How The Leopard Got Its Spots

            HOW THE LEOPARD GOT ITS SPOTS - Portugal. The Man
Tabbed by: Ian Melchior
Email: E*

Tuning: DADGBe
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===Intro/Verse 1===
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Part 1 (0:04)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--77777777555555553333333322220000----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Part 2 (0:10)  "Palms are fitted black..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10------------|
G|-14-14---14-14---12-12---12-12---10-10---10-10---9--9----7--7-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Part 3 (0:17) "To triggers that cause bodies that tremble..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7~~~~~~-------9~~~~~~~~~------10~~~~~~~~~-----12~~~/--14~~~~-----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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===Prechorus===
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Part 1 (0:24) "But this mud looks shallow..."
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10---10-10------------|
G|-14-14---14-14---12-12---12-12---10-10---10-10---9--9----7--7-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Part 2 (0:24)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7~~~~~~-------9~~~~~~~~~------10~~~~~~~~~-----12~~~/--14~~~~-----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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===Verse 2===
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(0:38) "Child bearing games..."
Same as Parts 2 and 3 of Verse 1.  Also a sweet bass line that I don't know
how to play.

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===Prechorus 2===
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Part 1 (0:51) "But this mud looks shallow..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0-------------------------------------|x2
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Part 2 (1:05)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10-10------10-10-10------10-------------------------------------------|
G|-9--9--9-------9--9--9-------9--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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===Chorus===
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Piano Part (1:09) "Rally all your men..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--12--13--12--10--12--13--12--12--13--15--13--8--10--12--10---------|x3
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--12--13--12--10--12--13--12-------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

        (1:33)
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B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--77777777555555553333333322220000----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

        (1:59)
Play the prechorus parts again.

        
        (2:16)
Play the chorus parts again.

        (2:58)
A nice accapella part.  Mess around with the other riffs here if you are so inclined.

        (3:30) somewhere around here play this along with a motley assortment 
of other parts of the song.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7-9-7-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-9-10-------10-9--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Ian Melchior

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| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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