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Bat Chain Puller Tabs

(ver. 1)
Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band 
        1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|
[R]  D|----------------------------------|
     A|----------------------------------|
     F#----------------------------------|
     D|----------------------------------|
     A|----------------------------------|
     D|-12-----\10------10-/12--10-/12---|

 - after "Bat chain... Puller... bat chain puller"

        1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|
[R1] D|----------------------------------|
x4   A|----------------------------------|
     F#----------------------------------|
     D|-5---5---5---5---7-------3--------|
     A|----------------------------------|
     D|-5---5---5---5---7-------3--------|

[R2] D|----------------------------------|
x4   A|-5---------------------5----------|
     F#-----5---------------5------------|
     D|---------5-------5----------------|
     A|----------------------------------|
     D|----------------------------------|

[L]  D|----------------------------------|
x8   A|----------------------------------|
     F#----------------------------------|
     D|-0-------0-----------0-------0----|
     A|---2-------2-------2-------2------|
     D|-----5-------5---5-------5--------|

 - Repeat 3 times

[R]  D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
     A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
     F#----------------------------|------------------------20--|
     D|-/19---17-14-/19-19-17--21--|-/19---17-14-/19-19-17------|
     A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
     D|----------------------------|----------------------------|

[L]  D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
     A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
     F#----------------------------|----------------------------|
     D|-/7----5--2--/7--7--5---9---|-/7----5--2--/7--7--5---8---|
     A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
     D|----------------------------|----------------------------|

[R]  D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
     A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
     F#----------------------------|----------------------------|
     D|-/19---17-14-/19-19-17--21--|-/19---17-14-/19--17--------|
     A|----------------------------|--------------------17--17--|
     D|----------------------------|----------------------------|

[L]  D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
     A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
     F#----------------------------|----------------------------|
     D|-/7----5--2--/7--7--5---9---|-/7----5--2--/7---5-0---0---|
     A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
     D|----------------------------|----------------------------|

[R]  D|-----|------------------------|
     A|-----|------------------------|
     F#-----|------------------------|
     D|-----|------------------------|
     A|-----|------------------------|
     D|-12--|-11-12-11-12-11-12-9----|

[L]  D|-----|------------------------|
     A|-----|------------------------|
     F#-----|------------------------|
     D|-12--|-11-12-11-12-11-12-9----|
     A|-----|------------------------|
     D|-----|------------------------|

[R]  D|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
x2   A|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
     F#-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
     D|-/21-|-/21--19-17-/21-----/21-|-/21-21-21----19---17-------|
     A|-----|------------------------|----------------------17----|
     D|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|

[L]  D|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
x2   A|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
     F#-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
     D|-/9--|-/9---7--5--/9------/9--|-/9--9--9-----7----5--0-----|
     A|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
     D|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|

[R]  D|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
x2   A|--17-|--17---------20------17-|--17-17-17------------20----|
     F#--17-|--17--17-17----------17-|--17-17-17----17---17-------|
     D|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
     A|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
     D|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|

[L]  D|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
x2   A|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
     F#-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
     D|-/12-|-/12--10-9-/12------/12-|-/12-12-12----10---9-/12----|
     A|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
     D|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|

Then, repeat  =>  => .

 - after "This train with a grey tube..."

* In order to play this section easily, you should take a slide bar off.
(Maybe some of you can play it with a slide bar on.... but I can't.)
* Basically, each set of phrases starts with Bb.
* Both guitar play the same line in unison for the most part.
In this studio version, however, the left guitar plays different notes a
few times.  Although I transcribed those "left-only" notes as well, I
think you can ignore them since this section was simply played in unison
in later live versions.

