Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band Bat Chain Puller guitar tab

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Bat Chain Puller by Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band Bat Chain Puller by Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band from the album "Shiney Beast (Bat Chain Puller)" (1978) Transcribed by Gut Suitman Tuning: in this version, I guess both guitars are tuned in D (DADF#AD). But.... I have a different opinion on the original 1976 version. See the "Special Notes" at the end of this transcription. 1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----| [R] D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| F#----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| D|-12-----10------10-/12--10-/12---| - after "Bat chain... Puller... bat chain puller" 1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----| [R1] D|----------------------------------| x4 A|----------------------------------| F#----------------------------------| D|-5---5---5---5---7-------3--------| A|----------------------------------| D|-5---5---5---5---7-------3--------| [R2] D|----------------------------------| x4 A|-5---------------------5----------| F#-----5---------------5------------| D|---------5-------5----------------| A|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| [L] D|----------------------------------| x8 A|----------------------------------| F#----------------------------------| D|-0-------0-----------0-------0----| A|---2-------2-------2-------2------| D|-----5-------5---5-------5--------| - Repeat 3 times [R] D|----------------------------|----------------------------| A|----------------------------|----------------------------| F#----------------------------|------------------------20--| D|-/19---17-14-/19-19-17--21--|-/19---17-14-/19-19-17------| A|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|----------------------------|----------------------------| [L] D|----------------------------|----------------------------| A|----------------------------|----------------------------| F#----------------------------|----------------------------| D|-/7----5--2--/7--7--5---9---|-/7----5--2--/7--7--5---8---| A|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|----------------------------|----------------------------| [R] D|----------------------------|----------------------------| A|----------------------------|----------------------------| F#----------------------------|----------------------------| D|-/19---17-14-/19-19-17--21--|-/19---17-14-/19--17--------| A|----------------------------|--------------------17--17--| D|----------------------------|----------------------------| [L] D|----------------------------|----------------------------| A|----------------------------|----------------------------| F#----------------------------|----------------------------| D|-/7----5--2--/7--7--5---9---|-/7----5--2--/7---5-0---0---| A|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|----------------------------|----------------------------| [R] D|-----|------------------------| A|-----|------------------------| F#-----|------------------------| D|-----|------------------------| A|-----|------------------------| D|-12--|-11-12-11-12-11-12-9----| [L] D|-----|------------------------| A|-----|------------------------| F#-----|------------------------| D|-12--|-11-12-11-12-11-12-9----| A|-----|------------------------| D|-----|------------------------| [R] D|-----|------------------------|----------------------------| x2 A|-----|------------------------|----------------------------| F#-----|------------------------|----------------------------| D|-/21-|-/21--19-17-/21-----/21-|-/21-21-21----19---17-------| A|-----|------------------------|----------------------17----| D|-----|------------------------|----------------------------| [L] D|-----|------------------------|----------------------------| x2 A|-----|------------------------|----------------------------| F#-----|------------------------|----------------------------| D|-/9--|-/9---7--5--/9------/9--|-/9--9--9-----7----5--0-----| A|-----|------------------------|----------------------------| D|-----|------------------------|----------------------------| [R] D|-----|------------------------|----------------------------| x2 A|--17-|--17---------20------17-|--17-17-17------------20----| F#--17-|--17--17-17----------17-|--17-17-17----17---17-------| D|-----|------------------------|----------------------------| A|-----|------------------------|----------------------------| D|-----|------------------------|----------------------------| [L] D|-----|------------------------|----------------------------| x2 A|-----|------------------------|----------------------------| F#-----|------------------------|----------------------------| D|-/12-|-/12--10-9-/12------/12-|-/12-12-12----10---9-/12----| A|-----|------------------------|----------------------------| D|-----|------------------------|----------------------------| Then, repeat => => . - after "This train with a grey tube..." * In order to play this section easily, you should take a slide bar off. (Maybe some of you can play it with a slide bar on.... but I can't.) * Basically, each set of phrases starts with Bb. * Both guitar play the same line in unison for the most part. In this studio version, however, the left guitar plays different notes a few times. Although I transcribed those "left-only" notes as well, I think you can ignore them since this section was simply played in unison in later live versions. [1] D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|-----8--8------------------------------------------------| F#--------------9-7---10p9p7-------------------------------| D|-----8--8------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------8----------------------------| D|--8------------------------------------------------------| [2] D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|-----8--8------------------------------------------------| F#--------------9-7------7---------------------------------| D|-----8--8-----------8------------------------------------| A|----------------------------7----------------------------| D|--8------------------------------------------------------| [3] D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|-----8--8------------------------------------------------| F#--------------9-7---10p9p7-7---7-------------------------| D|-----8--8------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------9---------------------------| D|--8------------------------------------------------------| [4] D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|-----8--8------------------------------------------------| F#--------------9-7---10p9p7--9----------------------------| D|-----8--8----------------------9-------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| D|--8------------------------------------------------------| [5] D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|-----8--8-------------------9----------------------------| F#--------------9-7---10p9p7-------------------------------| D|-----8--8------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------9-------------------------| D|--8------------------------------------------------------| [6] D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|-----8--8-------------8----------------------------------| F#--------------10p9p7-----7---7---------------------------| D|-----8--8------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------9-----------------------------| D|--8------------------------------------------------------| [L6] D|---------------------------------------------------------| Left