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Ticks Tab by Brad Paisley

Ticks tab by Brad Paisley

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o|=repeat   b=bend p=pulloff   \=slideoff  /slideon  v=vibrato
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Intro:
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------2-|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------2-|
D---2---2---2----------2--2--2----------2--2--2--------2--2--2--------2-|
A---2---2---2----------2--2--2----------2--2--2--------2--2--2----------|
E-x---x---x----0-3b--x---x--x--0-0-3b--x--x--x--0-3b--x--x--x--0-0-3b---|


E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------2-|
G-4b-4p2-4-------------------------4b-4p2-4--------------1-------2-|
D----------4-4-4p2-4-----------2------------4-4-4p2------2--14\--2-|
A--------------------2-2------2-0-------------------4-2--2--12\----|
E-------------------------2h4-------------------------------12\----|
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Verse 1:
E------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
B------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
G-----------------------o|----------------o|----------------------o|
D------14-xx-14--14-x-12-|---7-xx-7--7-x-5-|-----14-xx-14--14-x-12-|
A----14---xx-14--14-x-12o|--7--xx-7--7-x-5o|---14---xx-14--14-x-12o|
E-12---------------------|-5---------------|-12--------------------|

E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G----4-xx-4--4-x-2-0|
D---4--xx-4--4-x-2--|
A-2----------------0|
E-------------------|

E------------------|----------------|------------------|--------------------|
B------------------|----------------|------------------|--------------------|
G---6-xx-6--6-x-4-o|---4-xx-4--x-2-o|-----------------o|--------------------|
D--6--xx-6--6-x-4--|--4--xx-4--x-2--|---7-xx-7--7-x-5--|---5-xx-5--5-x-5--5-|
A-4---------------o|-2-------------o|--7--xx-7--7-x-5-o|--5--xx-5--5-x-5--5-|
E------------------|----------------|-5----------------|-3------------------|

Pre-Chorus:
E---------------------------------------------|
B-----------2-2-------------------------------|
G-4-4--1-1--2-2--1-1--4-4--1-1--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D-4-4--2-2--2-2--2-2--4-4--2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A-2-2--2-2-------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E---------------------------------------------|

Chorus:

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-2-2-2-----------------------------2-2-2-------------------------------|
G-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------|
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------|
A-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------xx-3--|b

E------------------------4-xx------------------|---------------------|
B-2-2-2------------------5-xx------2-2-2-------|-------end riff------|
G-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-xx-6-xx-4-xx-2-2-2-4-4-1-|---------------------|
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-xx-6-xx-4-xx-2-2-2-4-4-2-|------2p0------------|
A-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-xx-4-xx-2-xx-------2-2-2-|---------2p0---------|
E----------------------------------------------|-0h2h3------2p0-3bp0-|

Verse 2 licks:
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E----------------------|------------------|-5--3-------------|
B----------------------|------------------|-5--3--3----------|
G----------------------|-7b-7-7p5---------|-------2----------|
D-------5-5b-3---------|---------7-7p5--5-|--------2---------|
A----5-7------5-0------|--------------7-5-|---------2--------|
E-5/7-------------5bp0-|---------------5--|----------3-3vp0--|

E--------------------------|
B----------------------9-7-|
G-------------------7-9----|
D--------------5-7/9-------|
A---------3-5/7------------|
E-3-3-3-5b-----------------|

E-4-4-4--4----|---------------|-----0----|-----0----|---|
B-5-5-5---5-5-|-2-2-2-2--2----|------0-0-|------0-0-|---|
G-6-6-6----6--|-2-2-2-2---2-2-|-1-----0--|-4-----0--|-1-|
D-6-6-6-6-----|-2-2-2-2-2--2--|-2--2-----|-4--4-----|-2-|
A-4-4-4-------|---------------|-2-2------|-2-2------|-2-|
E-------------|---------------|----------|----------|---|

Play the pre-chorus then play the chorus without the end riff.  After you do that start here.

E-----------|-----------|---------|-4-xx--------------|----------------------|
B-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------|---------|-5-xx--------------|----------------------|
G-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-|-4-4-4-4-|-6-xx-4-xx-4-4-4-4-|----------------------|
D-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-|-6-xx-4-xx-4-4-4-4-|----------------------|
A-----------|-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-4-xx-2-xx-2-2-2-2-|---0----0------0------|
E-----------|-----------|---------|-------------------|-3b-0h3b---0h3b--3----|bp0

E---------------------------------------4-|-----------|-----------|---------|
B------------------------2p0-2h3h5-2-5/7--|-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------|---------|
G---------------------2h4---4-------------|-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-|-4-4-xx--|
D------3p0-0h2p0-3b-3b--------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-xx--|
A-0h2p0-----------------------------------|-----------|-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-xx--|
E-----------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|---------|

E-----------|
B-----------|
G-4-4-4-4-4-|
D-4-4-4-4-4-|
A-2-2-2-2-2-|
E-----------|

Solo:
E----------------------------------------0-------------------------------9--|
B----------------------------------------0----------5---------------------9-|
G----------------------------------------0----4------8-------------9--------|
D----------------7-9-5-------------------------7-5/6--6b-4--0-----9-9-11b---|
A---------------------5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7p5h7--4/5--------------0---------------|
E-3-3-3-3-3-3-5/8-----------------------------------------3b-0h3-0----------|

E-12-12p9------------------------|
B--------12-12p9-----------------|
G---------------11-11p9----------|
D----------------------11-11p9---|
A-----------------------------11-|
E--------------------------------|

play the chorus again leave out the end riff but instead of playing the end riff play this:
E-------------|
B-2-2-2-------|
G-2-2-2-4-4-1-|
D-2-2-2-4-4-2-|
A-------2-2-2-|
E-------------|

Then immediately play this:
E-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
B-----------------------|----------------------|--2-----------------------|
G-----------------------|----------------------|--2-4b-4p2-4--------------|
D-----14-xx-14--14-x-12-|-----14-xx-14--14-x-12|--2---------4-4-4p2-4-----|
A---14---xx-14--14-x-12-|---14---xx-14--14-x-12|---------------------2-2--|
E-12--------------------|-12-------------------|--------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
B----------------------------5p2p0-3p2p0-----------|-------------------------|
G---------------------4h6p4-------3-----2-2-0------|---2bp0------------------|
D-----2------------4h6-----------------------2b----|-------2p0h2-------------|
A----2-0------0h2h4----------------------------2b--|------------3p0h3-2p0----|
E-2h4---0h2h4-----------------------------------3b|0h3------------------3----|bp0

This is a great song.  one of my favorite of brad paisley.  try to get all of the
and pulloffs sounding good.  The solos, riffs, and verse 1 I use a DS-1 Distortion pedal but
still sounds gound without one.  here it is. learn it play it and love it.

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