CAKE – Meanwhile Rick James (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

[Intro/Main Riff: ]
 All of the notes in the intro and main riff are palm muted. 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------3-3--------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------3-3-------------------------------2-2---------------------------|
D|---------5-5--------------7-7----------5-5-------5------5-5-------5------3-3-------3----------3-3----------|
A|-----5-5-------5------5-5-------5---------------------------------------------------------3-3-------3------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-0-0-3-3---0----------------------|
E|------------------1-1-5-5---1-----|

 [Pre-Chorus]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---2---2---2|
D|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------|
B|--------5-------6\---|
G|--2------------------|
D|5--------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

 Chorus Riff 1:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---3---3---3---3------------------------------------------------------------|
D|3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---5---5---5---5-----3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---0---0---0|
A|------------------------------------------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1---1--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--0---2---2---2---2-|
A|1---3---3---3---3---|
E|--------------------|

 Chorus Riff 2:
 All of the notes in this riff are palm muted
e|----------------------------12-12-----------------------------------5-5----------------|
B|----------------------15-15-------15-15-------------------------8-8-----8-8------------|
G|----------------14-14-------------------14-14---------------7-7-------------7-7--------|
D|----12-12-15-15-------------------------------15-15-5-5-8-8---------------------8-8----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 **Chorus Riff 3:                                                                  (A#)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------6----|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------6----|
G|------------------7-7------8-8------------------------------8--8-----7--7---------7----|
D|-------5-------5----------------------------------7--7----------------------------8----|
A|-6---6-----6-----------6--------6----6--6---9-----------6---------6--------6------8----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------6----|

 This next riff is played along with the Main Riff. I'm sure you can find where it fits:
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------0-1-0----------------------------0-1-0---------|
E|---1-3-------1-3--------------------1-3-------3-1-----|

**This riff is the part I am most unsure about. If you feel it is either too difficult or is just wrong, you can just arpeggiate or strum a D# chord for the first measure, then followed by a D#m chord for the second measure. The A# chord stays the same. Order: Main Riff-------------x2/ 8 measures Nothing---------------8 measures Main Riff-------------x1/ 4 measures Pre-chorus------------x1/ 4 measures Chorus Riff 1---------x2/ 8 measures Chorus Riff 2---------x2/ 4 measures Chorus Riff 3---------x1/ 2 measures Nothing---------------2 measures Main Riff w/Extra-----x2/ 8 measures Pre-chorus------------x1/ 4 measures Chorus Riff 1---------x4/ 16 measures Chorus Riff 2---------x2/ 4 measures Chorus Riff 3---------x1/ 2 measures Main Riff w/Extra-----Until the end ************************************ | \ Slide down ************************************