• Song:

    Cant Get It Out Of My Head

  • Artist:

    Velvet Revolver

'Can't Get It Out Of My Head' - Velvet Revolver
From 'Libertad' Album
Standard Tuning

This song has several layers of guitars, so its hard to get all pieces of 
it with less than 3 guitars. I wrote an acoustic, rhythm, and lead guitar.
Its a really nice love song with some good Slash blues licks. Please rate 
and comment. 

Acoustic Chords:  C |x3201x|   Cmaj7 |x3200x|   F |133211|
 

 
INTRO

Acoustic strums throughout:
   C       Cmaj7     F       Cmaj7  

  Rhythm - w/ Distortion, slight mutes
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-6-------5---5---|
G|-5---5---4---4---|-5---5---4---4---|
D|-5---5---5---5---|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| repeat last 2 bars
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------3---3---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
 |
 |Lead - w/ Distortion
e|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------8-8-8--|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-5--5--5/7-5--5--5/7-|-5---5---5--------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------5-5-5--|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-3--3--3/5-3--3--3/5-|-3---3---3--------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|------------------|

  Rhythm
e|----------------------|-----------------|
B|----------------------|-6-------5---5---|
G|-5----5----4----4-----|-5---5---4---4---|
D|-5----5----5----5-----|-3-3-3---5---5---|
A|-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3--|-----0-0-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------------|-----------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|----------------------|------------------|
B|----------------------|-----------8-8-8--|
G|-5---5-5/7-5---5--5/7-|-5---5---5--------|
D|----------------------|-----------5-5-5--|
A|-3---3-3/5-3---3--3/5-|-3---3---3--------|
E|----------------------|------------------|



Verse riff

   Acoustic - repeat
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
B|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0--|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0--|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0--|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-x--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2--|
E|------------------|---------------3--|------------------|------------------|
 |
 | Lead, w/ wah pedal                                   1st ending
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-10b12____r10-----|
G|------------------|------------------|----------------9-|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|


Lead on 2nd ending (of acoustic riff repeat) 
e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|-13b15r13---------|
G|---------------12-|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|




Prechorus:
   Distorted Rhythm (second guitar w/ tremelo effect doubles the * chords)

   *                 *                 *                 *       *
e|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0------------|
B|-1---1---1---1---|-3---3---3---3---|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1------------|
G|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---0-0-0-0--|
D|-3---3---3---3---|-0---0---0---0---|-3---3---3---3---|-2---2---0-0-0-0--|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0---2-2-2-2--|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3--|
 |
 | Acoustic
e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3--|
B|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0--|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3--|



CHORUS

  Rhythm/Acoustic
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| play 2x
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-5---5---4---4---|-2---2---4---4---|
D|-5---5---5---5---|-3---3---5---5---| play 2x
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|


Chorus Ending
GTR I
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5---------|-5-5-5-5---------|-----------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5---|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5---|
E|-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-|---------3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3---|

GTR II
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-5---5---4---4---|-2---2---4---4---| ^ play rhythm part above ^
D|-5---5---5---5---|-3---3---5---5---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|




VERSE 2 - Acoustic is the same, Lead Changes

Lead (1:22)          o+o+o+ wah rocking
e|-----------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------|
B|-----------|-10b12_______r10\8-|-10\8------------|-5~-----------|
G|---------9-|-------------------|----------b7r5b7-|--------------|
D|-----------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------|
A|-----------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------|
E|-----------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------|

e|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|-13b15r13---------|
G|---------------12-|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|





Play prechorus again, but Rhythm plays similar rhythm to Acoustic part


Play Chorus again, but Lead adds a few notes on the end:


Lead (2:06)
e|------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-13----------12---------|-----------------------|
G|-----12----------12-----|-12/14~------12--------| go right into
D|---------14----------12-|-----------------14-12-| solo below
A|------------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------|
"Can't get it out of my head ...






Solo (2:11)
e|--------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------|-8-10-10~---8p7---------|---------8-10----------------------|
G|-11~~---11~~---9-11-|---------------7--------|-7---9b11----b11-9-9p7--9---7~--7/-|
D|--------------------|----------------7---7h9-|---9------------------9---9--------|
A|--------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e|-10-------10~~---10~~--10~\-|-13-10-12--13-10-----10--13b15r13~--10-------|
B|----13b15-------------------|----------------12-10--10--------------12p10-|
G|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

e|-10--13p10--15b17--15p14-15p14-15/17--15h17-|-15-18b20---18-15h17-----------14h15p14-|
B|----------12--------------------------------|--------------------17b19-15~-----------|
G|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

e|-15p14-15b17~~-15p14-15-17-----------|
B|--------------------------17b19-15\--|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-15-------------------------------------------------|
B|-----18-17-18-15h18p15--15--15h18p15-18--15-15------|
G|----------------------17--17-----------17-----17p14-|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-18b20-18~~-15h18p15-----------------------------------13~~-|
G|--------------------14h15p14-15-14h15p14\12-14-12-10h12-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|




VERSE 3 - Acoustic plays Verse Riff again

Lead comes in (2:48)
e|----------|-----------------------|---------------|---------------|
B|----------|-10b12_r10b12r10~--h12-|---------------|---------------|
G|--------9-|-----------------------|-12------------|---------------|
D|----------|-----------------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------|-----------------------|---------------|---------------|
E|----------|-----------------------|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|------------------|
B|---------13h15-|-15b17~~~---------|
G|---------------|------------------|
D|-----------softly-----------------|
A|---------------|------------------|
E|---------------|------------------|



Play Prechorus riffs again (3:02), with Lead playing:

e|--------------|------------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|--------------|---15-17-17b18r17-15\13-|------------------|------------------|
G|--------------|------------------------|-14~--------------|-(14)----12-------|
D|--------------|------------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|--------------|------------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|--------------|------------------------|------------------|--------------12\-|




Final Chorus - play Acoustic, Rhythm Guitar, and Lead Chorus Riffs again

Ending (3:36) 

   Lead
e|------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-13~~~------------|-----(13~)\----13-|-15b17r15-13--13-15b17-15b17r15-13--13~-|
G|------------------|------------/14---|------------14--------------------14----|
D|------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------|
 |
 | Rhythm
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Acoustic: 
   C      Cmaj7       C7                 C       D        


Lead
e|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-----13---13~--------15--15~---|----17------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-/13-----(13~)---/15---15------|-/17--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 |
 | Rhythm
e|---------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10---|------12----------------------------|
D|---------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|-6--6--6--6--8--8--8--8----|------10----------------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------------------|


Key:
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| b  bend string
| r  release bend
| ~  vibrato
| x  Mute note
| () held note from previous bar
| __ hold note while playing another string
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