ZZ Top – She Loves My Automobile (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by ZZ Top
(From the 1979 Album DEGÜELLO)
Words and Music by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Frank Beard
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Billy Gibbons - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Billy Gibbons - Electric Guitar'
Intro 1st & 2nd Verses
Q=129 Q=129(8=s8)
A A D
4/4
Gtr I
PM------------------------------|
W +W e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E |-5--------|-(5)--------||------------------|---------------------| |-5--------|-(5)--------||o-----------------|---------------------| |-6--------|-(6)--------||--2-2-----2-2-----|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-------| |-7--------|-(7)--------||--2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| |-7--------|-(7)--------||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------------| |-5--------|-(5)--------||------------------|---------------3b3.5-| A PM| PM PM PM----- e E e E E Q. e E E E +Q. E |----------------|---------------------| |---------7------|-5---7---------------| |-2---5---7------|-5---7---------------| |-2---5---7-7----|-5---7-7-(7)---------| |-0-0---0---0----|---0---0-(0)---------| |----------------|---------------3b3.5-|
D
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e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4--------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|---------------3b3.5--| A PM| PM PM PM PM- e E e E E Q E e E E E +Q. E |----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------| |-2---5---7------|-5---7-----------| |-2---5---7-7----|-5---7-7-(7)---8s| |-0-0---0---0--0-|---0---0-(0)---6s| |----------------|-----------------|
E
----------------------------------------|
e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |-9-9-11-11-9-9-11-11-|-9-9-11-11-9-9-11--------| |-7-7--7--7-7-7--7--7-|-7-7--7--7-7-7--7--------| |---------------------|------------------3b3.5--| 1. 2. A A PM| PM PM PM PM----------| PM e E e E E Q E e E E E +Q. E e E e E E Q. |----------------|----------------------||----------------| |----------------|---------------------o||-----5---7------| |-2---5---7------|-5---7----------------||-----5---7------| |-2---5---7-7----|-5---7-7-(7)----------||-2---5---7-7----| |-0-0---0---0--0-|---0---0-(0)---------o||---0---0---0----| |----------------|---------------3b3.5--||----------------|
Gtr II
|----3----|
H E E E E E |-------------------------5-|| |-----------------5---------|| |-------------5h6-----------|| |---------------------------|| |---------------------------|| |---------------------------||
|
| Gtr I | PM PM-------- | e E E E +Q. E |---------------------------|| |-5---7---------------------|| |-5---7---------------------|| |-5---7-7-(7)---------------|| |---0---0-(0)---------------|| |-------------------3b3.5---||
Guitar Solo
A
~~ ~~
|--3--| |--3--|
a Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------8----------|-------------8-----------| |-8s10---10-8-10---10p8-----|---10---8-10---10p8------| |-------------------------9-|----------------------9--| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------|
|
|------------------------------------------------|
| e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |----2-2-------2-2----------|-2--2------2-2-----------| |----2-2--4-4--2-2--4---0---|-2--2-4-4--2-2--4---0----| |----0-0--0-0--0-0--0---0---|-0--0-0-0--0-0--0---0----| |---------------------------|-------------------------|
~~~~~~~
|--3--| |---3---| |3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q E E |--------------8----------|---10b12-(10)-10---8-10------8----| |-10---10-8-10---10p8-----|------------------------10-----10-| |-----------------------9-|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| PM--------------------------------------------------------- | e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E |-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------| |--2-2-------2-2----------|-2--2-----------------2----2------| |--2-2--4-4--2-2--4---0---|-2--2------4-----4----2----2-4--x-| |--0-0--0-0--0-0--0---0---|-0--0------0-----0----0----0-0--x-| |-------------------------|----------------------------------| D E +Q +E Q E E |-10b11r(10)b12---(10)---------| |----------------------------x-| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------|
|
|----------------------------|
| e E e E e E e E
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--2------2-----4---4--2-2-4-4-|
|--0------0-----0---0--0-0-0-0-|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
A
E E E E +Q E E Q +e E +E +e Q
|-10b11-10-8-10b12-(10)-------|---10b12---(10)-10-(10)b12-(10)-10b12---|
|---------------------------x-|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------||
| PM-----------------------| PM-----------------------------------
| e E e E e E e E a e E e E e E e E |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--2-----2-4--4------2--2-4-x-|---------2-----------2-------2----------| |--0-----0-0--0------0--0-0-x-|-0h=2----2---4---4---2-------2---4----0-| |-----------------------------|----0----0---0---0---0-------0---0----0-| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|----3----|
+e Q +E +Q q q |-(10)-10b12====(10)r(10)---8---10----| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|
|
|----------------------------------|
| e E e E e E e E |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |---2---2--------------2--------------| |---2---2-----4---0----2--2---4-------| |---0---0-----0---0----0------0----5S=| |-------------------------------------|
E
~~~~~~~
|----3----|
E e e E +E E S S S S S S |-10pb12-10--8-10-(10)-8---10p8----8------| |-------------------------------10---10s7-| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
|
| PM--------------------------------------
| e E e E e E e E
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--9--------11------9-----------11--------|
|--7------7--7--7---7----7-------7----7---|
|--0------0--0--0---0----0-------0----0---|
