Tabs
Them Crooked Vultures - Scumbag Blues (sample)
Tabbed by Benbroom
This is the tab to the Youtube video they released with a clip of this song, enjoy!
Key: ^ = slight note bend
^^ = full bend
~ = vibrato
/ = slide
Riff 1
e|---------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------13^--------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------10^-----------------------10~----|
A augmentedA|-12-12---10-11-12-----12-10------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------12-10-10--x------------|
Riff 2 - (Sliding chord shapes)
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|---------10-/-12--12-12--10-/-12--12-12---|
G+G|----------9-/-11--11-11---9-/-11--11-11---|
D MajorD|---------10-/-12--12-12--10-/-12--12-12---|
A augmentedA|-12-12------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|-7-7---8-/-10--10-10---8-/-10--10-10------|
G+G|-7-7---7-/--9---9--9---7-/--9---9--9------|
D MajorD|-7-7---8-/-10--10-10---8-/-10--10-10------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|-10-10---10-/-12--12-12--10-/-12--12-12---|
G+G|--9--9----9-/-11--11-11---9-/-11--11-11---|
D MajorD|-10-10---10-/-12--12-12--10-/-12--12-12---|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
BB|-7-7---8-/-10--10-10---8-/-10--10-10------|
G+G|-7-7---7-/--9---9--9---7-/--9---9--9------|
D MajorD|-7-7---8-/-10--10-10---8-/-10--10-10------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------|
Riff 3 - (Arpeggios)
e|-20-17--------------------|-19-16--------------------|
BB|-------17-----------------|-------16-----------------|
G+G|----------17-/-14~--------|----------16-/-13~--------|
D MajorD|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e|-18-15--------------------|-18-15--------------------|
BB|-------15-----------------|-------15-----------------|
G+G|----------15-/-12~--------|----------15-/-12~--------|
D MajorD|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------|--------------------------| x2
Riff 4 - (Arpeggios 2)
e|-20-17---------------------20-17--------------|
BB|-------17------------------------17-----------|
G+G|----------17-/-14~-/-17-------------17-/-14~--|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|
e|-19-16---------------------19-15--------------|
BB|-------16------------------------15-----------|
G+G|----------16-/-13~-/-16-------------15-/-13~--|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|
e|-18-15---------------------18-15--------------|
BB|-------15------------------------15-----------|
G+G|----------15-/-12~-/-15-------------15-/-12~--|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|
e|-18-15---------------------18-15--------------|
BB|-------15------------------------15-----------|
G+G|----------15-/-12~-/-15-------------15-/-12~--|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|
e|-20-17---------------------20-17--------------|
BB|-------17------------------------17-----------|
G+G|----------17-/-14~-/-17-------------17-/-14~--|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|
(interpret the end - percussive slide and trilled note to a full bend)
e|-19-16--------------------x-x-x-x--------------------------|
BB|-------16-----------------x-x-x-x-//-20-20-20-20-20^--20^^-|
G+G|----------16-/-13~-/-16---x-x-x-x--------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------x-x-x-x--------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------x-x-x-x--------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------x-x-x-x--------------------------|
Riff 5 - Outro (Based on Riff 1)
e|------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------13^--------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------10------------------------10~----|
A augmentedA|-12-12-12---------12-10-------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------12-10-10--x------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------10-----------10------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-12-12-12---------12-10--------12-10------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------12----------12-10-8-10-12-10-8^---10-8^--|
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