LaGrange

Here is how I play the rhythm part of LaGrange. Our other 
guitarist does the lead, so I‘ve never bothered to learn it 
(and therefore haven‘t included it :-) 
 
 
Picking style is key to the percussive sound of this piece. 
Under each section I have placed the following symbols: 
 
 ^ indicates picking with an upward motion 
 v indicates picking with a downward motion 
 
With a little practice, you can get a smooth up/down pattern 
esatblished, and it stays the same throughout the song. 
 
(clean sound) 
E|----------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|----------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|-------2--2--2--2--2--|.-2----2----2-4--2--2--2--2--2-.| 
D|----2--2--2--2--2--2--|.-2-2--2-4--2-2--2--2--2--2--2-.| 
A|----0-----------------|----0----0----------------------| 
E|----------------------|--------------------------------| 
 
During the first verse, keep repeating the section above 
between |: and :| occasionally playing it this way to emphasize 
the words: 
 
E|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|---2----2----2----2--2--2--2--2-| 
D|---2----2----2-2--2--2--2--2--2-| 
A|-----3----5----0----------------| 
E|--------------------------------| 
 
Then after ‘They got a lot o‘ nice girls‘ comes the break. 
Resume playing the same as above with heavy distortion: 
 
E|----------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|----------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|-------2--2--2--2--2--|.-2----2----2----2--2--2--2--2-.| 
D|----2--2--2--2--2--2--|.-2----2----2-2--2--2--2--2--2-.| 
A|----0-----------------|----3----5----0-----------------| 
E|----------------------|--------------------------------| 
 
Keep repeating the part in between |: :| during the second 
verse, then after ‘I might be mistaken‘, switch to: 
 
E|----------------------------| 
B|----------------------------| 
G|----------------------------| 
D|----10-10--10--10--10--10---| 
A|----10-10--10--10--10--10---| 
E|----------------------------| 
 
E|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|.-----8--8-10--10-------------------------.| 
D|.--10-8--8-10--10-10--10--10--10--10--10--.| 
A|---10-------------10--10--10--10--10--10---| 
E|-------------------------------------------| 
 
Then, during the guitar solo, keep playing the above section 
between |: :| When the solo comes to an end, this is the pattern 
 and the break: 
 
E|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------8--8-10-| 
D|----10-10--10--10--10--10-----10-8--8-10-| 
A|----10-10--10--10--10--10-----10---------| 
E|-----------------------------------------| 
 
E|-------5---5---5-----5---5---5-----5---5---5----------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|.--------------------------------------------------------2-.| 
D|.--4/5---5---5---3/4---4---4---2/3---3---3---------------2-.| 
A|-----------------------------------------------0--0--3h4----| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------| 
(I usually play the D string with my pick and the E string with 
my middle finger. You can, of course, play both with your pick) 
 
Repeat the break between |: and :| twice, then go back to the 
clean part (same as the very first section). Play it 4 times, 
hit the distortion, and play the same as the first verse until 
the fade...