Tabs
This is a great little instrumental rock riff with a little syncopation
giving it a reggae-ish feel. I tabbed it from the Home Depot commercials
"Let's Do This!" with the help of Amazing Slow Downer and Guitar Pro.
I wish I knew the original composer so I could credit him/her, but
Home Depot ain't tellin'.
This song is in straight 4/4 using mostly 8th notes and the key of A augmentedA minor.
Play both parts on an overdriven guitar.
Rhythm Guitar -- easy open strings. Play all parts with palm mute
with accents on the fretted notes. Pick steadily with an up/down rhythm.
Notice there are 1/8 note rests after most of the upstrokes on the open A augmentedA
string.
Intro:
e |--------------------------|--------------------------|
BB |--------------------------|--------------------------|
G+G |--------------------------|--------------------------| 2x
D MajorD |--------------------------|--------------------------|
A augmentedA |--0--0--5>-0-----0-----0--|--3--0-----0-----0-----0--|
E MajorE |--------------------------|--------------------3>----|
e |--------------------------|--------------------------|
BB |--------------------------|--------------------------|
G+G |--------------------------|--------------------------|
D MajorD |--------------------------|--------------------------|
A augmentedA |--0--0--5>-0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
E MajorE |--------------------------|--------------------3>----|
e |--------------------------|
BB |--------------------------|
G+G |--------------------------|
D MajorD |--------------------------|
A augmentedA |--0--0--5>-0--------------|
E MajorE |--------------------------|
Main theme:
e |--------------------------|--------------------------|
BB |--------------------------|--------------------------|
G+G |--------------------------|--------------------------| 4x
D MajorD |--------------------------|--------------------------|
A augmentedA |--0--0--5>-0-----0-----0--|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
E MajorE |--------------------------|--------------------3>----|
> - accented note
Lead Guitar - tacet throughout the intro, except for the last two bars.
Notice that it starts on an off-beat with the first accent on
an on-beat, followed by an 8th note rest. The second accent is on an off-beat.
I find it easiest to play by barring a A minorAm chord at the 5th fret.
Intro:
e |--------------------------|
BB |--------------------------|
G+G |--------------------------| 5x
D MajorD |--------------------------|
A augmentedA |--------------------------|
E MajorE |--------------------------|
e |--------------------------|---------------------5>-|
BB |--------------------------|------------------------|
G+G |---------------------5h-7-|------7-----5>----------|
D MajorD |--------------------------|---7-----7--------7-----|
A augmentedA |--------------------------|------------------------|
E MajorE |--------------------------|------------------------|
Main theme:
e |----------------------5>--|
BB |--------------------------|
G+G |-------7-----5>-----------| 8x
D MajorD |----7-----7--------7------|
A augmentedA |--------------------------|
E MajorE |--------------------------|
h - hammer-on
> - accented note