I've broken this up into a few sections....its probably best to learn
it a section at a time. There's some great riffs in this song...
Well worth learning!
h hammer-on p pulloff
b bend \ slide down
x dead note / slide up
~ vibrato pbr pre-bend & release
bh bend & hold r release bend
! natural harmonic
[0:00]
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E--3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-3-
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------6p5-5--------
G-2p0-0-----------------2-5p2-2----2----2-5p2-2----2-----5---7-7p5---5-
D----4-4p2----------x-5b-------2-5b---5b-------2-5b---3/5---------7p5--
A---------3b-0------x--------------------------------------------------
E--------------12\-----------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G--2p0-0-------------------2-5p2-2----2----2-5p2-2----2-
D-----4-4p2-2------------5b-------2-5b---5b-------2-5b--
A----------3-3p0--0-3b-0--------------------------------
E---------------3b--------------------------------------
E-----------------8--------------------------------------------
B------6p5-------8-10/13\--------------------------------------
G-----5---7p5-7/9----------2p0-0-------------------------------
D--3/5------------------------4-4p2-2----------------3-3-5p3---
A----------------------------------3-3p0--0-4/5-1-3/5-------5\-
E---------------------------------------3b---------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------5-6-7\--
D-----------------------------------3-5p3-5/7-5h7--------
A-------3-3-5p3-------5-5-7p5--5p3-5---------------------
E--1-3/5-------5-3-5/7-------7---------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------4b-2~~--
D-------3-3-5p3----------------------------------------2--------
A--1-3/5-------5\------3-3-5p3--------5-5-7p5---0-0h3h4---------
E-----------------1-3/5-------5\-3-5/7-------7\-----------------
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D--3/5-6-7-8\-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-------------0h1-x-x-1h2-x-x-2h3-x-x-4\--|
[0:36]
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------5-6p5-5----x-5\3--5b-5-5b-2-
G----2-5p2-x-x--2-5p2-2----------------5-----7-7p5-x-5\3--5b-5-5b-2-
D--5b---------5b-----5-5p2-2--------------------------------7-------
A-------------------------3-3p0--0--5h7-----------------------------
E------------------------------3b-----------------------------------
E-----------5--5-8p5-5--5----5--5----------8-------------8------12/-
B---------8b-8b-----5-8b---8b-8b-8p5-5------8-----------------------
G-----2/6---------------------------7-7b-5---7pbr-5-5-7/9--10/12----
D--2h4---------------------------------------------7----------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------5-3---1-
B------------------------------------3--6--3------------------
G-------14--17~~--17-17b-14--14-----3--3--3--5p3-3-3/5-3-1h2--
D--14h17--14----14---------16----1/3--3--3--3---3-------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------
rake
E-----------3---3-1p0-0----------------------------------------5-3---1-
B-------3p0----0-----3-3p1-1--------------------3--6--3----------------
G-2---4-------4-----------2-3p0-3\2-2p0----------3--3---5p3-3/5-3-1h2--
D--3/5-5---5-5---------------------0---3-0-2-1/3--3--3-3---3-----------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------5--5----------------------
B-----------------------------5-8b-8-5--5----------------
G--2----4p0-5p0-7p0-5p0-4p0-7b--------7b-5b--------------
D---3/5----5---5---5---5-------------------7~~-----------
A-----------------------------------------------5~6~7~8\-
E--------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------|
D------------------------------|
A------------------------------|
E--0h1-x-x-1h2-x-x-2h3-x-x-4~~-|
[1:05]
E-----------------------------------------------5----0-----------------
B-------------------------------5p3--6\5-------5-8/10-8----------------
G--5h6-7-5h6-7-5h6-5h6-7-5h6--------3----3-0-7b--------7pbr-5-5b-------
D--5---7-5---7-5---5---7-5---3/5---5-5--5-0------------------7--7-5-5--
A-0-----0---0-----0-----0------------------------------------------7-7E
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
chicken pickin' (slow release)
E---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G--5h6-7-5h6-7-5h6-5h6-7-5h6-7bh-7777777777-7r7r7r7r7r7r7r-5b-2-
D--5---7-5---7-5---5---7-5--------------------------------------
A-0-----0---0-----0-----0---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------20----------------
B----------------------10-13p10-10----10-----------------20-18-17-----
G----2-5p2-2----2-9/12b-----------9-12--------17-19b--19b-----x--x-17-
D--5b-------2-5b-------------------------15/17------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
B-------14-----12-----10----8-5-5b---------------------------
G--12/14--14\12--12\11--11\9--5-5b----2-5p2-2--2---2-----0---
