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Hole In The Day Tab by Leo Kottke

Hole In The Day tab by Leo Kottke

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I cannot figure out who did this tab--it appears to be completely anonymous.
Too bad; it's a superb transcription. I've had it lying around on my
computer for years now, and I know I got it from Bruce Head's
www.guitarmusic.org--I guess I'll credit it to him unless somebody comes
forward about the matter.

Patrick Schwemmer
pschwemm@hotmail.com


TITLE: HOLE IN THE DAY  By Leo Kottke
ALBUM: Dreams & All That Stuff
Tabbed by Bruce Head Or Somebody Who Likes His Website

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Tuning EADGBE (standard pitch)

Notes:


TAB NOTATION
/  =  slide up
\  =  slide down
h  = hammer
p  = pull off (when within tab)
^  = bend
~  = vibrato
..  = staccato note
x  = muted string or transitional note
up = up strum (1st string to 6th string)
dn = down strum (6th to 1st)
() = form the note but play softly or not at all
p  = RH thumb
i  = RH index
m  = RH middle
a  = RH ring


"HOLE IN THE DAY"


    4/4 time.  Swing Rhythm

      C                                F
    |---------------------0----------|--------------------------------|
    |---------1----------------------|---------1-------0--------------|
1   |-------------0---------------0--|-----2-------2-------2-------0--|
    |---------2---------------2------|---------3---------------3------|
    |-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    |-----------------3--------------|-1---------------1--------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

      C                                F
    |---------------------0----------|--------------------------------|
    |---------1----------------------|---------1-------0--------------|
3   |-------------0---------------0--|-----2-------2-------2-------0--|
    |---------2---------------2------|---------3---------------3------|
    |-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    |-----------------3--------------|-1---------------1--------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

      C                                F
    |---------------------0----------|--------------------------------|
    |---------1----------------------|---------1-------0--------------|
5   |-------------0---------------0--|-----2-------2-------2-------0--|
    |---------2---------------2------|---------3---------------3------|
    |-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    |-----------------3--------------|-1---------------1--------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

      G                                Am
    |--------------------------------|-------------0------------------|
    |--------------------------------|---------1---------------1---0--|
7   |--------------------------------|-----2---------------2----------|
    |---------0-------2---3-------2--|---------2---------------2------|
    |-----2-------2------------------|-0---------------0--------------|
    |-3---------------3-------3------|--------------------------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

      G                                C
    |--------------------------------|-------------0------------------|
    |--------------------------------|---------1---------------1------|
9   |--------------------------------|-----0---------------0----------|
    |---------0-------2---3-------2--|---------2---------------2------|
    |-----2-------2------------------|-3------------------------------|
    |-3---------------3-------3------|-----------------3--------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

      C                           F
    |---------------------0----------|--------------------------------|
    |---------1-------1--------------|-1-------0-----------0-------1--|
11  |-----0-------0------------------|-----2-----------2--------------|
    |---------2---------------2------|---------3---3-----------3------|
    |-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    |-----------------3-----------1--|-----------------1--------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

      C                           F
    |---------------------3----------|--------------------------------|
    |---------1----------------------|-1-------0-----------0-------1--|
13  |-----0-------0------------------|-----2-----------2--------------|
    |---------2---------------2------|---------3---3-----------3------|
    |-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    |-----------------3-----------1--|-----------------1--------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

      C                           F
    |---------0----------------------|--------------------------------|
    |---------------------1----------|-1-------0-----------0----------|
15  |-----0--------------------------|-----2-----------2-----------0--|
    |---------2---------------2------|---------3---3-----------3------|
    |-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    |-----------------3-----------1--|-----------------1--------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

      G                                Am
    |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    |--------------------------------|---------1-p0----1-p0----1-p0---|
17  |--------------------------------|--------------2-------2-------2-|
    |---------0-------2---3-------2--|---------2----------------------|
    |-----2-------2------------------|-0---------------0-------0------|
    |-3-------3-------3-------3------|--------------------------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2       3       4
                                              triplet triplet triplet
                strum
                 (dn)         strum
                  Em         (dn)(up)  Am
    |-------------0-----------0---0--|--------------------------------|
    |-1-p0--------0-----------0---0--|---------1-p0----1-p0----1-p0---|
19  |------2------0-----------0---0--|-----2--------2-------2-------2-|
    |-------------2-----------2------|---------2---------------2------|
    |-0-----------2-----------2------|-0---------------0--------------|
    |---------0---0-----------0------|--------------------------------|
      1       2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2       3       4
     triplet                                  triplet triplet triplet

                strum         strum
              D  (dn)        (dn)(up)  Am
    |-------------2-----------2---2--|--------------------------------|
    |-1-p0--------3-----------3---3--|---------1-p0----1-p0----1-p0---|
21  |------2------2-----------2---2--|-----2--------2-------2-------2-|
    |---------0---0------------------|---------2---------------2------|
    |-0------------------------------|-0---------------0--------------|
    |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
      1       2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
     triplet
                strum
                 (dn)       strum
                  Em         (dn)
    |-------------0-----------0------|-3-1-0--------------------------|
    |-1-p0--------0-----------0------|---------3-1-0------------------|
23  |------2------0-----------0------|-----------------2-0------------|
    |-------------2-----------2------|---------------------2---3------|
    |-0-----------2-----------2------|---------------------------0-2--|
    |---------0---0-----------0------|--------------------------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1       2       3       4
                                      triplet triplet triplet triplet

