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SONG TITLE: Various Riffs from Lenny Kravitz
ARTIST/GROUP: Lenny Kravitz
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TRANSCRIBED BY: qualitytabs@qualitytabs.tk
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I recently watched the Waterboy on video and in it I heard the song
'Always on the Run' by Lenny Kravitz. Now that intro is INCREDIBLY
funky and cool. And when I thought about it I realised that Lenny
Kravitz is the master of cool riffs. However, I don't know many
whole songs by him. So I thought I should transcribe five of his
most cool riffs for you.
RIFF 1:
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"Mr. Cabdriver"
The first song that made him famous. Basically a blues
song but adds this little riff:
A G A G
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---7--7-7-5---5-5-5-------7--7-7-5---5-5-5-------|
E|---5--5-5-3---0-3-0-------5--5-5-3---0-3-0-------|
The rest of the song is really just blues shuffle in A.
Listen to it to get it.
RIFF 2:
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"Fly Away"
This is the whole song really. If you want the full
song with lyrics it's on my page.
A B C
E|-------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------
G|-6-----6--6--6--6--8-----9-----9--9--9--9--x--x--
D|-7-----7--7--7--7--9-----10----10-10-10-10-x--x-- d = downstroke
A|-7-----7--7--7--7--9-----10----10-10-10-10-x--x-- u = upstroke
E|-5-----5--5--5--5--7-----8-----8--8--8--8--x--x-- x = muted note
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & <--timing
d d u d u d d d u d u d u
G D
E--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------7-----7--7--7--7--x--x--|
G--4-----4--4--4--4--x--x--7-----7--7--7--7--x--x--|
D--5-----5--5--5--5--x--x--7-----7--7--7--7--x--x--|
A--5-----5--5--5--5--x--x--5-----5--5--5--5--x--x--|
E--3-----3--3--3--3--x--x--------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
d d u d u d u d d u d u d u
RIFF 3:
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"Are You Gonna Go My Way?"
Great, easy-to-play riff.
E|----------------------------------------3----| b = bend note
B|----------------------------------------3----| r = release bend
G|---2b4r2p0--------------2b4r2p0--------------| p = pull-off
D|-----------2----0-2-------------2---0-2------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|--------------0-------------------0----------|
RIFF 4:
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"American Woman"
An old song, recently covered by Lenny. Was in the
Austin Powers movie which is brilliant. You must listen
to it to get the timing properly.
C5
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------4h6p4----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-5-5-5-5--5--5--x-x----------5-5-5-5-5-5----x-x----------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3--1--3--x-x-----1----3-3-3-3-3-1/3--x-x----------|
E|------------------------1h3----------------------------------|
h = hammer-on / = slide up p = pull-off
RIFF 5:
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"Always On The Run"
This riff is the BEST! I think it's played by Slash however.
You must really practice and listen to get the groove properly.
It sounds best if you use a tiny bit of Wah with it.
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------5-----------------------------------0h2-----|
A|------7--5p4-x-5--x---5-7----7----7--5p4-x-5--5-4p0-------------|
E|---0---------------------------0--------------------3p0---------|
p = pull-off x = muted note h = hammer-on
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