Author/Artist: Chris Whitley
Title: Can't Get Off
Album: Din Of Ecstasy
Transcribed by: pickacard@ziplip.com

low to high:  D  A  E  A  C#  E
              detune 6th string one whole note
              tune 4th string up one whole note
              tune 3rd string up one whole note
              tune 2nd string up one whole note

/ - slide up
h - hammer-on
s - semi-tone bend
r - release bend
\ - slide down
~ - vibrato
. - staccatto note
x - muted string
n - pinch harmonic
p - pull-off
% - rest

  intro

                          let ring--
1-----------------------------------
2-----------6-------------3---------
3--------7-------------------0------
4---------------------4--------4----
5-5/8-8--------8/5--5---5--------5--
6-----------------------------------

  fill 1

1-2--
2-0--
3-2--
4-0--
5-2--
6-0--

  main riff

1-------------------------------------------------------------2------
2-----------3--------------8--10-----------8--------------------1----
3---------3---3--------9-9--------7sr----7----------------0-2-----2--
4-------------------10-----------------------------------------------
5-0h3--3--------3/8--------------------8------8\--0h2--2-------------
6--------------------------------------------------------------------

                                              ~
1------------------------------------------------------------------
2-----------3-------------8----------------------------------------
3---------3---3---------9-9-------10---------10--------------------
4--------------------10------10------8-----8-8-----8------7---9\7--
5-0h3--3---------3/8------------10-----8-8---8---8---8\7-----------
6------------------------------------------------------------------

1-------------------------------------------------------
2-----------3--------------8--10----------8-------------
3---------3---3--------9-9-------7sr----7---------------
4-------------------10-----------------------0-0-----7--
5-0h3--3--------3/8-------------------8------------6----
6------------------------------------------------4------

  verse

                  .        .
1--------5--------------------------------
2-3---3-----3------------------------3h5--
3---3--------------------0-5-x-x-x-x-4----
4-----------------5--5h7-----x-x-x-x-x----
5-------------5h8--------------------5----
6-----------------------------------------

                    n n
                    . .
1----------5-----------------------
2----------3--------------------5--
3-0--------3------------x-x-x-x-4--
4-------------0-----5-5-x-x-x-x-x--
5---2p0-0-------5h8-------------5--
6----------------------------------

                             .       .
1---------------------5-----------------
2---------------------3-----------------
3-------2-2p0---------3------------0-5--
4-2h4-4-------0--------------5--5h7-----
5---------------0-0------5-8------------
6-----------------0---------------------

        ~
1---------------------------
2-------3-------------------
3---------------------------
4----4---------1---1-0------
5-5----------0---0-----5-3--
6---------------------------

  1st chorus

  ~                               ~
1-------------------------------------------------------------0-----------
2-------------------------------------------------------------0-----------
3----5----------0-----------0--------5-------------0----------4-----------
4---------------------------5-------------------0--5----------5-----------
5---------------------------x---------------------------------4----3-2-0--
6-3-----/5--5-5-----4-4-4-4-4-----3------/5--5--------4-4-4-%-------------

  ~      ~
1----------------------------
2----------------------------
3----5---------0-------------
4------------------------7/--
5---------------------6--6/--
6-3-----/5--5-5---4-4----4---

  2nd verse

              .        .
1-------------------------------------
2--------------------------5-----5p3--
3--------------------0-5-%-4-----4----
4-/12---------5--5h7------------------
5-/12-----5h8-------------------------
6-------------------------------------

                      .
1----------------------------
2-------------------------5--
3-3-----------------0-5-%-4--
4-x---------5-5-5-7----------
5-3-----5h8------------------
6----------------------------

                                       .
1---------------------5-------------------
2---------------------3-------------------
3-------2-2p0---------3--------------0-5--
4-2h4-4-------0--------------5-5-5-7------
5---------------0-0------5h8--------------
6-----------------0-----------------------

        ~
1---------------------------
2-------3-------------------
3---------------------------
4----4---------1---1-0------
5-5----------0---0-----5-3--
6---------------------------

  2nd chorus

  ~                              ~
1-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3----5----------0----------0--------5----------0-0-0-0-------------/3-----------
4--------------------------5-------------------5-5-5-5---------x-x--x-----------
5--------------------------x-------------------x---------------x-x-/3----2-2-0--
6-3-----/5-5-5-----4-4-4-4-4-----3-----/5--5-5-5-------4-4-4-4-x-x--------------

  ~
1------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3----5--------------------x-2/3-3--3/5-5--5/7sr-5/7-7\-------------------------
4---------------5---------x-x---x--x---x--x-----x---x---2h3--------------------
5---------------2---------x-2/3-3--3/5-5--5/7sr-5/7-7\--2h3--3---3-3/5--5-5-5--
6-3-----/5-5-5------4-4-4------------------------------------3---3-3/5--5-5-5--

  main riff (2nd time)

1--------------------------------------------------------------------2------
2---------------3---------------8--10-------------8--------------------0----
3-------------3---3---------9-9--------7sr--7---7----------------0-2-----0--
4-----------------------10--------------------------------------------------
5-0-0-0h3--3--------3/8-----------------------8------8\--0h2--2-------------
6---------------------------------------------------------------------------

                         ~                  ~
1-------------------------------------------------------------------
2-----------3------------8------------------------------------------
3---------3---3--------9---------------------10---------------------
4-------------------10-------10-x----------8-8-----8-8\7-7-7-7-9\7--
5-0h3--3--------3/8---------------10-8-8-8---8---8---8\7------------
6-------------------------------------------------------------------

