Downtown Train Intro Tab
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This tab combines the chords and riffs into one document. Strum the verses (chords) and pick the choruses (riffs).Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: | intermediate |
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
Key: | Eb |
Capo: | 1st fret |
Author doinkmcgoink [pro] 16. Last edit on May 15, 2022
CAPO ON FRET 1
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This song has 2 main strumming patterns for the chords. They are:
PATTERN 1:
Palm mute --> M M M M | M M M M
Chords --> D D D D D D D D | G G G G A A A A
Beats --> 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
(for a simplified version, just play):
D D D D | G G A A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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PATTERN 2:
Chords --> G G G | A A A
Beats --> 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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Without further ado, here's the song!
[Intro]
e|--11-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------8h10-12-10-8-8-------------8-12-10-8-8----------------------------|
D|---------------------------8-10-12-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
PATTERN 1 (x4)
PATTERN 2 (x3)
PATTERN 1 (x4)
PATTERN 2 (x3)
[Chorus]
Will I see you tonight?......
e|--------------------------------8-6---6/8--------8-6---6/8-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------8----------------8-----------|
D|-------------------------8-10-------------8-10-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Every night, it's just the same.....
e|--------------------------------8-11-8-6-6-|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
PATTERN 1 (x4)
PATTERN 2 (x3)
[Chorus] (x2)
[Solo]
The solo is in 6/8 time signature
The chords go:
DGDA (x2)
with this strumming pattern:
> > > >
Chords --> D D D D | G G G G | D D D D | A A A A
Beats --> 1 2 3 4 5 6 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 | 1 2 3 4 5 6
The solo uses the following scale (note, this is NOT the tab for the recorded solo melody! Use these notes
to build your own solo):
e|------------------------6-8-11-13-|
B|--------------------6-8-----------|
G|------------------8---------------|
D|-------------8-10-----------------|
A|------6-8-10----------------------|
E|--6-8-----------------------------|
[Chorus] (x2)
[Outro]
PATTERN 1 (x8)
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| > Accented beat
| / Slide up
| M Palm mute
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