Chickenfoot - Lighten Up From 'Chickenfoot III' album Tuning: Eb (all strings down 1/2 step) Tabbed by jjhand Great jam song with a bluesy feel. Please rate and comment. Intro (Sounds like Organ, but is Satch's Guitar Effect) eb|-----------|-13--------|-10------|-10------| Bb|-----------|-10--------|-7-------|-8-------| Gb|-4----5----|-10--------|-7-------|-7-------| Db|-7----7----|-----------|---------|---------| Ab|-0----0----|-----------|---------|---------| Eb|-----------|-----------|---------|---------| Main Riff - played 4x |-----------------|-------------------|----------------|-0----------------0-| |-----------------|-------------------|----------------|-0------5-----------| |--------2--------|-------------------|-2---2---0------|-0---/4---\2p0--0---| |-rest---2--------|-------------2-----|-2---2---0------|-2------------2-----| |--------0--------|-2---2-------------|-0---0---x------|-2------------------| |-----------3~~---|-0---0---0-3---3-0-|---------3------|-0------------------| "Why you pushing so hard baby? You could be making it easy" fourth bar of Main Riff changes each time: 2nd time: pick scrape 3rd time: ascending natural harmonics on 6th string (low Eb) 4th time |--0-----0-----------|--------------------|----9--8--7--5---3--|----5___----| |-/5--3--3-----------|--------------------|--------------------|----------5-| |----------2p0-------|-2------------------|---10--9--7--6---4--|------------| |-------------2--0h2-|-2------------------|--------------------|-/7_____7---| |--------------------|-0------------------|--------------------|------------| |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------| "I said oh, baby you pushing too hard... lighten up!" Solo 1 (1:11) |-------------------|--------0------0---|-----5------5--------5-5-| |-x-x-5-x-x-5---x-x-|5----------------0-|8b10---8b10---8p5--------| |-x-x-5-x-x-5---x-x-|5------------------|-----------------7b9-----| |-------------------|--2p0-2------2-----|-------------------------| |-------------------|----------7\-------|-------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------| |---5-----5-5---------|--------------------|---------------------8------------| |-8---8-5-------------|-17b------------17s-|-17b-10p8-10p8---8-8---10p8-10-8\5| |-------------7b9~~---|-17b------------17s-|-17b-----------9------------------| |---------------------|-----19p17-19~~-----|----------------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------| |-------5-------5--------------------|----------------------12---| |-----5---8-5------------------------|----------------------12---| |-7b9---------7---7b9-b9-9pbr7-5-----|----------------------12---| |--------------------------------7-5-|-7---5------------/14------| |------------------------------------|---7----7p5-7~~~-----------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------| Play Main Riff Again, with new endings: 1st ending 2nd Ending 3rd Ending |--------------| |--2NH~~~~~~~----| |-0--3b--0------0----| |--5/7\5/7\5/7-| |----------------| |-0--3b--0--0---0----| |--------------| |----------------| |-----------2b4------| |--5/7\5/7\5/7-| |----------------| |--------------------| |--------------| |----------------| |--------------------| |--------------| |----------------| |--------------------| 4th time - Pick scrape, then silence (2:07) play 4x |-----------------| |-----------------| |---2-2---2-2-x-x-| |---2-2---2-2-x-x-| |-3-0-0-3-0-0-x-x-| |-----------------| "You're pushing too hard" ... (2:15) play 4x |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-4-4-2-2-2-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| "I like it when u want it" ... Solo 2 (2:31) - Rhythm Guitar plays D5 chords throughout |------------------|----------------------------|------------------| |-12b13--12b---12b-|----12b--12br-10h12p10------|-12b---12b---12b--| |-12b13--12b---12b-|----12b--12br-10h12p10------|-12b---12b---12b--| |------------------|----------------------12p10-|------------------| |------------------|----------------------------|------------------| |------------------|----------------------------|------------------| |---------------------------|------10--10-10-----10-10-----10-10-| |----12b--12br-10h12p10--10-|------10--10-10-----10-10-----10-10-| |----12b--12br-10h12p10--10-|-12b14---------12b14-----12b14------| |----------------------12---|------------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------------| |------10---10---10---10------10----|-10---10---10---10---10-10h13p10---| |------10---10---10---10-13b15--b15-|---b15--b15--b15--b15-----------10-| |-12b14--b14--b14--b14--------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-10-13p10--------------------| |---------10------------------| |-----------12p10-------------| |----------------12p10--------| |---------------------12p10\8-| |-----------------------------| High Solo Part (2:46) - Add some tremelo picking |-22p0-22p0-22p0-22p0-22p0-21p0-22p0-21p0-| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-22p0-21p0-22p0-21p0-19p0-21p0-19p0-17p0-| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-19p0-15p0-15p0-14p0-12p0-10h12h14p12p10-| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-10h12h14-12-10-12-14-12-10----------------------------| |----------------------------8-10-12-10-8-10------------| |--------------------------------------------12-11-9-11-| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------| |-10-10~-----10-10~-----10~------|-10-----10-10------13---13----| |-10-10~-----10-10~-----10~------|-10-----10-10-12b14--b14--b14-| |-------12p10------12p10---12p10-|---12p10----------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------------------| |---10-----------10-10-----10-10-----10--10-----------------| |-10--13p10-13b15-----13b15-----13b15-------13brb15--b15~~~-| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm Guitar during 'High Solo Part' |---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------|---------5-----7--5b--------| |---------------2--4--|-5----7-----7--------7p5-7--| |-0--2--3--4~---------|----------------------------| After solo, play Main riff 8 bars, similar to before (3:25) Organ Part from Intro Resumes, Guitar 2 repeats this: |-7h10h12-7h10h12-7h10h12-7h10h12-7h10h12-| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| "Oh baby, you're pushin too hard..." Final Solo (3:50) |----------------|------------------|-------------------| |----------------|------------------|----------------10-| |-15---12~~---12-|-15b16--12~~---12-|-15b16--12~~--12---| |-----------14---|-------------14---|------------14-----| |----------------|------------------|-------------------| |----------------|------------------|-------------------| |------10---10--------|----------------|------------------| |-10b12--b12--b12~~~--|-15---12~~------|-15b17~-----------| |---------------------|-----------14-12|-------12~~----12-| |---------------------|----------------|-------------14---| |---------------------|----------------|------------------| |---------------------|----------------|------------------| |-14b15~~~---------------|----------------------------7h12h15-| |----------------12------|-12-15----12------------------------| |---------12~~-14--14b16-|--------14--14-12-14-14~~~----------| |------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------------------| (4:05) ******* x6 |-7h12h15-----|-7h12T17-7h12T17-7h12h15-7h12T17-7h12T17-7h12h15-| |-------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------|-------------------------------------------------| *******x3 *******x3 *******x3 |-7h12T19----7h12T21---|-7h12T22----x\---22b24r-|-b24~~~-19h22TP-| |----------------------|------------x\----------|----------------| |----------------------|------------------------|----------------| |----------------------|------------------------|----------------| |----------------------|------------------------|----------------| |----------------------|------------------------|----------------| |-19h22TP--22TP-19TP-17TP-15TP-|-12TP-10TP-9TP-7TP-6TP-5TP-| |------------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------| |--5TP----0h5h7-0h5h7-0h5h7----|-6TP-5TP-----6TP-5TP-------| |-8----5-----------------------|---------8TP---------8TP---| |------------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------| (4:22) |-6TP-5TP----6TP-5TP----|-6TP-5TP----6TP-5TP-6TP-|-6TP-5TP-6TP-7h10TP-7h10TP-| |--------8TP--------8TP-|--------8TP-------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------------| ******* x4 |-10h12-7h10h12------7h10-|-12-7h10h12-7h10h12-7h10h12-15TP-17TP-| |-------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------------------| All tremelo picking * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |-15-17-19-15-17-19-17-19-|-22-19-22-19-22-19-22-19-|--22brb24-24br22p19--| |-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------| |-22brb24~~~~\------------|-12h15h17------------------------------------| |----------------15-17-15-|---------12h15h17-12h15-12h15p12-------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------------15p14p12--12-| |-------------------------|----------------------------------------14---| |-------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------------------| (4:42) **Play this 3x** |--------------------------------|----------------|-15~~~~~---------------| |--------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------| |---------12---------------------|-15---12~~---12-|-----------------------| |-14p12-14--14p12----------------|-----------14---|-----------------------| |----------------14-12h14--12h14-|----------------|-----------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------| Ending Ab5 Gb5 Eb5 |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| Joe plays random Eb minor |--7----5---------------| pentatonic licks at the end |-------------7~~-------| |-----------------------| KEY ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | NH natural harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | r Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend | TP Tremelo picking | T Right hand tapping | ************************************