Where to find this song - Shake Your Money Maker track #8
Release Date - January 1990
The Band:
Chris Robinson - vocals
Rich Robinson - guitar
Steve Gorman - drums
Eddie Harsh - piano, keyboards
Audley Freed - guitar
Andy Hess - bass
Open E Tuning
To play this song correctly you'll have to tune
your guitar to open E. This means we'll tune our guitar so that it sounds
like an E chord when all 6 strings are played open.
Intro
Ahh...this song is chocked full of hammer-ons, slides, pull-offs, and
even some open-string notes. It may look pretty confusing, and there
is a chord here that may be weird to learn to play, but overall the
song is not difficult.
Part 1
Begin the first measure with a hammer-on. Remember a hammer-on is when
you go from a lower note to a higher note, only striking the first note.
Start on the fourth fret on the "B" string with your 1st finger
and then just use your 2nd finger to hit the fifth fret on the same
string. Remember to only strike the first note. Then, play the open
"high E" note and prepare to slide. Begin the slide by going
back to the fourth fret with your 1st finger on the 'B" string,
and sliding to the second fret with that same finger. Play the open
notes as shown, and then hammer-on to the first fret with your 1st finger
on the "G" string. Play the other set of open notes, and then
play the first fret on the "G" string to end the measure.
The second measure is simple. All you have to do is pull-off of the
first fret and then let all strings ring open. Pull-off by going from
a higher note to a lower note, only striking the first note.
Part 2
The 1st measure has three sets of open notes before you begin the weird
chord. Play those as shown, and then prepare for this chord. This will
be a B(6) chord. Play this chord by placing your 1st finger on the first
fret on the "G" string, your 2nd finger on the second fret
on the "A" string, and your 3rd finger on the "high E"
string on the second fret. Play that once, play the open strings, play
that chord again, and then follow up with some more open strings
Intro Continued...
Here's a couple of more cool riffs from the intro. Give them a try:
