• Song:

    Down Down

  • Artist:

    Status Quo

  • Album:

    30 Gold Bars

To play the rhythm guitar to make it sound like
Francis plays it, I would prefer to tune the guitar like this:

(From the thickest string to the thinnest)
D-G-D-G-B-D and put a capo on the 4th fret.  The number
I set for frets will be 0=4, 1=5, 2=6 etc...  This means
that a 0 will be an open string play with the capo on the
4th fret, 1 will be the 5th fret if you didn't have the capo etc...

I'll show you here:

               7.    6.    5.    4.    3.    2.    1. fret no. WITHOUT capo on
       -----|-----|-----|-----|--#--|-----|-----|-----| D <-THICKEST string--!!
       -----|-----|-----|-----|--#--|-----|-----|----------------------------!! G
       -----|-----|-----|-----|--#--|-----|-----|----------------------------!! D
       -----|-----|-----|-----|--#--|-----|-----|----------------------------!! G
       -----|-----|-----|-----|--#--|-----|-----|----------------------------!! b
       -----|-----|-----|-----|--#--|-----|-----|-----| D <-THINNEST string--!!
         4.    3.    2.    1.  (capo HERE)            <= fret no.WITH capo on
                                                     (these numbers are in
                                                          these tabs!)

Intro:
  Francis' guitar opening:  REMEMBER CAPO ON THE 4TH FRET!
  NB!  Have you retuned your guitar like mentioned above??

D|---------------------------------------------------------|  <- thin string
B|-3-3-(0)-1--5-5-5-3--3-3-(0)-1--5--3---------------------|
G|-0-0-(0)-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-(0)-0--0--0-- To be played -----|
D|-3-3-(0)-2--5-5-5-5--3-3-(0)-2--5--5---- 2 times --------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|  <- thick string

D|--------------------------------------------------|  <- thin string
B|-3-3-1p0---0-1-3---------3-3-1p0---0-1-3----------|
G|-0-0-0-----0-0-0---------0-0-0-----0-0-0----------|
D|-3-3-2p0---0-2-3---------3-3-2p0---0-2-3----------|
G|---------4-------0-0-0-0---------4-------0-0-0-0--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|  <- thick string

D|-----------------(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)--.. etc..------------0-|  <- thin string
B|-3-3-1p0---0-1-3--0-1-3-0-1-3-0-1-3-0-1-3-0-1-3-0-1-3-0-|
G|-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-|
D|-3-3-2p0---0-2-3--0-2-3-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-|
G|---------4--------------------------------------------0-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|  <- thick string

D|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)----------------------|
D|-0---2---0---2---0---2-- etc.. --------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- etc.. --------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|

Rick's entrence on his guitar:

|  D-C#| B | B D-C#| B | B D-C#|...

             B                        D-C#-B
             Get down deeper and down
             B                        D-C#-B
             Down down deeper and down
             B                        D-C#-B
             Down down deeper and down
             B
             Get down deeper and down

             E                          D-D-D-A/B
             I want all the world to see
             B
             To see you?re laughing
                                      B-C-C#-D-D#-E
             And you?re laughing at me
             E
             I can take it all from you
             F#
             Again again again again again again again
                         B
             Deeper and down
                                      D-C#-B
             Down down deeper and down
              B                      D-C#-B
             Down down deeper and down
                                      D-C#-B
             Down down deeper and down

             Get down deeper and down

   B        E     B         E     B
D|------------------------------------------------------|  <- thin string
B|-3-3-(0)-1--5--3--3-3-(0)-1--5--3---------------------|
G|-0-0-(0)-0--0--0--0-0-(0)-0--0--0-- To be played -----|
D|-3-3-(0)-2--5--5--3-3-(0)-2--5--5---- 2 times --------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|  <- thick string

             E                          D-D-D-A/B
             I have all the ways you see
             B
             To keep you guessing
                                      B-C-C#-D-D#-E
             Stop your messing with me
             E
             You?ll be back to find your way
              F#
             Again again again again again again again
                         B
             Deeper and down
                                      D-C#-B
             Down down deeper and down
             B                        D-C#-B
             Down down deeper and down
             B                        D-C#-B
             Down down deeper and down

             Get down

D|-------------0----0----------------0----0-----|  <- thin string
B|-3-3-(0)-3-1--1---0----3-3-(0)-3-1--1---0-----|
G|-0-0-(0)-0-0---0--0----0-0-(0)-0-0---0--0-----|
D|-3-3-(0)-3-2----2-0----3-3-(0)-3-2----2-0-----|
G|------------------0---------------------0-----|
D|----------------------------------------------|  <- thick string

D|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)----------------------|
D|-0---2---0---2---0---2-- etc.. --------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- etc.. --------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|

             Get down deeper and down
             Down down deeper and down
             Down down deeper and down
             Get down deeper and down

             I have found out you see
             I know what you?re doing
             What you`re doing to me
             I?ll keep on and say to you
             Again again again again again again again
             Deeper and down
             Down down deeper and down
             Down down deeper and down
             Down down deeper and down
             Get down

D|-------------0----0----------------0----0-----|  <- thin string
B|-3-3-(0)-3-1--1---0----3-3-(0)-3-1--1---0-----|
G|-0-0-(0)-0-0---0--0----0-0-(0)-0-0---0--0-----|
D|-3-3-(0)-3-2----2-0----3-3-(0)-3-2----2-0-----|
G|------------------0---------------------0-----|
D|----------------------------------------------|  <- thick string
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