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Sucker Train Blues

Velvet Revolver
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

Artist - Velvet Revolver

Song - Sucker Train blues

Lead Guitarist - Slash

Guitar used - Gibson Les Paul with Seymour Duncan Alnico II pros

Tabbed by D.K (thepopeHATESrap)

Corrections either comment or email mullenman223@yahoo.com

Intro

e|---------------------------------|
B|------------3-2------------------|
G|-4---3-4--------3----------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Play this with a clean guitar with the effect chorus

Please note that the bass guitar plays the other riff....not the guitar

Although the guitar CAN play that part

Main Riff:

Rhythm Guitar:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5---2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|
A|-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5---2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|
E|-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3---0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|

PM.......................... PM...........................

Lead Guitar:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------3------------------------------------------------|
A|------4---5------------5---4-5-------------------------------------|
E|-3--3---3---3-3-3---3---3------3---0--0-6-0-7-0-0-0-10-0-9-0-6-7-0-|

Fill at the end of the intro:

e|-------3-3-----3-3-------------------------0-0-----0-0-------------|
B|-------3-3-----3-3-------------------------0-0-----0-0-------------|
G|-5^(7)----5^(7)-----------------------2^(4)---2^(4)----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

You may find it easier to bend from the 3 fret instead of the 2nd.

Verse:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--0-6-0-7-0-----0--0-6-0-7-0-----0--0-6-0-7-0--------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--0-6-0-7-0-0-0-10-0-9-0-6-7-0-----------------------------------|

Then the verse changes a bit:

Play each riff 4 times

Rhythm Guitar:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2----------------------------------|
A|--2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2----------------------------------|
E|--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0----------------------------------|

PM..............................

Lead Guitar:

Starts off with a pick scrape then:

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

Pre-Chorus:

Rhythm Guitar:

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------4---4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4--|
D|--7---7-7-7-7-7--5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4---4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4--|
A|--7---7-7-7-7-7--5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
E|--5---5-5-5-5-5--3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------|

Lead Guitar:

e|-----------------------------------------------------7-7-7------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------7-7-7------------|
G|------------------------------------------------9^(11)----------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

Rhythm Guitar:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5---2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|
A|-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5---2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|
E|-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3---0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|

PM.......................... PM...........................

Lead Guitar:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------3------------------------------------------------|
A|------4---5------------5---4-5-------------------------------------|
E|-3--3---3---3-3-3---3---3------3---0--0-6-0-7-0-0-0-10-0-9-0-6-7-0-|

Post Chorus:

Rhythm Guitar:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7---7-7-7-7-7--5---5-5-5-5--5-------------------------------------|
D|-7---7-7-7-7-7--5---5-5-5-5--5--2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2---|
A|-5---5-5-5-5-5--3---3-3-3-3--3--2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2---|
E|--------------------------------0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0---|

Lead Guitar:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--10-10-10---8---8-8-8-8-8---12--12-12-12-12-12...--------------|
G|-12^(14)--------10^(12)---------14^(16)----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm Guitar:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7---7-7-7-7-7--5---5-5-5-5--5--4---4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4---|
D|-7---7-7-7-7-7--5---5-5-5-5--5--4---4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4---|
A|-5---5-5-5-5-5--3---3-3-3-3--3--2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2---|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo:

Rhythm plays the Rhythm part of the Main Riff

while the Lead plays:

e|----------------------------------------------12---------------------|
B|---------------------13^(15)-r-r-r-r-------------15-12-15^(17)-r-r-r-|
G|-5^(7)*-----10^(12)-------------------14^(16)------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------8-^(10)--------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

*Very wide fast vibrato

e|-12---------------12---------------------------------------------------|
B|----15-12-15^(17)----15-12------------------15-------15-------15-------|
G|---------------------------14^(16)~--14^(16)---14^(16)--14^(16)--14-12-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15-12--15^(17)--15-12----12------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------15----------15-12------15-12-------15-12-------|
G|----------------------------14^(16)-----14^(16)----14^(16)------14-12-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------17^(19)-r-r-17-15-17----15-17-15-17^(19)-17-18^(20)**------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----14-12/------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

After this its pick scraping, then back to the main riff

The outro is the main riff, but after a few bars, the lead guitar plays the rhythm

part aswell, then finishes on an E power chord.

Then the final bit is also the same riff as the intro

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