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Artist: ZZ Top
Song: Chartruse
Album: Texacali EP (2012)
Written: Billy Gibbons, Frank Beard & Dusty Hill
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PbyBDPPjbU
Style: Moderato
Author: Tab annotated by rikigo [grosserr@gmail.com].
Tuning: Standard Tuning.
Chords:
C =========== 81010988
C11 =========== 888988
G =========== 355433
C11 =========== 333433
Intro:
| C/C11 | C/C11 |
| C/C11 | C/C11 |
Verse 1:
C/C11
Chartruse (Ascending Bass Line)
C/C11
You got the colour that turns me loose
C/C11
Chartruse (Ascending Bass Line)
C/C11
The colour that just turns me loose
G/G11
Better than Magenta
G/G11
Better than F-u-se
G/G11
You got a shade that gets rid of the blues.
Refrain:
| C/C11 | C/C11 |
Verse 2:
C/C11
Chartruse, (Ascending Bass Line)
C/C11
Don't you know I like big Caboose.
C/C11
Chartruse, (Ascending Bass Line)
C/C11
You know I like them big Caboose.
G/G11
It's sure sweet,
G/G11
Lights my fuse.
G/G11
I said, It's sure sweet baby,
G/G11
Lights my fuse.
Instrumental:
Guitar Solo
| C/C11 | C/C11 |
| C/C11 | C/C11 |
| G/G11 | G/G11 |
| C/C11 | G/G11 |
| C/C11 | G - Ab - A - Bb - B - C | (Ascending Bass Line)
Verse 3:
C/C11
Chartruse, (Ascending Bass Line)
C/C11
That colour just turns me loose.
C/C11
Chartruse, (Ascending Bass Line)
C/C11
You got that colour that turns me loose.
G/G11
When you got the blues baby,
G/G11
I got the juice.
G/G11
If you get the blues rhythm,
G/G11
I got the juice.
Wow, yeah… Ah-ow!
Outro:
Guitar Solo
| C/C11 | C/C11 |
| C/C11 | C/C11 |
Ch-ar-truse
| G/G11 | G/G11 |
| C/C11 | G/G11 |
| C/C11 | G | Ab | A | Bb | B | C | (Ascending Bass Line)
[Rest]
[End]
Good tab,
But I believe Gibbons is either:
1) tuned down a whole step,
2) or in Drop D tuning.
Listen to the song, tune in standard A 440 tuning
you will see what I mean
Thanks