Intro
In this part 3 of Rockabilly by request from a number of people we're going
to look at some of the Nashville influence in early rock music. By
using a song that in it's day was touted as one of the toughest guitar
riffs. In fact if you were in high school during this era and could
play this riff, you were quite the stud or stud-ette as the case may be...
Little before my time, my time was more the Eruption and Ozzy eras of
things... Just the same it's a good style technique to know and will
only help you as a rock or even a country lick player...
Some trivia for you as Hot Rod Lincoln the song itself is in the Rockabilly
Hall of Fame and the main guitar riff is touted as being one of the more
difficult in Rockabilly for many to pull off... Most are familiar with
the Commander Cody version from 1972.. That's the one that gets the
most airplay. However the song's origins are from 1955. It was
written by a guy named, Charlie Ryan and originally recorded by, Charlie
Ryan and the Livingston Brothers... So again as with parts 1 and 2 of
our JFRocks Rockabilly lessons our roots are deep in the 1950's...
This is a Rockabilly classic that goes way back as you can see...
There's more trivia with the song but it's not as important as what I gave
per say...
This song's vibe and main riff have a country feel to them.. A lot of
these players from the Rockabilly era came from a Nashville background..
These guys were awesome pickers in other words.. With roots in Jazz
and Country and a lot of them being Nashville studio musicians a lot of the
riffing from this era and leads as I pointed out in part 2 with the "Rock
around the clock" style solo are as difficult to play as anything Van Halen
or his counterparts ever did. Mostly because the riffing of this era
in a lot of cases relied less on pull offs and more on picking. Which
is the least fun part of learning guitar when you're a student.. Many
lazy teachers tell their students if they can't pick it to just pull off..
I say that sometime too, but to be honest you're not helping yourself as a
guitarist by taking shortcuts...
The main riff on this track is a combination of Country style double picking
and single picking.. This combo and change up mid riff is what makes
it so hard.. The moment you get your momentum going with the double
picking you have to switch up...
I did not alter the riff much, I only changed the ending measure of it, and
opening note, but I didn't double pick the opening note for feel reasons.
I wanted to give it more of a solid jumping point... I will show you
the actual riff on the video lesson and also slow down both it and my own
version for lesson purposes...
Even if you're into metal and hate rockabilly, which personally if you hate
Rockabilly I think you need your head examined because it and surf music can
only make you better at metal and especially metal riffing due to its
Country influences and use of both double picked notes and half step
interval riffs... This type of riff is difficult for many rock based
players who are not usually trained as pickers as much as pull offers and
hammer oners... LOL.. I'm making up words but this lesson is a
great practice exercise if nothing else.. Do it slow at first then try
to work it up to speed... I'll give plenty of tips on the video lesson
so no worries.. The tempo of our lesson track is 117, and the tempo of
the Commander Cody track is 120.. I could not slow it down any further
and have it still retain its vibe so it is what it is...
Basic setup used throughout. Some compression was added to
control the clean sound, but other than that there are no effects or delay
of any kind on the track.
Main Theme riff
Repeats throughout the song.. ALL NOTES ARE PICKED... I
have not altered it much from the actual riff, and both my version and the
actual riff will be shown to you on the Video lesson...
Vocal: My pappy said son you're gonna drive me to drinkin'...
If you don't stop driving that hot rod Lincoln...
***Take note that in true Nashville form it's the 2nd fret that's
bent to the minor 3rd of the E and not the minor 3rd bent to the 3rd as is
often done to open rock riffs of this nature....
Report TAB typos or misprints
E
E____________________________________________________
B____________________________________________________
G____________________________________________________
D____________________________________________________
A__________________2_2__4_4__5_5__4_5_4__2___2_______
E___2^1/2___0___4_4_________________________4_________
A
E__________________________________________
B__________________________________________
G__________________________________________
D__________2_2__4_4__5_5__4_5_4__2___2_____
A__0___4_4_________________________4_______
E__________________________________________
B
E
E_____________________________________________________________________________________
B_____________________________________________________________________________________
G_______________1_1__2_2__1_2_1_______________________2-0______________________________
D______1_1__4_4_________________4_1_4____2-0____2-0________2_1_________________________
A___2________________________________________4_____4__________________________________
E________________________________________________________________2^^slow
steady bend^^_______
**And
repeat
E____________________________________________________
B____________________________________________________
G____________________________________________________
D____________________________________________________
A__________________2_2__4_4__5_5__4_5_4__2___2_______
E_____________0___4_4_________________________4_________
E__________________________________________
B__________________________________________
G__________________________________________
D__________2_2__4_4__5_5__4_5_4__2___2_____
A__0___4_4_________________________4_______
E__________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________________________
B_____________________________________________________________________________________
G_______________1_1__2_2__1_2_1_______________________2-0______________________________
D______1_1__4_4_________________4_1_4____2-0____2-0________2_1_________________________
A___2________________________________________4_____4__________________________________
E________________________________________________________________2^^slow
steady bend^^_______
Main Verse part
Both verse parts are pretty much the same, so what is covered below in tabs
are mostly just the two separate guitar parts..
