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Help - How are they playing this

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I cannot work out how this riff is being played

[youtube]/watch?v=FQU_9Z8Rios[/youtube]

Can anyone help?

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Post by polyal »

do you mean the intro?
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Post by olly »

Yep. That and the main riff. I can't work it out!!
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Post by polyal »

it seem like the whole song is a riff ...the intro seems easy enough but then it gets very busy plus theres quite a bit going on with brass...is there any tabs for it
its a bit AC/DC ....cue for james....
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Post by olly »

Cannot find any tabs for it.

The riff seems to be something based around E - A - Asus 4 (or maybe D)

I can't seem to work it out though! Hopefully James can help...
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Post by polyal »

i can tab you the intro if you need it but have you sorted it?(intro)
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Post by olly »

No, It is the intro I can't work out. I know it is simple but I cannot find where they are playing it!
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Post by polyal »

INTRO:
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this is the tab playing..so the sound is as good as it gets
[mp3]/uploads/8162e1dc838afd3f121bd3785024dbd4.mp3[/mp3]
the E chord is actually E/G# and the D is D/F#

edit:in the tab change 6 to 7 on the second chord of each bar
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Post by olly »

Thanks for this - it is almost spot on but I hear a difference between the first two chords in the recording, so unless I am hearing something that isnt there - which I may be?!!?
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yeh its G# to A ( notes on the E chord ) before the D
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Post by olly »

Yes that is definitely the note. Though looking at this it is played lower down the neck

[youtube]/watch?v=D0SiG8CZ2_A[/youtube]
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this is probably more rock and roll and easier play when your pi**ed ( tab should be open D chord )
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this would be more fluent....E @the 9th pos etc
i would think it would be this ..since it seems to slide down to the 'D' ?
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