Alkaline Trio - Trucks And Trains

Author/Artist: Alkaline Trio

Title: Trucks & Trains

Album: From Here To Infirmary

Transcribed by: Jim Taone

Email: [email protected]



Yet some more new stuff... I think this song is great if

you're a songwriter you can really appreciate the lyrics

with so much color symbolism... blah blah blah...

jim



p.s. rhythm's might be a lil harder than other trio songs

I suggest playing along w/ the c.d.





Intro

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---16-16-18-18-19-19-21-21-19-19-18-18-19-19-18-18---|

---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----|

---14-14-16-16-17-17-19-19-17-17-16-16-17-17-16-16---|

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--11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-----|

--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x------|

--9--9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-9--9--9------|

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VERSE HAS NO GUITAR PARTS





Pre-chorus

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--5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7-7------|

--3-3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5-5------|

p.m.------- p.m.-----





Chorus

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--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------| 3x

--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-----|

--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-----|

------------------5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-----|



On 3rd time end chorus riff with:

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--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7--|

--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5-5---7-7-7-7--|

--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3-3---5-5-5-5--|





Bridge:

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--16-16-18-18-19-19-21-21-19-19-18-18-19-19-18-18----| 4x

--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-----|

--14-14-16-16-17-17-19-19-17-17-16-16-17-17-16-16----|

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Interlude D

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--------------------------------------------7-7---| 4x

--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4----7-7---|

--9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4----5-5---|

--7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-----------|

p.m.----------------------------------





Songflow:

Intro

Pre-chorus

Chorus

Intro

Pre-chorus

Chorus

Bridge

Interlude

Chorus

End on D



Questions, comments, corrections... e-mail me at [email protected]