Joshua James – Coyote Caller (Guitar)
Capo 1
Key
-
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
From the 2017 album "My Spirit Sister"
[CHORDS]
All chords are basic open chords except:
G/F# - 200003
Bm - x24432
G/B - x20003
C/B - x20010 (optional: mute 4th string)Cadd9#11 - x34030
[Intro]
Em
e|----------------|
B|-------0--------|
G|----(0)---------| (x4)
D|------------2---|
A|--------0h2-----|
E|-0--------------|[Verse 1]
Em C G D C G G/F# Mile marker 35 I saw, John can ya hear him howlin? Em C G It must get lonely when the night sky falls D D7 The coyote calling, I'd sing if my voice could:
[Chorus 1]
C G Bm Em D C G D Em D Follow his high notes, down to the bass where the low end goes C G Bm C C G/B Am Em Hungry to hide the killer inside, when the Coyote calls me home Lead Fill: Em e|----------------| B|-8p7p5\3/5------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|----------------| E|----------------|
[Verse 2]
Em C G We wandered aimless till the sun came up D C G G/F# Oh bring out your trumpets, children Em C G Dance off the daylight till the moon wakes up D D7 When the king of the prairie sings a dirge to awaken we:
[Chorus 2]
C G Bm Em D C G D Em D Follow his high notes, down to the bass where the low end goes C G Bm C C G/B Am Em Hungry to hide the killer inside, when the Coyote calls me home
[Instrumental 1]
|C G |D |C G |Em |
|C G |D |C G |Em |
|Em |
[Verse 3]
Em C G We caught him bathing, licking at his wounds D C G A face no reaction, just silence Em C G Without a warning he began the tune, singing:
[Refrain 1]
Am Em C G Am Em Sha-na-na-nanana, Sha-sha-la sha-na-na, Sha-na-na-nana Bm C C/B A-WHOO, A-WHOO Am Em C G Am Em Sha-na-na-nanana, Sha-sha sha-na-na, Sha-na-na-nana Bm A-WHOO
[Chorus 3]
C G Bm Em D C G D Em D Yeah just follow his high notes, down to the bass where the low end goes C G Bm C C G/B Am Em Hungry to hide the killer inside, when the Coyote calls me home
[Instrumental]
|Em C |Em |C |Em |C / G Bm| (3/4 time)
[Refrain 2]
Am Em C G Am Em Sha-na-na-nanana, Sha-sha sha-na-na, Sha-na-na-nana Bm C C/B A-WHOO, A-WHOO Am Em C G Am Em Sha-na-na-nanana, Sha-sha sha-na-na, Sha-na-na-nana Bm C G A-WHOO, A-WHOO Am Em C G Am Em Sha-na-na-nanana (sha-na), Sha-sha sha-na-na, Sha-na-na-nana Cadd9#11* A-WHOO, A-WHOO [Outro] C* Em e|-------------------||-0------------------|| B|-------------------||-0------------------|| G|*-----0-------0---*||-0------------------|| D|*---2---2---2---2-*||-2------------------|| A|--3-------3--------||-2------------------|| E|-------------------||-0------------------|| Play 4x (Slow down gradually)
*Note - the full chord here is Cadd9#11, but the
guitar is actually playing the C chord pattern
in tab above. Strum or pick Cadd9#11 for full effect.
Tab above starts at the 2nd half of first "A-WHOO"
in last line of Refrain 2
[End]
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Main Fingerpicking Patterns:
Em (& G, G/F#) Bm (& C, Am, G/B) D (& D7) e|-----------------||-----------------||-----------------|| B|-------0-------0-||-------3-------3-||-------3-------3-|| G|-----0-------0---||-----4-------4---||-----2-------2---|| D|---------2-------||-----------------||-0-------0-------|| A|-----------------||-2-------2-------||-----------------|| E|-0---------------||-----------------||-----------------||
[End]
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| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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