Leo Kottke: The Train And The Gate
guitar tab
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Subject: TAB:LeoKottke"Train_and_Gate"
Dean... The Train and the Gate attached...Regards. Jim
The Train and the Gate: From Terrys Movie....Bruce Head,
who may well be the worlds authority on Leo, tells me that
Terry is Terence Malick who directed the movie Days of Heaven
(Richard Gere, Brooke Adams and Sam Shepard). Soundtrack won
a grammy. I dont know if Train and Gate is in movie or not.
Leo has also done a tune called Out Takes from Terrys Movie.
Again, havent seen movie so am no help here either. In fact,
only connection I have with the movie is that, like many of you,
Im constantly being confused for Richard Gere... :-)
Train and Gate was also on Showtime Video, Paul Bunyan, with
narration by Johnathan Winters. Soundtrack was done by Windham
Hill. I did see this a number of years ago but, alas, I gooned
it and actually took it back to Blockbusters Video store. Dumb move!
One of Leos all time best, The Train and the Gate is also
one of his easiest slide tunes once you get the feel of the
initial slide on the first string. The first slide has a
unique timing thats hard to define.
My tab attached here is primarily from Live in Europe, however
its pretty much a generic version from all Leo's recordings.
I think the best version by far is Leos cut from Live in Europe.
Leo has been quoted as saying that he does not improvise much but
plays his stuff mostly the same each time. While this may
be true I think that, if anything, he plays individual
sections pretty much the same all the time but varies the
length and order of sections. This is true with Train and Gate
as he plays sections in various order on his different recordings of the tune.
Net result is you need to put the pieces of the
puzzle together to suit your taste. As example, I really
like section V and tend to emphasize it around section
One more than I should. Really does not matter...my guess
is that the Kottke Tab Control Team is not gonna drag you kicking
and screaming from your house in the middle of the night cause
you played Train and Gate out of sequence. (I dont think!)
The Train and the Gate: From Terrys Movie
Leo Kottke
Tab: Jim Jarrell
Recorded on: Burnt Lips, The Essential Leo Kottke,
Live in Europe, Home and Away video
and Paul Bunyan video
Open G Tuning (lowered one step or so)
12 String (w/slide)
b bend
h hammer-on
p pull-off
T^ Brush down with thumb or note played with thumb
/ slide down neck (toward saddle)
\ slide up neck (toward nut)
X mute or slide to/from indefinite point
+ notes played without slide
V Heavy vibrato (more than normal,ie. as a slide tune
theres lots of vibrato going on already
g ghost note...played only in passing (not accentuated)
I index finger
( ) Optional note in lieu of note tabbed
M middle finger
Intro: A constant vibrato throughout. Builds slowly
in intensity with liberal improvising on the
open strings.
First measure is played ad nauseum...slowly transitions
into second measure.
d|----8------8-----8---|----8-----8-----8-----8------8-----
b|------8------8-----8-|------8-----8-----8-----8------8---
g|--0-----0------0-----|--------0-----------0------------0-
D|---------------------|--------------0--------------------
G|---------------------|--0------------------------0-------
D|---------------------|-----------------------------------
d|----8-------8---|---------------|
b|------8---8-----|-----8-----8---| Last measure is a slow
g|--------0-------|--0-----0------| fade in at beginning and
D|--0-------------|---------------| end on some versions.
G|----------------|---------------|
D|----------------|---------------|
Section I *NOTE* 7-/9 is not to 9th fret but actually
the 8 & 3/4 or so position!!!!
Play the 5th fret pattern then move the slide
up to 7th fret without lifting slide from the
strings...this will produce a residual sound
I cannot duplicate in tab.
d|--7-/9----------------------------------7-/9---
b|------------0----------5-----/----7------------
g|-----------------0---------5-/-----------------
D|--------------0----------5---/------7----------
G|-(0)------0----------5-------/--7-------0------
D|-----------------------------------------------
v v
d|------------------------------|
b|-----0-------------/--7---8---| Last note on second string
g|-----------0-----5-/----------| can also be played at 1st
D|--------0----------/----------| string, 5th fret, or if you
G|--0-----------5----/--7---0---| must, just hit 3rd string
D|------------------------------| open with emphasis on high
v octave G
Section II Leo plays this section in a variety of ways depending
on recording. All slides are brush downs with thumb.
