Blacken My Thumb


Tabbed by: logspran Tuning: Regular Verse 1: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------5-------------------------------------5------------------------| A|--5--4--3----------------------------------5-4-3---------------------------| E|-----------------3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--------------3-3-3--3-3-3-3------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------3-----------------------------------5--------------------| A|-----------5-4-3-------------------------------3-2-1-----------------------| E|--3-3-3-3------------1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--------------3-3-3--3-3-3-3---| Chorus starts here e|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------| -| B|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------| -| G|--------------|-----------3-----5------------------------------------------| -| D|--------------|---------5-----7--------------------------------------------| -| A|--------------|-5-4-3-6-----8------10\-------------------------------------| -| E|---3-3-3-3-R--|---------------------------3-3-3--3-3-3-3----------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------3------5--------------------------3----5-----------------| D|----------------5------7--------------------------5-----7------------------| A|--------------6------8------10\-----------------6------8---10\-------------| E|--------------------------------3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------3-4--0-7---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------3-3-3--3-3-3-3---6p5------------3------------------------------------| Verse 2: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------5-----------------------------------------5------------------------| A|--5-4-3------------------------------------5-4-3---------------------------| E|-----------------3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--------------3-3-3--3-3-3-3------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------3-----------------------------------5--------------------| A|-----------5-4-3-------------------------------3-2-1-----------------------| E|--3-3-3-3------------1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--------------3-3-3--3-3-3-3---| Chorus starts here e|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------| -| B|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------| -| G|--------------|-----------3-----5------------------------------------------| -| D|------------- |---------5-----7--------------------------------------------| -| A|--------------|-5-4-3-6-----8------10\-------------------------------------| -| E|---3-3-3-3--R-|---------------------------3-3-3--3-3-3-3----------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------3------5--------------------------3----5-----------------| D|----------------5------7--------------------------5-----7------------------| A|--------------6------8------10\-----------------6------8---10\-------------| E|--------------------------------3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------3-4--0-7---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------3-3-3--3-3-3-3---6p5------------3------------------------------------| Solo #1: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--8b---8b---10b---12b---13b--15b--12b--------------------------------------| G|--10b--10b--12b---14b---15b--17b--14b--------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--8b---8b---10b---12b---13b--16b-------------------------------------------| G|--10b--10b--12b---14b---15b--18b-------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bridge: Chorus starts here e|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------| -| B|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------| -| G|-----7-------7-------7-----7----------------|-----------3-----5------------| -| D|-------------------------------repeat x16---|---------5-----7--------------| -| A|--5------5-------5------5-------------------|-5-4-3-6-----8------10\-------| -| E|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------3------5--------------------------3----5------| D|-----------------------------5------7--------------------------5-----7-------| A|---------------------------6------8------10\-----------------6------8--------| E|-----------3-3-3--3-3-3-3---------------------3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------3----5----------| D|----------------------------3-4--0-7----------------------5----7-----------| A|-10\-----------------------------------------------------6----8---10\------| E|------3-3-3--3-3-3-3---6p5------------3---3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------3----5--------------| D|----------------------3-4--0-7-5----------------------5----7---------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------6----8---10\----------| E|--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--6p5-------------3---3-3-3--3-3-3-3---------------3-3-3---| Solo #2 starts here: e|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------| -| B|--------------------------------|--8b---6b--10b--8b---6b--10b--8b---6b-----| -| G|--------------------------------|--10b--8b--12b--10b--8b--12b--10b--8b-----| -| D|----------------3-4--0-7-5------|------------------------------------------| -| A|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------| -| E|-3-3-3-3----6p5-------------3---|---------------------------------------------| Final Riff: e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------5-3--------------------------------5-3--------------------------| A|--5-4-3-1--------5-3-----3-2-1---------5-4-3-1------5-3----3-2-1-------------| E|--------------------------------3--------------------------------3-----------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------5-3------------------------------5-3---------------------------| A|--5-4-3-1-------5-3----3-2-1-------5-4-3-1-------5-3----3-3-1--------------| E|-----------------------------3--------------------------------3------------| "Thumb" "I think this is how he really plays the chorus. Sorry I didn't put it up in the main tab, but then i would have had to start all over on the chorus and it would have taken all So this is an easier and more accurate way to play the chorus. just play this when it's to play the chorus." Alternate Fingering For Chorus: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------5--8-----7--10-----------------------5--8---7--10---------------| A|-5-4-3---6-------8--------10\-----------------6------8--------10\----------| E|------------------------------3-3--3-3-3-3------------------------3-3--3---| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------5--8-----7--10------------------------------3-4--0-7-5-----------| A|----------6-------8--------10\-----------------------------------------------| E|-3-3-3----------------------------3-3--3-3-3-3------6p5--------------3-------| That's it. I'm pretty sure it's right. | R repeat | b bend | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================