alen - Mean Streets
Tune down 1/2 step
t l t l t l t t l t l t l t t t (the t is for tapping, Ed
uses his thumb for the low
|--12--------12-----------12--------12--------| E string and his index
|--12--------12-----------12--------12--------| finger for the high E and B
|---------------------------------------------| strings, the l is for a
|-----*----*----*-------*----*----*-----------| left hand slap against the
|-----*----*----*-------*----*----*-----------| strings)
|-----*-12-*----*-12-12-*----*-12-*----12-12--|
{this intro is repeated about 6 times in a crecendo}
t p t p t p t p t t t t p h
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-------12^5---------------------------^7--|
|--12^5------10^5-12^5---------------------|
|----------------------12-12--12--12^5-----|
t p t p p # p # #h t# t# t p h
|----------------------------------------------| (# are natural harmonics
|----------------------------------------------| created at approximately
|-----------------4^0(4)(5)--------------------| the fret(), t# are
|-------12^5^0(5)--------5^7(12)7(11)------^7--| harmonics tapped at the
|--12^5----------------------------------------| fret () )
|-------------------------------------12^5-----|
{repeat all of last two bars}
t p t p t p t p t t t t p h
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-------12^5---------------------------^7--|
|--12^5------10^5-12^5---------------------|
|----------------------12-12--12--12^5-----|
t p t p p h p # h h t# t# t# t# t# p
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------^4^0(4)^5--------------------------------|
|-------12^5^0(5)---------5^7 (12)-(11)-(10)-(11)-(12)-^0--|
|--12^5----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
h t# t# t# t# t# h p
|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------^5^--|
|------------------------------------^5^--|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--^7--(10)--(11)--(12)--(12)--(14)-------|
|-----------------------------------------|
h t# p t# h t# p t# h t# p t# h t#
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--^7-(19)-^5-(17)-^7-(19)-^5-(17)-^7-(19)-^5-(17)-^7-(19)----|
|--^7-(19)-^5-(17)-^7-(19)-^5-(17)-^7-(19)-^5-(17)-^7-(19)----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
p h p sl feedback !!tremelo dives!!!!
|----------------------------------------------|
|--^5^7^5~4------------4--(4)------------------|
|--^5^7^5~4------4-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
(palm mute lightly) h p
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------0--------------|
|--5----------5-------------------|--5----------0--------------|
|--5-7---7--5---7---7------5^7^5--|--5-7--7-----0--------------|
|-----------------------7---------|----------7-----------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
h p # # # # # # # #
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------(5)-------------(12)-----|
|--5----------5------------------|--5-----------------(5)---(7)--------(12)-|
|--5-7--7---5---7---7-----5^7^5--|--5-7--7----5-(5)------(7)---(12)---------|
|----------------------7---------|----------7-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
palm mute.....
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--5--------------------------|--5---------5--------------------|
|--5-7--7--5-5-7--7----5^7^5--|--5-7--7--5---7-7-5-5-5-5--------|
|--------------------7--------|--------------------------7-7-7--|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
(Ed uses an MXR Phase 90 and rubs
the palm of his hand against the
strings above the bridge pickup) At night
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--5-----------------------|--*-*-*-*-*-*-*--5-----------------|
|--5-7--7--5-5-7--7-----5--|--*-*-*-*-*-*-*--5-----------------|
|--------------------7-----|--*-*-*-*-*-*-*--------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
I walk this stinkin' street,past the crazies on my block and I
A.H. palm mute....
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--3^0--0---------3^0---0----------|--3^0--0-----3^0--0-----------------|
|------------3--------------0---3--|----------3----------3-3-3-3^0-0-0--|
{this is similar for the rest of this and the other verses}
see the same old faces and I hear the same old talk.
And I'm searching for the latest thing, a break in this routine
I'm talkin some new kicks, one's like you ain't never seen.
this is
home___ this is
p p sl. p p sl.
|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------5----------------------|------------7-----------------|
|-------------5----------------------|------------7-----------------|
|--3^0-0-0-0--------------3^0-0-3~5--|--3^0-0-0-0--------3^0-0-3~5--|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Mean street Yes, ah,
p p pick slide
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------6--------------------|------------10-----------------|
|------------5------------10--12--|-------------9-----*~----------|
|-------------------------10--12--|-------------------*~----------|
|--3^0-0-0-0----------0-0--8--10--|--3^0-0-0-0--------*~----------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------12~----|
Home the only one I
p p sl. p slide
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------5-----------------|------------7-------7-7--------|
|------------5-----------------|------------7-------7-7--------|
|--3^0-0-0-0--------3^0-0-3~5--|--3^0-0-0-0--------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------~15~--|
know______________ And we don't
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