The Black Crowes
Song Title: Sting Me
TBC Original ? Yes
Written By: Chris and Rich Robinson
Recording Session: Southern Harmony And Musical Companion
Record: The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion, Live
Live Debut: 10/12/1991
Shows: 624 times played live
Related Song: Sting Me (Slow)
Notes: This song evolved from an earlier song called You're Wrong. A slow version of
Me was released as a B-side and Bonus track to TSHAMC.
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The above information was taken from www.crowesbase.com
Tuning: DGDGBD (Open G)
Intro:
D----------------------------------------------------------------0--|
B-------0-----------2p0---2\1p0-1-0----------------2p0---2\1-0---0--|
G--x--x-0-----0-x-x-3p0-x-------0-0--0-0-----0-x-x-3p0-x-3\2-0-0-0--|
D--x--x----3----x-x-----x-------2-0--2-0--3----x-x-----x-------2-0--|
G-------------------------------0-0--0-0-----------------------0----|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------2p0---2\1-0----------------1--1--1-1p0-1-0--|
G--0-0-----0-x-x-3p0-x-3\2-0-0-0--3--3-3p0--3--3--3-3p0-3-0--|
D--2-0--3----x-x-----x-------2-0--2--2-2p0--2--2--2-2p0-2-0--|
G--0-0-----------------------0-0--0--0-0------------------0--|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|
B------------x-x-------------------|
G---0-----0--x-x---0--2b3r2p0---0--| x2
D---0-2-3-0--------0----------2-0--|
G---0-0-0-0------0-0------------0--|
D----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------x-x------1---------1----------------------------------------|
G---0-----0--x-x---0--2b3r2p0---0--0-----------0------0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D---0-2-3-0--------0----------2-2--0-3-2-0-----0--0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|
G---0-0-0-0------0-0------------0--0-------3-2-0--0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D---------------------------------------------------3-----2--------------|
Verse:
D--5-5-------5-5-----------------------------------------------------|
B--3-5b6r5p3-5-3-5-3----------------1--------1-----------------------|
G----------------5-3-3h5p3p0----------0--------0--------------0------|
D----------------------------5-5--3-----3--2-----2-------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------3p0-3p0-3p0-3p0--|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/black_crowes/sting_me_tab_ver_7.html ]
Pre-Chorus:
D---------------|
B--1----1----0--|
G--2----0----0--| x4
D--3----2----0--|
G--0----0----0--|
D---------------|
Chorus:
D----------------------------10-10-10-10-10--------|
B---11-11-11-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------|
G---10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-12-10-10-10-10--| x3
D---12-12-12-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
G---10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10----------------10-10--|
D--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
B--11-11-11--10--10-10-10-5-6-6-6-6-5--|
G--10-10-10--10--10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D--12-12-12--10--10-10-10-5-7-7-7-7-5--|
G--10-10-10--10--10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D--------------------------------------|
Solo:
D--5-5-------5-5------------------|
B--3-5b6r5p3-5-3-5-3--------------|
G----------------5-3-3h5p3p0------|
D----------------------------5-5--|
G---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------|
G----0-------3p0---3p0---3p0---3p0------5b7--5b7--5b7r5p3------|
D------3p0-------0-----0-----0------0-0-------------------5-3--|
G--0-------0------------------------0-0------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------5--------5-5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5------|
B--0-----3--------3-3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3---3----|
G--0---0-0--0-5b7-------5b7-----5b7-----5b7-----5b7---5-3----|
D--0--------0---------------------------------------------5--|
G----0-------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------|
B------------------------0--|
G--------3h5-0-----------0--|
D--3h5-------0-5-5---3p0----|
G------0-----0-----0--------|
D---------------------------|
The first solo in this song comes after the first chorus, and is clearly played by Rich.
Solo Rhythm:
D----------------------------------|
B--5-3---5-3---5-3---5-3----0-0-0--|
G--5-3---5-3---5-3---5-3----0-0-0--| x4
D------5-----5-----5-----5--0-0-0--|
G---------------------------0-0-0--|
D----------------------------------|
This is the rhythm part played underneath the main guitar solo in the song (not the one
tabbed out above).
Breakdown:
D------------------------------------|
B----5---3-----------5-3--------0-0--|
G----5---3-----------5-3--------0-0--|
D--5---5---5-5-5-5-3-5-3-5-3h5--0-0--|
G------------------3-----------------|
D------------------------------------|
This part was hard to figure out, as it's barely audible on the album. It's probably
100% correct, but it's as close as I could get.
