Bruce Springsteen – Adam Raised A Cain (Guitar Live Tab)
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VERSIONLive - 1975/85
0:00 - 0:30 [Intro] Guitar I Just hits open E notes, then move up and down on the G string as shown e|-------0----------0----------0-------0---------0---------0-------0--------0| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------1h2--------2/4-----4/6-------6\4------4\2-----2\1----| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--0---------0-----------------------------------------------------------0-0| |Guitar II Hit these 2 notes semi-randomly e|------------0--------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
ONE TWO THREE FOUR!
0:30 - 0:50
[Intro Solo]
Guitar I e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--14~~~~~~~~~----tremolo picking-------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Guitar II e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------2----------------2--------------------------------------------| A|---2---------0------X3--------0--------2-----------------------------------| E|---0---3^-------------------------3^---0-----------------------------------| Guitar I e|----------------------------------------------15--15\0---------------------| B|----------------------------------15b~~~~~~---15--15\0---------------------| G|-----12-14b~~-------12-14brp12----------------------------0h2-0------------| D|-/14------------/14------------14---------14--------------------2p0h2p0h2\-| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Guitar II e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------2----------------2--------------------------------------------| A|---2---------0------X3--------0--------2-----------------------------------| E|---0---3^-------------------------3^---0-----------------------------------|
0:50 - 1:10
[Verse]
Guitar I - silent
Guitar II |Guitar II
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------2----------------2--------------------------------------------|
A|---2---------0------X3--------0--------2-----------------------------------|
E|---0---3^-------------------------3^---0-----------------------------------|
1:10 - 1:25
[Pre-Chorus]
Guitar I
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10-----10--8-----8---10----10--8------7-8--10---10-----------------------|
G|------9---------9----------9--------9-9---------9-----------7--9br9~~~~----|
D|------------------------------------------------------7--9-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar II
Am C Am C Am B
e|--0----------0---------0--------0---------0-------2------------------------|
B|--1----------1---------1--------1---------1-------4------------------------|
G|--2----------0---------2--------0---------2-------4------------------------|
D|--2----------2---------2--------2---------2-------4------------------------|
A|--0---2------3----2----0---2----3----2----0-------2------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1:25 - 1:35
[Chorus]
Guitars I&II
e|-------------0-----------------0--------------0----------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------2--------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------0-----------2--------|
E|--3b---0-------------3b---0---------3b---0----------------3brbr---0--------|1:35 - 1:55
[Verse] (with occasional E pentatonic licks in between vocal lines)
1:55 - 2:10
[Pre-Chorus]
2:10 - 2:20
[Chorus]
2:20 - 3:16
[Guitar Solo]
Guitar II plays the same pattern from the first solo and verses.
Guitar I e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--14~~~~~---tremolo picking------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar I e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------15------15------repeat bend--------------------------------------| G|------12--14b16---14b16------------------------14b16r14p12-----------------| D|-/14--------------------------------------------------------14p12h14~~~~~--| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar I e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------12-15-15b~~-----------------------12-15-15b~~~-------| G|-----12-14-14b~~--/14-----------------12-14-14b~~---/14--------------------| D|-/14------------------------------/14--------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar I e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------15-------------------------------------------------------| G|-----12-14-14b16------16r14--12------14b16r14p12---------------------------| D|-/14-----------------------------------------------14p12h14~~~~~-----------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar I e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--7h9~~7---------7h9~~7---------------------------12h14-12-14-12-14~~~~----| D|----------7b~-5---------7b~-5---------------12-14--------------------------| A|--------------------------------------12-14--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------12-15--------------------------------------| Guitar I e|-------15----17b19r17p15------------------------0---------------0----------| B|--/17----------------------17~~~~~~~~--------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------0-------------0-----------------|
3:17 - 3:37
[Verse} But this last time, with BOTH guitars with FULL distortion
3:37 - 3:51
[Pre-Chorus]
3:51 - 4:01
[Chorus]
4:01 - 4:05
Then play just the 2 Am/B measures of the Pre-Chorus
4:05 - 4:15
[Chorus]
4:15 - ....
[Outro] Repeat chorus riff over and over.
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| x Dead note
| g Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| > Accented note
| t Tapping
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| s Slap
| P Pop
| PM Palm mute
| TR Trill
| N Tremolo
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