"Down"
Written, performed, and tabbed by Drew Peterson
From the album "Zen Dreaming" available athttp://www.mp3.com/WeLoveDrew
This is a bit rough in places- all the solos were improvised, and i was just going nuts
after the distorted stuff comes in. However, the majority of it is very close, and the rest of
it is a pretty good guide to what was going on. Enjoy. :o)
Intro:
ect.
|----------------------------------|
|----hXpX------------------hXpX----|
|-hX------hX------------hX------hX-|
|------------hX------hX------------|
|---------------hXhX---------------|
|----------------------------------|
(played by placing a shot glass, mouth down, with one edge over the middle pickup and one
almost over the neck pickup of a Strat, and wobbling the shotglass against the strings
with a slightly circular motion, causing random pitches to ring out). Start with pressure
about 1 o'clock, and rotate counter-clockwise. The side of the shot glass was used for the
slide part in the breakdown, as well.
Chord progressions:
Rhythm figure 1 (let ring throughout):
Em Gaddb6/Eb Gadd2/D G(b5)/Db
|-------------------------------------5---------------7--|
|---------5---------------7------------------------------|
|-----4-----4---------4-----------4-----4---------4------|
|---5---5-----5-----5---5-------5---5-----5-----5---5----|
|-7-------------7-6-----------5-------------5-4----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
C Baug Em
|------------------------------------------------0--------|
|---------5---------------4----4-------------0------------|
|-----5-----5---------4------------------0----------------|
|---5---5-----5-----5---5----5-------2--------------------|
|-3-------------3-2----------------2---2---2---2----------|
|--------------------------------0------------------0-2-3-|
Rhythm Figure 2 (A- clean, B- distorted)
* let ring
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-0--2--3--0------------|
Rhythm Figure 3 (distorted, slight palm mute on bass notes)
|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----7-7-----7-7-|
|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----7-7-----7-7-|-----x-x-----x-x-|-----x-x-----x-x-|
|-----4-4-----4-4-|-----4-4-----4-4-|-----4-4-----4-4-|-----4-4-----4-4-|
|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5-5-|
|-7-7-----7-7-----|-6-6-----6-6-----|-5-5-----5-5-----|-4-4-----4-4-----|
|-0-0-----0-0-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|
|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----4-4-----4-4-|-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|
|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----4-4-----4-4-|-----0-0-----0-0-|-----0-0-----0-0-|
|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----2-2-----2-2-|-----2-2-----2-2-|
|-3-3-----3-3-----|-2-2-----2-2-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|
Suggested fingerings for all rhythm parts:
(1=pointer finger - 4=pinkie)
IV IV IV
|---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|---| |---|-4-|---|---|
|---|-3-|---|---| |---|---|---|-4-| |---|---|---|---|
|-1-|---|---|---| |-1-|---|---|---| |-1-|---|---|---|
|---|-2-|---|---| |---|-2-|---|---| |---|-3-|---|---|
|---|---|---|-4-| |---|---|-3-|---| |---|-2-|---|---|
|---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|---|
IV III II
(barred) (barred) (barred)
|---|---|---|-4-| |---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|---|
|---|---|---|---| |-(-|---|-)-|---| |-(-|---|-3-|---|
|-1-|---|---|---| |-(-|---|-)-|---| |-(-|---|-2-|---|
|-(-|-2-|---|---| |-(-|---|-3-|---| |-(-|---|---|-4-|
|-1-|---|---|---| |-1-|---|---|---| |-1-|---|---|---|
|---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|---|
and then just a plain ol' open Em.
Melody: (clean-ish tone)
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------7--8--/10------7-8-10-10/12--p10--8-7---|
|-7/9~--9p7h9~--------------7-9-----------------------9-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-/13-13p12-\8~---13-12-\7~--/13-12-\5~--5h7h8-7h8p7p5\3-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------(0)---|
|-3/5~~---------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
Clean solo:
1st time
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----7~----8-8p7~--------------------12h13-13-12h13p12----|
|-7h9---9~---------9p7~---------12-14-------------------14-|
|-------------------------12-14----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
rake---->
|----------------------12h14p12---14-15--14brbrp12-14-15b-|
|-12h13-12~---15----(12)----------------------------------|
|------------------X--------------------------------------|
|-----------------X---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-p12-----12~----------------------------------------|
|-----14b------15p13p12----12h13---12h13p12----12~---|
|-----------------------14------------------14-------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|-(14)-12------|
|---------14~--|
|--------------|
|--------------|
2nd time
|--------10h12-10~~--------------------------12---------|
|-------------------12\10~-----8~-8~--10b----12---------|
|----------------------------9------------------14~-12~-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-14-12h14p12----12~------------------------12h14---|
|-------------14-----14~--14/15\14~---14h15---------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------12h14p12-14b-rp12--------|
|-14h16p14p12h14~--12h14h16-------------------14-14~-|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-----12/-------12\--|
|---X-12/-----X-12\--|
|-X-X-12/---X-X-12\--|
|-X---------X--------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
Third time
*1/4 step
|---------------------------------------12--------------------------|
|-12-------14b---14br----------------12----15-15b-rp12--------------|
|-12b------14b---14brp12----12~--14b-------------------14p12----12~-|
|-----14~----------------14----------------------------------14-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------12-------12-------12-----12--12----12-----12-----12--12--|
|-----12------15b------15b----15b-15b----15b---15b----15b----b15r-|
|-14b-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--12---12-----12---12---12-------------------------------------|
|-b15r-b15r---b15r-b15r-b15r--p12----12h15p12-------------------|
|---------------------------------14----------14-12----12-14b---|
|---------------------------------------------------14----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------12----12-14b-r----------------------------------|
|-12-----------------12----12-14b-rp12-------------------------------|
|----14-(12h)14~--14----14-------------14--(12h)14~-tr(12)h14~~~~~~~-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
SOLO:
1st time
* approx.
