Lightninâ?? Hopkins R.E.M.
e---------------------------- B---------------0let ring---- repeat sl/ (slide) br (bend,release) G--2-2------2-2-2sl/4b(5)r-0- D------2--------------------- e--0---00000...--0--0-0---0--0-0-0-0--0-0---0--0-0-0- repeat B--3sl/55555...--3--3-3sl/5--5-5-5-3--3-3sl/5--5-5-5- let ring e----0-------0------------0--------0----- B--------------0---------------------0--- repeat G-2---2sl/4------4-4sl/5----5sl/4------4- 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! Flat lands low lands on the track Shows the water pan the track Lightnin' won lightnin' won Close up hands to silhouette, crow! Ooohhh, Ooohhh... Ooohhh, Ooohhh... Lightnin' won, lightnin' won Hound bark on the track Hound crow hold onto your hat Lightnin' won, lightnin' won Low lands timberlands bad lands bird lands Ooohhh, Ooohhh... Ooohhh, Ooohhh... Ooohhh, Ooohhh... Ooohhh, Ooohhh... 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 harm E------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- B------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- Guitar 1 G----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 2 G----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 harm E------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- B------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- Guitar 1 G----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 2 G----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 harm E------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- B------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- Guitar 1 G----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 harm grad. bend E------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- B------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- Guitar 1 G----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 1 G----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- D----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- A----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- E----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] E-/-5--5--5--5--5\3--3-- -----5555-\---------- ------------------- ------------------- Guitar 2 B-/-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 1 G----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- 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 2 G----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- 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 harm grad E------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- B------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- Guitar 1 G----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 2 G-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 harm grad E------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- B------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- Guitar 1 G----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 2 G--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 1 G----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- D----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- A----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- E----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] [s] E-/-5--5--5--5--5\3----- -/-5--5--5--5--5\3-3- ------------------- ------------------- Guitar 2 B-/-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 1 G----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- 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-\-3-3p- --3--2-/-5-----5--- --3--2-/-5--------- Guitar 2 G----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- D----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- A----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- E----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- X Whoa Oh o Oh o Oh 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 1 G-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 harm E------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- B------------------- -------0----------- ------------------- ------------------- Guitar 1 G----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 2 G----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 harm E------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- B------------------- -------0----------- ------------------- ------------------- Guitar 1 G---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 2 G-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 harm E------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- B------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- Guitar 1 G----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 2 G--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 harm E------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- B------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- Guitar 1 G----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 2 G--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 slide E-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 1 G----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- 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 2 G----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- D----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- A----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- E----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- Whoa Oh o Oh o Oh s ~~~~~ [s] E-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 1 G----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- 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 2 G----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- D----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- A----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- E----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- Whoa Oh o Oh o Oh slide slide E-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 1 G----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- 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 2 G----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- D----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- A----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- E----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- Whoa Oh o Oh o Oh s ~~~~~ [s] E-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 1 G----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- 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 2 G----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- D----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- A----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- E----------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------- Whoa Oh o Oh o Oh Outro harm harm E------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- B------------------- ---------0--------- ------------------- ------------------- Guitar 1 G----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 2 G-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 1 G----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 2 G-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------------------- ------------------- ------------------- -------------------
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