Slash – Slow Grind (Guitar Tab)

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Slash, Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators - "Slow Grind" From the album "Living The Dream" tabbed by jjhand [Intro]

    Rhythm
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------8---8-|-----8-------8---|-----8-----8---8-|-----8---8---8---|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  | Lead
Eb|-----------------|-------12--------|-----------------|-------12--------|
Bb|-12br13----------|-----------12----|-----------------|-----------12----|
Gb|-----------------|---/12--------12-|-----------------|----12--------12-|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-10--------------|-9---------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

    Rhythm
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-6---6---6-6---7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7\----|
Bb|-8---11----8---8-|-----8---8---8---|-8---8---8-8---8--|-8-8-8-8-8-8\----|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|-9-9-9-9-9-9\----|
Db|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|------------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|

  | Lead
Eb|-----------------|--------12--------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-13--------------|-12---------12----|--------------12-|___________\x----|
Gb|-----------------|-----12--------12-|-11-----------12-|___________\x----|
Db|-10--------------|--9---------------|------------9----|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

[PreVerse]

    Main Part
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Db|-----0-2---------|-----------------|-----0-2-4br5--2-|---2-4br5-2-------|
Ab|-3-------1-2-----|---------2---0-2-|-3---------------|--------------0-2-|
Eb|---------------0-|---0-3b4---------|-----------------|------------------|

Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----0-2---------|-----------------|-----0-2-4br5--0-|
Ab|-3-------1-2-----|---------2---0-2-|-3---------------|
Eb|---------------0-|---0-3b4---------|-----------------|

[Verse 1]

    Lead, 15/8 time or alternating 4/4 and 7/8 bars
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------2-2---|-------------------------2-2---|
Db|-5---5---------5---------2-2---|-2---2---------2---------2-2---|
Ab|-5---5---5-5-5-5---5-5---0-0---|-2---2---2-2-2-2---2-2---0-0---|
Eb|-3---3---3-3-3-3---3-3---------|-0---0---0-0-0-0---0-0---------|

  |         * * *     * *                   * * *     * *
  | Rhythm
Eb|---------7-7-7-7---7-7---5-5---|-------------------------------|
Bb|---------6-6-6-6---6-6---4-4---|---------9-9-9-9---9-9-x-10-10-|
Gb|-------------------------------|---------7-7-7-7---7-7-x--9--9-|
Db|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|-2-----------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|-0-----------------------------|
        "I'm a reckless heart I’m a hard case on my own"

    Lead
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------2-2---|-------------------------7-7---|
Db|-5---5---------5---------2-2---|-2---2---------2---------7-7---|
Ab|-5---5---5-5-5-5---5-5---0-0---|-2---2---2-2-2-2---2-2---5-5---|
Eb|-3---3---3-3-3-3---3-3---------|-0---0---0-0-0-0---0-0---------|

  |         * * *     * *                   * * *     * *
  | Rhythm
Eb|---------7-7-7-7---7-7---5-5---|-------------------------------|
Bb|---------6-6-6-6---6-6---4-4---|---------9-9-9-9---9-9---7-7---|
Gb|-------------------------------|---------7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7---|
Db|-------------------------------|-------------------------7-7---|
Ab|-------------------------------|-2-----------------------5-5---|
Eb|-------------------------------|-0-----------------------------|
   "Never pay no mind to anything I'm told"

[Prechorus]

    Main part (still in 15/8)
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-----8---8-8-----8---8---------|
Gb|-5-----5---3-3-----3---3---7-7---|-9---9---9-9-----9---9---7-7---|
Db|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---7-7---|-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9---7-7---|
Ab|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---5-5---|-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---5-5---|
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
        *   *       *   *                   *       *   *
     "I've got no intention           of ever bending to crawl"

Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-5-----3---3-3-----3---3---------|-------------------------------|
Db|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---------|-4---4---4-4-------------------|
Ab|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---5-5---|-4---4-4-4-4---2--0------------|
Eb|---------------------------3-3---|-2---2-2-2-2----------3---2----|
        *   *       *   *                   *
      "I don’t need redemption, not at all"

[Chorus]

    4/4 time
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Db|-----0-2---------|-----------------|-----0-2-4br5--2-|---2-4br5-2-------|
Ab|-3-------1-2-----|---------2---0-2-|-3---------------|--------------0-2-|
Eb|---------------0-|---0-3b4---------|-----------------|------------------|
"It's a slow       grind      It's the same  old  story  line       I'm in a"

Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Db|-----0-2---------|-----------------|-----0-2-4br5p2--|-2----------------|
Ab|-3-------1-2-----|---------2---0-2-|-3---------------|-2----------------|
Eb|---------------0-|---0-3b4---------|-----------------|-0----------------|
   "slow          grind     You've taken your soul, I'll take mine       Yeah"

[Verse 2 Lead]

    Continue through prechorus as well. Verse riff is the same for Verse 2
Eb|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|----9p7-7---------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|----------7\5-7-5-7br8-5~-----------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|---------------------------7--------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------5br7-3-|
       "Never waste my time cause I ain't got time to waste          Never"

Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|---8br10-5PH-----------------------------|
Gb|-----2/4---------------------------|------------0-7-4\2-0-2-0-2br3-0---------|
Db|-5---------------------------------|---------------------------------7p5-----|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------7---|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
  "compromise when I know things will never change"

    prechorus starts (see below)
Eb|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------8-|----------------------------------------|
Gb|-5---7b9----------------------7-9---|-9~----7-------------------------12-----|
Db|------------------------------------|------------9\7-----5-------12-14---14--|
Ab|------------------------------------|------------------------/14-------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
     "No commendation                    But still the same old song"

                                                  4/4 time
Eb|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-15b17--15-15p13--15b17-----------------11br12~~~------------------11\-|
Gb|--------------------------------------9------|-------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
    "No mediation         for    right    or   wrong"

Eb|------------------------|---------------------|
Bb|-\10~~~-----------------|---------15b17-------|
Gb|------------------------|---------------------|
Db|------------------------|---------------------|
Ab|------------------------|---------------------|
Eb|------------------------|---------------------|

[Prechorus 2]

    Main part (Lead plays above part, in 15/8 time)
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-----8---8-8-----8---8---------|
Gb|-5-----5---3-3-----3---3---7-7---|-9---9---9-9-----9---9---7-7---|
Db|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---7-7---|-9---9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9---7-7---|
Ab|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---5-5---|-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---5-5---|
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
        *   *       *   *                   *       *   *

                                      4/4 time                    get louder
Eb|---------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|---------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-5-----3---3-3-----3---3---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---------|-4---4-4-4-4-4---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
Ab|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---5-5---|-4---4-4-4-4-4---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
Eb|---------------------------3-3---|-2---2-2-2-2-2---|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
        *   *       *   *                               ***************         < < < <

[Chorus 2]

Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Db|-----0-2---------|-----------------|-----0-2-4br5--2-|---2-4br5-2-------|
Ab|-3-------1-2-----|---------2---0-2-|-3---------------|--------------0-2-|
Eb|---------------0-|---0-3b4---------|-----------------|------------------|
"It's a slow       grind      It's the same  old  story  line       I'm in a"

Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----0-2---------|-----------------|-----0-2-4br5p2--|
Ab|-3-------1-2-----|---------2---0-2-|-3---------------|
Eb|---------------0-|---0-3b4---------|-----------------|
   "slow          grind        You took yours and it took"

[Bridge]

    7/8 time 
Eb|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Bb|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
Gb|-7---7-----------|-7---7---7\6----|-9---9-----------|-9---9-------------|
Db|-7---7---9/11----|-7---7---5\4----|-9---9---11/12---|-9---9---12\11--9--|
Ab|-5---5---7/9-----|-5---5-------5--|-7---7----9/10---|-7---7---10\9---7--|
Eb|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
    "So               long         To see your true intentions.     It took"

Eb|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Bb|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Gb|-7---7-----------|-7---7---7\6----|-9---9-----------|-9---9------------|
Db|-7---7---9/11----|-7---7---5\4----|-9---9---11/12---|-9---9------------|
Ab|-5---5---7/9-----|-5---5-------5--|-7---7----9/10---|-7---7---10-9--7--|
Eb|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
   "so                long    to come around                      Its a"

