Lesson - Tabs

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Tabs

Intro riffing

We're going to do the main technique here the same way Ed does it. See video for help but also see tabs and instructions below.
(Some tab won't make sense, video will be needed, there are some tricks here that Ed is not doing or didn't do and they don't translate well into tab.)

Instructions for tab line below

1. Place your fretting hand over the 1st fret position.

2. Be sure to cover the 5th through 1st strings with your index finger.

3. Use your 3rd or ring finger and the side of the pinky to do the muted hits on the 6th string.

4. With your right hand make a pretend gun with your thumb and index finger.

5. Turn that gun so that the thumb covers the 6th string and the index finger covers the 1st and 2nd strings at the 12th fret.

6. Read tab below and watch video and get ready to go.

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Intro Main theme

PLEASE READ ALL OF THE TYPED NOTES ABOVE THE TABS, they'll help you a lot.

Notes highlighted in yellow are done with your Left or fretting hand. All others are with the right hand gun did in step 4 from above.

** Note this pattern is altered from what Ed does. This is Clean Street not Mean Street, but it will sound very similar.

E__12x________________12x__________________12x____________________________________
B__12x________________12x__________________12x____________________________________
G_________________________________________________________________________________
D__________________________________________________________________repeat approx 4x_
A_________________________________________________________________________________
E_______x__12hx__x__________x_12hx_x_____________x_12hx_x_12hx__x_________________

E__12x________________12x_______________________________________________
B__12x________________12x_______________________________________________
G_______________________________________________________________________
D_________________________________________________________dead stop______
A_______________________________________________________________________
E_______x__12hx__x__________x_12hx_x________12hx_12hx___________________

Main theme

This is a little tricky. You'll have to be fast with the tap harmonics. They don't need to be perfect but be sure you vibrato them a little for effect. Also remember to get your right hand or picking hand back into that gun shape to go back to the intro slap tap thing between the harmonics.

E__12x________________12x_____________________________________
B__12x________________12x_____________________________________
G_____________________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________
E_______x__12hx__x__________x_12hx_x__________________________

** Notes in italic are hammered onto from nowhere. They are sounded by the act of hammering on.

E__________________________________________________
B__________________________________________________
G__2^1_h(14^1)>release_h(14)_~~~~________________________
D___________________________________________________
A___________________________________________________
E___________________________________________________

E_______________________________________________
B_______________________________________________
G_______________________________________________
D_h(11)-0-2~__h(9)_h(7)~~________repeat again to feel or approx 3 times then do sequence below_
A_______________________________________________
E_______________________________________________

On about the 4th time around do the tap harmonic sequence below.

E__________________________________________________
B__________________________________________________
G_h(9)-0-2_h(9)~_h(7)~_h(6)_h(7)~~_____________________
D__________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________

E_______________________________________________
B_______________________________________________
G_______________________________________________
D_h(9)-0-2_h(9)~_h(7)~_h(6)_h(7)_h(7)~~______________
A_______________________________________________
E_______________________________________________

Transition and secondary portion.

You will be going back to the pattern below throughout this as a root rhythm.

Remember as was said earlier. Notes highlighted in yellow are done with your Left or fretting hand. All others are with the right hand gun did in step 4 from above.

E________________________________________________________________________________
B_2_h(14)~__2_h(14)~__2_h(14)~_____________________________________________________
G_2_h(14)~__3_h(15)~__2_h(14)~____3_h(15)__2_h(14)__________________________________
D_______________________________________________3_h(15)_2_h(14)~__________________
A_______________________________________________________________3_h(15)__2_h(14)~_
E________________________________________________________________________________

E___________________________________________
B___________________________________________
G___________________________________________
D___________________________________________
A_3_h(15)__2_h(14)-h(15)______________________
E___________________________________________

E__________________________________________________
B__________________________________________________
G_____________________0_h(12)-2_____________________
D___________0_h(12)-2_______________________________
A_0_h(12)-2_________________________________________
E__________________________________________________

E_______________________________________________________________
B_2_h(14)~__2_h(14)~__2_h(14)~____________________________________
G_2_h(14)~__3_h(15)~__2_h(14)~____________________________________
D_______________________________________________________________
A_______________________________________________________________
E______________________________12hx_12hx_x__12hx_x_12hx_x_______

Notes on the 1st string in italic are optional. They are accidental hits on my part that I do naturally based on how I hold my tapping finger. Best to not try to do it but rather have them just happen. The easiest way to do this is to keep your finger in a semi straight line as you did for the first tap harmonic that's all in a row.

