The Great Plains Lyrics

As recorded by Scale the Summit
(From the 2009 Album CARVING DESERT CANYONS)
Words and Music by Scale the Summit
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Chris'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Travis'
Gtr III (B E A D G B E) - 'Chris Clean'
Gtr IV (B E A D G B E) - 'Travis Clean'
Q=180
Gtrs I, II
E E E Q. +H. E E E Q. E E E Q.
||o------------0----|-(0)------|------------0----|------------0---|
||o-0-(0)-(0)-(0)---|-(0)------|-0-(0)-(0)-(0)---|-0-(0)-(0)-(0)--|
E E E Q. +H. E E E Q. E E E Q.
|------------0----|-(0)------|------------0----|------------0-----o||
|-0-(0)-(0)-(0)---|-(0)------|-0-(0)-(0)-(0)---|-0-(0)-(0)-(0)----o||
E E E Q. Q Q +Q
||o------------0------|-0---(0)---(0)---|
||o-0-(0)-(0)-(0)-----|-----------------|
| Gtr II
||o-------------------|-----------------|
||o-------------------|-----------------|
Q Q +Q Q Q +Q
|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|--0------0-----|--0------0------o||
|-------------|-------------|---------------|----------------o||
|-------------|-------------|---------------|----------------o||
|-------------|-------------|---------------|----------------o||
Gtrs I, II
|-----------10s12s10------|--------10s12-(12)-|
|-7s5s9---9----------9s11-|------9------------|
E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E +Q
|----------------12-14s16----------|-------------------|
|-11s12----------------------------|----16-------------|
|----------------------------------|-------14s10-(10)--|
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||o----12-12----12-12-|----12-12----12-12-|
| Gtr II
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||o-----5--5-----5--5-|-----5--5-----5--5-|
|-11-------9----11-|----12----7s9-11s=|
|-------------------|--------------------o||
|----12-12----12-12-|----12-12----12-12--o||
|-------------------|--------------------o||
|-------------------|--------------------o||
E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q
|-----7s9------------9s14-----|-------14-----------16-----|
| E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q
|-----5-7-12---------7s12-----|-------16-----------14-----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q.
|-------------12-16-17---|-17s12-11-----------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q.
|-----------------9s10---|-10s=5--4-----------|
|-----------6s=9---------|----------4---------|
Gtrs III, IV
E E E Q. +H. +H.
||o--------2--(2)---|-(2)------|-(2)------|
||o-0-(0)-(0)-(0)---|-(0)------|-(0)------|
+H. E E E Q. E E E Q.
|-(2)------|--------5--(5)---|--------7--(7)----o||
|-(0)------|-0-(0)-(0)-(0)---|-0-(0)-(0)-(0)----o||
E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q
||o-----9---------9-----|-----9---------9-----|------11---------11------|
||o-0-------------------|-0-------------------|-12----------------------|
E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q
|------11---------11-----|-----6---------6-----|-----6---------6------o||
|-12---------------------|-9-------------------|-4--------------------o||
E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q E Q Q E
| Gtr IV
W.
a Q. W +E
|-7s=9-------10-----------------(10)-|
|-7s=9--------9------------------(9)-|
a Q E Q E Q H a Q. Q E Q E Q E
|-10s11----9----------9------------|-9s11------9-----6-----9-----|
|------------11----12--------------|-9s11------9-----7-----9-----|
a Q. Q +H.. E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-9s11------9---(9)--------------|-9---------------------11-----|
|-9s11------9---(9)--------------|-9----------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-------14s16----------------------|
H. E E E E E E
Q H a E E E E E E E E E Q E H.
|------------------20s21---19---------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------21------|-18s19s18-----------------------|
|----------------------------------19-|----------19---19s16------------|
E E E Q. a Q Q Q
|-------12-14------14s16---14-------|
E E E E Q a Q. Q. H. E E E E E E
|-----------12---12s14--------------|-----------------------------------|
|----9------------------------------|------------------------------14s==|
Q. Q. Q. Q.
H. a E E E E E a E Q Q Q Q. Q E
|------------------------------8s9-|-7---------------------------|
|--5---------------8s9---7---------|-----10---7---9------10s==9--|
H. Q H H. H.
|-11------------11s==16-------|-----------------------------|
+H. a Q E E Q
|-(17)-----------13s14-----12-----|
|----------------10s11------9-----|
W. Q. Q. E E E E a E +E
|-10---------------------------|-/10-------9--------5---7---7s10-(10)-|
|--7---------------------------|---7-------6--------2---4---4s=7--(7)-|
+H.. Q a Q E
|-(10)------------------12s14------|
|--(7)-------------------9s11------|
E W +Q. W.
Gtrs III, IV
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W. W.
W. W. W. +W.
| Gtr IV
| W. W. W. +W.
Gtrs III, IV
T T T T T T T T
||o-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
||------------6-7-14--------6-7-14s19-|-----------6-7-14--------6-7-14s19--|
||o----------------------16-----------|----------------------16------------|
||--5-7-14s16--------5-7--------------|-5-7-14s16--------5-7---------------|
T T T T T T T T
E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q. E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q. 3x
|-----9----14------|-14---------14----|-----9----14------|-14---------14-----o||
|---7------------7-|-14p7-4s6-7-14----|---7------------7-|-14p7-4s6-7-14------||
|-5------------4---|------------------|-5------------4---|-------------------o||
T T T T
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E 4x
||o-----9-14---9-11---|---11-16---11-14---9-13-o||
||o-5-----------------|------------------------o||
T T T T T T T T
||o-----14---14-----14---14-|-----14---14-----14---14-|
||o-5-----------5-----------|-5-----------5-----------|
T T T T T T T T
|-----13---13-----13---13-|------16----16-----13---13---o||
|-7-----------7-----------|-9-------------7-------------o||
T T T T T T
E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E
||o-----14-----14-----14-|------14-----14------14-|
||o-5------5------5------|-5-------5------5-------|
| Gtr IV
| T T T T T T
||o-----14-----14-----14-|---14--------14---14----|
||o-5-------------5------|-------5--------------5-|
T T T T T T
E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E
|------13------13------13-|-------16-------16-------16-o||
|-7--------7------7-------|--9--------9--------9-------o||
| T T T T T T
|---14----14--------13----|-13-------13-------13-------o||
|---------------7---------|-----7-----------------9----o||
Gtrs III, IV
T T T T T T T T
||o-----14---14-----14---14-|-----14---14-----14---14-|
||o-5-----------5-----------|-5-----------5-----------|
T T T T T T T T
|-----13---13-----13---13-|------16----16-----13---13---o||
|-7-----------7-----------|-9-------------7-------------o||
T T T
E E E E H +W E E E E H W
|----7--(7)-(7)--(7)----|--(7)--------|-----9----(9)s===|=7----|
|-5-(5)-(5)-(5)--(5)----|--(5)--------|---7------(7)s===|=5----|
|-----------------------|-------------|-5--------(5)s===|=3----|
T T
H H H H W
T
+W W +W
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths