"Late Passenger" Alexandr Misko

DFAEAC tuning
Alexandr Misko
Roundtrip
Music by Alexandr Misko
Steel Guitar
DFAEAC
=C =A
=A =F
=E =D
= 80
INTRO (BASS)
Left Hand is inverted throughout the song (over the neck), all the notes are tapped, not plucked
1
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7 <12>
7 7 <12>

Right Hand wrist thumps above the soundhole L.H. holds the 7th fret notes muted and then pulls them off while R.H. jumps to the 12th fret
Drums

Like a bass player... Tapping throughout Sustain the chord L.H. tap'n'slide
2

3 3 5
(<12>) 6 6
3 3

R.H. wrist kick drums throughout Short note here

Keep an eye for all the little pauses, some notes are short and some are long and it really helps the groove! Slide

7 7 8 (8)
7 9 (9)
7 7

Short note Sustain the chord

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 Sustain Short L.H. index pinky ring L.H. middle finger pluck

4
S-Gt

3 0
4 3
3 3 2

Build it up Sustain! R.H. thumbnail down-up scratches above the soundhole (circular motion)
Drums

THEME (BASS+GUITAR+DRUMS)
L.H. taps the melody on top of bass notes Sustain the chord, L.H. pinky pluck Pull the whole chord off with L.H. while R.H. jumps to hold the 12th fret

0
1 2
7 <12>
<12>
7 <12>
7 7 <12>

Kick Up scr. Down Up R.H. middle fingernail flick on wood Kick Up Down L.H. finger tap upper soundboard side

Sustain the chord, pull-off and pluck open strings with your L.H. ring All the four L.H. fingers sustain the chord here

4 0
(2) 0
0 5 5 7
3 3 5
6 6
3 3

Percussion stays the same, every hit is performed above the soundhole, upper soundboard side R.H. Thumbnail scratches are almost circular

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 Sustain the chord, pull-off with your L.H. ring All the four L.H. fingers sustain the chord here again L.H. ring finger tap and slide

7
S-Gt

7 0 1 2
(7) 0 7
7 7 8
7 9
7 7

Drums shouldn't overpower guitar Short tap Keep the pattern going
Drums

Sustain the chord, hammers and pull-offs with your L.H. ring index pinky ring Sustain the chord, index tap'n'slide L.H. middle inverted upstroke

(2) 0
2 0 0
5 4 0
3 0
4 3
3 3 2

Just some kick drums here Sustain the strum

1 VERSE (MELODY ON TOP)

L.H. keeps playing the Theme riff, R.H. adds harmonics as a melody on top R.H. harmonics R.H. thumb hit on the 6th string, then 19th fret harm L.H. tap'n'slide

S
0 <19>
<19> 1 2
(0) 7 <12> <19>
(0) <12> <24>
7 <12>
7 7 <12> X

Some drums are lost to make sure the R.H. harmonics are played properly L.H. jumps to the upper side of the soundboard to keep the scratching going D-U-D

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 Let all the harmonics sustain throughoutR.H. thumb hit and some R.H. harmonics L.H. tapping pattern stays the same throughout the verse

10
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(<19>) 4 0
(2) 0 <24> <19>
0 5 5 7
3 3 5
6 6
3 X 3

Lose some percussion again Get back to the pattern here R.H. fingernail scratch below the soundhole Down
Drums

R.H. thumb harm R.H. thumb hit and R.H. harmonics Harmonics melody is bright and clear R.H. harmonic

11

<12> 7 0 1 2
<19> <12>
(7) 0 7 <19>
7 7 8
7 9
7 7 X

R.H. fingernail scratch D-U The pattern again No drums

R.H. harmonic + sustain L.H. middle finger inverted upstroke

12

(2) 0 <12>
2 0 0
(<19>) 5 4 0
3 0
4 3
3 3 2

Just 2 kicks here again

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 Second half of the verse is the same as the 1st half, but some harmonics are different! Tricky R.H. harmonics here Make sure to sustain harmonics!

