Here is a general transcription of "Backwater" by Meat puppets. I didn't have time to nail down the bridge so you'll have to do some interpreting on your own. (I'll work more on it later). The intro lick that I have transcribed is also just an approximation of what is played. It's a simple lick in E major pentatonic that you should be able to pick out purely by ear. I'll follow up with more detail in a few days. Meanwhile we can get started on it. Transcribed by Mike Livengood Backwater -Meat puppets Intro (E-C#m-C-D) with solo guitar melody line Muted dirty guitar E5 F#5 And when I wake up in ... C5 E5 To feel the daybreak.... E5 F#5 There's a blood that's ... C5 E5 With a knife ... E C#m Some things....... C They just stand .... D Half ..... E C#m It may seem...re.... C D In the backwater swirling .... And when I shoulda' been .... E C#m Some things...will .... C They just stand there .... D Half unconscious .... E C#m It may seem....... C D In the backwater swirling ... F-G C B Hey...I'm .... D Good... C B Roll .... D On whose .... -Solo-(over E-C#m-C-D) And when I wake up in the .... -Solo outro- Chords E -0- C#m -4- E5 --- F#5 --- C5 --- -0- -5- --- --- --- -1- -6- --- --- --- -2- -6- --- --- -5- -2- -4- -2- -4- -3- -0- --- -0- -2- --- C ----------3------ --------5---5---- ------5-------5-- ----5------------ --3-------------- ----------------- D ----------5------ --------7---7---- ------7-------7-- ----7------------ --5-------------- ----------------- F -------------8-------- ----------10---10----- -------10---------10-- ----10---------------- --8------------------- ---------------------- G --------------10-------- -----------12----12----- --------12----------12-- -----12----------------- --10-------------------- ------------------------ B ----------2------ --------4---4---- ------4-------4-- ----4------------ --2-------------- ----------------- Intro lick (approx.) E--------------------------------------------------------------l B-------------------------12-----------------------------------l G-----------------11b(12)----12r11--9-11-9---------------9-----l D---------9-11-9----------------------------11-11--9-11-----11-l A------9-------------------------------------------------------l E--/12---------------------------------------------------------l E---------------------------------------------------l B---------------------------------------------------l G-9-11-11b(12)-11b(12)r11-9-11-11b(12)r11-9-11b(12)-l D---------------------------------------------------l A---------------------------------------------------l E---------------------------------------------------l E major pentatonic (for reference) E-----------------------------9--12------ B-----------------------9--12------------ G-----------------9--11------------------ D-----------9--11------------------------ A-----9--11------------------------------ E--12------------------------------------