Chickenfoot - "Avenida Revolution"
From Self-Titled Debut Album
Eb Tuning
tabbed by jjhand


This might be the hardest Chickenfoot song, due to all the different
endings to the main riff and the very difficult solo. I can't play it
all, I had to slow it down and put down my best guess on the notes!
Please rate and comment.


Crazy Intro - Move up the neck with tapping. Its similar to this:
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-T12-0h5-T13-0h6-T14-0h7-T15-0h8-T16-0h9-T17-0h10-T18-0h11-T19\------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

See a youtube video of this song for further help on the tapping


Main Riff - Lead

                                              first ending
eb|-------------|-------------|--------------|------------|
Bb|-------------|-------------|--------------|------------|
Gb|-12TP--------|-------------|--------------|-3-0---0----| repeat
Db|-------------|-11TP--------|--------------|-3-0---0----|
Ab|-10TP--------|-------------|-------5------|------------|
Eb|-------------|-9TP-------3-|-6-3---3------|------------|

2nd time           3rd time              4th time
|------3-----|    |----------------|    |---3--------------|
|-3----3-----|    |----------------|    |---3--------------|
|-3----3-----|    |-0-3-0--3-0---0-|    |---3--------------|
|-5----5-----|    |-0-3-0--3-0-3-0-|    |-5-5-----5--------|
|------------|    |------------3---|    |-5-5-----5--------|
|------------|    |----------------|    |-3-3-----3----15\-|


Rhythm Guitar during Main Riff (Accent notes are noted by &)
   &        &
eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
Eb|-6--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|


===================================

Lead Verse Riff (0:38) -
eb|-------------|----------------|----------------|----------8-------|
Bb|-------------|----------------|----------------|-11-8--11-8-------|
Gb|-------------|----------------|---------8--10--|-10-8--10-8-------|
Db|-------------|----------------|---8h10--8--10--|------------------|
Ab|-------------|-------6PH------|---8h10---------|------------------|
Eb|-8---8-8-----|-6h8------8-6h8-|----------------|------------------|
  "Rio Grande crawling with desparation"

|-------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-8----11-11-11-8--------|
|-------------|----------------|------------8-10-|-8-8--8--8--8--8-8------|
|-------------|----------------|-10-10-8h10-8-10-|---10------------10-10--|
|-------------|-------6h8-6----|-10-10-8h10------|--------------------10--|
|-6-8----8----|-6-8--------8p6-|-----------------|------------------------|
  "Hard drugs found in a bloody sack"

|-------------|---------------|----------------|----------8------|
|-------------|---------------|----------------|-8----11--8------|
|-------------|---------------|----------------|-8----10--8------|
|-------------|---------------|--8h10---8h10---|---10------------|
|-------------|------6~---8---|--8h10---8h10---|-----------------|
|-6-8----8----|-6--8--------6-|----------------|-----------------|
  "The air is thick with desparation"

|-------------|----------------|-----------------|---------8----8\-|
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-11---11-8----8\-|
|-------------|----------------|--------8---10p8-|-10---10---------|
|-------------|----------------|---8h10-8---10p8-|-----------------|
|--10-10-8--8-|-6-8----10-8h10-|---8h10----------|-----------------|
|--8--8--8--8-|-8-8----8--8----|-----------------|-----------------|
  "A new life waits for the wet back"

Rhythm Guitar during Verse (repeats throughout with Lead Verse Riff):
eb|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
Bb|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
Gb|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
Db|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
Ab|-10--10-10--10-10-|-10--10-10---10-10-|-10--10-10---10-10-|-10-10-8--------|
Eb|-8---8--8---8--8--|-8---8--8----8--8--|-8---8--8----8--8--|-8--8--6-4~~~---|


==============================================


(1:06) Chorus:

Vocals "Crossing the borderline ... into the fire"

    TP the first two bars*********************                     1st ending
eb|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------|------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-----------------------|------------|------------|
Gb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-----------------------|------------|-3-3--0-----|
Db|-------------------------|-11-11-11-11-11-11-----|------------|-3-3--0---3-|
Ab|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------------------|-------5----|----------3-|
Eb|-------------------------|-9--9--9--9--9--9----3-|-6-3-0-3----|------------|

  2nd time
|------3--------|
|-3----3--------|
|-3----3--------|
|-5----5--------|
|---------------|
|-----------15\-|

(1:19) Verse 2, Lead Verse Riff with slight changes

"Now this is where Juan left his family
You can still smell the blood in his tracks
Yeah, and this is where we found the baby, oh
From here, there ain't no turnin' back"

(1:48) Chorus 2:

eb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------|----------------|
Bb|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------|----------------|
Gb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|-----------------------|-------------|-3--3--3----0---|
Db|-----------------------|-11-11-11-11-11-11-----|-------------|-3--3--3----0---|
Ab|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|-----------------------|-------5-----|----------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-9--9--9--9--9--9----3-|-6-3-0-3-----|----------------|

  2nd ending             3rd Ending             4th Ending
|----------------|     |-3v--3v--3v~~---|     |----------------|
|----------------|     |----------------|     |----------------|
|-3PH_b5r--------|     |-3v--3v--3v~~---|     |-6----0---------|
|----------------|     |----------------|     |-5----0-----11\-|
|----------------|     |----------------|     |----------------|
|----------------|     |----------------|     |----------------|
 bend up harmonic
 with trem bar


(2:16) Bridge - use wah
    Dbm              A                Bsus4   B        Ab  Gb
eb|-------0--1p0---|---------1------|---3---3---3------|---------3-------|
Bb|----------------|------3--3---3--|-3/6---6---5---3--|---------3-------|
Gb|----2---------2-|------3--3---3--|-3/5---5---5---3--|-6---3---3---3---|
Db|-0--------------|---3---------3--|-3/5-----5--------|-7---5-------5---|
Ab|----------------|---1------------|---3-----3--------|-7---5-------5---|
Eb|----------------|----------------|------------------|-----------------|

"Import, transport, exportation Rights of nations, exploited salvation"

eb|-5-------5------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
Bb|-6---5---5---5--|-7\5--5\3--3---5-|-5------6--6--5-|-5--5--5---5---5--|
Gb|-7---7---7---7--|-7\5--5\3--3---5-|-5------5--5--5-|-5--5--5---5---5--|
Db|-7---7---7---7--|-7\5--5\3--3---5-|-5------5--5--5-|-5--5--5---5---5--|
Ab|-5---5---5---5--|-----------------|-3------3--3--3-|-3--3--3---3---3--|
Eb|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
"Damnation under one God's fixation Without deportations, predjudice, limitations"


(2:29) Solo (pickup switch to Neck + Bridge)
eb|--------------------|-----------------|-----------2h3p2-------------|
Bb|--------------------|-----------------|----------------3-3p1p0------|
Gb|--------------------|-----------------|------4p2p0------------2-2p0-|
Db|--------------------|-----------------|-5p4p0-----------------------|
Ab|--------------------|-------------7p5-|-----------------------------|
Eb|-0---0-0-12~--10h12-|-12\0-----7p5----|-----------------------------|

|---------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|---------------3---3--|
|-7p0-0h5p0-3p0-0-----------|----------------------|-0h2p0---0--/4---4----|
|----------------0-2-0h2~---|----/12\----------0h2-|------2---------------|
|------------------------/7-|-10------------0h2----|----------------------|
|---------------------------|------------0---------|----------------------|

|---------5------------|---------------------------|
|-5---8------8p7-8p7-8-|p7p5h7-------------0h10h12-|
|----------------------|------7p6~~-7\--0----------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------|


(2:43) Very Hard Legato playing!
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-0h10h12-12p10p8--------------------------|-------------------------12h14h15p14-|
|----------------6h7h9-7p6h7-6h7p4h7p0---9-|-6h7h9-7p6-9-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|------------7p5\4--/12\x-------------|
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-11h12h14p12-----------------------------------------|----------------------/x--|
|------------12p11h12h14p12p11-12h14p12p11h12---------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------14p12p10-|-14p12h14---10\9----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|---------12-----12p10~----|

