Nowhere man John Butler Trio Email: [email protected] Seen a few versions of this about & none of them are quiet right so thought id have a crack at a cleaner version as this little tune is not in the official book... There is a banjo accompanying on the album version following the main riff, harmonics etc if i buy a banjo one day ill tab that out too... Tuning: Half step down (Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,eb) Intro: Main Riff: e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|-----0h1-0--------------------------| G|------------------------------------|----0------2-----0--2--2------0---0-| D|-----------x-x--------x-x-------x---|---0----------0h2--------0----------| A|-----------x-x--------x-x-------x-2-|-----------0--------3-------3---2---| E|-----------x-x--------x-x-------x---|3-----------------------------------| Verse Transition Into Bridge: D D U D U D D U D U D U e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-----0h1-0--------------------------|------------------------------------| G|----0------2-----0--2--2------0---0-|------------------------------------| D|---0----------0h2--------0----------|---2-----2-2-2--------2-2-----2---0-| A|-----------0--------3-------3---2---|3--3-----3-3-3-----3--3-3---3-3-2-2-| E|3-----------------------------------|---x-----x-x-x--------x-x-----x---x-| Note:JB'S not only varying palm muting but also fret muting. Pressure is applied with the fretted fingers on the down stroke and muted on the upstroke. U can also hear 0 2 0 as he ceases muting altogether on the G string... D D U D U D D U D U D U continue pattern..... e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|---2-----0-2-0--------2-2-----2---0-|------------------------------------| D|---2-----2-2-2--------2-2-----2---2-|---2-----2-2-2--------2-2-----2---0-| A|0--0-----0-0-0-----0--0-0---0-0-2-2-|3--3-----3-3-3-----3--3-3---3-3-2-2-| E|---x-----x-x-x--------x-x-----x---x-|---x-----x-x-x--------x-x-----x---x-| 8th bar of bridge transition into chorus: D D U D U D U D U D U D U D D U D U D U D D U D U D U e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|---2-----2-2-2------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0--2-2-2-2--0---0-0--0-0-0-0-| D|---2-----2-2-2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0--2-2-2-2--2---2-2--2-2-2-2-| A|0--0-----0-2-2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2--0-0-0-0--3---3-3--2-2-2-2-| E|---x-----x-x-x------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3---3-3--------------------0-0-0-0-| Then Verse, Bridge, Chorus again. Hope this is helpful... | D down stroke | U up stroke | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================
