~From: [email protected] (Mike Hoffman)
~Subject: TAB: LaGrange (Rhythm only)
Here is how I play the rhythm part of LaGrange. Our other guitarist does
the lead, so I’ve never bothered to learn it (and therefore haven’t
included it 🙂
Picking style is key to the percussive sound of this piece. Under
each section I have placed the following symbols:
^ indicates picking with an upward motion
v indicates picking with a downward motion
With a little practice, you can get a smooth up/down pattern esatblished,
and it stays the same throughout the song.
LaGrange
ZZ Top
(clean sound)
———————-|———————————|
———————-|———————————|
——-2—2—2—2—2—|.-2—-2—-2-4—2—2—2—2—2-.|
—-2—2—2—2—2—2—|.-2-2—2-4—2-2—2—2—2—2—2-.|
—-0——————|—-0—-0———————-|
———————-|———————————|
v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
During the first verse, keep repeating the section above between |: and 😐
occasionally playing it this way to emphasize the words:
————————————
————————————
—2—-2—-2—-2—2—2—2—2—-
—2—-2—-2-2—2—2—2—2—2—-
——3—-5—-0——————-
————————————
^ v ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Then after ‘They got a lot o’ nice girls’ comes the break. Resume playing
the same as above with heavy distortion:
———————-|———————————|
———————-|———————————|
——-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—2—2-.|
—-0——————|—-3—-5—-0——————|
———————-|———————————|
v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Keep repeating the part in between |: 😐 during the second verse, then
after ‘I might be mistaken’, switch to:
—————————-|——————————————-|
—————————-|——————————————-|
—————————-|.——8—8-10—10————————-.|
—-10-10—10—10—10—10—|.—10-8—8-10—10-10—10—10—10—10—10—.|
—-10-10—10—10—10—10—|—10————-10—10—10—10—10—10—|
—————————-|——————————————-|
v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Then, during the guitar solo, keep playing the above section between |: 😐
When the solo comes to an end, this is the pattern and the break:
——————————————
——————————————
———————————8—8-10—
—-10-10—10—10—10—10——10-8—8-10—
—-10-10—10—10—10—10——10———-
——————————————
v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ v
|——-5—5—5——5—5—5——5—5—5—————-|
|————————————————————|
|.———————————————————2-.|
|.—4/5—5—5—3/4—4—4—2/3—3—3—————2-.|
|————————————————0—0—3h4—-|
|————————————————————|
(I usually play the D string with my pick and the E string with
my middle finger. You can, of course, play both with your pick)
Repeat the break between |: and 😐 twice, then go back to the
clean part (same as the very first section). Play it 4 times,
hit the distortion, and play the same as the first verse until the fade…
Have fun,
MH++
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[email protected] 100 N. Babcock Street
TEL: (407)255-8116 FAX: (407)255-8195 Melbourne, FL 32935
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