Black Friday Rule

tabbed by Eric Bonkowski

*CAPO 2ND FRET*

rhythm fig. 1
electric

   Am       C5        G5        
|---------------------------------
|--1--1-----1------------------1--
|--2--2-----x---------0--------2--
|--2--2-----2---------0--------2--
|--0--0--2--3--3p2p0--x--3p2---0--
|---------------------3------3----
  Am         C5         Am
||-------------------------| 
||--1-1----1-1--------1----| 
||--2-2----x-x--------2----| 
||--2-2----2-2--0-----2----| 
||--0-0--2-3-3----3-2-0----| 
||-------------------------| 


                                
|---------------------------------
|-----------------------------1---
|-----------------------------2---
|-2-2-2-2p0---0---------------2---
|-----------3---2-3-3-3-3p0---0---
|---------------------------3-----
  Am        C5            Am
||-------------------------| 
||1--1----1-------------1--| 
||2--2----x-------------2--| 
||2--2----2-------------2--| 
||0--0--2-3-3p2p0---3-2-0--| 
||----------------3--------| 

acoustic fill
(fast strumming)
|----0-0-0-0-0------R-------------
|----1-1-1-1-1------E-------------
|----2-2-2-2-0h2----P-------------
|----2-2-2-2-0h2----E-------------
|--0-0-0-0-0-0------A-------------
|-------------------T-------------

N.C.
I want to believe in myself once 
again
So I dream of a man whose hopes 
never end
To kiss with a girl who's as lovely 
as you
I'd give you my heart, if you gave 
me the truth

    C5                             
And for every tear that is lost 
     G5
from an eye
    E5                     A5
I'd dig me a well where no man could
 destroy
  C5                          
I want to believe in a freedom 
        G5
that's bold
    E5
But all I remember is the freedom of
 old

fig. 1

(with variation of fig. 1)
Well I lost me a wife, so I found me
 a plane
Flew all the way to California
This mess in my head is a mess 
getting out
Ya drink too much coffee, I drink 
too much stout

Continúa después del anuncio
    C5                             
But after a while, when my mouth's 
       G5
not so dry
     E5                            
I'll dance up a storm, sure life's 
          A5
looking fine
       C5                          
But as darkness falls, I return to 
   G5
my bed
      E5
Don't ask me more questions, don't 
f**k with my head

(with variation of fig. 1)
I've been down in this world, down 
and almost broken
Like thousands of people, left 
standing in their shoe
I've been down in this world, down 
and almost broken
As thousands they grieve, as the 
Black Friday rule

play fig. 1 once
then use this as a fill:

  Dm            Am Dm            
|-1-1-1-1-1-1---0--1-1-1-1-1-1---
|-3-3-3-3-3-3---1--3-3-3-3-3-3---
|-2-2-2-2-2-2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2---
|-0-0-0-0-0-0---2--0-0-0-0-0-0---
|-------------0-0--------------0-
|--------------------------------
  Am
||0-------------------------| 
||1-------------------------| 
||2-------------------------| 
||2-------------------------| 
||0-------------------------| 
||--------------------------| 

|-------------------------------
|-------------------------------
|-------------------------------
|-------------------------------
|-0-0-2-3-3p2p0-------------3-2-
|---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-----
                  PM.......     

||---------------------------| 
||---------------------------| 
||---------------------------| 
||---------------------------| 
||0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------| 
||---------------------------| 
PM...................        

|guitar solo|
the beginning and a good chunk of it
 is just figure 1 played palm
muted. for better effect, mess 
around in the Am pentatonic scale,
with position at the 5th fret (7th 
without the capo). the solo
sounds good regardless of exactly 
what you play as long as you
stay in the Am pentatonic. i'm 
pretty sure that this riff is
reoccurring throughout, though
|----------------------R----------
|----------------------E----------
|----------------------P----------
|--7-7-7p5-------------E-x4-------
|----------7--7p5------A------7p5-
|-----------------8-5--T----------

||--------------------------| 
||--------------------------| 
||--------------------------| 
||--------------------------| 
||------7p5-------7p5-------| 
||8-5-5-----8-5-5-----8-5-5-| 

                            light 
PM........................

N.C.
The buildings they shake but my 
heart it beats still
Oh mother of Jesus, I feel pretty 
ill
I want to go home where my feet both
 feel safe
But there ain't no jobs in the old 
free state

   C5                              
So I must remain in my new adopted 
 G5
land
    E5                       A5
I'm doing the best, Hell I'm doin' 
all I can
   C5                              
So next time you see me, don't ask 
       G5
for my name
  N.C.
For I am the King and sure long may 
I reign

(with fig. 1)
I've been down in this world, down 
and almost broken
Like thousands of people, left 
standing in their shoe
I've been down in this world, down 
and almost broken
As thousands they grieve, as the 
Black Friday rule

(with fig. 1)
I've been down in this world, down 
and almost broken
Like thousands of people, left 
standing in their shoe
I've been down in this world, down 
and almost broken
As thousands they grieve, as the 
Black Friday rule

***

acoustic guitar shadows most of the 
electric work here,
except in the solo. note that figure
 1 isn't the EXACT
guitar used during the verses or 
chorus, but it's nearly
the exact same. use the same chords 
and progressions and
it'll sound right. the solo is fun 
and it's a perfect time
to pull out your own chops and 
improv. to get the solo the
same as from the cd, just stay on 
the 5th fret and follow the
same general progression. have fun

any questions email F*