Artist: Peter Doherty
Song: I Could Use A Steady Hand
Tabbed by: IntCos
This is his live solo performance from the Festival Le Cabaret Vert of 2011.
I'm not sure on some of the lyrics, please forgive me if you hear them differently.
Tuning: EADGBe
Key: Bb Major
Chord shapes used:
Bb 6 8 8 7 6 6
C 8 10 10 9 8 8
Eb - 6 x 8 8 x
F7 - 8 7 8 6 -
F9 - 8 7 8 8 8
F9(#5) - 8 7 8 8 9
F13 - 8 7 8 8 10
G7 - 10 9 10 8 -
C13 8 x 8 9 10 -
B13 7 x 7 8 9 -
Bb13 6 x 6 7 8 -
INTRO:
C G7 F7 G7 C7
|-8--8-------8---|----------------|----------------|----8-----------|
|-8----8-11------|----8-----8---8-|----6-------8---|----8-108-------|
|-9--------------|----------10--10|------8---------|----9-9-9-------|
|10--------------|--9-------9---9-|7------/9-------|----8-------10--|
|----------------|10----10-x--10-\|8------/10--10--|---10-----------|
|----------------|----------------|--------------10|8--8------------|
F9 F13 F9 F13 F9 F13 F9 F13
|--------10------|8>------10>-----|8>------10>-----|8>------10>-----|
|8-----8---------|8>------8>------|8>------8>------|8>------8>------|
|8-----8---------|8>------8>------|8>------8>------|8>------8>------|
|7---------------|7>------7>------|7>------7>------|7>------7>------|
|8---------------|8>------8>------|8>------8>------|8>------8>------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> signifies continuous strumming of the chord
In the last 2 measures he throws in a couple of muted notes, which are fairly easy to duplicate.
PRE-VERSE:
(The F9 to F13 movement is really what defines this song):
|Bb |Bb Bb7 |F9 F13 |F9 F13 |Bb |Bb |
VERSE & CHORUS:
F9 Bb Bb7
Oh, oh please, won't someone bury mine for me?
F9 F9(#5) F9 Bb
'Cause I'm all broken up, I could use, I could use a steady hand
Eb Bb
Oh there ain't nothing in this world, oh nothing wrong except your soul, [he scats]
B C C13
Still he never shows, that I would not know, nothing to do with the fifty thousand
B13 Bb13 F7 F13 F7 F13
dollar rewaaaard, although!
[On the last 4 chords above, he uses the same lick as in measure 5 of the intro.]
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He then returns to the 'Pre-verse':
|Bb |Bb |F9 F13 |F9 F13 |Bb |Bb |
Followed by the verse and chorus. Same lyrics, although he's loose with it as always :)
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OUTRO:
The common bluesy trick of hammering on from the minor to major third is used here,
while strumming only the top 4 strings:
(again, > means just keep strumming the chord)
Bb Bb
|--6----6-6>-----|---6----6-6>-----|
|--6----6-6>-----|---6----6-6>-----|
|7---6h7--7>-----|6h7--6h7--7>-----|
|8---8----8>-----|8----8----8>-----|
|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|
The song then finishes with these chords:
|F9 F13 |F9 F13 |Bb |
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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