 * End of previous bar (note the T= Right hand tap)

 *-9-T15p12-|-p10p9-10h12p10p9-9--------9------------|
 *----------|-------------------12p10h12--8------8---|
 *----------|-------------------------------11b12-11-|
 *----------|----------------------------------------|
 *----------|----------------------------------------|
 *----------|----------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------|------12-15--12-----12---------12~~--x\-|
|------------------------------------12-|-14h15-----15--15p12--15b17--15---------|
|-9--------------9h11-12p11--11-12-14---|----------------------------------------|
|---12p11-9h11h12----------14-----------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

Verse 3 - Same Lead Verse Riff


eb|-------------|----------------|-----------------|----------8-------|
Bb|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-11-8--11-8-------|
Gb|-------------|--------8---8-8-|---------8--10p8-|-10-8--10-8-------|
Db|-------------|--------8---8-8-|---8h10--8--10p8-|------------------|
Ab|-------------|----------------|---8h10----------|------------------|
Eb|-8---8-8-----|-6h8------------|-----------------|------------------|
"Yeah,    Avenida    Revolution"


eb|-------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------8------|
Bb|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-11p8-11p8-11-8-11p8-|
Gb|-------------|----------------|--8---8-8---10p8-|-10p8-10p8-10---10p8-|
Db|-------------|----------------|--8---8-8---10p8-|---------------------|
Ab|-10--10-10---|------6h8-6-----|-----------------|---------------------|
Eb|-8---8--8----|-6h8--------6/8-|-----------------|---------------------|
"Nogales Tiajuana meets the County Juarez"


eb|-------------|----------------|----------------|--------------8---|
Bb|-------------|----------------|----------------|--------------8---|
Gb|-------------|----------------|--8----8-----10-|-10-8------8----8-|
Db|-------------|----------------|--8----8-----10-|-10-8------8----8-|
Ab|-------------|------6h8-6-----|----10----------|------10PM--------|
Eb|-8---8-8-----|-8----------8\6-|----------------|------------------|
"We got flowers, crosses and no solution,          oh"


|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------|
|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------|
|-----------8p6-|-8p6h8--6-------|-8p6h8--6-------|-10---------|
|-8---8-8---8---|-8------8---8p6-|-8------8---8p6-|-8----------|
"Stay close and do what Mommy says, what Mommy says, Mommy says"

(3:28) Chorus 3- Play Main Riff Again using these endings:


eb|-------------------------|-----------------------|--------------|---------x/-|
Bb|-------------------------|-----------------------|--------------|------------|
Gb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-----------------------|--------------|-0v---0v----|
Db|-------------------------|-11-11-11-11-11-11-----|--------------|-0v---0v----|
Ab|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------------------|-------5------|------------|
Eb|-------------------------|-9--9--9--9--9--9----3-|-6-3-0-3------|------------|

  2nd Ending             3rd Ending               4th Ending
|------------------|   |-------------------|    |----------------|
|------------------|   |/11--11-11---------|    |----------------|
|-3--3--0----0-----|   |/10--10-10--12v----|    |-0--------------|
|-3--3--0----0-----|   |------------12v----|    |-0--------------|
|--------------3-1-|   |-------------------|    |-x--------------|
|------------------|   |-------------------|    |-3--------15\---|

