Dwight Yoakam - Fast As You Chords & Tabs

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      Fast As You - Dwight Yoakam
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 Tabbed by: Country Bass
 E-mail: aaron.white8@education.nsw.gov.au

 Great song by one of country's greatest. The bass simply plays what the guitar plays, 
the main riff is the same on guitar.

 For any beginner bassists looking at this tab it takes a while before your fingers get 
used to the stretching from 3 to 6.

 Tuning: Standard

 Main Riff

 G|-------------------|
 D|-------------------|
 A|----------6-3-5-3--|
 E|--0-0-4-5----------|

 Intro

 The bass comes in after the guitar plays the main riff twice

 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------|
 A|----------6-3-5-3---------6-3-5-3--| x2
 E|--0-0-4-5---------0-0-4-5----------|

 Verse

 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------|
 A|----------6-3-5-3---------6-3-5-3--| x2
 E|--0-0-4-5---------0-0-4-5----------|

 G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------6-3-5-3---------6-3-5-3----------------------------------|
 A|--0-0-4-5---------0-0-4-5-----------------6-3-5-3---------6-3-5-3--|
 E|----------------------------------0-0-4-5---------0-0-4-5----------|

 G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------0--0--0--0----------6-3-5-3---------6-3-5-3--|
 E|--2--2--2--2--------------0-0-4-5---------0-0-4-5----------|

 Chorus

 G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------6-3-5-3---------6-3-5-3--|
 E|--------------------------0-0-4-5---------0-0-4-5----------|

 G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------6-3-5-3---------6-3-5-3--|
 A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-4-5---------2-2-4-5----------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

 Verse 2

 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------|
 A|----------6-3-5-3---------6-3-5-3--| x2
 E|--0-0-4-5---------0-0-4-5----------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dwight_yoakam/fast_as_you_btab.html ]
 G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------6-3-5-3---------6-3-5-3----------------------------------|
 A|--0-0-4-5---------0-0-4-5-----------------6-3-5-3---------6-3-5-3--|
 E|----------------------------------0-0-4-5---------0-0-4-5----------|

 G|---------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------0--0--0--0----------6-3-5-3----|
 E|--2--2--2--2--------------0-0-4-5---------0--|

Verse 3

 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------|
 A|----------6-3-5-3---------6-3-5-3--| x2
 E|--0-0-4-5---------0-0-4-5----------|

 G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------6-3-5-3---------6-3-5-3----------------------------------|
 A|--0-0-4-5---------0-0-4-5-----------------6-3-5-3---------6-3-5-3--|
 E|----------------------------------0-0-4-5---------0-0-4-5----------|

 G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------0--0--0--0----------6-3-5-3---------6-3-5-3--|
 E|--2--2--2--2--------------0-0-4-5---------0-0-4-5----------|

 G|---------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------0--0--0--0----------6-3-5-3----|
 E|--2--2--2--2--------------0-0-4-5---------0--|

Outro


 Guitar plays main riff twice then Bass comes back in for the Outro

 Final Verse

 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------|
 A|----------6-3-5-3---------6-3-5-3--| x2
 E|--0-0-4-5---------0-0-4-5----------|

 G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------6-3-5-3---------6-3-5-3----------------------------------|
 A|--0-0-4-5---------0-0-4-5-----------------6-3-5-3---------6-3-5-3--|
 E|----------------------------------0-0-4-5---------0-0-4-5----------|

 G|--------------------------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------|
 A|--------------0--0--0--0----------6-3-5-3---------|
 E|--2--2--2--2--------------0-0-4-5---------0-0-4-5-|

 lead guitar plays an outro then end on an A

    A
 G|---|
 D|---|
 A|-0-|
 E|---|


 Playing Order

 Intro
 Verse
 Chorus
 Verse 2
 Verse (Instrumental Break)
 Chorus 2
 Verse 3

 Outro

 guitar plays riff twice
 Verse x4
 Final Verse


Have Fun


 | /  slide up
 | \  slide down
 | h  hammer-on
 | p  pull-off
 | ~  vibrato
 | +  harmonic
 | x  Mute note
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