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Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
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Tabbed by: axe victim
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Tuning: EADGBe
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato or sustain
| x Mute note
|(3) optional note
| * pinch harmonic ( hit string with both pick and thumb 'til it squeals )
Classic from the Eliminator album.
Many guitar parts, one of which is slide, difficult to play with just
one guitar in standard tuning. I will add more of the solo later.
Intro:
___C5______________________________________________________________ ( guitar one... )e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|G|---------10------8--------------|-10--8--------------------------|D|---------10------8---10---------|-10--8-------10~~~--------------|A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|E|-8---8-------8-----------8---8--|---------8----------------------|
( guitar two... )e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---|B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------1--|-1-|G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------0--|-0-|D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------x--|-x-|A|--------------------------------|-------------------------1h3----|-3-|E|--------------------------------|---------------------3----------|---|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 -
Repeat for a few bars until:
Verse: ( this part can be interpreted in many different ways but I
do it a bit like this... )
___C5_______________________________C5______________________C___Bb_ " Clean shirt, new shoes... "e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|B|-1---------------------------1--|-1------------------------------|G|-0---------------------------0--|-0------------------------------|D|-x---------------------------x--|-x-----------------------5--\3--|A|-3-----------------------1h3----|-3-----------------------3--\1--|E|---------------------3----------|---------------------3----------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
_______________________Bb______F___________________________________ " and I don't know where I am going to... "e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------1--|G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------0--|D|(3)------------------3----------|-----------------------------x--|A|(1)------------------1-------3--|-------------------------1h3----|E|-----------------------------1--|---------------------3----------|
___C5_______________________________C5______________________C___Bb_ " Silk suit, black tie... "e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|B|-1---------------------------1--|-1------------------------------|G|-0---------------------------0--|-0------------------------------|D|-x---------------------------x--|-x-----------------------5--\3--|A|-3-----------------------1h3----|-3-----------------------3--\1--|E|---------------------3----------|---------------------3----------|
_______________________Bb______F________________________F_______G__ " I don't need a reason why... "e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|D|(3)------------------3----------|--------------------------------|A|(1)------------------1-------3--|---------------------3------/5--|E|-----------------------------1--|---------------------1------/3--|
Chorus:
___G___________________F_______G________________________________C__ " They come running just as fast as they can, 'cause... "e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|D|(5)-----------------------------|(5)-------------------------(5)-|A|-5-------------------3------/5--|-5-------------------5-------3--|E|-3-------------------1------/3--|-3-------------------3-------3--|
___C_______________________________________________________________ " every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man "e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----|B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----|G|(5)-----------------------------|---------------------8----------|----|D|-5------------------------------|---------------------8---8---8--|-10-|A|-3------------------------------|-------------------------8---8--|-10-|E|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|----|
Repeat intro.
Repeat verse.
Guitar solo: ( The solo is played with slide guitar and open G tuning.
Rhythm guitar is standard tuning )
___C_______________________________________________________________ ( rhythm guitar during solo... )e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|A|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|E|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|
Repeat for quite a few bars until:
___C________________________________C___Bb______G__________________ ( rhythm guitar during solo... )e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|-10--8-------5------------------|A|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-10--8-------5------------------|E|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|-8---6-------3------------------|
___F_______________________________________________________________ ( rhythm guitar... )e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|E|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
___C_______________________________________________________________ ( rhythm guitar... )e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|A|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|E|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|
___F_______________________________________________________________ ( rhythm guitar... )e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|E|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
___C________________________________C___Bb______G__________________ ( rhythm guitar... )e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|-10--8-------5------------------|A|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-10--8-------5------------------|E|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|-8---6-------3------------------|
Repeat intro.
Repeat verse.
Repeat chorus.
___C_______________________________________________________________ " every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man "e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|---------------------11b13~~~~~~~~-|G|(5)-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|D|-5------------------------------|-----------------------------------|A|-3------------------------------|-----------------------------------|E|-3------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Second guitar solo: ( two guitars sharing duties, one is a slide guitar... )
___C_______________________________________________________________( lead guitar... ) ( * pinch harmonics * )e|-8-------8-------8---8----------|--------------------------------|B|-----11------11--8---8----------|--------------------------------|G|-------------------------10-----|-8------*10*----*8*-*8*---------|D|-----------------------------10-|-----10------10----------8------|A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___C_______________________________________________________________ ( etc... )e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|D|h10-p8------8-------------------|--------------------------------|A|-------8/10---10\8---6---8---6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------|E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Guitar solo to end....
Lyrics:
Clean shirt, new shoes
And I don't know where I am going to.
Silk suit, black tie,
I don't need a reason why.
They come runnin' just as fast as they can
'cause every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man.
Gold watch, diamond ring,
I ain't missin' not a single thing.
Cuff-links, stick pin
When I step out I'm gonna do you in.
They come a runnin' just as fast as they can
'cause every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man.
Top coat, Top hat,
And I don't worry cause my wallet's fat.
Black shades, white gloves,
Lookin' sharp, lookin' for love.
They come runnin' just as fast as they can
'cause every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man.