A|-----8--8------------------------------------------------| only F#--------------9h10p9p7-7-7---7---------------------------| D|-----8--8------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------9-----------------------------| D|--8------------------------------------------------------| [7] D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|----8-----8--8-------------------------------------------| F#-------------------9-7---10p9p7--9-----------------------| D|----8-----8--8-----------------------8-------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| D|-------8-------------------------------------------------| [8] D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|-----8--8---------------------------8--------------------| F#--------------9-7---10p9p7--9----------------------------| D|-----8--8-----------------------8------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| D|--8------------------------------------------------------| [9] D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|-----8--8------------------------------------------------| F#--------------9-7---10p9p7------7------------------------| D|-----8--8------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------9----------------------------| D|--8------------------------------------------------------| [L9] D|---------------------------------------------------------| Left A|-----8--8-----------8------------------------------------| only F#--------------9-7-------7-------7------------------------| D|-----8--8------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------9----------------------------| D|--8------------------------------------------------------| [10] D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|-----8--8-----8----------------------------8--8----------| F#--------------------11-----11-----11---------------------| D|-----8--8-----8----------------------------8--8----------| A|--------------------11-----9------11---------------------| D|--8----------------------------------------8--8----------| Then, play the section again. While the right guitar keeps playing , the left guitar is going into a sort of solo.... *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---| [L1] D|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| x2 A|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| F#----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-0--|/5---5-5-8-5-3--------------------|-----------------------------| A|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| D|----|-----------------------------0----|/8---8-8-7-5-3---------------| *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---| [L2] D|----|-----------------------------| x2 A|----|-----------------------------| F#----|-----------------------------| D|-0--|/8-------75---5---3/5-------| A|----|-----------------------------| D|-0--|/8-------75---5---3/5-------| *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---| [L3] D|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| A|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| F#----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-0--|/8-------875/10----87-87-5----|/5-------5--/5---------------| A|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-0--|/8-------875/10----87-87-5----|/5-------5--/5---------------| Repeat [L2] x1 and [L3] x1 *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---| [L4] D|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| A|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| F#----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-0--|-7--/8---7--/8---7--/8---7--/8----|/5----------/5---------------| A|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-0--|-7--/8---7--/8---7--/8---7--/8----|/5----------/5---------------| *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---| [L5] D|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| A|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| F#----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-0--|/10------85--------/10--875-5--|-----------3/5---------------| A|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-0--|/10------85--------/10--875-5--|-----------3/5---------------| ************************************************ < Special Notes on the original 1976 version > ************************************************ Thanks to the Radar Station, I was able to get MP3 files of the original "Bat Chain Puller" album, recorded in 1976. Having compared the original with the 1978 version, I found some differences in the left guitar part of this song. (I assume that it is due to a personnel change from Denny Walley to Richard Redus.) Also, in my humble opinion, Denny used G tuning (DGDGBD). The following tab (in G tuning) is the left guitar of the original version. 1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----| [L] D|----------------------------------| x8 B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| G|-7-4-0---7-4-0---0-4-7---0-4-7----| D|----------------------------------| [L] D|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|------------------------3---| G|----------------------------|------------------------3---| D|--7----5--2---7--7--5---9---|--7----5--2---7--7--5-------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|----------------------------|----------------------------| [L] D|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|--7----5--2---7--7--5---9---|--7----5--2---7---5-0---0---| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|----------------------------|--------------------0---0---| [L] D|-----|------------------------| B|-3---|-2--3--2--3--2--3--0----| G|-----|------------------------| D|-----|------------------------| G|-----|------------------------| D|-----|------------------------| [L] D|-----|------------------------|----------------------------| x2 