13
S-Gt

S
0 <24> <19>
<24> 1 2
(0) 7 <12> <24>
(0) <12>
7 <12>
7 7 <12> X

R.H. harm Some drums Whole sustained chord pull-off L.H. soundboard scratch D-U-D
Drums

Everything stays the same, keep an eye for the R.H. harmonic variation!

14

(<19>) <24> 4 0
(2) 0 <19>
0 5 5 7
3 3 5
6 6
3 X 3

R.H. thumb hit Scratch below Down

R.H. thumb harmonic R.H. thumb hit The ending of the riff is identical to the first half

15

<12> 7 0 1 2
<19> <12>
(7) 0 7 <19>
7 7 8
7 9
7 7 X

Scratches below D-U Make sure to accentuate all the harmonics throughout!

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 Chorus is coming, start building the dynamics from here

16
S-Gt

(2) 0 <12>
2 0 0
(<19>) 5 4 0
3 0
4 3
3 3 2

Sustain the final strum

Drums

1 CHORUS
Inverted L.H. plays bass notes with all the 4 fingers, R.H. taps the melody Open strings as pull-offs are for the droning, they shouldn't stand out in the "mix"

17

7 (0) 9 (0) 11 (0) 9 (0) 11 0 11 12

(0)
(0) 7 (0) 8 (0) 10 (0) 8 (0) 10 0 10 12
(0) 7 5 7 2
7 7
7 7 5 5

No drums throughout the chorus Chorus is a fusion of bass melody and treble melody, keep both of them clear!

The same ideas keep going on The top melody should flow smoothly No pull-off here R.H. ring pluck and pull-off

18

(12) (0) 11 (0) 9 (0) 7 7 9 0

7 0
(12) (0) 10 (0) 8 (0) 7 7 8
3 2 3 5 7 0
4 7
3 3 5 7

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 Sustain open strings and repeat the section

19
S-Gt

(0) 7 (0) 9 (0) 11 (0) 9 (0) 11 0 11 12

(0)
7 (0) 8 (0) 10 (0) 8 (0) 10 0 10 12
(0) 7 5 7 2
7 7
7 7 5 5
Dru...

Take R.H. index off just after the tap, keep holding the 7th fret with middle and trill with pinky

20

(12) (0) 11 (0) 9 (0) 7 9 7 9 7 9 7 9 7 (0)

(0)
(12) (0) 10 (0) 8 (0) 7 (0)
3 2 3 5 5 7 (0)
4
3 3 5 5 7

Hold the 7th fret all the way through until the last pulled-off R.H. middle finger gentle upstroke

Those trills are so tough to play I know... Take R.H. index off just after the slide, keep holding the 11th fret with middle and trill with ring this time!

21

(0) 12 (0) 11 (0) 9 11 12 11 12 11 12 11 (0)

(0) (0)
(0) 12 (0) 10 (0) 8 10 (0)
(0) 3 2 3 5 5 (0)
4 11
3 3 5 5 5 7

Hold the 11th fret with your middle all the way through until the last pulled-off R.H. middle finger gentle upstroke again Sustain the chord

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 Keep the melody going strong Variation here Going minor... index middle R.H. tap'n'bend, ring finger pluck and pull-off

22
S-Gt

(0) 9 (0) 7 (0) 5 4 0 0

(0) 5 0
(0) 8 (0) 7 (0) 5 4 0
(0) 3 2 3 3 5 0
3
3 3 3 3

Sustain the 4th fret interval with R.H. middle and index, then pull off index first and then middle to open string
Dru...

Sustain!

23

(0) 7 (0) 9 (0) 11 (0) 9 (0) 11 0 11 12

(0)
7 (0) 8 (0) 10 (0) 8 (0) 10 0 10 12
(0) 7 5 7 2
7 7
7 7 5 5

All the same techniques here as before, but keep an eye for the next bar!

