ZZ Top – I Gotsta Get Paid (Guitar Tab)
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ZZ Top - "I Gotsta Get Paid", from the 2012 album, La Futura
Tabbed by MetalHead2475
This is my first tab, I think it is fairly accurate
[Intro/Main Riff]
The A string is palm-muted throughout the riff E|--5---5---3----------------5---5---3-------------| B|-------------5--3--1h2------------------3--3b----| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----| E|-------------------------------------------------| E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------| B|---------------3--3b-----------------5--3--1b2---| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----| E|-------------------------------------------------| E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------| B|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| E|-------------------------------------------------| E|--5---5---3--------------------------------------| B|----------------3--3b------3---------1-----------| G|---------------------------2---------0-----------| D|---------------------------0---------2-----------| A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------------3-----------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
Twenty-five lighters....
You know I got to get paid E|-------------------------------------------------| B|--3---------1------------------------------------| G|--2---------0------------------------------------| D|--0---------2------------------------------------| A|------------3------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------| B|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| E|-------------------------------------------------|
Twenty-five lighters....
You know I gotsta get paid
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--3---------1------------------------------------|
G|--2---------0------------------------------------|
D|--0---------2------------------------------------|
A|------------3------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
(The timing may be off right here, listen to the song for reference.
E|--5---5---3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|
B|-------------5--3--1h2----3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3---|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|[Verse]
(The verses go like this with small solos in between)
I got 25 lighters from my 25 folks E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------2-----------2-----------------------------| D|-------2-----------2-----------------------------| A|-------0-----------0-----------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
25 lighters..................I gotsta get paid
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------3--------1-----------------|
G|----------------------2--------0-----------------|
D|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------|
A|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------|
B|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
25 lighters..................I gotsta get paid
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------3--------1-----------------|
G|----------------------2--------0-----------------|
D|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------|
A|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--5---5---3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|
B|-------------5--3--1h2----3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3---|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Play this under the solo
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--3---------1------------------------------------|
G|--2---------0----------2-------------------------|
D|--0---------2----------2-------------------------|
A|------------3----------0-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Then more verses like this:
Zig an me slamin' 'bout 25 doors....
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------2-----------2-----------------------------|
D|-------2-----------2-----------------------------|
A|-------0-----------0-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|[Chorus]
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------3--------1-----------------|
G|----------------------2--------0-----------------|
D|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------|
A|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------|
B|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------3--------1-----------------|
G|----------------------2--------0-----------------|
D|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------|
A|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------|
B|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------3--------1-----------------|
G|----------------------2--------0-----------------|
D|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------|
A|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|--5---5---3---------------5---5---3--------------|
B|-------------5--3--1h2---------------5--3--1h2---|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
25 lighters..................I gotsta get paid
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------3--------1-----------------|
G|----------------------2--------0-----------------|
D|--2----4----5----4----0--------2-----------------|
A|--0----0----0----0-------------3-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
something like this, listen to the song for timing
E|--5---5---3-----------------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3|
B|-------------5--3--1h2----3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Play this a few times under the solo
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--3---------1------------------------------------|
G|--2---------0----------2-------------------------|
D|--0---------2----------2-------------------------|
A|------------3----------0-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
This doesn't sound 100% correct, but it's close
Play this twice
E|--7-7---7---7-7---7------------------------------|
B|--6-6---6---6-6---6------------------------------|
G|--5-5---5---5-5---5------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|Send me a message if you have any improvements/comments
Thanks!
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