[1]  D|---------------------------------------------------------|
     A|-----8--8------------------------------------------------|
     F#--------------9-7---10p9p7-------------------------------|
     D|-----8--8------------------------------------------------|
     A|----------------------------8----------------------------|
     D|--8------------------------------------------------------|

[2]  D|---------------------------------------------------------|
     A|-----8--8------------------------------------------------|
     F#--------------9-7------7---------------------------------|
     D|-----8--8-----------8------------------------------------|
     A|----------------------------7----------------------------|
     D|--8------------------------------------------------------|

[3]  D|---------------------------------------------------------|
     A|-----8--8------------------------------------------------|
     F#--------------9-7---10p9p7-7---7-------------------------|
     D|-----8--8------------------------------------------------|
     A|-----------------------------9---------------------------|
     D|--8------------------------------------------------------|

[4]  D|---------------------------------------------------------|
     A|-----8--8------------------------------------------------|
     F#--------------9-7---10p9p7--9----------------------------|
     D|-----8--8----------------------9-------------------------|
     A|---------------------------------------------------------|
     D|--8------------------------------------------------------|

[5]  D|---------------------------------------------------------|
     A|-----8--8-------------------9----------------------------|
     F#--------------9-7---10p9p7-------------------------------|
     D|-----8--8------------------------------------------------|
     A|-------------------------------9-------------------------|
     D|--8------------------------------------------------------|

[6]  D|---------------------------------------------------------|
     A|-----8--8-------------8----------------------------------|
     F#--------------10p9p7-----7---7---------------------------|
     D|-----8--8------------------------------------------------|
     A|---------------------------9-----------------------------|
     D|--8------------------------------------------------------|

[L6] D|---------------------------------------------------------|
Left A|-----8--8------------------------------------------------|
only F#--------------9h10p9p7-7-7---7---------------------------|
     D|-----8--8------------------------------------------------|
     A|---------------------------9-----------------------------|
     D|--8------------------------------------------------------|

[7]  D|---------------------------------------------------------|
     A|----8-----8--8-------------------------------------------|
     F#-------------------9-7---10p9p7--9-----------------------|
     D|----8-----8--8-----------------------8-------------------|
     A|---------------------------------------------------------|
     D|-------8-------------------------------------------------|

[8]  D|---------------------------------------------------------|
     A|-----8--8---------------------------8--------------------|
     F#--------------9-7---10p9p7--9----------------------------|
     D|-----8--8-----------------------8------------------------|
     A|---------------------------------------------------------|
     D|--8------------------------------------------------------|

[9]  D|---------------------------------------------------------|
     A|-----8--8------------------------------------------------|
     F#--------------9-7---10p9p7------7------------------------|
     D|-----8--8------------------------------------------------|
     A|----------------------------9----------------------------|
     D|--8------------------------------------------------------|

[L9] D|---------------------------------------------------------|
Left A|-----8--8-----------8------------------------------------|
only F#--------------9-7-------7-------7------------------------|
     D|-----8--8------------------------------------------------|
     A|----------------------------9----------------------------|
     D|--8------------------------------------------------------|

[10] D|---------------------------------------------------------|
     A|-----8--8-----8----------------------------8--8----------|
     F#--------------------11-----11-----11---------------------|
     D|-----8--8-----8----------------------------8--8----------|
     A|--------------------11-----9------11---------------------|
     D|--8----------------------------------------8--8----------|


Then, play the  section again.


While the right guitar keeps playing , the left guitar is going into a sort of solo....

        *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---|
[L1] D|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
x2   A|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     F#----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     D|-0--|/5---5-5-8-5-3--------------------|-----------------------------|
     A|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     D|----|-----------------------------0----|/8---8-8-7-5-3---------------|

        *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---|
[L2] D|----|-----------------------------|
x2   A|----|-----------------------------|
     F#----|-----------------------------|
     D|-0--|/8-------7\5---5---3/5-------|
     A|----|-----------------------------|
     D|-0--|/8-------7\5---5---3/5-------|

        *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---|
[L3] D|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     A|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     F#----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     D|-0--|/8-------8\7\5/10----8\7-8\7-5----|/5-------5--/5---------------|
     A|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     D|-0--|/8-------8\7\5/10----8\7-8\7-5----|/5-------5--/5---------------|

