James Brown
Cold Sweat
Author: AA23
Email: [email protected]
The timing on this is funky and only approximate because the triplet is
really more swing time. Listen to the song and it’ll be easy.
Riff 1 (Main Riff in verse and Solo)
Triplet
G ——7———7——————|
D ———-7———————|
A 5—5————5————-3-|
E ——————2—3-3-4-4—|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Often the walking bass has notes omitted
Riff 2 (Bridge)
G ——5—————————|
D ———-5———————|
A 3—3———3-3—————|
E ——————0—1—2-2-3-|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Riff 3 (Break)
G ———————————|———————————|
D —2—3—4—5——————|—3—4—5———————|
A ———————————|———————————|
E ———————————|———————3————|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Hold this note
This break sounds strange because it’s not what the horns are playing
(especially the second time through).
Basic structure…
Intro: Riff1 (2x)
Riff1 (8x)
Riff2 (5x)
Riff3 (1x)
