• Song:

    No Speak No Slave

  • Artist:

    Black Crowes

  • Album:

    The Southern Gig

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The Black Crowes
Song Title: No Speak No Slave
TBC Original? Yes
Written By: Chris and Rich Robinson
Recording Session: Southern Harmony And Musical Companion
Record: The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion, Sho'Nuff (Box Set), Freak'N'Roll 
The Fog (CD)
Live Debut: 04/11/1992
Shows: 494 times played live
Related Song: Bruises And Pills
Notes: The lyrics of the first verse of this song were taken from the chorus of the 
Bruises And Pills

A live version from January 27, 1999, was included on "Souled Out Live", released by 
in 1998.

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The above information was taken from www.crowesbase.com

Tuning: DGDGBD (Open G), with capo at 3rd fret.  All notes are in relation to the capo.

Intro:
D-----------------------------------------------|
B-----3---------------3------5-------------5----|
G-------0-----0---------0----------0---------0--| x4
D--/3--------------/3-----/5------------/5------|
G---------3p0----0-------------3p0----0---------|
D-----------------------------------------------|

Main Riff/Chorus:
D---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G--3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-5--------| x4
D--------------------0-5-5--|
G--3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-5-0------|
D--------------------0-5-5--|

D---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G--5-5-5-6-6-6-7-7-7--------| x2
D--------------------0-5-5--|
G--5-5-5-6-6-6-7-7-7-0------|
D--------------------0-5-5--|

D---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G--3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-5--------| x2
D--------------------0-5-5--|
G--3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-5-0------|
D--------------------0-5-5--|

Verse:
D-------------------------------------------|
B--5----5-5-0-------------------------------|
G--5----5-5-0--3b4-3b4-3b4-4r3p0---0h3p0----| x4
D--x----x-x-0--------------------3-------0--|
G--5----5-5-0----------------------------0--|
D-------------------------------------------|

Solo Rhythm 1:
D--------------------------------------|
B--3-3-3-5--3-3-3-5--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
G--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--| x1
D--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
G--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
D--------------------------------------|

D----------------------------------------------------|
B------1--------1--1------------3--------3--3--------|
G--------0---0--0----0---0--------0---0--0----0---0--| x3
D--0h2-----2----2------2----3/5-----5----5------5----|
G---------------0------------------------0-----------|
D----------------------------------------------------|

Solo rhythm 1 is also used as the live intro.

Solo Rhythm 2:
D---------------------|
B------3---5-3p0------|
G------3---5-3p0------| x8
D--3-5---5-------3-5--|
G--0-------------0-0--|
D---------------------|

This is the part Rich plays when Marc kicks in the wah during his solo.
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