Caroline Tabs & Lyrics by Status Quo
Caroline
guitar tabs lyrics
Firstly i give full credit to Robert Van Rossen for this tab
* Caroline *
************
Rossi/Young
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= Songstructure and lyrics =
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F F F C C C9
EADGBE EAD G B E E A D G B E EADGBE EA D GBE EA D G B E
133211 X8101010X 131515141313 X3555X 81010988 X1514151515
Bb Bb Bb9
EADGBE EADGBE EA D G B E
X1333X 688766 X1312131313
|F |F |F |F |2x (only once on Hello!)
Main riff without band:
|F |F |F |F |2x
Band comes in:
Twelve bar blues 2x
|F |F |F |F |
|Bb |Bb |F |F |
|C |Bb |F |F |
Verse:
[F]If you want to turn me onto
[Bb]Anything you really want to
Turn me [F]onto your [C]love sweet [F]love [C]
If the [F]night-time is the right time
[Bb]Anytime of yours is my time
We can [F]find time for [C]love sweet [F]love [C]
[F]Come on sweet Caroline
You're my sweet Caroline
You [Bb]know I want to take you
I've really got to make you
[F]Come on sweet Caroline
[C]Take my hand to- [Bb]gether we can rock-n- [F]roll [C]
When I'm [F]thinking of you sleeping
[Bb]I'm at home alone and weeping
Are you [F]keeping your [C]love sweet [F]love [C]
Do you [F]still care when I'm not there
[Bb]Do you really wish I was there
Can I [F]come there for [C]love sweet [F]love [C]
[F]Come on sweet Caroline
You're my sweet Caroline
You [Bb]know I want to take you
I've really got to make you
[F]Come on sweet Caroline
[C]Take my hand to- [Bb]gether we can rock-n- [F]roll [C]
|F |F |F |F |
|Bb |Bb |F |F |
|C |Bb |F |F |
Piano-intermezzo (no piano here in older versions)
|F |F |F |F |
[F]If you want to turn me onto
[Bb]Anything you really want to
Turn me [F]onto your [C]love sweet [F]love [C]
[F]Come on sweet Caroline
You're my sweet Caroline
You [Bb]know I want to take you
I've really got to make you
[F]Come on sweet Caroline
[C]Take my hand to- [Bb]gether we can rock-n- [F]roll
Piano-solo: (skip this part for the older versions)
|F |F |F |F |
|Bb |Bb |F |F |
|C |Bb |F |F |
Main-riff volume decreases more
|F |F |F |F |
|Bb |Bb |F |F |
|C |Bb |F |F |
Main-riff an octave higher softly with the two guitars at the front
(skip this part for the older versions)
|F |F |F |F |
|Bb |Bb |F |F |
|C |Bb |F |F | increase volume
Main-riff at full strength again
|F |F |F |F |
|Bb |Bb |F |F |
|C |Bb |F |F |
Main-riff
|F |F |F |F |
|Bb |Bb |F |F |
|C |Bb |F Ab G Gb |F Eb E F |
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= Ricks Part =
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1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E||--------------------------||
B||*------------------------*||
G||-14-14----------------14--||
D||-13-13----------------13--||
A||*15-15-17-15-18-15-17-15-*|| 6x
E||-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------| In older versions (Madrid
G|14-14-------------------|------------------------| �75 and Apollo �77 for
D|13-13-------------------|------------------------| example and Hello ofcourse)
A|15-15-17-15-18-15-17-15-|18-15-17-15-18-15-17-15-| these two bars are played
E|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| same way as the bar above.
Repeat the eight bars above
Twelve bar blues (band comes in):
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E||--------------------------||
B||*------------------------*||
G||-14-14----------------14--||
D||-13-13----------------13--||
A||*15-15-17-15-18-15-17-15-*|| 4x
E||-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E||--------------------------||
B||*------------------------*||
G||-7-----------7------------||
D||-6-----------6------------||
A||*8--8--10-8--8--8--10-8--*|| 2x
E||-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E||--------------------------||
B||*------------------------*||
G||-14-14----------------14--||
D||-13-13----------------13--||
A||*15-15-17-15-18-15-17-15-*|| 2x
E||-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|9-----------9-----------|7-----------7-----------|
D|8-----------8-----------|6-----------6-----------|
A|10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-|8--8--10-8--8--8--10-8--|
E|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E||--------------------------||
B||*------------------------*||
G||-14-14----------------14--||
D||-13-13----------------13--||
A||*15-15-17-15-18-15-17-15-*|| 2x
E||-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--||
Repeat twelve-bar blues
Verse 1:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E||----13-------13-----------||
B||*---13-------13----------*||
G||----14-------14-----------||
D||--------------------------||
A||*15----x--15----15-15-15-*|| 2x
E||-13----x--13----13-13-13--||
. .=staccato (play this chord very short
d u d d u d d d just by lifting your left-hand
mute the lower strings fingers)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E||----13-------13-----------|| In the older versions Rick used the
B||*---13-------13----------*|| same righthand movement but went down
G||----13-------13-----------|| to the 6th position for the Bb7 chord
D||-12----x--12----12-12-12--|| (now a Bb9) chord and to the 8th position
A||*13----x--13----13-13-13-*|| 2x for the C7 chord (now a C9).
