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This is what I've figured out based on previous posts and messing around a bit.

Sounds pretty good for a rhythm part. The chords won't match up to the lyrics exactly in this post, but if you know the rhythm of the song, it's not hard to figure out. Enjoy!

 

 

The Late Greats

Lyrics/Music by Jeff Tweedy

Performed by Wilco

 

Capo 3

All chords in relation to capo

 

Intro

D Dsus D (listen to record for timing)

 

D

The greatest lost track of all time

 

G

The Late Greats' "Turpentine"

 

D

You can't hear it on the radio

 

A7

You can't hear it anywhere you go

 

 

 

D

The best band will never get signed

 

G

Kay-Settes starring Butcher's Blind

 

D

They're so good you won't ever know

 

G D

They never even played a show

 

G

Can't hear them on the radio

 

 

Rock Break: (each chord is a strum)

D D Dsus Dsus D

D D D D G

G G G G D

D Dsus Dsus Dsus D

 

 

D

The greatest singer in rock 'n roll

 

G

Would have to be Romeo

 

D

His vocal chords are made of gold

 

G D

He just looks a little too old

 

Piano Break:

D

G

D

A7

 

D D Dsus D

 

D

G

D

A7

 

 

D

The best song will never get sung

 

G

The best life never leaves your lungs

 

D

It's so good you won't ever know

 

G D

And never hear it on the radio

 

G

I can't hear it on the radio

 

 

D D Dsus Dsus D

D D D D G

G G G G D

D Dsus Dsus Dsus D

D Dsus Dsus Dsus D

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for the rock out parts i have it in drop d so it sounds a bit more powerful, and u can just play the G without the bass note.

But for the rockout part i just tune it to D and i play

e-2-2---------2--2

b-3-3---------3--3

g-2-2---------2--2

d-0-0--2-0-2-0--0--2-0-2-0-5-5

a-0-0--2-0-2-0--0--2-0-2-0-5-5

E-0-0--2-0-2-0--0--2-0-2-0-5-5 yadayadayada

 

 

so its basically the same thing only i think it sounds morepowerful that way.

suit yourself

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FWIW, this is how I do the breaks

 

---D------Em----D

 

e-2--2----------2-----

b-3--3--3-0-0-0-3-----

g-2--2--2-0-0-0-2-----

d-0--0--0-2-0-2-0-----

a---------------------

e---------------------

 

--D-------------G-----

 

e-------------------------3-3

b----2h3p2 0--------------3-3

g-2--2---------2----------0-0

d-0--0---------0----------0-0

a---------------------0h2-3-3

e-----------------2h3-----3-3

 

--G----------D

 

e------------2-2---

b-0-0h2-2h3--3-3---

g-0-0---0----2-2---

d-0-0---0----0-0---

a------------------

e------------------

 

--D--G-----------D

 

e-2--3--3-3-3-3--2-2-

b-3--3--3-3-3-3--3-3-

g-2--0--0-0-0-0--2-2-

d-0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-

a----2--2-2-2-2------

e----3--3-3-3-3------

 

For pattern #1 zkit's way is pretty similar, probably with a little more low end punch but both ways make the same musical "point"

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How about what the tab has as the "rock break" is that Dsus correct?

 

The tab above is the "rock break", at least how I go it.

 

When tabs write Dsus I often dont know what they mean. Dsus2 is a very different chord than Dsus4. The intro to late greats is D-Dsus2.

 

D Dsus2

e-2-----0

b-3-----3

g-2-----2

 

Dsus4 is different, and sounds more like a G chord

 

-3-

-3-

-2-

 

 

If you divide up the rock break into 4 parts, the first part I have can be basically written as

 

D----D----D--Em-D-Em--D

 

You can substitute G or Dsus4 for the Em, and it still sounds pretty good. When I play this without the capo, I play the F barre chord at the first fret, then go to Fsus4 and it sounds fine.

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Asus is what came up on Chordfind.com, so that explains the discrepency.

 

When Chordfind.com says sus, it means sus4. Asus4 is indeed pretty similar to Dsus2

 

Asus4

 

x-0-2-2-3-0

 

Dsus2

 

x-0-0-2-3-0

 

But you do want that open D string....

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