The other tab for this song is really close, but there are a few things missing or just
slightly wrong. This is a really easy and super-fun song to play by one of my all-time
favorite bands.
Los Straitjackets
"Caveman"
From the album: "The Utterly Fantastic and Totally Unbelievable Sound of Los Straitjackets"
Written by: Eddie Angel
Tabbed by: Robert Trail
Tuning: Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
Main part:
Dm
E|-----------------|---------|---------|---------|
B|-----------------|---------|---------|---------|
G|-----------------|---------|---------|---------|
D|-----------------|----%----|----%----|----%----|
A|-----------------|---------|---------|---------|
D|-0-0-3-3-5-5-3-3-|---------|---------|---------|
(% = repeat previous measure)
Gm Dm
E|-------------------|---------|-----------------|---------|
B|-------------------|---------|-----------------|---------|
G|-------------------|---------|-----------------|---------|
D|-------------------|----%----|-----------------|----%----|
A|-------------------|---------|-----------------|---------|
D|-5-5-8-8-10-10-8-8-|---------|-0-0-3-3-5-5-3-3-|---------|
Am Gm Dm
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----%---|
A|-----7-7-5-5-3-3-|-----5-5-3-3-2-1-|-----------------|--------|
D|-7-7-------------|-5-5-------------|-0-0-3-3-5-5-3-3-|--------|
1x)(Repeat)
2,3x)(To Bridge)
4x)(To Outro)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/los_straitjackets/caveman_tab_ver_2.html ]
Bridge:
D5
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|-------------0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|
G5 D5
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------5-5-|-----5-5-----5-5-|-------------0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|-5-5-----5-5-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|
A5 D5
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------7-7-|-----7-7-----7-7-|-------------0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|-7-7-----7-7-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|
(Both times go
back to Main Part)
Outro:
Am Gm Dm D5
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
A|-----7-7-5-5-3-3-|-----5-5-3-3-2-1-|-----------------|-0---------------|
D|-7-7-------------|-5-5-------------|-0-0-3-3-5-5-3-3-|-0---------------|
Main Part(2x)
Bridge
Main Part (w/Guitar Solo (use D minor pentatonic scale))
Bridge
Main Part
Outro
Easy as that. Have fun!
