Guitar tabs
DRIVE SOUTH - John Hiatt
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NB This is played in "dropped-G" tuning (low to high EADEBE)
Intro riff - see tabE5E5
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 ... <Chorus>
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 .... <Interlude> We were always looking for .... <Chorus> Come on baby ... |
E5E5 |
Esus2Esus2 |
Esus2Esus2 |
E5E5 With the one .... --------------- 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
ⓘ Guitar tab for 'Drive South' by John Hiatt, a male rock artist from Indianapolis, USA. John Hiatt was born in 1952.