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Coyote Caller

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 40Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

From the 2017 album "My Spirit Sister"
Capo 1st fret for original key of F minor
[CHORDS]
All chords are basic open chords except:
     G/F#- 200003
       Bm- x24432
      G/B- x20003
C/B      - x20010 (optional: mute 4th string)
 Cadd9#11- x34030
[Intro]
e|-Em---------------|
B|-------0--------|
G|----(0)---------| (x4)
D|------------2---|
A|--------0h2-----|
E|-0--------------|
[Verse 1]
  EmMile marker 3C5 I saGw, DJohn can ya hear him ChowlinG?G/F#  
  EmIt must get lonely when the Cnight sky falGls
The Dcoyote calling, I'd sinD7g if my voice could:
[Chorus 1]
 CFollow Ghis Bmhigh noEmtes,  D    Cdown to the Gbass where the Dlow end goEmesD  
 CHungry to Ghide the Bmkiller insCide, when the CCoyG/Bote Amcalls me Emhome
Lead Fill:
e|-Em---------------|
B|-8p7p5\3/5------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
[Verse 2]
  EmWe wandered aimless till the Csun came uGp
Oh Dbring out your trumpets, chiCldrenG  G/F#  
  EmDance off the daylight till the Cmoon wakes uGp
When the Dking of the prairie sings a D7dirge to awaken we:
[Chorus 2]
 CFollow Ghis Bmhigh noEmtes,  D    Cdown to the Gbass where the Dlow end goEmesD  
 CHungry to Ghide the Bmkiller insCide, when the CCoyG/Bote Amcalls me Emhome
[Instrumental 1]
|  C    G|     D|  C    G|    Em|
|  C    G|     D|  C    G|    Em|
|    Em|
[Verse 3]
  EmWe caught him bathing, licking Cat his wouGnds
A Dface no reaction, just siClenGce
  EmWithout a warning he beCgan the tuGne, singing:
[Refrain 1]
  AmSha-na-na-Emnanana, CSha-sha-la Gsha-na-naAm, Sha-na-na-Emnana
A-BmWHOO, A-CWHOOC/B  
  AmSha-na-na-Emnanana, CSha-sha Gsha-na-naAm, Sha-na-na-Emnana
A-BmWHOO
[Chorus 3]
Yeah just Cfollow Ghis Bmhigh noEmtes,  D    Cdown to the Gbass where the Dlow end goEmesD  
 CHungry to Ghide the Bmkiller insCide, when the CCoyG/Bote Amcalls me Emhome
[Instrumental]
|  Em     C|     Em|         C|      Em| C/  G  Bm|
                  (3/4 time)
[Refrain 2]
  AmSha-na-na-Emnanana, CSha-sha Gsha-na-naAm, Sha-na-na-Emnana
A-BmWHOO, A-CWHOOC/B  
  AmSha-na-na-Emnanana, CSha-sha Gsha-na-naAm, Sha-na-na-Emnana
A-BmWHOO, A-CWHOOG  
  AmSha-na-na-Emnanana (sha-na), CSha-sha Gsha-na-naAm, Sha-na-na-Emnana
  Cadd9#11*
A-WHOO, A-WHOO
[Outro]
   C*                  Em  
e|-------------------||-0------------------||
B|-------------------||-0------------------||
G|*-----0-------0---*||-0------------------||
D|*---2---2---2---2-*||-2------------------||
A|--3-------3--------||-2------------------||
E|-------------------||-0------------------||
              Play 4x
   (Slow down gradually)
 *Note - the full chord here is Cadd9#11, but the
  guitar is actually playing the C chord pattern
  in tab above. Strum or pick Cadd9#11 for full effect.
  Tab above starts at the 2nd half of first "A-WHOO"
  in last line of Refrain 2
End
==============================================================
Main Fingerpicking Patterns:
    Em(& G, G/F#)      Bm(& C, Am, G/B)   D(& D7)
e|-----------------||-----------------||-----------------||
B|-------0-------0-||-------3-------3-||-------3-------3-||
G|-----0-------0---||-----4-------4---||-----2-------2---||
D|---------2-------||-----------------||-0-------0-------||
A|-----------------||-2-------2-------||-----------------||
E|-0---------------||-----------------||-----------------||
End
************************************
| (n)  Ghost note
| h    Hammer-on
| p    Pull-off
| /    Slide up
| \    Slide down
************************************

