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Black Dog On My Shoulder Guitar Tablature
Member Name: the edge
Real Name: Alan Kells
E-mail: [email protected]

dawng i'm tired now. forgive me if this is not wright.
CHORDS:
A      : X02220 (577655)
Asus2  : X02200 (577600)
Asus4  : X02230 (575855 - I think, I never tried it)
Em     : 022000 (779987 - But please dont use this, its crap)
G6/5+  : 0210XX
G6     : 020XXX
G      : 320033 (355433)
D      : XX0232 (X57775)
F/5+/F#: 2432XX
F#7    : 2422XX
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If you see an extra line of chords they are GUITAR 2 which is an electric 
guitar that is played as a single strum of the chords...Not essential...
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DRUM INTRO

HIGH PITCHED INTRO RIFF:
B¦--20--20--20s19--17--15--15s12--12----

INTRO:
    Asus2        Asus2        Asus2        Asus2
E¦--------------------------------------------------------
A¦--0------------0------------0------------0--------------
D¦----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----
G¦------2---2--------2---2--------2---2--------2---2------
B¦--------0------------0------------0------------0--------
e¦--------------------------------------------------------

VERSE 1:
    Asus2       Asus2                  Em          Em
E¦-------------------------------------0-----------0-----------------
A¦--0-----------0------------------------2-------2---2-------2-------
D¦----2-------2---2-------2----------------2---2-------2---2---------
G¦------2---2-------2---2--------------------0-----------0-----------
B¦--------0-----------0----------------------------------------------
e¦-------------------------------------------------------------------
    Theres a black dog on my shoulder again     

    G             G                    Asus2       Asus2
E¦--3-------------3--------------------------------------------------
A¦----2-------------2------------------0-----------0-----------------
D¦------0------0------0------0-----------2-------2---2-------2-------
G¦-----------0-------------0---------------2---2-------2---2---------
B¦---------3-------------3-------------------0-----------0-----------
e¦-------------------------------------------------------------------
    Licking my neck and saying shes my friend

    Asus2       Asus2                   Em          Em
    Asus2~~                             Em~~
E¦--------------------------------------0-----------0----------------
A¦--0-----------0-------------------------2-------2---2-------2------
D¦----2-------2---2-------2-----------------2---2-------2---2--------
G¦------2---2-------2---2---------------------0-----------0----------
B¦--------0-----------0----------------------------------------------
e¦-------------------------------------------------------------------
    Solitude the one thing that I really miss

    G             G                    Asus2       Asus2
    G~~                                Asus2~~
E¦--3-------------3--------------------------------------------------
A¦----2-------------2------------------0-----------0-----------------
D¦------0------0------0------0-----------2-------2---2-------2-------
G¦-----------0-------------0---------------2---2-------2---2---------
B¦---------3-------------3-------------------0-----------0-----------
e¦-------------------------------------------------------------------
    Guess my life is a compromise     

BRIDGE:
          Em                 G6/5+    G6    Asus2 
E¦--------0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0-------
A¦--------2--2--2--2--2---0--2--2--2--2--2--0----
D¦--------2--2--2--2--2------1--1--1--0--0--2----
G¦--------0--0--0--0--0------0--0--0--------2----
B¦--------0--0--0--0--0---------------------0----
e¦--------0--0--0--0--0---------------------0----
    Theres a black dog on my shoulder again

          F#m                F/5+/F#    F#7       B   B
E¦--------2--2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2--2--------X---X--------
A¦--------4--4--4--4--4---4--4--4--4--4--4--------2---2--------
D¦--------4--4--4--4--4------3--3--3--2--2--------4---4--------
G¦--------2--2--2--2--2------X--X--X--------------4---4--------
B¦--------X--X--X--X--X---------------------------4---4--------
e¦--------X--X--X--X--X---------------------------2---2--------
       Im playing with it   but its gone to my head

