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Song
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HEAVEN, HELL OR HOUSTON - ZZ TOP
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Tabbed by: damo_25 (Damien Madell)
E-mail: damo_25@live.com.au
Tuning: standard EADGBE
This version is tabbed from ZZ Top's 1981 studio album El Loco.
I love this quirky track, which is relatively easy to play and
is loaded with classic ZZ Top swagger.
I mainly tabbed this song to capture the solo, which I haven't
seen tabbed or taught before. The solo is super cool - it's very
simple, but played with amazing feel and great understatement.
It makes a tasty lesson in phrasing and spicy E blues licks.
ZZ Top perform this song live - check out youtube to see the
most Reverend Billy F Gibbons in action.
Play with mucho mojo :-)
Intro
C5 Bm5 Am G5
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| B|--------1-----|--------1-----|--------1-----|--------------| G|--------------|--------------|-----------2--|--------0-----| D|-----2-----2--|-----0-----0--|-----2--------|-----0--------| A|--3-----------|--2-----------|--0-----------|--------------| E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--3--------2--|
F Em Dsus2 D
E|--------------|--------------|-----------0--|--2-----------| B|--------1-----|--------------|--------3-----|--------------| G|-----------2--|-----------0--|-----2--------|--------------| D|-----3--------|--------2-----|--0-----------|--------------| A|--------------|-----2--------|--------------|--------------| E|--1-----------|--0-----------|--------------|--------------|
(let ring........)
Verse #1
E
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| D|--2--------3--|--4--------3--|--2--------3--|--4--------3--| A|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| E|--0--------1--|--2--------1--|--0--------1--|--2--------1--|
(telephone rings...) Hello darling... surprised?
E
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| D|--2--------3--|--4--------3--|--2--------3--|--4--------3--| A|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| E|--0--------1--|--2--------1--|--0--------1--|--2--------1--|
Yes, it's me again. I've just returned from the island of
A
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| G|--2--------3--|--4--------3--|--2--------3--|--4--------3--| D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| A|--0--------1--|--2--------1--|--0--------1--|--2--------1--| E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
Chandeleur. What am I doing in town? Well, I'm glad you asked.
A G5 C5 F5 Bb5
E|--------------|--------------------------|| B|--------------|--------------------------|| G|--2-----------|-----------5-----------3--|| D|--------------|-----5-----5-----3-----3--|| A|--0-----------|-----5--3--------3--1-----|| E|--------------|--3-----------1-----------||
I'm just passing through in search of the ever elusive Thunderbird (wine).
Verse #2 lyrics (repeat tab from verse #1)
I got a job as a public relations man.
Passing out handbills on Austin Street.
Merely an effort to improve my... financial situation.
And ward off a case of the DTs.
Solo
E
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--3/5~~~~~~~~~~~------3---------|--------------------------------| G|-------------------------\2--0--|--2b4---------------------------| D|--------------------------------|-------2~~~~~~~~~------0--------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------2--0--| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|------2~~~~~~~~~------0---------|--2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------| A|-------------------------2------|--------------------------------| E|--3^------------------------3^--|--------------------------------|
A
E|--3^----------------------------|--3^----------------------------| B|------5~~~~~~~~~------3--3--5~~-|------5~~~~~~~~~------3--3--5~~-| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E
E|------------------------0-------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------3^-----0----|---------------------3---3---3--| G|--------------------------------|---------------------------4----| D|-----------2--------------------|------2-------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--0---3^------------------------|--3^------0---------------------|
B7
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|------3--3--3---------------3---|---------3----------------------| G|-------------------2--2--2------|------2-----4---2--2--2--4------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--2-----------------------------|---2----------------------------| E|--------------------------------|----------------------------3^--|
E
E|---------------------------3^---|--5------5b7--3-----------------| B|------------3-------5~~~--------|-----5-----------5~~~~~~-/-x-\--| G|---------4----------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--0-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
E
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--15b17~~~~~~~~~~~~-----12\x----|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|-------1------------------------| D|--------------------------------|-------2------------------------| A|--------------------------------|-------2------------------------| E|--------------------------------|----0---------------------------|
E
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------3--3--3^--5~~~~~--|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|----0-----0---------------------| D|------3-------------------------|----0--x--0--2------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--3^-----0----------------------|----------------------------3^--|
A
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|-----0---0--2------2---2--x-----|-----2----------4b6--4--2-------| D|-----0---0--2------2---2--x-----|-----2---------------------4p2--| A|--0----0-------x-----0----------|--------------------------------| E|----------------------------3^--|--3^----------------------------|
(palm mute)
E
E|------------------------0-------|--------0-----------------------| B|--------------------3^----------|---------------3^----5~~~~~~----| G|--------------------------------|---0h1---------4--4---------4-4-| D|-----------3--------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--0----3^-----------------------|--------------------------------|
B7
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|------3---3---------------------|------3---3---------------------| G|------4------4------2---2^--4---|------4-------4~~----2---2---0--| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--2-----------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--3/5~~~~~~~~-----3-------------|--------------------------------| G|----------------------4\2---0---|---2/3/4------------------------| D|--------------------------------|----------2---------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G5 C5 F5 Bb5
E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-------------5--------------3---| D|-----5-------5-------3------3---| A|-----5----3----------3---1------| E|--3---------------1-------------|
Outro
C5 Bm#5/C Am G
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| B|--------1-----|--------1-----|--------1-----|--------0-----| G|--------------|-----------0--|-----------2--|-----------0--| D|-----2-----2--|-----0--------|-----2--------|-----0--------| A|--3-----------|--2-----------|--0-----------|--------------| E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--3-----------|
So farewell, my darling Perhaps we'll meet again.
F Bb Cmaj7
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--0-----------| B|--------1-----|--------3-----|-----------0--|--------------| G|-----------2--|-----------3--|--------0-----|--------------| D|-----3--------|-----3--------|-----2--------|--------------| A|--------------|--1-----------|--3-----------|--------------| E|--1-----------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
(let ring..................
On some sin-infested street corner in Houston, Texas.
G5 C5 F5
E|--------------|--------------------------|| B|--------------|--------------------------|| G|--------------|-----------5--------------|| D|--------------|-----5-----5--3-----------|| A|--------------|-----5--3-----3-----------|| E|--------------|--3-----------1-----------||
...........)
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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