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LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS (Version 1)
From: Bruan Killingsworth (akilling@pen.k12.va.us)
{Main riff:}e----------------------------|B---------------0let ring----| repeat sl/ (slide) br (bend,release)G--2-2------2-2-2sl/4b(5)r-0-|D------2---------------------|
{Chorus riff}:e--0---00000...--0--0-0---0--0-0-0-0--0-0---0--0-0-0-|repeatB--3sl/55555...--3--3-3sl/5--5-5-5-3--3-3sl/5--5-5-5-|
{Bridge riff}:let ringe----0-------0------------0--------0-----|B--------------0---------------------0---| repeatG-2---2sl/4------4-4sl/5----5sl/4------4-|
{Intro: no guitar, just drums}
{Main riff}
{Main riff}
When I lay myself to sleep pray that I don't go to deep
Lightnin' won Lightin' won
Because it's cold down gold down there, crow!
{Chorus riff}
{Main riff}
Flat lands low lands on the track
Shows the water pan the track
Lightnin' won lightnin' won
Close up hands to silhouette, crow!
{Chorus riff}
Ooohhh, Ooohhh...
{Chorus riff}
Ooohhh, Ooohhh...
{Bridge riff}
Lightnin' won, lightnin' won
{Break: no guitar, just drums}
{Main riff x 4}
{Main riff}
Hound bark on the track
Hound crow hold onto your hat
Lightnin' won, lightnin' won
Low lands timberlands bad lands bird lands
{Chorus riff}
Ooohhh, Ooohhh...
{Chorus riff}
Ooohhh, Ooohhh...
{Chorus riff}
Ooohhh, Ooohhh...
{Chorus riff}
Ooohhh, Ooohhh...
{Main riff to end}
LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS (Version 2)
Transcribed by Wayne Ellis email ellis_w_wayne@bt-web.bt.co.uk
Intro(12 bars of drums alone)|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------||-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| Whoa Oh o Oh o Oh
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Whoa Oh o Oh o Oh
*harm harmE-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|Guitar 1G----2--2-2----3.5--|-2--2--4b--mr---0--|----2--2-2----3.5--|-2--2--4b--mr---0--|D-----------2-------|-------------------|-----------2-------|-------------------|A-0-----------------|-------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------|E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| | | grad |E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|Guitar 2G----2----------2---|-2--2--4b--mr---0--|-2--2----------2---|-2--2--4b--mr---0--|D-------2-----------|-------------------|-------2-----------|-------------------|A-0---------5-------|-------------------|-----------0-------|-------------------|E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| harm X X ~~~ X
harm harmE-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|Guitar 1G----2--2-2----3.5--|-2--2--4b--mr---0--|----2--2-2----3.5--|-2--2--4b--mr------|D-----------2-------|-------------------|-----------2-------|-------------------|A-0-----------------|-------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------|E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| | | grad |E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|Guitar 2G----2----------2---|-2--2--4b--mr---0--|-2--2--------0-2-0-|-2--2--4b--mr------|D-------2-----------|-------------------|-------2-----------|-------------------|A-0---------5-------|-------------------|-----------5-------|-------------------|E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| harm X harm
*harm is a harmonic produced py placing the finger halfway between the
third and fourth frets, and then producing a harmonic in the usual way.
Sometimes, on the record, it works other times it sounds like a muted open
string.
Verse 1 harm harmE-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|Guitar 1G----2--2-2----3.5--|-2--2--4b--mr---0--|----2--2-2----3.5--|-2--2--4b--mr---0--|D-----------2-------|-------------------|-----------2-------|-------------------|A-0-----------------|-------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------|E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
When I lay myself To sleep Pray that I don't Go too
deep
harm harmgrad. bendE-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|Guitar 1G----2--2-2----3.5--|-2--2--4b--mr---0--|----2--2-2----3.5--|-2--2--4b--mr---0--|D-----------2-------|-------------------|-----------2-------|-------------------|A-0-----------------|-------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------|E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Lightnin' won Lightnin' won Because it's cold down gold
down there, Crow!
There is no guitar 2 in this verse.
