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Drive South Tab by John Hiatt

Drive South tab by John Hiatt

Guitar Tab

DRIVE SOUTH - John Hiatt
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NB This is played in "dropped-G" tuning (low to high EADEBE)

Intro riff - see tab
E5

A                         D        A
 I didn't say we ...
                E5
 that's how you learn ...
A                           D        A
 We don't have to feel ...
                   E5
 Though love's not earned, baby...
 B5             Badd6   B5                Badda6  B5
 We were always looking ...
          A5           Aadd6  A                  Aadd6 A
 With our heads in the clouds, jus....
B5                  Badd6 B5                     Badd6   B5       A5
 But I've left that motor running, now if you're ...
D                     E    E/G#                  A      B
Oh come on baby drive south,    ...
                      E    E/G#                  A      B
Oh come on baby drive south,    ....

I'm not talking about ...



D                              A
 And I heard your momma calling: I ...
E5                                 B
 Don't know who she was talking to ...
D                              A
 We can go down with a smile on; don't ...
E5                                   B
 Just keep those pretty legs showing - it gets ...
                   E5
 Better believe ....



We were always looking for ....



Come on baby ...
                 |E5   |Esus2 |Esus2 |E5
With the one ....
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Chords used: E5-022000, A-x02020, D-xx0230 or x57575,
             A5-x020xx or 577555, B5-x242xx or 799777,
             Add6-x022xx or 577575, Badd6-244xx or 799797,
             E/G#-422000, Esus2-022200

The following is  the  introductory  acoustic  guitar  solo  from the Budokan
version. Like the  song  itself,  it's  very  banjo-like,  facilitated by the
altered tuning. A melody line is played and intermingled with lots of droning
notes above it. I have notated the melody  line, but not the flurry of open E
and B strings above it. I'm not too sure if I'm explained this very well, but
listen to the album and  you  should  find  it pretty straightforward- just a
matter of constantly bashing away at  the  E  and B strings throughout: if it
doesn't come naturally,  I  doubt  if  a  full  tab  would  do  any good. The
interlude is notated in the same manner.

   +   + pause +   +   +   +       +  +    + +   +   +   +    +
-0-0-0-0-0---|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|
-0-0-0-0-0---|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|
-0-0-0-0-0---|/4----/4-----2p0---|/4--2p0--0---|/4--/4---2p0--0-/4-|
-0-2-2-0-2---|----------------2p0|-------2-----|------------2(0)---|
-0-2-2-0-2---|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|
-0-0-0-0-0---|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|

  +  +    +  +    +   +   +    +      +  +     +  +    +   +   +    +
|---------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----2p0--0-----|/4--/4---2p0--0-/4-|----2p0--/4-----|/4--/4---2p0--0-/4-|
|-------2-------|------------2-0----|-------2--------|------------2-0----|
|---------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|

  +  +    +  +    +  +  +  +   +  +   + +       +   +   +    +
|---------------|------------|----------------|-------------------|
|---------------|------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----2p0--0-----|/4-/7-/9---7|-9--7-4------0h2|/4--/4---2p0--0-/4-|
|-------2-0-----|------------|----------------|------------2(0)---|
|---------------|------------|----------------|-------------------|
|---------------|------------|----------------|-------------------|
  +  +    +  +       +  +  +   +     +  +   +  +     +   +   +    +
|------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-3--3--3-2-0---|------2-0------|-------------------|
|---\2p0--0-----2/4|------------/4-|-------------0-|/4--/4---2p0--0-/4-|
|-------2----------|---------------|---------------|------------2-0----|
|------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
|------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|

  +  +    +    +
|-------------------|----
|-------------------|----
|----2p0--0---------|----
|-------2---2p0-----|----
|--------------2p0--|----  etc
|-----------------3b|-0--

Intro riff: (x2)
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
|-0-----0---------|-----------------|-0-----0---------|-----------------|
|-0-----0---------|-----------------|-0-----0---------|-----------------|
|-0-----0-------7-|-9---5-7---4-----|-0-----0-------4-|-5---2-4---0-----|
|-2-----2---------|-----------------|-2-----2---------|-----------------|
|-2-----2---------|-----------------|-2-----2---------|-----------------|
|-0-----0---------|-----------------|-0-----0---------|-----------------|

Interlude: (x2)
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|/7-----4-5---4---|-5-----4-2---4---|/7-----4-5---4---|/5--/5-----2-0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Notation used:
   + = beat marker
   p = pull-off
   / = slide

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