The Black Crowes
Song Title: Ballad In Urgency
TBC Original? Yes
Written By: C.R & R.R.
Recording Session: Amorica
Record: Amorica
Live Debut: 08/22/1994
Shows: 238 times played live
Related Song: Low Down
Notes: A markedly different version of this song was recorded during the Tall sessions.
song was called Low
Down and had different verses but shared the same "hate and greed, swollen and sweet"
The song's working
title was "Ballad Of Urgency" during the Amorica Sessions.
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The above information was taken from www.crowesbase.com
Tuning: EADGBE (Standard)
Intro/Pre-Chorus:
E-------------------|
B----0-------0---2--|
G------4-------0-0--| x2
D--5-----5-4-----2--|
A----------------0--|
E-------------------|
This is tough to hear on both studio and live recordings. On the studio song there is
Ford's part and a sitar
played over it and during live shows this is once again mixed with Marc's part,
things up, but after
numerous listens to the song on the album and live, this is what I could come up with
Rich's part.
Pre-Verse 1:
E-----7-0-------------------|
B-----------7------7-5------|
G-------------6----------6--| x4
D---------7------7-----7----|
A--0------------------------|
E---------------------------|
This is only played before the first verse.
Verse:
E-----7-0-------------------|
B-----------7------7-5------|
G-------------6----------6--| x2
D---------7------7-----7----|
A--0------------------------|
E---------------------------|
E--5----5-5----------5-5-5-5--|
B--7----7-6----------6-6-6-6--|
G--7----7-7--------7-7-7-7-7--|
D--7----7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A--5----5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E-----------------------------|
The timing and number of times the repeated Dm is played here varies from verse to verse.
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/black-crowes/187655.html ]
E-----7-0-------------------|
B-----------7------7-5------|
G-------------6----------6--| x2
D---------7------7-----7----|
A--0------------------------|
E---------------------------|
Chorus:
E------------------------------------------------5-5--5-5--5-5--------5-5--5-5--5-5--|
B------7-7--7-7--7-7--------5-5--5-5--5-5--------5-5--5-5--5-5--------5-5--5-5--5-5--|
G------7-7--7-7--7-7--------5-5--5-5--5-5--------6-6--6-6--6-6--------6-6--6-6--6-6--|
D--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7----5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5--------7-7--7-7--7-7--------7-7--7-7--7-7--|
A--4-4-5-5--5-5--5-5----2-2-3-3--3-3--3-3----7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7----7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7--|
E--------------------------------------------4-4-5-5--5-5--5-5----4-4-5-5--5-5--5-5--|
E------------------------------------------------5-5--5-5--5-5--|
B------7-7--7-7--7-7--------5-5--5-5--5-5--------5-5--5-5--5-5--|
G------7-7--7-7--7-7--------5-5--5-5--5-5--------6-6--6-6--6-6--|
D--7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7----5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5--------7-7--7-7--7-7--|
A--4-4-5-5--5-5--5-5----2-2-3-3--3-3--3-3----7-7-7-7--7-7--7-7--|
E--------------------------------------------4-4-5-5--5-5--5-5--|
E------3-3--3--3-3--------1-1--1--1-1--3-----|
B------3-3--3--3-3--------1-1--1--1-1--3--5--|
G------4-4--4--4-4--------2-2--2--2-2--4--6--|
D------5-5--5--5-5--------3-3--3--3-3--5--7--|
A--7-7-5-5--5--5-5----5-5-3-3--3--3-3--5--0--|
E--4-4-3-3--3--3-3----2-2-1-1--1--1-1--3-----|
Solo Rhythm:
E-------------------------------|
B--2--2--0----0-----0-----0-----|
G--2--2--0----7--6--7--6--7--6--| x4
D--2--2--0----7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A--0--0-------7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E--------3----------------------|
I believe the last chord here is supposed to be an Asus4, but in every video I've
this is the position
Rich appears to be using. You can play it in the familiar open A chord position, or
it as I have it written
here, and have a droning open B string, which is how I hear it on live versions.