This measure on Live in Europe only I think
+ + + + + + + + +
d|----------------------------------------------------------
b|----------------------------------------------------------
g|-3-/5------------0--------0--------3-/5----5-----4---2---0
D|-3-/5-----4-/5--------5-------5----3-/5------0------------
G|-3-/5--0-------0--------0-------0--3-/5--------4---2---0--
D|----------4-/5------5-------5------------0----------------
Or above measure can be played as follows:
d|------------------------------------------------------------------
b|------------------------------------------------------------------
g|-3-/5-----------0-------0---0--3-/5-----------0---5-----4---2---0-
D|-3-/5-------0-------0----------3-/5-------0---------0-------------
G|-3-/5--0--0---0---0---0---0-0--3-/5--0--0---0---0-----4---2---0---
D|------------------------------------------------------------------
Or another way.... also the easiest! I play 6th string notes w/o
slide
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------
g|-3-/5--------0-------0-------0-----3-/5--------0--------0-------0---
D|-3-/5----0-------0-------0-------0-3-/5----0-------0--------0------0
G|-3-/5--0-------0-------0-------0---3-/5--0-------0--------0-------0-
D|-----------5-------4-------5-----------------5--------4-------2-----
d|---------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------|
g|-3-/5--------0-------0-------0-----3-/5----5-/7----|
D|-3-/5----0-------0-------0-------0-3-/5----5-/7----|
G|-3-/5--0-------0-------0-------0---3-/5----5-/7----|
D|-----------5-------4-------5-----------------------|
Repeat Section I
d|---------------------------------------------------------
b|---------------------------------------------------------
g|-3-/5---5-/7-----------0--------3-/5---5-/7-------0------
D|-3-/5---5-/7---------------0----3-/5---5-/7-----------0--
G|-3-/5---5-/7---------0----------3-/5---5-/7--X-/4---0----
D|--------------X-/4p0-----2---4---------------------------
+ +
d|-------------------------|
b|-------------------------| Repeat Intro
g|----------3-/5---5-/7----|
D|----------3-/5---5-/7----|
G|--2---4---3-/5---5-/7----|
D|-------------------------|
Section III All notes played w/o slide. Bend the 7th fret
notes up as you hit the hammer-ons. Syncopation
comes with bass notes coming both on and off
hammer-ons.
d|----------------------------------------|
b|--7-h8---7-h8----7-h8----7------7-h8----|
g|--------------0--------------0----------| Repeat measure
D|-------0---------0---------0----------0-|
G|--0---------0----------0--------0-------|
D|----------------------------------------|
d|--7-h8----7-h8-----7-h8-----7------7-h8-----
b|--------------------------------------------
g|----------------0----------------0----------
D|-------0-----------0-----------0---------0--
G|--0----------0-----------0---------0--------
D|--------------------------------------------
d|--7-h8----7-h8-----7-h8-----7-----------|
b|-----------------------------------8----|
g|----------------0----------------0------| Repeat entire
D|-------0-----------0-----------0------0-| Section
G|--0----------0-----------0---------0----|
D|----------------------------------------|
Section IV Play this section 3 times. Play 3-/5 slide
instead of 3 and 5 brush third time through
d|--------------------------------------|----------
b|--------------------------------------|----------
g|-----------0--------0-----0-----5---3-|---3-/5---
D|-----------------0--------------5---3-|---3-/5---
G|--------0-----------0--------0--5---3-|---3-/5---
D|--2-/4--------0--------0--------------|----------
T^ T^
Repeat Section I two times
Section V Same idea as 1st section on moving from
5th to 7th fret. This section stands out
in the Home and Away video.
d|------------------------------------------
b|---6-/7-----0---------5------/-----7------
g|---6-/7---------0---------5--/------------
D|---6-/7-------0---------5----/--------7---
G|---6-/7---0---------5--------/---7--------
D|------------------------------------------
In next measure, 2nd thumb brush is for timing to
lead into beginning of section.
d|------------------------------------|-----7-/9---|
b|------------0---------7----------0--|------------|
g|--11-/12--------0----------------0--|------------|
D|--11-/12------0--------------0---0--|------------|
G|--11-/12--0--------7----7\5--0------|--5---------|
D|--11-/12----------------------------|------------|
T^ T^
Repeat above section... second time through play
last measure vice two thumb brushes and continue
into section I. Repeat entire tune until you run
out of beer then end with intro. End with intro? An
oxymoron for sure...another reason I dont do this
for a living.
Comments, questions and correction most welcome.
Jim Jarrell Work: JarrellJ@N4.OPNAV.NAVY.MIL
Home: JRJarrell@aol.com
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