Thorns Progress Chords & Tabs
The Black Crowes
Song Title: Thorn's Progress
TBC Original? Yes
Written By: Chris and Rich Robinson
Recording Session: Southern Harmony And Musical Companion
Record: Other
Live Debut: 06/09/1992
Shows: 91 times played live
Related Song: Thorn In My Pride
Notes: Instrumental song that serves as the intro to "Thorn In My Pride" when played
The studio version was recorded at Kingsway Studios in New Orleans, LA on 10/11/1992. It
released as a b-side to the "Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye" promotional single in May, 1993.
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The above information was taken from www.crowesbase.com
Tuning: DGDGBD (Open G) with a capo at the 4th fret.
This is best know to fans as a live song that preceeds Thorn In My Pride, but the Black
did record a studio version of it, and that studio version is what I have tabbed out
The live versions over the years feature the main portion of the studio version (1:12)
are often of a similar structure (free form intro and outro, structured jam in the
to the studio song, but often include a major riff that was not part of the studio song.
That riff is at the very bottom of this tab, and is labeled "Bonus Riff".
D----------------------------|
B--0-------------------------|
G--0----------------------0--| x3
D--0----------------0h3h5----|
G--0----------0h3h5----------|
D-------0h3h5----------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--------0h3h5--5b7r5-5p4-4p2p0-----0-2b4r2-0h2p0--------|
D--0h3h5------------------------0h2---------------2p0----|
G-----------------------------------------------------0--|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------0------------0-0--|
B--------------------------------------------1------1-0--|
G--4p2p0--------4p2p0--------4p2p0-------0-----0----0-0--|
D--------2------------2------------2h3--------------2-0--|
G-------------0------------0----------------0----0--0-0--|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
D--0-0-- D--------0--|
B--1-0-- B--0----12--|
G--0-0-- x8 G--0-----0--|
D--2-0-- D--0----12--|
G--0-0-- G--0-----0--|
D------- D-----------|
0:52
D--------------------------------------0--------------------|
B--------------------------------------------1-------1------|
G--4p2p0--------4p2p0--------4p2p0-------0-----0-------0----|
D--------2------------2------------2h3-------------2-----2--|
G-------------0------------0---------------0-----0----------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
D--0--
B--1--
G--0-- x4
D--2--
G--0--
D-----
1:12
D-----------------------|
B-----------------------|
G-----------------------|
D----0-0-----0-0-----5--|
G--0-----0-0-----0-0-0--|
D-----------------------|
D-----------------------|
B-----------------------|
G--------------------0--| x2
D----0-0-----0-0-----5--|
G--0-----0-0-----0-0-0--|
D-----------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------0--|
D----0-0-----0-0-----5-5-4--0-----0-0-----5--|
G--0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0------0-0-----0-0-0--|
D--------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------0--|
D----0-0-----0-0-----5-5--0-----0-0-----5--|
G--0-----0-0-----0-0-0------0-0-----0-0-0--|
D------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------0--|
D----0-0-----0-0-----5-5-4--0-----0-0-----5--|
G--0-----0-0-----0-0-0-0------0-0-----0-0-0--|
D--------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G--------------------0----|
D----0-0-----0-0-----5-5--|
G--0-----0-0-----0-0-0----|
D-------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G--------------------4p2p0-4p2p0-4p2p0----|
D----0-0-----0-0-----------------------2--|
G--0-----0-0-----0-0----------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------0----|
D--0-----0-0-----5----0-0-----0-0-----5-5--|
G----0-0-----0-0-0--0-----0-0-----0-0-0----|
D------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------4p2p0-4p2p0-4p2p0----|
D--0-----0-0-----5----0-0-----------------------2--|
G----0-0-----0-0-0--0-----0-0----------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------0----|
D--0-----0-0-----5----0-0-----0-0-----5-5--|
G----0-0-----0-0-0--0-----0-0-----0-0-0----|
D------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G------------------------0------------------|
D--0-----0-0-----0-0-------0-0-----0-0------|
G----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------0-0-----0-0--|
D-------------------------------------------|
1:51
D----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------0--------------------------------0------|
D--7--7--7-8--8--8---0---0-----0h3h5--5--5--5p3p0-2p0---0--|
G--0--0--0-0--0--0-----0---5-7------------------------2----|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/black_crowes/thorns_progress_tab.html ]
D------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G--------------------------0-4-0---0-|
D--7--7--7-8-7-5p0-4p0-4-5-----------|
G--------------------------------0---|
D------------------------------------|
D--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-3-5p3p2-----5p3p2-----5p3p2------|