Repeat [L2] x1 and [L3] x1

        *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---|
[L4] D|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     A|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     F#----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     D|-0--|-7--/8---7--/8---7--/8---7--/8----|/5----------/5---------------|
     A|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     D|-0--|-7--/8---7--/8---7--/8---7--/8----|/5----------/5---------------|

        *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---|
[L5] D|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     A|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     F#----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     D|-0--|/10------8\5--------/10--8\7\5-5--|-----------3/5---------------|
     A|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     D|-0--|/10------8\5--------/10--8\7\5-5--|-----------3/5---------------|


************************************************
 < Special Notes on the original 1976 version >
************************************************

Thanks to the Radar Station, I was able to get MP3 files of the original
"Bat Chain Puller" album, recorded in 1976.  Having compared the original
with the 1978 version, I found some differences in the left guitar part of
this song.  (I assume that it is due to a personnel change from Denny
Walley to Richard Redus.)  Also, in my humble opinion, Denny used G tuning
(DGDGBD).

The following tab (in G tuning) is the left guitar of the original version.

        1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|
[L]  D|----------------------------------|
x8   B|----------------------------------|
     G|----------------------------------|
     D|----------------------------------|
     G|-7-4-0---7-4-0---0-4-7---0-4-7----|
     D|----------------------------------|

[L]  D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
     B|----------------------------|------------------------3---|
     G|----------------------------|------------------------3---|
     D|--7----5--2---7--7--5---9---|--7----5--2---7--7--5-------|
     G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
     D|----------------------------|----------------------------|

[L]  D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
     B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
     G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
     D|--7----5--2---7--7--5---9---|--7----5--2---7---5-0---0---|
     G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
     D|----------------------------|--------------------0---0---|

[L]  D|-----|------------------------|
     B|-3---|-2--3--2--3--2--3--0----|
     G|-----|------------------------|
     D|-----|------------------------|
     G|-----|------------------------|
     D|-----|------------------------|

[L]  D|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
x2   B|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
     G|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
     D|-/9--|-/9---7--5--/9------/9--|-/9--9--9-----7----5--0-----|
     G|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
     D|-/9--|-/9---7--5--/9------/9--|-/9--9--9-----7----5--0-----|

[L]  D|-----|-----------/3-----------|---------------------/3-----|
x2   B|-/3--|-/3---1--0-/3-------/3--|-/3--3--3-----1----0-/3-----|
     G|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
     D|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
     G|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|
     D|-----|------------------------|----------------------------|


Once you've learned the part in D tuning, it's very easy to play in
G tuning - all the same fingering, with your hand repositioned five
frets lower and one string higher.
Anyway, here's the tab in G tuning....

[1]  D|-----3--3------------------------------------------------|
     B|--------------4-2---5-p4p2-------------------------------|
     G|-----3--3------------------------------------------------|
     D|----------------------------3----------------------------|
     G|--3------------------------------------------------------|
     D|---------------------------------------------------------|

[2]  D|-----3--3------------------------------------------------|
     B|--------------4-2------2---------------------------------|
     G|-----3--3-----------3------------------------------------|
     D|----------------------------2----------------------------|
     G|--3------------------------------------------------------|
     D|---------------------------------------------------------|

[3]  D|-----3--3------------------------------------------------|
     B|--------------4-2---5-p4p2-2---2-------------------------|
     G|-----3--3------------------------------------------------|
     D|-----------------------------4---------------------------|
     G|--3------------------------------------------------------|
     D|---------------------------------------------------------|

[4]  D|-----3--3------------------------------------------------|
     B|--------------4-2---5-p4p2--4----------------------------|
     G|-----3--3----------------------4-------------------------|
     D|---------------------------------------------------------|
     G|--3------------------------------------------------------|
     D|---------------------------------------------------------|

