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18 Miles To Memphis by Stray Cats
18 Miles To Memphis
The speed of this song, especially the opening riff, is friggin
insane with regards to WHAT he's playing. Quick pull off riff
followed by some quick travis picking to lead on into the chord
progression. Now, this is a typical I,IV,V progression in the
key of A. He plays the progression differently live than in the recording.
Brian's got a pedal steel in the background which masks the guitar a little.
Strums are not exact, listed for the changes.
INTRO:
(OPENING LICK) A E9
e|----------------------------5-5-|----------------------------------|
B|-5po----5p0----5p0----5p0---5-5-|--5p0---5p0----5p0----5p0---7-7---|
G|-5p0----5p0----5p0----5p0---6-6-|--5p0---5p0----5p0----5p0---7-7---|
D|-----7------7------7--------7-7-|------7-----7------7--------6-6---|
A|----------------------------7-7-|----------------------------7-7---|
E|----------------------------5-5-|----------------------------------|
(if the bass notes are hard to follow, ignore and focus on the g,b,e strings)
*****fingerpick*********************************************************
A
e|-----5---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------5----7-----5---------|----------------------5--7-7--7/9--|
G|---------------------------6-----|--6-6--6--66--6-------5--7-7--7/9--|
D|-----7--------7-----7---------7--|--7-7--7--77--7--------------------|
A|---------7---------------7-------|-----------------------------------|
E|--5--------------5---------------|-----------------------------------|
VERSE 1: (You can play the regular chords if you want.)
"We've been driving all night long...."
A D A
e|-----5------------------------------10-|-5-5--------------------|
B|------------5----7-----5------------10-|--------5---7--5---5----|
G|---------------------------6--------11-|-----------------6------| X2
D|-----7--------7-----7---------7--------|---7------7----7---7----|
A|---------7---------------7-------------|------7----------7------|
E|--5--------------5---------------------|-5----------5-----------|
"We go 500 miles, everyone's asleep..."
A D A
e|-5------------10------|-5-5----------------------|
B|-5------------10------|---------5---7--5-----5---|
G|-6------------11------|-------------------6------| X2
D|----------------------|---7-------7----7-----7---|
A|----------------------|-------7-----------7------|
E|----------------------|-5-----------5------------|
"Oh, 18 wheels a'rollin'. 18 wheels rollin round and round"
E D A E Eb D
e|-12----------------------10---------5-5------------|-1212--11--10--|
B|-12----------------------10--------------5-7-5-----|-1212--11--10--|
G|-13----------------------11---------------------6--|-1313--12--11--|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|---------------|
"Please Mr. Driver won't you pull over..."
E D A
e|-12------------10-----------------|-5-5--------------------|
B|-12------------10-----------------|--------5---7--5---5----|
G|-13------------11-----------------|-----------------6------| X2
D|----------------------------------|---7------7----7---7----|
A|----------------------------------|------7----------7------|
E|----------------------------------|-5----------5-----------|
"We'll have 14 steak and eggs....."
D
e|-10------------------|--17--17---12--14--12----12-----|
B|-10------------------|----------------------14--------|
G|-11------------------|--------------------------------| X2
D|---------------------|--------------------------------|
A|---------------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------------------|
"Let's get back on the bus..........."
E D A E Eb D
e|-12----------------------10---------5-5------------|-1212--11--10--|
B|-12----------------------10--------------5-7-5-----|-1212--11--10--|
G|-13----------------------11---------------------6--|-1313--12--11--|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|---------------|
CHORUS
"Yea we're 18 miles to Memphis..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------| X4
D|-----------44--77--44----------|
A|----44--77------------77--55---|
E|-55----------------------------|
"Got a rocket in my pocket and I, lit the fuse.."
D A
e|--/10~--/10~----------/5~-/5--|
B|--/10~--/10~----------/5~-/5--|
G|--/11~--/11~----------/6~-/6--|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
"Well, we're 18 miles to Memphis, and I won't be till I rock you out..."
E D A E Eb D
e|-12----------------------10---------5-5------------|-1212--11--10--|
B|-12----------------------10--------------5-7-5-----|-1212--11--10--|
G|-13----------------------11---------------------6--|-1313--12--11--|
D|---------------------------------------------------|---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|---------------|
SOLO: "YEE-HAW!""
e|-5-5--8^--5--8^-5-8^-5--------5--|-5--8^--5--8^--5-8^-5-----5-|
B|-5-5--7^--5--7^-5-7^-5------5----|-5--7^--5--7^--5-7^-5----5--|
G|-------------------------7^------|-----------------------7^---|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
x2
e|----------------5--|-2/9--2/9--2/9-2/9--|-----7-------------|
B|----------------5--|-1/8--1/8--1/8-1/8--|------7--10p7---10-|
G|-7^-7^--7--5-------|--------------------|-/7----7------7----|
D|--------------7----|--------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
e|------------------5-2---------2--------------|
B|----------------------5-2---2----------------|
G|-4^p2---2-2~--------------4^-------2---------|
D|------4-------------------------4^-----------|
A|--------------------------------------3^0----|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|-7^-7^----------7--|-------------------------5-5--|
B|-8^-8^---7------7--|-5p0---5p0---5p0---5p0---5-5--|
G|-----------9p7-----|-5p0---5p0---5p0---5p0---6-6--|
D|-------------------|-----7-----7-----7-------7-7--|
A|-------------------|-------------------------7-7--|
E|-------------------|-------------------------5-5--|
He then plays the A, to the D which leads into...
PEDAL STEEL SECTION
A
e|-/17-17--12--14--12----------|----------------------12--14/-|-17-17~----|
B|--------------------14-------|--14---14---14---14---12--14/-|-----------|
G|-----------------------14----|-----14---14--14---14---------|-----------|
D|--------------------------X2-|------------------------------|-----------|
A|-----------------------------|------------------------------|-----------|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|-----------|
D A
e|-10~----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
B|-10~--10--12--10----|-10-10~----------|-10-10~------------------|
G|-----------------11-|-11-11~-9--12-9--|-9--9-~--9-11-9----9-9-9-|
D|--------------------|-----------------|----------------12-------|
A|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
E D A
e|-12-12~---12\10~-----17--17--12-14-12-------------------------12~-|
B|-12-12~---12\10~----------------------14-------12--12~------------|
G|-13-13~---13\11~-------------------------14------------13-13------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat VERSE
Repeat CHORUS:
Repeat OPENING LICK
ENDING LICK:
e|-5-2---------2------------|
B|-----5-2---2--------------|
G|---------4^------2--------|
D|---------------4^---------|
A|-------------------3^0----|
E|--------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| ^ Bend
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