|-----------------------12---12---------------------------------|
|-----------------------15b--15brp12----12h15p12----------------|
|-------------------------------------14---------14p12----------|
|------------------------------------------------------14-13~~--|
|-X\------------------------------------------------------------|
|-X\--(17)\0----(0)---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------12h13h15--12h13h15-p13h15p13p12h13p12---12h13h15p13h15p13p12-------|
|------14--------------------------------------14---------------------14p12-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14\-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------12h13p12--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----X---------14p12--------------------------------------------------|
|-14-X----------------14--12\10~--10-9h10p9~--9h10h12p10p9---------9\--|
|----------------------------------------------------------12p10p9-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
PM.
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----9h10h12-10h12--p10p9----9h10h12-9h10p12-9h10h12-|
|--------------------------12-------------------------|
|-0-0-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-p10p9------------------9h10h12p10p9-----------------9h10h12p10p9-|
|-------12p10p9--9h10h10--------------12p10p9-9h10h12--------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------9h10h12p10p9h12p10p9------------------------------------|
|-12p10p9-9h10h12----------------------12p10p9-10--9h10p9\7-/9--9-9/(14)\-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2nd time
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-19h20p17h19--19h20p17h19--19h20p19p17-17h19h20p19p17-----------|
|------------------------------------------------------19p17p16--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------15h17p15----15h17h19p17p15-|
|------16b(17)rbr-p15-15--15h17h19----------19----------------|
|-(16)--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
*1/4 step <--- slow legato run, no picking --->
|-15-17b-17b-p15-\14-h15-p14-\12-h14-p12-\10-h12-p10-\8-h10-p8-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
sweep-------------->
|-\7h8h10p8p7-------------------------7h8---7h8p7---------7h12-|
|-------------10p8p7-7h8-7~----7h8h10-------------8-----8------|
|----------------------------9----------------------9-9--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
--------->
|-p7----------------------------------------------------------|
|----8---------------------------------7h8h10--10-8h10p8p7----|
|------9p7~~-----4h5p4---------------9---------------------9~-|
|--------------7-------7p5p4----7/9---------------------------|
|----------------------------7--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
sweep-------------> P.H
|-----7h12p7---------------------------------------|
|---8--------8-------------------------------------|
|-9------------9-----------------------------------|
|----------------9---------------------------------|
|------------------10-<9>--9h10p9p7\5-5/7~~~-/17\--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
3rd time (all tapping)
T T T T T T T T
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/X------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/X-\X-12-7-9-12-7-9-12-7-9-12-7-9-12-7-9-11-7-9-11-7-9-11-7-9-|
|-/X-\X---------------------------------------------------------|
|----\X---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-11-7-9-12-7-9-12-7-9-11-7-9-12-7-9-11-7-9-12-7-9-14-7-9-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-14-7-9-12-7-9-11-7-9-12-7-9-12-7-9-12-7-9-14-7-9-16-7-9-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-17-7-9-16-7-9-17-7-9-16-7-9-19-7-9-19-7-9-17-7-9-16-7-9-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-17-7-9-16-7-9-14-7-9-16-7-9-14-7-9-12-7-9-14-7-9-12-7-9-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11-7-9-12-7-9-11-7-9-11-7-9-12-9-11-12-9-11-14-9-11-12-9-11-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14-9-11-16-9-11-17-9-11-16-9-11-16-9-11-16-9-11-16-9-11-17-9-11-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-16-9-11-16-9-11-16-9-11-17-11-14-19-11-14-19-11-14-19-11-14\-----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------X\--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------X\--|
4th time
trem picked====================================================>
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17-14~~~~~~~~16~~~17~16~~~~17~16~17~~19~~~~~~~~21~~~19~~~17~~~-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
trem==================================================================>
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-16~~~~17~~16~17~16~17-18-19-18-17-16-19-17-16-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------19-18-16-19-16-17-18-19-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
trem==========================================================>
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------19-18-17-16-19-18-17-16-19-18-|
|----------19-18-17-16-19-18-17-16-------------------------------|
|-18-17-16-------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
trem===========================================================>
*grad. 1/4 step bend
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------15~(16)~17~~~~~~~~~~~~~/-\-|
|-17-16~~~17~16~~17~16~17~19~~~17~~16~17~---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
trem.===================> *catch G, B strings with finger bending E,
*grad. slide causing all three pitches to sound
|-12//////////////////////22-22b--22b--22b--22b-22b-22b~~~~~---------|
|--------------------------------------22b--22b-22b-22b~~~~~---------|
|---------------------------------------------------22b~~~~~---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
w/. slide (all pitches approx.)
*off neck===================>
|--------------------------(10)/(X)-------(19)/(X)---(19)/(X)\(21)-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-(17)/(X)\(27)---(15)/(21)\(15)----(12)/16)\(12)--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------(19)\0-----|
|-(10)/(15)\(10)---/(19)------0--|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
Outro Melody
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------7~--8~-8/10~-----7-8-10--10/12--10-8\7----|
|-7-h9~---9-7h9----------------9-----------------------9--|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-8-8p7-----13-12--8~---13-12-\5~~---5h7h8--7h8p7p5\3-3/5~--|
|-------9~--------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------0-----------<12>-----------<5>--------|
|-5h7h8p7p5p0--------<12>-----------<5>--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|