Backwards Down
the Number Line
Written by Tom
Marshall/Trey Anastasio
Performed at
Rothbury Festival 2008-07-06
Transcribed by
Kevin Snyder (snydeke1@yahoo.com)
Trey Anastasio:
acoustic guitar, vocals
Mike Gordon:
bass, chorus vocals
cool vid of this
performace on youtube to play along with:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2KWW4LX3bo
and here is a
sendspace link to download an mp3 of this song:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/5kup55
these chords
(starts in key of Gmaj) are played in the open first postion
and the strumming
pattern is "hit the top three" then the "lower three-ish"
if
your looking down
at your guitar. Listen and you'll hear a
slight pause before
each chord change
indicitive of hitting the bass notes then the trebles which
are strummed a
couple times before the next chord change.
No need to hit
them as written,
just trying to set the example strumming pattern. This applies
to the chorus as
well. Hope this helps!
starts on....C
G
happy happy oh my friend
e-|---------------------3--3--3--3--
B-|---------------------0--0--0--0--
G-|---------------------0--0--0--0--
D-|------------------3-----3--3--3--
A-|------------------2--------2--2--
E-|------------------3--------3--3--
D
blow out candles once again
e-|----------------------------2--2--2--
B-|-------------------------3--3--3--3--
G-|----------------------2--2--2--2--2--
D-|----------------------0--0--0--0--0--
A-|----------------------0--0-----0--0--
E-|-------------------------------------
Am
leave the presents all inside
e-|-----------------------------0--0--0--
B-|-----------------------------1--1--1--
G-|--------------------------2--2--2--2--
D-|-----------------------2--2--2--2--2--
A-|-----------------------0--0-----0--0--
E-|-----------------------0--------0--0--
C
take my hand and lets take a ride
e-|--------------0--0--0--0--
B-|--------------1--1--1--1--
G-|--------------0--0--0--0--
D-|--2---0--(2)--2--2--2--2--
A-|----------3------3--3--3--
E-|---------(0)--------0--0--
D
backwards down the number line
e-|--------------------------------2--2--3--2--0--2--
B-|-----------------------------3--3--3--2--3--3--3--
G-|--------------------------2--2--2--2--3--2--2--2--
D-|--------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
A-|--------------------------------------------------
E-|--------------------------------------------------
Am
you were eight
and i was nine
D Am
do you know what
happened there
C
do you know why
we're still friends
G
laughing all these
many years
D
we pushed through
hardships tasted tears
Am C
made a promise
one to keep
G
i can still
recite it in my sleep
D
everytime time a
birthday comes
Am
call your friend
and sing a song
C
or wisper it into
his ears
G
or write it down,
just don't miss a year
Next the chorus
(key changes to Cmaj) and it is repeated 2 times then the bass solo
Note: the Fmaj is
played as the first position barre chord
F C
you decide what
it contains
G
how long it goes
but this remains
F C
the only rule is
it begins
G
happy happy oh my
friend
F C
you decide what
it contains
G
how long it goes
but this remains
F C G
the only rule is
it begins
F
C G
and all my
friends come backwards down the number line x3
F C
all my friends
bass solo
transcribed for guitar (thru the piano...don't have a bass)
and repositioned
it an octave above mike's bass due the guitar not having
the range on the
deeper octave notes like a bass. hope
that makes sense.
lead into the G
G
e-|---------
B-|---------
G-|-5-4-----
D-|-----7-5-
A-|---------
E-|---------
then the solo begins...
F
C G F C G F
e-|----------------------------------------------------------------7-7--
B-|-6-6-5-6-5------------------------------5-6-5-6-5---------5-6-5------
G-|-----------7-5-5-----5--------5---5---5-----------7-5---5------------
D-|-----------------5-5------5-7---7---7-----------------7--------------
A-|------------------------9--------------------------------------------
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------
C
G F C
G F
e-|-5-7-5---5------------5-5---------------------------------
B-|-------9---9-9-5----9-----9-5-------5-6-9---5-6--6-5------
G-|-----------------5------------7-5-7-------7----------7-5--
D-|----------------------------------------------------------
A-|----------------------------------------------------------
E-|----------------------------------------------------------
C G
e-|--------------------
B-|--------------------
G-|-4-4-2--------------
D-|-------5-3-2--------
A-|-------------5-3----
E-|-----------------3--
F
C
G
and all my
friends come backwards down the number line x3
F
C to end