Two Drops In The Ocean tab by 311

311 - "Two Drops in the Ocean"
From "Uplifter" Album
Standard Tuning
tabbed by jjhand

Great mellow song from a great album, nice solo too!
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Riff 1 - Clean w/ delay pedal
  C          Cmaj7
e|--8----8--8--8---------7--7--7----7--7-----|
B|--8----8--8--8----8----8--8--8----8--8--8--|
G|--5----5--5--5---------5--5--5----5--5-----|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

To start song, play Riff 1 7x, then follow up with:



Riff 2:
  Dm          Dm maj7        F
e|-10---10-10-10--------9--9--9----9--9--9--|-8----8--8--8---------9--9--9----9--9--9--|
B|-10---10-10-10---10---10-10-10---10-10-10-|-10---10-10-10---10---10-10-10---10-10-10-|
G|-10---10-10-10--------10-10-10---10-10-10-|-10---10-10-10--------10-10-10---10-10-10-|
D|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

  F          F(b5)
e|-8----8--8--8---------7--7--7----7--7--7--|-------------------------------|
B|-10---10-10-10---10---10-10-10---10-10-10-|-------------------------------|
G|-10---10-10-10--------10-10-10---10-10-10-|-11---12----12--------12-12-12-|
D|------------------------------------------|-9----9-----9---------9--9--9--|
A|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|


e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|--9-7-------7------5-5---|
D|-10-9-------9------5-5---|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|


At 0:36, Riff 1 returns


At 0:45, Riff 2 repeats


At 1:00, "Chorus Jam Riff" starts: play 3x

      D      Am       G      F
e|---------8-----------5---|----------3-----------1------|
B|---------8-----------5---|----------3-----------1------|
G|---------9-----------5---|----------4-----------2------|
D|---------10----------7---|----------5-----------3------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-8-8-8--------5-5-5------|-3-3-3--------1-1-1----------|


End of Chorus Jam Riff:
e|----1----1----1----1--1--1----|----1----1----1----1--1--1----|
B|----1----1----1----1--1--1----|----1----1----1----1--1--1----|
G|----2----2----2----2--2--2----|----2----2----2----2--2--2----|
D|----3----3----3----3--3--3----|----3----3----3----3--3--3----|
A|----3----3----3----3--3--3----|----3----3----3----3--3--3----|
E|----1----1----1----1--1--1----|----1----1----1----1--1--1----|




At 1:24, Riff 1 plays 3x, then play Riff 2 again


At 1:47, Chorus Jam Riff is played again




At 2:17, the Bridge Riff is played (song goes from chorus to solo)
e|-8------10------12----12-12-12-12-12---|
B|-10-----12------13----13-13-13-13-13---|
G|-10-----12------14----14-14-14-14-14---| play 3x
D|-10-----12------14----14-14-14-14-14---|
A|-8------10------12----12-12-12-12-12---|
E|---------------------------------------|

End bridge with:
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-12----12--12----12----12-12-12-|-12----12--12----12----12-12-12-|
G|-12----12--12----12----12-12-12-|-12----12--12----12----12-12-12-|
D|-12----12--12----12----12-12-12-|-12----12--12----13----13-13-13-|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|



Solo (Rhythm plays Riff 1 and Riff 2)

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-/12---------10/12-10--9-|--9/10---9--9-------9-10-|-/12---------10/12-10--9-|
D|-/14---------12/14-12-10-|-10/12---10-10-----10-12-|-/14---------12/14-12-10-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------15b17r15-13-|-15----15b17r15-13-15--15b17r15-13--|
G|--9/10--------------------------|---14-------------------------------|
D|-10/12--------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-15--14----------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|---14--12h14--12-------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------15--14h15-12h14--12----|--------------------------5h6h7-8-9-|
A|---------------------------15---15-|-14h15p14\-------------7-8----------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------7--------------|

e|----------------7-8----8-7------------|------------------------|
B|-----------8-10-----10-----8-----8----|------------------------|
G|----7-9-10-------------------10-----9-|------------------------|
D|-10-----------------------------------|-10---------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------|

After solo, guitar rests and synth plays.


Play Chorus Jam Riff at 3:07


End on a C chord:
e|-0----------------------------|
B|-1----------------------------|
G|-0----------------------------|
D|-2----------------------------|
A|-3----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|




Key
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| b bend note
| r release bend