Black Crowes - Lickin
From the album 'Lions'
Standard Tuning with fuzz distortion
tabbed by jjhand
Thought I'd upload a complete tab. Please rate or comment if you like it.
Main Riff - staccato, using pickup selector switch as a kill switch
e|-----------------|---------2---2---|-----------------|----------2---2------|
B|-----------------|---------2---2---|-----------------|----------2---2------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
A|---------0-1-2---|-----------------|---------0-2-0-2b3r-0------------------|
E|---0-1-2-------0-|---0-2-----------|---0-1-2---------|----2-2--------------|
The main riff repeats have some changes throughout, like random slides and
harmonic feedback
Main riff verse ending, with random slides
e|-----------------|---------2---2---|-----------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------|---------2---2---|-----------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------/x\/x\|
A|---------0-1-2---|-----------------|---------0-2-0-2b3r-0------------/x\/x\|
E|---0-1-2-------0-|---0-2-----------|---0-1-2---------|----2-2~~~~~~--/x\/x\|
Chorus (0:48) - two guitars
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------| play 8x
D|-4__/6----6-6-6---6-6-6---6-----|
A|-4__/6----6-6-6---6-6-6---6-----|
E|-2__/4----4-4-4---4-4-4---4-----|
Play Verse again
Play Chorus again, but chorus ends on:
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|----------------3-4-5---|
D|-4--/6-6-6---6--3-4-5---|
A|-4--/6-6-6---6--1-2-3---|
E|-2--/4-4-4---4----------|
Bridge
e|---------------|-------------------|
B|-6-------------|-------------------|
G|-6-----------4-|-------------------|
D|-6-----------4-|----4--------3-4---| play 4x
A|-4-----------2-|--1-4--------1-4---|
E|---------------|----2----------2---|
Solo
e|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
B|-4b5r--4---4-------------|----------------------|-------------------|
G|---------4---4p2---2-----|-2--------------------|-------2---3---4~--|
D|-----------------4-----4-|----2-----4-----------|---4-4---4---4-----|
A|-------------------------|-------4-------0------|-2-----------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
|
| Rhythm
e|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
D|----4\2-4--------------4-|-/7-------------------|----4\2-4------4---|
A|----2\0-2--------------4-|-/7-------------------|----2\0-2------4---|
E|-----------------------2-|-/5-------------------|---------------2---|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/black_crowes/lickin_tab.html ]
Solo
e|------------|------------------|--------------------|
B|------------|-12/14~~---11p14~-|-11p14-14~----------|
G|-11~~-------|------------------|---------------11---|
D|------------|------------------|-------------11-----|
A|------------|------------------|--------------------|
E|------------|------------------|--------------------|
|
| Rhythm
e|------------|------------------|--------------------|
B|------------|------------------|--------------------|
G|------------|------------------|--------------------|
D|-/7---------|-4\2-4--------4---|-/7-----------------|
A|-/7---------|-2\0-2--------4---|-/7-----------------|
E|-/5---------|--------------2---|-/5-----------------|
Solo
|---------------|-----------------|
|-14~~~~\----14-|-14~-------------|
|---------------|------11-11~-----|
|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|
|
|
|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|
|------4\2-4--4-|-/7--------------|
|------2\0-2--4-|-/7--------0-1-2-|
|-------------2-|-/5---0-1-2------|
Continue Main Riff
Play Chorus again except change riff temporarily at 2:49
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------| play 4x
D|-6__/8----8-8-8---8-8-8---8-----|
A|-6__/8----8-8-8---8-8-8---8-----|
E|-4__/6----6-6-6---6-6-6---6-----|
resume regular chorus riff to end
Ending
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|---------2-------|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|-------------2---|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|---------1---1---|-----------------|---------/x\---/x\-|
A|---------0-1-2---|-----------------|---------0-2-0-2b3r-0------/x\---/x\-|
E|---0-1-2-------0-|---0-2-----------|---0-1-2---------|----2-2------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------4--4----|
A|---------0-1-2---|-------------0---|---------0-2-0-2b3r-0--------6--4----|
E|---0-1-2-------0-|---0-2---0-2-----|---0-1-2---------|----2-2------------|
repeat with random changes until feedback
e|-----------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------|
G|---------------6-|-(6)--4----3-----6-|
D|---------------4-|-(4)--4----4---4-4-|
A|---------0-2-0---|---------------4---|
E|---0-1-2---------|-------------------|
KEY
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| r Bend release
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