Standard tuning - E-A-D-G-B-e
You can use the A pentatonic Blues scale and the chords Am (I), Dm (IV), Em (V), or the
7th chords Am7 (I), Dm7 (IV), Em7 (V).
The Rhythm guitar is quite simple - use the standard Blues chord progression and
play the chords like:
Am Dm Em
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------5-------|
G|-------------------------------------------5-5-5-h7--------5---7-5---|
D|----5-5-5-h7-----5-5-5-h7----5-5-5-h7----/7-------------/7-----------|
A|--/7-----------/7----------/7-----------5-------------5--------------|
E|-5------------5------------5-----------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------7-7-7-h9-------5-5-5-------------|
D|------5-5-5-h7-------5-5-5-h7-----/9--------------/7------------5-5-5-|
A|---/7-------------/7-------------7---------------5------------/7------|
E|-5--------------5--------------------------------------------5--------|
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|------5-5-5-h7------------|
A|---/7-------------etc.----|
E|-5------------------------|
[Lead]
e|-5/----------------------5/--------------------5/--------------------------|
B|-5/----------------------5/--------------------5/--------------------------|
G|-5/--7b(9)rb7p5---5------5/-7b(9)rb7p5---5-----5/-7b(9)rb7p5---5h7~~-------|
D|----------------7---7~~~---------------7---7~~---------------7-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--5/----------------------5/------------------------------------------------|
B|--5/----------------------5/------------------------------------------------|
G|--5/--7b(9)rb7p5---5------5/-7b(9)rb7p5---5-9~~~--9-9-7-5~--7p5-5----5------|
D|-----------------7---7~~~---------------7------------------------------7----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The rest of the verse lead is mostly played with these notes. Easy to figure out. During
vocals EC played some fills, all nice in the blues scale, like:
e|---5~~~--5-10-8h10p8h10-etc.----|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
First part of the solo (do not mute the strings, let ring, much distortion!). Take a
look: you just play the Am, Dm and Em chord as arpeggios...
e|----------12----------12------------------------12---------5-------------|
B|----13----------13------------------------13----------13---6-------------|
G|-14----14----14----14----14~~~--repeat-14----14----14------7-repeat 1st--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------12--------7-7\5-8---------------|
B|------13----------13--8-8\6-6---------------|
G|---14----14----14-----9-9\7-7-7br5----------|
D|------------------------------------7-------|p5h7~-I
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
[Then, at 1:48 min, the rhythm changed for the second solo part to an up tempo shuffle]
e|---------------8b(9)--------------8----------------10b(12)rb10-p8h10-8b----|
B|---10-10-10-10-------10b(13)~~-10---10-8---8-10-------------------------10-|
G|--------------------not-easy!-----------9----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|10b(12)-8----8b-----|
B|-----------10-------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
e|--------------------------5\-----------8-10-10-8----8b--20b(23)-20b(22)~----|
B|--8b(10)~~--8-------------5\---10-8-10-----------10-------------------------|
G|--------------9-7-5b------5\------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------7-----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|20-17-17-17----------|
B|------------20b(23---|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|--20-17-------------------17-------5\------|
G|--------19b(21)-19-17-19-----------5\------|
D|-----------------------------17b-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
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| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
| p Pull-off
| ~ Vibrato
| \ Slide down
| br Bend release
| b Bend
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