D---------------------------------7-5b-----2-5b--5b-5p2-2----
A---------------------------------------------------------3--
E------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------5---7---8---9-/-------------
B-----------------------------------------------
G----------2-3-4-5/6-6/7-7/8-8/9-9/-------------
D-----2-3-5--------------------------3/4--------
A--3-5-------------------------------4/5-6-7-8\-
E-----------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------6\-------------3-5\---|
B------------------------------------------5\--x-x--x-x-x-3-5\---|
G------------------------------------------6\--x-x--x-x-x-3-5\---|
D----------------------------------7-6-5-4-5\--x-x--x-x-x-5------|
A----------------------------------8-7-6-5-----x-x--x-x-x--------|
E--0h1-x-x-1h2-x-x-2h3-x-x-3h4-x-x-------------------------------|
[1:42]
w/wah wah (play very loosely...think FUNK)
E-------------------8--8--8--8-x-/10-10-10-10-10-x--8--8--8--8-x-----
B--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--8--8--8--8-x-/10-10-10-10-10-x--8--8--8--8-x-----
G--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--8--8--8--8-x-/10-10-10-10-10-x--8--8--8--8-x-8~~-
D--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-10-10-10-10-x-/12-12-12-12-12-x-10-10-10-10-x-8~~-
A--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
E---8--8--8--8----------------8--------------------
B---8--8--8--8--8----8--\----8-11p8---8------------
G---8--8--8--8-10p8-10p8\-10b------10b-10p8--8b----
D--10-10-10-10-10---10--\------------------10--10\-
A--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
E---8--8--8--8/10-10-10-10-x--8--8--8-x--------8--8--8--8/10-
B---8--8--8--8/10-10-10-10-x--8--8--8-x-11~~---8--8--8--8/10-
G---8--8--8--8/10-10-10-10-x--8--8--8-x-10~~---8--8--8--8/10-
D--10-10-10-10/12-12-12-12-x-10-10-10-x-------10-10-10-10/12-
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
wah off
E----------------------------------------------------------|
B--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---|
G--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
D---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|
A--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
[1:56]
Play with a swing style
E-----10-8--8h10-10----10p8--13b-10----10-8--8h10-10----10p8--8b--
B-----10--10---------------10--------------10---------------10----
G--7-7--------------7-7-------------7-7--------------7-7----------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-------14-12--12/14-14-----14-----17--17------14-12--12/14-14--
B-------15-13--13/15-15-----15p13--17b-15------15-13--13/15-15--
G------------14------------------14-----------------14----------
D--12-12---------------12-12--------------12-12-----------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
E-------14-----14--------------------------------------------
B-------15p13--13b-------------------------------------------
G------------14----------------------------------------------
D--12-12-----------------------------------------------------
A-------------------5-6-7-8\---------------------------------
E----------------------------0h1-x-x-1h2-x-x-2h3-x-x-3h4-x-x-
E---------------------------------------|
B--------------------3----3-----12!-----|
G--------------------2pbr-0---12!-------|
D---------------------------12!---------|
A-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-------------------|
E--3/5-------3/5-------------------12\--|
[2:15]
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------5-6p5-6-5h6-5-7/8-7-6-5-4-3--
G----2-5p2-2----2----2-5p2-2----2----5-7p5-7-5h7-5-8/9-8-7-6-5-4--
D--5b-------2-5b---5b-------2-5b--3/5-----5-----------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
difficult run here....practise playing it slowly first.
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--1h2-3-2h3-4-3h4-5-4h5-6-5h6-7-6h7-8-7h8-9-8h9-10-9h10-11-10h11-12-
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------17h20p17-
B--11h12-13-12h13-14-13h14-15-14h15-16-15h16-17-16h17-20b---------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
E----17h20p17--17-20b-20b\-------------------------------------------
B--20--------20------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------5-6-7-8\---------------------------------
E------------------------------------0h1-x-x-1h2-x-x-2h3-x-x-3h4-x-x-
E--------------5-3-5-3--5-3-5-3----------------------------------5/17-|
B--------------5-3-5-3--5-3-5-3----------------------------------5/17-|
G--------------5-4-5-4--5-4-5-4----------------------2p0-0------------|
D-5/7-6-5------5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------------------------4-4p2---------|
A--------------7-5-3-5--7-5-3-5---0-0-0-0-3h4-000000---------3b-0-----|
E--------4/12\-----------------3h5------------------------------------|
it a section at a time. There's some great riffs in this song...