      C                           F
    |---------------------0----------|--------------------------------|
    |---------1----------------------|-1-------0-----------0-------1--|
25  |-------------0------------------|-----2-----------2--------------|
    |---------2---------------2------|---------3---3-----------3------|
    |-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    |-----------------3-----------1--|-----------------1--------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

      C                           F
    |---------3----------------------|--------------------------------|
    |-------------1------------------|-1-------0-----------0-------1--|
27  |-----0---------------0----------|-----2-----------2--------------|
    |---------2---------------2------|---------3---3-----------3------|
    |-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    |-----------------3-----------1--|-----------------1--------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

      C                                F
    |---------0----------------------|--------------------------------|
    |-------------1------------------|---------1-------0--------------|
29  |-----0---------------0-------0--|-----2-------2-------2-------0--|
    |---------2---------------2------|---------3---------------3------|
    |-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    |-----------------3--------------|-1---------------1--------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

      G                                C
    |--------------------------------|-------------0------------------|
    |--------------------------------|---------1---------------1---0--|
31  |--------------------------------|-----0---------------0----------|
    |---------0-------2---3-------2--|---------2---------------2------|
    |-----2-------2------------------|-3------------------------------|
    |-3-------3-------3-------3------|-----------------3--------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

      G                                Am
    |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    |--------------------------------|---------1-p0----1-p0----1-p0---|
33  |--------------------------------|--------------2-------2-------2-|
    |---------0-------2---3----------|---------2----------------------|
    |-----2-------2------------------|-0---------------0-------0------|
    |-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2       3       4
                                              triplet triplet triplet
                strum
                 (dn)         strum
                  Em         (dn)(up)  Am
    |-------------0-----------0---0--|--------------------------------|
    |-1-p0--------0-----------0---0--|---------1-p0----1-p0----1-p0---|
35  |------2------0-----------0---0--|-----2--------2-------2-------2-|
    |-------------2-----------2------|---------2---------------2------|
    |-0-----------2-----------2------|-0---------------0--------------|
    |---------0---0-----------0------|--------------------------------|
      1       2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2       3       4
     triplet                                  triplet triplet triplet

                strum         strum
              D  (dn)        (dn)(up)  Am
    |-------------2-----------2---2--|--------------------------------|
    |-1-p0--------3-----------3---3--|---------1-p0----1-p0----1-p0---|
37  |------2------2-----------2---2--|-----2--------2-------2-------2-|
    |---------0---0------------------|---------2---------------2------|
    |-0------------------------------|-0---------------0--------------|
    |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


     Note the extra beat in measure 39.
     (i.e. it's in 5/4 time)

                strum
                 (dn)       strum     measure 40 returns to 4/4 time
                  Em         (dn)
    |-------------0-----------0------|-3-1-0--------------------------|
    |-1-p0--------0-----------0------|---------3-1-0------------------|
39  |------2------0-----------0------|-----------------2---0----------|
    |-------------2-----------2------|-------------------------2---3--|
    |-0-----------2-----------2------|--------------------------------|
    |---------0---0-----------0------|--------------------------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4 & 5 &  1       2       3   &   4   &
                                      triplet triplet

                                       C
    |-3-1-0--------------------------|---------------------0----------|
    |---------3-1-0------------------|---------1----------------------|
41  |-----------------2-0------------|-------------0---------------0--|
    |---------------------2---3------|---------2---------------2------|
    |---------------------------0-2--|-3------------------------------|
    |--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------|
      1       2       3       4        1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
     triplet triplet triplet triplet

      F                                C                           F
    |--------------------------------|---------3----------------------|
    |---------1-------0--------------|-----1-------1------------------|
43  |-----2-------2-------2-------0--|---------------------0----------|
    |---------3---------------3------|---------2---------------2------|
    |--------------------------------|-3------------------------------|
    |-1---------------1--------------|-----------------3-----------1--|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                       C                           F
    |--------------------------------|---------0----------------------|
    |-1-------0-----------0-------1--|-------------1------------------|
45  |-----2-----------2--------------|-----0---------------0----------|
    |-------------3-----------3------|---------2---------------2------|
    |--------------------------------|-3------------------------------|
    |---------1-------1--------------|-----------------3-----------1--|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                       G
    |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    |-1-------0-----------0----------|--------------------------------|
47  |-----2-----------2--------------|--------------------------------|
    |-------------3-----------3------|---------0-------2---3-------2--|
    |--------------------------------|-----2-------2------------------|
    |---------1-------1--------------|-3---------------3-------3------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

