Hoist That Rag Tab

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Hoist That Rag - Tom Waits
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By: Steven Thomas Kent
Email: steventkent@gmail.com
 
*UPDATE: Check out my guitar pro tab of the full song, including guitar solo!*
 
Key of Am
 
Intro:
 
Gtr. 1 - play with dist. and a slight palm mute (not a full tab but gives you the idea)
 
        Am     Dm       E7      Am     Am7     Dm      Dm#5       E7
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5------5--6-------------------------------------------------5-----5-----|
G|--------5----7-----7--7----7--5------5----5--7----7--8-----8---7--------5--|
D|------7------7-----7--6----6--7----7-5----5--7----7--7--7--7---6---6-------|
A|----------------------7----7--7----7-7----------5--------5-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Verse:
 
       Am          Dm         E7    Am
Well I learned the trade from Piggy Noles,
 
    Am7         Dm    Dm#5    E7
and Sing Sing Tommy Shay, boys.
 
Am          Dm   E7      Am
God used me as a hammer, boys,
 
   Am7        Dm    Dm#5     E7
To beat his weary drum today.
 
Chorus:
 
     Am        Dm        E7         Am
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5--5-5-5--6-----6---5--5-5-5----------5---------------------------------|
G|---5--5-5-5--7-----7-7-7--7-7-7---5------5---------------------------------|
D|---7--7-7-7--7---7---7-6--6-6-6---7---7-----7------------------------------|
A|-----------------------7--7-7-7---7----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Hoist that rag.
 
     Am        Dm        E7         Am
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5--5-5-5--6-----6---5--5-5-5-------5-5--5--5----------------------------|
G|---5--5-5-5--7-----7-7-7--7-7-7---5---5-5--7--5----------------------------|
D|---7--7-7-7--7---7---7-6--6-6-6---7---7-7--7--7----------------------------|
A|-----------------------7--7-7-7---7----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Hoist that rag.
 
              Am        Dm      E7        Am
 
Hoist that rag.
 
              Am       Dm      E7        Am
 
The entire song repeats this verse/chorus cycle, so that's it! Guitar solo is played over the chorus.
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