Backwater

(início)

Here is a general transcription of "Backwater" by Meat puppets. I didn't have
time to nail down the bridge so you'll have to do some interpreting on your own.
(I'll work more on it later). The intro lick that I have transcribed is also
just an approximation of what is played. It's a simple lick in E major
pentatonic that you should be able to pick out purely by ear. I'll follow up
with more detail in a few days. Meanwhile we can get started on it.
Transcribed by Mike Livengood

Intro (E-C#m-C-D) with solo guitar melody line
Muted dirty guitar
E5                      F#5
And when I wake up in ...
C5                          E5
To feel the daybreak....
E5                                         F#5
There's a blood that's ...
        C5                        E5
With a knife ...
        E                        C#m
        Some things.......
                C
        They just stand ....
                D
        Half .....
        E               C#m
        It may seem...re....
                C                          D
        In the backwater swirling ....
And when I shoulda' been ....
        E                        C#m
        Some things...will ....
                C
        They just stand there ....
                D
        Half unconscious ....
        E               C#m
        It may seem.......
                C                          D
        In the backwater swirling ...
        F-G     C       B
                Hey...I'm ....
                D
                Good...
                C       B
                Roll ....
                D
                On whose ....

And when I wake up in the ....

Chords

Intro lick (approx.)

E major pentatonic (for reference)