Here is a general transcription of "Backwater" by Meat puppets. I didn't have 
time to nail down the bridge so you'll have to do some interpreting on your own. 
(I'll work more on it later). The intro lick that I have transcribed is also 
just an approximation of what is played. It's a simple lick in E major 
pentatonic that you should be able to pick out purely by ear. I'll follow up 
with more detail in a few days. Meanwhile we can get started on it.

Transcribed by Mike Livengood


                        Backwater
                                        -Meat puppets
Intro (E-C#m-C-D) with solo guitar melody line

Muted dirty guitar

E5                      F#5
And when I wake up in ...
C5                          E5
To feel the daybreak....
E5                                         F#5
There's a blood that's ...
        C5                        E5
With a knife ...

        E                        C#m
        Some things.......
                C
        They just stand ....
                D
        Half .....
        E               C#m
        It may seem...re....
                C                          D
        In the backwater swirling ....

And when I shoulda' been ....

        E                        C#m
        Some things...will ....
                C
        They just stand there ....
                D
        Half unconscious ....
        E               C#m
        It may seem.......
                C                          D
        In the backwater swirling ...

        F-G     C       B
                Hey...I'm ....
                D
                Good...
                C       B
                Roll ....
                D
                On whose ....

        -Solo-(over E-C#m-C-D)

And when I wake up in the ....

        -Solo outro-



Chords

E   -0-   C#m   -4-   E5  ---   F#5  ---   C5  ---
    -0-         -5-       ---        ---       ---
    -1-         -6-       ---        ---       ---
    -2-         -6-       ---        ---       -5-
    -2-         -4-       -2-        -4-       -3-
    -0-         ---       -0-        -2-       ---

C
----------3------
--------5---5----
------5-------5--
----5------------
--3--------------
-----------------

D
----------5------
--------7---7----
------7-------7--
----7------------
--5--------------
-----------------

F
-------------8--------
----------10---10-----
-------10---------10--
----10----------------
--8-------------------
----------------------

G
--------------10--------
-----------12----12-----
--------12----------12--
-----12-----------------
--10--------------------
------------------------

B
----------2------
--------4---4----
------4-------4--
----4------------
--2--------------
-----------------

Intro lick (approx.)

E--------------------------------------------------------------l
B-------------------------12-----------------------------------l
G-----------------11b(12)----12r11--9-11-9---------------9-----l
D---------9-11-9----------------------------11-11--9-11-----11-l
A------9-------------------------------------------------------l
E--/12---------------------------------------------------------l

E---------------------------------------------------l
B---------------------------------------------------l
G-9-11-11b(12)-11b(12)r11-9-11-11b(12)r11-9-11b(12)-l
D---------------------------------------------------l
A---------------------------------------------------l
E---------------------------------------------------l

E major pentatonic (for reference)

E-----------------------------9--12------
B-----------------------9--12------------
G-----------------9--11------------------
D-----------9--11------------------------
A-----9--11------------------------------
E--12------------------------------------