E||--------------------------||
.
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|---13-------13----------|---15-------15----------|
B|---13-------13----------|---15-------15----------|
G|---14-------14----------|---15-------15----------|
D|------------------------|14----x--14----14-14-14-|
A|15----x--15----15-15-15-|15----x--15----15-15-15-|
E|13----x--13----13-13-13-|------------------------|
. .
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|---8--------8-----8-----|
G|------------------------|---9--------9-----9-----|
D|------------------------|---10-------10----10----| Just straight eights in
A|15-15-17-15-15-15-17-15-|---10-------10----10----| the older versions
E|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|---8--------8-----8-----|
same movement as two > > >
bars back in the older
versions
Verse 2, same as verse one but replace last bar by:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
> > > > > > >
Chorus:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E||--------------------------||
B||*------------------------*||
G||-2-----2--2--2-----2--2---||
D||-3-----3--3--3-----3--3---||
A||*3-----3--3--3-----3--3--*|| 4x
E||-0-h1--1--1--0-h1--1--1---||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E||--------------------------||
B||*------------------------*||
G||-7-----------7------------||
D||-6-----------6------------||
A||*8--8--10-8--8--8--10-8--*|| 2x
E||-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E||--------------------------||
B||*------------------------*||
G||-2-----2--2--2-----2--2---||
D||-3-----3--3--3-----3--3---||
A||*3-----3--3--3-----3--3--*|| 2x
E||-0-h1--1--1--0-h1--1--1---||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|9-----------9-----------|7-----------7-----------|
D|8-----------8-----------|6-----------6-----------|
A|10-10-12-10-10-10-12-10-|8--8--10-8--8--8--10-8--|
E|8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|---8--------------------|
B|------------------------|---8--------10----8-----|
G|2-----2--2--2-----2--2--|---9--------9-----9-----|
D|3-----3--3--3-----3--3--|---8--------8-----8-----| Just straight eights
A|3-----3--3--3-----3--3--|---10-------10----10----| in the older versions
E|0-h1--1--1--0-h1--1--1--|---8--------8-----8-----|
> > >
Verse 3 and 4 (same as verse 1 and 2)
Chorus
Main riff: twelve bar blues
Piano-intermezzo:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E||--------------------------||
B||*------------------------*||
G||-14-14----------------14--||
D||-13-13----------------13--||
A||*15-15-17-15-18-15-17-15-*|| 3x
E||-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|
B|---------------16-16-16-|
G|14-14----------14-14-14-| Ofcourse no piano in this part in the older
D|13-13----------13-13-13-| versions and the last bar just boogie on.
A|15-15-17-15-18----------|
E|13-13-13-13-13----------|
Repeat verse 1 (but last bar as verse 2)
Chorus but last two bars are:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|---------------1--1--1--|
B|------------------------|---------------1--1--1--|
G|2-----2--2--2-----2--2--|2-----2--2-----2--2--2--|
D|3-----3--3--3-----3--3--|3-----3--3--------------|
A|3-----3--3--3-----3--3--|3-----3--3--3-----------| Second bar same as the
E|0-h1--1--1--0-h1--1--1--|0-h1--1--1--1-----------| first in older versions
Piano-solo:
There�s no piano-solo in the older versions and this progression is being
played as backing for the softer part of the main riff and Rick plays
the chords as in the verse but no Bb9 or C9 but Bb7 and C7 like I�ve
described above.
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E||-------------------------|-------------------------||
B||*------------------------|------------------------*||
G||-------------------------|-------------------------||
D||----3--3-----------------|--3---------3------------||
A||*---3--3-----------------|--3---------3-----------*|| 2x
E||-1-----------------------|1-----x--1-----1--1--1---||
d u u d u d d u d d d
heavily muted .
