Hard To Handle tab by The Black Crowes

Tabs

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b = bend
r = release bend
su/sd = slide up/slide down
v = vibrate
h = hammer on
p = pulloff
(ah) = artificial harmonic


Intro:
e|----------------|------------|---------------|----------|
BB|----------------|------------|---------------|----------|
G+G|----------------|------------|---------------|----------|
D MajorD|----------------|------------|---------------|----------|
A augmentedA|--------5--7--9-|-7p5--7p5---|------5--7--9--|-7p5--7p5-|
E MajorE|-su7--7---------|----------7-|-7--7----------|----------|

Verses (same for all)

e|--------------|----------|
BB|--------------|----------|
G+G|--------------|-7-9--7-9-| (Repeat entire section 8x)
D MajorD|-9--99--9-7-9-|-7-9--7-9-|
A augmentedA|-9--99--9-7-9-|-5-7--5-7-|
E MajorE|-7--77--7-5-7-|----------|


Bridge: The first part is the same chord (F#F#) over and over. Strum it any way you like.
on a B.

e|--------|---|
BB|--------|---|
G+G|--------|---|(Hey Little Thing Let Me Light Your Candle...)
D MajorD|-4------|-9-|
A augmentedA|-4-etc.-|-9-|
E MajorE|-2------|-7-|


1st Chorus:

  D MajorD C majorC  A augmentedA D MajorD BB
e|-------|---------|
BB|-7--9--|----9----|
G+G|-7--9--|-6--9--8-|
D MajorD|-7--9--|-7--9--9-|
A augmentedA|-5--7--|-7--7--9-|
E MajorE|-------|-5-----7-|

Repeat Verse


Repeat Bridge


2nd Chorus: Be careful, it's different from the first chorus.

  A augmentedA D MajorD BB
e|---------|
BB|----9----|
G+G|-6--9--8-|
D MajorD|-7--9--9-| (Repeat 4x)
A augmentedA|-7--7--9-|
E MajorE|-5-----7-|


Repeat Verse


Repeat Bridge


Repeat 2nd Chorus


Solo: Rhythm for solo is verse chords, repeat throughout entire solo.

 (1:57)
e|------------------------------------------------|
BB|-su7b-7bv--7p4----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------6p4---4h6p4-6brp4-6b--4v-4v-4vsd|
D MajorD|--------------------6---------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|

 (2:02)
e|---------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|
G+G|-su4--6b(ah)--6rp4(ah)---4v(ah)-4v(ah)-|
D MajorD|-----------------------6---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|

 (2:04)
e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|-6p4---6b(ah)-6rp4(ah)---4v(ah)sd-|
D MajorD|-----6-----------------6----------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|

 (2:07)
e|---------------------|-----7------10p7----7vsd|
BB|------10----10b-10bv-|-10b---10p7------10-----|
G+G|-su9b----9b----------|------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------|------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------|------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|------------------------|

 (2:11)
e|-------17-----17-----17-----17------|-17p14-17------14-17bvsd-|
BB|-su17b----17b----17b----17b----17bv-|----------17br-----------|
G+G|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|-------------------------|


Repeat Bridge


Repeat 2nd Chorus


Outro Solo: Note that the rhythm for the solo changes during the last measures (at about
the first part of the solo, the rhythm is the verse chords. Starting at 2:53, play the
to the 2nd chorus 4x and then end the song.

 (2:34)
e|-17---17---17---17---17----17----17----17----17----17-17-14-------------|
BB|-17bv-17bv-17bv-17bv---17b---17b---17b---17b---17b----------17p14-------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------16-14-|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 (2:42)         (2:43)
e|----------------------|-------17-------17-------17------17--------------|
BB|----------------------|-14h17----14h17----14h17----14h17----17p14-------|
G+G|----------------------|-------------------------------------------16p14-|
D MajorD|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-14--14--16p14--------|---------------(This section 2x)-----------------|
E MajorE|---------------17--14v|-------------------------------------------------|

 (2:48)
e|-20--20----|-17p14----14-----------------------------------|
BB|-20bv-20bv-|-------17----17p14-----------------------------|
G+G|-----------|-------------------16-14v----------------------|
D MajorD|-----------|-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------|---------------------------14--14--16p14-------|
E MajorE|-----------|-----------------------------------------17--14|


 (2:53) Change Rhythm
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------10bv-(let ring last time)-|
G+G|-9brp7--9brp7-----9brp7--9brp7---------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------9v-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------(this section 2x)-----------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------|

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