The Black Crowes – Nebakanezer (Guitar Tab)
Open G (D-G-D-G-B-D)
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Song Title: Nebakanezer
TBC Original? Yes
Written By: Chris and Rich Robinson
Recording Session: Three Snakes and One Charm
Record: Three Snakes and One Charm
Live Debut: 12/19/1995
Shows: 115 times played live
Notes: "Elsewhere, in the purposely misspelled "Nebakanezer" (he was the King of
the specter of heroin sparked the lyrics ("All of his friends complain/ That they got
flu/
ain't sick in the head/ They look like the living dead"). "It's sort of the two
feel good junkie song of the summer ," quips the singer..." [from the Three Snakes & One
press release, July, 1996]
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The above information was taken from www.crowesbase.com
Tuning: DGDGBD (Open G)
Intro/Main Riff D--------------------------------------------------| B--3p2p0--------------------3p2p0------------------| G--------2/4-2p0------------------2/4-2p0-2p0---0--| D----------------2p0-----0--------------------2----| G--------------------2b3---------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------|
This riff appears many times throughout the song, and every time but the intro it is
as I have tabbed it out above. For the intro, play the above tab once, then play what I
tabbed out below (it's the same thing, just reversed).
D--------------------------------------------------| B--3p2p0------------------3p2p0--------------------| G--------2/4-2p0-2p0---0--------2/4-2p0------------| D--------------------2------------------2p0-----0--| G-------------------------------------------2b3----| D--------------------------------------------------| Verse D-----------------------------| B-----------------------------| G--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--------5--| x3 D--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-----------| G--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--0-0-0----| D-----------------------------|
Palm mute the notes on the open G string.
D--------------------| B--------------------| G--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--| D--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--| G--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--| D--------------------| Chorus D---------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------| G--5-5-5-5--7-7-9-9--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| x2 D--5-5-5-5--7-7-9-9--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| G--5-5-5-5--7-7-9-9--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| D---------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------| B------------------------------------| G--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| D--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| G--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| D------------------------------------| Solo rhythm D-----------------------------| B-----------------------------| G--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--------5--| x3 D--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-----------| G--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--0-0-0----| D-----------------------------| D--------------------| B--------------------| G--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--| D--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--| G--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--| D--------------------| Feedback/Ending D---------------------------------| B---------------------------------| G--0b-----0b-----0b---0--0-0-0-0--| D--0b-----0b-----0b---0--0-0-0-0--| G--0b-----0b-----0b---0--0-0-0-0--| D---------------------------------|
I find the easiest way to do this part is to hit open open strings and bend them out of
behind the nut.