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Song
Cheap Sunglasses - ZZ Top
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| s slur ( very rapid slide with emphasis on the last note )
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| b bend
| ~ vibrato or sustain
| ^ quarter tone bend
| x Mute note
|(0) optional or ghost note
Tuning: EADGBd
Classic from the Deguello album.
The secret of this song is, tune the high E string down to D.
Intro & Verse:
Don't forget to tune the high 'E' string down to 'D' or it won't sound right!
___Gm7______________________________Gm7____________________________
( / = Slide up )
d|-2/3----------------------------|-2/3----------------------------|
B|-2/3----------------------------|-2/3----------------------------|
G|-2/3---------------------0---0--|-2/3---------------------0---0--|
D|-----------0---0---0---0--------|-----------0---0---0---0--------|
A|-------------------------1---3--|-------------------------1---3--|
E|-------------1-3---3---3--------|-------------1-3---3---3--------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
This part requires a hybrid picking technique. Billy picks the 6th string with the pick
and the 4th string with his finger simultaneously, Then the 5th and 3rd, quite tricky.
"When you... "
___Gm7______________________________Gm7____________________________
" Wake up in the morning and the light is hurt your head... "
" The first thing you do when you get up out of bed... "
" Is hit that streets a-runnin' and try to beat the masses, and... "
d|-2/3----------------------------|-2/3----------------------------|
B|-2/3----------------------------|-2/3----------------------------|
G|-2/3---------------------0---0--|-2/3---------------------0---0--|
D|-----------0---0---0---0--------|-----------0---0---0---0--------|
A|-------------------------1---3--|-------------------------1---3--|
E|-------------1-3---3---3--------|-------------1-3---3---3--------|
___Gm7_____________________________________________________________
" Go get yourself some cheap sunglasses... oh... "
d|-2/3----------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-2/3----------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-2/3----------------------------|-----------------0---0---0------|
D|--------------------------------|-0-0---0---0---0----------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------1---3---1------|
E|--------------------------------|-3-3---1---3---3----------------|
Chorus riff:
___Gm7_____________C7_______________Gm7_____________C7_____________
" yeah! Oh yeah! "
d|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-----------------0---0---0------|-----------------0---0---0------|
D|-0-0---0---0---0----------------|-0-0---0---0---0----------------|
A|-----------------1---3---1------|-----------------1---3---1------|
E|-3-3---1---3---3----------------|-3-3---3---3---3----------------|
___Gm7_____________C7_____________
d|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---------------0-0--------------|
D|-0-0---0---0--------------------|
A|---------------1-3--------------|
E|-3-3---1---3--------------------|
Repeat verse and chorus.
Instrumental part:
___Dm7/G____________________________C#m7/G_________________________
d|-10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----10-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------|
B|-10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----10-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------|
G|-10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----10-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Repeat for a few bars, then guitar solo.
Rhythm guitar during solo:
___Cm7_______________________Bb/C___Cm7_______________________Bb/C_
d|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-3h4~----4---x-4---x-4---x-3-x--|-3h4~----4---x-4---x-4---x-3-x--|
G|-3~~~----3---x-3---x-3---x-3-x--|-3~~~----3---x-3---x-3---x-3-x--|
D|-3h5~----5---x-5---x-5---x-3-x--|-3h5~----5---x-5---x-5---x-3-x--|
A|-3~~~----3---x-3---x-3---x-3-x--|-3~~~----3---x-3---x-3---x-3-x--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
Repeat for a few bars then:
___Bb________________________Ab/Bb__Bb_____________________________
d|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-3~~~~~~~--------3-----3---x-1--|-1h3~~~~~----3---3-----3-----x--|
G|-3~~~~~~~--------3-----3---x-1--|-1h3~~~~~----3---3-----3-----x--|
D|-3~~~~~~~--------3-----3---x-1--|-1h3~~~~~----3---3-----3-----x--|
A|-1~~~~~~~----1---1-----1---x-1--|-1~~~~~~~----1---1-----1-----x--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___Cm7_______________________Bb/C___Cm7_______________________Bb/C_
d|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-3h4~----4---x-4---x-4---x-3-x--|-3h4~----4---x-4---x-4---x-3-x--|
G|-3~~~----3---x-3---x-3---x-3-x--|-3~~~----3---x-3---x-3---x-3-x--|
D|-3h5~----5---x-5---x-5---x-3-x--|-3h5~----5---x-5---x-5---x-3-x--|
A|-3~~~----3---x-3---x-3---x-3-x--|-3~~~----3---x-3---x-3---x-3-x--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___Dm7______________________________D______________________________
d|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-5h6~----6-----6-----6---x-6----|-7~~~------------7-----7-----7--|
G|-5~~~----5-----5-----5---x-5----|-7~~~------------7-----7-----7--|
D|-5h7~----7-----7-----7---x-7----|-7~~~------------7-----7-----7--|
A|-5~~~----5-----5-----5---x-5----|-5~~~--------5---5-----5-----5--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
First guitar solo:
___Cm7_____________________________________________________________
01:26 ( p = pull off. ^ = quarter-tone bend )
d|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------8----|--------------------------------|
D|---------8-10--10----8---10--10-|---------8-10-/10--8------------|
A|-------10-----------------------|-------10------------10p9p8-----|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------11^--|
___Cm7_____________________________________________________________
d|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------8-10--10--10--8--------|---------------8-10-8-----------|
A|-------10-----------------------|-----------8-10--10--10p9p8-----|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------11---|
___Bb______________________________________________________________
(6^) ghost or optional note; b = bend up
d|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------8^---------------------|
G|----------------------------(6^)|---------8b10--------------6----|
D|-------------6-8---8~-----------|-------------------x-8---8---8/(10)
A|-----------8--------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___Cm7_____________________________________________________________
( \ = slide down )
d|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------8-10--10-(8)-----------|---------------8-10p8-----------|
A|-------10-----------------------|-----------8h10------10p9p8\6---|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------8--|
___Dm7______________________________D_______________________________
d|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-----------------3-5-----3-5~p3-|-------------3-5~--3-----3h5~---|
E|--------------------------------|-----------5---------5----------|
Repeat instrumental part.
Second guitar solo:
___Cm7_____________________________________________________________
( ~ = vibrato or sustain )
d|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|---------9^----8---6-----8/10~--|---------8^r8-6-8--6---8/10~----|
E|---------------------8----------|--------------------------------|
___Cm7_____________________________________________________________
( s = slur, very rapid slide, sounds like one note )
d|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-8---10----------8--------------|--------------------------------|
A|---------10~-------10s8--6---8--8*--8*~---6-8---------8^~~~r6----|
E|--------------------------------|---------------8----------------|
___Bb______________________________________________________________
d|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-----------------------6---8~~~~~p6-----------6-8---8~---/10-----|
A|-----------------6-8------------|---------6h8--------------------|
E|---------------6----------------|--------------------------------|
___Cm7_____________________________________________________________
d|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------8-10--10~-----------8--|--------------------------------|
A|-------10------------8/10~-------9s8--6-8---8~----6--------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
For the next double-stop phrase, pull both the G & B strings down, but pull the G string
further, a whole tone. The B string should bend slightly less, a quarter tone.
___Dm7______________________________D______________________________
d|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----5^--------5^----------3~---|-----5^--------5^--5-5----------|
G|-----5b7-5-3---5b7---5p3h5------|-----5b7-5-3---5b7-5-5----------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------3\-------|
Repeat chorus riff.
Repeat intro & verse.
Ending riff:
___Gm7_____________________________________________________________
( guitar solo to end... )
d|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------1-------1------|
E|-1-3---------1-3----------------|-1-3---------1-3---3-1-3---3-1-3-
Words & music by ZZ Top
