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Downtown Money Waster
Black Crowes
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The Black Crowes
Song Title: Downtown Money Waster
TBC Original? Yes
Written By: C.R & R.R.
Recording Session: Amorica, Band
Record: Amorica
Live Debut: 05/19/1995
Shows: 123 times played live
Notes: The Amorica version, the released version, is acoustic. An electric studio
of this song was recorded during the Band sessions.
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The above info was taken from www.crowesbase.com
Tuning: DGDGBD (Open G)
Intro (with slide)
D--/12--| |--12\-0-0--| |--12\-0--12\-0--|
B--/12--| |--12\-0-0--| |--12\-0--12\-0--|
G--/12--| |--12\-0-0--| x5 |--12\-0--12\-0--|
D--/12--| |--12\-0-0--| |--12\-0--12\-0--|
G--/12--| |--12\-0-0--| |--12\-0--12\-0--|
D-------| |-----------| |----------------|
Tremolo pick the first measure of the intro.
Verse Riff
D--------------------|
B--0-0---------------|
G-------0---0-0------|
D--2-0---------------|
G-------0h3-2-0---0--|
D---------------2----|
Chorus Riff 1 (with slide)
D--3\0---5----|
B-------------|
G-------------|
D-------------|
G------0---0--|
D-------------|
Chorus Riff 2 (with slide)
D-----------------|
B--15\---11/12----|
G-----------------|
D-----------------|
G------0-------0--|
D-----------------|
Interlude (studio)
D-----------------------------|
B--15\(0)--/15-15-15-15-15-\--|
G--15\(0)------------------\--| x2
D--15\(0)------------------\--|
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|
Then play the verse riff twice and on to this...
D--9/12-12\9-9\8---8---8--|--9\7---7---7/9--|
B----------------9---9----|------7---7------|
G-------------------------|-----------------|
D-------------------------|-----------------|
G-------------------------|-----------------|
D-------------------------|-----------------|
And back to the verse and chorus riffs for the rest of the song. Live, this song is
using the following chords/notes, mixed in with the chorus riffs from above.
Jam (live)
D-------|
B-------|
G-------|
D--0-2--|
G-------|
D--0-2--|