Slow Dog
written by Tanya Donelly

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:::::: Guitar Tablature ::::::

Chords - chord diagrams & suggested fingering (Standard tuning)

x = string is not played (mute to keep from sounding)
o = string is played open
n- = row denotes fret number ("1-" is the first fret)
1 = index finger
2 = middle finger
3 = ring finger
4 = pinky

D 

1-
 
xxo
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|||1|2
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G 

1-
 
  ooo
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|1||||
2||||3
A 

1-
 
xo   o
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||123|
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Notation NOTE: LENGTHS IN CAPITAL LETTERS MEAN REST FOR THAT VALUE OF TIME!

s = sixteenth note
e = eighth note
q = quarter note
h = half note
w = whole note
. = play note for one and a half times the value before it
(just like a dot in standard notation)
^ = ties two note lengths together
/ = slide up
\ - slide down
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off

Intro 

                         (guitar 2 comes in,
                          playing the same 
                          thing, but just 
 (guitar 1)               behind the beat)
e|-----------|----------|-----------|----------|
B|-11--------|----------|-11--------|----------|
G|-----10----|-8--9-----|-----10----|-8--9-----|
D|-----------|-------10-|-----------|-------10-|
A|-----------|----------|-----------|----------|
E|-----------|----------|-----------|----------|
   q.  q^q.    q. q. q    q.   q^q.   q. q. q

 (Band enters)
 (both guitars)
e|------------|----------|------------|----------|
B|-11---------|----------|-11---------|----------|
G|-10--10--10-|-8--9---9-|-10--10--10-|-8--9---9-|
D|------8---8-|-8--8--10-|------8---8-|-8--8--10-|
A|------------|----------|------------|----------|
E|------------|----------|------------|----------|
    q.  q.  q   q. q.  q   q.   q.  q   q. q.  q

Verse 

(guitar 2 out)
(guitar 1)   (play this 4 times)
e|------------|----------|------------|----------|
B|-11---------|----------|-11---------|----------|
G|-10--10--10-|-8--9---9-|-10--10--10-|-8--9---9-|
D|------8---8-|-8--8--10-|------8---8-|-8--8--10-|
A|------------|----------|------------|----------|
E|------------|----------|------------|----------|
   q.  q.  q    q. q.  q   q.  q.  q    q. q.  q 
(Tanya Donelly starts singing SOMETHING)


  (half-time feel)
e|----------|----------|----------|----------|
B|-----9----|-----9----|-----9----|-----9----|
G|-10-----9-|-10-----9-|-10-----9-|-10-----9-|
D|----------|----------|----------|----------|
A|----------|----------|----------|----------|
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|
   q.  q. q   q.  q. q   q.  q. q   q.  q. q

  (regular feel)
e|-----------|----------|------------|----------|
B|-11--------|----------|-11---------|----------|
G|-10--10-10-|-8--9---9-|-10--10--10-|-8--9---9-|
D|------8--8-|-8--8--10-|------8---8-|-8--8--10-|
A|-----------|----------|------------|----------|
E|-----------|----------|------------|----------|
   q.  q.  q   q. q.  q   q.  q.   q   q. q. q 

  (half-time feel)
e|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
B|-----9----|-----9----|-----9----|-----9-----|
G|-10-----9-|-10-----9-|-10-----9-|-10------9-|
D|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
A|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
E|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
   q.  q. q   q. q.  q   q.  q. q   q.  q.  q

  (regular feel)
e|------------|----------|------------|----------|
B|-11---------|----------|-11---------|----------|
G|-10--10--10-|-8--9---9-|-10--10--10-|-8--9---9-|
D|------8---8-|-8--8--10-|------8---8-|-8--8--10-|
A|------------|----------|------------|----------|
E|------------|----------|------------|----------|
   q.  q.  q    q. q.  q   q.  q.  q    q. q.  q 

  (half-time feel)
e|----------|----------|----------|----------|
B|-----9----|-----9----|-----9----|-----9----|
G|-10-----9-|-10-----9-|-10-----9-|-10-----9-|
D|----------|----------|----------|----------|
A|----------|----------|----------|----------|
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|  q.  q. q   q.  q. q   q.  q. q   q.  q. q
|
|(guitar 2)
e|----------|----------|----------|----------|
B|----------|----------|----------|----------|
G|----------|----------|----------|----------|
D|----------|----------|----------|----------|
A|----------|----------|----------|-10--9--8-|
E|----------|----------|----------|--8--7--6-|
   W         W         W            q.  q. q

(regular feel)
e|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
B|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
G|-----------|-(5)b6-----|-(8)b9-----|-(11)b12---|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|     W            w           w            w     
|
|
e|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
B|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-|
   q e q e q   q e q e q   q e q e q   q e q e q

