Tabbing Out A Solo... Help Please?

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So, I finally found some time to ask this question... :)

It concerns the solo in this song(starting at about 2:02): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf7is_eYtT8

It's in standard tuning. I was trying to work it out by ear to see how to play it, and was having some trouble getting parts...

I think this part is right, though. Does it sound right to you?

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----7--9--11--9--11--9--7-7-7-7-7--9-----7--9--11--9--11--9--7-----------
A---------------------------------------9--------------------------7---9---
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------

That brings it up to 2:10 in the song, and that's where I get stuck... Can you all hear/figure out what the lower guitar part is doing(starts at 2:12)? For me, the higher guitar part kind of drowns it out, so that's what I was wondering about... Some help would be appreciated with that part...

And here's the third bit, at 2:20... Do you all think this is right?

e--------------------------12--12--------12--12--12—12-----------------------------------12--12-----------------------
B---------10--12------b12----------b12---------------------b12---10----10---12-----b12-----------b12-----10--12-------
G-----9----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11---
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The "b" in b12, for me, just means to bend the string on the 12th fret.

So, how could I make this part easier/better to play? What I've been doing is just using my first finger for the bending and using my first finger again for the notes on the high e string, but that seems kind of clumsy, and it kind of just doesn't feel right(?)... I don't know how to explain it... But it seems there should be another way of doing this. What do you all suggest?

I'm still working on the 4th part that starts at 2:30, but that one doesn't seem so bad... :)

Answer 1

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2:12 try playing 6ths.

For the bend put your 3rd finger on the b string line up you 1st and 2nd behind it and stick your 4th on the e string

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answered 10 May '11, 05:44

James 1
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Thanks for your reply! But sorry, what do you mean by "6ths"? Please explain. I'm not very familiar with terms like this...

(02 Jun '11, 07:28) JoviGoo

Sorry, 6th's refer to note intervals. That's a topic you may want to research, and practice separately from the song.

You should spend some time learning how all intervals relate to the major scale, the chords you play, and other scales that you learn. In essence intervals and how they relate is theory.

This tune is in an r&b/blues style. It's harmony may not fit into one key (primary chords are V7's). In that case, the diatonic 6th's from the major scale will need to be matched to the non-diatonic harmony.

(03 Jun '11, 00:29) James 1

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