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Title Song
Black Crowes
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The Black Crowes
Song Title: Title Song
TBC Original? Yes
Written By: Chris and Rich Robinson
Recording Session: Tall
Record: Live
Live Debut: 02/20/1993
Shows: 45 times played live
Notes: The studio version of this fan favorite was recorded at a one-off session at
Conway Studios in North Hollywood, CA on 8/12/93. A live version, recorded in Boston
on 10/30/2001 was released on the Live album (2002)
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The above information was taken from www.crowesbase.com
Tuning: EADGBE (Standard)
This is Rich Robinson's part only (including the solos he played in this song), and
is based on the studio track recorded in 1993.
Solo 1:
E-------------------------------------------------|
B--10----(12)b14r12p10----(12)b14r12p10-------10--|
G----------------------------------------9h11-----|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
E-----------10------------12-------------------------------------|
B--12b14---------14r12-------12b14r12--b14r12--12-10--10-12-10\--|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G--(11)b13r11-9--7-6-7--9b11r9--9--|
D----------------------------------|
A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|
Main Riff:
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------2---------|
D---------0-1-2--0----0---0-----2--x-2-x--|
A--0-1-2------------2---1---0-0-0--x-0-x--|
E-----------------------------------------|
The main riff is played before the first and third verses.
Verse 1:
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------2---------| x2
D---------0-1-2--0----0---0-----2--x-2-x--|
A--0-1-2------------2---1---0-0-0--x-0-x--|
E-----------------------------------------|
E-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G-------------------------|
D---------0-1-2--4--5--7--|
A--0-1-2------------------|
E-------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------2---------|
D---------0-1-2--0----0---0-----2--x-2-x--|
A--0-1-2------------2---1---0-0-0--x-0-x--|
E-----------------------------------------|
Solo 2:
E--------------12----10----------------------------|
B--12b14r12-------12----(12)b14r12p10-12b14-12b14--|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B--12b13-12b13r12p10-12-(12)b13r12p10-12-10--12-------10-10------|
G------------------------------------------------9h11--------11--|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|
B--12b14r12p10-12--10------------|
G---------------------11p9-11p9--|
D--------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|
Verse 2,3:
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------2---------| x2
D---------0-1-2--0----0---0-----2--x-2-x--|
A--0-1-2------------2---1---0-0-0--x-0-x--|
E-----------------------------------------|
E-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G-------------------------|
D---------0-1-2--4--5--7--|
A--0-1-2------------------|
E-------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------0--|
G---------------0---0------2-2-2-2-2--2--0--|
D---------0-1-2---0--------2-2-2-2-2--2-----|
A--0-1-2--------------2--1-0-0-0-0-0--0-----|
E-------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus:
E--0-----0--------0---0----0---12p0------|
B--5-----3-------12---8---10--------10\--|
G--0-----0--------0---0----0-------------| x4
D--5-----4-------12---9---11-------------|
A--0--0--0--0-0---0-0-0-0--0-------------|
E----------------------------------------|
Chorus:
E----------------3------------------2--|
B----------------3------------------3--|
G----------------0------------------2--| x3
D----------------0----------------0-0--|
A--3-2-3-2-3-2---2----3-2-3-2-3-2------|
E--------------3-3---------------------|
E----------------3-------------------|
B----------------3-------------------|
G----------------0-------------------|
D----------------0-------------------|
A--3-2-3-2-3-2--------3-2-3-2-3-2----|
E--------------1------------------2--|
After the very last chorus of the song, play the following measure to end it:
E--------------3--|
B--------------3--|
G--------------0--|
D--------------0--|
A--3-2-3-2-3-2-2--|
E--------------3--|
Solo Rhythm:
E--------------------------0-----------|
B-----5-4--------------0-----0---------|
G--5--5-5--5--5--5-5-----0-------------|
D--5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5------------5-5--|
A--3--3-3--3--3--3-3-5------------5-5--|
E--------------------3------------3-3--|
E------------------------------------------|
B-----5-4----------------------------------|
G--5--5-5--5--5--5-5-----------------------|
D--5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5----7--5--5--5--5-5--|
A--3--3-3--3--3--3-3-5----7--5--5--5--5-5--|
E--------------------3----5--3--3--3--3-3--|
E-------------------------------------------|
B-----5-4-----------------------------------|
G--5--5-5--5--5--5-5------------------------|
D--5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5----7--5--7--9--7--5--|
A--3--3-3--3--3--3-3-5----7--5--7--9--7--5--|
E--------------------3----5--3--5--7--5--3--|
E------------------0--------0--0--0-0--0-0-0--|
B-----7-6----6-6------0-----0--0--0-0--0-0-0--|
G--7--7-7----7-7---------2--2--2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D--7--7-7----7-7-2----------------------------|
A--5--5-5----5-5-0----------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
E-------------------0--------0--0--0-0--0-0-0--|
B-----7-6--6--6-6------0--0--0--0--0-0--0-0-0--|
G--7--7-7--7--7-7------2--2--2--2--2-2--2-2-2--|
D--7--7-7--7--7-7-2----------------------------|
A--5--5-5--5--5-5-0----------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|
B-----7-6-----------------5---0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
G--7--7-7----7--7--7-7-5--5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D--7--7-7----7--7--7-7-5--5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A--5--5-5----5--5--5-5-3--3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E------------------------------------------------------|