AWESOME SONG, AWESOME BAND
The chorus took forever to figure out, but I think I nailed it.
So if you like Black Stone Cherry, check for more tabs every once in a while.
if you are in a one-guitar band, see the bottom
--drop-Db ?
^=bend
r=release bend
v=vibrato
p=pull off
h=hammer on
/=slide up
\=slide down
P.H.=pinch harmonic
INTRO
Guitar 1 Guitar 2
Intro riff A x1 guitar 2 doesn’t play
Intro riff B x1
Intro riff B x3 } start intro lead
Intro riff C x1 }
Intro riff B x3 } start intro lead
Intro riff D x1 }
Guitar 1 plays the “intro riffs”
| | | intro riff A |
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| 0 0—000 0 0 0 0 | 000—000 0 0 0 0 |
| | | intro riff B |
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| 000—000 0 0 0 0 | 000—000 0 0 0 0 |
| | | intro riff C |
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| 000—000 0 0 0 0 | 000—000 000 0 |
| | | intro riff D |
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| 0000 0000 0000 0000 | 0 |
Guitar 2 plays the “intro lead”
start slides at 7th fret
| intro lead |
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| 5h7 |
| /8 7 /8 7 5 4 |
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RIFF-play TWICE
{Guitar 1
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| | 7 8 |
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| | 5 7 3 3 5 5 |
| | 0 3 5 0 0 3 5 0 0 3 5 0 |
{Guitar 2 (play w/ guitar one)
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| | 7 9 5 5 7 7 |
| | 7 9— 5 5— 7 7 8 9 |
| | 5 7 3 3 5 5 |
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VERSE
(guitar 1 doesn’t play)
Guitar 2
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| 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 |
| 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 3 0 3 |
| 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 0 3 |
| 3 0 3 |
{Guitar 1
{Guitar 2 (play w/ guitar one)
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| | 5 |
| | 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 |
| | 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 |
| | 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 3 5 (3) 5 |
| | 5 3 5 5 |
Both guitars
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| 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 |
| 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 3 0 3 |
| 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 0 3 |
| 3 0 3 |
{Guitar 1
| | P.H. |
| | * |
| | 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5^r^r(5) |
| | 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 3 5 |
| | 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 3 5 |
| | 5 3 5 |
Bend^(7)
{Guitar 2 (play w/ guitar one)
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| | 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 |
| | 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 3 5 (5) |
| | 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 3 5 3^r^r(3) |
| | 5 3 5 |
Bend^(5)
CHORUS--words aren’t exactly aligned with the guitars. I put ‘em there ‘cuz the chorus
hard to follow. They’re just guidelines
Rain wizard
. wash hands.. bring magic.. to our land
Guitar 1
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| 3 3 |
| 2 2 3 5 5 7 5 5 7 |
| 0 0 3 5 5 7 7 7 3 5 5 7 |
| 0 0 1 3 3 5 7 7 3 3 3 5 |
| 0 0 7 7 3 |
Guitar 2 (play with guitar 1)
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| 7 3 5 7 7 3 5 7 |
| x x x x (10) x x x x |
| 5 1 3 5 (10) 5 1 3 5 |
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tremello pick or just play fast. Or figure out the rhythm for yourself. I don’t care, it
really matter
Guitar 1
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| 3 3 |
| 2 2 3 5 5 7 5 5 7 |
| 0 0 3 5 5 7 7 7 3 5 5 7 |
| 0 0 1 3 3 5 7 7 3 3 3 5 |
| 0 0 7 7 3 |
Guitar 2 (with guitar 1)
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| 7 3 /17 14 14 12 9/10\9\ 7 |
| x x x x x x x x |
| 5 1 /15 12 12 10 7/ 8\7\ 5 |
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same thing goes here..play notes, maybe tremolo pick..whatever
AFTER CHORUS RIFF (see bottom)
{Guitar 1
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| | 7 8 |
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| | 5 7 3 3 5 5 |
| | 0 3 5 0 0 3 5 0 0 3 5 0 |
{Guitar 2 (play w/ guitar one)
VERSE # 2
CHORUS # 2
AFTER CHORUS #2
Both guitars
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| | | 3 5p3 5p3 5p3 |
| \ | | 3p0 3 5 5 3p0 5 5 |
only
Guitar 1
does slide
both guitars both guitars
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| 3p0 | |
| 3 5p3 3 5 | 3 5p3 5p3 5p3 |
| 3p0 3 5 5 3 0 5 | 3p0 3 5 5 3p0 5 5 |
Guitar 1 (lead) solo-intro
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| 13 |
| 10 10h12 12p10 10\ |
| 12 12 10\ |
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Guitar 2 (rhythm)-play w/ guitar one
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| 5 |
| 3 5 |
| 3 3 3 |
| 3 0 3 5 5 3 0 3 |
SOLO
Rhythm (guitar 2)
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| 3 3 |
| 2 2 3 5 5 7 |
| 0 0 3 5 5 7 7 7 8 0 0 3 0 3 0 |
| 0 0 1 3 3 5 7 7 8 0 0 3 0 3 0 |
| 0 0 7 7 8 0 0 3 0 3 0 |
LEAD FOR SOLO (guitar 1)
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| (12)^14r(12)p10 12 10(12)* 10h12p10 12 10h12p10 |
| (12)* 12 12 12 12 12vv |
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*Notes in
parenthesis are
Accidental harmonics
(natural harmonics)
FAST—--use hammer-ons and pull-offs
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| 10 13 10 10 |
| 10 12 10 10 12 12 |
| 0 10 12 10 12 10 10 12 12 |
| 8 10/12 12 12 |
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| 10 13 10 10 13 10 |
| 13 13 13 13 13 15 13^(15)—15vvvvv |
| 10 10 |
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| Slow bend | hold bend (pitch | 18,Eb) | release |
| ^ ^ ^ |
| 15^^18 15 15 15 r r(15) 15p13 15vvv |
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| pick bent note |
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| 15 ^ |
| (12)^14 12r(12)p10 12—12^14r12—10vvvv |
| | hold | 12 |
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CHORUS #3
OUTRO
{Guitar 1
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| | 7 8 |
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| | 5 7 3 3 5 5 |
| | 0 3 5 0 0 3 5 0 0 3 5 0 |
{Guitar 2 (play w/ guitar one)
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| | 7 9 5 5 7 7 |
| | 7 9— 5 5— 7 7 8 9 |
| | 5 7 3 3 5 5 |
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{Guitar 1
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| | 7 7 7 9 9 9 10 10 10 |
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| | 5 7 3 3 5 5 |
| | 0 3 5 0 0 3 5 0 0 3 5 0 |
{Guitar 2 (play w/ guitar one)
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| | 7 9 5 5 7 7 |
| | 7 9— 5 5— 7 7 8 8 8 10 10 10 12 12 12 |
| | 5 7 3 3 5 5 |
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(Ending)
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| 7 7 7 9 9 9 10 10 10 | guitar1 |
| 8 8 8 10 10 10 12 12 12 | guitar2 |
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For the chorus, if you only have one guitarist try this:
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| | | | 13 13 10 8 6 5 5 6 5 7 |
| | 7 7 3 5 5 7 | 7 7 3 5 5 7 | 7 7 3 x x 7 0 x x 5 5 5 7 |
| | 7 7 3 5 5— 7 | 7 7 3 — 5 5 7 | 7 7 3 10 10 7 7 7 3 3 5 5 5 5 |
| | 5 5 1 3 3 5 | 7 7 3 3 3 5 | 5 5 1 10 10 5 7 7 3 3 3 3 |
| | | 7 7 3 | 10 10 7 7 3 |