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Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
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Tabbed by: axe victim
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Tuning: EADGBe
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| s slur - very rapid slide, sounds like one note
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato or sustain
| x Mute note
|(3) optional note
| * pinch harmonic ( hit string with both pick and thumb 'til it squeals )
|PM palm mute
Classic from the Eliminator album.
Many guitar parts, one of which is slide, difficult to play with just
one guitar in standard tuning. I will add more of the end solo later.
[Intro] ( can use thumb for bottom E-string )
___C5______________________________________________________________
( guitar one, palm mute the bottom E string... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------10------8--------------|-10--8--------------------------|
D|---------10------8---10---------|-10--8-------10~~~--------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-8---8-------8-----------8---8--|---------8----------------------|
(PM________________________________________)
( guitar two... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------1--|-1-|
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------0--|-0-|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------x--|-x-|
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------1h3----|-3-|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------3----------|---|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 -
Repeat for a few bars until:
[Verse]
___C5_______________________________C5______________________C___Bb_
" Clean shirt, new shoes... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-1---------------------------1--|-1------------------------------|
G|-0---------------------------0--|-0------------------------------|
D|-x---------------------------x--|-x-----------------------5--\3--|
A|-3-----------------------1h3----|-3-----------------------3--\1--|
E|---------------------3----------|---------------------3----------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
_______________________Bb______F___________________________________
" and I don't know where I am going to... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------1--|
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------0--|
D|(3)------------------3----------|-----------------------------x--|
A|(1)------------------1-------3--|-------------------------1h3----|
E|-----------------------------1--|---------------------3----------|
___C5_______________________________C5______________________C___Bb_
" Silk suit, black tie... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-1---------------------------1--|-1------------------------------|
G|-0---------------------------0--|-0------------------------------|
D|-x---------------------------x--|-x-----------------------5--\3--|
A|-3-----------------------1h3----|-3-----------------------3--\1--|
E|---------------------3----------|---------------------3----------|
_______________________Bb______F________________________F_______G__
" I don't need a reason why... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|(3)------------------3----------|--------------------------------|
A|(1)------------------1-------3--|---------------------3------/5--|
E|-----------------------------1--|---------------------1------/3--|
[Chorus]
___G___________________F_______G________________________________C__
" They come running just as fast as they can, 'cause... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|(5)-----------------------------|(5)-------------------------(5)-|
A|-5-------------------3------/5--|-5-------------------5-------3--|
E|-3-------------------1------/3--|-3-------------------3-------3--|
___C_______________________________________________________________
" every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----|
G|(5)-----------------------------|---------------------8----------|----|
D|-5------------------------------|---------------------8---8---8--|-10-|
A|-3------------------------------|-------------------------8---8--|-10-|
E|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|----|
Or maybe this chord...
___C/G_____________________________________________________________
" every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-1------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-x------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Repeat intro]
[Repeat verse]
Guitar solo: ( The solo is played with slide guitar and open G tuning.
Rhythm guitar is standard tuning )
PM = palm mute
___C_______________________________________________________________
( rhythm guitar during solo... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|
E|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|
(PM_____________________________________________________________)
Repeat for quite a few bars until:
___C________________________________C___Bb______G__________________
( rhythm guitar during solo... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-10--8-------5------------------|
A|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-10--8-------5------------------|
E|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|-8---6-------3------------------|
(PM____________________________)
___F_______________________________________________________________
( rhythm guitar... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
E|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
(PM_____________________________________________________________)
___C_______________________________________________________________
( rhythm guitar... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|
E|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|
(PM_____________________________________________________________)
___F_______________________________________________________________
( rhythm guitar... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
E|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
(PM_____________________________________________________________)
___C________________________________C___Bb______G__________________
( rhythm guitar... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-10--8-------5------------------|
A|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-10--8-------5------------------|
E|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|-8---6-------3------------------|
(PM____________________________)
Here's a solo I tabbed from a live performance so you can play it with a
Guitar in standard tuning, no slide. It's very similar to the recorded
version, I think most of the info you need is in there somewhere.
