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Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
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Tabbed by: axe victim
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Tuning: EADGBe
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato or sustain
| x Mute note
|(3) optional note
| * pinch harmonic ( hit string with both pick and thumb 'til it squeals )
Classic from the Eliminator album.
Many guitar parts, one of which is slide, difficult to play with just
one guitar in standard tuning. I will add more of the solo later.
Intro:
___C5______________________________________________________________
( guitar one... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|---------10------8--------------|-10--8--------------------------|
D|---------10------8---10---------|-10--8-------10~~~--------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-8---8-------8-----------8---8--|---------8----------------------|
( guitar two... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------1--|-1-|
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------0--|-0-|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------x--|-x-|
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------1h3----|-3-|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------3----------|---|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 -
Repeat for a few bars until:
Verse: ( this part can be interpreted in many different ways but I
do it a bit like this... )
___C5_______________________________C5______________________C___Bb_
" Clean shirt, new shoes... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-1---------------------------1--|-1------------------------------|
G|-0---------------------------0--|-0------------------------------|
D|-x---------------------------x--|-x-----------------------5--\3--|
A|-3-----------------------1h3----|-3-----------------------3--\1--|
E|---------------------3----------|---------------------3----------|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|
_______________________Bb______F___________________________________
" and I don't know where I am going to... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------1--|
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------0--|
D|(3)------------------3----------|-----------------------------x--|
A|(1)------------------1-------3--|-------------------------1h3----|
E|-----------------------------1--|---------------------3----------|
___C5_______________________________C5______________________C___Bb_
" Silk suit, black tie... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-1---------------------------1--|-1------------------------------|
G|-0---------------------------0--|-0------------------------------|
D|-x---------------------------x--|-x-----------------------5--\3--|
A|-3-----------------------1h3----|-3-----------------------3--\1--|
E|---------------------3----------|---------------------3----------|
_______________________Bb______F________________________F_______G__
" I don't need a reason why... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|(3)------------------3----------|--------------------------------|
A|(1)------------------1-------3--|---------------------3------/5--|
E|-----------------------------1--|---------------------1------/3--|
Chorus:
___G___________________F_______G________________________________C__
" They come running just as fast as they can, 'cause... "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|(5)-----------------------------|(5)-------------------------(5)-|
A|-5-------------------3------/5--|-5-------------------5-------3--|
E|-3-------------------1------/3--|-3-------------------3-------3--|
___C_______________________________________________________________
" every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man "
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----|
G|(5)-----------------------------|---------------------8----------|----|
D|-5------------------------------|---------------------8---8---8--|-10-|
A|-3------------------------------|-------------------------8---8--|-10-|
E|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|----|
Repeat intro.
Repeat verse.
Guitar solo: ( The solo is played with slide guitar and open G tuning.
Rhythm guitar is standard tuning )
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/z/zz-top/202076.html ]
___C_______________________________________________________________
( rhythm guitar during solo... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|
E|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|
Repeat for quite a few bars until:
___C________________________________C___Bb______G__________________
( rhythm guitar during solo... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-10--8-------5------------------|
A|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-10--8-------5------------------|
E|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|-8---6-------3------------------|
___F_______________________________________________________________
( rhythm guitar... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
E|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
___C_______________________________________________________________
( rhythm guitar... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|
E|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|
___F_______________________________________________________________
( rhythm guitar... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
E|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--|
___C________________________________C___Bb______G__________________
( rhythm guitar... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-10--8-------5------------------|
A|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|-10--8-------5------------------|
E|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--|-8---6-------3------------------|
Repeat intro.
Repeat verse.
Repeat chorus.
___C_______________________________________________________________
" every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man "
e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------11b13~~~~~~~~-|
G|(5)-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-5------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-3------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-3------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Second guitar solo: ( two guitars sharing duties, one is a slide guitar... )
___C_______________________________________________________________
( lead guitar... ) ( * pinch harmonics * )
e|-8-------8-------8---8----------|--------------------------------|
B|-----11------11--8---8----------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------------------10-----|-8------*10*----*8*-*8*---------|
D|-----------------------------10-|-----10------10----------8------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
___C_______________________________________________________________
( etc... )
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|h10-p8------8-------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-------8/10---10\8---6---8---6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Guitar solo to end....
Lyrics:
Clean shirt, new shoes
And I don't know where I am going to.
Silk suit, black tie,
I don't need a reason why.
They come runnin' just as fast as they can
'cause every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man.
Gold watch, diamond ring,
I ain't missin' not a single thing.
Cuff-links, stick pin
When I step out I'm gonna do you in.
They come a runnin' just as fast as they can
'cause every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man.
Top coat, Top hat,
And I don't worry cause my wallet's fat.
Black shades, white gloves,
Lookin' sharp, lookin' for love.
They come runnin' just as fast as they can
'cause every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man.
