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Counting Backwards

Throwing Muses
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 1st Verse: Chords  |  |  |  |
 I think that the rhythm chords are played like this:
 E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x x 0 0 |
 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x x 0 0 |
 G 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 6 x x 6 4 |
 D 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 7 x x 7 5 |
 A 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 7 x x 7 5 |
 E 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 x x 5 3 |
 
 2nd Guitar: after 2nd "....don't remember"
 | IV | II (x4) | V |
 | II (x6) | V | II (X6) | V |
 | II (x8) | II  |
2nd Guitar:  |  I | II a (with 1/4 step bend up and back on B string 5th fret) |
 2nd Verse:  |  |  |  |
 2nd Guitar: | II(x6) | V | II(x6) | V |
  | II(x8) | II  |
2nd Guitar(at  end of chorus) | I | II | II | III |
  | I | II a (with 1/4 step bend as above) |
 Guitar 1: | II (x6) | V | (These 2 patterns are played 6 times)
 Guitar 2: Here are the 2 fills heard during the above pattern:
 E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | | 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
 B 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 | | 12 / 15 |15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15(bend)|
 E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
 B 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 | 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 | 14 14 14 14 |
 E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 | 0
 B 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 | 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 | 13 13 13 13 | 12
  ( gradually slow down)
 HO = hammer on ; / = slide up to next note ; \ = slide down to next note

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Readable chord sheet for Counting Backwards by Throwing Muses

1st Verse:  Chords    [E] | [F#] | [G] | [A] |

I think that the rhythm chords are played like this:

E  0    0 0 0 0   0  0 0 0 0  0  0 0 0 0  0  x x  0  0                |
B  0    0 0 0 0   0  0 0 0 0  0  0 0 0 0  0  x x  0  0                |
G  1    1 1 1 1   3  3 3 3 3  4  4 4 4 4  6  x x  6  4                |
D  2    2 2 2 2   4  4 4 4 4  5  5 5 5 5  7  x x  7  5                |
A  2    2 2 2 2   4  4 4 4 4  5  5 5 5 5  7  x x  7  5                |
E  0    0 0 0 0   2  2 2 2 2  3  3 3 3 3  5  x x  5  3                |
   [E]              [F#]          [G]           [A]          [G]

2nd Guitar: after 2nd "....don't remember"

| IV | II (x4) | V |
| II (x6) | V | II (X6) | V |
| II (x8) | II [A] |

[E]2nd [F#]Guita[G]r: |[B] I | II a (with 1/4 step bend up and back on B string 5th fret) |

2nd Verse: [E] | [F#] | [G] | [A] |
2nd Guitar: | II(x6) | V | II(x6) | V |
            | II(x8) | II [A] |

[E]2nd [F#]Guita[G]r(at[B] end of chorus) | I | II | II | III |
                             | I | II a (with 1/4 step bend as above) |
Guitar 1: | II (x6) | V | (These 2 patterns are played 6 times)

Guitar 2: Here are the 2 fills heard during the above pattern:

E  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  |      |  0         | 0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0      |
B 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12  |      | 12  /   15 |15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15(bend)|

E  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  |  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  |  0  0  0  0 |
B 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14  | 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13  | 14 14 14 14 |

E  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  |  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  |  0  0  0  0 |  0
B 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12  | 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14  | 13 13 13 13 | 12
                                        ( gradually slow down)

HO = hammer on ; / = slide up to next note ; \ = slide down to next note

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