A
PM PM PM
S S S S S S S S Q E E E E E E a E E E E
|----------------5------5-5-----|--------------------|
|--------------5--------8-------|-5---7----------7---|
|---7---5--7s8------------------|-5---7---7s9----7---|
|-7---7-------------------------|---7---0-----7----7-|
|-0-----------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------||
|-----------------------------------| PM
| e E e E e E e E e E e E E Q. |-------------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------------|-2---5-----7--------| |-9-------11-------9---11-------|-2---5-----7-7------| |-7---7----7---7---7-7--7-------|-0-0---0-----0------| |-0---0----0---0---0-0--0-3b3.5-|--------------------|
PM ~~~
|---3---|
S S E E E E Q. E
|-------------------------------|
|-5---------7-------------5-----|
|-5h6p5-----7-5b5.5-------------|
|---------7----------7----------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------||
| PM PM----- | e E E E +Q. E |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-5---------7-------------------| |-5---------7-7-----(7)---------| |-------0-----0-----(0)---------| |-------------------------3b3.5-| D ~~~ E a Q. E E E E +Q. +E E Q. |-5------------------8-|-(8)b9-----(8)---15-----------| |---9s10------8---10---|------------------------------| |---------------9------|------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------|
|
|----------------------------------------------|
| e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E |----------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------| |-2----2--4-4-2-2--4-4-|--2----2-4--4--2--2--4--------| |-0----0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|--0----0-0--0--0--0--0--------| |----------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------3b3.5--| A +Q E E E E S S S S |-(15)---12-11-10----10----------| |-----------------13----13p10----| |-----------------------------11-| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|
|
| PM----------------------------
| e E e E e E e E
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|---2--2--------2--2-------------|
|---2--2--4--0--2--2--4-----0----|
|---0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0----|
|--------------------------------|
D
~~~ ~~
Q. E +Q E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------10-------|-10---10----10----------|
|-10------12b14-(12)------------|---------13----13p10-10-|
|-------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------|
| e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E
|-------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------|
|--2--2-----------2--2----------|--2-2--4--0--2--2--4--0-|
|--2--2-4--0------2--2--4-------|--0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
|--0--0-0--0------0--0--0-3b3.5-|------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------|
E
~~~~
+e Q. E E Q E Q. E E E E
|----------------10----10---|-12-12b14------12-11-10-------|
|-(10)-13b15--------13------|------------------------13b15-|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------||
| PM------------------------------------------------------ | e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---2---2----4-0--2--2--4---|------------------------------| |---0---0----0-0--0--0--0-x-|--9-------11----9----11-------| |-------------------------x-|--7--7-----7-7--7--7--7--7----| |---------------------------|--0--0-----0-0--0--0--0--0----|
~~
|---------3---------|
Q Q E +E E E E E
|-10---10-----------------10----------||
|-10---------13b15---(13)----13p10-10-||
|--0----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------|||
|----------------------------------|
| e E e E e E e E |-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|| |--9------11---------------9----11----|| |--7-7-----7-------7-------7--7--7--x-|| |--0-0-----0-------0-------0--0--0--x-|| 3rd Verse A ~~~~ +H. E E +H +E Q E |---------------------|----------------------------------| |-(10)-------------13-|-(13)b13.5-------(13)-------------| |---------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------17\---------|
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| PM---------------------------------------------------- | e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E |---------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------------| |---2--2-----2-2------|---2-------2-4-4---2---2--4-------| |---2--2-4-0-2-2-4--0-|---0-------0-0-0---0---0--0-------| |---0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-|----------------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------------3b3.5-| W W |----------------|-------------------| |----------------|-------------------| |----------------|-------------------| |----------------|-------------------| |----------------|-------------------| |----------------|-------------------|
|
|---| PM PM PM
| e E e E E Q. e E E E +Q. E |----------------|-------------------| |----------------|-5---7-------------| |-2---5---7------|-5---7-------------| |-2---5---7-7----|-5---7-7-(7)---6s==| |-0-0---0---0----|---0---0-(0)---4s==| |----------------|-------------------| D A Gtr I PM--------------------------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e Q. Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------|---------------------|----------------|--------------| |-----------------|---------------------|----------------|--------------| |-----------------|---------------------|-2-2-----5------|--------------| |-7-7-9-9-7-7-9-0-|---------7-7-9-------|-2-2-4-0-5-7----|-x------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|-5-5-7-x-5-5-5-------|-0-0-0-0---0----|-x-7-6-5-4-3--| |-----------------|-3-3-3-x-------3b3.5-|----------------|---5-4-3-2-1--| E PM--------------------------------------- E E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-----11---9---11---|-9---11---9---11-------| |---7--7-7-7-7--7-7-|-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-------| |---0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-3b3.5-|
A
---| PM PM
