High Head Blues

The most difficult feature of the song is probably the rhythm. It was in fact rather impossible to write the exact rhythm down. Again, listening to the record is a good solution. Here we go: INTRO e:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| B:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| G:------5-----------5--|------5-----------5--|------5-----------5--| D:---4-----5-----4-----|---4-----5-----4-----|---4-----5-----4-----| A:5-----------5--------|5-----------5--------|5-----------5--------| E:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| e:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| B:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| G:second-guitar-doesn't-play-anything-yet...-|---------------------| D:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| A:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| E:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| e:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| B:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| G:------5-----------5--|------5-----------5--|------5-----------5--------| D:---4-----5-----4-----|---4-----5-----4-----|---4-----5-----4-----------| A:5-----------5--------|5-----------5--------|5-----------5--------------| E:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| e:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| B:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------6-6-6-| G:---------------------|bass begins...-------|---------------------5-5-5-| D:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------4-4-4-| A:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------5-5-5-| E:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| e:---------------------------|--------------------| B:---------------------------|--------------------| G:------5-----------5--------|------3-------2---3-| D:---4-----5-----4-----------|---2-----5---1---2--| A:5-----------5--------------|3-----------2---3---| E:---------------------------|--------------------| e:---------------------------|--------------------| B:---------------------6-6-6-|--------------------| G:---------------------5-5-5-|--------------------| D:---------------------4-4-4-|--------------------| A:---------------------5-5-5-|--------------------| E:---------------------------|--------------------| FIRST VERSE : I have tried to write down the first and second guitar in a relative way. This means that, when a note from the first guitar stands right on top of a note of the second guitar, that these notes should be played simultaneously. The easy way : listen to the song, turn your speakers down one at a time to hear each guitar separately (you must have stereo, off course). e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G:-------5-------5---------------5-------5---------------5-------5-----------| D:---4-5---5---4-------------4-5---5---4-------------4-5---5---4------------2| A:-5---------5-------------5---------5-------------5---------5------------3--| E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Sometimes... (lyrics are with the Amorica-CD) e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B:-6-6-6----------------------------6-6-6-------------------6-6-6------------| G:-5-5-5--------------5-------------5-5-5-----5-------------5-5-5----3-------| D:-4-4-4------------5---5-4---------4-4-4---5---5-4---------4-4-4--3---3-2---| A:-5-5-5--------------------5-------5-5-5-----------5-------5-5-5----------3-| E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G:---3-------3--------------5-------5--------------5-------5--------------5--| D:-3---3---2------------4-5---5---4------------4-5---5---4------------4-5---5| A:-------3------------5---------5------------5---------5------------5--------| E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B:------4-4-4------------------6-6-6------------------6-6-6------------------| G:------3-3-3----5-------------5-5-5----5-------------5-5-5----5-------------| D:------2-2-2--5---5-4---------4-4-4--5---5-4---------4-4-4--5---5-4---------| A:------3-3-3----------5-------5-5-5----------5-------5-5-5----------5-------| E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| repeat this entire part, for the second half of verse 1 e:---------------------------------| B:---------------------------------| G:-----5--------------3-----2---3--| D:---4------------2-3---3--1---2---| A:-5------------3---------2---3----| E:---------------------------------| e:---------------------------------| B:6-6-6----------------------------| G:5-5-5----3----------------2---3--| D:4-4-4--3---3-2-----------1---2---| A:5-5-5----------3----3-2-2---3----| E:---------------------------------| chorus : chords e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G:------5--------------------------------------------------------------------| D:--4-5---5-4---C-C-C-C-C/D-D-F-F-F-F/G-G--------------3---F-F-F-F/G---------| A:5------------------------------------------3---3---3---5-------------------| E:-----------------------------------------5---5---5-----------------0-1-0-1-| A charmed life it is.... e:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G:------5-------Second guitar plays the same as the first guitar-------------| D:--4-5---5-4----------------------------------------------------------------| A:5--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E:---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e:------------------------------------------------------------| B:-----------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6| G:--------------------3------2---3---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5| D:----G-G-F--------2h3-3-2--1---2----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4| A:----------0-1-2-3--------2---3-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5| E:0-1---------------------------------------------------------| e:------------------------------------------------------------| B:------------------------------------------------------------| G:------------------------------------------------------------| D:------------------------------------------------------------| A:------------------------------------------------------------| E:------------------------------------------------------------| That's about it as far as licks are concerned. The structure of the song is as follows : INTRO VERSE 1 (twice the lick transcribed above) CHORUS VERSE 2 (once the lick transcribed above; half as long as the first verse) CHORUS SOLO, accompanied by the following chords : D7 E7 D7 B7 D7 E7 D7 C7 B7 C7 I have not transcribed the solo. If you can play a bit of sologuitar, you should be able to improvise one that sounds just like it quite easily. Just keep in mind what chords the other guitar is playing. I have not actually transcribed the second verse, or chorus, but if you can play the riffs above, you can play the entire song, all you have to do is a bit of puzzling it all together. Any suggestions, additions or complaints are welcome. Have fun. Wim Heylen Ristenstraat 14 2270 Herenthout Belgium wheylen@zorro.ruca.ua.ac.be