On the video lesson I will cover the
sound effects and the actual dynamic between the two guitars... The
sound effects won't tab well so it's not worth bothering here in print...
Guitar 1: In your left speaker is the main driving part of this
riff... It stays the same throughout almost acting like a bass...
While guitar two follows the E, A, B chord pattern to give us our melody....
**With slight palm mute
E
A
E_____________________________________________________________________________________
B_____________________________________________________________________________________
G_____________________________________________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________________________________
E___0_0_2_0___0_0_2_0____0_0_2_0____0_0_2_0___0_0_2_0___0_0_2_0___0_0_2_0___0_0_2_0___
B
E_____________________________________________
B_____________________________________________
G_____________________________________________
D_____________________________________________
A_____________________________________________
E___0_0_2_0___0_0_2_0____0_0_2_0____0_0_2_0___
E
E___________________________________12---__12---___________________________________
B___________________________________12---__12---___________________________________
G___________________________________12---__12---___________________________________
D________________________________________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________________________________
E___0__2^1/4_2^1/4__x_2-0__2__2^1/2__________________2^1/4_2^1/4__x_2-0__2__2^1/2_____
*Riff repeats ---
Guitar 2: In your right speaker this
guitar follows the chord pattern of the verse which is E, A, B.. It's got
a driving feel. NOTE: Doing blues boogie riffing here would be ok
but it might be too much and would change the vibe of the section.. Keep
that in mind, but also know that you can boogie riff this out when you use the
jam track if you want to..
E5
A5
B5
E_________________________________________________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________________________________________________
G_________________________________________________________________________________________
D___9__9__9__9___9__9__9__9_______2__2__2__2___2__2__2__2_________________________________
A___7__7__7__7___7__7__7__7_______0__0__0__0___0__0__0__0_____9__9__9__9___9__9__9__9_____
E_____________________________________________________________7__7__7__7___7__7__7__7_____
E5
E______________________________________________________
B______________________________________________________
G______________________________________________________
D______________________________________________________
A___2__2__2__2________________& repeat back around again_______
E___0__0__0__0___0*let ring_________________________________
Song final ending riffing
The ending of the 2nd verse and the final riffing is below... Take
note that the last time the riff comes around just before the end I modified the
ending measure.....
B5
A5
E5
E______________________________________
B______________________________________
G______________________________________
D__Hot_______Rod_____Lincoln____________
A___9_________7________2_______________
E___7_________5________0_______________
E
E____________________________________________________
B____________________________________________________
G____________________________________________________
D____________________________________________________
A__________________2_2__4_4__5_5__4_5_4__2___2_______
E___2^1/2___0___4_4_________________________4_________
A
E__________________________________________
B__________________________________________
G__________________________________________
D__________2_2__4_4__5_5__4_5_4__2___2_____
A__0___4_4_________________________4_______
E__________________________________________
B
E
E_____________________________________________________________________________________
B_____________________________________________________________________________________
G_______________1_1__2_2__1_2_1_______________________2-0______________________________
D______1_1__4_4_________________4_1_4____2-0____2-0________2_1_________________________
A___2________________________________________4_____4__________________________________
E________________________________________________________________2^^slow
steady bend^^_______
**Final go around of the riff out to end
E
E______________________________________________
B______________________________________________
G______________________________________________
D______________________________________________
A____________2_2__4_4__5_5__4_5_4__2___2_______
E_____0___4_4_________________________4________
A
E__________________________________________
B__________________________________________
G__________________________________________
D__________2_2__4_4__5_5__4_5_4__2___2_____
A__0___4_4_________________________4_______
E__________________________________________
B
E
E/B Eb9 E9
E_________________________________________________________________6__7____________________
B_________________________________________________________________6__7____________________
G_______________1_1__2_2__1_2_1___________________________________6__7_*let
chord ring____________
D_____1_1__4_4__________________4_1_4____2-0____2-0_____2-0____
2___5__6____________________
A___2_______________________________________4-0____4-0______4__2___6__7____________________
E_________________________________________________________________________________0_______
*Mock Secret Agent Man riff thrown in for good
measure....
E_______0_______0_____0______0______________________________
B___________________________________________________________
G__2--4_____4--5____5_____5--6____6---4^^slow
gradual bend to fade^^______
D___________________________________________________________
A___________________________________________________________
E___________________________________________________________
End
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