e E e E E Q. e E E E +Q. E |----------------|-------------------|| |----------------|-5---7-------------|| |-2---5---7------|-5---7-------------|| |-2---5---7-7----|-5---7-7-(7)-------|| |-0-0---0---0----|---0---0-(0)---3s==|| |----------------|-------------------|| Outro-Guitar Solo D Gtr II H a E E e E a E a E Q a E a E E E |---------8s10-10s8---|-8s10-10s8-----8s10-10s8-----| |---------------------|-----------------------------| |---------9s11-11s9-0-|-9s11-11s9-----9s11-11s9---9-| |---------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| PM---------------------------------|
| e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E |---------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------| |-----9------7--7-9-9-|----7----7-9-9----7----7-9---| |-5---5-5----5--5-5-5-|----5----5-5-5----5----5-5-3s| |---------------------|-----------------------------| E +E E E Q E E |-8b8.5-(8)-8b8.5---------x-10b12==| |-7b8---(7)-7b8-----------x--------| |------------------9s4/------------| |-----------------10s5/------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|
|
| PM-----|
| e E e E e E e E |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-----------9--------7--7-9--9-----| |-5---------5------5-5--5-5--5-----| |----------------------------------|
|----3----|
+Q +E +E E H +E E H +E E |-(10)---(10)r(10)---8----------|-----------------------------| |----------------------10-------|-(10)\---12b14r======(12)-10-| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| PM----------------------| PM------------------
| e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---7--7---9-------9----7-7-9---|----------9------7-7---9-----|
|---5--5---5-------5----5-5-5-3s|===5------5----5-5-5---5---5-|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
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E E +E E +E E E E
|------------------------------10--|
|-12-12pb13r(12)-10-(10)-10----10--|
|---------------------------12-----|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------|
| e E e E e E e E |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |--7--7-------9---9---7---7--9-----| |--5--5-------5---5---5---5--5--5s=| |----------------------------------|
E
|---3---| |--3---|
E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E +E E E e |-------------------------------|---------5---------------5--5-5-| |-------10-------10---------7-5-|-----5------8-5----8-(8)------5-| |-13b14----13b14----13s7-5--7-5-|-7b8----------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| PM---------------------------------------------------- | e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------11----------9-9-11---|-9-----9---11---11----9--9-11-0-| |--7--------7-----7------7--7-7-|-7-----7----7----7----7--7--7-0-| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| A E Q +E E +E E +E |---8b8.5---(8)-8b8.5-(8)-8b8.5-(8)-| |---7b8-----(7)-7b8---(7)-7b8---(7)-| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
|
|-------------------------------|
| e E e E e E e E |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-2-2-----------2------2------------| |-2-2-----4--0--2------2--4------0--| |-0-0-----0--0--0------0--0------0--| |-----------------------------------| E +E E +E E +E E +E |-8b8.5-(8)-8b8.5-(8)-8b8.5-(8)-8b8.5-(8)----| |-7b8---(7)-7b8---(7)-7b8---(7)-7b8---(7)----| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|
|
| PM------------------------------------------ | e E e E e E e E |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-2------2------------2------2---------------| |-2------2--4------0--2------2--4------------| |-0------0--0------0--0------0--0------3b3.5-| |--------------------------------------------|
D
~~
|--3--|
E +E E +E E +E E E E a E E E e E E +Q |-8b8.5-(8)-8b8.5-(8)-8b8.5-(8)-5-----5-|---------8------10b12-(10)-------| |-7b8---(7)-7b8---(7)-7b8---(7)---5-----|-8s10-10---10--------------------| |---------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E |---------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2------2--4------0--2------2--4---0---|----2--2-4--0-2--2------4--------| |-0------0--0------0--0------0--0---0---|----0--0-0--0-0--0------0--------| |---------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|---------------------------3b3.5-|
A
|---3----| |-----3------| |-----3-----| |----3-----|
Q q q Q Q Q Q a Q Q Q Q Q |-----10---8---10---8b8.5----0---|-------------------------------------| |------8---8----------------10---|-8-----------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----10s7----5----7b8---7----5-------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| PM-------------------------------------------------------------|
| e E e E e E e E e E e E e E e E |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-2-2-----------2-2--------------|-------------------------------------| |-2-2----4---0--2-2-------4----0-|-9-9------11---11-9---9---11---------| |-0-0----0---0--0-0-------0----0-|-7-7-------7----7-7---7----7---------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------3b3.5-| A BbA1 E E E E E E E E E E Q H W |---8b8.5-8b8.5-8b8.5-8b8.5-8b8.5-8b8.5-8b8.5-|-5----------------|--------*| |---7b7.5-7b7.5-7b7.5-7b7.5-7b7.5-7b7.5-7b7.5-|-5----------------|--------*| |---8b8.5-8b8.5-8b8.5-8b8.5-8b8.5-8b8.5-8b8.5-|-6----------------|--------*| |---------------------------------------------|-7----------------|--------*| |---------------------------------------------|---14\------------|--------*| |---------------------------------------------|------------------|--------*|
|
| e E Q H Q E E +H +W
|---------------------------------------------|-------0-0-(0)----|-(0)----*|
|---------------------------------------------|-------3-2-(2)----|-(2)----*|
|-2-------------------------------------------|------------------|--------*|
|-2-------------------------------------------|-------1-0-(0)----|-(0)----*|
|-0-------------------------------------------|------------------|--------*|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------|--------*|Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths