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Song
Band: Edgar Winter Group
Song: Frankenstein
Album: They Only Come Out At Night
Year: 1973
Tabbed by Adam Paloian
****UPDATED****
Now all rhythm guitar parts are tabbed, still missing synthesizer solos.
Edgar Winter - Synthesizer, Saxophone, and Drums (during "Double Drum Solo")
Rick Derringer - Guitar
Ronnie Montrose - Guitar
Dan Hartman - Bass
Chuck Ruff - Drums
NOTE: All synth "Fills" are played after, not during, a "Part" of the song.
Part 1
Guitar and Synthesizer (Rick Derringer & Edgar Winter)
E----------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------3------------------------| G---------------------------3------------------------| D-5--5---5---5---3--5---5---3----5--5---5---3--5-----| A-5--5---5---5---3--5---5--------5--5---5---3--5-----| E----------------------------------------------------|
Fill 1 (Synthesizer)
E-------------------------| B-------------------------| G-------------------------| D------3h5--5p3--5--------| A-3h5---------------------| E-------------------3-----|
Part 2
Guitar and Synthesizer
E--------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------3/5\3------------------------| G---------------------------3/5\3------------------------| D-5--5---5---5---3--5---5---3/5\3----5--5---5---3--5-----| A-5--5---5---5---3--5---5------------5--5---5---3--5-----| E--------------------------------------------------------|
Fill 2 (Synthesizer)
E----------| B----------| G----------| D-3/21\3---| A----------| E----------|
Part 3
Synthesizer, Guitar, and Bass
E---------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------------------| A---------------1-----3--1-----1~~~-3--1---3b5---3b4r3p1-----1~~~-----| E-0--1--2--3-------3--------3-----------------------------3-------3---|
Part 4
Synthesizer
E-/6----3--------------------------------------------------| B----------6-------------------------------6---------------| G--------------5b6r5p3------3---5--3--5/7------5b6r5p3-----| D-----------------------5-------------------------------5--| A----------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar and Bass
E-----------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------4---5---6---6---4---5---------------------| E-4---5---6---6---------------------------1---1---2---3-----|
Part 5
Synthesizer, Guitar, and Bass
E---------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------------------------------------------| D---------------1-----3--1-----1~~~-3--1---3b5---3b4r3p1-----1~~~-----| A-0--1--2--3-------3--------3-----------------------------3-------3---| E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Guitar
D U D U D U D U D D U D D D
E-3--x--x--3--x--x--5--5---5--x--x--3--3---5----| B-4--x--x--4--x--x--6--6---6--x--x--4--4---6----| G-3--x--x--3--x--x--5--5---5--x--x--3--3---5----| D-5--x--x--5--x--x--7--7---7--x--x--5--5---7----| A-----------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------|
Part 6
E----------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------------------| G--------------3------5--3-----3~~~-5--3---5b7---5b6r5p3------3~~~-----| D-2--3--4--5-------5--------5-----------------------------5--------5---| A----------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Guitar
D U D U D U D U D D U D D D
E-10--x--x--10--x--x--12--12---12--x--x--10--10---12----| B-11--x--x--11--x--x--13--13---13--x--x--11--11---13----| G-10--x--x--10--x--x--12--12---12--x--x--10--10---12----| D-12--x--x--12--x--x--14--14---14--x--x--12--12---14----| A-------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------|
Part 7
Synthesizer and Guitar
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-10b11----10b11r10p8---10--10b11--10b11r10p8—10b11~~~-10---10b11---11r10p8--8~~~~--|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2x D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The second time this riff is played, Rhythm Guitar is silent
Rhythm Guitar
D U D U D U D U D D U D D D D
E------------------------------------------------| B-4--x--x--4--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--x-------------| G-3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--3--5----| 1x D-5--x--x--5--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--3--5----| A-------------------------------------------3----| E------------------------------------------------|
Part 8
Guitar
E----------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------3------------------------| G---------------------------3------------------------| D-5--5---5---5---3--5---5---3----5--5---5---3--5-----| A-5--5---5---5---3--5---5--------5--5---5---3--5-----| E----------------------------------------------------|
Fill 4 (Synthesizer)
E------------------------------| B------------------------------| G-/5--3------------------------| D--------5--3------------------| A--------------5--4--3---------| E-----------------------6--3---|
Part 9
Guitar
E--------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------3/5\3------------------------| G---------------------------3/5\3------------------------| D-5--5---5---5---3--5---5---3/5\3----5--5---5---3--5-----| A-5--5---5---5---3--5---5------------5--5---5---3--5-----| E--------------------------------------------------------|
Part 10 (Synthesizer Solo)
A (first part of the solo)
Guitar (during synthesizer solo)
D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D U
E-----------------------------------------------------------------| B-3-------3----5---5------3--5----3------3--5---6---5---3--5p3----| G-3-------3----5---5------3--5----3------3--5---6---5---3--5p3----| 4x D-5----5---------------5----------5---5---------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B (second part of the solo)
Guitar (during synthesizer solo)
D U D U D D D D D D U D U D D D D D
E-10-10-10-10-10----------------------10-10-10-10-10--------------------| B-10-10-10-10-10----5---5--6---6p5----10-10-10-10-10----5---5--6---5----| G-10-10-10-10-10----5---5--7---7p5----10-10-10-10-10----5---5--7---5----| 2x D-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Part 11
Keyboard and Bass
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------2--3---4---5-| A---------0--1--2--3---3-----------------------0--1--2--3---------------| E-3----3-------------------0---1---2---3----3---------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D-5--------------------------------------------------------------2--3---4---5-| A----5----------0--1--2--3---3-----------------------0--1--2--3---------------| E-------3----3-------------------0---1---2---3----3---------------------------|
Guitar
