The Tee Tot Song(Tabs)

	        tabbed by Dave Hancock 
 
 
We wanted it.  We were patient.  I got impatient.  I gave it a go. 
I hope you all like it.  Its not perfect, but its as close as I  
could get. 
 
Alternating bass, alternating bass, alternating bass... Ingrain it 
into your brain. 
 
Tuning : Open D - (low to high) D A D F# A D 
 : To play with the recording.  When I tabbed it my guitar was down a half step 
and I said .  Thanks to Larry for pointing that out. 
 
 
I chose to tune down to Open D instead of tuning up to Open E because 
I like my guitar and I want to keep it.  Too much tension is bad for 
a guitar, especially acoustics. 
 
To tune to Open D, start out in standard tuning (EADGBe).  Then tune 
your E (bass E) string down to match your D string.  It will sound 
the same but an octave lower(?).  Then tune your e (high e) string 
down to match the D string, but it will sound an octave higher.  Then 
tune your B string down to match the A string, again the pitch of the 
detuned string will be an octave (or 2) higher than the bass A string. 
Now tune the G string down to match the 4th fret of the D string (the 
original D - 3rd down from bass E).  Shown below are the steps you 
take to re-tune in graphic form.  The two notes shown in each step 
are the notes you are matching.  Each step shows the note the strings 
are tuned at during the step. 
 
    1     2     3      4 
 E|----D|-0--D|-----D|----| 
 B|----B|----A|-0---A|----| 
 G|----G|----G|----F#|-0--| 
 D|-0--D|-0--D|-----D|-4--| 
 A|----A|----A|-0---A|----| 
 D|-0--D|----D|-----D|----| 
 
 
All notes are relative to the capo. 
 
ls = long slide  p = pulloff  b = bend   h = hammer on 
 
 
{Main theme} 
 
|----------7------7--------|-----9p7-----------9---------|---7------7-----------7---| 
|-ls9--------------0-------|-------0------------0-----8b-|--------------------------| 
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------| 
|----------0-------------0-|------------0-------------0--|----------0-------------0-| 
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------| 
|---0-------------0--------|-----0-------------0---------|---0-------------0--------| 
 
 
 
|---------------------7--|-----------7------7--------|---9p7------------9---------| 
|------------------------|--8s9--------------0-------|-----0-------------0-----8b-| 
|------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------| 
|--------0-------------0-|-----------0-------------0-|-----------0-------------0--| 
|------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------| 
|-0-------------0--------|----0-------------0--------|---0--------------0---------| 
 
 
|-0------0------------------|----0------0-----------0---| 
|--------------------0h2----|---------------------------| 
|---------------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------0-------------0----|-----------0-------------0-| 
|---------------------------|---------------------------| 
|-0-------------0-----------|----0-------------0--------| 
 
 
During the verses something similar to the following is played 
 
|------0----------0-| 
|-------------------| 
|-------------------| 
|------0----------0-| 
|-------------------| 
|-0---------0-------| 
 
 
  good mourning Montgomery... 
|---------------------------| 
|-------------0-----0-----0-| 
|----0-----0----------------|  x 3 
|-3-----3--------0----------| 
|---------------------------| 
|----------------------0----| 
 
 
 
 
 so glad,    don't be sad... 
|---------------|----------------|----------------|--------------0-|--------0------2s4----0-| 
|---------------|----------------|----------------|-------------0--|-0h2--------------------| 
|-----1-------1-|------1-------1-|------1-------1-|------1---------|------------------------| 
|-----0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0---------|--------0-------------0-| 
|-2-------2-----|--2-------2-----|--2-------2-----|--2-------2-----|------------------------| 
|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-0-------------0--------| 
 
 
 
 
|--------0------2s4----0-|-----------0------2s4----0-|----0---------------0------| 
|-0h2--------------------|----0h2--------------------|---------------------------| 
|------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| 
|--------0-------------0-|-----------0-------------0-|-----------0-------------0-| 
|------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| 
|-0-------------0--------|----0-------------0--------|----0-------------0--------| 
 
 
repeat... 
 
 
 
 
This is played later in the song after the instrumental main theme 
 
|---------0----------0----------| 
|---------0----------0-----0----| 
|------0------------------------| 
|-2s3--------3s2--0-----------0-| 
|-------------------------------| 
|-----------------------0-------| 
 
 
This one is definitely not easy to play.  I'm not up to tempo myself, so don't worry. 
 
 
 

	        

Written by Hank Williams, Jr.