Eb|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-7---7-----------|-7---7----------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-7---7---9/11----|-7---7---9-7----|-9---9-----------|-7---7-----------|
Ab|-5---5---7/9-----|-5---5---7-5-10-|-9---9----9/10---|-7---7-----------|
Eb|-----------------|--------------8-|-7---7----7/8----|-5---5----8-7-5--|
   "cold              dawn        But now it's time to   mention  you were"

                      4/4 time for 2 bars
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-5---5-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Ab|-5---5-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Eb|-3---3---5/7-x---|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
                      ***************   ***************
   "wrong, so wrong__________________________"

[Solo]

    15/8 time
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------8b10--8---|
Gb|-9---7h9-7---9---7h9-7---9---7h9-7---9---7h9-7--------------|
Db|---9-------9---9-------9---9-------9---9-------9------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-11~--8-11-8--11--8-11-8--11--11-10--10--8-10-8---10br11-8---|
Gb|-------------9---9-------9---9------9---9-------9----------9-|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-10---11-8---8--------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------10~----------------------------5b8--|
Db|----------------------9--8---9----------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------10--10--7-----------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

Eb|----------------8-----------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------8-------------------------------|
Gb|-5----5--7b9------------7br9---7br9-----------------|
Db|-------------------------------------10--7~---------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

Eb|------7-12-7-------7-10-8-7TR8-8p7------------------------|
Bb|----8--------8---8-----------------10-8p7----------10-----|
Gb|-/9------------9-------------------------10p9---9---9b11--|
Db|----------------------------------------------9-----------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|

Eb|-8b10---8--8p7--8~----10---------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------10b12---10--10p8--10~----8~----|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|

    4/4/ time
Eb|-7-----7-----7---7-----7-----7/--|-11p0---11p0----11---11p0---11p0----11/--|
Bb|---5h7---5h7---7---5h7---5h7-----|------10-----10---10------10-----10------|
Gb|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

Eb|-14p0---14p0----14---14p0---14p0----14---|-17b19~~~~------------------------|
Bb|------12-----12---12------12-----12------|----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

[Soft Chorus]

    4/4 time, roll back volume to clean up distortion
Eb|-------------0---3p2---|-0-------0-----------|
Bb|-1-------3-------------|-------------0---0---|
Gb|-----------------------|-----0-0-------0-----|
Db|-----------------------|---------------------|  play 3x
Ab|-----------------------|---------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|---------------------|
"It’s a slow          grind"
"It's the same old story line           I'm in a"
"slow                 grind"

                                                 < volume swell
Eb|-------------0---3p2---|-0-------------------|---------------------|
Bb|-1-------3-----------0-|-0-------------------|---------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Db|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
  "You've taken your soul, I’ll take mine"

[Last Chorus]

    4/4 time  Rhythm part
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|  
Db|-----0-2---------|-----------------|-----0-2-4br5--2-|---2-4br5-2-------| play 3x
Ab|-3-------1-2-----|---------2---0-2-|-3---------------|--------------0-2-|
Eb|---------------0-|---0-3b4---------|-----------------|------------------|
  "It's a slow grind           It's the same old story line         I'm in a" 
  "slow        grind       You've taken your soul, I'll take mine   It's a"
  "slow        grind            It's a slow          grind          It's a"

Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Db|-----0-2---------|-----------------|-----0-2-4br5p2--|-2----------------|
Ab|-3-------1-2-----|---------2---0-2-|-3---------------|-2----------------|
Eb|---------------0-|---0-3b4---------|-----------------|-0----------------|
   "slow          grind     You've taken yours but I'll take mine"

[Chorus Lead] Play during last 8 bars of Last Chorus

Eb|--0--------------|-0----------12~-----|-----------------|------------12~------|
Bb|--5----3-5-0-----|-0----15b17---------|-------5---8p7---|-5----15b17----------|
Gb|-----------3h4---|--------------------|-5---7-----------|---------------------|
Db|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
Ab|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
Eb|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|---------------------|

Eb|------12-12------12-12------12-|-12-------12-12-------12-------12-|------12------12------12-12-|
Bb|-15b17------15b17------15b17---|----15b17-------15b17----15b17----|-15b17---15b17---15b17------|
Gb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------|

Eb|-12~-------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|