          Em                    G6/5+   G6     A Asus2
E¦--------0--0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0--0--0--0---X--------
A¦--------2--2--2--2--2------0--2--2--2--2--2--0---0--------
D¦--------2--2--2--2--2---------1--1--1--0--0--2---2--------
G¦--------0--0--0--0--0---------0--0--0--------2---2--------
B¦--------0--0--0--0--0------------------------2---0--------
e¦--------0--0--0--0--0------------------------0---0--------
    Like Carlito's way there are no exit signs

    D~                 G~
E¦---------------------3-------------
A¦---------------------2-------------
D¦--0------------------0-------------
G¦--3------------------0-------------
B¦--2------------------3-------------
e¦--3------------------3-------------
    Freeze me there until Im numb

CHORUS:
    D~          G~      D  D  D  D   G  G  G  G
E¦--------------3--------------------3--3--3--3--
A¦--------------2--------------------2--2--2--2--
D¦--0-----------0-------0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--
G¦--3-----------0-------3--3--3--3---0--0--0--0--
B¦--2-----------3-------2--2--2--2---3--3--3--3--
e¦--3-----------3-------3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3--
    My mouth is so dry, My eyes are shut tight

    Em  Em  Em  Em  Em    G6/5+ G6   A  Asus2   
E¦--0---0---0---0---0-----0--0--0-0--0----X----------
A¦--2---2---2---2---2-----2--2--2-2--0----0----------
D¦--2---2---2---2---2-----1--1--0-0--2----2----------
G¦--0---0---0---0---0-----0--0-------2----2----------
B¦--0---0---0---0---0----------------2----0----------
e¦--0---0---0---0---0----------------0----0----------
     Theres a black dog a coming tonight

    D~             G~              D~       G~
E¦-----------------3------------------------3----
A¦-----------------2------------------------2----
D¦--0--------------0---------------0--------0----
G¦--3--------------0---------------3--------0----
B¦--2--------------3---------------2--------3----
e¦--3--------------3---------------3--------3----
    Black dog's a coming tonight

VOCAL BREAK:
    A            A            Asus4        Asus4
E¦--------------------------------------------------------
A¦--0------------0------------0------------0--------------
D¦----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----
G¦------2---2--------2---2--------2---2--------2---2------
B¦--------2------------2------------3------------3--------
e¦--------------------------------------------------------

   Asus2         Asus2        Asus2        Asus2
E¦--------------------------------------------------------
A¦--0------------0------------0------------0--------------
D¦----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----
G¦------2---2--------2---2--------2---2--------2---2------
B¦--------0------------0------------0------------0--------
e¦--------------------------------------------------------

VERSE 2:
Asus2                 Em
My dilemma but not my choice
G                                 Asus2
Winston Churchill can you hear my voice
Asus2                         Em
Melodrama there in my kitchen sink
G                        Asus2
Double vision the way it is

BRIDGE 2:
Em          G6/5+       G6     Asus2
Am I coming home to you again 
Em             F/5+/F#  F#7     Asus2
Or am I stupid just by design
        Em            G6/5+         G6   Asus2
Does it matter if you really ever know 
D~                       G~
This black dog is out of control

CHORUS:
D~           G~     D             G
My mouth is so dry, my eyes are shut tight
         Em           G6/5+     G6     Asus2
Theres a black dog a coming tonight
D~               G~            D~  G~
Black dog's a coming tonight

MIDDLE 8:
    A            A            Asus4        Asus4
E¦--------------------------------------------------------
A¦--0------------0------------0------------0--------------
D¦----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----
G¦------2---2--------2---2--------2---2--------2---2------
B¦--------2------------2------------3------------3--------
e¦--------------------------------------------------------

   Asus2         Asus2        Asus2        Asus2
E¦--------------------------------------------------------
A¦--0------------0------------0------------0--------------
D¦----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----
G¦------2---2--------2---2--------2---2--------2---2------
B¦--------0------------0------------0------------0--------
e¦--------------------------------------------------------

    Asus2       Asus2         Em          Em
E¦----------------------------0-----------0---------------
A¦--0-----------0---------------2-------2---2-------2-----
D¦----2-------2---2-------2-------2---2-------2---2-------
G¦------2---2-------2---2-----------0-----------0---------
B¦--------0-----------0-----------------------------------
e¦--------------------------------------------------------