      Am                               G
    |-------------0------------------|--------------------------------|
    |---------1---------------1---0--|--------------------------------|
49  |-----2---------------2----------|--------------------------------|
    |---------2---------------2------|---------0-------2---3----------|
    |-0---------------0--------------|-----2-------2------------------|
    |--------------------------------|-3---------------3--------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

      Am
     strum
     (dn)                              Em
    |--------------------------------|---------7---7-----------9---7--|
    |-1------------------------------|---------8---8-----------8---8--|
51  |-2------------------------------|-----0---------------0----------|
    |-2------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    |-0------------------------------|---------7----------------------|
    |-------------------------2--/7--|-0---------------0--------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

      Am7                              Em
    |-------------7\-----------------|---------10--7-----------9---7--|
    |---------7---7\----------5---0--|---------8---8-----------8---8--|
53  |---------7---------------5------|---------------------0----------|
    |-----7---------------5----------|--------------------------------|
    |-0---------------0--------------|-----7--------------------------|
    |--------------------------------|-0---------------0--------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

      Am7                              Em
    |-------------7------------------|---------10--7-----------9---7--|
    |---------7---7-----------5---0--|---------8---8-----------8---8--|
55  |---------7---------------5------|---------------------0----------|
    |-----7---------------5----------|-----------------------------|
    |-0---------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
    |--------------------------------|-0---------------0--------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                             strum
      Am7                              B7     (dn)
    |-------------7\----------5------|---------7----------------------|
    |---------7---7\----------5---0--|---------7----------------------|
57  |---------7----------------------|---------8----------------------|
    |-----7---------------5----------|---------7----------------------|
    |-0---------------0--------------|---------9----------------------|
    |--------------------------------|/7-------7----------------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

      Em                               Am7
    |---------10--7-----------9---7--|-------------7\----------5------|
    |---------8---8-----------8---8--|---------7---7\----------5---0--|
59  |---------------------0----------|---------7----------------------|
    |-----------------------------|-----7---------------5----------|
    |--------------------------------|-0---------------0--------------|
    |-0---------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

      Em                               Am7
    |---------10--7-----------9---7--|-------------7\----------5------|
    |---------8---8-----------8---8--|---------7---7\----------5---0--|
61  |---------------------0----------|---------7----------------------|
    |-----------------------------|-----7---------------5----------|
    |--------------------------------|-0---------------0--------------|
    |-0---------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

      Em                               Am7
    |---------10--7-----------9---7--|-------------7\----------5------|
    |---------8---8-----------8---8--|---------7---7\----------5---0--|
63  |---------------------0----------|---------7----------------------|
    |-----------------------------|-----7---------------5----------|
    |--------------------------------|-0---------------0--------------|
    |-0---------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

            strum
      B7     (dn)                      C
    |---------7----------------------|---------------------0----------|
    |---------7----------------------|---------1----------------------|
65  |---------8----------------------|-------------0---------------0--|
    |---------7----------------------|---------2---------------2------|
    |---------9---------------0---2--|-3------------------------------|
    |-7-------7----------------------|-----------------3--------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


      F                                C                           F
    |--------------------------------|---------0---3------------------|
    |---------1-------0--------------|-----1--------------------------|
67  |-----2-------2-------2-------0--|---------------------0-------0--|
    |---------3---------------3------|---------2---------------2------|
    |--------------------------------|-3------------------------------|
    |-1---------------1--------------|-----------------3--------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

      F                                C                           F
    |--------------------------------|-------------0------------------|
    |---------1-------0--------------|---------1----------------------|
69  |-----2-------2-------2-------0--|-----0---------------0-------0--|
    |---------3---------------3------|---------2---------------2------|
    |--------------------------------|-3------------------------------|
    |-1---------------1--------------|-----------------3--------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

      F                                G
    |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    |---------1-------0--------------|--------------------------------|
71  |-----2-------2-------2-------0--|--------------------------------|
    |---------3---------------3------|---------0-------2---3----------|
    |--------------------------------|-----2-------2------------------|
    |-1---------------1--------------|-3---------------3--------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

      Am
    |--------------------------------|
    |---------1-p0----1-p0----1-p0---|
73  |--------------2-------2-------2-|
    |---------2----------------------|
    |-0---------------0-------0------|
    |--------------------------------|
      1   &   2       3       4
             triplet triplet triplet


    Play measures 19-30, then continue as follows:

      G                                Am
    |--------------------------------|-------------0------------------|
    |--------------------------------|---------1---------------1---0--|
74  |--------------------------------|-----2---------------2----------|
    |---------0-------2---3-------2--|---------2---------------2---2--|
    |-----2-------2------------------|-0---------------0--------------|
    |-3---------------3-------3------|--------------------------------|
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


      G                                C (hold chord)
    |--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
    |--------------------------------|-1------------------------------||
76  |--------------------------------|-0------------------------------||
    |---------0-------2---3-------2--|-2------------------------------||
    |-----2-------2------------------|-3------------------------------||
    |-3---------------3-------3------|--------------------------------||
                                       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

end.

Last updated: December 31, 2020

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