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The Things You Do by Zakk Wylde

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"THE THINGS YOU DO"
written by ZAKK WYLDE
published 1996 by Bellbottoms&Beer Music (BMI)
as performed on the album "BOOK OF SHADOWS" (GEFFEN-RECORDS)

transcribed by Anand Kumar ([email protected];
[email protected]) using ears, guitar and CD.
Thanks for the feedback on "Road Back Home", I tried to be more accurate
this time, but that meant makin' more errors, too.
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + are the eights, dudududu are the sixteenths, ^ hammer on or
pull off, sl(ide), p(alm).m(ute)., that's it.
Zakk seems to play it differently (low Chord diagramE MajorE tuned to D?). Regard this TAB as a
version that works fine with the song. Anyway some of the stuff I transcribed
may really be right. I just hope it helps someone.

Intro goes something like this...

Guitar 1
  Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2        Chord diagramA major 6A6            Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramE minorEm   Chord diagramG6G6
e-I--------(2)-------------------------I-------------------------------0--I
b-I---------3-5-3----------------------I-------------------------------3--I
g-I---------2-2-2----------------------I-2-------0-----0-0---------0---0--I
d-I-0---0-------0---2---2---2^4^2^0-2--I-2-4-2---0-----0-0-2---2-2-0------I
A-I-----------------0---0---0-------0--I-0-0-0---2-----2-2-2---2-2-2------I
E-I------------------------------------I-------------------0---0-0-3------I
  -p.m.-     -p.m.-
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4   +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
  d u d u d u d u d u d u d u  d u  d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u

Guitar 2

e-I-------------------------------------I----------------------------------I
b-I-----------------5-/-7---10----------I----------------------------------I
g-I---------7---7-----sl--------10\9----I-----7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--I
d-I------------------------------sl-----I----------------------------------I
A-I-------------------------------------I----------------------------------I
E-I-------------------------------------I----------------------------------I
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4   +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
  d u d u d u d u d u d u d u  d u  d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u

verse
  Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramA augmentedA         Chord diagramG+G
e-I---------2-----2---------0-----0--I---------3-----3------------------I
b-I---------3-----3---------2-----2--I---------3-----3------------------I
g-I---------2-----2---------2-----2--I---------0-----0------------------I
d-I-0---0---0-----0---------2-----2--I---------0-----0-------------0----I
A-I-----------------0---0---0-----0--I---------2-----2---------0-2------I
E-I----------------------------------I-3---3---3-----3-----3------------I
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
  d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u  d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u

  Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramA augmentedA         Chord diagramG6G6
e-I---------2-----2---------0-----0--I---------3-----3---------0--------I
b-I---------3-----3---------2-----2--I---------3-----3-----3-----3------I
g-I---------2-----2---------2-----2--I---------0-----0-------0-----0----I
d-I-0---0---0-----0---------2-----2--I---------0-----0---------------0--I
A-I-----------------0---0---0-----0--I---------2-----2------------------I
E-I----------------------------------I-3---3---3-----3------------------I
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
  d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u  d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u

  Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramA augmentedA         Chord diagramG+G
e-I---------2-----2---------0-----0--I---------3-----3------------------I
b-I---------3-----3---------2-----2--I---------3-----3------------------I
g-I---------2-----2---------2-----2--I---------0-----0------------------I
d-I-0---0---0-----0---------2-----2--I---------0-----0-------------0----I
A-I-----------------0---0---0-----0--I---------2-----2---------0-2------I
E-I----------------------------------I-3---3---3-----3-----3------------I
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
  d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u  d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u

  Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramA augmentedA         Chord diagramG6G6       Em?sus2?
e-I---------2-----2---------0-----0--I-----0-0-0-------0----------------I
b-I---------3-----3---------2-----2--I-----3-3-3-------0----------------I
g-I---------2-----2---------2-----2--I-----0-0-0-------0----------------I
d-I-0---0---0-----0---------2-----2--I---------0-------4----------------I
A-I-----------------0---0---0-----0--I---------2-------2----------------I
E-I----------------------------------I-3-------3---2---0----------------I
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
  d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u  d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u