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|1--3--3-----------------|--3---------3-----------|
A|1--1--1-----------------|1-1---x--1--1--1--1--1--|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
.
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|---3--3-----------------|--3---------3-----------|
A|---3--3-----------------|--3---------3-----------|
E|1-----------------------|1-----x--1-----1--1--1--|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
D|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
A|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|3-----3-----3--------3--|------------------------|
A|3-----3-----3--------3--|------------------------|
E|1-----------------1-----|------------------------|
d u u d u
Main-riff played softly:
same backing as piano solo
Main-riff an octave higher:
(No part like this in the older versions, so there
were two progression less played there)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E||--------------------------||
B||*------------------------*||
G||--------------------------||
D||--------------------------||
A||*15-15-17-15-18-15-17-15-*|| 4x
E||-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--||
heavily muted
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E||--------------------------||
B||*------------------------*||
G||--------------------------||
D||-15-15-17-15-18-15-17-15--||
A||*13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-*|| 2x
E||--------------------------||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E||--------------------------||
B||*------------------------*||
G||--------------------------||
D||--------------------------||
A||*15-15-17-15-18-15-17-15-*|| 2x
E||-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|17-17-19-17-17-17-19-17-|15-15-17-15-15-15-17-15-|
A|15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|---15-15----15----15----|
A|15-15-17-15-15-15-17-15-|15-15-15----15----15----|
E|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|13----13----13----13----|
d u d d d
> > >
Main riff at full strength again:
part as I�ve described as twelve bar blues (in fact these softer parts
are also 12 bb :))
Main riff last time:
Twelve bar blues but play last two bars like this
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|15-15-18----17-17-16-16-|15-13-14-15-------------|
E|13-13-16----15-15-14-14-|13-11-12-13-------------|
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= Francis� Part =
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6 bars rest
(4 bars on Hello, and skip two bars below for older versions)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|---1/3---1/3---1/3---1/3|---1/3---1/3---1/3---1/3|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------3-----2-----3--2--|------3-----2-----3--2--|
D|3--3-----------3--------|---3-----------3--------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------3-----2-----3--2--|------3-----2-----3--2--|
D|---3-----------3--------|---3-----------3--------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------3-----2-----3--2--|------3-----2-----3--2--|
D|---3-----------3--------|---3-----------3--------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------3--2--------3--2--|------3-----2-----3--2--|
D|---3-----------3--------|---3-----------3--------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
Twelve bar blues (band comes in)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------3-----2-----3--2--|------3-----2-----3--2--|
D|---3-----------3--------|---3-----------3--------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------3-----2-----3--2--|------3-----2-----3--1--|
D|---3-----------3--------|---3-----------3--------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------3-----1-----3--1--|------3-----1-----3--2--|
D|---3-----------3--------|---3-----------3--------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------3-----2-----3--2--|------3-----2-----2h3p2-|
D|---3-----------3--------|---3--------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|5--3--2-----2-----2h3p2-|1--1--1--0--------------|
D|---------5*-------------|------------3--x--3--3--|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
*for this note you can
also hit the open G-string
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------3-----2-----3--2--|------3-----2-----3--2--|
D|---3-----------3--------|---3-----------3--------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
Second time twelve bar blues same as first time but replace last bar by:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------3--2--------------|
D|---3--------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
Verse 1:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E||--------------------------||
B||*------------------------*||
G||--------------------------||
D||--------------------------||
A||*3--3--5--3--3--3--5--3--*|| 2x
E||-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E||--------------------------||
B||*------------------------*||
G||--------------------------||
D||-3--3--5--3--3--3--5--3---||
A||*1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--*|| 2x
E||--------------------------||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|5--5--7--5--5--5--7--5--|
A|3--3--5--3--3--3--5--3--|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|-4/5--------5-----5-----|
G|------------------------|-4/5--------5-----5-----|
D|------------------------|-4/5--------5-----5-----| Just straight eights
A|3--3--5--3--3--3--5--3--|-2/3--------3-----3-----| in older versions
E|1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|------------------------|
Verse 2, same as verse 1 but replace last bar by:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
A|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|------------------------|
Chorus:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E||--------------------------||
B||*------------------------*||
G||--------------------------||
D||--------------------------||
A||*3-----3--3--3-----3--3--*|| 4x
E||-0-h1--1--1--0-h1--1--1---||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E||--------------------------||
B||*------------------------*||
G||--------------------------||
D||-3--3--5--3--3--3--5--3---||
A||*1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--*|| 2x
