Sinkemlow

Song

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #

#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

Sinkemlow, words and music by Clutch

Tablature by Keith S. Byers

This track features a nice bluesy Hendrix/Clapton lick in the key of F# pentatonic

minor. The lick is hooky and gives way to serious riffing, never quite straying

from the tonal center of F# minor. As with a lot of the new Clutch songs from "Pure

Rock Fury," a good fuzzy tone can be achieved by flipping the pickup switch to the neck

position.

Intro riff:

2X with F5 chord second time

  E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D-----------------------------------------------------------4---(4)-----------------|
  A--9-----7------7---9--------------------7------------------4---(4)-----------------|
  E-----------9-----------9\-7--5-5--7/-9----9\-7--5--2-------2---(2)-----------------|

*volume swell

Verse Riff:

2X

  E------------------------------------------|
  B------------------------------------------|
  G------------------------------------------|
  D---4-----(4)-------(4)------------7-------|
  A---4-----(4)-------(4)------------7-------|
  E---2-----(2)-------(2)------------5-------|

Bridge Riff:

4X with half step end riff on 4th

  E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D---4-4-----4--------------4-----4-4----4-------2----3----4------------7---8---9--|
  A---4-4--4--4--4---2-2--0--4--4--4-4--4-4--4----2----3----4------------7---8---9--|
  E---2-2--0--2--0-----------2--0--2-2--0-2--0----0----1----2------------5---6---7--|

Chorus type riff:

4x

  E------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-------------------14---14----------------------------------|
  G-------------------14---14-v---14---------------14----------|
  D---14--15--16---------------------14---16--14------16v------|
  A------------------------------------------------------------|
  E------------------------------------------------------------|

Descending F# pentatonic minor lick:

  E---------------------------------------------------------------|
  B---14----------------------------------------------------------|
  G---14----------------------------------------------------------|
  D-------16---14------16--14-------------------------------------|
  A----------------16----------16--14--16--14---------------------|
  E---------------------------------------------17----12----14----|

Unison Bend licks ala "Manic Depression":

  E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B---2---------5-------7--------9-----------------------------------------|
  G---4b--------7b------9b-------11b-\-------------------------------------|
  D---x--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E------------------------------------------------------------------------|

*rake

Key change To Bm riff:

  E--------------------------------------------------------|
  B--------------------------------------------------------|
  G--4-4-4-----------1--4----4-4-----4---------------------|
  D--4-4-4--4--2--2--0--4-4--4-4--4--4--4-----7-----2----4-|
  A--2-2-2--0-----------2-0--2-2--0--2--0-----5-----0----2-|
  E--------------------------------------------------------|

The solo is just some tremolo picked stuff around the fourteenth fret

in the key of F# minor. Not too hard