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Coyote Caller

by Joshua James

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

G/B

Cadd9#11

C/B

From the 2017 album "My Spirit Sister"

Capo 1st fret for original key of F minor

[CHORDS]

All chords are basic open chords except:

G/F#

- 200003

- x24432

G/B

- x20003

C/B - x20010 (optional: mute 4th string)

Cadd9#11

- x34030

[Intro]

e|----------------|

B|-------0--------|

G|----(0)---------| (x4)

D|------------2---|

A|--------0h2-----|

E|-0--------------|

[Verse 1]

Em C G D C G G/F#

Mile marker 35 I saw, John can ya hear him howlin?

Em C G

It must get lonely when the night sky falls

D D7

The coyote calling, I'd sing if my voice could:

[Chorus 1]

C G Bm Em D C G D Em D

Follow his high notes, down to the bass where the low end goes

C G Bm C C G/B Am Em

Hungry to hide the killer inside, when the Coyote calls me home

Lead Fill:

e|----------------|

B|-8p7p5\3/5------|

G|----------------|

D|----------------|

A|----------------|

E|----------------|

[Verse 2]

Em C G

We wandered aimless till the sun came up

D C G G/F#

Oh bring out your trumpets, children

Em C G

Dance off the daylight till the moon wakes up

D D7

When the king of the prairie sings a dirge to awaken we:

[Chorus 2]

C G Bm Em D C G D Em D

Follow his high notes, down to the bass where the low end goes

C G Bm C C G/B Am Em

Hungry to hide the killer inside, when the Coyote calls me home

[Instrumental 1]

C G D C G Em

| | | | |

C G D C G Em

| | | | |

| |

[Verse 3]

Em C G

We caught him bathing, licking at his wounds

D C G

A face no reaction, just silence

Em C G

Without a warning he began the tune, singing:

[Refrain 1]

Am Em C G Am Em

Sha-na-na-nanana, Sha-sha-la sha-na-na, Sha-na-na-nana

Bm C C/B

A-WHOO, A-WHOO

Am Em C G Am Em

Sha-na-na-nanana, Sha-sha sha-na-na, Sha-na-na-nana

A-WHOO

[Chorus 3]

C G Bm Em D C G D Em D

Yeah just follow his high notes, down to the bass where the low end goes

C G Bm C C G/B Am Em

Hungry to hide the killer inside, when the Coyote calls me home

[Instrumental]

Em C Em C Em C G Bm

| | | | | / |

(3/4 time)

[Refrain 2]

Am Em C G Am Em

Sha-na-na-nanana, Sha-sha sha-na-na, Sha-na-na-nana

Bm C C/B

A-WHOO, A-WHOO

Am Em C G Am Em

Sha-na-na-nanana, Sha-sha sha-na-na, Sha-na-na-nana

Bm C G

A-WHOO, A-WHOO

Am Em C G Am Em

Sha-na-na-nanana (sha-na), Sha-sha sha-na-na, Sha-na-na-nana

Cadd9#11

A-WHOO, A-WHOO

[Outro]

C Em

e|-------------------||-0------------------||

B|-------------------||-0------------------||

G|*-----0-------0---*||-0------------------||

D|*---2---2---2---2-*||-2------------------||

A|--3-------3--------||-2------------------||

E|-------------------||-0------------------||

Play 4x

(Slow down gradually)

*Note - the full chord here is Cadd9#11, but the

guitar is actually playing the C chord pattern

in tab above. Strum or pick Cadd9#11 for full effect.

Tab above starts at the 2nd half of first "A-WHOO"

in last line of Refrain 2

End

==============================================================

Main Fingerpicking Patterns:

Em G/F# Bm G/B D D7

(& G, ) (& C, Am, ) (& )

e|-----------------||-----------------||-----------------||

B|-------0-------0-||-------3-------3-||-------3-------3-||

G|-----0-------0---||-----4-------4---||-----2-------2---||

D|---------2-------||-----------------||-0-------0-------||

A|-----------------||-2-------2-------||-----------------||

E|-0---------------||-----------------||-----------------||

End

************************************

| (n) Ghost note

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

************************************

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