Chorus s s ~~~~~ s ~~~~E-/-5555-5555-5555-5555-|-5555-5555-5555-5555-|---------0---------|-------------------|B-/-5555-5555-5555-5555-|-5555-5555-5555-5555-|--3--2-/-5---------|--3--2-/-5--mb-mr--|Guitar 1G-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|D-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|A-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|E-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
s s | s s s s | s | s |E-/-5--5--5--5--5\3--3--|-----5555-\----------|-------------------|-------------------|Guitar 2B-/-5--5--5--5--5\3--3--|-3/5---------2/3-2/3-|--3--2-/-5-----5-5-|--3--2-/-5-----5-5-|G-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|D-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|A-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|E-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
s ~~~~~ s ~~~~E-s-5555-5555-5555-5555-|-5555-5555-5555-5555-|---------0---------|---------0---------|B-s-5555-5555-5555-5555-|-5555-5555-5555-5555-|--3--2-/-5---------|--3--2-/-5--mb-mr--|Guitar 1G-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|D-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|A-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|E-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
s s | s s | s | |E-3-/-5--5---5----------|-3/-5--5--5----------|-------------------|-------------------|B-3-/-5----5---5-\-3-3p-|-3/-5----5--5-\-3-3--|--3--2-/-5-----5-5-|--3--2-/-5-----5-5-| Guitar 2G-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|D-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|A-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|E-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
The 'rapid fire' doublestops played on the E and B strings, by guitar 1, are
semi-quavers and for every beat should be counted as 1-e-&-a, 2-e-&-a, etc.
The part played by guitar 2 uses a bottleneck (slide) giving the notes
a more metallic, earie quality.
Verse 2 harm harmgradE-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|Guitar 1G----2--2-2----3.5--|-2--2--4b--mr---0--|----2--2-2----3.5--|-2--2--4b--mr---0--|D-----------2-------|-------------------|-----------2-------|-------------------|A-0-----------------|-------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------|E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| | | grad |E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|Guitar 2G-2--2------0-------|-2--2--4b-------0--|-2--2------------0-|-2--2--4b--mr----0-|D-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|A-------------------|-------------------|--------7-9--------|-------------------|E------3mb----------|-------------------|------------5------|-------------------| X 3 harms X
Flat lands low lands on the track Shows the water Pan the
track
harm harmgradE-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|Guitar 1G----2--2-2----3.5--|-2--2--4b--mr4--0--|----2--2-2----3.5--|-2--2--4b--mr4-----|D-----------2-------|-------------------|-----------2-------|-------------------|A-0-----------------|-------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------|E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| | | grad |E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|Guitar 2G--2---2----------0-|-2--2--4b-------0--|-2--2------------0-|-2--2--4b--r4------|D---------2---------|-------------------|-------2-----------|-------------------|A-----------5-------|-------------------|-----------5-------|-------------------|E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| harm X X harm X
Lightnin' won lightnin' won Close up hands to
Silhouette, Crow!
Chorus s ~~~~~ s ~~~~E-s-5555-5555-5555-5555-|-5555-5555-5555-5555-|---------0---------|-------------------|B-s-5555-5555-5555-5555-|-5555-5555-5555-5555-|--3--2-/-5---------|--3--2-/-5--mb-mr--|Guitar 1G-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|D-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|A-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|E-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
s s | s s | s | s |E-/-5--5--5--5--5\3-----|-/-5--5--5--5--5\3-3-|-------------------|-------------------|Guitar 2B-/-5--5--5--5--5\3-----|-/-5--5--5--5--5\3-3-|--3--2-/-5-------5-|--3--2-/-5-----5-5-|G-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|D-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|A-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|E-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------| X
s ~~~~~ s ~~~~E-s-5555-5555-5555-5555-|-5555-5555-5555-5555-|---------0---------|---------0---------|B-s-5555-5555-5555-5555-|-5555-5555-5555-5555-|--3--2-/-5---------|--3--2-/-5--mb-mr--|Guitar 1G-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|D-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|A-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|E-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------| s s | s s | s ~~~ |
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E-3-/-5--5---5----------|-3/-5--5--5----------|-------------------|-------------------|B-3-/-5----5---5-\-3-3p-|-3/-5----5--5-\-3-3p-|--3--2-/-5-----5---|--3--2-/-5---------| Guitar 2G-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|D-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|A-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|E-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------| X Whoa Oh o Oh oOh
Interlude
Half time, with a triplet feel.
