 -- this is repeated so often that Kottke varies it by hitting


 more than just the 3 low strings now and then. I pick these


 sections using my middle and ring fingers as a pair, downstroke


 on the beat, upstroke on the offbeat. Let the strings buzz a bit


 too.


 

 
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 Part B:


 


 

 
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 Part C:


 Repeat 4x


 

 
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 C-||*--------0--3-h4-----0-----|--------0-----------0-----*||
 G-||---------------0-----------|--------------0------------||
 C-||---0-----------------------|--0------------------------||

 


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 Part D:


 ("drag" these slides out)


 +++++++++++++++++++ Repeat 3x


 

 
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 G-||---------------------------|--0-----0-----0--2--0------||--0--r----------|
 C-||---------------------------|-----------------------4---||--0--r----------|

 


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 Part E:


 


 

 
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 G-|--4--4--3--3--2--2--1--1--|--3--3--5--5--6--6--5--5--|
 C-|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|

 


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 Part F:


 Repeat 3x


 

 
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 C-|-----------------------4--|-/12----------------------|
 G-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 C-|--------------------------|--------------------------|

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{t:Skinflint}
 {st:Leo Kottke}
 
 From dgaudet@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca Sat Jan 8 18:26:32 EST 1994
 Article: 2021 of rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic
 Xref: undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic:2021
 rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature:11554
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 rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic,rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature
 Path: undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca!dgaudet
 From: dgaudet@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca (Dean Gaudet)
 Subject: TAB: "Skinflint" by Leo Kottke
 Message-ID:
 Sender: news@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca (news spool owner)
 Organization: University of Waterloo
 Date: Sat, 8 Jan 1994 22:50:28 GMT
 
 In a flash of inspiration I figured out the tuning, and the rest of the
 song more or less fell into place. Enjoy.
 
 Linefeeds inserted so that it hopefully prints nicely on 66 lines per page.
 
 Dean
 
 Skinflint, by Leo Kottke, on _Regards from Chunk Pink_
 Transcribed by Dean Gaudet
 
 Requirements: steel 6 string, slide (I use a full metal slide -- you could
 get away with a shorter slide)
 
 Leo is backed by a drum set on this recording. In order to get
 the correct feel you'll have to play with a percussive attack. Don't
 let notes ring much. The big hurdle to figuring out this song was the
 tuning. It's open C. Use a slide on your pinky, you'll need the other
 three fingers for fretting notes.
 
 This song was hard to notate. This is what I'm using:
 
 + above tab means use the slide for this part
 b is a bend, either up or down depending on context
 () a note which is fretted, but not played (as guides for a bend)
 r mute out notes which are ringing on this string using the ring finger
 of your left hand -- just flap it across the strings
 x play this string muted -- no particular fret -- for percussion
 / slide up the neck
 \ slide down the neck
 h hammer on
 p pull off
 
 Order of parts: A ABCDE ABDCE AF
 
 Part A:
 +- fret 3rd fret and bend to 4th before this note, then release bend
 V ++++
 
 {sot}
 E-|--0--------0--------------|--0--------0--------------|
 C-|-(3)b4-b3-----0-----------|-----4-\3-----0-----------|
 G-|-----------------2-p0-----|-----4-\3--------2-p0-----|
 C-|-----------------------4--|--------------------------|
 G-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 C-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 {eot}
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 {sot}
 E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 C-|--------------------------|--0----------/4-\3--0-----|
 G-|--------------------0-h2--|-------------/4-\3-----0--|
 C-|--0--r--------3-/4--------|--------0--r--------------|
 G-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 C-|--0--r--x-----------------|-----0--r--0--------------|
 {eot}
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 [+++++] 
 {sot}
 E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 C-|--------------------------|--0-----------------------|
 G-|--------------------0-h2--|--------------------------|
 C-|--0--r--------3-/4--------|--------0--r--3-\2--0-----|
 G-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 C-|--0--r--x-----------------|-----0--r--0-----------0--|
 {eot}
 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
 
 Just barre all 6 strings, and don't worry about hitting just the
 low 3 -- this is repeated so often that Kottke varies it by hitting
 more than just the 3 low strings now and then. I pick these
 sections using my middle and ring fingers as a pair, downstroke
 on the beat, upstroke on the offbeat. Let the strings buzz a bit
 too.
 
