Drive South tab by John Hiatt

Tabs

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

Intro riff - see tab
E5E5

A augmentedA             D MajorD    A augmentedA
 I didn't say we ...
        E5E5
 that's how you learn ...
A augmentedA              D MajorD    A augmentedA
 We don't have to feel ...
          E5E5
 Though love's not earned, baby...
 B5B5       Badd6  B5B5        Badda6 B5B5
 We were always looking ...
     A5A5      Aadd6 A augmentedA         Aadd6 A augmentedA
 With our heads in the clouds, jus....
B5B5         Badd6 B5B5           Badd6  B5B5    A5A5
 But I've left that motor running, now if you're ...

D MajorD           E MajorE  E/G#         A augmentedA   BB
Oh come on baby drive south,  ...
           E MajorE  E/G#         A augmentedA   BB
Oh come on baby drive south,  ....

I'm not talking about ...

D MajorD               A augmentedA
 And I heard your momma calling: I ...
E5E5                 BB
 Don't know who she was talking to ...
D MajorD               A augmentedA
 We can go down with a smile on; don't ...
E5E5                  BB
 Just keep those pretty legs showing - it gets ...
          E5E5
 Better believe ....


We were always looking for ....


Come on baby ...
         |E5E5  |Esus2Esus2 |Esus2Esus2 |E5E5
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 augmentedA 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 MajorE
and BB 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 MajorE and BB 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