E--0--0-----0-----0----|--0--0-----0-----0----|--0--0-----0-----0----|--0--0----0----0------|B---------------0---0--|---------------0---0--|---------------0---0--|----------------------|Guitar 1G-2--4-4-4s5--4--------|-2--4-4-4s5--4--------|-2--4-4-4s5--4--------|-2--4-4-4s5--4---4----|D----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------2-|A----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------0-|E----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Lightnin' won
Lightnin' won
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Whoa Oh o Oh o Oh
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Whoa Oh o Oh o Oh
harm harmE-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B-------------------|-------0-----------|-------------------|-------------------|Guitar 1G----2--2-2----3.5--|-2--2--4-/-5-------|----2--2-2----3.5--|-2--2--4mb-mr4-----|D-----------2-------|-------------------|-----------2-------|-------------------|A-0-----------------|-------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------|E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| | | grad |E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|Guitar 2G----2------------2-|-2--2--4b----------|-2-2-------------0-|-2--2--4b--mr----0-|D-------2-----------|-------------------|-------2-----------|-------------------|A-0---------5-------|-------------------|-----------5-------|-------------------|E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| harm X harm X
Whoa Oh o Oh o Oh
harm slide harmE-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B-------------------|-------0-----------|-------------------|-------------------|Guitar 1G---2--2-2-----3.5--|-2--2--4/5\4-------|----2--2-2----3.5--|-2--2--4mb--mr-----|D----------2--------|-------------------|-----------2-------|-------------------|A-0-----------------|-------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------|E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| | | grad |E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|Guitar 2G-2--2------------0-|-2--2--4b----------|-2--2------------0-|-2--2--4b--mr------|D-------2-----------|-------------------|-------2-----------|-------------------|A-----------5-------|-------------------|-----------5-------|-------------------|E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| harm X harm X
Whoa Oh o Oh o Oh
Verse 3 harm slow bend harmE-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|Guitar 1G----2--2-2----3.5--|-2--2-2--4b--------|----2--2-2----3.5--|-2--2--4b--mr------|D-----------2-------|-------------------|-----------2-------|-------------------|A-0-----------------|-------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------|E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| | | grad |E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|Guitar 2G--2---2----------0-|-2--2--4b-------0--|-2--2------------0-|-2--2--4b--r4----0-|D--------2----------|-------------------|-------2-----------|-------------------|A-----------5-------|-------------------|-----------5-------|-------------------|E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| harm X X harm X X
Hound bark On the track Hound crow hold Onto your
hat
harm slow bend harmE-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|Guitar 1G----2--2-2----3.5--|-2--2-2--4b--------|----2--2-2----3.5--|-2--2--4b--mr------|D-----------2-------|-------------------|-----------2-------|-------------------|A-0-----------------|-------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------|E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| | | grad |E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|Guitar 2G--2---2----------0-|-2--2--4b-------0--|-2--2------------0-|-2--2--4b--r4------|D---------2---------|-------------------|-------2-----------|-------------------|A-----------5-------|-------------------|-----------5-------|-------------------|E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| harm X X harm X
Lightnin' won lightnin' won Low lands timberlands bad
lands bird lands
Chorus slide slideE-s-5555-5555-5555-5555-|-5555-5555-5555-5555-|-------0-----------|-------0-------0-0-|B-s-5555-5555-5555-5555-|-5555-5555-5555-5555-|--3--2-3-/-5-------|--3--2-3-/-5---5-5-|Guitar 1G-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|D-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|A-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|E-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
s s | s s | s | s |E-3-/-5--5---5----------|-3/-5--5--5----------|-------------------|-------------------|B-3-/-5----5---5-\-3-3p-|-3/-5----5--5-\-3-3--|--3--2-3-/-5-------|--3--2-3-/-5-------| Guitar 2G-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|D-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|A-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|E-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------| Whoa Oh o Oh o Oh
