The Black Crowes
Song Title: Cosmic Friend
TBC Original? Yes
Written By: Chris and Rich Robinson
Recording Session: By Your Side, Lions
Record: Lions, Live
Live Debut: 04/09/2001
Shows: 136 times played live
Related Song: Cosmic Friend (version I)
Notes: The original, unreleased version of this song was recorded by Chris, Rich, Steve,
and Sven in December, 1997 and is played in a different arrangement with different
It was completely rewritten for the Lions album.
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The above information was taken from www.crowesbase.com
Tuning: CFCFAC (Open F- open G down a full step)
Intro:
Part A
C-----------|
A-----------|
F-----------| x4
C--4-0---0--|
F------5----|
C-----------|
C-----------|
A-----------|
F-----------| x4
C--5-0---0--|
F------4----|
C-----------|
This whole phrase is repeated three times before continuing to this:
C-----------|
A-----------|
F-----------| x4
C--2-0---0--|
F------3----|
C-----------|
C-----------|
A-----------|
F-----------| x3
C--2-0---0--|
F------2----|
C-----------|
C----------|
A--2----0--|
F--2----0--|
C--2----0--|
F--2----0--|
C----------|
The next section is omitted from live versions of this song:
Part B
C------------------------------------|
A--7--7-7-7-7-7--10-12--8-10--3-1-0--|
F--7--7-7-7-7-7--11-12--9-11--0-0-0--| x6
C--x--x-x-x-x-x--x---x--x--x--0-0-0--|
F--7--7-7-7-7-7--11-12--9-11--4-2-0--|
C------------------------------------|
Part A is then repeated, and is followed by this:
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/black-crowes/185635.html ]
C---------------------------|
A--5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0--|
F---------------------------|
C---------------------------|
F---------------------------|
C---------------------------|
Which then leads into the verses...
Verse:
C------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------3-------------------5-3-0-3h0--|
F---------------4---4-0--5-5-5-5-5-0-------------|
C--3-3-3-3-3-2-----------5-5-5-5-5-0-------------|
F--5-5-5-5-5-4-----------5-5-5-5-5-0-------------|
C--3-3-3-3-3-2-----------------------------------|
C--------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------3-------------------5-3-0-5-3-0--|
F---------------4---4-0--5-5-5-5-5-0---------------|
C--3-3-3-3-3-2-----------5-5-5-5-5-0---------------|
F--5-5-5-5-5-4-----------5-5-5-5-5-0---------------|
C--3-3-3-3-3-2-------------------------------------|
Chorus:
C----------------------------------------------------------|
A--7-7-----7----12--10----7-7-----7----12--8--10--5--7--0--|
F--7-7-----7----12--11----7-7-----7----12--9--11--5--7--0--|
C--x-x-----x-----x---x----x-x-----x-----x--x---x--x--x--0--|
F--7-7-----7----12--11----7-7-----7----12--9--11--5--7--0--|
C------0-0---0----------------0-0---0----------------------|
I'm not exactly sure what Rich plays under "the cosmos is calling" because his part is
buried, but with the help of some video, this is what I could come up with.
Solo Rhythm:
C----------------------------------|
A--5-3-1-3-1-0----5-3-1-3-1-3-0-0--|
F--0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
C--0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
F--5-4-2-4-2-0----5-4-2-4-2-4-0-0--|
C----------------------------------|
