Down the Drain Chickenfoot
Chickenfoot - Down the Drain
Eb tuning (tune all strings down 1/2 step, or 1 fret)
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Intro - with slight delay (some of the notes shown might be echoes)
e|-5p4---5p4---2p0---0h2---4p0---4p0---2p0---2p0---2-----| B|-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------| G|---------------------------------------------------4\1-| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-7-------7-------5p4-----5p4-----2-----2p0---0---------| B|---7p5p0---7p5p0-----4-------4-----4-------------------| G|-----------------------2-------2-----1-----1----1------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|---5p4-5p4-5p4-------2-----2-----2---2----------0-0----| B|-------------------0-----0-----0---0----------0--------| G|-2-------------2/4-----4-----4-------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Distorted Part 1 - similar patttern but different rhythms each time:
e|-----|----------------|-----------------|------------------------|----------------| B|-----|----------------|-----------------|------------------------|----------------| G|-----|----------------|-----------------|------------------------|----------------| D|-----|----------------|-------------4-5-|-(5)----5----4--5--4--2-|-(2)--------4-5-| A|-----|----------------|-------------4-5-|-(5)----5----4--5--4--2-|-(2)--------4-5-| E|-3qb-|-0----0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|------------------------|----------------| e|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| B|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| G|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| D|-(5)----5----4--5----2-|-(2)-----------4-5-|-(5)----5----4--5----2-|-(2)-----------4-5-| A|-(5)----5----4--5----2-|-(2)-----------4-5-|-(5)----5----4--5----2-|-(2)-----------4-5-| E|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| e|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------| B|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------| G|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------| D|-(5)--------4/5--4---2-|-(2)-----------4-5-|-(5)----7----5\4---2-|-(2)------------2--| A|-(5)--------4/5--4---2-|-(2)-----------4-5-|-(5)---------5\4---2-|-(2)------------2--| E|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
Verse Riff - play 3x
e|-------------------| -------------------|-------------------| B|-------------------| -------------------|-------------------| G|-------------------| -------------------|-------------------| D|-2-----------2p0---| -2-----------2p0---|-2-----------2p0---| A|-2-----------------| -------------------|-------------------| E|---0---0-0-0-----0-| ---0---0-0-0-----0-|-------0-0-0-----0-|
when singing stops:
e|----------------|----------------|--------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|--------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|--------------|----------------| D|-4--5---------7-|-2------2-----4-|-5----5---4/5-|-2--------------| A|-4--5---------7-|-2------------4-|-5----5---4/5-|-2--------------| E|------0-0-0-0---|----------0-0---|--------------|------0-0-0-0-0-|
Play Verse Again
when singing stops (x/ are rubbing the low E string with pick hand):
e|----------------|------------0-----|-------------------|--------------------| B|----------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------| G|----------------|--------0h1-------|-------------------|--------------------| D|-4--5-------7-7-|-2---x----------4-|-5--------5-5--7-7-|-2--------2---------| A|-4--5-------4-4-|-2--------------4-|-5--------7-7--4-4-|-2--------2---------| E|------x/--------|------------------|---/x\x/-----------|------0-0--00-3qb-0-|
Chorus
e|---------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------| B|---------------|---------------------|-3------2--------|-0--------------| G|---------------|---------------------|-2------2--------|-0--------------| D|-5---0-7-------|-2-------------------|-----------------|----------------| A|-5-----7-------|-2-------------------|-----------------|----------------| E|-3-----5-------|-0----0--0-00-0-3qb--|-----------------|----------------|
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After Silence,
e|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| D|-----------------|-0-2~-----2------|----------------|-2PH-p0---------| A|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------3~---|--0-0-----x-x-0-|------------3h5-| e|-----------------|------------------------| B|-----------------|------------------------| G|-----------------|--------------------0---| D|---------------0-|-2~--0-2p0----2p0-2-0---| A|-----------------|------------------------| E|-3~~p0-----------|------------------------|
Chorus 2
e|---------------|--------------------|----------------|------------------| B|----3--2-------|-0------------------|----3---2-------|-0----------------| G|-------2-------|-0------------------|-0------2-------|-0----------------| D|-5-----2-------|-2----------------2-|-0--------------|------------------| A|-5-----0-------|-2------------------|----------------|------------------| E|-3-------------|-0--0--0000-00------|-3--------------|---0-0--0000-00-x-| e|-----------------|----------0--------|----------------|----0----------0------| B|-------------10--|-0-----------------|----8------/10\-|-0--------------------| G|-0---------9-----|-0-----------------|----------------|----------------------| D|-0------/7-------|-2----2------------|-/9-----/11-----|----------------------| A|-----------------|-2-----------------|----------------|----------------------| E|-3---------------|-0--0--------3qb-0-|----------------|-------0-0-3qb---0-/7-|
Breakdown - play this 8x
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|--------7------------------| D|----7h9--------9p7---------| <- 3rd time only, Joe plays a 8h9 and 9p8 instead A|--10---------------10p7----| E|-------------------------0-|
