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FROM THE MORNING (corrected and updated 01/19/98)

Tuning (bottom first) BEBEBE capo 1st fret
     

Intro (just play the verse pattern if you're feeling lazy!):
     
|----------------|--------0-------|----------------|----------------| 
|--------0-------|---------0------|--------0-------|--------0-------| 
|--0----------0--|-----0-------0--|--0--------0---0|-----0-------0--| 
|-----4-----4---4|--5--------5---5|-----4---4---4--|--5--------4---4| 
|--2---2---2---2-|--4---4---4---4-|--2---2---2---2-|--4---4---4---4-| 
|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|
     
(slide up from x24xxx to x45xxx - the slide adds extra 
unplucked notes)
     
Main Verse Pattern:
     
|----------------|-------(0)------| (the notes in brackets occur 
|--------0-------|--------0-(0)---| now and again, replacing 
|--0----------0--|-----0-------0--| the notes directly below 
|-----4-----4---4|--5--------5---5| them on the tab) 
|--2---2---2---2-|--4---4---4---4-|
|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|
     
(slide as before)
     
Last Line Of Verse:
     
|----------------|0---------------|
|--------0-------|--------0-------|
|--0----------0--|-----0-------0--|
|-----2-----2----|---2-------2----|
|--2---2---2---2-|--2---2---2---2-|
|2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---|
     
Variation on Main Bit (occurs in instrumental sections):
     
|----------------|-----0----------|
|--------0-------|----------------|
|--0----------0--|-0-------0---0--|
|-----4-----4---4|---5---5---5---5|
|--2---2---2---2-|--4---4---4---3-|
|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|
     
Last Line:
     
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---
|--------0-------|-------0--------|---0---------0--|---
|--0----------0--|-----0-----0---0|-----0---0-----0|---   (slowing
|-----4-----4---4|--5------5---5--|-4-----4---4----|--4      down)
|--2---2---2---2-|--4---4---3---3-|--2---2---2---2-|---
|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|0--
     
     
Tabbed by Chris Healey