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Blacken My Thumb by Datsuns
Blacken My Thumb
standard tuning.
INTRO - clean
E|-------------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-5-----------------------|-5----------------------| x 2
A|-------------------5-4-3-|------------------5-4-3-|
E|---33333333333333--------|---33333333333333-------|
Then bass and drums come in together on the last -5-4-3-
VERSE - Distortion, DS1 or OD-2
E|-------------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-5-----------------------|-5----------------------|
A|-------------------5-4-3-|------------------5-4-3-|
E|---33333333333333--------|---33333333333333-------|
x2
E|-------------------------|------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------|
G|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-3-----------------------|-5----------------------|
A|-------------------3-2-1-|------------------5-4-3-|
E|---11111111111111--------|---33333333333333-------|
CHORUS - Distortion
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----5-8---7-10-----------|---5-8---7-10------------|
A|-/6-----8-----10\--------|-/6----8------10\--------|
E|-------------------333333|------------------333333-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----5-8---7-10-----------|-------7---7--5----------|
A|-/6-----8-----10\--------|---5-8---8---------------|
E|-------------------333333|-/6---------------3333---|
VERSE
CHORUS
SOLO 1 - goes something like this but im not sure about the
last bar each time
E|---------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
B|--8------------|--8------------|-10---11---13----|--------------|
G|--10^----------|--10^----------|-12^--13^--15^---|--------------|x2
D|---------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
A|---------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
E|---------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|
INTERLUDE - im not sure on this bit but it just sounds like a play on
octaves, somehting like this
E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|----7-----7----|
D|---------------|
A|--5-----5------|
E|---------------|
CHORUS
SOLO 2
E|---------------|---------------|
B|--8------------|--6------10----|
G|--10^----------|--8^-----12^---|x3
D|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|
End the last part of the solo on this
E|---------------|
B|---6-----------|
G|---8^----------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
ENDING - whoa you blacken my thumb! blacken my thumb!
E|-----------|-----------|------------|-------------|
B|-----------|-----------|------------|-------------|
G|-----------|-----------|------------|-------------|
D|-----------|-----------|------------|-------------|
A|--10-9-8---|--10-9-8---|------------|-------------|
E|---------6-|---------8-|---6-5-4--3-|-33333333333-|
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version 2
Tuning: Regular
Verse 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------5-------------------------------------5------------------------|
A|--5--4--3----------------------------------5-4-3---------------------------|
E|-----------------3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--------------3-3-3--3-3-3-3------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------3-----------------------------------5--------------------|
A|-----------5-4-3-------------------------------3-2-1-----------------------|
E|--3-3-3-3------------1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--------------3-3-3--3-3-3-3---|
Chorus starts here
e|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------| -|
B|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------| -|
G|--------------|-----------3-----5------------------------------------------| -|
D|--------------|---------5-----7--------------------------------------------| -|
A|--------------|-5-4-3-6-----8------10\-------------------------------------| -|
E|---3-3-3-3-R--|---------------------------3-3-3--3-3-3-3----------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------3------5--------------------------3----5-----------------|
D|----------------5------7--------------------------5-----7------------------|
A|--------------6------8------10\-----------------6------8---10\-------------|
E|--------------------------------3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------3-4--0-7---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------3-3-3--3-3-3-3---6p5------------3------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5-----------------------------------------5------------------------|
A|--5-4-3------------------------------------5-4-3---------------------------|
E|-----------------3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--------------3-3-3--3-3-3-3------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------3-----------------------------------5--------------------|
A|-----------5-4-3-------------------------------3-2-1-----------------------|
E|--3-3-3-3------------1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--------------3-3-3--3-3-3-3---|
Chorus starts here
e|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------| -|
B|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------| -|
G|--------------|-----------3-----5------------------------------------------| -|
D|------------- |---------5-----7--------------------------------------------| -|
A|--------------|-5-4-3-6-----8------10\-------------------------------------| -|
E|---3-3-3-3--R-|---------------------------3-3-3--3-3-3-3----------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------3------5--------------------------3----5-----------------|
D|----------------5------7--------------------------5-----7------------------|
A|--------------6------8------10\-----------------6------8---10\-------------|
E|--------------------------------3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------3-4--0-7---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------3-3-3--3-3-3-3---6p5------------3------------------------------------|
Solo #1:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8b---8b---10b---12b---13b--15b--12b--------------------------------------|
G|--10b--10b--12b---14b---15b--17b--14b--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8b---8b---10b---12b---13b--16b-------------------------------------------|
G|--10b--10b--12b---14b---15b--18b-------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge: Chorus starts here
e|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------| -|
B|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------| -|
G|-----7-------7-------7-----7----------------|-----------3-----5------------| -|