1---------------------------------------------------------
2-----------3--------------8--10------------8-------------
3---------3---3--------9-9-------7sr--7-7-----------------
4-------------------10-------------------------8\------7--
5-0h3--3--------3/8-----------------------8----------6----
6--------------------------------------------------4------

  3rd verse

             .        .
1-5----------------------------------------
2-3-----------------------3h5-----------0--
3-4-----------------0-5-%-4-------x-x---0--
4-x----0-----5--5h7---------------x-x-%----
5-5------5h8-------------------------------
6------------------------------------------

            .        .
1-----------------------------
2-3------------------------5--
3-4----------------0-5-x-x-4--
4-x---------5--5h7-----x-x-x--
5-5-----5h8----------------5--
6-----------------------------

                                      .
1--------------------5-------------------
2--------------------3-------------------
3-------2-2p0--------3--------------0-5--
4-2h4-4-------0-------------5-5-5-7------
5---------------0-0-----5h8--------------
6-----------------0----------------------

        ~
1---------------------------
2-------3-------------------
3---------------------------
4----4---------1---1-0------
5-5----------0---0-----5-3--
6---------------------------

  3rd chorus

  ~                                  ~
1----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-----5-----------0-----------0----------5----------0--------------/3---3/10-------
4---------------0-5-----------5---------------------5----------x-x--x---x-x--------
5-----------------------------x---------------------x----------x-x-/3---3/10sr-sr--
6-3------/5--5--------4-4-4-4-4------3-----/5--5-5--5---4--4-4-x-x-----------------

  ~
1------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-----5-----------0---12\7--7\5--5/7--7--7sr--------------------------------0--
4-----------------5---x-----x----x----x--x-------------2h3---------------------
5-----------------x---12\7--7\5--5/7--7--7sr---3-3-3-3-2h3--3---3--3/5--5-5----
6-3-------/5-5-5--5-----------------------------------------3---3--3/5--5-5----

1------------------------------------------
2------------------------------------------
3------2/3--3--3/5--5--5/7gs--7-5-5/7------
4------x----x--x----x--x-x----x-x-x--------
5-0-2--2/3--3--3/5--5--5/7gs--7-5-5/7-0-0--
6------------------------------------------

  main riff (3rd time)

1----------------------------------------------------------------2------
2-----------3--------------8--10--------------8--------------------1----
3---------3---3--------9-9--------7sr---7---7----------------0-2-----2--
4-------------------10--------------------------------------------------
5-0h3--3--------3/8-----------------------8------8\--0h2--2-------------
6-----------------------------------------------------------------------

                          ~                    ~
1-----------------------------------------------------------------------
2-----------3-------------8--------------------6------------------------
3---------3---3---------9------9-------------7--------------------------
4--------------------10-------------10-8-8------------8------7-----9\7--
5-0h3--3---------3/8-------------10--------8--------8---8\7-------------
6-----------------------------------------------------------------------

1----------------------------------------------------------------2------
2-----------3--------------8--10--------------8--------------------1----
3---------3---3--------9-9--------7sr---7---7----------------0-2-----2--
4-------------------10--------------------------------------------------
5-0h3--3--------3/8-----------------------8------8\--0h2--2-------------
6-----------------------------------------------------------------------

                          ~       ~        ~
1------------------------------------------------------------------
2-------------------------8----------------6-----------------------
3------0-2-2-2----------9-----9-x-7------7-7-----------------------
4--------------------10--------------------------8------7-7-7-9\7--
5-0h2------------3/8------------------8--------8---8\7-------------
6------------------------------------------------------------------

1-------------------------------------------------------------2------
2-----------3--------------8--10-----------8--------------------1----
3---------3---3--------9-9--------7sr----7----------------0-2-----2--
4-------------------10-----------------------------------------------
5-0h3--3--------3/8--------------------8------8\--0h2--2-------------
6--------------------------------------------------------------------

                        ~  ~   ~                    ~
1---------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-----------3------------------8--------------------6-----------------------
3---------3---3---------9--9---9------------------7-------------------------
4--------------------10-10-10-----10----10\8--------------8------7-7-7-9\7--
5-0h3--3---------3/8-----------------10-------8-8-------8---8\7-------------
6---------------------------------------------------------------------------

1-------------------------------------------------------------2------
2-----------3--------------8--10-----------8--------------------1----
3---------3---3--------9-9--------7sr----7----------------0-2-----2--
4-------------------10-----------------------------------------------
5-0h3--3--------3/8--------------------8------8\--0h2--2-------------
6--------------------------------------------------------------------


1-------------------------------------
2-----------3----------------8--------
3---------3---3--------9-9-9---9------
4-------------------10-----------10\--
5-0h3--3--------3/8-------------------
6-------------------------------------

  outro

1----------------------------------------------------------------
2----------6--------------3---------------6-------------3--------
3--------7--------------------0--------7--------------------0----
4---------------------4---------4-------------------4---------4--
5-/8--8--------8\5--5---5---------5/8---------8\5-5---5----------
6----------------------------------------------------------------

                                      ~
1----------------------------------------
2--------6--------------3-----------6----
3------7--------------------0---------7--
4-------------------4---------4----------
5-5/8--------8\5--5---5---------5/8------
6----------------------------------------