After looking at all the versions of 'Confusion' by the Zutons on this FANTASTIC
web-site (all of which are very good I hasten to add), I picked up my trusty instrument
of destruction and immediately broke my top e string. Being forced to make do until the
shops open tomorrow morning and I manage to pinch the pennies from my wife's purse, I
have worked out an alternate way of playing this song. I actually think (?!) it sounds
closest to the original - shoot me if it doesn't!
Intro BASS bit first
e ---|------------------|------------------|
b ---|------------------|------------------|
A g ---|------------------|------------------|
d ---|------------------|------------------|
a ---|-----------7-7----|-----------7-7----|
E -0-|-3-slide-5------0-|-3-slide-5------0-| etc.
Verse 1
e ------------|-------------|
b -----5----5-|-----5-----5-|
A g ---6--6-6---|---6---6-6---|
d -7----------|-7-----------|
a -0----------|-------------|
E ------------|-------------|
e ------------|-------------|
b -----8----8-|-----8-----8-|
A7 g ---6--6-6---|---6---6-6---|
d -7----------|-7-----------|
a -0----------|-------------|
E ------------|-------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/z/zutons/confusion_tab_ver_4.html ]
e ------------|-------------|
b -----7----7-|-----7-----7-|
D g ---7--7-7---|---7---7-7---|
d -7----------|-7-----------|
a ------------|-------------|
E ------------|-------------|
Repeat this pattern until you reach the .............
Chorus
E Bm A
e ------------|-------------|-------------|
b -----9----9-|-----7-----7-|-----5-----5-|
g ---9--9-9---|---7---7-7---|---6---6-6---|
d -9----------|-9-----------|-7-----------|
a ------------|-------------|-------------|
E ------------|-------------|-------------|
Also try adding the odd .............
A with slide
e --------------------|-------------|
b -------------5----5-|-----5-----5-|
A g -----------6--6-6---|---6---6-6---|
d -5-slide-7----------|-7-----------|
a --------------------|-------------|
E --------------------|-------------|
and make use of the open A - let it ring dude!
e ------------|-------------|
b -----5----5-|-----5-----5-|
A g ---6--6-6---|---6---6-6---|
d ------------|-------------|
a -0----------|-0-----------|
E ------------|-------------|
NOTE the extra note in each bar - it helps give the rhythm and flow to the song.
I hope this makes sense - CONFUSION - yes indeedy!
Big Rich - aka the celibate monkey - www.starwarstores.com
celibate_monkey@yahoo.com
I love you all!
