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Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-D)

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[Intro] – Hinds Acoustic                                                  
                                                                              X2
d|---------5h7p5------5------------------5h7p5------5-----------------------|
A|-----------------7-----7---5h6p5---5-----------7-----7----6p5----0--------|
F|--------7-----7----(7)----7-----7-----7-----7-----7----(7)----7-----------|
C|----[0]---[0]---[0]---[0]---[0]---(0)---[0]---[0]---[0]---[0]-------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Brent uses a banjo-style hybrid picking here. Open C is picked while 7 fret F is plucked in an even tempo. Sometimes these are omitted or ghost notes as indicated by (). (Studio-performance version)

[Intro] - Album
                                                                              X2
d|------7p5---5----------------------5h7p5---5------------------------------|
A|----------7---7-------5h7p5---5----------7---7-----7p5----0LR-------------|
F|------7---------(7)---------7------7-----------(7)-----7*-----------------|
C|---------------------(0)----------(0)-------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

This is the simplified studio version that you’ll hear on the record. It sounds like two takes overlayed for chorus effect. Second guitar plays harmonic on final 7 on F string and pinch harmonic on open A. [Solo] – Before Bridge

d|-------------------10------------10b12----------------7-------------------|
A|-\10b12-10b12~~~~~---12br10-8---------(10)-8-7~~--7-8---8-7---7-----------|
F|-----------------------------(9)----------------------------9---9-7---9---|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------9-----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

d|---------------------------------------------------------(0)-----(0)------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------3-0-3-5/7-0-5-7/8--|
F|------------7-9----------------0-----0-2---0-2-4-0-2-4--------------------|
C|--9-7-5-7-9-----2~~~~4---0-2-4---2-4-----4--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

d|-(0)------(0)-------(0)-----10---------12---------15----15-17b19b19-------|
A|-0-7-8/10-0-8-10/12-0-10-12----0-12-15----0-15-17----17-------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

d|--19br17-----15-17-15------------17-14---------(12)-----------------------|
A|----------------------17b19b19---------17-15-12----15-12\10-12-10\8-10-8\7|
F|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Notes: This is a tricky solo with whole note bends. I ruined one set of strings learning it already. I didn’t mark out all of the hammer-on and pull-offs but most of the solo is just that. If you watch Brent, he uses his middle finger to pick a lot of the notes so those groups of four are always using that technique. I wanted to note that there is a lot of subtle notes and distortion particularly leading up to the high note bend. Brent is also using hybrid picking and I believe plucking open d0, so it isn’t exactly correct but I think it is pretty close. I added tremolo markers to where Brent wobbles the guitar during a bend(~). [Final Solo]

d|--10b12~br10p7—7h10p7---7h10—7h11-----------------------------------------|
A|--------------10-----10-----10---10p7 ------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------9-7---9/11~~-11h12p11/9—9p7/6--------|
C|-----------------------------------------9------------------------9p7—7h9-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------9----|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

d|---------------------------------------------------------(0)-----(0)------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------3-0-3-5/7-0-5-7/8--|
F|-----7h9---------------------------------0-----0-2-0-2--------------------|
C|-------------------------0-----0-2-0-2-4---2-4----------------------------|
G|-7h9----7h9p7/5~~~-0-2-4---2-4--------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

d|-(0)-----------10---------12---------17-----------------------------------|
A|-0-7-8/10-0h12----12-0h15----15-0h19----19-20-19----7*-BB-----------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------7*-BB-----------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|