• Registered: 2009-11-16
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Topic: Opening Riff

Does anyone know the opening riff to Dweight Yoakam's version of "Close Up the Honky Tonks"?

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Re: Opening Riff

Hi Butch.  I couldn't find a tab for it so I took a shot at it.  Here's a simplified version that will get you started.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTDFO9vB_EI

The song is in Bb but he's playing it using A fingering.  Put a capo on fret 1.

String:  fret
6:  0h2
5:  0h3s4p0
6:  2p0
then follow it with an open A.

Play around with that and add to it as needed to suit your ears.

"Just because you've always done it that way doesn't mean it's not incredibly stupid." - Despair, Inc.
  • Registered: 2009-11-16
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Re: Opening Riff

Thanks Astro.