    G             G              Asus2       Asus2
E¦--3-------------3---------------------------------------
A¦----2-------------2------------0-----------0------------
D¦------0------0------0------0-----2-------2---2-------2--
G¦-----------0-------------0---------2---2-------2---2----
B¦---------3-------------3-------------0-----------0------
e¦--------------------------------------------------------

    A            A            Asus4        Asus4
E¦--------------------------------------------------------
A¦--0------------0------------0------------0--------------
D¦----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----
G¦------2---2--------2---2--------2---2--------2---2------
B¦--------2------------2------------3------------3--------
e¦--------------------------------------------------------

   Asus2         Asus2        Asus2        Asus2
E¦--------------------------------------------------------
A¦--0------------0------------0------------0--------------
D¦----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----
G¦------2---2--------2---2--------2---2--------2---2------
B¦--------0------------0------------0------------0--------
e¦--------------------------------------------------------

BRIDGE 2:
Em          G6/5+          G6     Asus2
Am I coming home to you again 
Em             F/5+/F#  F#7      Asus2
Or am I stupid just by design
        Em            G6/5+         G6   Asus2
Does it matter if you really ever know 
D~                       G~
This black dog is out of control

CHORUS:
D~           G~     D             G
My mouth is so dry, my eyes are shut tight
         Em           G6/5+    G6      Asus2
Theres a black dog a coming tonight
D~               G~            D~  G~
Black dog's a coming tonight

OUTRO:
    D  D  D  D  D  D  G  G  G  G  G  G  
E¦--------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--
A¦--------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--
D¦--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
G¦--3--3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0--0--0--
B¦--2--2--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--3--3--
e¦--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--

This is played a total of 16 audible times of which the first FOUR times are
played with no lead guitar, just orchestration...THEN on the FIFTH time the
lead guitar comes in with it.  At the THIRTEENTH (13th) time it starts to
fade out until unhearable.

          No solos        Lead Guitar       Starts to fade out
          1 2 3 4     5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12       13 14 15 16

This is played with lots of orchestration and unfortunately my violins are in
the shop being tuned and mended (You know Im joking right?? Surely...!!) but
there is also a lot of lead guitar which is a little hard to tab so Ill put 
some riffs here you can use (Some/Most of which are in the song anyway) and 
its best to play these quite quickly.

OUTRO LEAD GUITAR:
This is quite accurate, but its all over the place really, its too difficult 
to get it PERFECT but you could use this and the solo's would be recognisable
and the main bit is the first bit, the really quick licks...There are almost
perfect...I am sure of the frets etc etc unless my guitar was out of tune but
I doubt it...So all in all this should be pretty good.

             D              G          D             G
E¦-----------------------------------------------------------
A¦-----------------------------------------------------------
D¦--7h9----------------9p7--------7h9----------------9-------
G¦------7h9--7-----9p7----7h9--------7h9-9b11rrrr9p7---------
B¦-------------7h8-------------------------------------------
e¦--------------------------------------------10-------------

          D        G          D           G        D               G
E¦---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A¦---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D¦--7h9------------9----7h9---------------9---7h9----------------9p7h9-------
G¦------7h9b11r9p7----------7h9-9b11rrrr7--------7h9b11-------9p7------7h9~--
B¦------------------------------------------------------7h8p7----------------
e¦-----------------------------------10--------------------------------------

         D             G              D                G
E¦--------------------------------------------------------------
A¦--------------------------------------------------------------
D¦--7h9---------7s14~---14~------7h9----------------------------
G¦------7h9b11~----------------------7h9b11~--7s14~-----14~-----
B¦-------------------15~----------------------------------------
e¦--------------------------------------------------14~---------

          D        G          D           G        D               G
E¦---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A¦---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D¦--7h9------------9----7h9---------------9---7h9----------------9p7h9-------
G¦------7h9b11r9p7----------7h9-9b11rrrr7--------7h9b11-------9p7------7h9~--
B¦------------------------------------------------------7h8p7----------------
e¦-----------------------------------10--------------------------------------

REPEAT WITH VARIATIONS TO FADE
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