[5]  D|-----3--3-------------------4----------------------------|
     B|--------------4-2---5-p4p2-------------------------------|
     G|-----3--3------------------------------------------------|
     D|-------------------------------4-------------------------|
     G|--3------------------------------------------------------|
     D|---------------------------------------------------------|

[6]  D|-----3--3-------------3----------------------------------|
     B|--------------5-p4p2-----2---2---------------------------|
     G|-----3--3------------------------------------------------|
     D|---------------------------4-----------------------------|
     G|--3------------------------------------------------------|
     D|---------------------------------------------------------|

[7]  D|----3-----3--3-------------------------------------------|
     B|-------------------4-2---5-p4p2--4-----------------------|
     G|----3-----3--3-----------------------3-------------------|
     D|---------------------------------------------------------|
     G|-------3-------------------------------------------------|
     D|---------------------------------------------------------|

[8]  D|-----3--3---------------------------3--------------------|
     B|--------------4-2---5-p4p2--4----------------------------|
     G|-----3--3-----------------------3------------------------|
     D|---------------------------------------------------------|
     G|--3------------------------------------------------------|
     D|---------------------------------------------------------|

[9]  D|-----3--3------------------------------------------------|
     B|--------------4-2---5-p4p2------2------------------------|
     G|-----3--3------------------------------------------------|
     D|----------------------------4----------------------------|
     G|--3------------------------------------------------------|
     D|---------------------------------------------------------|

[10] D|-----3--3-----3----------------------------3--3----------|
     B|--------------------6------6------6----------------------|
     G|-----3--3-----3----------------------------3--3----------|
     D|--------------------6------4------6----------------------|
     G|--3----------------------------------------3--3----------|
     D|---------------------------------------------------------|

        *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---|
[L1] D|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
x4   B|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     G|----|----------------------------------|-0---0-0/3-0-----------------|
     D|----|----------------------------/3----|------------/3---------------|
     G|----|/3---3-3-2-0----------------------|-----------------------------|
     D|-0--|------------/3--------------------|-----------------------------|

        *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---|
[L2] D|----|-----------------------------|
x2   B|----|-----------------------------|
     G|----|-----------------------------|
     D|-0--|/8------/8-----5---3/5-------|
     G|----|-----------------------------|
     D|-0--|/8------/8-----5---3/5-------|

        *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---|
[L3] D|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     B|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     G|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     D|-0--|/8-------7\5/10------8\7-8\7-5----|/5-------5--/5---------------|
     G|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     D|-0--|/8-------7\5/10------8\7-8\7-5----|/5-------5--/5---------------|

        *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---|
[L2b]D|----|-----------------------------|
     B|----|-----------------------------|
     G|----|-----------------------------|
     D|-0--|/8-------7/8\7-5---3/5-------|
     G|----|-----------------------------|
     D|-0--|/8-------7/8\7-5---3/5-------|

        *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---|
[L3b]D|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     B|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     G|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     D|-0--|/8-------7\5/10------8\7-8\7-5----|/5-------5--/5-----------5\--|
     G|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     D|-0--|/8-------7\5/10------8\7-8\7-5----|/5-------5--/5-----------5\--|

        *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---|
[L2b]D|----|-----------------------------|
     B|----|-----------------------------|
     G|----|-----------------------------|
     D|-0--|/8-------8\7---5-------------|
     G|----|-----------------------------|
     D|-0--|/8-------8\7---5-------------|

        *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---|
[L4] D|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     B|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     G|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     D|-0--|-7--/8---7--/8---7--/8---7--/8----|/5----------/5---------------|
     G|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     D|-0--|-7--/8---7--/8---7--/8---7--/8----|/5----------/5---------------|

        *--|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---*----|-1---*---2---*---3---*---4---|
[L5] D|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     A|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     F#----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     D|-0--|/10------8\5--------/10--8\7\5-5--|-----------3/5---------------|
     A|----|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
     D|-0--|/10------8\5--------/10--8\7\5-5--|-----------3/5---------------|            
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