Song: SIMPLE MAN (live acoustic)
Artist: SHINEDOWN
Tuning: 1/2 Step Down (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)
Transcribed by: Scott Dorry (RUST) www.rustrock.com
Note: In this version the guitarist refers back to these main riffs
throughout the song, but for the last half of the song he plays some
variations to the riffs. I got these together as I heard them in the
recording and as close to the real thing as possible. Enjoy!!!
CHORD PROGRESSION: C - G - Am
INTRO RIFF:
e|-------|-------------------------------|--------------------3----------|
B|-------|--------1-------------0--------|-------1-----1-----------------|
G|-------|----------0---0---------0---0--|---------2------2-----2--------|
D|-------|------2-----2-------------0----|-----2-----2------2------------|
A|--0-2--|--3-----------------2----------|--0-----------------------0-2--|
E|-------|-----------------3-------------|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|--0---0---0---0---0--0--------|
B|--------1-------------0--------|--1---1---0---0---1--1--------|
G|----------0---0---------0---0--|--2---2---0---0---2--2--------|
D|------2-----2-------------0----|--2---2---0---0---2--2--------|
A|--3-----------------2----------|--0---0---2-------0--0---0-2--|
E|-----------------3-------------|----------3-------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/shinedown/simple_man_tab_ver_3.html ]
VERSE RIFF:
e|-------------------------------|--------------------3----------|
B|--------1-------------0--------|-------1-----1-----------------|
G|----------0---0---------0---0--|---------2------2-----2--------|
D|------2-----2-------------0----|-----2-----2------2------------|
A|--3-----------------2----------|--0-----------------------0-2--|
E|-----------------3-------------|-------------------------------|
FILL RIFF: (in between verses and chorus)
e|--------------------------------|--------------------3----------|
B|-----------------------0--------|-------1-----1-----------------|
G|---------------0---------0---0--|---------2------2-----2--------|
D|-------0h2p0---------------0----|-----2-----2------2------------|
A|--3--3--------3------2----------|--0-----------------------0-2--|
E|------------------3-------------|-------------------------------|
e|-----------------------3/5------|--0---0---0---0---0--0--------|
B|-----------------------3/5------|--1---1---0---0---1--1--------|
G|---------------0----0--------0--|--2---2---0---0---2--2--------|
D|-------0h2p0-----------------0--|--2---2---0---0---2--2--------|
A|--3--3--------3-----------------|--0---0---2-------0--0---0-2--|
E|------------------3-------------|----------3-------------------|
VERSE RIFF: (into chorus)
e|-------------------------------|--0---0---0---0---0--0--0--0--|
B|--------1-------------0--------|--1---1---0---0---1--1--1--1--|
G|----------0---0---------0---0--|--2---2---0---0---2--2--2--2--|
D|------2-----2-------------0----|--2---2---0---0---2--2--2--2--|
A|--3-----------------2----------|--0---0---2-------0--0--0--0--|
E|-----------------3-------------|----------3-------------------|
CHORUS:
C G Am G Am
Be a simple kind of man,
C G Am G Am
Be something you love and understand.
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