Before You Hit The Ground Tab

Song: Before You Hit The Ground Artist: Jonny Lang Album: Wander This World transcribed by Paul Smith (thegraffix@hotmail.com) Jonny Lang usually plays a Telecaster Thinline through a Fender Vibroking... Notation: ^ - bend x/y - Slide from x to y x - Muted note p - pulloff h - hammer-on ~ - Let ring * NOTE a note with only a bend sign ^ by it indicates a 1/4 step bend This is a little riff he opens the song with, and is hardly audible unless you turn up the volume. All notes heavily muted e |--7-6-5----| B |--------7--| G |-----------| D |-----------| A |-----------| E |-----------|

Here's the main riff; Jonny playes some variations on this, but this is pretty much it. Played 4x in the intro e |--3^--0-----------0-----3^--0------7-5-3^----| B |--2^-----3/5--0h2---0---2^----3/5---------5--| G |---------------------------------------------| D |---------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------| E |---------------------------------------------| This is a rhythm guitar that does a lot of fills throughout the song. Clean tone, and a lot of syncopated muted strums in between notes. Be funky with it. Let ring e |-------------------------------------------7---------| B |-------------------------------------------7---------| G |-------------------------------------------7---------| D |-2---2---2---2---......--2---2---2p0-------6---------| A |-------------------------------------2-----7---------| E |---------------------------------------3^------------| etc... And the buzz is good... Guitar 1 Guitar II e |--12--| |--9---| B |--14--| |--10--| G |--12--| |--9---| D |------| |------| A |------| |------| E |------| |------| Strum these chords accordingly He plays this during every verse except for the first: ~ Guitar 1 Guitar II e |----9p7---9-9--9---9--| e |--12--| |--9---| B |----9p7---9-9--9---9--| B |--14--| |--10--| G |----7-----7-7--7---7--| G |--12--| |--9---| D |----6-----6-6--6---6--| D |------| |------| A |----------7-7--7---7--| A |------| |------| E |----------------------| E |------| |------| So you better look up or you're gonna be gone...Before you hit the ground e |-------2------------------------------------3-----2------------------| B |-------2------------------------------------3-----2------------------| G |-------2------------------------------------3-----2------------------| D |-------1------------------------------------2-----1------------------| A |-------2------------------------------------3-----2------------------| E |---------------------------------------------------------------------| The solo is a masterpiece done by Lang. His use of musical tension deserves much credit. e |--------------------------------------------------| B |--------------------------------------------------| G |-----------9--11^13---------9-11^13--11^13^11--9--| D |------9h11-------------9h11-----------------------| A |-9h11---------------------------------------------| E |--------------------------------------------------| Hold this bend and let it dip a little but not all the way back down to the 12th fret. Listen to the song to get it e |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |--------------------12-------------12^14--^13^14--^13^14--^13^14--^13^14-| G |-----------9--11^13----x-13^11-9-----------------------------------------| D |------9h11---------------------------------------------------------------| A |-9h11--------------------------------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| bend slowly e |-12^15-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-------------12p9--------------------------------------------------------| G |-------------------13^11-9---9------11^14--11^13---9--11^12^11--9--------| D |-------------------------------11----------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Make this note scream! e |----------12-12--------------------14^15^14----12--------------20^22-----| B |-------12--------15^17---17^15p12------------------15^17-----------------| G |-14^16-------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e |-12----------12--------------12------------------------------------------| B |----15^17-------15p12-----------15p12------------------------------------| G |----------------------14p12-----------14--12^-12^------------16-14-12----| D |--------------------------------------------------14--12h14-----------14-| A |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| It quiets down after the solo for a few measures, and here are the fills for that rhythm guitar: Strum these e |-------------------------------------| |-----12-------------| B |------------------------/7---6---5---| |------14------------| G |------------------------/6---5---4---| |-------15-----------| D |------------------------/7---6---5---| |--------------------| A |-------------------------------------| |--------------------| E |-0-----------------------------------| |--------------------| ~ ~ ~ The outro solo: e |-------------------3^------------7/5-5--3-------3^---0-----------------| B |-----3h5----5-x---------5---3/5------------5----2^------3/5------------| G |--------------x--------------------------------------------------------| D |--5--------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| e |------0--0----3^---0-----------7-7--5---5p3----------------------------| B |-0h2----------2^-------3/5---------------------------------------------| G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| e |-16^17---15^16---12----------12---14^15^14---12--14^15-----------------| B |----------------------12h14--------------------------------------------| G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| e |--------12-12--14^15^14--12--12------------14^15^14p12--14----14p12----| B |--12h14----------------------------14--12--------------------------14--| G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Fade out... e |--15^17--15^16---12----------14^15^14--12--12------12------------------| B |-----------------------/12---------------------15----------------------| G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|