B--1-0--0--0-0-1-0-1-------5p3-------5p3-------5p3--|
G--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|
D--2-0--0--0-0-2-0-0--------------------------------|
G--0-0--0--0-0-0-0----------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
D--0-----------------------------------------------------|
B----3p1p0--3p1p0-----0-1-3-5-6-5-3-1p0---0h1h3-5p3---3--|
G-------------------0-------------------0-----------5----|
D-----------------3--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
D--3--3h5p3p0---3h5p3p0---3h5p3p0---------------------|
B--3----------5---------5---------5-------------------|
G--0---------------------------------5p4p0-5p4p0---0--|
D--0---------------------------------------------4----|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------|
B----0-1-3-5-3-5b6--5--3h5p3---3-------3--3-3--|
G--0-------------------------5---5b7r5-5--5-4--|
D----------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------|
B-----------------|
G------5b7r5-5p4--| x6
D--5-5------------|
G-----------------|
D-----------------|
D----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G------5b7r5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D--5-5--------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
G-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D----------------------------|
2:36
D------------------------------|
B--0-0-1-0--0-0-1--1--1-0-1-0--|
G--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--| x8
D--0-0-2-0--0-0-2--2--2-0-2-0--|
G--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--|
D------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|
B--12--12--12-12-12-13--13--13-13-12-12--|
G---0---0---0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0--|x9
D--12--12--12-12-12-12--12--12-12-12-12--|
G---0---0---0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0--|
D----------------------------------------|
3:35
D--0----0----0----0---------------------------------------|
B--6----5----1----1----------------4----------------------|
G--0----0----0----0------3----3----0----------------------|
D--6----5----3----2------0----0----3----3----3---3---3----|
G--0----0----0----0------0----0----3--3----3---3---3---3--|
D----------------------0----------------------------------|
D--------------------------------5--|
B--------------------------------3--|
G--------------------------------0--|
D-------------------------0-3/5--0--|
G--3/5--5--5-3--3-2-3-2-3-----------|
D-----------------------------------|
D------3---5----------------------------------------------|
B--3h5---5---5-5-3----------------------------------------|
G-------------------5p4-5/7-7--7--7--7\5-5-4-5/7\5-4-5-4--|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
D-------3---5---------------------------------------------------|
B--3h5----5---5-5-3---------------------------------------------|
G-------------------5p4p0-4/5-5/7-7-7-7\5-4-5--5b7r5-4-5-4-5-4--|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------3--------------------------------|
G--4\2-0-2-0-2/4-4-4h5p4-4\2p0-----0-0-2b3---3r2p0-2-(2)b4r2p0-0-0h2p0---0--|
D------------------------------0h2-------------------------------------2----|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4:34
D------------|
B------------|
G--2p0-----0-| x2
D------2p0---|
G------------|
D------------|
D-----------------------|
B-----------------------|
G--0-2p0-----2p0-----0--|
D--------2p0-----2p0----|
G-----------------------|
D-----------------------|
D---------------------|
B---------------------|
G--2p0-4p0-2p0-----0--|
D--------------2p0----|
G---------------------|
D---------------------|
D------------|
B------------|
G--2p0-----0-|
D------2p0---|
G------------|
D------------|
D---------------------|
B---------------------|
G--2p0-4p0-2p0-----0--|
D--------------2p0----|
G---------------------|
D---------------------|
D------------|
B------------|
G--2p0-----0-|
D------2p0---|
G------------|
D------------|
D---------------------|
B---------------------|
G--2p0-4p0-2p0-----0--|
D--------------2p0----|
G---------------------|
D---------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G--2p0-----0---------------2-2-2b3r2p0----|
D------2p0---2b3p0-2-0---0----------------|
G----------------------2---------------0--|
D-----------------------------------------|
4:49
D---0-----0------------0----0------0----0----0----0--|
B--12----10-------8----6----4/5----3----1----1----0--|
G---0-----0------------0----0------0----0----0----0--|
D--12----10----/9---9--6----5------3----3----2----0--|
G---0-----0------------0----0------0----0----0----0--|
D----------------------------------------------------|
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Bonus Riff:
D--------------------------------------------------------|
B----1-----1---------------------------------------------|
G------0-----0----------------0-------0-------0-------0--|
D--3-----2-----------------------------------------------|
G--------------2b3r2-0--2b3r2---2b3r2---2b3r2---2b3r2----|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
