h=hammer
p=pull
r=let ring
Intro
G|—————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|———5r————5r————5r————5r——————————————————————————————|
A|—————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
E|——————3r————3r————3r————3r———————————————————————————|
Riff #1
G|——————————————————————————————————————————0——————————|
D|———————0—0——2——3——2——3——2———2h3—3—3—3—2—3————————————|
A|—————2———————————————————————————————————————2———————|
E|———3—————————————————————————————————————————————————|
Riff #2
G|———————————————————————————————————————————3——————————|
D|———————0—0——2——3——2——3——2——2h3—3—3—3—2——035—5—————————|
A|—————2————————————————————————————————————————————————|
E|———3——————————————————————————————————————————————————|
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Then later on there is something like this for a little while, but the first two riffs
would work fine too:
Riff #3
G|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D|———————0—0——2——3——2——3——2——3—3—3—2—3—2—3h5————————————|
A|——————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
E|———3—3————————————————————————————————————————————————|
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You alternate Riffs #1 and #2 for most of the song.
Then around 2:22 in the 4:10 version of the song, it changes to Riff #3.
At 2:39, it goes back to the alternating Riffs #1 and #2.
The rhythm is the most important part of the line and the only way you can really know what
it is is by listening to the song a bunch of times. Since it's pretty funky, you're not
going to play it like that by just playing the notes above as straight eighth notes.
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