Song: Brighter Days Artist: Gov't Mule Album: High & Mighty Year: 2006 Tabbed by: JBankAZ Email: JBankAZ@yahoo.com Tuning: (Low to high)C-G-C-G-C-C This is tab for Brighter Days off of Mule's latest album High & Mighty. After many hours to figure it out, I found an article where Warren Haynes explained that he was using a RD with extremely heavy strings tuned all the way down to an open C chord. You can with the tuning if you don't wish to detune that low...but this is how he plays it. distortion - bottom heavy distortion - and a slide on the entire song. Not all parts are exact, specifically the break/solo and the verse, but it is pretty and should give you the right idea. Enjoy. Got Mule? Intro: w/slide: C|-- C|-- G|-- C|-- G|-- C|-- < (volume swell) C|--------------------------------------------------------| C|--0-(3)/5~~5~/10~10~10~10/7~~~~6/7/6/7/6/7~~~~/p(0)-----| G|--------------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------------| C|--0-0-/2p0-0-/4p0-/5~~~~~/p0--2p0-4/5-4/5/4~~~/p0-------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| C|--0-/2p0-0-/4p0-0/5~~~~~/0--2p0-4/5-4/5/4~~~~/p0---------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------/(12)~~~~//p0---(0)-------| C|---------------------------4/5/4~~/p0----/(12)~~~~//p0---(0)-------| G|-----------------------------------------//12~~~~~//p0---(0)-------| C|--/7~~~/10~~~~~/6///0--------------------//12~~~~~//p0---(0)-------| G|-----------------------x0---------------------------------0--------| C|----------------------x0----------------------------------0--------| C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| C|--(7)/17-16/17/16~--(7)/17-16/17/16/17/16~~~~--(7)/17-16/17/16/19~~~~--| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-(7)/17-16/17/16~--(7)/17-16/17/16/19~~~~-(7)/17-16/17/16~~-10~~/12~~~-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------------------------(0)-| Main Riff: w/ slide C|--0------------||--0/2/p0--0//4/p0--//5~~--------------| C|--0------------||--0/2/p0--0//4/p0--//5~~--------------| G|--0------------||--0/2/p0--0//4/p0--//5~~--------------| C|--0------------||--0/2/p0--0//4/p0--//5~~--------------| G|---------------||--------------------------------------| C|---------------||--------------------------------------| *(1st time Only)* C|--0--0/2/p0--0//4/p0--//5~/4~~/p0-----------| C|--0--0/2/p0--0//4/p0--//5~/4~~/p0-----------| G|--0--0/2/p0--0//4/p0--//5~/4~~/p0-----------| C|--0--0/2/p0--0//4/p0--//5~/4~~/p0-----------| G|--------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------| [Play 4 times - Drums enter on 3rd time] Verse: w/ slide Part I: 1. If I live...die... ...will....just-ly.... 2.....'til I wake... ...will...remem-ber 3.....to myself.... ...will...I.... something... C|--/2~~~~-----||-------/5~~~~-/4------------2~/p0---------------| C|--/2~~~~-----||-------/5~~~~-/4------------2~/p0---------------| G|--/2~~~~-----||-------/5~~~~-/4------------2~/p0---------------| C|--/2~~~~-----||-------/5~~~~-/4------------2~/p0---------------| G|-------------||------------------------------------------------| C|-------------||------------------------------------------------| *(1st Time Only)* C|---0/2/p0--0//4/p0--//5~~--------------| C|---0/2/p0--0//4/p0--//5~~--------------| G|---0/2/p0--0//4/p0--//5~~--------------| C|---0/2/p0--0//4/p0--//5~~--------------| G|---------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------| 2. If I sleep.... 3. If I lie.... C|--0--0/2/p0--0//4/p0--//5~/4~~/p2~~~~---------------| C|--0--0/2/p0--0//4/p0--//5~/4~~/p2~~~~---------------| G|--0--0/2/p0--0//4/p0--//5~/4~~/p2~~~~---------------| C|--0--0/2/p0--0//4/p0--//5~/4~~/p2~~~~---------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------------------------| [Play 3x - one time for each of the first 3 lines of the verse] Part II: 4. If...fears... ...means... C|--/5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/8~~~~-/7-/5-0/3~0----------| C|--/5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/8~~~~-/7-/5-0/3~0----------| G|--/5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/8~~~~-/7-/5-0/3~0----------| C|--/5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/8~~~~-/7-/5-0/3~0----------| G|-----------------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------------| [Play 1x - one time for the last line of the verse] Chorus 1: w/ slide C|--0-------------||--0/2/p0--0//4/p0--//5~~--------------| C|--0-------------||--0/2/p0--0//4/p0--//5~~--------------| G|--0-------------||--0/2/p0--0//4/p0--//5~~--------------| C|--0-------------||--0/2/p0--0//4/p0--//5~~--------------| G|----------------||--------------------------------------| C|----------------||--------------------------------------| *(1st time Only)* C|--0--0/2/p0--0//4/p0--//5~/4~~/p0-----------| C|--0--0/2/p0--0//4/p0--//5~/4~~/p0-----------| G|--0--0/2/p0--0//4/p0--//5~/4~~/p0-----------| C|--0--0/2/p0--0//4/p0--//5~/4~~/p0-----------| G|--------------------------------------------| C|--------------------------------------------| [Play 3x] C|------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-/(2)~~(2)~(2)~(2)~(2)~(2)~(2)~(2)~/(5)~~(5)~(5)~(5)~(5)~(5)~(5)~(5)----| G|-//2~~~~2~~~2~~~2~~~2~~~2~~~2~~~2~~//5~~~~5~~~5~~~5~~~5~~~5~~~5~~~5-----| C|-//2~~~~2~~~2~~~2~~~2~~~2~~~2~~~2~~//5~~~~5~~~5~~~5~~~5~~~5~~~5~~~5-----| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Play 1x] Verse 2: [Same as Verse 1 but with different lyrics.] Chorus 2: [Same as Chorus 1] Break/Solo: w/ slide C|-------------------------------------------------| C|----------------------------0-/3p0-/5-/4-/3~~~~--| G|--0-0-/3p0-/5-/4-/3-/1~~~~-----------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| [Play 4x - Keys enter on the third] The rest of the solo and break are mostly keys with some rhythm guitar using wah. It doesn't sound too tough, just a two chord vamp. Break/Solo Outro: w/ slide C|-------------------------------------------------| C|----------------------------0-/3p0-/5-/4-/3~~~~--| G|--0-0-/3p0-/5-/4-/3-/1~~~~-----------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------------| G|---5-5-4/5-4/5//1--/6-5--/5-3--/3-1~~~~~~------| C|---5-5-4/5-4/5//1--/6-5--/5-3--/3-1~~~~~~------| [Play 1x] [Drum Bridge] Outro/Chorus: [Repeat Main Riff Many Times] Final Riff/Outro: w/ slide C|-----------------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------------| G|---5-5-4/5-4/5//1--/6-5--/5-3--/3-1~~~~~~------| C|---5-5-4/5-4/5//1--/6-5--/5-3--/3-1~~~~~~------| [Play 1x]