Presolo-
Lead, w/ reverb
e|-12~-------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| B|-15b17~----------|-----------------|-5~-------------|-7~-------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|-7b9~-----------|-9b11~----------| D|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
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| Rhythm
e|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------| D|-10--------------|-(10)------------|-9--------------|-9--------------| A|-10--------------|-(10)------------|-9--------------|-9--------------| E|-8---------------|-(8)-------------|-7--------------|-7--------------| e|-----------------|-----------------|-17~------------|-16~------------| B|-8~--------------|-10~-------------|----------------|----------------| G|-10b12~----------|-12b14~----------|-14~------------|-13~------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------x\--| A|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------x\--| E|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------x\--|
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e|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-0--------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-0--------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-1--------------| D|-10--------------|-3---------------|-2--------------|-2--------------| A|-10--------------|-3---------------|-2--------------|-2--------------| E|-8---------------|-1---------------|-0--------------|-0--------------|
Solo: tremelo pick the harmonics with a TP next to them
e|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------x\-| E|-0-2.6TP-2.3-2.6TP-2.3-2.6TP-|-2.3-2.6-2.6-2.3-2.6-2.6-2.3-2.6-2.6-2.3-2.6-2.6-0-x\-|
NH.........................................................................
e|---------0---0---0---0---0--0--0---0--|--------------------------0---------0---x/-| B|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3--3--3---7--|-3h5p3p0------------------0---------0------| G|-5b7-5b7-5b7-5b7-5b7-5b7-b7-b7-b7-----|--------0h2p0------0h2p0--0--0h2p0--0------| D|--------------------------------------|--------------2-----------2---------2------| A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Rhythm guitar plays chords shown on top:
[Gb] [Ab] [Eb]
e|-----------12-------12-----------12-------12-|----14b15-----12--------------------/17-| B|-15b16b-------15b17----15b17~-------15b17----|-15--------------15---------------12----| G|---------------------------------------------|--------------------14-12~---14b16------| D|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
[Gb] [Ab]
e|-15~----12--12-12-----------------------------------------------| B|----------15-----15p12---12-15p12--12---------------------------| G|----------------------14---------14--14p12---12-14h15p14p12--12-| D|------------------------------------------14---------------14---| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Eb]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------17-| G|-14h15p14p12--14h15p14p12--14h15p14p12--14h15p14p12--14h15p14p12--14/16----| D|------------14-----------14-----------14-----------14-----------14---------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
last note this line is semi harmonic with a little trem bar dip
[Gb] [Ab] [Eb]
e|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------| B|-15p12-17p15p12-------------------------------------|---------------------------| G|----------------14~----12---------------------------|---------------------------| D|---------------------14----14--12-------------------|---------------------PH----| A|-----------------------------14--14p12p10--12--10---|-12~-----10----10-10-10-V--| E|-----------------------------------------12--12--12-|------------12-------------|
[Gb] [Ab] [Eb]
e|-----------------------|----------------------------------| B|-----------------------|----------------------------------| G|-----------------------|----------------------------------| D|-5---------------------|----------------------------------| A|-5---------4NH---------|-bend bar +1 fret on harmonic-----| E|-3---------------------|----------------------------------|
After solo (3:44):
e|--------------------------|------------------------|-----0__----------------| B|--------------------------|------------------------|-2/3____---2b3----------| G|--------------------------|------------------------|---------------0--------| D|-------------------2------|---------7-5-----5------|-----------------2------| A|-0h5-0h7-p5p4p0-----------|-0h5-0h7-----7-5---7----|------------------------| E|----------------3----0----|------------------------|------------------------| e|-----0--------------------|-----0-3------------------------|--------------------------| B|-2/3__-3-2----------------|-2/3-----------3-------3p0------|-----3-1-0----------------| G|-----------0---------0----|-----------5b7---5b7------2p0---|---4-------3-3-0----------| D|---------------2-0h2------|-----------------------------2--|-2---------------2-2------| A|--------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------0-0-| e|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------| B|----3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-|-----------------|-----------| G|-/4-------/4---------------------------------------|------x--x-x-----|-----------| D|---------------------------------------------------|-2~---x--x-x---4-|-2~--------| A|---------------------------------------------------|---------------4-|-----------| E|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------|
Chorus (4:12)