R.H. sustains the 12 fret interval, then pulls both notes off and L.H. does the 2nd fret hammer and pull-off Softly slide the chord up the neck

24

let ring
(12) 12 0 2 0 0
0
(12) 0 0 0 7 4 (4)
3 3 3 3 5 (5)
6 (6)
3 3 3 3 3 X

R.H. tap and slide on the 7th fret and smooth pinky upstroke R.H. scratches above, accent the notated downstrokes! L.H. below scratch switch

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 2 VERSE
R.H. does kick drums and thumb hits, also it plucks all the open strings and harmonics throughout the verse Let everything ring as long as possible

25
S-Gt

S S
let ring
0 0 0 <19>
<19> <24>
0 0 <19>
<24>
0 <24>
X 0 X

L.H. scratches the soundboard on the cutaway side below the neck throughout the 2 verse D-U-D-U onbeat is always a scratch Down
Drums

Accentuate R.H. harmonics - they are the melody in this section Double kick drum here Double R.H. thumb hit here

26

S S S
let ring
0 0 0 0
<19>
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
X X X

L.H. scratches are consistent but subtle enough, they shouldn't overpower strings Keep the D-U-D-U pattern going tightly

Huge jump from the 24th to the 12th fret, sorry!

27

S S S
let ring
0 0 0
0 0 0
<19> <12>
<24>
0 <24>
X 0 0 X X

R.H. double thumb hit

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 The melody shines and rings Subtle rhythmic variation here R.H. double thumb hit again

28
2
S-Gt

S S S
let ring let ring
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
(<12>)
0 0 0 0 0 0
X X X

Keep the L.H. scratches going in the same manner as before but just on top of those rhythmically weird kick drums
Drums

Second half of the verse is almost identical but check out the harmonics variation!

29 30

S S S S S
let ring
(0) 0 0 0 <19> 0 0 0 0
<19> <19> <24>
0 0 <19> 0 0 0 0
<24> 0 0 0 0 0
0 <24>
X 0 X X X X

Variation! Let them ring and shine!

Ending Smoooth... R.H. slap harmonics (let ring throughout the next bar!)

31

S S
let ring
0 0 <12>
0 0 0 <12>
<19> <19> (<12>)
<24>
0
X 0 0

D U D Accentuate the last scratch Down! R.H. kick drum instead of a thumb hit

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 2 CHORUS
Starts with just an inverted L.H. bassline... Going gently again here

32
S-Gt

let ring
P.M.
(<12>)
(<12>)
(<12>)
7 5 7 2
7 7
7 7 5 5

R.H. mutes bass strings at the very bridge with the edge of the palm, but make sure top strings are open so the slap harmonic notes keep sustaining!
Dru...

The same L.H. fingerings as in the 1 Chorus but yet without the R.H. melody tapping L.H. L.H. R.H. L.H. L.H.

33

P.M.
7 3 0
3 2 3 5 5 6 7 3 0
4
3 3 5 6

Gradually open the strings and build it up! No palm mute!

The same as the 1st Chorus Loud and powerful

34

7 (0) 9 (0) 11 (0) 9 (0) 11 0 11 12

(0)
7 (0) 8 (0) 10 (0) 8 (0) 10 0 10 12
(0) 7 5 7 2
7 7
7 7 5 5

Sustain the final pull-off from the previous bar

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 Trill! Gently

35
S-Gt

(12) (0) 11 (0) 9 (0) 7 9 7 9 7 9 7 9 7 (0)

(0)
(12) (0) 10 (0) 8 (0) 7 (0)
3 2 3 5 5 7 (0)
4
3 3 5 5 7
Dru...

Trill! Softly

36

(0) 12 (0) 11 (0) 9 11 12 11 12 11 12 11 (0)

(0) (0)
(0) 12 (0) 10 (0) 8 10 (0)
(0) 3 2 3 5 5 (0)
4 11
3 3 5 5 5 7

BENDY

37

(0) 9 (0) 7 (0) 5 4 0 0

(0) 5 0
(0) 8 (0) 7 (0) 5 4 0
(0) 3 2 3 3 5 0
3
3 3 3 3

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 38
S-Gt

(0) 7 (0) 9 (0) 11 (0) 9 (0) 11 0 11 12

(0)
7 (0) 8 (0) 10 (0) 8 (0) 10 0 10 12
(0) 7 5 7 2
7 7
7 7 5 5
Dru...

