Groove Or Die Chords & Tabs
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GROOVE OR DIE
As recorded by Andy Timmons
(From the 1900 Album EAR X-TACY 2)
Transcribed by Alessio Berlaffa
Music by Andy Timmons
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Lead Guitar'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Rhythm Guitar'
Q=240
4/4
Gtr I
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|--------------------------|--------|
|--------------------------|--------|
|-9-/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-[9]----|
|--------------------------|--------|
|--------------------------|--------|
|--------------------------|--------|
Gtr I
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-19-15-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------17----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------16-12----16-12-------------|-----------------------------12-16-12-|
|----------------14-------14----------|--------------------12-14-16----------|
|----------------------------14-------|-----------12-14-15-------------------|
|-------------------------------15-14-|-12--14-15----------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W +W
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
H +Q Q W
|------------------|---------|
|------------------|---------|
|-14----(14)--/12--|-/11-----|
|------------------|---------|
|------------------|---------|
|------------------|---------|
|
| W +W
|------------------|---------|
|------------------|---------|
|--7---------------|--(7)----|
|--7---------------|--(7)----|
|--5---------------|--(5)----|
|------------------|---------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-17-14-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------15----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------14-11----14-11-------------|-----------------------------11-14-11-|
|----------------12-------12----------|--------------------10-12-14----------|
|----------------------------12-------|-----------10-12-14-------------------|
|-------------------------------14-12-|-10--12-14----------------------------|
|
| W +W
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|--5----------------------------------|-(5)----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
~~~
Q +E E Q Q W
|-----------------------------|--------|
|-----------------------------|--------|
|-\12--(12)-11b12-(12)--9b11--|--9-----|
|-----------------------------|--------|
|-----------------------------|--------|
|-----------------------------|--------|
|
| W +W
|-----------------------------|--------|
|-----------------------------|--------|
|---9-------------------------|-(9)----|
|---9-------------------------|-(9)----|
|---7-------------------------|-(7)----|
|-----------------------------|--------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-19-15-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------17----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------16-12----16-12-------------|-----------------------------12-16-12-|
|----------------14-------14----------|--------------------12-14-16----------|
|----------------------------14-------|-----------12-14-15-------------------|
|-------------------------------15-14-|-12--14-15----------------------------|
|
| W +W
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
H +Q Q W
|-------------------|---------|
|-------------------|---------|
|-14----(14)--[12]--|-[11]----|
|-------------------|---------|
|-------------------|---------|
|-------------------|---------|
|
| W +W
|-------------------|---------|
|-------------------|---------|
|--7----------------|--(7)----|
|--7----------------|--(7)----|
|--5----------------|--(5)----|
|-------------------|---------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-17-14-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------15----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------14-11----14-11-------------|-----------------------------11-14-11-|
|----------------12-------12----------|--------------------10-12-14----------|
|----------------------------12-------|-----------10-12-14-------------------|
|-------------------------------14-12-|-10--12-14----------------------------|
|
| W +W
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|--5----------------------------------|-(5)----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
~~~
Q +E E Q Q Q +E E +H
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-\12--(12)-11b12-(12)--9b11--|-[9]--(9)-[9]-(9)----|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|
| W +W
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|---9-------------------------|-(9)-----------------|
|---9-------------------------|-(9)-----------------|
|---7-------------------------|-(7)-----------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
Q +E E +Q Q Q +E E +Q Q
|----------------------|-----------------------------|
|-/9--(9)-10-(10)--12--|-17b18--(17)-17b18-(17)--17--|
|----------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| W +W
|----------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------------|
|--4-------------------|-(4)-------------------------|
|--2-------------------|-(2)-------------------------|
|--2-------------------|-(2)-------------------------|
|--0-------------------|-(0)-------------------------|
~~~
|--3--| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q W
|-17-12--------------|--------|
|-------13-/10-5-----|--------|
|----------------5---|-/2-----|
|--------------------|--------|
|--------------------|--------|
|--------------------|--------|
|
| W +W
|--------------------|--------|
|--5-----------------|-(5)----|
|--2-----------------|-(2)----|
|--2-----------------|-(2)----|
|--0-----------------|-(0)----|
|--------------------|--------|
Q +E E +Q Q Q +E E +H
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|-\7--(7)-8-(8)--10--|-13b15--(13)-17b19-(17)----|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|
| W +W
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--3-----------------|-(3)-----------------------|
|--2-----------------|-(2)-----------------------|
|--0-----------------|-(0)-----------------------|
