Modern Day Cowboy Tesla
"Modern Day Cowboy," by Tesla.
From their debut album _Mechanical Resonance_, on Geffen Records.
Words and Music by Jeff Keith, Frank Hannon, and Tommy Skeoch.
From GFTPM, August 1989. Issue out of print, I think.
Painstakingly computerized by Keith Law, law2@husc.harvard.edu.
T = play with thumb
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
^ = bend ^q = quarter tone^h = half tone^F = full tone
if letter is above the fret #, note is bent THEN picked
7^F^7 = pick 7, full bend up, bend back down to original note
h = hammer
p = pull-off
g = grace note - written above note to be 'graced'
~ = vibrato
A.H. = artificial harmonic; note in parentheses is note to be sounded
Notes:
1) When two staffs (one above the other) are connected at measure marks by a
| symbol in the space between the staffs, that indicates that the top staff is
Guitar I, the bottom is Guitar II, and that the two parts should be played
simultaneously.
2) DS al Coda means return to the point marked SEGNO, then when the
word "Coda" appears go the appropriate coda.
Chords used:
A5 X01XXXF5 XX35XXG5 XX57XXE5 02XXXX
D5 XX02XX OR 133XXX OR 35XXXXC/E XX25XX
D/F# XX47XX OR 13XXXXB5 X244XXC5 X35XXX
Intro
Riff A (Gtr I) Riff B (Gtr II)
---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| ---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| ---------------------|--2--2--2------------|--5--5--5------------| ---------------3h5h7-|--2--2--2------------|--3--2--3------------| ---1h3h5-3h5h7-------|--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|----------0-0-0-0-0--| -1-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
with Riff A
end Riff B
---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| ---------------------|----------------6h8h10-|---------------------| --7--7--7------------|----3h5h7-5h7h9--------|--2--2--2------------| --5--4--5------------|-----------------------|--2--2--2------------| ---------------------|--3--------------------|--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-| ------------15\------|-----------------------|---------------------|
Gtr II: G5 D/F# D5 F5 C/E C5
~~~~~
---------------------|----------|-15----14----10---|-13----12-----8---\-| ---------------------|----------|-18^F--17^F--13^F-|-16^F--15^F--11^F-\-| --5--5--5------------|--7--7--7-|------------------|--------------------| --3--2--3------------|--5--4--5-|------------------|--------------------| ----------0-0-0--0-0-|----------|------------------|--------------------| ---------------------|----------|------------------|--------------------| ------------|----------|-----------|----------|------------------| ------------|----------|-----------|----------|------------------| ------5--7--|----5--7--|----7------|-----5--7-|------------------| --2---3--5--|-2--3--5--|----4------|--2--3--5-|--2------5--------| --0---------|-0--------|-----------|--0-------|--0---3--5--------| ------------|----------|-------17\-|----------|------1--3--------|
Verses:
Rhy. Fig. 2
SEGNO
-------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------| -------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------3---| ------2-------2----|------2-------2----|------2-------2---|------2-----4---4-| ----2---2---3---3--|----4---4---3---3--|----2---2---3---3-|----4---4/5-------| --0-------0--------|--0-------0--------|--0-------0-------|--0---------------| -------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
With Rhy. Fig. 2:
Gtr I - Rhy. Fig. 3
----------------------|--------------|----------------------|----------------| ----------------------|--------------|----------------------|----------------| --9--9------10-10-----|--12--12---11-|--9--9------10-10-----|-7--7--7----9---| --7--7-------7--7-----|--12--12---12-|--7--7-------7--7-----|-4--4--5----6---| -------0--0-------0-0-|--------------|-------0--0-------0-0-|----------------| ----------------------|--------------|----------------------|----------------|
Gtr II - Rhy. Fig. 3A | | | |
----------------------|--------------|----------------------|----------------| ----------------------|--------------|----------------------|----------------| --2--2-------5--5-----|--7--7----7---|--2--2-------5--5-----|-7--7--7----9---| --2--2-------3--3-----|--5--5----4---|--2--2-------3--3-----|-4--4--5----6---| -------0--0-------0-0-|--------------|-------0--0-------0-0-|----------------| ----------------------|--------------|----------------------|----------------|
(With Rhy. Figs. 3 & 3A (both 1st 3 bars only)
Gtrs
I & II D/F# G5 B5
Overdub guitar:
----------------|----0--------------|------0-------|--0-----------------| ----------------|----0--------------|------0-------|--0-----------------| ----------4--4--|----4--------------|------0--4--4-|--4-----------------| ----------4--4--|----4--------------|--3------4--4-|--4-----------------| ----------2--2--|----2--0--2p0-2-0--|--3------2--2-|--2--0--2p0--2--0---| ----------------|-------------------|--1-----------|--------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------3h5h7---------------------5h7h9--| --------1h3h5--3h5h7--------------3h5h7--5h7h9---------| --1h3h5---------------------3h5h7----------------------|
~~~~
Chorus w/ Rhy. Figs. 3 & 3A & Fill 2 (Fill 2: D--7---)
_________________________
A5 F/A E/A |
-------------|--0--------| -------------|----0------| -------------|------1----| -------------|--------2--| -------------|-----------| -------------|-----------|
_____________________
| 2.
