Leo Kottke - The Tennessee Toad Tab

The Tennessee Toad

Leo Kottke

6- and 12-String Guitar

The recording on the album is in an open A on a 12-string, but I usually play in open C
[CGCGCe] on a 6-string.
If you have a 12-string you can hit notes of the same pitch but different timbre on
different strings using the octave strings.
The first and last lines are played freely, and the rest of the tune is played with swing.
And you'll want to use a slide for most of this.

Have fun!


  
c#
        3       
    3   2p0h2   
       3   3    
 7\5 0          
  
A 
        2       
    3   2p0h2   
    2 2   2  2  
 7\5 0          
  
E 
        3       
    3   2p0h2   
     3   3      
 7\5 0          
  
A 
        2       
    3   2p0h2   
                
 7\5 0          
  
E 
0               
    3   2p0h2   
2 0             
 7\5 0          
  
A 
                
4   3   2p0h2   
                
 7\5 0          


  
c#
      3         
  0                     
      3         
      2         
  
A 
    2       2   
    2 2   0 2           
          3 3\2 
          2     
  
E 
  3         3   
              3  2b3r20 
/3      3       
  2           2\
  
A 
                
                        
/3  3       3   
               \
  
E 
0       0       
0       0       0   0   
                
    2       2  \
  
A 
                
                        
                
2       2       


  
c#
      3         
 0                      
      3         
     5          
  
A 
    2       2   
   2 2                  
  3       3     
  5             
  
E 
  3         3   
         3   2   0   0  
        3     3/
5       5       
  
A 
                
                   2   /
    3       3   
    5       5\  
  
E 
0       0       
0      0   0   0        
                
                
  
A 
                
                        
3               
5               


  
c#
    12    12    
12\10 10  10    
    12    12    
12\10 10  10    
  
A 
/12   12      12
    10        10
/12   12      12
    10        10
  
E 
                
                
                
                
  
A 
                
                
                
                
  
E 
                
0   0   0   0   
                
0   0   0   0   
  
A 
0   0   0   0   
                
0   0   0   0   
                


  
c#
    12    12    
    5 7         
                
      2         
  
A 
/12   12    12\0
   5            
    3   2 0 5   
2   2     2     
  
E 
                
3/5         7\0 
/3  3   2   5   
2              /
  
A 
                
        7   7\0 
/3          5   
2       2   2   
  
E 
                
3/5         7\0 
/3          5   
2               
  
A 
0   0   0   0   
    5       7\0 
/3              
                


  
c#
7   7     5     
    0/2   2     
                
      2         
  
A 
7           5  0
    0/2     2 2/
3   3 \ 2 0 5  \
2   2     2   2/
  
E 
7     5         
                
            5  \
2               
  
A 
7       5       
  0         2   
                
2   2   2   2   
  
E 
                
                
                
                
  
A 
                
0       2       
                
                


  
c#
7   7     5     
    0/2   2     
                
                
  
A 
7           5  0
    0/2     2 2/
3   3 \ 2 0 5  \
2   2 2   2     
  
E 
7     5         
                
            5  \
2               
  
A 
7       5       
  0         2   
                
2   2   2   2\  
  
E 
                
                
                
                
  
A 
                
0       2       
                
            2\  


  
c#
    12    12    
12\10 10  10    
    12    12    
12\10 10  10    
  
A 
/12   12      12
    10        10
/12   12      12
    10        10
  
E 
                
                
                
                
  
A 
                
                
                
                
  
E 
                
0   0   0   0   
                
0   0   0   0   
  
A 
0   0   0   0   
                
0   0   0   0   
                


  
c#
    12    12    
    5 7         
                
      2         
  
A 
/12   12    12\0
   5            
    3   2 0 5   
2   2     2     
  
E 
                
3/5         7\0 
/3  3   2   5   
2              /
  
A 
                
        7   7\0 
/3          5   
2       2   2   
  
E 
                
3/5         7\0 
/3          5   
2               
  
A 
0   0   0   0   
    5       7\0 
/3              
                


  
c#
      3     3   
  0         6/6         
      3         
      2         
  
A 
    2       2   
    2 2   0         0   
    3     3 3\2 
          2     
  
E 
  3         3   
                  2     
3               
  2             
  
A 
            2   
                      2/
3       3   3   
                
  
E 
0       0   0   
0       0       0   0   
                
    2       2 \ 
  
A 
                
                        
                
2       2       


  
c#
      3     3   
 0                      
      3         
     5          
  
A 
    2       2   
   2 2 0                
    3     3     
  5         5   
  
E 
  3         3   
         3 2     0   0  
              3/
5         5     
  
A 
                
                   2   /
3       3   3   
    5   5       
  
E 
0       0       
0      0   0   0        
                
                
  
A 
                
                        
                
5               


  
c#
                
                
      12        
      12        15
  
A 
          8/10  
        10/12   
12  12    1212  
12  12    1212    
  
E 
          8/10  
        10/12   
              12
              12  
  
A 
          8/10  
        10/12   
12  12  12  12  
12  12  12  12    
  
E 
          8/10  
        10/12   
                
                  
  
A 
          8/10  
        10/12