 {sot}
 E-||---------------------------|--------------------------|
 C-||---------------------------|--------------------------|
 G-||*--------------------------|--------------------------|
 C-||*--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
 G-||---5--5--7--7--8--8--7--7--|--7--7--9--9-10-10--9--9--|
 C-||---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
 {eot}
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 [++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++] 
 {sot}
 E-|--11/12-12----12----12----|--12----12----12-12-12\----||
 C-|--11/12-12----12----12----|--12----12----12-12-12\----||
 G-|--11/12-12----12----12----|--12----12----12-12-12\---*||
 C-|--11/12-12----12----12----|--12----12----12-12-12\---*||
 G-|--------------------------|---------------------------||
 C-|--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0------------||
 {eot}
 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
 
 Part B:
 
 
 {sot}
 E-|-/15----15----15----15----|--15----15----15-15-15----|
 C-|-/15----15----15----15----|--15----15----15-15-15----|
 G-|-/15----15----15----15----|--15----15----15-15-15----|
 C-|-/15----15----15----15----|--15----15----15-15-15----|
 G-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 C-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 {eot}
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 Part C:
 Repeat 4x
 
 {sot}
 E-||---5-----------------------|---------------------------||
 C-||---------------------------|--2-----0------------------||
 G-||*-----------------0-h2--0--|-----------1-/2--0--------*||
 C-||*--------0--3-h4-----0-----|--------0-----------0-----*||
 G-||---------------0-----------|--------------0------------||
 C-||---0-----------------------|--0------------------------||
 {eot}
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 Part D:
 ("drag" these slides out)
 +++++++++++++++++++ Repeat 3x
 
 {sot}
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 C-||---2---/-3-----2---/-3-----|---------------------------||----------------|
 G-||*--2---/-3-----2---/-3-----|--------------------------*||----------------|
 C-||*--2---/-3-----2---/-3-----|-----3-----2--------------*||--0--r----------|
 G-||---------------------------|--0-----0-----0--2--0------||--0--r----------|
 C-||---------------------------|-----------------------4---||--0--r----------|
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 Part E:
 
 
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 C-|--------------------------|
 G-|--------------------------|
 C-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
 G-|--3--3--5--5--6--6--5--5--|
 C-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
 {eot}
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 {sot}
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 G-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
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 G-|--0--0--2--2--3--3--2--2--|--3--3--5--5--6--6--5--5--|
 C-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
 {eot}
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 {sot}
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 C-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 G-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 C-|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
 G-|--4--4--3--3--2--2--1--1--|--3--3--5--5--6--6--5--5--|
 C-|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
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 C-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 G-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 C-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
 G-|--0--0--2--2--3--3--2--2--|--5--5--7--7--8--8--7--7--|
 C-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
 {eot}
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 {sot}
 E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 C-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 G-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 C-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
 G-|--7--7--9--9-10-10-11-11--|--12-12-11-11-10-10-9--9--|
 C-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
 {eot}
 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
 
 Part F:
 Repeat 3x
 
 {sot}
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 G-||*--------------------------|--------------------------*||
 C-||*--3-h4--3-h4--3-h4--3-h4--|--3-h4--3-h4--4-p0-----0--*||
 G-||---0-----0-----0-----0-----|--0-----0-----------2------||
 C-||---0-----0-----0-----0-----|--0-----0------------------||
 {eot}
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 [+++] 
 {sot}
 E-|--0--------0--------------|-/12----------------------|
 C-|-(3)b4-b3-----0-----------|-/12----------------------|
 G-|-----------------2-p0-----|-/12----------------------|
 C-|-----------------------4--|-/12----------------------|
 G-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 C-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 {eot}
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