Artist: Alkaline Trio
Song: Trucks and Trains
Album: From Here To Infirmary
Guitarist: Matt Skiba
^= bend note
/= slide up
\= slide down
///= pick scrape
PM.= palm mute
~= ring out
Intro x2
e | 77 99 1010 1212 1010 99 1010 99 |
b | 00 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 00 7777777888888777 (7^) |
g | 0000000000000000 |
d | |
a | |
e | | () play 2nd time |
No Guitar in verse
Pre-Chorus
e | |
b | |
g | |
d | 55555555 77777777 |
a | 55555555 77777777 |
e | 33333333 55555555 |
PM........ ........
Chorus
e | |
b | |
g | 777777777777 |
d | 777777777777 7777\5555555555555555 |
a | 555555555555 7777\5555555555555555 |
e | 5555\3333333333333333 | x3 |
e | |
b | |
g | |
d | 7777777777777777\55555555/7777777 |
a | 7777777777777777\55555555/7777777 |
e | 5555555555555555\33333333/5555555 | x1 |
Intro x2
e | 77 99 1010 1212 1010 99 1010 99 |
b | 00 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 00 7777777888888777 (7\) |
g | 0000000000000000 |
d | |
a | |
e | | () play 2nd time |
Verse 2
e | |
b | |
g | |
d | ///////// |
a | ///////// |
e | | this is after he sings "plummet down in flames" |
Pre-Chorus
e | |
b | |
g | |
d | 55555555 77777777 |
a | 55555555 77777777 |
e | 33333333 55555555 |
PM........ ........
Chorus
e | |
b | |
g | 777777777777 |
d | 777777777777 7777\5555555555555555 |
a | 555555555555 7777\5555555555555555 |
e | 5555\3333333333333333 | x3 |
e | |
b | |
g | |
d | 7777777777777777\55555555/7777777 |
a | 7777777777777777\55555555/7777777 |
e | 5555555555555555\33333333/5555555 | x1 |
Solo x4
e | 77 99 1010 1212 1010 99 1010 99 |
b | 00 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 00 |
g | |
d | |
a | |
e | |
Bridge
e | |
b | |
g | 777 |
d | 99999999 77777777 55555555 44444 777 |
a | 99999999 77777777 55555555 55555 555 |
e | 77777777 55555555 33333333 22222 | x3 |
PM........ ........ ........ .....
e | |
b | |
g | |
d | 99999999 77777777 55555555 77777777 |
a | 99999999 77777777 55555555 77777777 |
e | 77777777 55555555 33333333 55555555 | x1 |
While this is being played another guitar is pick scraping
like in the 2nd verse
Chorus
e | |
b | |
g | 777777777777 |
d | 777777777777 7777\5555555555555555 |
a | 555555555555 7777\5555555555555555 |
e | 5555\3333333333333333 | x3 |
e | |
b | |
g | 7~ |
d | 7777777777777777\55555555/7777777 7~ |
a | 7777777777777777\55555555/7777777 5~ |
e | 5555555555555555\33333333/5555555 | x1 |