Tabs
ZZ Top - I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide 1979
Standard Tuning
note alot of repeating
and some rests
h is hammer
~ let note ring
intro
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--0h1-0h1~-0h1--2-3-3-3-3--3-3-3----|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------3--|
G+G|-|r|----------5-3--|
D MajorD|-|e|----------3-1--|
A augmentedA|-|s|---------------|
E MajorE|-|t|---------------|
:10, 2:35 play 4X's
G+G|---------------------|
D MajorD|----------------1-3--|
A augmentedA|-3-3--3-3-3-1--------|
E MajorE|--------------3------|
verses :20, :58, 2:45
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------1-3----------------1-2-3-3--3-3-3--------|
A augmentedA|-3-3--3-3-3-1-------3-3--3-3-3-1------------------0-1-2--|
E MajorE|--------------3------------------3-----------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------1-3----------------1-3----------------1-2--|
A augmentedA|-3-3--3-3-3-1-------3-3--3-3-3-1-------3-3--3-3-3-1--------|
E MajorE|--------------3------------------3------------------3------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-3-3--3-3-3----------------------1-2--|
A augmentedA|------------0-1-2-3-3--3-3-3-1--------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------3------|
chorus :38, 1:16, 3:03
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3~-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------1------------------1-2-|
A augmentedA|-------------0-1--------------0-1-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-----3~-3-3-3-3-3-1-------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------3------------------3-----|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|r|-----5-3--|
D MajorD|-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------1-3--|e|-----3-1--|
A augmentedA|-------------0-1-3--------3-3-3-3-3-3-1--------|s|----------|
E MajorE|-------------------1~~------------------3------|t|----------|
guitar solo 1:36 play 3 times
G+G|----------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------1-3--|
A augmentedA|-3-3--3--3-3-1--------|
E MajorE|---------------3------|
G+G|---------------------|
D MajorD|----3---3~-----------|
A augmentedA|-3----------0--1--2--|
E MajorE|---------------------|
play 3 X's
G+G|----------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------1-3--|
A augmentedA|-3-3--3--3-3-1--------|
E MajorE|---------------3------|
G+G|---------------------|
D MajorD|----3---3~-----------|
A augmentedA|-3----------0--1--2--|
E MajorE|---------------------|
play 3X's
G+G|----------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------1-3--|
A augmentedA|-3-3--3--3-3-1--------|
E MajorE|---------------3------|
G+G|---------------------|
D MajorD|----3---3~-----------|
A augmentedA|-3----------0--1--2--|
E MajorE|---------------------|
2:05 play 8X's
G+G|---------------------|
D MajorD|----------------1-3--|
A augmentedA|-3-3--3-3-3-1--------|
E MajorE|--------------3------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------1-3---3--3~---------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-3--3-3-3-1-------3----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E MajorE|--------------3---------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|r|-----5-3--|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|e|-----3-1--|
A augmentedA|-0h1-0h1~-0h1-2-3-3--3-3-3-3----|s|----------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------3--|t|----------|
3:20
G+G|-|r|------5-3--|
D MajorD|-|e|------3-1--|
A augmentedA|-|s|-----------|
E MajorE|-|t|-----------|
outro 3:20
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-1---------------1--------------|
E MajorE|-----3-2-1-0-1-2-3---3-2-1-0-1-2--|
play 3X's
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-1---------------1--------------|
E MajorE|-----3-2-1-0-1-2-3---3-2-1-0-1-2--|
play 7X's
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-1---------------1--------------|
E MajorE|-----3-2-1-0-1-2-3---3-2-1-0-1-2--|
play 7X's
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-1---------------1--------------|
E MajorE|-----3-2-1-0-1-2-3---3-2-1-0-1-2--|
play 3X's
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-1---------------1--------------|
E MajorE|-----3-2-1-0-1-2-3---3-2-1-0-1-2--|
play 3X's
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-1---------------1--------------|
E MajorE|-----3-2-1-0-1-2-3---3-2-1-0-1-2--|
play 3X's
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------| fade out
A augmentedA|-3-1---------------1--------------|
E MajorE|-----3-2-1-0-1-2-3---3-2-1-0-1-2--|