D D U D D D D D U D D D U D U
E-------------------------------------------------------------| B-3----3--3----3---5------3--5----6---6--6----5--5--x--5--3---| G-3----3--3----3---5------3--5----7---7--7----5--5--x--5--3---| 2x D-5--------------------5----------5---------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------|
Part 11
Guitar and Saxophone Solo
E--------------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------5-----------------| D-------------------7--5------------------5--7--8-----8~~~--5--7--8--| A----------5--7--8---------7~~~--5--7--8-----------------------------| E-5--6--8------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------5--8--6~~~--| B-------5--8--6--------------5--6--8--------------| G-5--7-----------7~~~--5--7-----------------------| D-------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------3------------------------| B-------------------------3-----3--5--6--5--6-----5b6---------------3---| G----------2--3--2--3--5-----5--------------------------5--3--5--3------| D-5--3--5---------------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------| B-----------------| G----------2b3----| D-5----3----------| A-----------------| E-----------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-------2--------3--------5--------7---------9----------10----------12--14--| D-2-/3-----3-/5-----5-/7-----7-/8-----8-/10-----10-/12------12--14----------| A---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------| B-13--15b17------| G----------------| D----------------| A----------------| E----------------|
Part 12
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------------3------5--3--| D---------------------------------------------3------5--3-----5---------| A--------------------------1--------1---5--3-----5----------------------| E-15\--1--3--3---3---3--1-----3--1--------------------------------------| E------------3---------------------------------------------------------| B-3-----6--------------------------------------------------------------| G----5-----------------------------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------3------5--3--| A--------------------------------------1-----3--1---5--3-----5---------| E------------------1--3--3---3---3--1-----3----------------------------|
Slight change
E-------------------------3----| B--------------3-----6---------| G-3------5--3-----5------------| D----5-------------------------| A------------------------------| E------------------------------|
Part 14
Guitar and Bass
E---------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------3---*drums*---| D-5~~~-3--5------*drums*---5~~~-3--5----------------| A---------------------------------------------------| E------------3--------------------------------------|
Part 15
Guitar (Using wah-wah pedal) - strike the bend, then slowly press down on the
pedal and shake whammy bar (slightly)
E-3-------5-------6--------8---------10--------12--------13--------| B-6b8-----7b9-----8b10-----11b13-----13b15-----15b17-----16b18-----| G------------------------------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------| E-15--------18---\----| B-18b20-----21b23\----| G---------------------| D---------------------| A---------------------| E---------------------|
Part 16 (Drum Solo)
Part 17 (Synth Solo)
Guitar and Bass (during keyboard solo)
E----------|----|-------------------------------|----|------------------| B----------|----|-------------------------------|----|------------------| G----------|-4x-|-------------------------------|-3x-|------------------| D----------|----|-------------------------------|----|------------------| A----------|----|-------1-----------------------|----|-------1----------| E-3--3--3--|----|-3--3-----------3--3--1--------|----|-3--3------3------|
Part 19 (Synth and Drum Outro)
Fill 6 (Synthesizer)
E-------| B-13\---| G-------| D-------| A-------| E-------|
Part 20
Guitar
E----------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------3------------------------| G---------------------------3------------------------| D-5--5---5---5---3--5---5---3----5--5---5---3--5-----| A-5--5---5---5---3--5---5--------5--5---5---3--5-----| E----------------------------------------------------|
Fill 7 (Synthesizer)
E-------------------------------| B-------------------------------| G-5-----3-----------------------| D----5-----3--5-----3-----------| A----------------5-----3--5-----| E----------------------------3--|
Part 21
Guitar
E--------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------3/5\3------------------------| G---------------------------3/5\3------------------------| D-5--5---5---5---3--5---5---3/5\3----5--5---5---3--5-----| A-5--5---5---5---3--5---5------------5--5---5---3--5-----| E--------------------------------------------------------|
Fill 8 (Synthesizer)
E----------| B----------| G----------| D-3/21\3---| A----------| E----------|
Part 22
Synthesizer, Guitar, and Bass
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A---------------1-----3--1-----1~~~-3--1---3b5---3b4r3p1------1~~~------| E-0--1--2--3-------3--------3-----------------------------3---------3---|
Fill 9 (Guitar)
E-------| B-------| G-------| D-------| A-------| E-15\---|
Part 23
Synthesizer, Guitar, and Bass
E-----------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------1-----3--1-----1~~~-3--1---3b5---3b4r3p1------3b5---| E-0--1--2--3-----3--------3-----------------------------3---------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------| G---------------------------------3---------------5---------------| D---------------------------------3---------------5---------------| A-3b4r3p1------3b5---3b4r3p1------1--hold---------3--hold---------| E----------3------------------3-----------------------------------|
(when hitting the chords, press down on the wah pedal)
Part 24 (Outro)
Guitar
E-3\1---1/3--3\6--6/3--3\6--6\8--8/6--6\8--8\10--10/8--8\10--10\13--| B-3\1---1/3--3\6--6/3--3\6--6\8--8/6--6\8--8\10--10/8--8\10--10\13--| G-------------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| E-13\10--10/13--13\10--10/13--13/15--15\13--13/15----| B-13\10--10/13--13\10--10/13--13/15--15\13--13/15----| G----------------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------|
Fill 10 (Synthesizer)
E----------| B----------| G-15b17\---| D----------| A----------| E----------|
Slow bend
Tabbed by Adam Paloian
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Keys
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
r - release
~ - vibrato
/ - slide down
\ - slide up
<#> - strike note (#) while in bend
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