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...