Chorus 


(guitar 2 plays open chords)
(guitar 1)
    D      G      A
e|-------|------|------|-----------|
B|-------|------|------|-----------|
G|-11----|-7----|-9----|-12--11--9-|
D|-------|------|------|-----------|
A|--9----|-5----|-7----|-10--9---7-|
E|-------|------|------|-----------|
    w      w      w      q.  q.  q
Maria, carry a rifle

    D      G      A
e|-------|------|------|-----------|
B|-------|------|------|-----------|
G|-11----|-7----|-9----|-12--11--9-|
D|-------|------|------|-----------|
A|--9----|-5----|-7----|-10---9--7-|
E|-------|------|------|-----------|
    w      w      w      q.  q.  q
Maria, carry a dog on her back

    D      G      A
e|-------|------|------|-----------|
B|-------|------|------|-----------|
G|-11----|-7----|-9----|-12--11--9-|
D|-------|------|------|-----------|
A|--9----|-5----|-7----|-10---9--7-|
E|-------|------|------|-----------|
    w      w      w      q.  q.  q
That dog is here again

    D      G      A
e|-------|------|------|-----------|
B|-------|------|------|-----------|
G|-11----|-7----|-9----|-12--11--9-|
D|-------|------|------|-----------|
A|--9----|-5----|-7----|-10---9--7-|
E|-------|------|------|-----------|
    w      w      w      q.  q.  q
That   slow    dog is here again with his

(guitar 1)
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|
B|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|  W         W         W         W
|
|(guitar 2)
e|-2-------|-3--2--0-|-0-------|-3--2--0-|
B|-3--3----|---------|-2--2----|---------|
G|-2-----2-|---------|-2-----2-|---------|
D|-0-------|---------|-2-------|---------|
A|---------|---------|-0-------|---------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|
   q. q. q   q. q. q   q. q. q   q. q. q
        See-through   skin

(guitar 2 plays just chords again)
(guitar 1)
e|-------|-------|------|-----------|
B|-------|-------|------|-----------|
G|-11----|-16----|-9----|-12--11--9-|
D|-------|-------|------|-----------|
A|--9----|-14----|-7----|-10---9--7-|
E|-------|-------|------|-----------|
    w      w       w       q. q. q
 The kind of skin you can see through

(guitar 1)
e|----------|----------|---------|----------|
B|----------|----------|---------|----------|
G|-11-------|----------|---------|----------|
D|----------|----------|---------|----------|
A|--9-------|----------|---------|----------|
E|----------|----------|---------|----------|
|   w          W            W         W
|
|(guitar 2)
e|-2--------|-2--------|-3-------|-3--2--0--|
B|-3--3-----|----3-----|-3--3----|----------|
G|-2-----2--|-------2--|-0-----0-|----------|
D|-0--------|----------|-0-------|----------|
A|----------|----------|-2-------|----------|
E|----------|----------|-3-------|----------|
   q. q. q    q. q. q    q. q. q   q. q. q
 He's shot again, he's shot again,       he's shot

(guitar 1)
e|----------|----------|---------|---------|
B|----------|----------|---------|---------|
G|----------|----------|---------|---------|
D|-7--------|-7--------|-7---7---|-7---7---|
A|-7--------|-7--------|-7---7---|-7---7---|
E|-5--------|-5--------|-5---5---|-5---5---|
|  q H.       q H.       q Q q Q   q Q q Q
|
|(guitar 2 (eighth notes here should be palm muted))
E|---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
B|---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-2-------------|-2-------------|-2-----2-----|-2-----2-----|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
   q e e e e e e   q e e e e e e   q e e q e e   q e e q e e
 Ah     Ah        Ah    Ah        Ah    Ah      He's shot again

(guitar 1)
e|---------------|------------|---------|-----------|
B|---------------|------------|---------|-----------|
G|---------------|------------|---------|-----------|
D|---------------|------------|---------|-----------|
A|---------------|------------|---------|-----------|
E|---------------|------------|---------|-----------|
|   W               W            W         W
|
|(guitar 2)
E|-2-------------|-2----------|-3-------|-3--2--0---|
B|-3--3----------|----3-------|-3--3----|-----------|
G|-2-----2-------|-------2----|-0-----0-|-----------|
D|-0-------------|------------|-0-------|-----------|
A|---------------|------------|-2-------|-----------|
E|---------------|------------|-3-------|-----------|
   q. q. q         q. q. q      q. q. q   q. q. q
 He's shot again, he's shot again,        he's shot