|--0-----------------|-(0)-----------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-15-10----10-7---7-----------|-------------------------------|
|-------12------8---8---------|---------------5-7-8-5-[8]-[7]-|
|---------------------7-7-5-4-|--4--5-7-4-5-7-----------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| W +W
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--7--------------------------|-(7)---------------------------|
|--5--------------------------|-(5)---------------------------|
|--5--------------------------|-(5)---------------------------|
|--3--------------------------|-(3)---------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/andy_timmons/groove_or_die_tab.html ]
Q +E E +Q Q Q E E Q Q
|------------------|---------------------|
|-5--(5)-7-(7)--8--|--7b8--(8)-7b8r7-----|
|------------------|------------------9--|
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
|
| W +W
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
|-5----------------|-(5)-----------------|
|-5----------------|-(5)-----------------|
|-3----------------|-(3)-----------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
+Q +E E +Q Q Q E E +E E Q
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|------(5)-7-(7)--8--|--------------------------|
|-(9)----------------|-11b12--(12)-11-(11)---9--|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|
| W +W
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--4-----------------|-(4)----------------------|
|--4-----------------|-(4)----------------------|
|--2-----------------|-(2)----------------------|
~~~
Q +E E +Q Q W
|----------------------|--------|
|----------------------|--------|
|-11--(11)-11-(11)--9--|--8-----|
|----------------------|--------|
|----------------------|--------|
|----------------------|--------|
|
| W +W
|----------------------|--------|
|----------------------|--------|
|--4-------------------|-(4)----|
|--4-------------------|-(4)----|
|--2-------------------|-(2)----|
|----------------------|--------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E H H
|-14-11----------11-17-14----------14-|-17b19-----------|
|-------13----13----------16----16----|-----------------|
|----------14----------------17-------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q H
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|--2--------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-19-15-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------17----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------16-12----16-12-------------|-----------------------------12-16-12-|
|----------------14-------14----------|--------------------12-14-16----------|
|----------------------------14-------|-----------12-14-15-------------------|
|-------------------------------15-14-|-12--14-15----------------------------|
|
| W +W
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
H +Q Q W
|-----------------|--------|
|-----------------|--------|
|-14----(14)--12--|-11-----|
|-----------------|--------|
|-----------------|--------|
|-----------------|--------|
|
| W +W
|-----------------|--------|
|-----------------|--------|
|--7--------------|-(7)----|
|--7--------------|-(7)----|
|--5--------------|-(5)----|
|-----------------|--------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-17-14-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------15----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------14-11----14-11-------------|-----------------------------11-14-11-|
|----------------12-------12----------|--------------------10-12-14----------|
|----------------------------12-------|-----------10-12-14-------------------|
|-------------------------------14-12-|-10--12-14----------------------------|
|
| W +W
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|--5----------------------------------|-(5)----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------15----15-|
|----------------------------13----13-|-15-----15-17-15-17-19-19-19----19----|
|-12-11-12-14-12-14-16-16-16----16----|-----17-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| W +W
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-19-15-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------17----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------16-12----16-12-------------|-----------------------------12-16-12-|
|----------------14-------14----------|--------------------12-14-16----------|
|----------------------------14-------|-----------12-14-15-------------------|
|-------------------------------15-14-|-12--14-15----------------------------|
|
| W +W
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
H +Q Q W
|-----------------|--------|
|-----------------|--------|
|-14----(14)--12--|-11-----|
|-----------------|--------|
|-----------------|--------|
|-----------------|--------|
|
| W +W
|-----------------|--------|
|-----------------|--------|
|--7--------------|-(7)----|
|--7--------------|-(7)----|
|--5--------------|-(5)----|
|-----------------|--------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-17-14-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------15----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------14-11----14-11-------------|-----------------------------11-14-11-|
|----------------12-------12----------|--------------------10-12-14----------|
|----------------------------12-------|-----------10-12-14-------------------|
|-------------------------------14-12-|-10--12-14----------------------------|
|
| W +W
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|--5----------------------------------|-(5)----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
~~
|--3--| |--3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q H H
|-------------------|------------*|
|-------------------|------------*|
|-12-11----------12-|------------*|
|-------12----12----|-14---------*|
|----------12-------|------------*|
|-------------------|------------*|
|
| |--3--| |--3--|
| Q Q Q Q Q Q H H
|-------------------|------------*|
|-------------------|------------*|
|-------------------|------------*|
|--5--4-----------5-|--9---------*|
|--------5-----5----|--7---------*|
|-----------5-------|------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
