Sloe Gin Live Royal Albert Hall bass tab by Joe Bonamassa

Joe Bonamassa
Sloe Gin

Tempo: 138 bpm
Key signature: D major
[R.A.H Live version]


Intro: instrumental (Keyboard / Bass / Guitar) X17
G|-----------|-------5---|-------7---|-----------|-
D|-------7---|-3r------3-|-5r------5-|-----------|-
A|-5r------5-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-6r---8h---|-

Verse(1): 01:44 (Play x 4)
G|-----------|-------5---|-------7---|-----------|-
D|-------7---|-3r------3-|-5r------5-|-----------|-
A|-5r------5-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-6r---8h---|-
Sloe Gin, sloe Gin
Tryin' to wash away the pain inside
Well I'm sick and I'm all done in
And I'm standing in the rain
And I feel like I'm gonna cry

Chorus(1): 02:10
G|----------|-
D|----------|-
A|----------|-
E|-5r-/-3r--|-
I'm so damn lonely
G|-----------|-------5---|-------7---|-----------|-
D|-------7---|-3r------3-|-5r------5-|-----------|-
A|-5r------5-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-6r---8h---|-
And I ain't even high

G|----------|-
D|----------|-
A|----------|-
E|-5r-/-3r--|-
I'm so damn lonely
G|-----------|-------5---|-------7---|-----------|-
D|-------7---|-3r------3-|-5r------5-|-----------|-
A|-5r------5-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-6r---8h---|-
And I feel like I'm gonna die

Bridge(1): 01:44
G|-----------|-------5---|-------7---|-----------|-
D|-------7---|-3r------3-|-5r------5-|-----------|-
A|-5r------5-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-6r---8h---|-
Verse(2): 02:42 (Play x 4) (Bass and Drums start here in this live version)
G|-----------|-------5---|-------7---|-----------|-
D|-------7---|-3r------3-|-5r------5-|-----------|-
A|-5r------5-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-6r---8h---|-
Mayday, mayday I've been shot down
Over the stormy sea
Well I feel that I'm drifting away
Can not seem to get a grip on me
Well. I can't even try


Chorus(2): 03:08
G|-------------------|-
D|-------------------|-
A|-------------------|-
E|-5r-5-5-5-/-3r-3-3-|-
I'm so damn lonely
G|-----------|-------5---|-------7---|-----------|-
D|-------7---|-3r--3---3-|-5r--5---5-|-----------|-
A|-5r--5---5-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-6-6r-8-8h-|-
Ain't even high

G|-------------------|-
D|-------------------|-
A|-------------------|-
E|-5r-5-5-5-/-3r-3-3-|-
I'm so damn lonely
G|-----------|-------5---|-------7---|-----------|-
D|-------7---|-3r--3---3-|-5r--5---5-|-----------|-
A|-5r--5---5-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-6-6r-8-8h-|-
And I feel like I'm gonna die

** (>>> Break : no bridge)


Break: 03:35
G|---------|----------|-
D|---------|-5-3------|-
A|-----5h~-|-----3-5r-|-
E|-5r------|----------|-
I hate to go home alone,
But what else is new?
G|----------|-
D|----------|-
A|----------|-
E|-5r-/-3p--|-
I'm so damn lonely

>>>

G|---------------|------------|------|-
D|---------------|------------|------|-
A|---------------|------------|------|-
E|-7r--7-5-3-5-7-|-7-5-3-5-7r-|-5-3r-|-
People tell me when they pass me by
No matter if you live
No matter if you die

G|------------------|-
D|------------------|-
A|------------------|-
E|-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5.-|-

Bridge(2)instrumental: 04:05 (play x2)
G|-----------|-------5---|-------7---|-----------|-
D|-------7---|-3r------3-|-5r------5-|-----------|-
A|-5r------5-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-6r---8h---|-

Verse(3): 04:19 (Play x 4)
G|-----------|-------5---|-------7---|-----------|-
D|-------7---|-3r------3-|-5r------5-|-----------|-
A|-5r------5-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-6r---8h---|-
Sloe Gin, sloe Gin
Tryin' to wash away the pain inside
Well I'm sick and I'm all done in
I'm standing in the rain
And I feel like I'm gonna cry

Chorus(3): 04:45
G|-------------------|-
D|-------------------|-
A|-------------------|-
E|-5r-5-5-5-/-3r-3-3-|-
I'm so damn lonely
G|-----------|-------5---|-------7---|-----------|-
D|-------7---|-3r--3---3-|-5r--5---5-|-----------|-
A|-5r--5---5-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-6-6r-8-8h-|-
Ain't even high

G|---------------------|-
D|---------------------|-
A|---------------------|-
E|-5r-5-5-5-/-3r-3-3~~-|-
I'm so damn lonely...

** (Drums ++ +++++)

>> solo/outro

Solo(1)instrumental: 05:08 (play x4)
Part1:
G|-----------|-------5---|-------7---|-----------|-
D|-------7---|-3r--3---3-|-5r--5---5-|-----------|-
A|-5r--5---5-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-6-6r-8-8h-|-

Part2: 06:01 (to play alternatively with part1)
G|-------------------|--------|-----------|-
D|-------7-5-3-------|--------|-----------|-
A|-5r--5-------7-5-3-|--------|-----------|-
E|-------------------|-3r-3-3-|-6-6r-8-8h-|-

>>> Repeat until fade out (with variations)...


End: 08:19


 Tab legend:

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| .  full stop
| b  bend
| r  bend and release
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
| g  grace note