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-Mountain Goats - Commandante - from "devil in the shortwave"
+the Mountain Goats
-tabbed by Russ Sweetser
+Commandante
-ruxxell@comcast.net
+Devil In The Shortwave
+Originally tabbed by Russ Sweetser (yarzrevenge@yahoo.com)
+Revised by Matt Hall (death_list5@hotmail.com)
-you can capo the first fret and play
+The previous tab of this song said you could play with a capo on the first fret.
-G D C G Em G D G
+That would be the easiest way to play along, but this pitch only matches
-G D C G Em G D D
+that of the vinyl rip circulating online.
-C G C G B C D
+I've been told that the record is actually a half step lower in pitch.
-C G C G B D C G
+This would explain the "younger" sound of John's voice that people have mentioned.
-(you get the idea)
+Playing it the way I have here will match the actual record,
+as well as live performances of the song.
+So, in reality, go ahead capo the first fret, but only if you want to match the incorrect vinyl rip.
+I'll admit, I am quite fond of the sound, but nonetheless, it is wrong.
-          G#                      D#
-i'm gonna drink more whiskey than brendan behan.
+Also, on the G chord between verses and on the C chord
-              C#                         G#
+of the outro, John plays a little lick.
-and i'm gonna send my belongings all to tripoli.
+It would look like this:
-              Fm            G#
+e---------
-and i'm gonna ride home to california
+B---------
-D#     C#          G#
+G---------
+D---------
+A-3-2-0---
+E-------3-
+Easiest way to do this is to keep your hand in the G position, but move your
+index and middle fingers up to the A and D strings, allowing you to quickly
+jump back down to G. I'll use a * to indicate when to play the lick.
+Also, throughout most of the song, when you play a C, hold the G note on the
+high e string. I don't believe he holds it on any other chord except for G.
+The C you should play looks like this:
+e-3-------
+B-1-------
+G-0-------
+D-2-------
+A-3-------
+E---------
+          G                       D
+I'm gonna drink more whiskey than Brendan Behan.
+              C                         G
+and I'm gonna send my belongings all to Tripoli.
+              C            G
+and i'm gonna ride home to California
+D      C           G*
 with a banjo on my knee.
-    G#                        D#
+    G                       D
-i'm never gonna turn off the television.
+I'm never gonna turn off the television.
-               C#              G#
+               C              G
-i'm just gonna let it run all night.
+I'm just gonna let it run all night.
-          Fm                       G#
+          C                       G
-i'm gonna plant root vegetables out in the backyard
+I'm gonna plant root vegetables out in the backyard
-         D#                    D#
+         D                    D
-and come summer i am going to treat you right
+and come summer I am going to treat you right
-   C#                        G#
+   C                        G
 so put on your chairman mao coat
-    C#               G#
+    C               G
 and let me clear my throat
-     C                    C#
+     Bm                    C
 lets turn this whole town upside down
-                                        D#
+                                        D
 and shake it 'til the coins come falling out of its pockets,
-     C#                       G#
+     C                       G
 yeah put on your che guevara pin.
-C#                  G#
+C                  G
 call the troops on in.
-            C                     D#           C#              G#
+            Em                     D            C              G*
 we're gonna sail through the night sky like a pair of bottle rockets.
-        G#                        D#
+        G                         D
-i got a great big secret written down somewhere.
+I got a great big secret written down somewhere.
-        C#                    G#
+        C                    G
-i got a rosary to protect us both from harm.
+I got a rosary to protect us both from harm.
-        Fm                     G#
+        C                      G
-i got a storage locker full of cow figurines
+I got a storage locker full of cow figurines
-      D#                          D#
+      D                           D
 and a laundry list of grievances longer than my arm.
-         C#                   G#
+         C                    G
-and i am never going back to cincinatti.
+and i am never going back to Cincinnati.
-         C#                                     G#
+         C                                      G
 all those bridges have been burned down to the ground.
-          C#                       G#
+          C                       G
 i got the jet pack strapped to my back
-         D#                       D#
+         D                        D
 and i am waiting for you to come around.
-     C#                        G#
+     C                         G
 yeah put on your chairman mao coat
-    C#               G#
+    C                G
 and let me clear my throat
-     C                    C#
+     Bm                    C
-lets turn this whole town upside down
+lets turn this whole place upside down
-    C#                                     D#
+    C                                     D
 and shake it 'til the coins come falling out of its pockets,
-     C#                       G#
+     C                        G
 yeah put on your che guevara pin.
-   C#              G#
+   C              G
 call the troops on in.
-            C                D#    N.C                        G#
+            Em                D    (pause)                    G*
 we're gonna sail through the night sky like a pair of bottle rockets.
-G# C# G# C# G# D# C# G# Fm G# D# G# etc.
+G D C* G C* G D C* G C* G C* G D G
+(listen to the song to get the timing for this end part)
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