Where to find this song - Shake Your Money Maker track #8
Release Date - January 1990
The Band:
Chris Robinson - vocals
Rich Robinson - guitar
Steve Gorman - drums
Eddie Harsh - piano, keyboards
Audley Freed - guitar
Andy Hess - bass
Open E Tuning
To play this song correctly you'll have to
tune your guitar to open E. This means we'll tune our guitar so that
it sounds like an E chord when all 6 strings are played open.
Intro
Ahh...this song is chocked full of hammer-ons, slides, pull-offs,
and even some open-string notes. It may look pretty confusing, and
there is a chord here that may be weird to learn to play, but overall
the song is not difficult.
Part 1
Begin the first measure with a hammer-on. Remember a hammer-on is
when you go from a lower note to a higher note, only striking the
first note. Start on the fourth fret on the "B" string with
your 1st finger and then just use your 2nd finger to hit the fifth
fret on the same string. Remember to only strike the first note. Then,
play the open "high E" note and prepare to slide. Begin
the slide by going back to the fourth fret with your 1st finger on
the 'B" string, and sliding to the second fret with that same
finger. Play the open notes as shown, and then hammer-on to the first
fret with your 1st finger on the "G" string. Play the other
set of open notes, and then play the first fret on the "G"
string to end the measure.
The second measure is simple. All you have to do is pull-off of the
first fret and then let all strings ring open. Pull-off by going from
a higher note to a lower note, only striking the first note.
Part 2
The 1st measure has three sets of open notes before you begin the
weird chord. Play those as shown, and then prepare for this chord.
This will be a B(6) chord. Play this chord by placing your 1st finger
on the first fret on the "G" string, your 2nd finger on
the second fret on the "A" string, and your 3rd finger on
the "high E" string on the second fret. Play that once,
play the open strings, play that chord again, and then follow up with
some more open strings
Intro Continued...
Here's a couple of more cool riffs from the intro. Give them a try:
