Hot On The Trail

 

Written by John Stewart

 

‘Hot On The Trail’ is on “Wires from the Bunker”, Wrasse Records, 2000, and Appleseed Records, also 2000. 

Very nice melody played during the intro - the C - F - C etc part - and also in the verses.  Lots of hammer-ons and pull-offs.  We will not tab that accurately throughout as we think it would be too confusing and you´ll hear them, anyway.  Just the signature runs for the intro - highlight the following notes on C - Dm7 - G- C, etc, high E- and B-strings:

g-a-g-e-c-d, d-e-d-c-b-c, g-a-g-e-c-d, d-e-d-c-b-c

next part (second line of intro) goes

d-d, e-f-e-d-e, e-f-e, c-f, e-d-c-d, d-e-d,

and then (third line)

g-a-g-e-c-f-e-d-c, b-c

 

Charlie and Art point out that some of the Fs may be Dm7s, and vice versa.  Charlie writes: ‘The interacting guitars make it very confusing sometimes to figure out what he is playing.  This is because he is playing 2 or 3 different things on 2 or 3 different tracks.’ 

Please follow what´s laid out in the intro for the verses.

 

 

(C)   (Dm7) (G)   (C)  

        (Dm7) (G)   (C)  

(G5/D*)(G5/D*) (C)(C4)(C)(Cadd9)(C) (F) (C) (F) (C)(Cadd9)(C)(Cadd9) (C) (G5/D*)

(C)   (F)   (G)   (C)

 

You were the (Dm7)one (G)told me to (C)go

West of the (Dm7)sun, (G)Colora(C)do.

You (G5)said that I’d find (C)good peace of mind,

I be(F)lieve that I’m (C) getting it (G)down,

(C) Hot on the (F)trail (G)of the (C)clowns, (G)(C)

(C)   (Dm7) (G)   (C)  

        (Dm7) (G)   (C)  

(G5/D*)(G5/D*) (C)(C4)(C)(Cadd9)(C) (F) (C) (F) (C)(Cadd9)(C)(Cadd9) (C) (G5/D*)

(C) Hot on the (F)trail (G)of the (C)clowns. (G)(C)

 

Dust on my (Dm7)feet, (G)Hollywood (C)streets,

I’ve gone as far (Dm7)west as (G)all of the (C)rest.

I (G5)can’t understand how they (C) all got (F)so (C)tan,

Doesn’t (F) anyone (C)work in this (G)town?

(C) Hot on the (F)trail (G)of the (C)clowns. (G)(C)

(C)   (Dm7) (G)   (C)  

        (Dm7) (G)   (C)  

 

You (G5)said that I’d find a (C)good peace of mind,

I be(F)lieve that I’m (C) getting it (G)down,

(C) Hot on the (F)trail (G)of the (C)clowns, (G)(C)

(C)   (Dm7) (G)   (C)   (Dm7) (G)   (C)

(C)   (F) (G)   (C)     (Dm7) (G)   (C)

(C)   (F) (G)   (C)     (Dm7) (G)   (C)   (and fade out)

 

© John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

 

janhauenstein@gmx.de, Charlie Woodward & Art Faller

 

August 2009

 

G5/D*

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Cadd9

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