transcribed by Cleantone
Song is mostly in 5/8 …
The tension between the G B strings is vital to get the right sound here. You MUST bend to the right degree.
Riff 1: 4x |: P-O P-O :| E--------------------------------|-------------------------| B-3-----3------------------------|-5-----5-----5-----5-----| G-5b(7)-5b(7)-5b(7)r-3---3-----2-|-7b(9)-7b(9)-7b(9)-7b(9)-| D----------------------5-------2-|-------------------------| A--------------------------------|-------------------------| E--------------------------3-0---|-------------------------|
Verse 1 D C A They call me the sloth… Way down in the Ghetto D C A Italian spegetti… Singin’ falcetto D C A Sleeping all day… Rip Van Winklin’ D C Spend my nights in bars… Glasses twinklin’
Bridge: H-O E-------------------------| Play 2x B----7------5-----7-----7-| This section is played loosly G----7------5-----7-----7-| D----7------5-----7-----7-| Get used to the passage A----7—5\ 7---7\ 9—7-9—| on tape to play it well E-\7----------------------|
Verse 2 D C A I’m so bad… He’s so nasty D C A Ain’t got no friends… Real outcastin’ D C A Stay out of my way… End of the Ripple D C I’ll take this peice of paper… Slice you on the nipple
Interlude (tempo is up to your ear)
E-----19---------19-18-|-17-17----------16-15-| B-\16---16-------------|----------------------| G----------19-18-------|-------18-17-16-------| D----------------------|----------------------| A----------------------|----------------------| E----------------------|----------------------|
E-----11-------------|---15----------15-14-| B--------13----14-12-|---------11----------| G-\11-------10-------|-15---14----14-------| D--------------------|---------------------| A--------------------|---------------------| E--------------------|---------------------|
P-O P-OE----------------------------|--------------------------- B-----------------16-----17—|-14b-12b------------------- G--------------------14—19b-|-14b-12b-14b r-14-12-14-12- D----14-13-12-11-------------|--------------------------- A-15-------------------------|--------------------------- E----------------------------|---------------------------
E--------------|---7-------7-6-|-5-5-------5-4-| B--------------|-4---4---------|---------------| G-14-12—14-12-|-------7-6-----|-----6-5-4-----| D--------14-12-|---------------|---------------| A--------------|---------------|---------------| E--------------|---------------|---------------|
E-------------|---3--------3-2-|----------------11--------| B---4-----2---|----------------|------------------10—10—| G-----5-----3-|-3---2—3-2-----|----------------------12b-| D-4-----3-----|----------------|----14-13-12-11-----------| A-------------|----------------|-15-----------------------| E-------------|----------------|--------------------------|
P-O P-O P-O |: :|E---------------------------------|---------| <-Use this B-7—5-----------------------5—7-|-2-2-5-2-| to do the G-7—5-7br-5—7-5—7-5-------5—7-|-2-2-2-2-| build up D-7—5------------------7-5—5—7-|-2-2-2-2-| before next A-5—3-----------------------3—5-|-0-0-0-0-| part is E---------------------------------|---------| played
P-O P-O H-O P-O P-O H-OE---------------------|---------------------| This is B-2-2---------------5-|-2-2---------------5-| played G-2-2-5-2-----------5-|-2-2-5-2-----------5-| along with D-2-2-----5-2—2-5—5-|-2-2-----5-2—2-5—5-| the build up A-0-0---------------3-|-0-0---------------3-| two times E---------------------|---------------------|
P-O P-O H-O P-O P-O P-O H-O P-OE--------------|------------|------------|------------| B-2-2----------|(3)---------|(4)---------|(5)---------| G-2-2—5-2-----|-3—3-6-----|-4—7-4-----|-5—5-8-----| D-2-2------5-2-|-3------6-3-|-4------7-4-|-5------8-5-| A-0-0----------|------------|------------|------------| E--------------|------------|------------|------------|
H-O P-O H-O P-O P-O H-O Build UpE----------------------|---------------------|---------| B(6)---------------9-6-|-6-6---------------9-|-6-6-6-6-| G-6—9-6-----------9-6-|-6-6—9-6----------9-|-6-6-6-6-| D-6------9-6—6-9—9-6-|-6-6------9-6—6-9-9-|-6-6-6-6-| A------------------7---|-------------------7-|-4-4-4-4-| E----------------------|---------------------|---------|
H-O P-O H-O P-O P-O H-OE----------------------|----------------------------|------| B(6)---------------9-6-|-6-6---------------9-6—9-6-|-5—7-| G-6—9-6-----------9-6-|-6-6—9-6----------9-6—9-6-|-5—7-| D-6------9-6—6-9—9-6-|-6-6------9-6—6-9-9-6—9-6-|-5—7-| A------------------7---|-------------------7----7---|-3—5-| E----------------------|----------------------------|------|
P-O P-O P-OE-----------------------------------|--------------------| B-3-----3---------------------------|-3------------------| G-5b(7)-5b(7)-5b(7)r-3---3--------2-|-5b(7)-5b(7)r-3---3-| D----------------------5----------2-|----------------5---| A-----------------------------------|--------------------| E----------------------------3-0----|--------------------|
Build up on Bb P-O P-O H-O E------------------|------------------------| B-3-3-3-3—3-3-3-3-|-3-3----------------6-3-| G-3-3-3-3—3-3-3-3-|-3-3—6-3-----------6-3-| D-3-3-3-3—3-3-3-3-|-3-3------6-3—3-6—6-3-| A-1-1-1-1—1-1-1-1-|--------------------4---| E------------------|------------------------|
P-O P-O H-O Build up Bb againE----------------------|------------------| B-3-3----------------6-|-3-3-3-3—3-3-3-3-| G-3-3—6-3-----------6-|-3-3-3-3—3-3-3-3-| D-3-3------6-3—3-6—6-|-3-3-3-3—3-3-3-3-| A--------------------4-|------------------| E----------------------|------------------|
P-O P-O H-O P-O P-O P-O H-O P-OE--------------|------------|------------|------------| B-3-3----------|-4----------|-5----------|-6----------| G-3-3—6-3-----|-4—4-7-----|-5—8-5-----|-6—6-9-----| D-3-3------6-3-|-4------7-4-|-5------8-5-|-6------9-6-| A--------------|------------|------------|------------| E--------------|------------|------------|------------|
P-O P-O H-O Speed up...E-------------------|------------------------------------| B-7-----------------|-10-7---11-8---12-9---13-10---14-11-| G-7-10-7------------|-10-7---11-8---12-9---13-10---14-11-| D-7------10-7—7-10-|-10-7---11-8---12-9---13-10---14-11-| A-------------------|-8------9---------------------------| E-------------------|------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------| B-15-12---16-13---17-14---18-15---19---------5-| G-15-12---16-13---17-14---18-15---19—5\ 7---5-| D-15-12---16-13---17-14---18-15---19---------5-| A-------------------------------------------(3)| E----------------------------------------------|
Then comes the bridge 2x followed by the 3rd Verse The ending is a upward chromatic chord progression over the Spanish count. You can figure that out easy. PEACE