R.H. pinky finger upstroke again Slowly and subtly slide that chord up the neck again
39

let ring
(12) 0 2 0 0
0
(12) 0 7 4 (4)
3 5 (5)
6 (6)
3 X

After R.H. pinky upstroke start rubbing the lower side of your guitar with an open palm and fingertips D-U-D-U Accented brushy downstrokes

SOLO BUILD-UP
L.H. stays inverted throughout and taps the first 4 notes and then pulls them off one by one The L.H. pattern stays the same for every chord

40 41

let ring
2 0 4 0 7 0 7 0
3 0 5 0 8 0 7 0
3 0 5 0 8 0 7 0
9 0
3 0 5 0 7 0

Almost a circular motion that always starts with a downstroke, accent the notated brush strokes! Like a shaker

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 Let everything ring and sustain

42
S-Gt

let ring
2 0 4 0
3 0 5 0
3 0 5 0
3 0 5 0

Add a R.H. thumbnail hit on the lower side on top of a brush downstroke R.H. thumbnail hit downstroke
Drums

Some shapes are tricky!

43

let ring
7 0 9 0
7 0 10 0
10 12
7 0 10 0
7 0 10 0

Final motion of the bar is the R.H. kick drum on a lower boat and an open fingers hit/snare on the lower side Vibrato!

GUITAR SOLO
Inverted L.H. keeps tapping the chords and R.H. taps the solo melody with index finger and does some percussion throughout

44

let ring let ring

let ring
2 0 4 0
3 0 5 0
(12) 13 15 12 13 12
3 0 5 0
3 0 5 0

Slight vibrato while holding the 12th fret R.H. thumbnail scratch above the soundhole upper side D R.H. thumbnail scratch D Vibrato

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 Don't forget about those vibratos The solo melody is loud and clear

45
S-Gt

let ring
7 0 7 0
8 0 7 0
(12) 10 8 10 12 17 15
8 0 7 0
9 0
7 0

Scratch D No time for scratch here, so this is just a R.H. thumbnail hit on the wood
Drums

Make sure you don't mute any strings while doing R.H. tapping! Vibrato!

46

let ring
let ring
2 0 4 0
3 0 5 0
12 13 12 10 7 8 10
3 0 5 0
3 0 5 0

R.H. thumbnail hit again R.H. thumb hits the side of the neck to create a wooden block sound

1.
Bend! Variation here because the 4th string is not available for the last chord Sustain this note!

47

let ring
let ring ½

7 0 9 0
7 0 10 0
(10) 10 0 10 12
7 14
7 0 10 0

R.H. thumbnail scratch D R.H. thumbnail scratch D Vibrato again!

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 2.
Ending No pull-off for the bass string! R.H. final tap'n'bend Sustain this chord

48
S-Gt

let ring ½

7 0
7 0
(10)
7 14 <7>
<7>
7 <7>

R.H. thumbnail scratch D After the bend pull the 4th string off as an upstroke while holding the harmonic point on the 7th fret with L.H. index
Drums

3 VERSE
This verse is almost the same as the 1st one, but this time it starts without drums for a moment and there are some melodic variations in the second half of it!

49

S
0 <19>
<19> 1 2
7 <12> <19>
(<7>) <12> <24>
(<7>) 7 <12>
7 7 <12>

No drums here, aside from that all the techniques are exactly the same as before

Let all the harmonics shine and ring again!

50

(<19>) 4 0
(2) 0 <24> <19>
0 5 5 7
3 3 5
6 6
3 X 3

Drums are back! The drums are totally identical to the 1st verse

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 All the same stuff as before... Sustain it

51 52
S-Gt

<12> 7 0 1 2 (2) 0 <12>

<19> <12> 2 0 0
(7) 0 7 <19> (<19>) 5 4 0
77 8 3 0
7 9 4 3
7 7 X 3 3 2
Drums

Slight melodic variations are coming, keep an eye for them!