E_2_h(14)~__ 4_h(15)~__2_h(14)~____________________________________
B_2_h(14)~__2_h(15)~__2_h(14)~____________________________________
G_2_h(14)~__3_h(15)~__2_h(14)~____________________________________
D_______________________________________________________________
A_______________________________________________________________
E______________________________12hx_12hx_x__12hx_x_12hx_x_______

E_______________________________________________
B_______________________________________________
G_______________________________________________
D_______________________________________________
A_______________________________________________
E_12hx_12hx_x__12hx_x_12hx_x____________________

Repeat the beginning and main theme again to end.

** Notes in italic are hammered onto from nowhere. They are sounded by the act of hammering on.

E_______________________________________________
B_______________________________________________
G_______________________________________________
D_h(11)-0-2~__h(9)_h(7)~~________repeat again to feel or approx 3 times
A_______________________________________________
E_______________________________________________

End with sequence below.

E_______________________________________________
B_______________________________________________
G_______________________________________________
D_h(11)-0-2~__h(9)_h(7)_______Dead stop_____________
A_______________________________________________
E_______________________________________________

KICK IN

Increase overdrive and add serious reverb and Compression.

Intro riff to the tune.

Note: I used Ed's groove from Mean Street and dropped the positioning a minor 3rd. This is a big fat riff and is sort of a combo of a couple VH tunes turned into a riff using the groove Ed gave us to work with in Mean Street.

E_____________________________________________________________________________
B_____________________________________________________________________________
G__2__________________________________2_______________________________________
D__2_4_4____2-4_4x_4x_4x_4x__4-2_______2_4_4_______2~_let ring___repeat riff 4 times____
A_________4______________________4-2__________4___ 2~_let ring_____________________
E_____________________________________________________________________________

Main verse riff to the tune.

Just like Ed did with Mean Street, I kept the feel of the main riff and most of the same notes as well. It simply is a thicker version of the riff above with some slight variation.

As I stated on the video lesson, these broken up minor 7th chords as used below are a great way to sound very V.H.y. You can hear these types of chord riffs in many VH tunes from DOA to You're no good from VH II.

** Notes or note in italic are hammered onto from nowhere.

Most of the single notes in this riff are palm muted but I only put x's after the ending of the riff as to not have it be confusing in tab with a bunch of letters all over the place. Use palm muting to control ring out of notes.

You can mix the variations below. There is no order, just mix them up to add subtle variety to a riff that doesn't really change much as it flows.

Variation #1

Note highlighted in Yellow is what changes between the variations.

E___________________________________________________________________________
B___________________________________________________________________________
G_2_________________________________2_______________________________________
D_2_________________________________2_______________________________________
A_0_______________________0-2-0______0___________2__2x_2x_2x_2x_0x___________
E____2_2__2__0-2__2_2_2_2______-2_______2_2__2x__0_________________2x_0x_____

Variation #2

Note highlighted in Yellow is what changes between the variations. You can embellish on what I did and create your own variations if you like. At tip with variations on riffs though is to be sure you don't change more than a couple notes at a time. Otherwise your audience will think it's a new riff. So unless that's what you're going for, be careful about how many notes you change when varying riffs during the course of a song.

End

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"Clean Streets intro" The much easier Website version
Written by:	Jeff Fiorentino
Performed by:	Jeff Fiorentino, & Vin Heuton
Transcribed by:	Jeff Fiorentino
Engineered by:	Mick the mixer


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