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Coalminer > lead

transcribed by Jim Tolbert

Notes: 

  * Use the Gmaj scale

  * There are 6 lead riffs played during the verse. Riffs 1, 3 and 4
    are slight variations of the same pattern.

  Riff 1: The first pattern played between vocals
  Riff 2: The second pattern played between vocals
  Riff 3: An extended version of Riff1 played when a verse starts
  Riff 4: A shortened version of Riff1 played in the second verse
  Riff 5: Played after "daddy was guitar player". 
  Riff 6: Played after "played that joint all night"

  * Chorus: 

                 F C G
          e|-x-x-1-3-3-|
          B|-x-x-1-5-3-|
          G|-x-x-2-5-4-|
          D|-x-x-3-5-5-|
          A|-x-x-3-3-5-|
          E|-x-x-1-3-3-|


  On the final sequence of 4 leave off the C and G 

  * Arrangement:

0:12 Riff3, Riff2, Riff1, Riff2, Riff1
0:52 Riff1, Riff2, Riff1
1:13 Chorus x 4
1:36 Riff3, Riff2, Riff5, Riff6, Riff4
2:09 Riff3
2:36 Chorus x 4
2:58 Solo
3:21 Chorus x 4
3:43 Riff3, Riff2, Riff1




Riff 1:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------12-12-12^14^12--------12-12-14-12-x--14^16^14-------------------|
D|-12^14----------------14--14-------------------------17-17/19-17---/12-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2:

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------12-12-12^14^12--------12-12-14-12-14-14/16-14-16/17-14-17/19-|
D|-12^14----------------14--14----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-17-19/21-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 3:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------12^14^12----------12-12-12^14^12--------12-12-14-12-x--------|
D|-12^14----------14-12-14----------------14--14----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14^16^14-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------17-17/19-17----/12----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 4:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------12-14-12-x--14^16^14-----------------------------------------|
D|-12-14----------------------17-17/19-17----/12----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 5: (be careful with the phrasing; may need some work)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14b^16^14----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------16-14-----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------17-14-15-12-10-12-14-12-12/14-12/10~~---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 6:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12^13^12-----12^13^12-----------12^13-15-13-15/17-17/19-17-/15~~~~~|
G|----------14-----------14--12^14------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo
e|-17/19-19b-17-19b-17--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------20-17---17-19-17/15-15-17-15/13-13-15-13/12-12-13|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12/10-10^12--------15-12-13-12--------15-12-13-12--------15-12-13-12|
G|-------------12-----------------14-12--------------14-12-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-13^12-15-13^12-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------14-12-14b15-12----12----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------14----14-12-12---------------12--|
A|---------------------------------------------------10/--12^14^---14|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------17-15-|
B|-------------------------------------12/13-15-13-17-15-15-------|
G|--------12----12-14b15-12----12---14----------------------------|
D|-12^14^----14-------------14------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----19-15----20-15----19-15----20-15----19-15---17-15---------------|
B|-15-------15-------15-------15-------15------15-------15-17---------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------12^15^12--------------------------------------|
B|-15/17-15/17-15/17-15----------15^12--------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------14^12--------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------14^12-/10----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|