53

S
0 <24> <19>
<24> 1 2
(0) 7 <12> <24>
(0) <12>
7 <12>
7 7 <12> X

Sustain

Variation!

54

(<19>) 4 0
(2) 0 <24> <19>
0 5 5 7
3 3 5
6 6
3 X 3

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 Variation! Keep sustaining all the harmonic notes Variation!

55
S-Gt

<12> 7 0 1 2
<12>
(7) 0 <19> 7 <24>
7 7 8
7 9
7 7 X
Drums

Variation! Sustain!

56

(2) 0 <19>
2 0 0
(<24>) 5 4 0
3 0
4 3
3 3 2

Final harmonics variation makes the ending very dramatic, don't forget about it

3 CHORUS
The last chorus is the same as the 1st one, only the ending is different

57 58

7 (0) 9 (0) 11 (0) 9 (0) 11 0 11 12 (12) (0) 11 (0) 9 (0) 7 7 9 0

(0) 7 0
(0) 7 (0) 8 (0) 10 (0) 8 (0) 10 0 10 12 (12) (0) 10 (0) 8 (0) 7 7 8
(0) 7 5 7 2 3 2 3 5 7 0
7 7 4 7
7 7 5 5 3 3 5 7

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 59
S-Gt

(0) 7 (0) 9 (0) 11 (0) 9 (0) 11 0 11 12

(0)
7 (0) 8 (0) 10 (0) 8 (0) 10 0 10 12
(0) 7 5 7 2
7 7
7 7 5 5
Dru...

Drama

60

(12) (0) 11 (0) 9 (0) 7 9 7 9 7 9 7 9 7 (0)

(0)
(12) (0) 10 (0) 8 (0) 7 (0)
3 2 3 5 5 7 (0)
4
3 3 5 5 7

= 69

61

(0) 12 (0) 11 (0) 9 11 12 11 12 11 12 11 (0)

(0) (0)
(0) 12 (0) 10 (0) 8 10 (0)
(0) 3 2 3 5 5 (0)
4 11
3 3 5 5 5 7

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 = 58 = 42
Gradually slow it all down from around here and switch to a free tempo LOOONG bend Pull the bend off to the 7th fret harmonics
= 51

62
S-Gt

½ S

(0) 9 (0) 7 (0) 5 4 0 <12>

(0) 5 <7> <12>
(0) 8 (0) 7 (0) 5 4 0 (<12>)
(0) 3 2 3 3 5 <7>
3
3 3 3 3

R.H. slap harmonics

Dru...

OUTRO
= 64 = 56
Sustain the slap harmonics Getting back to the riff again but slow and loose this time

= 41

63

(<12>) 7 (0) 9 (0) 11 (0) 9 (0) 11 0 11 12

(<12>)
(<12>) 7 (0) 8 (0) 10 (0) 8 (0) 10 0 10 12
(<7>) 7 5 7 2
7 7
7 7 5 5

Gradually slow it down again Linger on the 12th fret tap and then upstroke it

= 51
R.H. Pull-off/upstroke from the 12th fret Let the top strings ring while sliding the chord shape up and down the neck for a hectic feeling

64

0
0
0
3 12 12 12 12
X
3 12 12 12 12

R.H. aggressive fingernail scratching all around the body of the guitar in a free tempo Make it louder and louder

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 L.H. is inverted, R.H. pinky finger slow and relaxed upstroke R.H.+ L.H.Harmonics pull-off Keep sustaining

65
S-Gt

0
0
4 <12>
5 <12>
6
X

Final R.H. fingernail scratch (most likely an upstroke) powerful and dramatic
Drums

fine
R.H. half-barred tap with slides all around while the harmonics are still ringing afterwards
1/2B VII

66

(<12>)
(<12>)
7
7

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