Well worth learning!
h hammer-on p pulloff
b bend \ slide down
x dead note / slide up
~ vibrato pbr pre-bend & release
bh bend & hold r release bend
! natural harmonic
[0:00]
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E--3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-3-
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------6p5-5--------
G-2p0-0-----------------2-5p2-2----2----2-5p2-2----2-----5---7-7p5---5-
D----4-4p2----------x-5b-------2-5b---5b-------2-5b---3/5---------7p5--
A---------3b-0------x--------------------------------------------------
E--------------12\-----------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G--2p0-0-------------------2-5p2-2----2----2-5p2-2----2-
D-----4-4p2-2------------5b-------2-5b---5b-------2-5b--
A----------3-3p0--0-3b-0--------------------------------
E---------------3b--------------------------------------
E-----------------8--------------------------------------------
B------6p5-------8-10/13\--------------------------------------
G-----5---7p5-7/9----------2p0-0-------------------------------
D--3/5------------------------4-4p2-2----------------3-3-5p3---
A----------------------------------3-3p0--0-4/5-1-3/5-------5\-
E---------------------------------------3b---------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------5-6-7\--
D-----------------------------------3-5p3-5/7-5h7--------
A-------3-3-5p3-------5-5-7p5--5p3-5---------------------
E--1-3/5-------5-3-5/7-------7---------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------4b-2~~--
D-------3-3-5p3----------------------------------------2--------
A--1-3/5-------5\------3-3-5p3--------5-5-7p5---0-0h3h4---------
E-----------------1-3/5-------5\-3-5/7-------7\-----------------
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D--3/5-6-7-8\-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-------------0h1-x-x-1h2-x-x-2h3-x-x-4\--|
[0:36]
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------5-6p5-5----x-5\3--5b-5-5b-2-
G----2-5p2-x-x--2-5p2-2----------------5-----7-7p5-x-5\3--5b-5-5b-2-
D--5b---------5b-----5-5p2-2--------------------------------7-------
A-------------------------3-3p0--0--5h7-----------------------------
E------------------------------3b-----------------------------------
E-----------5--5-8p5-5--5----5--5----------8-------------8------12/-
B---------8b-8b-----5-8b---8b-8b-8p5-5------8-----------------------
G-----2/6---------------------------7-7b-5---7pbr-5-5-7/9--10/12----
D--2h4---------------------------------------------7----------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------5-3---1-
B------------------------------------3--6--3------------------
G-------14--17~~--17-17b-14--14-----3--3--3--5p3-3-3/5-3-1h2--
D--14h17--14----14---------16----1/3--3--3--3---3-------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------
rake
E-----------3---3-1p0-0----------------------------------------5-3---1-
B-------3p0----0-----3-3p1-1--------------------3--6--3----------------
G-2---4-------4-----------2-3p0-3\2-2p0----------3--3---5p3-3/5-3-1h2--
D--3/5-5---5-5---------------------0---3-0-2-1/3--3--3-3---3-----------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------5--5----------------------
B-----------------------------5-8b-8-5--5----------------
G--2----4p0-5p0-7p0-5p0-4p0-7b--------7b-5b--------------
D---3/5----5---5---5---5-------------------7~~-----------
A-----------------------------------------------5~6~7~8\-
E--------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------|
D------------------------------|
A------------------------------|
E--0h1-x-x-1h2-x-x-2h3-x-x-4~~-|
[1:05]
E-----------------------------------------------5----0-----------------
B-------------------------------5p3--6\5-------5-8/10-8----------------
G--5h6-7-5h6-7-5h6-5h6-7-5h6--------3----3-0-7b--------7pbr-5-5b-------
D--5---7-5---7-5---5---7-5---3/5---5-5--5-0------------------7--7-5-5--
A-0-----0---0-----0-----0------------------------------------------7-7E
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
chicken pickin' (slow release)
E---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G--5h6-7-5h6-7-5h6-5h6-7-5h6-7bh-7777777777-7r7r7r7r7r7r7r-5b-2-
D--5---7-5---7-5---5---7-5--------------------------------------
A-0-----0---0-----0-----0---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------20----------------
B----------------------10-13p10-10----10-----------------20-18-17-----
G----2-5p2-2----2-9/12b-----------9-12--------17-19b--19b-----x--x-17-
D--5b-------2-5b-------------------------15/17------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
B-------14-----12-----10----8-5-5b---------------------------
G--12/14--14\12--12\11--11\9--5-5b----2-5p2-2--2---2-----0---
D---------------------------------7-5b-----2-5b--5b-5p2-2----
