| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
. = staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it
x = percussive note with no pitch; muted note
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = slide
b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret
r = release bend to indicated string/fret
/ = slide up from infinity
= slide down into infinity
PM = Palm Mute; lightly touch the strings at the bridge with the edge of
the fret hand
[Riff 1]
e:—————————–|
B:—————————–|
G:—————————–|
D:—————————–|
A:–2–2–4–4–2———2—-|
E:–0–0–0–0–0–0–3h4——|
PM ————————|
[Riff 2]
e:——————————–|
B:——————————–|
G:——————————–|
D:–2–2–4–4–2———2——-|
A:–0–0–0–0–0–0–3h4———|
E:——————————–|
PM ————————|
[Riff 3] [Riff 3a]
e:—————————-|————————————-|
B:—————————-|————————————-|
G:—————————-|————————————-|
D:–4–4–6–6–4–4–6–6—-|—2-2–4-4–2-2–4——————|
A:–2–2–2–2–2–2–2–2—-|—0-0–0-0–0-0–0—2————–|
E:—————————-|———————-0————–|
PM ———————–| PM ———————|
[Riff 4] – with distortion
e:———————————-|————————–|
B:———————————-|————————–|
G:————-2b4r2p1—2p1——–|————-2b4r2p1–2~–|
D:—–0h2——————–2~—-|——0h2—————–|
A:-0h2——————————|–0h2———————|
E:———0————————|———-0—————|
[Riff 5] – with distortion
e:———————————|———————————|
B:———————————|———————————|
G:———————————|———————————|
D:—————7b9r7p6–7p6——|————–7b9r7p6–7~——–|
A:——5h7———————7~-|——-5h7———————–|
E:–5h7——0———————|—5h7—–0———————|
[Riff 6] – with distortion
e:—————————|————-|—————-|
B:—3–x-x–2–x-x–0h1–x–|————-|—————-|
G:—4–x-x–2–x-x———-|————-|—————-|
D:—————————|————-|—————-|
A:—————————|————-|—————-|
E:—————————|–3–3b–5—|–3–3b—0.—-|
[Riff 7 – only played once in the entire song]
e:——————————|
B:——————————|
G:——————————|
D:——————————|
A:–2–2–4–4–2—————|
E:–0–0–0–0–0—4.-5.——-|
PM ———————-|
[Riff 8] D#7 E7
e:—————-12———12———-12———————|
B:————-9——9–10——10–11—–11–12————-|
G:——————————————————-6—-7-|
D:————-9——9–10——10–11—–11–12——5—-6-|
A:——————————————————-6—-7-|
E:–0~~~~———————————————-0—-0—|
[Riff 9]
e:———————————————————-|
B:——-12–14—–14b15r14p12—14p12———————|
G:-12-13——–13———————-13——————|
D:———————————————————-|
A:———————————————————-|
E:———————————————————-|
e:—————————————|
B:——-12-14—-14b15r14p12—14~——|
G:-12-13——-13————————|
D:—————————————|
A:—————————————|
E:—————————————|
[Riff 10]
e:——————————————————————-|
B:——————————————————————-|
G:——————14b16r14p13—14p13——————————|
D:——–12-14————————-14—————————|
A:–12-14————————————————————|
E:————–12—————————————————|
[Fill 1] – played with octave/fuzz
e:—12—-12-12–12————————————————-|
B:——————————————————————-|
G:—-9—–9–9—9————————————————-|
D:——————————————————————-|
A:——————————————————————-|
E:——————————————————————-|
Song progression:
[Riff 1] 35 times
On the 16th time:
Ba – by,
Ba – by,
I`m gonna bring it on home to you.
I`ve got my ticket, I`ve got that load.
Got up, gone higher, all aboard.
With [Riff 2] 4 times
Take my seat, right way back.
With [Riff 1] 4 times
Watch this train roll down the track.
With [Riff 3] 1 time
I`m gonna bring it on home,
Play Half of [Riff 2]
bring it on home to you.
With [Riff 1] 2 times
Watch out, watch out, make room.
Play [Riff 3] and then [Riff 3a] …..
[Riff 4] + [Riff 5] + [Riff 10] 4 times, On third time enter [Riff 9] and
cut [Riff 10] out.
With [Riff 6]:
Try to tell you baby,
What you tryin` to do?
Tryin` to love me baby,
Love some other man too.
Bring it on home,
Bring it on home.
Went a little walk downtown,
Messed and got back late.
Found a note there waiting
It said "Daddy, I just can`t wait."
Bring it on home,
Bring it on home,
Bring it back home,
Bring it back home to me baby.
[Riff 4] + [Riff 5] + [Riff 10] 4 times, On third time enter [Riff 9] and
cut [Riff 10] out.
With [Riff 6]:
Tell you pretty baby,
You love to mess me `roun`.
I`m gonna give you lovin`, baby.
Gonna move you outta town.
Bring it on home,
Bring it on home.
(Add [Fill 1] 8 times here:)
Sweetest little baby
Daddy ever saw
I`m gonna give you lovin` baby,
I`m gonna give you more.
Bring it on home,
Bring it on home,
Bring it on home,
Alright.
[Riff 4] + [Riff 5] + [Riff 10] 4 times, On third time enter [Riff 9] and
cut [Riff 10] out.
[Riff 4] x1
Then:
[Riff 3] x1
Bring it on home,
[Riff 2] x1
Bring it on home to you.
[Riff 1] x1
[Riff 7] x1
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 3a] x1
[Riff 8] x1
