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The Moan
by: The Black Keys
The Moan
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Tabbed by: Connor O.
Tuning: Standard
Effects: Fuzz
Version 1 of this tab was rather spot on. But I noticed there is a low E
bass-line being played in parallel for most of the song. Also, there are
a few different riffs used in the verses that were not tabbed before.
Also, most of the solo wasn't tabbed. Keep in mind that parts of the solo
below are played VERY quickly.
That being said, it's a cool little twist of a song based on "Poor Boy"
by Howlin' Wolf.
Comment/message with corrections/ideas. Please rate my tab.
Key:
where # represents a number
#h# - hammer
#p# - pull
/ \ - slides, up and down respectively.
#b# - bend from normal note up to achieve bended note.
#r# - release bend from bended note to normal note.
=== - beneath chord box. Represents the use of a guitar slide.
Intro:
0:00
e|------------------------------0------------|
B|--------------------------------3p0--------|
G|-----------------0------------------2p0----|
D|--0h2---2s4-0h2-----------2-------------2--|
A|---------------------2---------------------|
E|-----------------------3b---0--------------|
0:07
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------3--------------|
G|----------------------------2-----0--|
D|--0h2-----0-----2--------------------|
A|------------2------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
0:09
e|------------------------------0------|
B|--------------------------0h2--------|
G|----------------------0h1------------|
D|--2-----0-----2----------------------|
A|----------2--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
0:12
(drums and bass line kick in)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------3----------------|
G|--------------------------2-----0----|
D|--2-----0-----2----------------------| X2
A|----------2--------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
0:17
poor boy I'm a long way from home
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--2-----0-----2-------2--------------|
A|----------2---------------0---2------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|
0:20
e|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------3----------------|
G|--------------------------2-----0----|
D|--2-----0-----2----------------------|
A|----------2--------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|
0:23
e|--------------------------------0----|
B|----------------------------0h2------|
G|----------------------2-0h1----------|
D|--2-----0-----2----------------------|
A|----------2--------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|
0:26
e|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------3----------------|
G|--------------------------2-----0----|
D|--2-----0-----2----------------------|
A|----------2--------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|
0:28
Poor boy I'm a long way from home
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--2-----0-----2-------2--------------|
A|----------2---------------0---2------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|
0:30
e|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------3----------------|
G|--------------------------2-----0----|
D|--2-----0-----2----------------------| X3
A|----------2--------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|
0:38
Poor boy I'm a long way from home
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--2-----0-----2-------2--------------|
A|----------2---------------0---2------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|
e|--------------------------------0----|
B|----------------------------0h2------|
G|----------------------2-0h1----------|
D|--2-----0-----2----------------------|
A|----------2--------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------3----------------|
G|--------------------------2-----0----|
D|--2-----0-----2----------------------| X2
A|----------2--------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|
0:48
Yeah, doin' me wrong
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--2-----0-----2---0h2-0-------2------|
A|----------2---------------0h2--------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------3----------------|
G|--------------------------2-----0----|
D|--2-----0-----2----------------------|
A|----------2--------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|
e|--------------------------------0----|
B|----------------------------0h2------|
G|----------------------2-0h1----------|
D|--2-----0-----2----------------------|
A|----------2--------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/black_keys/the_moan_tab_ver_2.html ]
e|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------3----------------|
G|--------------------------2-----0----|
D|--2-----0-----2----------------------|
A|----------2--------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|
0:57
Somebody's callin'.....
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|----------0---------2-----0----------|
D|--2-----0-----2----------------------|
A|------------------2------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------3----------------|
G|--------------------------2-----0----|
D|--2-----0-----2----------------------|
A|----------2--------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|
1:03
Somebody's callin'.....
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|----------0---------2-----0----------|
D|--2-----0-----2----------------------|
A|------------------2------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------3----------------|
G|--------------------------2-----0----|
D|--2-----0-----2----------------------|
A|----------2--------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|
1:08
Somebody's callin'.....
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|----------0---------2-----0----------|
D|--2-----0-----2----------------------|
A|------------------2------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|
1:13
Keep on callin'.....
e|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------3----------------|
G|--------------------------2-----0----| x2
D|--2-----0-----2----------------------|
A|----------2--------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|
1:17
go along.....
e|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------3----------------|
G|--------------------------2-----0----| x2
D|--2-----0-----2----------------------|
A|----------2--------------------------|
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|
Bridge:
1:22
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Solo:
1:29
e|-------------------------------------------------0---|
B|--2b4b2p0--------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------2--0---2---------0h2p0-0---0h2-0----------|
A|----------------2--------0h2--------2-------2--------|
E|---------------------0-3----------------------3b-0-0-|
1:37
e|-------------------------0---|
B|-------------------------0---|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--0--------0h2p0-------------| X7
A|-------0h2-------2p0---------|
E|-----3---------------3-------|
1:54
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|--0--------2b3-0h2-0-2p0-----|
D|-------------------------2p0-|
A|-------0h2-------------------|
E|-----3-----------------------|
1:56
e|-------------------------0---|
B|-------------------------0---|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--0--------0h2p0-------------| X2
A|-------0h2-------2p0---------|
E|-----3---------------3-------|
2:01
e|-------------------------0---|
B|-------------------------0---|
G|-------------2b4-2p0---------|
D|--0--------2---------2p0-----|
A|-------0h2-------------------|
E|-----3-----------------------|
2:03
(FAST)
e|----------------------------0-|
B|----------------------------0-|
G|----------2b4-pb2-0h2p0-------|
D|--0---------------------2p0---|
A|------0h2---------------------|
E|----3-------------------------|
2:05
e|-------------------------0---|
B|-------------------------0---|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--0--------0h2p0-------------|
A|-------0h2-------2p0---------|
E|-----3---------------3-------|
2:07
e|-------------------------0---|
B|-------------------------0---|
G|-----------2b4-pb2-0---------|
D|--0------------------2p0-----|
A|-------0h2-------------------|
E|-----3-----------------------|
2:10
e|-------------------------0---|
B|-------------------------0---|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--0--------0h2p0-------------|
A|-------0h2-------2p0---------|
E|-----3---------------3-------|
2:12
e|-----------------------------0-|
B|-----------------------------0-|
G|-------------2b4-pb2-pb2-0-----|
D|--0----------------------------|
A|-------0h2---------------------|
E|-----3---------------------0---|
2:15
e|-------------------------0---|
B|-------------------------0---|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--0--------0h2p0-------------| X2
A|-------0h2-------2p0---------|
E|-----3---------------3-------|
Bridge:
2:19
Just like the bridge before
Verse:
2:30
Go hard with the same exact riffs
as in previous verses
Bridge/Outro:
3:16 3:23 - 3:30
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--2b4~~~~r2p0---|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
3:31 3:41
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|--1---------------------1---|
D|--2---------------------2---|
A|--2---------------------2---| END
E|--0---------------------0---|
