D A D G B E Effects needed: Wah Legend: \ - slide down / - slide up h - hammer on p - pull off b - bend br- bend and return ph- pinch harmonic tp- tremelo pick Here you go, I got John 5's album pretty much as soon as it came out, and I loved it. Here is the tab for one of my favourite songs off the album, hope you enjoy. Any queries, email at bottom. I have also added some comments on how to use the wah to create a sound much like the songs. E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||| Intro: (0:00 - 0:09) No guitars E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||| E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||| Lead Guitar E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||| E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||| Main riff: (0:09 - 0:25) E|---------------------------------------------20b-20b------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--0-0---12\---x-x-x-x---13-13----0-0---12\------------13--------------------| E|--0-0---12\---x-x-x-x---13-13----0-0---12\------------13--------------------| \ | x2 E|---------------------------------------------20b-20b------------------------| / B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--0-0---12\---x-x-x-x---13-13----0-0---12\------------10--------------------| E|--0-0---12\---x-x-x-x---13-13----0-0---12\------------10--------------------| E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||| Verse 1: (0:25 - 0:42) - the effect can be produced by using a wah, heel fully down E|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7tp--|---10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7----------| D|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7tp--|---10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7----------| D|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|--15-12-10-15-12-10-15-12-10-15-12-10-|-15-12-10-15-12-10-15-12-10-15-12-10--| D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|--15-12-10-15-12-10-15-12-10-15-12-10-|-15-12-10-15-12-10-15-12-10-15-12-10--| D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|--15-12-10-14-12-10-13-11-10-12-11-10-|-15-12-10-14-12-10-13-11-10-12-11-10--| D|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| G|--7-8-7-7-9-7-7-10-7-7-12-7-|-7-8-7-7-9-7-7-10-7-7-12-7---------------------| D|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||| Main riff: (0:42 - 0:50) E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||| Verse 2: (0:50 - 1:06) - Wah used pretty much all the way through this bit, toe down towards the end. E|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| A|--8p5-8-5-8p5-8-5-8p5-|-5-5-8-5-8p5-8-5-8/10--------------------------------| E|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| E|--10-11-13-11-10---------------------------------------------------|-------------| B|-----------------13-11-10------------------------------------------|-------------| G|--------------------------13-11-10--8-9-11-9-8---------------------|-------------| D|-----------------------------------------------11-9-8--------------|-------------| A|------------------------------------------------------11-9-8--8-5~-|-(5)-8-5/8\--| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------| tp |--| E|----------------7-8-10--10-12-13-12-10--------------------------------------| B|---------7-8-10------------------------13-12-10--15~------------------------| G|--7-9-10--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----16-14-13----------15-13-12----------14-12-11----------13-11-10----------| B|-15----------16-14-13----------15-13-12----------14-12-11----------13-11-10-| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--16-14-13----------15-13-12----------14-12-11----------13-11-10----------13-11-10----------|-----------------| B|-----------16-14-13----------15-13-12----------14-12-11----------13-11-10----------13-11-10-|-13-10-13-10-13b-| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------| pinched note = C --> ph E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||| Chorus: (1:06 - 1:23) - Wah used all the way through, listen for patterns. E|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| G|-----10--12/14~--14\12--10-12-10--10----10----|----10--12/14~--14\12-10-12/14\12p10-----| D|--12---------------------------------12----12-|-12----------------------------------12~-| x2 A|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||| Main riff: (1:23 - 1:31) E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||| Verse 3: (1:31 - 1:48) - Same as verse one, heel down on wah. E|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7tp--|--10-7-10-8-7-10-7-10-8-7-10-7-10-8-7-10-7-10-8-7-------------------| D|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7tp--|--7-7-7-7-8-7-7-9-7-7-10-7-7-11-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-9-------------------| D|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------|-------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------|-------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| |-19-18-17-16-|-19-18-17-16-|-19-18-17-16-19-18-17-16-|-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-7-| E|-------------|-------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------|-------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||| Chorus: (1:48 - 2:04) E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||| Verse 4: (2:04 - 2:29) - Again wah is used all the time here, make sure to really whack on the wah when hitting those top notes. E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| B|----------------17b-----x-17b-17b-|-17b-17b-17b-x-17b-17b-x-----------------| G|------17b-----x-----17b-----------|-----------------------------------------| D|--17b-----17b---------------------|-------------------------17~-------------| A|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| E|--------------------12-13-15-13-12------------------------------------------| B|-----------12-13-15----------------15-13-12---------------------------------| G|--12-14-15----------------------------------14p12-14p12-15~-----------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--12-14br-12-13br-12-14br-12-15br-12-16b------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| tremelo pick and vibrato all E|--------------------12-14-17b-p12-------------------------------------------| B|-----------12-14-16---------------16-12-------------------------------------| G|--12-14-16------------------------------14p12-14p12-16~---------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------16-18-21b-p16-------------------------------------------| B|-----------16-18-20---------------20-16-------------------------------------| G|--16-18-20------------------------------19p16-18p6-21~----------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--12---15---17--|----------12-15-17-15-12-----------------------------------| B|--15b--18b--20b-|-22b---------------------17-15-12--------------------------| G|----------------|----------------------------------15p12--------------------| D|----------------|----------------------------------------14\----------------| A|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4 A|--8-5-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-5-------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Here the wah is heel down, and slowly released untill chorus kicks in. E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||| Chorus: (2:29 - 2:46) E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||| Verse 5/Outro: (2:46 - 3:35) - No wah for the first part E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------10h12p10---------------------------| D|-----------------------10h12p10----10-12------------------------------------| A|-----8h10p8----8-10-12----------12------------------------------------------| E|--12--------12--------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------10h13p10------------13h15p13-------------------------------| B|-----------10-13----------13-10-13b-----------15-13-15b---------------------| G|-----10-12------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--12------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--10h13p10-----------10-----------------|-----------------------------------| B|-----------13-10--------13-10-----------|-10--------------------------------| G|-----------------12b----------12-10-12b-|----12-10-------10b----------------| D|----------------------------------------|----------12-10-----12-10-12~------| A|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|--------------------------|------10--------------13-----------13---|--------| B|--------/13tp-------/13tp-|---------13-10-----------13---13---13---|--------| G|--/13tp-------/13tp-------|--12b----------12-10-----12b--12b--12b--|--------| D|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------| A|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------| E|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------| Here use the wah liberally ^ and really get these bends with the wah. E|-----------------13---13---13---13------------------------------------------| B|-----------13----13---13---13---13------------------------------------------| G|------10---12b---12b--12b--12b--12b-----------------------------------------| D|--12------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Use the wah all the time when repeating this, listen to how its used. Repeat and fade E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||| E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||| Rhythm Guitar E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||| E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||| Verses 1, 2 & 3. E|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|----------| x4 A|--0--12\--| E|--0--12\--| E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||| Chorus Gtr.2 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2 A|--0-(x16)--3-(x16)--5-(x16)--0-(x12)--3--5----------------------------------| E|--0--------3--------5--------0--------3--5----------------------------------| Gtr.3 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| x8 A|--8-5-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-5-------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ^ 4th and 8th times play |-8-10-| E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||| Verse 4 E|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| x8 A|--2--2--x--x-x---3--| E|--2--2--x--x-x---3--| ^ last time stop here E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|||||||||||||| Verse 5 same as Chorus, repeat till fade. 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