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Downtown

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

Song

Downtown

Neil Young

Natural Amp Distortion throughout

Main Riff and Chorus:

E D A

E-------5--5--5-5--|
B--9-7--5--5--5-5--|
G--9-7--6--6--6-6--|
D--9-7--7--7--7-7--|
A--7-5--7--7--7-7--|
E-O-----5--5--5-5--|

After the A sometimes Mike McCready throws in a little riff and then slides up the

neck with the same position:

E-------5-------5--|
B-----5-------5----|
G--7b------7b------|

Riff after the Chorus:

E------------------|
B--5--5-4--5-4--2--|
G--5--5-4--5-4--2--|
D--5--5-4--5-4--2--|
A--3--3-2--3-2--O--|
E------------------|

Solo right after the part after the chorus:

E-------5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----5-----------8b--------------------------------------------------------|
G--7b------7-5--------7b-7-5---5-5--5-------7b-7-5-(pull off)-7b-7-5---5----|
D--------------7-------------7-----7--7-5-7---------7----------------7---7--|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------8-------10b--8----8--8----|
B-----8-8--10---10--8--------10-----10--|
G--/9-----------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|

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