D|-------------------------------repeat x16---|---------5-----7--------------| -|
A|--5------5-------5------5-------------------|-5-4-3-6-----8------10\-------| -|
E|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------3------5--------------------------3----5------|
D|-----------------------------5------7--------------------------5-----7-------|
A|---------------------------6------8------10\-----------------6------8--------|
E|-----------3-3-3--3-3-3-3---------------------3-3-3--3-3-3-3-----------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------3----5----------|
D|----------------------------3-4--0-7----------------------5----7-----------|
A|-10\-----------------------------------------------------6----8---10\------|
E|------3-3-3--3-3-3-3---6p5------------3---3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------3----5--------------|
D|----------------------3-4--0-7-5----------------------5----7---------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------6----8---10\----------|
E|--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--6p5-------------3---3-3-3--3-3-3-3---------------3-3-3---|
Solo #2 starts here:
e|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------| -|
B|--------------------------------|--8b---6b--10b--8b---6b--10b--8b---6b-----| -|
G|--------------------------------|--10b--8b--12b--10b--8b--12b--10b--8b-----| -|
D|----------------3-4--0-7-5------|------------------------------------------| -|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------| -|
E|-3-3-3-3----6p5-------------3---|---------------------------------------------|
Final Riff:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------5-3--------------------------------5-3--------------------------|
A|--5-4-3-1--------5-3-----3-2-1---------5-4-3-1------5-3----3-2-1-------------|
E|--------------------------------3--------------------------------3-----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------5-3------------------------------5-3---------------------------|
A|--5-4-3-1-------5-3----3-2-1-------5-4-3-1-------5-3----3-3-1--------------|
E|-----------------------------3--------------------------------3------------|
"Thumb"
"I think this is how he really plays the chorus. Sorry I didn't put it up in the main
tab, but then i would have had to start all over on the chorus and it would have taken all
So this is an easier and more accurate way to play the chorus. just play this when it's
to play the chorus."
Alternate Fingering For Chorus:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------5--8-----7--10-----------------------5--8---7--10---------------|
A|-5-4-3---6-------8--------10\-----------------6------8--------10\----------|
E|------------------------------3-3--3-3-3-3------------------------3-3--3---|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------5--8-----7--10------------------------------3-4--0-7-5-----------|
A|----------6-------8--------10\-----------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3----------------------------3-3--3-3-3-3------6p5--------------3-------|
| R repeat
| b bend
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 3
Tuning:EADGBe
INTRO
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|5---------------5-----------------5-----------------5-----------------5---|
A|-------------543---------------543---------------543---------------543----|
E|-333333333333------333333333333------333333333333------333333333333-------|
Both Guitars In Verse
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5-----------------3-----------------5-----------------5---|
A|-------------543---------------543---------------321---------------543----|
E|-333333333333------333333333333------111111111111------333333333333-------|x2
Chorus
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--58--710------------58-710------------58-710--------------4-75~----------|
A|-6---8---10\--------6--8---10\--------6--8---10\---------58-5-------------|
E|------------333333------------333333------------333333--6-----------------|
More Verse-ness...
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5-----------------3-----------------5-----------------5---|
A|-------------543---------------543---------------321---------------543----|
E|-333333333333------333333333333------111111111111------333333333333-------|x2
Chorus
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--58--710------------58-710------------58-710--------------4-75~----------|
A|-6---8---10\--------6--8---10\--------6--8---10\---------58-5-------------|
E|------------333333------------333333------------333333--6-----------------|
And Then The Random Lead Parts....
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--10--11---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10b-12b-13b------and similar notes...------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------53---------------53---------------53----------------53-----------5--|
A|-543----53--------543----53--------543----53---------543----53---------5--|
E|----6------6543~-----6------6543~-----6-------6543~-----6------6543~---3--|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 4
Tuning - Standard
Intro
e:---------:
b:---------:
g:---------:
d:-5-------:
a:-5--x16--:
E:-3-------:
Verse
e:--------------------------------------------------:
b:--------------------------------------------------:
g:-------------------------------------------8------:
d:-5-----------5-5-----------3-3-----------1-8-x12--:
a:-5--x12-5-4-3--5--x12-5-4-3--3--x12-3-2-1--6------:
E:-3-------------3-------------1--------------------:
Chorus
"And it makes me Smile..."
e:--------------------------------------------------------------:
b:--------------------------------------------------------------:
g:--------------------------------------------------------------:
d:--5-8-7-10---5-5-5-5-5-5------------------5-8--0-8-5-5-5-5-5--:
a:-6---8----10-5-5-5-5-5-5--x3-ends on--5/6---8--------5-5-5-5--:
E:-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------3-3-3-3--:
Solo
"Hey!"
e:-------------------------------------------:
b:--8~~-6~~-10~~--8~~--x2--ends on--6~~-4~~--:
g:-10^~-8^~-12^~-10^~---------------8^~-6^~--:
d:-------------------------------------------:
a:-------------------------------------------:
E:-------------------------------------------:
Final Riff
"Blacken My Thumb!"
e:-------------------------------------:
b:-------------------------------------:
g:-------------------------------------:
d:--------8~--------10~--------5-------:
a:-10-9-8-8~-10-9-8-10~-10-9-8-5--x12--:
E:--------6~--------8~~--------3-------:
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