Composed by: Chief Noda (in 1993), cnoda @ comcast . net (remove extra spaces)

Tab by: Chief Noda (2003)

Tuning: EADEAE

Echoes (MP3)

****** Draft February 17, 2003 ******

I wrote this tune after the wedding of Chuck and Laura, and thus dedicate this tune to them. I was just noodling on my guitar in this EADEAE and the song wrote itself. Only years later, I realized the chord progression is 1-6-4-5 (parts A and B) and mostly 4 in part C. Pretty mundane but I think everyone is entitled to write one "ordinary" song.

Ten years after, I finally sat down and wrote out this TAB. Only then, I realized the right-hand fingnering pattern is pretty much the same in parts A and B.

The tune is played as

Part A (twice), Part B

Part A' (twice), Part B'

Part C (twice) followed by part D

Part A'' (twice), Part B''

Part Ending

Parts A' and A'' are essentially same as Part A, but harmonics are added as an "echo" effect. Parts B' and B'', the same way. If you don't want to, you can simply use Parts A and B all the way through. Also my original recording (in "Songs For My Dog" CD) is different from this TAB in a few aspects. Rather, this TAB reflects what I play now (in 2003)

Part A  (repeat twice)



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|---------------0-|-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------|
|---------0-------|---0-----0-----0-|---------0-------|---0-----0-----0-|
|*----10----10----|-----10----10----|-----10----10----|-----10----10----|
|*--11--11----11--|-------11----11--|---11--11----11--|-------11----11--|
|-12--------------|-----------------|-9---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  p p i p m i p a     m i p m i p m   p p i p m i p a     m i p m i p m


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|---------------5-|-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------|
|---------5-------|---5-----5-----5-|---------0-------|---0-----0-----0-|
|-------5---5-----|-----5-----5-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0----*|
|-----7-------7---|-------7-----7---|---7---7-----7---|-------7-----7--*|
|-5---------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  p   p i m i p a     m i p m i p m   p p i p m i p a     m i p m i p m


Part B

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|---------------0-|-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------|
|---------0-------|---0-----0-----0-|---------0-------|---0-----0-----0-|
|-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|
|---4---4-----4---|-------4-----4---|---0---0-----0---|-------0-----0---|
|-5---------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  p p i p m i p a     m i p m i p m   p p i p m i p a     m i p m i p m



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|---------------0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------0-------|---0-----0-----0-|-----------------|-------0---------|
|-----0-----0-----|-----4-----4-----|-----0-------0---|-----0-----0-----|
|---4---4-----4---|-------2-----2---|---2---2---2-----|---2---------2---|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4-------2-------|-0---------------|
  p p i p m i p a     m i p m i p m   p i m i p i m i   p i m a   m i


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|---------------0-|-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------|
|---------0-------|---0-----0-----0-|---------0-------|---0-----0-----0-|
|-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|
|---4---4-----4---|-------4-----4---|---0---0-----0---|-------0-----0---|
|-5---------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  p p i p m i p a     m i p m i p m   p p i p m i p a     m i p m i p m



  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
|---------------0-|-----------------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
|---------0-------|---0-----0-----0-|-------0---0-----|-------0---------|
|-----0-----0-----|-----4-----4-----|-----3-------3---|-----2-----------|
|---4---4-----4---|-------2-----2---|---0-----------0-|---0-------------|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  p p i p m i p a     m i p m i p m   p p i m a m i p   p p i m a


Part C  (repeat twice, and then play part D)


  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
|-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-------0-|-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-------0-|
|---0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----|---0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----|
|*------12--------|---12--------12--|-------12--------|---12--------12-*|
|*11---------11---|---------11------|-12---------12---|---------12-----*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|



  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
|-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-------0-|-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-------0-|
|---0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----|---0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----|
|-------12--------|---12--------12--|-------10--------|---10--------10--|
|-11---------11---|---------11------|-9-----------9---|---------0-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|



  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
|-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-------0-|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|
|---0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----|---0-----0-----0-|---0-----0-----0-|
|-------9---------|---9---------9---|-7---------------|-7---------------|
|-7-----------7---|---------7-------|-------6---------|-------6---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---|-------------7---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Part D

  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
|-----0-----0-----|-----7H----------|
|---0-----0-----0-|-----7H----------|
|-7---------------|-----7H----------|
|-------6---------|-----7H----------|
|-------------7---|-----7H----------|
|-----------------|-0---------------|


Part - Ending (make up your own)

This is what I often play. The time changes to 3/4

  |   |   |     |   |   |     |   |   |     |   |   |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|---------0---|---------0---|---------0---|---------0---|
|-----10----10|-----10----10|-----10----10|-----10----10|
|---11--11----|---11--11----|---11--11----|---11--11----|
|-12----------|-12----------|-12----------|-12----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|



  |   |   |   |
|---------0H------||
|-------0H--------||
|-----10----------||
|---11------------||
|-0H--------------||
|-----------------||