E||--------------------------||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E||--------------------------||
B||*------------------------*||
G||--------------------------||
D||--------------------------||
A||*3-----3--3--3-----3--3--*|| 2x
E||-0-h1--1--1--0-h1--1--1---||
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|5--5--7--5--5--5--7--5--|3--3--5--3--3--3--5--3--|
A|3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|-4/5--------5-----5-----|
G|------------------------|-4/5--------5-----5-----| Straight eights in older
D|------------------------|-4/5-----x--5-----5-----| versions
A|3-----3--3--3-----3--3--|-2/3-----x--3-----3-----|
E|0-h1--1--1--0-h1--1--1--|------------------------|
> > >
Verse 3 and 4 (same as verse 1 and 2)
Chorus
Main-riff, same a above but replace first bar by:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------3--2--|
D|3-----3--3--3--3--------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
Piano-intermezzo:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E||--------------------------||
B||*------------------------*||
G||--------------------------||
D||--------------------------||
A||*3--3--5--3*-3--3--5--3--*|| 4x
E||-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1---||
*The first time Francis plays two sixteenth notes on the second
half of the second beat instead of one eight note
Repeat verse 1
Chorus but replace last bar by:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|---------------3--3--3--|
A|------------------------|
E|0-h1--1--1--1-----------|
Piano-solo: (not in older versions)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------PIANO-------------|------PIANO-------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------x--2--|------3-----2-----3--1--|
D|---------------3--------|---3-----------3--------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------3-----1-----3--1--|------3-----1-----3--2--|
D|---3-----------3--------|---3-----------3--------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------3-----2-----3--2--|------3-----2-----2h3p2-|
D|---3-----------3--------|---3--------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|5--3--2-----2-----2h3p2-|1--1--1--0--------------|
D|---------x--------------|------------3----/3-/3--|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------3-----2-----3--2--|------3-----2-----3--2--|
D|---3-----------3--------|---3-----------3--------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
Main-riff again (volume decreases more, mute slightly):
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------3-----2-----3--2--|------3-----2-----3--2--|
D|---3-----------3--------|---3-----------3--------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------3-----2-----3--2--|------3-----2-----3--1--|
D|---3-----------3--------|---3-----------3--------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------3-----1-----3--1--|------3-----1-----3--2--|
D|---3-----------3--------|---3-----------3--------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------3-----2-----3--2--|------3-----2-----2h3p2-|
D|---3-----------3--------|---3--------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|5--3--2-----2-----2h3p2-|1--1--1--0--------------|
D|---------5*-------------|------------3----/3--3--|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
*for this note you can
also hit the open G-string
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------| Riff played an octave
G|------3-----2-----3--2--|-----------*/-----15-14-| higher, but not in the
D|---3-----------3--------|------------------------| older versions
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
*slide to 14th position
Main-riff one octave higher
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------15----14----15-14-|------15----14----15-14-|
D|---15----------15-------|---15----------15-------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------15----14----15-14-|------15----14----15-13-|
D|---15----------15-------|---15----------15-------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------15----13----15-13-|------15----13----15-14-|
D|---15----------15-------|---15----------15-------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------15----14----15-14-|------15----14----2h3p2-|
D|---15----------15-------|---15-------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|5--3--2-----2-----2h3p2-|1--1--1--0--------------|
D|---------5*-------------|------------3--x--3--3--|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------3-----2-----3--2--|------3-----2-----3--2--|
D|---3-----------3--------|---3-----------3--------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
Twelve bar blues main riff at full strength
and play last bar like this:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------3--2--------3--2--|
D|---3-----------3--------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
Last twelve bars:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------3-----2-----3--2--|------3-----2-----3--2--|
D|---3-----------3--------|---3-----------3--------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------4--------4--|
G|------3-----2-----3--3b5|---3--3b5------3b5------| Just stick to the main
D|---3-----------3--------|------------------------| riff in these bars
A|------------------------|------------------------| for the older versions
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------4--------4--------|4--------4---------------|
G|3b5------3b5------3b5---|---3b5------5*r3--2h3-2--|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|------------------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|
*still bend from pos. 3
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------3-----2-----3--2--|------3-----2-----2h3p2-|
D|---3-----------3--------|---3--------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|5--3--2-----2-----2h3p2-|1--1--1--0--------------|
D|---------5*-------------|------------3-----3--3--|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|------------------------|-----------------/------||
B|------------------------|----------------/-------||
G|------3-----2-----3-----|2-----3--2-----/--------||
D|---3-----------3--------|---3--------------------||
A|------------------------|------------------------||
E|------------------------|------------------------||
