Scumbag Blues Tab

Them Crooked Vultures - Scumbag Blues (sample)
Tabbed by Benbroom
 
This is the tab to the Youtube video they released with a clip of this song, enjoy!
 
Tuning: Normal = EADGBe
 
 
Key: ^ = slight note bend
     ^^ = full bend
     ~ = vibrato
     / = slide
 
 
 
Riff 1
 
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------13^--------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------10^-----------------------10~----|
A|-12-12---10-11-12-----12-10------------------------|
E|----------------------------12-10-10--x------------|
 
 
Riff 2 - (Sliding chord shapes)
 
e|------------------------------------------|
B|---------10-/-12--12-12--10-/-12--12-12---|
G|----------9-/-11--11-11---9-/-11--11-11---|
D|---------10-/-12--12-12--10-/-12--12-12---|
A|-12-12------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7---8-/-10--10-10---8-/-10--10-10------|
G|-7-7---7-/--9---9--9---7-/--9---9--9------|
D|-7-7---8-/-10--10-10---8-/-10--10-10------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10---10-/-12--12-12--10-/-12--12-12---|
G|--9--9----9-/-11--11-11---9-/-11--11-11---|
D|-10-10---10-/-12--12-12--10-/-12--12-12---|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7---8-/-10--10-10---8-/-10--10-10------|
G|-7-7---7-/--9---9--9---7-/--9---9--9------|
D|-7-7---8-/-10--10-10---8-/-10--10-10------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
 
 
Riff 3 - (Arpeggios)
 
e|-20-17--------------------|-19-16--------------------|
B|-------17-----------------|-------16-----------------|
G|----------17-/-14~--------|----------16-/-13~--------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 
e|-18-15--------------------|-18-15--------------------|
B|-------15-----------------|-------15-----------------|
G|----------15-/-12~--------|----------15-/-12~--------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|    x2
 
 
Riff 4 - (Arpeggios 2)
 
e|-20-17---------------------20-17--------------|
B|-------17------------------------17-----------|
G|----------17-/-14~-/-17-------------17-/-14~--|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 
e|-19-16---------------------19-15--------------|
B|-------16------------------------15-----------|
G|----------16-/-13~-/-16-------------15-/-13~--|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 
e|-18-15---------------------18-15--------------|
B|-------15------------------------15-----------|
G|----------15-/-12~-/-15-------------15-/-12~--|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------| 
 
e|-18-15---------------------18-15--------------|
B|-------15------------------------15-----------|
G|----------15-/-12~-/-15-------------15-/-12~--|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 
e|-20-17---------------------20-17--------------|
B|-------17------------------------17-----------|
G|----------17-/-14~-/-17-------------17-/-14~--|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 
(interpret the end - percussive slide and trilled note to a full bend)
e|-19-16--------------------x-x-x-x--------------------------|
B|-------16-----------------x-x-x-x-//-20-20-20-20-20^--20^^-|
G|----------16-/-13~-/-16---x-x-x-x--------------------------|
D|--------------------------x-x-x-x--------------------------|
A|--------------------------x-x-x-x--------------------------|
E|--------------------------x-x-x-x--------------------------|
 
 
Riff 5 - Outro (Based on Riff 1)
 
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------13^--------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------10------------------------10~----|
A|-12-12-12---------12-10-------------------------|
E|-------------------------12-10-10--x------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------10-----------10------------------------------------|
A|-12-12-12---------12-10--------12-10------------------------------|
E|-------------------------12----------12-10-8-10-12-10-8^---10-8^--|
 
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