ZZ Top - "I Gotsta Get Paid", from the 2012 album, La Futura
Tabbed by MetalHead2475
This is my first tab, I think it is fairly accurate
Intro/Main RiffThe A string is palm-muted throughout the riffE|--5---5---3----------------5---5---3-------------|B|-------------5--3--1h2------------------3--3b----|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------|B|---------------3--3b-----------------5--3--1b2---|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------|B|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--5---5---3--------------------------------------|B|----------------3--3b------3---------1-----------|G|---------------------------2---------0-----------|D|---------------------------0---------2-----------|A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------------3-----------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
Twenty-five lighters....
You know I got to get paidE|-------------------------------------------------|B|--3---------1------------------------------------|G|--2---------0------------------------------------|D|--0---------2------------------------------------|A|------------3------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------|B|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|E|-------------------------------------------------|
Twenty-five lighters....
You know I gotsta get paidE|-------------------------------------------------|B|--3---------1------------------------------------|G|--2---------0------------------------------------|D|--0---------2------------------------------------|A|------------3------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
(The timing may be off right here, listen to the song for reference.E|--5---5---3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|B|-------------5--3--1h2----3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3---|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
Verses:
(The verses go like this with small solos in between)
I got 25 lighters from my 25 folksE|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------2-----------2-----------------------------|D|-------2-----------2-----------------------------|A|-------0-----------0-----------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
...
Chorus 25 lighters..................I gotsta get paidE|-------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------3--------1-----------------|G|----------------------2--------0-----------------|D|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------|A|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------|B|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|E|-------------------------------------------------|
25 lighters..................I gotsta get paidE|-------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------3--------1-----------------|G|----------------------2--------0-----------------|D|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------|A|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--5---5---3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|B|-------------5--3--1h2----3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3---|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
Play this under the soloE|-------------------------------------------------|B|--3---------1------------------------------------|G|--2---------0----------2-------------------------|D|--0---------2----------2-------------------------|A|------------3----------0-------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
Then more verses like this: Zig an me slamin' 'bout 25 doors....E|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------2-----------2-----------------------------|D|-------2-----------2-----------------------------|A|-------0-----------0-----------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|.......
ChorusE|-------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------3--------1-----------------|G|----------------------2--------0-----------------|D|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------|A|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------|B|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------3--------1-----------------|G|----------------------2--------0-----------------|D|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------|A|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------|B|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------3--------1-----------------|G|----------------------2--------0-----------------|D|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------|A|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------|B|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|E|-------------------------------------------------|
25 lighters..................I gotsta get paidE|-------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------3--------1-----------------|G|----------------------2--------0-----------------|D|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------|A|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
something like this, listen to the song for timingE|--5---5---3-----------------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3|B|-------------5--3--1h2----3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
Play this a few times under the soloE|-------------------------------------------------|B|--3---------1------------------------------------|G|--2---------0----------2-------------------------|D|--0---------2----------2-------------------------|A|------------3----------0-------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
This doesn't sound 100% correct, but it's closePlay this twiceE|--7-7---7---7-7---7------------------------------|B|--6-6---6---6-6---6------------------------------|G|--5-5---5---5-5---5------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
Send me a message if you have any improvements/comments
Thanks!
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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