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Mr Cab Driver

Lenny Kravitz
Tab
4.3(18)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Verse

Mr Cab Driver won't stop to let me in

e|  --------------------------------------------------|
B|  --------------------------------------------------|
G|  --------------------------------------------------|
D|  --------------------------7--7--9--7--7--7--9--7--|
A|  --7--7--9--7--7--7--9--7--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E|  --5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--------------------------| (2x main riff)

_______ A-riff _______ _______ D-riff _______

Mr Cab Driver don't like my kind of skin

(2x D-riff)

Mr Cab Driver you're never gonna win

e|  ---------------------------|
B|  ---------------------------|
G|  ---------------------------|
D|  --9--9--11-9--9--9--11-9---|
A|  --7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|
E|  ---------------------------| (D-riff, 2x main riff)

_______ E-riff _______

Pre-Chorus 1

Here we go..

(2x D-riff while bass plays this tab)

  --------------------------|
  ------4---5---6----7-7-4--|
  --5-----------------------|
  --------------------------|

(2x A-riff)

  --------------------------|
  --------------------------|
  ------4---5---6----7-7-4--|
  --5-----------------------|

(2x D-riff)

  --------------------------|
  ------4---5---6----7-7-4--|
  --5-----------------------|
  --------------------------|

(*)

B (x8) E (x8) E7#9 (x10)

e|  --7------7------0---------|
B|  --7------9------8---------|
G|  --8------9------7---------|
D|  --9------9------6---------|
A|  --9------7------7---------|
E|  --7------0------0---------|

Chorus

Mr Cab Driver

(A-riff followed by main riff)

Pre-Chorus

PRE-CHORUS - Played from (*)

Let me in (scat)

Solo

Based on the following tab. Easy enough to find out by

yourself.

e|  -----------------------------------------|
B|  ----------------------------(5h7)--------|
G|  --7b8r7--5-------------------5h7---5-----|
D|  -----------7---5---5h7---5-----------7\--|
A|  -----------------7---------7-------------|
E|  -----------------------------------------|

SECOND PART OF SOLO

A (577xxx) C (x355xx)

e|  -----------------------------------------|
B|  --8------8------8------7-----5-----------|
G|  --10b12--10b12--10b12--9b11--7b9---------|
D|  -----------------------------------------|
A|  -----------------------------------------|
E|  -----------------------------------------|

A (577xxx) G (355xxx)

e|  -----------------------------------------|
B|  --5------5------5------3-----1-----------|
G|  --7b9----7b9----7b9----5b7---3b5---------|
D|  -----------------------------------------|
A|  -----------------------------------------|
E|  -----------------------------------------|

Repeat above once more

End song with A chord (577655)

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| h Hammer-on

| r Release

| b Bend

| \ Slide down

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