(guitar 1)
e|---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
B|---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
G|---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-----7-----|-7--8--9-----|
A|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-----7-----|-7--8--9-----|
E|-5-------------|-5-------------|-5-----5-----|-5--6--7-----|
|  q H.            q H.            q  Q  q  Q    q. q. q   
|
|(guitar 2 (eighth notes here should be palm muted))
e|---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
B|---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-2-------------|-2-------------|-2-----2-----|-2-----2-----|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
   q e e e e e e   q e e e e e e   q e e q e e   q e e q e e
  Ah     Ah        Ah    Ah        Ah    Ah      

(guitar 2 out)
(guitar 1)
e|------------|----------|------------|----------|
B|-11---------|----------|-11---------|----------|
G|-10--10--10-|-8--9---9-|-10--10--10-|-8--9---9-|
D|------8---8-|-8--8--10-|------8---8-|-8--8--10-|
A|------------|----------|------------|----------|
E|------------|----------|------------|----------|
   q.  q.  q    q. q.  q   q.  q.  q    q. q.  q
                                         (play this twice)

(Play verse one time through and play chorus one time through)

Outchorus 


(guitar 2 plays chords)
(guitar 1)
   D    G       A
e|----|-------|------|-----------|
B|----|-------|------|-----------|
G|-11-|-7-----|-9----|-12--11--9-|
D|----|-------|------|-----------|
A|--9-|-5-----|-7----|-10---9--7-|
E|----|-------|------|-----------|
   w    w       w      q.  q.  q
 Maria, carry a rifle

    D   G       A
e|----|-------|------|-----------|
B|----|-------|------|-----------|
G|-11-|-7-----|-9----|-12--11--9-|
D|----|-------|------|-----------|
A|--9-|-5-----|-7----|-10---9--7-|
E|----|-------|------|-----------|
   w    w       w      q.  q.  q
 Maria, carry a dog on her back

    D    G     A
e|----|------|------|-----------|
B|----|------|------|-----------|
G|-14-|-16---|-9----|-12--11--9-|
D|----|------|------|-----------|
A|-12-|-14---|-7----|-10---9--7-|
E|----|------|------|-----------|
    w    w     w      q.  q.  q 
 Maria, carry you on her back

    D                      G
e|----------|-----------|------------|------------|
B|----------|-----------|------------|------------|
G|-11-11-11-|-12--11--9-|-12--12--12-|-12--14--16-|
D|----------|-----------|------------|------------|
A|--9--9--9-|-10---9--7-|-10--10--10-|-10--12--14-|
E|----------|-----------|------------|------------|
   q. q.  q    q. q.  q   q.  q.   q   q.  q.   q

 (guitar 1)
e|--------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------
B|--------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------
G|--(13)b14-----|-(13)b14-------|-(13)b14-(13)b14-|-(13)b14-(13)b14-
D|--------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------
A|--------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------
E|--------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------
|     w             w                h       h         h       h
|
|(guitar 2 (palm mute on eighth notes))
e|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------|
B|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------|
G|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-12--11--9-|
D|-7-------------|-7-------------|-7-----7---------|-----------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|-10---9--7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|-----------|
   q e e e e e e   q e e e e e e   q e e q e e       q.  q.  q
 Hoo hoo           hoo   hoo       hoo   hoo         hoo hoo

(guitar 2 back to chords)
(guitar 1)
    D                    G 
e|----------|-----------|------------|------------|
B|----------|-----------|------------|------------|
G|-11-11-11-|-12--11--9-|-12--12--12-|-12--14--16-|
D|----------|-----------|------------|------------|
A|--9--9--9-|-10---9--7-|-10--10--10-|-10--12--14-|
E|----------|-----------|------------|------------|
   q. q.  q   q.  q.  q   q.  q.   q   q.  q.   q

  A
(guitar 1)
e|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|
G|-(13)b14-------|-(13)b14-------|
D|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|
|    w               w            
|
|(guitar 2 (plam mute on eighth notes))
e|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|
D|-7-------------|-7-------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
   q e e e e e e   q e e e e e e  



(guitar 1)
e|-----------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------------|
G|-(13)b14-(13)b14-|-(13)b14-(14)b15-(15)b16-|
D|-----------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------------|
|   h       h         q.      q.      q
|
|(guitar 2 (plam mute on eighth notes))
e|-----------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------------|
D|-7-------7-------|--7-------8-------9------|
A|-7-7--7--7-7--7--|--7-------8-------9------|
E|-5-5--5--5-5--5--|--5-------6-------7------|
   q e  e  q e  e     q.      q.      q

"Slow Dog" appears on the Belly release Star. Original fan transcription by Marc Hirsh. "This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research."
See the Lyrics for "Slow Dog"
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