s ~~~~~ sE-s-5555-5555-5555-5555-|-5555-5555-5555-5555-|---------0---------|---------0-----0-0-|B-s-5555-5555-5555-5555-|-5555-5555-5555-5555-|--3--2-/-5---------|--3--2-/-5-----5-5-|Guitar 1G-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|D-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|A-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|E-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
s s | s s | s | hover on slide|E-3-/-5--5---5----------|-3/-5--5--5----------|-------------------|-------------------|B-3-/-5----5---5-\-3-3p-|-3/-5----5--5-\-3-3p-|--3--2-3-/-5-------|--3--2-3-/-5-------| Guitar 2G-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|D-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|A-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|E-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------| Whoa Oh o Oh o Oh
slide slideE-s-5555-5555-5555-5555-|-5555-5555-5555-5555-|-------0-----------|-------0-------0-0-|B-s-5555-5555-5555-5555-|-5555-5555-5555-5555-|--3--2-3-/-5-------|--3--2-3-/-5---5-5-|Guitar 1G-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|D-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|A-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|E-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
s s | s s | s | s |E-3-/-5--5---5----------|-3/-5--5--5----------|-------------------|-------------------|B-3-/-5----5---5-\-3----|-3/-5----5--5-\-3-3p-|--3--2-3-/-5-------|--3--2-3-/-5-------| Guitar 2G-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|D-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|A-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|E-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Whoa Oh o Oh o
Oh
s ~~~~~ sE-s-5555-5555-5555-5555-|-5555-5555-5555-5555-|---------0---------|---------0-----0-0-|B-s-5555-5555-5555-5555-|-5555-5555-5555-5555-|--3--2-/-5---------|--3--2-/-5-----5-5-|Guitar 1G-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|D-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|A-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|E-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
s s | s s | s | s |E-3-/-5--5---5----------|-3/-5--5--5----------|-------------------|-------------------|B-3-/-5----5---5-\-3p---|-3/-5----5--5-\-3----|--3--2-3-/-5-------|--3--2-3-/-5-------| Guitar 2G-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|D-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|A-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|E-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Whoa Oh o Oh o
Oh
Outro harm harmE-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B-------------------|---------0---------|-------------------|-------------------|Guitar 1G----2--2-2----3.5--|-2--2-2--4---------|----2--2-2----3.5--|-2--2--4b--mr------|D-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|A-0-----------------|-------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------|E-----------0-------|-------------------|-----------0-------|-------------------|
| | | grad |E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|Guitar 2G-2--2--2-2-------0-|-2--2----4b------0-|-2--2-2--2-------0-|-2--2--4b--r4------|D-----------2-------|-------------------|-----------2-------|-------------------|A------------5------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|E-------------------|-------------------|-------------3/5---|-------------------| harm X X X
harm slow bend harm
E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B-------------------|---------0---------|-------------------|-------------------|Guitar 1G----2--2-2----3.5--|-2--2-2--4---------|----2--2-2----3.5--|-2--2-2--2--2-2-2--|D-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|A-0-----------------|-------------------|-0-----------------|-------------------|E-----------0-------|-------------------|-----------0-------|-------------------|
| | | |E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|Guitar 2G-2--2--2-2-------0-|-2--2----4b------0-|-2--2-2--2-------0-|-2--2-2--2--2-2-2--|D-----------2-------|-------------------|-----------2-------|-------------------|A------------5------|-------------------|------------5------|-------------------|E-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| harm X X harm X
TAB Key
b - bend a semitone
r - release previous bend
p - pulloff
s - slide
mb - microtone bend (see record for further details)
mr - microtone release
X - mute with palm of hand
harm - harmonic
~ - hold note
Notes
Guitar 1 plays the most recognisable part of the song (the part which you hum
on your way to work ?), Guitar 2 plays similar lines to guitar 1 but
contains a few weird note choices and harmonics - giving the noise effect on
the track.
The inter-bar timings of the 2 guitar parts are reasonably accurate, but check
the record for details, particularly the 2 guitar parts on the chorus where
one guitar plays doublestops and the other slide. You don't need to be an
'expert blueshound' to play the slide bits, and if you don't have a slide you
can simulate the effect quite closely using finger slides.
This Transcription (c) DarkMusic 1995.
