Tom: Em
E|------------------------|
Tuning: CFCFC (Open F- Open G down one full step)
This is one of my favorite Black Crowes riffs. The chorus of this song was a little
to hear on the studio recording because the album in general is poorly mixed, so I had to
to the Brothers of a Feather CD/DVD, and I'm pretty happy with the results. I play the
song with a slide on my little finger, as does Rich Robinson.
Intro/Verse Riff:
C-----------------12-12-12-12------------------|---------------12-12-12----12-------------------|
A----------------/12-12-13-12\------3b-x-------|--------------/12-12-13p12-13p12\------3b-x-----|
F----x-x---------/12-12-12-12\--3-5-3b-x-------|--x-x---------/12-12-12----12---\--3-5-3b-x-----|
C----x-x---------/12-12-14-12\--3-5----x-------|--x-x---------/12-12-14p12-14p12\--3-5----x-----|
F----x-x---------/12-12-12-12\---------x-------|--x-x---------/12-12-12----12---\---------x-----|
C----x-x-3-4-5--5/E|------------------------|3-5--|--x-x-3-4-5--5/E|------------------------|------3-5|
This riff is played throughout the song with some minor variations and fills. The two
are slight (1/4 tone) and short. The slide is not used to slide up to the twelfth fret
Don't forget to use your wah pedal!
Pre-Chorus: | First Ending | Second Ending
CE|------------------------|0--|E|------------------------|------|E|------------------------|----|
A----4-4-3-3----2-2-1----0--|E|------------------------|------|E|------------------------|----|
F----3-3-3-3----1-1-1----0--|E|------------------------|------|E|------------------------|----|
C----5-5-3-3----3-3-1----0--|E|------------------------|------|E|------------------------|----|
F----3-3-3-3----1-1-1----0--|E|------------------------|------|--------2b3r2----2-3-2------|
CE|------------------------|---|--2-3-4-5--2-3-4-5--2-3-4-5\--|--2-3-5--------5-------3-5--|
It sounds like Rich plays the second ending I have tabbed out here during the first
only (though on the Brothers of a Feather CD/DVD, he plays the first ending twice for the
pre-chorus, most likely because the second ending is tougher to play while having a
on your little finger). The second pre-chorus just repeats the first ending, and the
and final
pre-chorus is as follows:
CE|------------------------|--0E|------------------------|-----|E|------------------------|----------|
A----4-4-3-3----2-2-1-1----0E|------------------------|-----|--4-4-3-3----2-2-1-1----/--12--0--|
F----3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1----0E|------------------------|-----|--3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1----/--12--0--|
C----5-5-3-3----3-3-1-1----0E|------------------------|-----|--5-5-3-3----3-3-1-1----/--12--0--|
F----3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1----0E|------------------------|-----|--3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1----/--12--0--|
CE|------------------------|----2-3-4-5--2-3-4-5--2-3-4-5\--|E|------------------------|----------|
That is played right after the solo. On the repeat, instead of playing the riff on the
C string, you immediately
slide up to the twelfth fret, then hit an open F and right back into the chorus again. Listen
the song for the timing.
Chorus (with slide):
CE|------------------------|------|
A----5\0------------/5\0--/12--|
F----5\0----0-------/5\0--/12--|
C----5\0--2---2-1-0-/5\0--/12--|
F----5\0------------/5\0--/12--|
CE|------------------------|------|
Solo Rhythm:
CE|------------------------|-------|
A----3-3--3--1--0-----0------0--|
F------------0--0-----0------0--|
C----3-3--3--2--0-----0------0--|
F---------------0-3p0-0--3p0-0--|
CE|------------------------|-------|