e|---------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------| B|---------------|--------------------|----------------|------10b11-8-------| G|-0-----2-------|---------/9~~-------|-0------2-------|---------------9~---| D|-0-----2-------|-2------------------|-0------2-------|-2------------------| A|-------0-------|-2------------------|--------0-------|-2------------------| E|-3-------------|-0------------------|-3--------------|-0------------------| e|----------------|--------------------|----------------|-----------------------| B|----------------|-----3--------------|----------------|-----------------------| G|-0------2-------|-------2b3r2-0-2b3--|-0-----2--------|-----------------------| D|-0------2-------|-2------------------|-0-----2--------|-----------------------| A|--------0-------|-2------------------|-------0--------|-2--2--2--2-2-2--2--2--| E|-3--------------|-0------------------|-3--------------|-0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--|
Outro (4:34)
e|-------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------| B|-------------------------|----8------8------8-----------|----8------8--10PH-8-----8-| G|---------------------7/9-|-9------9------9------9~----7-|-9------9------------9-----| D|-------------2p0---------|------------------------------|---------------------------| A|-2--2--2--2--------------|------------------------------|---------------------------| E|-0--0--0--0------3p0-----|------------------------------|---------------------------| e|----------------------------|--------------------------| B|-10-8----8--10-8----8--10-8-|---8--8---8-10-8----------| G|-------9----------9---------|-9------9--------9----/12-| D|----------------------------|--------------------------| A|----------------------------|--------------------------| E|----------------------------|--------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------|-------12----12------12--------12----------| B|-15---------------------15--------------------|----------15------15-----12-15----12-15b17-| G|-----14b15r14p12-14p12------14b15r14p12-14p12-|-14b16-------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| e|-12-------12-----12----12-----12----12--12-| B|-----15b17--15b17--------12-15--------15---| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-15p12--12-17p12-15p12--12-17p12-15p12--12-17p12-15p12--12-15p12---| B|------15--------------15--------------15--------------15--------15-| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---12-15p12--12-----14p12--12-----14p12--12h14p12-12h14p12-12h14p12-| G|-12--------14--14p12-----14--14p12-----14---------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------14--15-----12-14p12--15p12--14p12--------------| B|-12h14p12h15p12h17p12--12--12-----------15-----15-----15-12h15p12---| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------14-| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------12------------------12----------------------------------------| G|---11h12h14--14p12p11--11h12h14-----11h12h14-11h12p11--------------------| D|-14------------------14-----------14-----------------12p14-12p14p12------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------12h14-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(5:08)
e|------------------------|-------------------|---0-----------------------| B|------------------------|----3_------2------|---------------------------| G|------------------------|-/4___------2------|---------------------------| D|------------------------|-------------------|-2-------------------------| A|-12--10-----------------|-------------------|---------------------------| E|---------12--10--10--10-|-------------------|-------3b-0--3b-0--3b-0--3-|
play 2x
e|--------------------|-----------------------| -------------------------| B|--------------------|-----------------------| -------------------------| G|-0--------2---------|---------------------0-| -----------0-----------0-| D|-0--------2---------|----0-2---0-2---0-2----| -2---0-2-----2---0-2-----| A|----------0---------|-----------------------| -------------------------| E|-3----------------3-|-0---------------------| -------------------------| e|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------| G|-----------0---------------|-------------------------------------------| D|-2---0-2-x---2---0-2---2p0-|-5p0-2p0-5p0-2p0-5p0-2p0-5p0-2p0-5p0-2p0-5-| A|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|--------------------------2p0-|-5p0-2p0-5p0-2p0-2p0--------------| A|------------------------------|---------------------5p0-2-1-0----| E|-0-00-0--0-00-0--0-00-0--0----|-------------------------------3--| e|-------------|--------------|-----------------------|------------------| B|-------------|--------------|-----------------------|------------------| G|-------------|--------------|-----------------------|------------------| D|---2---------|-(2)----------|-----------------------|------------------| A|---2---------|-(2)----------|-rest/feedback/vocals--|----------3-------| E|-0-----------|-(0)----------|-----------------------|------------------|
softly:
e|--------------|--------------|-----3---3-----3---3-|-------------------| B|--------------|--------------|---0---0-----0---0---|-------------------| G|--------------|--------------|---------------------|-------------------| D|--------------|--------------|-2---------0---------|-------------------| A|-/7~-----5----|-4------3-----|---------------------|-4--------3--------| E|--------------|--------------|---------------------|-------------------|
Ending
e|-3----------------------------------------15b17-15~---12-----------------------| B|-0-------------3-----------------------12---------------15p12------------------| G|-0----------/4---4\2-0-2-0-------14b16-----------------------14p12-------------| D|-2-------------------------2---------------------------------------12p9--------| A|-2---------------------------------------------------------------------12p10~--| E|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
KEY:
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| b bend note
| r release bend
| x Mute note
| TP tremelo pick
| NH natural harmonic
| PH pinch harmonic
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