------------------------------------------------------| --g---------------------------------------------------|
--7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7/9h13p9h13p9h13p9h13p9-/13-|
------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------|
| |
------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------| --7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h----| ------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------|----------------------------| ------------------------------------|----------------------------| -/13h16p13h16p13h16p13h16p13--/19^F-|----------------------------| ------------------------------------|-------------------3h5h7----| ------------------------------------|-----1h3h5--3h5h7-----------| ------------------------------------|--1-------------------------|
| |
------------------------------------|----------------------------| ------------------------------------|----------------------------| ------------------------------------|----------------------------| ------------------------------------|-------------------3h5h7----| -h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5-----/11---|-----1h3h5--3h5h7-----------| ------------------------------------|--1-------------------------|
Interlude
w/Riff B
-17----12-17-12----17----12-17-12----17----12-17-| ----13----------13----13----------13----13-------| -------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------| -17----13-17-13----17----13-17-13----17----13-17-| ----13----------13----13----------13----13-------| -------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------| -19----15-19-15----19----15-19-15----19----15-19-| ----15----------15----15----------15----15-------| -------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------|
w/Riff B (1st 2 bars only)
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
--19^h^19---|--19^h--19--17-----------|--17--19--20-22-22^F------| ------------|---------------20^F------|--------------------------| ------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| ------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| ------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| ------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
| ~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~ |
--22^F^22---|--22^F--22--20-19^h------|--20--22--20-22-22^F------| ------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| ------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| ------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| ------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| ------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| -----------8-10-12-10--8-------------------------------------------------| --8-10-12----------------12-10--8-12-10--8-------------------------------| -------------------------------------------12-10--9-12-10--9-------------| -------------------------------------------------------------12-10--9-12-| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
----------12-13-15-13-12-------------------------------------------------| -12-13-15----------------15-13-12-15-13-12----------12-------------------| -------------------------------------------16-14-12----14-12-------------| -------------------------------------------------------------15-14-12-15-| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A.h. ~~~~~~~~~
-------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| --10--9----------12-10--9------------------------------------------------| --------12-10--8----------10^F-(slow bend...)----------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ~~~~~~~~~ |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------| --14-12----------15-14-12------------------------------------------------| --------15-14-12----------14-(hold)--------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar solo
w/Rhy Figs 3 & 3A (both 1st 3 bars only)
A.h. (F#) A.h. (F#) AH (E) ~~~~
-------------------------|------------|-5-------------------------------------| ---h---------------------|------------|---5-8-5-----5-------------------------| --7^-^7^h^7p5-7^h^7^h^7--|-5^h--------|---------7^h---7-5-7^F^p5---7^F^p5---4-| -------------------------|-----7--7---|---------------------------7--------7--| -------------------------|------------|---------------------------------------| -------------------------|------------|---------------------------------------|
~~~~~~ AH~~~ AH~~~~~~~ AH~~~ AH~~~~
-------------------|---------------------|------------------------8-| -------------------|---------------------|---------------8----------| -------------------|---------------------|------5-----/9------------| --5--5---5h7p5-----|---------------5-----|---/7---------------------| -------------------|-----3-----/7--------|--------------------------| -------------------|--/5-----------------|--------------------------| -12p8-10p8----8-10p8----8-12p8-10p8----| -----------10--------10-------------10-| ---------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------| ----------------------------------16h19p16h19p16h19p16h19p16h19--| --17h21p17h21p17h21p17h21p17h21----------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------|
|
-----------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------| ---7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9-------------7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9-----------| -----------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~
--19h22p19h22p19h22p19h22p19h22^F----------| -------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
-------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------| ---7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9/13------------------| -------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------|
Acoustic gtr.
---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| --------5--3---1---3-|---------------------|--1--0---------------| ---------------------|-----------------2---|--------2--0------2--| ---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| ---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| ---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
1st time DS al Coda I
2nd time to Coda II
---------------------|-------------------|-------------------| --0------------------|-------------------|-------------------| -------0---2---------|----2-------2------|----2--------------| -----------------2---|--3---3---2---2----|--0---0-----2---0--| ---------------------|--------0-------0--|--------0-3---2----| ---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Coda I
(continue Rhy Figs 3 & 3A)
[A5] [F/A] [D] [G5] [E5] [A5] [F/A]
----------------------------|----------------------|--5------------------| ----------------------------|----------------------|--8^F----------------| ----------------------------|----------------------|--**tremolo pick***--| ----------------------------|----------------------|---------------------| ----------------------------|----------------------|---------------------| ----------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-(5)-----8------10---|--12-----------------|-(12)----------0-20^1.5-| -(8)----11^F----13^F-|--15^F---------------|-(15)-------------------| ---------------------|---------------------|------------------------| -******************--|--***************----|------------------------| ---------------------|---------------------|-----------/X\----------| ---------------------|---------------------|------12\--/X\----------|
/\/\/\
--20^2^--17-20-17h20p17----17----|---17h20p17h20p17-17------------------------| ------------------------20----20-|------|--------------20-20-17-20-20^F---x\--| ---------------------------------|------|---------------------------------x\--| ---------------------------------|------|---------------------------------x\--| ---------------------------------|------|-------------------------------pick--| ---------------------------------|------|-------------------------------slide-|
Coda II
Acoustic gtr.
-------------------|-------------------| -------------------|-------------------| Repeat and fade. ------2-------2----|------2-------2----| ----2---2---2---2--|----2---2---2---2--| --0-------0--------|--0-------0--------| -------------------|-------------------|
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