      Chord diagramG6G6   Chord diagramE minorEm             Chord diagramG6G6   Chord diagramE minorEm
e-I---------0-----0-0----------------I---------0-----0-0---------0------I
b-I---------3-----3-0----------------I---------3-----3-0---------0------I
g-I---------0-----0-0----------------I---------0-----0-0---------0------I
d-I---------0-------4----------------I---------0-------4----------------I
A-I---------2-------2----------------I---------2-------2----------------I
E-I---------3---2---0----------------I---------3---2---0----------------I
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
  d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u  d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u

chorus

three times...
  Chord diagramD MajorD        Am/Asus2      Chord diagramG6G6
e-I---------2-----2---------0-0------I---------0-----0---------0--------I
b-I---------3-----3---------1^0------I---------3-----3-----3-----3------I
g-I---------2-----2---------2-2------I---------0-----0-------0-----0----I
d-I-0---0---0-----0---------2-2------I---------0-----0---------------0--I
A-I-----------------0---0---0-0------I---------2-----2------------------I
E-I----------------------------------I-3---3---3-----3------------------I
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
  d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u  d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u

...and fourth time:
  Chord diagramD MajorD        Am/Asus2      Chord diagramG6G6
e-I-2-2---X-2---------------0-0------I---------0-----0---------0--------I
b-I-3-3---X-3---------------1^0------I---------3-----3-----3-----3------I
g-I-2-2---X-2---------------2-2------I---------0-----0-------0-----0----I
d-I-0-0---X-0---------------2-2------I---------0-----0---------------0--I
A-I-----------------0---0---0-0------I---------2-----2------------------I
E-I----------------------------------I-3---3---3-----3------------------I
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
  d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u  d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u

second verse, fourth time:       ???don't?know???
  Chord diagramD MajorD        Am/Asus2      Chord diagramGmaj7Gmaj7       Chord diagramE minor 7Em7
e-I-2-2---X-2---------------0-0------I-----------------I-0-----0----------I
b-I-3-3---X-3---------------1^0------I-----------------I-0---------3------I
g-I-2-2---X-2---------------2-2------I-----------------I-0-0---------0----I
d-I-0-0---X-0---------------2-2------I---------5-4-5-4-I-2-------------2--I
A-I-----------------0---0---0-0------I---------2-2-2-2-I-2----------------I
E-I----------------------------------I-3---3-----------I-0----------------I
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
  d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u  d u d u d u d u  dudududududududu

bridge (only the chords)
  Am/Asus2                      Chord diagramF5F5   Chord diagramG5G5
e-I-0-----0---0-0-----0-0-0-0---0-0--I-0---0-0---0-0---1-------3--------I
b-I-0^1---1---1-1-----1-1-1-0^1-1-1--I-0^1-1-1---1-1---1-------3--------I
g-I-2-----2---2-2-----2-2-2-2---2-2--I-2---2-2---2-2---x-------x--------I
d-I-2-----2---2-2-----2-2-2-2---2-2--I-2---2-2---2-2---3-------5--------I
A-I-0-----0---0-0-----0-0-0-0---0-0--I-0---0-0---0-0---3-------5--------I
E-I----------------------------------I-----------------1-------3--------I
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
  d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u  d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u

  D(sus2/add4)
e-I-3^2-2-2---0-2-----2-2-2-0^2-2-2--I-3^2-2-2---0-2-----2-2-2-0^2------I
b-I-3---3-3---3-3-----3-3-3-3---3-3--I-3---3-3---3-3-----3-3-3-3--------I
g-I-2---2-2---2-2-----2-2-2-2---2-2--I-2---2-2---2-2-----2-2-2-2--------I
d-I-0-----------0--------------------I-0-----------0--------------------I
A-I----------------------------------I----------------------------------I
E-I----------------------------------I----------------------------------I
  1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
  d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u  d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u

the words go (see the CD booklet):
verse1
color my world all ....

chorus
how could you do the things ...

verse2
the rolling stones once...

bridge
chorus

Correct this, I'll learn it. Can't anyone post MORE of Zakk's songs???
____________________________________________________
Anand Kumar
[email protected]; [email protected]
"Asteroids do not concern me, Admiral..." - D. Vader
Neither me... you perhaps?

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