The Black Crowes Song Title: Nebakanezer TBC Original? Yes Written By: Chris and Rich Robinson Recording Session: Three Snakes and One Charm Record: Three Snakes and One Charm Live Debut: 12/19/1995 Shows: 115 times played live Notes: "Elsewhere, in the purposely misspelled "Nebakanezer" (he was the King of the specter of heroin sparked the lyrics ("All of his friends complain/ That they got flu/ ain't sick in the head/ They look like the living dead"). "It's sort of the two feel good junkie song of the summer ," quips the singer..." [from the Three Snakes & One press release, July, 1996] --------------------------- The above information was taken from www.crowesbase.com Tuning: DGDGBD (Open G) Intro/Main Riff D--------------------------------------------------| B--3p2p0--------------------3p2p0------------------| G--------2/4-2p0------------------2/4-2p0-2p0---0--| D----------------2p0-----0--------------------2----| G--------------------2b3---------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------| This riff appears many times throughout the song, and every time but the intro it is as I have tabbed it out above. For the intro, play the above tab once, then play what I tabbed out below (it's the same thing, just reversed). D--------------------------------------------------| B--3p2p0------------------3p2p0--------------------| G--------2/4-2p0-2p0---0--------2/4-2p0------------| D--------------------2------------------2p0-----0--| G-------------------------------------------2b3----| D--------------------------------------------------| Verse D-----------------------------| B-----------------------------| G--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--------5--| x3 D--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-----------| G--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--0-0-0----| D-----------------------------| Palm mute the notes on the open G string. D--------------------| B--------------------| G--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--| D--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--| G--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--| D--------------------| Chorus D---------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------| G--5-5-5-5--7-7-9-9--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| x2 D--5-5-5-5--7-7-9-9--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| G--5-5-5-5--7-7-9-9--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| D---------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------| B------------------------------------| G--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| G--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| D------------------------------------| Solo rhythm D-----------------------------| B-----------------------------| G--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--------5--| x3 D--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-----------| G--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--0-0-0----| D-----------------------------| D--------------------| B--------------------| G--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--| D--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--| G--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--| D--------------------| Feedback/Ending D---------------------------------| B---------------------------------| G--0b-----0b-----0b---0--0-0-0-0--| D--0b-----0b-----0b---0--0-0-0-0--| G--0b-----0b-----0b---0--0-0-0-0--| D---------------------------------| I find the easiest way to do this part is to hit open open strings and bend them out of behind the nut.