Tabbed by Sean Lewis
I've included the fingering for players new to tapping. It's transcribed for rightys.
If your a lefty, simply chnage the Left Hand (LH) to Right Hand (RH) and vice-versa.
A QUICK GUITAR TIP/LESSON:
When playing anything (especially tap), make sure your fretting fingers lay relaxed
across the strings to deaden any unwanted noise.
Your fretting hand should then take care of any unwanted noise on the strings below the
ones fretted. For all the strings above, use
your palm or thumb bone of your picking hand the same way. This should minimize the risk
of letting an open string ring. Which is
difficult to achieve otherwise with complete tap riffs.
[Riff 1] (ALL TAPPED!!!!!) KEEP ALL YOUR NOTES EVENLY SPREAD!
LH 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3
RH 2 3 2 2 2 2
e]--------------------------------------------]
b]--------------------------------------------]
g]---10------10-17------10------10------10----]
d]------17---------17------17--------------17-]
a]-8-------8----------8-------8----17-8-------]
e]--------------------------------------------]
LH 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3
RH 3 2 2 2 2 2
e]--------------------------------------------]
b]--------------------------------------------]
g]---10-17------10------10------10------10----]
d]---------17------17--------------17---------]
a]-8----------8-------8----17-8-------8----17-]
e]--------------------------------------------]
LH 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3
RH 2 3 2 2 2 2
e]---------------------------------------]
b]---------------------------------------]
g]---7------7-17------7------7------7----]
d]-----17--------17-----17------------17-]
a]-5------5---------5------5---17-5------]
e]---------------------------------------]
LH 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3
RH 3 2 2 2 2 2
e]----------------------------------------]
b]----------------------------------------]
g]---7-17------7------7------7------7-----]
d]--------17-----17------------17---------]
a]-5---------5------5---17-5------5---17--]
e]----------------------------------------]
[Riff 2] (Strummed/Picked)
Gtr 1
*Slight Vibrato
e]----------------------------------]
b]----------------------------------]
g]----------------------------------]
d]--8-7----8-5----7-3----3-3/5-5/7--]
a]--8-7----8-5----7-3----3-3/5-5/7--]
e]--6-5----6-3----5-1----1-1/3-3/5--]
-------------------------------------
Gtr 1
*Slight Vibrato
e]----------------------------------]
b]----------------------------------]
g]------------------------7--7-7-7--]
d]--8-7----8-5----7-3-----7--7-7-7--]
a]--8-7----8-5----7-3-----5--5-5-5--]
e]--6-5----6-3----5-1---------------]
Gtr 2 (Slides can be done with fingers or whammy bar)
* Vibrato
e]-----------------]
b]-----------------]
g]-/12\--/12\-/14--]
d]-----------------]
a]-----------------]
e]-----------------]
-------------------------------------
Gtr 1
*Slight Vibrato
e]----------------------------------]
b]----------------------------------]
g]----------------------------------]
d]--8-7----8-5----7-3----3-3/5-5/7--]
a]--8-7----8-5----7-3----3-3/5-5/7--]
e]--6-5----6-3----5-1----1-1/3-3/5--]
-------------------------------------
Gtr 1
*Slight Vibrato
e]---------------------]
b]---------------------]
g]---------------------]
d]--8-7----8-5----10---]
a]--8-7----8-5----10---]
e]--6-5----6-3-----8---]
Gtr 2 (Slides can be done with fingers or whammy bar)
* Vibrato
e]-----------------]
b]-----------------]
g]-/12\--/12\-/17--]
d]-----------------]
a]-----------------]
e]-----------------]
[Riff 3] 2:20 (Outro Tap)
LH 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3
RH 2 3 2 2 2 2
e]--------------------------------------------]
b]--------------------------------------------]
g]---10------10-17------10------10------10----]
d]------17---------17------17--------------17-]
a]-8-------8----------8-------8----17-8-------]
e]--------------------------------------------]
LH 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3
RH 2 2 3 2 2 2
e]---------------------------------------]
b]---------------------------------------]
g]---7------7------7-17------7------7----]
d]------------17--------17-----17--------]
a]-5---17-5------5---------5------5---17-]
e]---------------------------------------]
LH 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3
RH 2 2 3 2 2 2
e]---------------------------------------]
b]---------------------------------------]
g]---5------5------5-17------5------5----]
d]------------17--------17-----17--------]
a]-3---17-3------3---------3------3---17-]
e]---------------------------------------]
LH 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3
RH 2 2 3 2 2 2
e]---------------------------------------]
b]---------------------------------------]
g]---3------3------3-17------3------3----]
d]------------17--------17-----17--------]
a]-1---17-1------1---------1------1---17-]
e]---------------------------------------]
Notice at the end that the 4 bar root notes for the outro were: F D C A#?
That's pretty much the chord structure of the outro so I'll leave the rest of it upto you.
Hope this sparks some interest in Vernon's style.
Let's get some more Living Colour on this site please!!!