A---------------------------------------------------------3--
E------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------5---7---8---9-/-------------
B-----------------------------------------------
G----------2-3-4-5/6-6/7-7/8-8/9-9/-------------
D-----2-3-5--------------------------3/4--------
A--3-5-------------------------------4/5-6-7-8\-
E-----------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------6\-------------3-5\---|
B------------------------------------------5\--x-x--x-x-x-3-5\---|
G------------------------------------------6\--x-x--x-x-x-3-5\---|
D----------------------------------7-6-5-4-5\--x-x--x-x-x-5------|
A----------------------------------8-7-6-5-----x-x--x-x-x--------|
E--0h1-x-x-1h2-x-x-2h3-x-x-3h4-x-x-------------------------------|
[1:42]
w/wah wah (play very loosely...think FUNK)
E-------------------8--8--8--8-x-/10-10-10-10-10-x--8--8--8--8-x-----
B--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--8--8--8--8-x-/10-10-10-10-10-x--8--8--8--8-x-----
G--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--8--8--8--8-x-/10-10-10-10-10-x--8--8--8--8-x-8~~-
D--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-10-10-10-10-x-/12-12-12-12-12-x-10-10-10-10-x-8~~-
A--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
E---8--8--8--8----------------8--------------------
B---8--8--8--8--8----8--\----8-11p8---8------------
G---8--8--8--8-10p8-10p8\-10b------10b-10p8--8b----
D--10-10-10-10-10---10--\------------------10--10\-
A--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
E---8--8--8--8/10-10-10-10-x--8--8--8-x--------8--8--8--8/10-
B---8--8--8--8/10-10-10-10-x--8--8--8-x-11~~---8--8--8--8/10-
G---8--8--8--8/10-10-10-10-x--8--8--8-x-10~~---8--8--8--8/10-
D--10-10-10-10/12-12-12-12-x-10-10-10-x-------10-10-10-10/12-
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
wah off
E----------------------------------------------------------|
B--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---|
G--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
D---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|
A--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
[1:56]
Play with a swing style
E-----10-8--8h10-10----10p8--13b-10----10-8--8h10-10----10p8--8b--
B-----10--10---------------10--------------10---------------10----
G--7-7--------------7-7-------------7-7--------------7-7----------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-------14-12--12/14-14-----14-----17--17------14-12--12/14-14--
B-------15-13--13/15-15-----15p13--17b-15------15-13--13/15-15--
G------------14------------------14-----------------14----------
D--12-12---------------12-12--------------12-12-----------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
E-------14-----14--------------------------------------------
B-------15p13--13b-------------------------------------------
G------------14----------------------------------------------
D--12-12-----------------------------------------------------
A-------------------5-6-7-8\---------------------------------
E----------------------------0h1-x-x-1h2-x-x-2h3-x-x-3h4-x-x-
E---------------------------------------|
B--------------------3----3-----12!-----|
G--------------------2pbr-0---12!-------|
D---------------------------12!---------|
A-----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-------------------|
E--3/5-------3/5-------------------12\--|
[2:15]
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------5-6p5-6-5h6-5-7/8-7-6-5-4-3--
G----2-5p2-2----2----2-5p2-2----2----5-7p5-7-5h7-5-8/9-8-7-6-5-4--
D--5b-------2-5b---5b-------2-5b--3/5-----5-----------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
difficult run here....practise playing it slowly first.
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--1h2-3-2h3-4-3h4-5-4h5-6-5h6-7-6h7-8-7h8-9-8h9-10-9h10-11-10h11-12-
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------17h20p17-
B--11h12-13-12h13-14-13h14-15-14h15-16-15h16-17-16h17-20b---------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
E----17h20p17--17-20b-20b\-------------------------------------------
B--20--------20------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------5-6-7-8\---------------------------------
E------------------------------------0h1-x-x-1h2-x-x-2h3-x-x-3h4-x-x-
E--------------5-3-5-3--5-3-5-3----------------------------------5/17-|
B--------------5-3-5-3--5-3-5-3----------------------------------5/17-|
G--------------5-4-5-4--5-4-5-4----------------------2p0-0------------|
D-5/7-6-5------5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------------------------4-4p2---------|
A--------------7-5-3-5--7-5-3-5---0-0-0-0-3h4-000000---------3b-0-----|
E--------4/12\-----------------3h5------------------------------------|
