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Never be clever - Herman Brood
Transcribed by Mark van Zelst.
Tuning: standard
h = hamer on
p = pull off
(19) = Bend note to pitch in brackets
Intro
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A E A6 D A
e|---5--4---2-2---2-----------------|
B|---5--5---2-2---3---3-3-2---3-3-2-|
G|---6--4---2-2---2---2-2-2---2-2-2-|
D|---7------2-2---4---4-4-2---4-4-2-|
A|-0------0-----0---0-------0-------|
E|----------------------------------|
A E A6 D A
e|---5--4---2-2---2-----------------|----------
B|---5--5---2-2---3---3-3-2---2-----|----------
G|---6--4---2-2---2---2-2-2---2-----|----------
D|---7------2-2---4---4-4-2---2-----|----------
A|-0------0-----0---0-------0-------|-3-2-0----
E|----------------------------------|----------
verse:
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A E F# D A
A E F# D A
E F# D A
E F# D A
Chorus: same riff as intro
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Solo:
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h h p
e|----------10--------------------------------10-12-10-12-10----------|
B|-10-12-13----13-12-10----10-12-10--10-12-13----------------13-12-10-|
G|----------------------12--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
h
e|----------10--------------------------------------15-17-(19)-17-----|
B|-10-12-13----13-12-10----10-12-10-----------15-17-------------------|
G|----------------------12-----------14-16-17-------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
h p
e|-17-19-20-(22)-20-19-17----17-19-17--17-19-20-22-(24)-22-20-19-17---|
2x
B|------------------------20------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Other versions of this song
- Never Be Clever (Bass)
Song History
Last Updated: October 13, 2025