___C_______________________________________________________________
( / = slide up, ~ = vibrato or sustain, h = hammer-on )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|/5---5---5---5---5~~~~~~~----3~~~h5---5---5---5---5~~~~~~~----3~~~
D|/5---5---5---5---5~~~~~~~----3~~~h5---5---5---5---5~~~~~~~----3~~~
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
___C_______________________________________________________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|h5---5---3-------5---5---3------|-5---5---3-------5~~~~~~~-------|
D|h5---5-------5---5---5-------5--|-5---5-------5---5~~~~~~~-------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___C_______________________________________________________________
( ^ = slight or quarter-tone bend )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----8---8---8------------------|-----8--------------------------|
G|/9-------9---9---10^8--------10b12-------10p8--------------------|
D|----------------------10--------|-------------10~~~~~~-----------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___C_______________________________________________________________
( b = bend, p = pull-off, \ = slide down )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------10~~
G|10b12--8-10p8----10--8----------|-----------------------------11~~
D|-----10-------10---------10-------10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\------|
A|-----------------------------8h10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___C_______________________________________________________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|/11~~11~~11~~11~~11~\10------10~~/11~~11~~11~~11~~11~\10------10~~
G|/12~~12~~12~~12~~12~\11------11~~/12~~12~~12~~12~~12~\11------11~~
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___C_______________________________________________________________
( s = slur - very rapid slide, * = pinch harmonic )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|/11~~11~~11~~11-----------------|--------------------------------|
G|/12~~12~~12~~12s10p8----8---10^~~~~~~~~~~8*----------------------|
D|---------------------10---------|-------------10*~~~~~~\---------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------8h10-
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___C_______________________________________________________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-------------8*~~~~~~-----------|
D|-10--10--8-------10--10--8--------10--10--8----------------------|
A|-10--10-----8h10-10--10-----8h10--10--10----------------------8h10-
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___C_______________________________________________________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-------------8*~~~~~~\----------|
D|-10--10--8-------10--10--8--------10--10--8----------------------|
A|-10--10-----8h10-10--10-----8h10--10--10-------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___C_______________________________________________________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------8~~~~~~~~~~~-------|-------------8*~~~~~~~~~~-------|
D|----/10--8----------------------|----/10--8----------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___C____________________________________Bb______G__________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------4~~~
G|-------------8*~~~~~~^~~~~~~~\--|-5---3-------0~~~~~~~~~~~-------|
D|----/10--8----------------------|-5---3-------0~~~~~~~~~~~-------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___F_______________________________________________________________
e|-1-------1-------1-------1------|-1-------1----------------------|
B|-----4-------4-------4-------4--|-----4-------4~~~~~----------1--|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------3--p0---0--|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___C_______________________________________________________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----1-------1-------1-------1-------1-----------1---4^~~~~~~~~~~~
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___F_______________________________________________________________
e|-1-------1-------1---1-------1~~~~~-------1----------------------|
B|-----4-------4-----------4------|-----4-------4---1-----------1~~~
G|--------------------------------|---------------------3---0------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___C____________________________________________Bb______G__________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----1-------1-----------1---1~~~~--------1----------------------|
G|-----0-------0---3--p0---0---0~~~~--------0---3-------0~~~~~~~---|
D|--------------------------------|-------------3-------0~~~~~~~---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Repeat intro]
[Repeat verse]
[Repeat chorus]
___C_______________________________________________________________
" every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------11b13~~~~~-|
G|(5)-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-5------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Second guitar solo]
___Cm______________________________________________________________
( * pinch harmonics * )
e|-8-------8-------8---8----------|--------------------------------|
B|-----11------11--8---8----------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------------------10-----|-8------*10*----*8*-*8*---------|
D|-----------------------------10-|-----10------10----------8------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___Cm______________________________________________________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------1~~~
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------0~~~
D|h10-p8------8-------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-------8s10---10s8---6---8---6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\-------1h3----|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------3----------|
___Cm______________________________________________________________
( ^ = slight bend )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-1---1---1-------1-------1---1--|--------------------------------|
G|-0---0---0-------0-------0---0--|-----10^-----8---10^-----8------|
D|-x---x---x-------x-------x---x--|--------------------------------|
A|-3---3---3-------3-------3---3--|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
___Cm______________________________________________________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------8--11------8--------------|--------------------------------|
G|-10b12-------10------8---10-----|-8---8--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------10-|---------10~~~~~p8---------15/17~
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___Cm______________________________________________________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-16--16------15-----------------|-----------------16-------------|
G|-------------15------17------15~~~~~~-17--17--15------17---------|
D|-17--17--17--------------17-----|---------------------------15/17~
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___Cm______________________________________________________________
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----16p15----------------------|-----16p15-------15-------------|
G|-----------------17-------------|-----------------15--17---------|
D|-----17p15-----------17----15/17~-----17p15-----------17----15/17~
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___Cm______________________________________________________________
e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------8--|
B|-----16p15-------15-------------|-10--8-----------------------8--|
G|-----------------15--17------8--|-10--8^-----------------10/12---|
D|-----17p15-----------17-\10-----|---------10------10-------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___Cm______________________________________________________________
e|-----8-------8---8--------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----8-------8---8-------11--11-|-----------------10----------8--|
G|10/12---10/12------10/12-12--12-12s10-8-------8---10--8-------8--|
D|--------------------------------|---------10--------------10-----|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___Cm______________________________________________________________
03:23
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----8-----------8--------------|--------------------------------|
G|-----8---8-------8-------8------|---------------------8---8------|
D|--------------------------------|-----x---10--10~-------------10-|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___Cm______________________________________________________________
03:26
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-10------8----------------------|-------------8^~-------------8--|
D|-----------------10------8---10-|-10--10--10----------10--10-----|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
To be continued...
Lyrics:
Clean shirt, new shoes
And I don't know where I am going to.
Silk suit, black tie,
I don't need a reason why.
They come runnin' just as fast as they can
'cause every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man.
Gold watch, diamond ring,
I ain't missin' not a single thing.
Cuff-links, stick pin
When I step out I'm gonna do you in.
They come a runnin' just as fast as they can
'cause every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man.
Top coat, Top hat,
And I don't worry cause my wallet's fat.
Black shades, white gloves,
Lookin' sharp, lookin' for love.
They come runnin' just as fast as they can
'cause every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man.
