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I Could Use A Steady Hand by Pete Doherty
I Could Use A Steady Hand
Tuning: EADGBe
Key: Bb Major
Chord shapes used:
Bb 6 8 8 7 6 6
C 8 10 10 9 8 8
Eb - 6 x 8 8 x
F7 - 8 7 8 6 -
F9 - 8 7 8 8 8
F9(#5) - 8 7 8 8 9
F13 - 8 7 8 8 10
G7 - 10 9 10 8 -
C13 8 x 8 9 10 -
B13 7 x 7 8 9 -
Bb13 6 x 6 7 8 -
INTRO:
C G7 F7 G7 C7
|-8--8-------8---|----------------|----------------|----8-----------|
|-8----8-11------|----8-----8---8-|----6-------8---|----8-108-------|
|-9--------------|----------10--10|------8---------|----9-9-9-------|
|10--------------|--9-------9---9-|7------/9-------|----8-------10--|
|----------------|10----10-x--10-\|8------/10--10--|---10-----------|
|----------------|----------------|--------------10|8--8------------|
F9 F13 F9 F13 F9 F13 F9 F13
|--------10------|8>------10>-----|8>------10>-----|8>------10>-----|
|8-----8---------|8>------8>------|8>------8>------|8>------8>------|
|8-----8---------|8>------8>------|8>------8>------|8>------8>------|
|7---------------|7>------7>------|7>------7>------|7>------7>------|
|8---------------|8>------8>------|8>------8>------|8>------8>------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
> signifies continuous strumming of the chord
In the last 2 measures he throws in a couple of muted notes, which are fairly easy to duplicate.
PRE-VERSE:
(The F9 to F13 movement is really what defines this song):
|Bb |Bb Bb7 |F9 F13 |F9 F13 |Bb |Bb |
VERSE & CHORUS:
F9 Bb Bb7
Oh, oh please, won't someone bury mine for me?
F9 F9(#5) F9 Bb
'Cause I'm all broken up, I could use, I could use a steady hand
Eb Bb
Oh there ain't nothing in this world, oh nothing wrong except your soul, [he scats]
B C C13
Still he never shows, that I would not know, nothing to do with the fifty thousand
B13 Bb13 F7 F13 F7 F13
dollar rewaaaard, although!
[On the last 4 chords above, he uses the same lick as in measure 5 of the intro.]
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He then returns to the 'Pre-verse':
|Bb |Bb |F9 F13 |F9 F13 |Bb |Bb |
Followed by the verse and chorus. Same lyrics, although he's loose with it as always :)
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OUTRO:
The common bluesy trick of hammering on from the minor to major third is used here,
while strumming only the top 4 strings:
(again, > means just keep strumming the chord)
Bb Bb
|--6----6-6>-----|---6----6-6>-----|
|--6----6-6>-----|---6----6-6>-----|
|7---6h7--7>-----|6h7--6h7--7>-----|
|8---8----8>-----|8----8----8>-----|
|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|
The song then finishes with these chords:
|F9 F13 |F9 F13 |Bb |
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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