B|-----|------------------------|----------------------------| G|-----|------------------------|----------------------------| D|-/9--|-/9---7--5--/9------/9--|-/9--9--9-----7----5--0-----| G|-----|------------------------|----------------------------| D|-/9--|-/9---7--5--/9------/9--|-/9--9--9-----7----5--0-----| [L] D|-----|-----------/3-----------|---------------------/3-----| x2 B|-/3--|-/3---1--0-/3-------/3--|-/3--3--3-----1----0-/3-----| G|-----|------------------------|----------------------------| D|-----|------------------------|----------------------------| G|-----|------------------------|----------------------------| D|-----|------------------------|----------------------------| Once you've learned the part in D tuning, it's very easy to play in G tuning - all the same fingering, with your hand repositioned five frets lower and one string higher. Anyway, here's the tab in G tuning.... [1] D|-----3--3------------------------------------------------| B|--------------4-2---5-p4p2-------------------------------| G|-----3--3------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------3----------------------------| G|--3------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| [2] D|-----3--3------------------------------------------------| B|--------------4-2------2---------------------------------| G|-----3--3-----------3------------------------------------| D|----------------------------2----------------------------| G|--3------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| [3] D|-----3--3------------------------------------------------| B|--------------4-2---5-p4p2-2---2-------------------------| G|-----3--3------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------4---------------------------| G|--3------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| [4] D|-----3--3------------------------------------------------| B|--------------4-2---5-p4p2--4----------------------------| G|-----3--3----------------------4-------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| G|--3------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| [5] D|-----3--3-------------------4----------------------------| B|--------------4-2---5-p4p2-------------------------------| G|-----3--3------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------4-------------------------| G|--3------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| [6] D|-----3--3-------------3----------------------------------| B|--------------5-p4p2-----2---2---------------------------| G|-----3--3------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------4-----------------------------| G|--3------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| [7] D|----3-----3--3-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------4-2---5-p4p2--4-----------------------| G|----3-----3--3-----------------------3-------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| G|-------3-------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| [8] D|-----3--3---------------------------3--------------------| B|--------------4-2---5-p4p2--4----------------------------| G|-----3--3-----------------------3------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| G|--3------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| [9] D|-----3--3------------------------------------------------| B|--------------4-2---5-p4p2------2------------------------| G|-----3--3------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------4----------------------------| G|--3------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| [10] D|-----3--3-----3----------------------------3--3----------| B|--------------------6------6------6----------------------| G|-----3--3-----3----------------------------3--3----------| D|--------------------6------4------6----------------------| G|--3----------------------------------------3--3----------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---| [L1] D|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| x4 B|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| G|----|----------------------------------|-0---0-0/3-0-----------------| D|----|----------------------------/3----|------------/3---------------| G|----|/3---3-3-2-0----------------------|-----------------------------| D|-0--|------------/3--------------------|-----------------------------| *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---| [L2] D|----|-----------------------------| x2 B|----|-----------------------------| G|----|-----------------------------| D|-0--|/8------/8-----5---3/5-------| G|----|-----------------------------| D|-0--|/8------/8-----5---3/5-------| *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---| [L3] D|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| B|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| G|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-0--|/8-------75/10------87-87-5----|/5-------5--/5---------------| G|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-0--|/8-------75/10------87-87-5----|/5-------5--/5---------------| *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---| [L2b]D|----|-----------------------------| B|----|-----------------------------| G|----|-----------------------------| D|-0--|/8-------7/87-5---3/5-------| G|----|-----------------------------| D|-0--|/8-------7/87-5---3/5-------| *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---| [L3b]D|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| B|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| G|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-0--|/8-------75/10------87-87-5----|/5-------5--/5-----------5--| G|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-0--|/8-------75/10------87-87-5----|/5-------5--/5-----------5--| *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---| [L2b]D|----|-----------------------------| B|----|-----------------------------| G|----|-----------------------------| D|-0--|/8-------87---5-------------| G|----|-----------------------------| D|-0--|/8-------87---5-------------| *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---| [L4] D|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| B|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| G|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-0--|-7--/8---7--/8---7--/8---7--/8----|/5----------/5---------------| G|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-0--|-7--/8---7--/8---7--/8---7--/8----|/5----------/5---------------| *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---| [L5] D|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| A|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| F#----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-0--|/10------85--------/10--875-5--|-----------3/5---------------| A|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| D|-0--|/10------85--------/10--875-5--|-----------3/5---------------|

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