Part A'  (repeat twice) (I use LH pinky for harmonics)



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|---------------0H|-----------------|---------------0H|-----------------|
|---------0-------|---0-----0-----0-|---------0-------|---0-----0-----0-|
|*----10----10----|-----10----10----|-----10----10----|-----10----10----|
|*--11--11----11--|-------11----11--|---11--11----11--|-------11----11--|
|-12--------------|-----------------|-9---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  p p i p m i p a     m i p m i p m   p p i p m i p a     m i p m i p m


  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
|---------------5-|-----------------|---------------7H|-----------------|
|---------5-------|---5-----5-----5-|---------0-------|---0-----0-----0-|
|-------5---5-----|-----5-----5-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0----*|
|-----7-------7---|-------7-----7---|---7---7-----7---|-------7-----7--*|
|-5---------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  p   p i m i p a     m i p m i p m   p p i p m i p a     m i p m i p m


Part B'  (I use LH pinky for harmonics)

  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
|---------------5H|-----------------|---------------5H|-----------------|
|---------0-------|---0-----0-----0-|---------0-------|---0-----0-----0-|
|-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|
|---4---4-----4---|-------4-----4---|---0---0-----0---|-------0-----0---|
|-5---------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  p p i p m i p a     m i p m i p m   p p i p m i p a     m i p m i p m



  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
|---------------5H|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------0-------|---0-----0-----0-|-----------------|-------0---------|
|-----0-----0-----|-----4-----4-----|-----0-------0---|-----0-----0-----|
|---4---4-----4---|-------2-----2---|---2---2---2-----|---2---------2---|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4-------2-------|-0---------------|
  p p i p m i p a     m i p m i p m   p i m i p i m i   p i m a   m i


  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
|---------------5H|-----------------|---------------5H|-----------------|
|---------0-------|---0-----0-----0-|---------0-------|---0-----0-----0-|
|-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|
|---4---4-----4---|-------4-----4---|---0---0-----0---|-------0-----0---|
|-5---------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  p p i p m i p a     m i p m i p m   p p i p m i p a     m i p m i p m



  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
|---------------5H|-----------------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
|---------0-------|---0-----0-----0-|-------0---0-----|-------0---------|
|-----0-----0-----|-----4-----4-----|-----3-------3---|-----2-----------|
|---4---4-----4---|-------2-----2---|---0-----------0-|---0-------------|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  p p i p m i p a     m i p m i p m   p p i m a m i p   p p i m a



Part A''  (repeat twice) (I use LH pinky for harmonics)



  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
|---------------0H|-----------------|---------------0H|-----------------|
|---------0-------|---0H----0-----0-|---------0-------|---0H----0-----0-|
|*----10----10----|-----10----10----|-----10----10----|-----10----10----|
|*--11--11----11--|-------11----11--|---11--11----11--|-------11----11--|
|-12--------------|-----------------|-9---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  p p i p m i p a     m i p m i p m   p p i p m i p a     m i p m i p m


  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
|---------------5-|-----------------|---------------7H|-----------------|
|---------5-------|---5-----5-----5-|---------0-------|---7H----0-----0-|
|-------5---5-----|-----5-----5-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0----*|
|-----7-------7---|-------7-----7---|---7---7-----7---|-------7-----7--*|
|-5---------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  p   p i m i p a     m i p m i p m   p p i p m i p a     m i p m i p m


Part B''  (I use LH pinky for harmonics)

  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
|---------------5H|-----------------|---------------5H|-----------------|
|---------0-------|---5H----0-----0-|---------0-------|---5H----0-----0-|
|-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|
|---4---4-----4---|-------4-----4---|---0---0-----0---|-------0-----0---|
|-5---------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  p p i p m i p a     m i p m i p m   p p i p m i p a     m i p m i p m



  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
|---------------5H|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------0-------|---5H----0-----0-|-----------------|-------0---------|
|-----0-----0-----|-----4-----4-----|-----0-------0---|-----0-----0-----|
|---4---4-----4---|-------2-----2---|---2---2---2-----|---2---------2---|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4-------2-------|-0---------------|
  p p i p m i p a     m i p m i p m   p i m i p i m i   p i m a   m i


  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
|---------------5H|-----------------|---------------5H|-----------------|
|---------0-------|---0-----0-----0-|---------0-------|---0-----0-----0-|
|-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|-----5-----5-----|
|---4---4-----4---|-------4-----4---|---0---0-----0---|-------0-----0---|
|-5---------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  p p i p m i p a     m i p m i p m   p p i p m i p a     m i p m i p m



  |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |     |   |   |   |
|---------------5H|-----------------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
|---------0-------|---0-----0-----0-|-------0---0-----|-------0---------|
|-----0-----0-----|-----4-----4-----|-----3-------3---|-----2-----------|
|---4---4-----4---|-------2-----2---|---0-----------0-|---0-------------|
|-2---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  p p i p m i p a     m i p m i p m   p p i m a m i p   p p i m a