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 ...
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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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