Tablature thorn in my pride - The Black Crowes

          



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  #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #

  #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #

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  WARNING: this tab is for open G tuning (my favorite) with the capo 

           on the third fret, to subsequently give open Bflat tuning

  

           i also tabbed it in standard form (so a 3 actually isn't 

           a 3, but a 6) just to cause more difficulty  :)

  

           this is also from memory, so please bear with me.........

  

  

  THORN IN MY PRIDE          (ho = hammer off)

  -----------------          (h = hammer on)

  

  (intro)

  

  ||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

  ||---------------------3ho-(0)----------------------------------------3ho-0----

  ||--------0--2ho(0)---------------2ho-(0)------0----------0--2ho-0-------------

  ||---3---------------------------------------------2---------------------------

  ||------0-----------0----------0----------0-----------0------------0-----------

  ||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

  

  

  

  ||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

  ||------------------------------------------3ho-(0)----------------------------

  ||------2ho-(0)-------0--------0--2ho-(0)--------------2ho-(0)-----0-----------

  ||-----------------------1--------------------------------------------0--------

  ||---0-----------0----------0-------------0---------0----------0---------0-----

  ||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

  

  

  

  ||----------------------------------------------------------------------------

  ||----------1------1ho-(0)--------0-------------------------------------------

  ||--------------------------------0-------------------------------------------

  ||---0h-2-------------------------0-------------------------------------------

  ||-------------0------------0-------------------------------------------------

  ||----------------------------------------------------------------------------

  

  

  repeat above three lines, this is the basic pattern Rich plays thru out the

  song.

  

  his chord formations:

  

   Bflat (open)         Eflat 

                                         and if i recall, those are the only

   0 0 0 0 0 0       0 0 2 0 1 0         two chords that he uses !!!

  

  

  for the chorus, Marc Ford plays this bit:

  

  ||------5-------------5----------------------------------

  ||----------5------------5-------------------------------

  ||--------------0------------0---------------------------

  ||-------------------------------------------------------

  ||-------------------------------------------------------

  ||-------------------------------------------------------

  

  

  

  ***(the mighty verses:)

  

  Bflat (1st rhythm pattern thru out all verses)

  

  Wake me when the day breaks

  

  show me how the sun shines

  

                           Eflat

  tell me bout your heart--aches

  

  Eflat(ho) Bflat

       who could be so unkind

  

  Bflat

  

  do you dream to touch me 

  

  and smile down deep inside

  

                           Eflat

  or could you just kill   me

  

             Eflat(ho) Bflat

  yeah, it's        hard to make up your mind sometimes

  

  CHORUS:

  

  Bflat

  

  angel, devil, a thorn in my pride

  my angels, my devils, a thorn in my pride

  

  (1st riff again)

  

  

  Bflat

  are you wanting inspiration

  

  you spill your secrets on me

  

                                Eflat

  then you tell me with a whis--per

  

        Eflat(ho) Bflat

  of     things that will never be

  

  Bflat

  do you hear me breathing

  

  does it make you wanna scream

  

                            Eflat

  did you ever like a bad   dream

  

          Eflat(ho) Bflat

  yeah, sometimes life is obscene

  

  CHORUS:

  

  Bflat

  angel, devil, a thorn in my pride

  my angels, my devils baby, a thorn in my pride

  

  

  *** this is the little interlude where Chris goes nuts

  *** i play the progression something like this (just groove however it 

  *** feels):

  

  ||-----------------------0----0----------------------------------------------

  ||-----------------------1----0----------------------1---1h-(0)-------=------

  ||--2/slide-4---2---0----0----0---0----0-------------------------------------

  ||-----------------------2----0-------------0ho-(2)--------------------------

  ||--2/slide-4---2---0----0----0-----0----------------------------0-----------

  ||---------------------------------------------------------------------------

  

  

  lover, cover me with your sleep

  

  let your love light shine, let it shine

  

  lover, cover me with a good dream

  

  ooh, let your love light shine, let it shine

  

  

  (solo - based on same verse riffs)

  

  

  

  

  and the rest of the song, you can figure out from what i've put

  up above

  

  of course, Rich never plays a song the same way twice, so just try it 

  a few times and do whatever feels comfortable

  

  i apologize for not tabbing the solos, and other parts that the lead

  guitar plays, i'm more of a "rhythm makes the song" player, so that's 

  what i listen for (besides, Marc never plays a solo or fill the same

  way either :)   )

   


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 Thorn in my pride, de The black crowes 

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