Long Outro (3:56) - Mostly played from 3rd fret Barre position

eb|-------------|------------5-5-|-5-5-------------|----------------|
Bb|-------------|------------5-5-|-5-5-3-3---------|----------------|
Gb|-0-3-0-3-----|-(3)---3-5--5-5-|-5-5-3-3---------|----------------|
Db|-0-3-0-3-----|-(3)---3-5--5-5-|-5-5-3-3---------|----------------|
Ab|-------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
Eb|-------------|----------------|-----------------|-/15\--3~--1h3--|


|---3--3------|------------5-5-|-5-------6-------|-6-x/-----------|
|---3--3------|-------3--3-5-5-|-5-6p5p3-6-------|-6--------------|
|---3--3------|-------3--3-5-5-|-5---------------|----------------|
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------------|-3--------------|-----------------|------12\---12\-|

|-----3-------|-----------5--5-|-5--5\3--3-------|----------------|
|-----3-------|------3--3-5--5-|-5--5\3--3-------|----------------|
|-----3-------|------3--3-5--5-|-5--5\3--3---/7~-|---v-4NH-^+2----|*
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|

* In this spot, scoop the trem bar to lower harmonic pitch, let go, then
bend up +2 full steps and release.

|-------3-----|---3--3-/5--5p3-|-6--6--6v6----|-(6)/x----------|
|-------3-----|---3--3-/5--5p3-|-6--6--6v6----|-(6)/x----------|
|-------3-----|---3--3-/5--5p3-|-6--6--6v6----|-(6)/x----------|
|-------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
|-8\5-5-------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
|-6\3-3-------|----------------|--------------|----------15\---|


(4:23)
eb|---------------|-------------6--|---------------|-----------------|
Bb|-3-5--x-6--5p3-|---------3h5-6--|-3-5--x-6--5p3-|-3---5--5--5--3--|
Gb|-3-3--x-3--3---|---3-----3------|-3-3----3--3---|-3---3--3--3--3--|
Db|---------------|---5------------|---------------|-----------------|
Ab|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
Eb|---------------|------3---------|---------------|-----------------|


|---------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-3-5--x-6--5---|-5--x-x-5---5p3-|-3/5--x-6---5\3--|-----5---3~-----|
|-3-3--x-3--3---|-3--x-x-3---3---|-3/5--x-5---5\3--|-----5---3~-----|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------------3-|----------------|-----------------|----------------|


Outro Solo
|------3-3~-----------|---------------------|----------6--8--6-9p8p6----|
|--6b8------6p3-------|------------------6--|-6--6--8----------------8--|
|--------------5p3--5-|-3b4--------/7-/7----|---------------------------|
|-----------------5---|-----5p3-5-----------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|


|-8---6-----------------|-13--------15-------13--------15--------|
|---8----8p6-8~~----/15-|---15-14-13--13b15----15-14-13--13b15---|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------|


|-13--------15/18--15----------18p15---|-15------------------------------------|
|---15-14-13---------15-14-13-------18-|---18b20-15--15------------------------|
|----------------------------15--------|-----------17--17b19-15--17--15--------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------17--17--17-15---|
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------17-|
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|


|--------------------------15-----------15----|------------------15----15----|
|--------------------------15h17-15--15-15h17-|-17-15------------15h17-15h17-|
|----------------------------------17---------|-----15--15~~--17-------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------17----------------------|
|-15p13-15p13-15p13-15/17~--------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|----sweep---------------------|

|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-15h17-15------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------15--15~~-----------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------17------17p15-----------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------17p15------|-15-13----------------------------------|
|---------------------------18p15-|-------13h15~--13-13-13--13--13--15~~---|


Last solo line is very similar to tapping in "Crazy intro" Riff with a slide at the end


(5:07) Vocals "Crossing the borderline!"

play this similarly 4x to end:
eb|---------------|----------------|----------------|---------15-15-15-|
Bb|-3-5--x-6--5p3-|-3h5---6--5--3--|--3-5--x-6--5p3-|---------15-15-15-|
Gb|-3-3--x-3--3---|-3-----3--3--3--|--3-3----3--3---|---------15-15-15-|
Db|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
Ab|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
Eb|---------------|----------------|----------------|-0v---------------|


Bass solo ends song

KEY

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| x  Mute note
| tr trill notes (hammer-on + pull off repeatedly)
| T  tap note with pick hand finger/pick
| v  scoop notes with tremelo bar (make pitch dip lower, then release bar)
| ^  bend note up with tremelo bar