Thinking Tab

Artist: The Meters/Leo Nocentelli
Track: Thinking
Album: Looka-Py-Py
 
Section 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------x-3-----------------------------------8-/-6-|
G|--3------------------------------x-3-------3---------------------------x-/-x-|
D|------6---------------------------------------6------------------------8-/-6-|
A|------------------------3h5------------------------------------5---6---------|
E|-----------6--6------6-------3--------------------6--6-----6-----------------|
 
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------8-/-6-|
G|--3-----------------------------5p3---3------3-------------------------x-/-x-|
D|------6-----------------------------5------------6---------------------8-/-6-|
A|-----------------------3h5---------------------------------------5--6--------|
E|----------6--6------6-------3-----------------------6---6-----6--------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------x-3--------------------------------------8-/-6--|
G|--3--------------------------x-3----------3---------------------------x-/-x--|
D|------6-------------------------------------6-------------------------8-/-6--|
A|--------------------3h5------------------------------------5--6--------------|
E|---------6--6----6-------3----------------------6--6----6--------------------|
 
 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---3-----------------------------|            DRUMS
D|-------6-------------------------|
A|------------------------3h5------|
E|------------6--6-----6-------3---|
 
 
 
Section 2
e|---------------------------------------------------3--------------------------|
B|--6---------5--3-------------6---------5-----3/5------\-3---------------------|
G|--7p5-------5--4-------------7p5-------5-----x-x------\-x---------------------|
D|--------7--------------------------7---------3/5------\-3---------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
It's a difficult concept to explain, but when playing the [x x 3 x 3 x] slide down/slide back up,
it sounds like Leo is sort of doing it in legato fashion where the notes ring out the entire time,
even when that high e 3rd fret note is played.
 
****Repeat Section 1****
 
Section 3
e|--------------------6-------------------------------------6---------------------|
B|---9--9-----6/8---------\-6--6--6--6-----------9---6/8-------\-6-6-6-6----------|
G|---7--7-----x-x---------\-x--x--x--x-----------7---x-x-------\-x-x-x-x----------|
D|---8--8-----6/8---------\-6--6--6--6-----------8---6/8-------\-6-6-6-6----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------6------------------------------------|
 
For above, same concept as 'Section 2' in regard to keeping the notes from deadening.
Still trying to decide if [x x 8 7 9 x] works/sounds better than [x x x 7 9 6], so use
whatever tickles your pickle. Section 3 is played 4 times over.
 
Back to Section 2
e|------------------------------------------------------3--------------------------|
B|--6----5-----3------------------6----------5----3/5------\--3--------------------|
G|--7----5-----4------------------7p5--------5----x-x------\--x--------------------|
D|---------------------------------------7--------3/5------\--3--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------x-3----------------------------------8-\-6------|
G|---3-----------------------------x-3-------3--------------------------x-\-x------|
D|-------6---------------------------------------6----------------------8-\-6------|
A|------------------------3h5----------------------------------5--6----------------|
E|-----------6--6-----6---------3--------------------6--6---6----------------------|
 
Repeat above until fadeout
 
I don't mean to be Captain Obvious here, but these are a couple alternative ways of playing
the main lick that may behoove you:
 
e|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|---3---1---------------------------------------|
D|---8----6-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------3h5--------|------------1---1------1-----3h5---------------|
E|-------------6---6-----6---------3----|------------------------------------3----------|
 
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| x   Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
 
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