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Anchor Drops – Umphreys McGee
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Tuning: Standard
This is the coolest example of a song in 3/4 that I’ve ever heard. There are
a lot of ghost notes throughout that really help push the groove, especially
during the solo section.
It starts with the guitar, and then the bass comes in on the second time.
3 times
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
G|--------4---4-------|--------4---4-------|--------2---2-----|--------------|
D|*-------------0-2-0-|--------------0-2-0-|------------------|------0-2-0--*|
A|*2-2--2---2---------|-2-2--2---2---------|-0-0--0---0---5\4-|3-3-1--------*|
E|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------|
1 2 3 1 2 3 1
G|--------4---4-------|--------4---4-------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------0-2-0-|--------------0-2-0-|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2--2---2---------|-2-2--2---2---------|-1-0-----------------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------|
Listen was that you 3 times
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
G|--------4---4-------|--------4---4-------|--------2---2-----|--------------|
D|*-------------0-2-0-|--------------0-2-0-|------------------|------0-2-0--*|
A|*2-2--2---2---------|-2-2--2---2---------|-0-0--0---0---5\4-|3-3-1--------*|
E|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------|
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 & a
G|--------4---4-------|--------4---4-------|------------|--------------------|
D|--------------0-2-0-|--------------0-2-0-|------------|--------------------|
A|-2-2--2---2---------|-2-2--2---2---------|-1-0--------|-----------3--------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|------------|--------------------|
solo
G|----------------|-----------|---------------|------------------------------|
D|--------x-5-4-5-|-----------|---------------|------------------------------|
A|--0-3-x---------|---------3-|-0-2--3-5------|----------3-------------------|
E|----------------|5-3--2-3---|-----------3-4-|-5-3--2-3---------------------|
G|--------------|-----------------|----------0-2-|-0-3-----------------------|
D|--------------|-------------3-4-|-5-3--2-3-----|---------------------------|
A|-----1------1-|---1--3-h5-5-----|--------------|------0-h2-----------------|
E|--3\----0-1---|-3---------------|--------------|------------00-1-----------|
G|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------|----------3/5-|---------5-7-|-------------------------------|
A|----3-------3-|----3--00-----|---3x--5-----|---3-------3-0-----------------|
E|--5----2x-3---|-5\-----------|-5-----------|-5----2x-3---------------------|
G|--------------|---------------|----------3-|-------------------------------|
D|--------------|-----------2-3-|-5-3--2-3---|-5-3---------------------------|
A|------------1-|---1--3/5x-----|------------|-------------------------------|
E|--3-1--x0-1---|-3-------------|------------|-------------------------------|
Breathe easy
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------|----------|
D|-----------|-------3-5-|-----------|-----------|-----x3-5-p3-h5-|----------|
A|-3-3-x-0-1-|-3-3-x-----|-------1-1-|-------1-2-|-3-3------------|-3-----1-2|
E|-----------|-----------|-1-1-x-----|-1-1-x-----|----------------|---3-1----|
G|-----------|-----------|-------------12----|-----------|-----------|-------|
D|-----------|-----------|-----9/10/12----12-|-----------|-----------|-------|
A|-------1-1-|-------1-2-|-3-3---------------|-3-------3-|-------1-1-|-------|
E|-1-1-x-----|-1-1-x-----|-------------------|---3-0-1---|-1-1-x-----|-1-1-x-|
This part is 2 measures of 5/4 followed by one measure of 4/4. The whole phrase
Is repeated twice and then there’s an extra 2 beats before they go back to 3/4.
Repeat 2 times
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 1 2
G|------------|--------------|---------|-----|
D|*-----------|--------------|--------*|-----|
A|*-----3-----|------3-------|--------*|-----|
E|--3-3-------|--3-3---------|-3-3-1---|-3-3-|
Breathe easy
4 times ( (twice) twice)
G|--------------| |-------------|-----------|-----------|
D|*---1-------*-| |*---1-------*|-----------|----------*|
A|*-3-------1-*-| |*-3-------1-*|-------1-1-|------1-2-*|
E|------1-3-----| |------1-3----|-1-1-x-----|-1-1-x-----|
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
G|-------------------|----------------|-----------|-------|
D|-----x-2/3/4/5-3-5-|----------------|-----------|-------|
A|-3-3---------------|-3--------1---2-|-------1-1-|-------|
E|-------------------|---3--1-1---1---|-1-1-x-----|-1-1-x-|
Again they go to the two 5/4 measures followed by the 4/4. Only this time it’s
repeated four times.
Repeat 4 times
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 1 2
G|------------|--------------|---------|-----|
D|*-----------|--------------|--------*|-----|
A|*-----3-----|------3-------|--------*|-----|
E|--3-3-------|--3-3---------|-3-3-1---|-3-3-|
4 times
G|--------------|----------|---------------|----------|----------------------|
D|*---1-------*-|----------|---------------|----------|----------------------|
A|*-3-------1-*-|--2-2---0-|-2-2---0-h1-p0-|-2-2----0-|-2-2-----2-h3-p2------|
E|------1-3-----|------2---|-----2---------|-----2----|-----2----------------|
4 times
G|-------------|--------4---4--------|--------4---4--------|-----------------|
D|*---1-------*|---------------0-2-0-|---------------0-2-0-|-----------------|
A|*-3-------1-*|-2-2--2---2----------|-2-2--2---2----------|-1-0-------------|
E|------1-3----|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
3 times
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
G|--------4---4-------|--------4---4-------|--------2---2-----|--------------|
D|*-------------0-2-0-|--------------0-2-0-|------------------|------0-2-0--*|
A|*2-2--2---2---------|-2-2--2---2---------|-0-0--0---0---5\4-|3-3-1--------*|
E|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------|
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
G|--------4---4-------|--------4---4-------|--------|------|-----------------|
D|--------------0-2-0-|--------------0-2-0-|--------|------|-----------------|
A|-2-2--2---2---------|-2-2--2---2---------|-1-0----|------|---2-------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------|------|-----------------|
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