Dallas Green — Caseys Song (ver 3) Tab
Right, this is played with altered tuning, starting with the low E string — E, B, D#, e, b, d# It's played in 4/4 time signature and tempo of 112.5 bpm Dallas starts off with a barre on 12, and then into... d# | — — 0 0 — — 0 0 | — — 0 0 — — 0 0 | — — 0 0 — — 0 0 | — — 0 0 — — 0 0 | b | — — 0 0 — — 0 0 | — — 0 0 — — 0 0 | — — 0 0 — — 0 0 | — — 0 0 — — 0 0 | e | 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 | 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 | 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 | 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 | D# | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | B | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | this is the main riff for the verses and chorus. The strumming seems to be just strumming through it more to hit the top strings on the off—beats. repeat this 6 times, the last time playing the upbeat to the next riff... d# ...0 0 | 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 | 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 b ...0 0 | 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 | 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 e ...1111| 11— 7 7 7 — 7 7 — 1111| 11— 7 7 7 — 7 7—| D# ...1010| 10— 5 5 5 — 5 5 — 1010| 10— 5 5 5 — 5 5—| B ...9 9 | 9 — 4 4 4 — 4 4 — 9 9 | 9 — 4 4 4 — 4 4 E ...9 9 | 9 — 4 4 4 — 4 4 — 9 9 | 9 — 4 4 4 — 4 4 use dud, dud, dd as the strumming pattern to get the quick triplets and slower quavers, d# 0 0 | 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 | 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 b 0 0 | 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 | 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 e 9 9 | 9 — 7 7 7 — 7 7 — 9 9 | 9 — 7 7 7 — 7 7 D# 8 8 | 8 — 5 5 5 — 5 5 — 8 8 | 8 — 5 5 5 — 5 5 B 7 7 | 7 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 7 7 | 7 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 E 7 7 | 7 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 7 7 | 7 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 This is repeated 4 times (16 bars), and then returns to... d# | — — 0 0 — — 0 0 | — — 0 0 — — 0 0 | — — 0 0 — — 0 0 | — — 0 0 — — 0 0 | b | — — 0 0 — — 0 0 | — — 0 0 — — 0 0 | — — 0 0 — — 0 0 | — — 0 0 — — 0 0 | e | 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 | 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 | 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 | 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 6 | D# | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | B | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | for another 2 repeats (8 bars) The bridge varies on his album and live versions, The album version is simply the one chord... d# — 0 — b — 0 — e — 7 — D# — 5 — B — 4 — E — 4 — and on the live version he alternates between the two chords.... d# — 0 — 0 — b — 0 — 0 — e — 7 — 7 — D# — 5 — 5 — B — 4 — 0 — E — 4 — 0 — either way, palm mute the top strings and repated for the duration of 8 bars, then into the 2nd riff again... d# 0 0 | 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 | 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 b 0 0 | 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 | 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 e 1111| 11— 7 7 7 — 7 7 — 1111| 11— 7 7 7 — 7 7—| D# 1010| 10— 5 5 5 — 5 5 — 1010| 10— 5 5 5 — 5 5—| B 9 9 | 9 — 4 4 4 — 4 4 — 9 9 | 9 — 4 4 4 — 4 4 E 9 9 | 9 — 4 4 4 — 4 4 — 9 9 | 9 — 4 4 4 — 4 4 d# 0 0 | 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 | 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 b 0 0 | 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 | 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 e 9 9 | 9 — 7 7 7 — 7 7 — 9 9 | 9 — 7 7 7 — 7 7 D# 8 8 | 8 — 5 5 5 — 5 5 — 8 8 | 8 — 5 5 5 — 5 5 B 7 7 | 7 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 7 7 | 7 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 E 7 7 | 7 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 7 7 | 7 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 Which is repeated 4 times and finally... d# 0 0 | 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 | 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 b 0 0 | 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 | 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 e 7 7 | 7 — 7 7 7 — 7 7 — 7 7 | 4 — 4 4 4 — 4 4 D# 5 5 | 5 — 5 5 5 — 5 5 — 5 5 | 3 — 3 3 3 — 3 3 B 4 4 | 4 — 4 4 4 — 4 4 — 4 4 | 2 — 2 2 2 — 2 2 E 4 4 | 4 — 4 4 4 — 4 4 — 4 4 | 2 — 2 2 2 — 2 2 d# 0 0 | 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 | 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 b 0 0 | 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 | 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 e 4 4 | 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 | 9 — 9 9 9 — 9 9 D# 3 3 | 3 — 3 3 3 — 3 3 — 3 3 | 8 — 8 8 8 — 8 8 B 2 2 | 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 | 7 — 7 7 7 — 7 7 E 2 2 | 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 | 7 — 7 7 7 — 7 7 which is repeated 4 times and then back to the root chord again: d# — 0 — — 12~—————————————| b — 0 — — 12~—————————————| e — 7 — repeated until the end — 12~—| D# — 5 — — 12~—————————————| B — 4 — — 12~—————————————| E — 4 — — 12~—————————————| well, i'm almost certain most of it's correct! it looks the same on the fingerboard to dallas green plays it, and it sounds the same — think the ending riff might be different to the album version, bit it's hard to tell with the cello over the top. Hope that's a help, and what a cool tune!